When Yan Bai spoke, Xu Ruowei's face turned extremely ugly.
Who did this Yan Bai think he was? How could he say such things?
Didn't he know that these words would harm her? She had worked so hard, only to have it all ruined by Yan Bai. She was filled with resentment.
Xu Ruowei clenched her fists tightly, glaring fiercely at Yan Bai, almost wanting to destroy him then and there.
In the end, she restrained herself. A smile touched her lips as she looked at Shen Xizhou and softly asked, "Xizhou, what Yan Bai just said, is that what you think? Is that how you truly feel deep down?"
"Xizhou, in your heart, am I such a despicable person?"
Hearing Xu Ruowei's words and seeing her pitiful appearance, Shen Xizhou felt no sympathy. He only felt disgusted.
At this moment, he even wanted to drive her away from his sight.
"Get away from me," Shen Xizhou said coldly.
Xu Ruowei was stunned. She hadn't expected Shen Xizhou to speak such a cold line.
However, after a moment's thought, she realized he was willing to speak to her, which meant she still had hope. With this thought, her smile widened.
Yan Bai, standing by, was very diligent. He took out a spray bottle and sprayed it in front of Xu Ruowei, saying solemnly, "Miss Xu, Mr. Shen is somewhat disgusted by and allergic to unclean things. So, Miss Xu should not mind my actions, should she?"
Hearing Yan Bai's words, Xu Ruowei's face turned even more distressed. She clenched her fists tightly, glaring at Yan Bai, wishing she could destroy him.
She wondered why such an annoying person existed in the world.
Xu Ruowei wanted to curse Yan Bai loudly, but in the end, she held back. Tears welled up in her eyes as she looked at Shen Xizhou with a pitiful gaze.
At this moment, she was perhaps still hoping that Shen Xizhou would step forward and speak for her.
"Xizhou, do you find me dirty?"
Xu Ruowei said, her eyes full of tears, "Xizhou, you used to say you wouldn't dislike me. But now you keep distancing yourself from me. Is it because you find me dirty?"
"But I didn't want this," Xu Ruowei lowered her head and looked at Shen Xizhou, her voice filled with sorrow. "I was framed. An Nuan harmed me."
"Xu Ruowei, my parents, you killed them, didn't you?"
"That's right. And, you are not a Xu family member. The real 'Xu Ruowei' was already killed by you. You are a child from an orphanage. You met Xu Ruowei, pretended to help her, and in the end, you replaced her."
Xu Ruowei's face suddenly turned ashen, and her body stiffened. She didn't even know what to say.
What Shen Xizhou had just said was all true. But she couldn't imagine how he knew.
This matter was very secretive. Everyone who knew about it at the time had been dealt with by her.
No one in the Xu family suspected her. How did Shen Xizhou find out? And when did he start suspecting her?
Shen Xizhou said coldly, "I've known about this for a very long time."
"I didn't say anything because I thought you had saved my life."
"Not speaking out was considered repayment for saving my life. However, I never expected you to become even more reckless."
Shen Xizhou said coldly, "Xu Ruowei, this time, you cannot escape. You must pay the price for what you have done."
"Xizhou, what are you talking about? I don't know."
"What is true or false?" Xu Ruowei was completely panicked. She even felt an urge to stand up and defend herself, but found her legs unable to support her. Overcome by emotion, she collapsed to the ground.
She fell right in front of Shen Xizhou and tried to reach for him, wanting to grasp the last chance, wanting to explain, wanting Shen Xizhou to believe her.
To believe her words, to believe that those things were false.
"Xizhou, believe me, it's all false. An Nuan made it up to frame me."
"An Nuan hates me to death, that's why she set me up like this."
"She has Nan Gong Jin by her side now, so it's very easy for her to do anything she wants."
Xu Ruowei looked at his trouser leg, which she was about to grasp, and a smile appeared on her lips. But just as she was feeling happy, Shen Xizhou walked away, looking coldly at the person lying on the ground.
Shen Xizhou said coldly, "Xu Ruowei, no matter what you say now, I will not believe it."
"Letting you appear before me so easily, I just want to tell you one thing."
"I will not let you die easily. I will make you live well, torture you until you beg for death, and you will only be able to live a miserable life in this world."
"Xu Ruowei, you have done so many wrong things. Therefore, you must pay the price."
"No, it's not like that. Things are not like this." Xu Ruowei kept shaking her head, begging for mercy.
"Xizhou, believe me."
"Miss Xu, hasn't Mr. Shen's words been clear enough?" Yan Bai said coldly. He put on gloves and helped Xu Ruowei up, but his eyes were filled with disdain and disgust.
Xu Ruowei felt utterly terrible.
Even if this person detested her to the extreme, there was no need to be so obvious about it.
Everyone has their bad moments. When her opportunity comes, she will make him pay the price.
She would remember this debt for now.
"Yan Bai, you are just a dog by Shen Xizhou's side. What right do you have to say such things to me?"
Xu Ruowei had originally wanted to endure, but she had grown accustomed to everyone flattering her. Thus, seeing Yan Bai's contemptuous gaze, even though she knew she needed to endure, she couldn't help herself.
Yan Bai was not polite either. He slapped her repeatedly, without holding back at all.
Blood trickled from Xu Ruowei's lips.
She looked at Yan Bai in shock. How could he dare to lay hands on her in front of Shen Xizhou?
If it were before, he wouldn't have dared.
"Serves you right," Yan Bai sneered.
Xu Ruowei looked at Shen Xizhou, seemingly hoping he would step forward and say something for her.
But what Shen Xizhou said next made her feel even worse.
"Yan Bai, your force was too light. Did you slack off in the end?" Shen Xizhou said calmly.
Xu Ruowei: "..."
Such cold, bloodthirsty words coming from Shen Xizhou's mouth.
She had just been hoping that Shen Xizhou would step forward and speak for her.
Yan Bai seemed to have sensed Xu Ruowei's thoughts and said disdainfully, "What's wrong? Did you really think Mr. Shen would speak for you?"
"What are you still daydreaming about?"
"It's already good that Mr. Shen didn't lay a hand on you," Yan Bai said coldly.