After a long while, Nangong Jin's gentle voice came from above: "An Nuan, when we live together in the future, will I do your makeup every day?"
Nangong Jin gazed at An Nuan, his eyes full of light, as if he could see through her.
"An Nuan, you are my life."
He took out something.
An Nuan felt a chill on her neck. She looked down. A necklace.
She reached out to take it off and return it to Nangong Jin.
"It's too precious. I can't accept it," An Nuan said softly. This necklace was something she and Nangong Jin had bid on at an auction before. At that time, Nangong Jin had whispered in her ear, "Do you like it?"
She had been too engrossed, and she genuinely liked it, so she nodded.
Who would have thought that Nangong Jin would bid for it? He had given it to her then. She had refused. She had said, "Later, someone more suitable will come along."
Nangong Jin pressed: "You said, who is suitable?"
She had no choice but to say, "Your future wife."
Because she insisted on refusing, Nangong Jin didn't force her to accept it.
A long time had passed since then. If she hadn't seen this necklace again, she would have truly forgotten about it.
"I can't..." An Nuan instinctively wanted to say, she really couldn't accept it.
But Nangong Jin smiled lightly and said, "An Nuan, I gave it to you before, and you said it belonged to my future wife. So now, you are my future wife, aren't you?"
One sentence completely blocked all the words An Nuan wanted to say.
An Nuan finally accepted it, as she couldn't find any suitable words to refuse.
Nangong Jin had initially thought An Nuan wouldn't accept it, but seeing her accept it, his face was full of smiles. He had never thought it would be so smooth this time.
A rare smile bloomed on Nangong Jin's face. He was genuinely happy from the bottom of his heart.
An Nuan looked at Nangong Jin's smiling face. At this moment, she suddenly froze.
She remembered Shen Xizhou's promise to her back then, and recalling it now, it felt extremely ridiculous.
When she was with Shen Xizhou, he never gave her anything.
He said, "An Nuan, when I succeed, I will buy you a diamond ring and make you the happiest woman in the world."
He said, "An Nuan, I will protect you for life."
He said, "An Nuan, from now on, you can hear 'good morning' when you wake up."
He said, "Every day you wake up, there will be a warm breakfast."
He said, he said...
Back then, he had made many promises to her. And she had believed that he would fulfill them. She had never doubted him.
She had remembered every word he said back then.
What had once sounded so sweet now sounded so sarcastic and ridiculous.
An Nuan looked up, her eyes meeting Nangong Jin's. She was tense all over, and for a moment, she didn't know what to say.
Seeing An Nuan's shy and blushing appearance, seeming a little embarrassed, Nangong Jin's face was full of smiles.
Nangong Jin's voice was low and hoarse as he said, "An Nuan, this life, even if I die, I will not let you go."
"An Nuan, do you know? You have a magical power that keeps attracting me, making me unable to take my eyes off you."
An Nuan's gaze fell on Nangong Jin. At this moment, her mind was blank, and her whole body was trembling.
Nangong Jin's gaze was too intense. She didn't even dare to look up and boldly gaze at the person in front of her.
Nangong Jin was truly good to her.
An Nuan's eyes were filled with gratitude, and she said softly, "Nangong Jin, I will clear my heart, and I will place you at the center of my heart."
An Nuan said this quietly. She had said such words before, but she had never managed to do it.
But this time, she was unusually determined. She thought she could do it.
"An Nuan, I believe you. You will definitely do it."
"Nangong Jin, I'm sorry. It's my fault."
"It was me, who was always hesitating. I even fantasized about Shen Xizhou returning at any moment. But the reality told me that it was all my wishful thinking, all my delusion."
"Nangong Jin, I won't let you down this time."
"An Nuan, you need to rest well now. Don't think too much, okay?"
Nangong Jin looked at the IV drip, reached out, and turned it off. Then he asked a nurse to come over and handle it.
An Nuan quietly watched everything Nangong Jin did for her. She knew very well that if she tried to stop Nangong Jin from helping now, it would be impossible.
Therefore, she listened to Nangong Jin now and let him make arrangements.
Nangong Jin looked at An Nuan, and his smile grew even wider. In his eyes, An Nuan was becoming more and more dependent on him, which was exactly what he wanted to see.
When Ji Wenyun appeared, he happened to see Nangong Jin and An Nuan smiling at each other.
Their sweet demeanor made one intensely jealous.
He even wanted to step forward and question An Nuan directly.
He even wondered how An Nuan could be so intimate with Nangong Jin.
Ji Wenyun, however, made no move. Because he knew better than anyone that he had no right to go up to An Nuan and question her.
When An Nuan had sought his help, he had not only failed to assist her but had also mocked her. He had almost cost her her life. At that time, he had truly been like a demon.
Now, what right did he have to step forward?
He could only watch An Nuan and Nangong Jin quietly. He did not go in to disturb them.
An Nuan was held tightly in Nangong Jin's arms. Nangong Jin looked at An Nuan with doting eyes.
Most importantly, An Nuan did not push him away. If An Nuan had pushed Nangong Jin away at this moment, then he would have stepped forward.
But she didn't. Instead, her face was beaming with happiness.
He knew that An Nuan had truly accepted Nangong Jin.
Looking at An Nuan's happy appearance, he felt even less able to step forward now.
When Ji Wenyun learned that An Nuan had been taken away by Xu Ruowei and Xia Wanqing, he had dropped everything and rushed to find An Nuan.
However, Ji Wenyun, who could have arrived immediately, was delayed by company matters and only now had time.
He fell into deep self-reproach.
He had once said that no matter the cost, he would protect An Nuan. But when faced with a choice between the company and An Nuan, he had chosen the company.
Perhaps, this was his entanglement in this life.
Ji Wenyun clenched his fists tightly. He had missed one chance, and now, having missed it again, there would be no more chances in this life.
He no longer had any right to stand before An Nuan.
When he had the opportunity to change the situation, he chose to miss it, and therefore, there was no longer any chance.