Jiang Nuan listened to Yan Xi's enraged and pained voice, feeling little emotion in her heart. She didn't pity Yan Xi.
Life is one's own, what does it have to do with others?
If you are cruel and ruthless, why blame others? Jiang Nuan didn't understand Yan Xi's thoughts at all.
"Yan Xi, if someone blocks your path, there are other paths beside the road, but you are unwilling to take them. You always want shortcuts. Moreover, you have never lived in my shadow; you live in your own shadow. Your biggest enemy is not me, but yourself."
Jiang Nuan said calmly and watched her without speaking.
Yan Xi froze, staring blankly at Jiang Nuan. This Jiang Nuan was very unfamiliar. The Jiang Nuan in her memory was aloof, like a flower on a high peak.
They were in the same department abroad. Besides the men, few women liked her because she had a face that stole all men's gazes.
She was very busy and could hardly be seen outside of class time.
Later, she found out that Jiang Nuan had given birth to children out of wedlock and was living a difficult life alone with three children. At that time, she laughed at Jiang Nuan for being foolish.
With her looks, marrying a rich man would have been easy. But Jiang Nuan had three burdens, lived a hard life every day, and when she wasn't seen at school, she was working to earn money.
She thought Jiang Nuan was very silly and also cold, making her seem unapproachable.
"Jiang Nuan, when you had the children, did you really not regret it?" Yan Xi couldn't understand this matter the most.
She felt that it was not worth it for a woman to become a mother without ever having loved.
Jiang Nuan knew what she was thinking and told her without hesitation, "I love my children and have never regretted it. I am also very grateful for their arrival, because they have given me, who had no home, a warm home. Yan Xi, what is life for? Live for yourself; being happy is the best you."
"Heh..." Yan Xi's laughter was filled with pain.
She pursed her lips, tears flowing into her mouth. It was so bitter!
She had never tasted tears before. She didn't know tears were so bitter.
"Jiang Nuan, do you know why I treated you like this?"
Jiang Nuan looked at her without speaking. She had never thought about the reasons, only feeling that it was human nature.
In her world, selfish and self-serving people were the majority, not for profit, but for money. She had grown up in such an environment in the Jiang family.
She saw her adoptive father go to any lengths for profit, and she saw Jiang Qing sell herself for money.
She had seen many different kinds of people, which was also the reason for her cold personality.
Yan Xi paused for a while before speaking, "Jiang Nuan, the reason I don't like you is very simple. It's because you are prettier and more outstanding than me, so I don't like you. I want to trample your aloofness under my feet and watch you suffer; only then will I feel good."
Yan Xi said with a tearful smile. Sometimes, the reason for hating someone is that simple – you just can't stand the sight of them.
"Heh..." Jiang Nuan chuckled. She wasn't new to Yan Xi's change of heart.
"Sometimes hating someone is that simple, but when you hated me, I couldn't feel it. Even after you said it, I didn't feel much. My life and your life, apart from our previous friendship, have no connection. You approached me with a purpose all along because there were always some rich second-generation individuals around me who wanted to conquer me, and you had the opportunity to approach them. This was your purpose for approaching me. From beginning to end, you were just using me."
Jiang Nuan also spoke her mind. Perhaps this was why they couldn't become best friends like her, Yuan Yuan, and Xia Xia, who were inseparable.
She knew in her heart that she had known from the beginning that Yan Xi approached her with a purpose.
Yan Xi's gaze turned cold, and her heart felt icy. So, she had known all along. No wonder she had never let her sleep over at her place. She and Meng Yuan, Yun Xia, were so close that they could wear the same pants, share a bowl of noodles, and drink bubble tea, yet they were unwilling to treat her sincerely.
"Jiang Nuan, go to hell." Yan Xi angrily raised the gun and pointed it at Jiang Nuan's forehead.
Jiang Nuan looked at her fearlessly.
Lu Jin Yue rushed forward, "Yan Xi, stop."
Mu Jiu Chen had just entered the room and saw this shocking scene.
"Nuan Nuan..." he shouted.
"Bang..."
Jiang Nuan's face was splattered with a lot of blood.
Jiang Nuan didn't even blink her eyes, watching as Yan Xi's head was smashed open.
Mu Jiu Chen's footsteps suddenly stopped, his pupils trembled, and he stared fixedly at Jiang Nuan's back. In the light, he saw blood splash out.
However, in the next moment, it was not Jiang Nuan who fell, but Yan Xi.
Yan Xi looked at Jiang Nuan with surprise and disbelief.
Being so close, why was she the one who was shot?
Jiang Nuan looked at her confused and bewildered expression and told her the truth, "There is a sniper in the dark. Your death is not unjust. I will help you restore your original appearance, allowing you to die with your own face."
Yan Xi wanted to speak, but her eyes widened, looking at Jiang Nuan, unable to utter a word.
At this moment, her mind was filled with the image of her first meeting with Jiang Nuan.
She was even more youthful and beautiful then. "A beauty in the north, peerless and independent," that's what people said about someone like Jiang Nuan.
"Nuan Nuan, you're called Nuan Nuan. I just remembered your name. We come from the same country. Can we be friends?" Even though she knew she was very cold, she still wanted to be friends with her.
The students from various countries in the class looked at her with envy because she was beautiful and also academically excellent!
A faint smile flickered in Jiang Nuan's indifferent eyes. "Yes, hello, I'm Jiang Nuan."
"Hello, Nuan Nuan, I'm Yan Xi. We're in the same department. We can go to class together from now on."
The two friendly reintroduced themselves.
"Okay!" Jiang Nuan's smile increased slightly, her eyes filled with a genuine smile.
Perhaps at that time, Jiang Nuan had truly considered her a friend.
Yan Xi's pupils trembled, her eyes widened, and two lines of tears slowly slid down.
This was the so-called sincerity for sincerity. She had never been sincere with Jiang Nuan, so how could Jiang Nuan have given her true friendship?
"I'm s...orry..." Before she could finish speaking, Yan Xi closed her eyes. Tears dripped onto the ground, wetting a faint circle, which quickly disappeared, just like Yan Xi's short life.
Jiang Nuan heard those two words, and her heart was deeply shaken. Blood from Yan Xi stained her face, dripping one by one onto the ground, the blood flowers vibrant.
Everyone watching this scene dared not come forward.
And Jiang Nuan was unharmed, so everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Mu Jiu Chen quickly ran to Jiang Nuan's side. Seeing that she was fine, he hugged her tightly.
Jiang Nuan looked at him, then slowly squatted down. She looked at the deceased Yan Xi, poured wine on her face, and soon, the thin mask's edge became visible. She reached out and slowly took off the mask from her face, revealing Yan Xi's true appearance.