"Xu Ruowei, come here. I have something to tell you, something you most want to know," An Nuan suppressed the fear in her heart and said firmly, though her voice trembled slightly.
Xu Ruowei glanced at An Nuan, looking at the person before her with confusion. She didn't feel she had anything to discuss with An Nuan, nor did she want anything from her.
"Don't you always want to know what happened for Shen Xizhou to treat you this way?"
Xu Ruowei's eyes widened as she looked at An Nuan.
"Did you do something?"
An Nuan nodded, "Yes, I did something."
"What exactly did you do?" Xu Ruowei, who had been keeping her distance from An Nuan, rushed forward and questioned her loudly upon hearing An Nuan's words.
"If you want to know, then come closer."
Xu Ruowei hesitated, contemplating whether or not to approach.
Ultimately, Xu Ruowei walked over. She thought that if An Nuan was willing to speak, it must be something very important.
Meanwhile, Xia Wanqing watched everything with resentment. She couldn't understand why An Nuan chose to speak with Xu Ruowei and not with her, and why she had to keep secrets from her.
Xu Ruowei stood before An Nuan, glaring at her and demanding contemptuously, "Speak."
An Nuan scoffed, opening her mouth, but no sound came out.
Xu Ruowei frowned, looking at An Nuan in confusion.
She said displeasured, "An Nuan, what exactly do you want?"
An Nuan remained silent, only watching Xu Ruowei.
Xu Ruowei looked at An Nuan venomously, gritting her teeth and saying, "An Nuan, no matter what you're doing, I'm telling you, you absolutely cannot leave this time."
"I know very well that if I let you go this time, I'll be the one to suffer."
An Nuan didn't answer Xu Ruowei. Instead, she glanced at Xia Wanqing standing not far away and said with a light laugh, "Xia Wanqing, don't you want to know what I'm telling Xu Ruowei?"
Xia Wanqing frowned. Did she not want to know? No, she did. But she believed Xu Ruowei would never tell her.
Xia Wanqing clenched her fists tightly. Despite knowing, she said nothing, merely looking at An Nuan and stating coldly, "An Nuan, don't think you can scheme anymore. It's useless. I won't spare you because of your words."
"You want to create internal conflict between me and Xu Ruowei, right? But I can only tell you, that will never happen."
"Although there are issues between Xu Ruowei and me, we can handle them ourselves."
"What we need to do now is make you disappear forever. You are the one we both want to deal with."
Hearing Xia Wanqing's words, An Nuan's expression turned extremely grim.
It seemed Xia Wanqing was no longer as impulsive as before, to be able to say such things.
She suspected things were more complicated than she thought.
She had thought she could find a breakthrough with Xia Wanqing and leave smoothly. But now, it seemed impossible.
Xia Wanqing and Xu Ruowei were determined to make her disappear from this world.
The men standing nearby were already impatient.
They had long harbored ill intentions towards An Nuan, and they would not miss such a rare opportunity.
One of the men stepped forward and grabbed An Nuan's hand, a disgusting smile on his face.
"An Nuan, you know, I've desired you for a long time. This is a rare opportunity."
Seeing An Nuan's pale face, his smile became even more wicked. He let his hand drift across An Nuan's face, gently stroking it and saying, "An Nuan, I won't be rough. I'll be careful, and I won't hurt you."
"Of course, you have to behave. If you don't listen, then I'll have to use force."
"If you are obedient, I will treat you gently."
"But if you are disobedient, you will suffer. You should think carefully about how to decide."
"An Nuan, look, aren't you very charming? You can make these men infatuated with you. See, aren't I treating you well? I've found men who admire you. I believe they will treat you well, and you won't suffer too much," Xu Ruowei said fiercely.
In reality, these men were randomly gathered by her. She had originally intended to humiliate An Nuan, but she hadn't expected anyone to be so obsessed with her.
If she had known earlier, she would never have allowed such people to appear.
But things had reached this point, and there was no room for regret.
"You all need to 'take good care' of An Nuan, understand?" Xu Ruowei said fiercely.
The men quickly nodded and bowed, saying, "Yes, yes, of course, we understand."
As they spoke, the man's hands were already restlessly moving over An Nuan's body. An Nuan kept trying to avoid them.
An Nuan found these men utterly disgusting.
Just as the men were about to make a move, Xia Wanqing stopped them, a contemptuous smile on her face, and said triumphantly, "An Nuan, actually, if you kneel down and beg me properly, I might let you go."
"Do you want these men to lay their hands on you, or do you want to kneel and beg me? You need to think carefully."
An Nuan lowered her gaze, her eyes falling on Xia Wanqing, as if contemplating the credibility of Xia Wanqing's words.
If it were only Xia Wanqing, she would not have hesitated.
But looking at Xu Ruowei, she knew things were not that simple.
A hint of helplessness in her eyes, An Nuan thought for a long time before speaking, "Xia Wanqing, can what you say be trusted? With Xu Ruowei here, are you two sure you don't need to discuss it?"
"I don't want to kneel down, and then you say you were just casually speaking, and I'll become a laughingstock."
Xia Wanqing glared at An Nuan fiercely, almost gnashing her teeth as she said, "An Nuan, as long as you kneel down, I will let you go immediately."
Xu Ruowei, standing aside, was about to speak. She knew very well that An Nuan was deliberately saying these words to provoke Xia Wanqing.
She thought Xia Wanqing wouldn't agree, but she didn't expect her to agree so readily. At this moment, she wished she could act directly.
At this moment, Xu Ruowei wished she could cover Xia Wanqing's mouth. She even regretted why she had involved Xia Wanqing. Xia Wanqing not only couldn't help but would only ruin her good intentions. How could she tolerate this?
Just as An Nuan was about to kneel, Xu Ruowei directly grabbed her and said coldly, "An Nuan, I know what you're trying to do, but I won't let you succeed."