Xu Ruowei’s face was deathly pale, and her gaze upon Yan Bai was filled with unwillingness.
Before she arrived, she had considered the possibilities and problems she might encounter.
However, being treated like this by Yan Bai was something she had never expected.
Xu Ruowei had always believed that as long as she met Shen Xizhou, and if she played her cards right with a bit of self-pity, Shen Xizhou would surely believe her again and return to her side.
Xu Ruowei stared intently at Shen Xizhou, wondering where things had gone wrong. Shen Xizhou didn’t even deign to spare her a glance.
In fact, when Yan Bai made his move against her, he acted as if he saw nothing.
Shen Xizhou was truly heartless. How he used to defend her! But now, knowing the truth of everything, he utterly disdained her. Even her life and death seemed entirely unimportant to him.
Xu Ruowei suddenly laughed, a chilling, even boisterous, laugh.
Life and death? For Shen Xizhou, her death would likely be the best outcome, wouldn't it?
But now, Shen Xizhou wanted to completely sever ties with her, right? She was already ruined, so how could she let him have his way?
In this lifetime, he would never succeed.
If she could no longer return to her past, if she was living in hell, then Shen Xizhou would not be allowed to live peacefully either.
Xu Ruowei, lying on the ground, took a deep breath, as if she had figured out many things. She immediately looked up at Shen Xizhou with a pleading expression, her eyes full of sorrow, and said, "Xizhou, I know you won't believe anything I say now, but Xizhou, I only beg you to calm down and think carefully."
"Why did things turn out this way?"
"Haven't you noticed that all the misfortunes are happening to me?"
"Xizhou, don't you find it all too smooth? The things you've wanted to investigate clearly all these years, you couldn't find out, but precisely now, you've found them. Don't you find it strange?"
Even at this point, Xu Ruowei was still trying to say something to Shen Xizhou, attempting to change his perception of her.
It had to be said, Xu Ruowei was truly formidable.
"Xu Ruowei, stop wasting your breath."
Listening to Xu Ruowei’s words, he truly found it laughable.
Listening to Xu Ruowei’s defense, Shen Xizhou was utterly disgusted.
He glanced at Yan Bai standing by the side and said coldly, "Do it."
Yan Bai hesitated, still a little uneasy. "Do you really need to do it?"
He thought the matter was progressing smoothly and wouldn't require such drastic measures. After all, that was a contingency plan.
"Yes. Do it," Shen Xizhou said forcefully.
Yan Bai had no choice. He put on his gloves again and took out the fruit knife.
Listening to their conversation, and her gaze falling on Yan Bai's hand, Xu Ruowei was genuinely terrified. She even looked confused. She had no idea what these two people wanted to do. However, she had a nagging feeling that they were plotting something sinister. And the way Yan Bai looked at her when he spoke was not a good sign.
While Xu Ruowei was still contemplating their intentions, Yan Bai directly shoved the fruit knife into her hand. Then, he grabbed her hand and forced the knife towards Shen Xizhou.
Xu Ruowei froze.
Her eyes widened, filled with shock and bewilderment at everything unfolding before her.
In fact, out of fear, she couldn't even scream.
Xu Ruowei looked at Yan Bai with confusion. She didn't understand why Yan Bai would do this.
Yan Bai directly removed his gloves, burned them, and then discarded them in the toilet, flushing them away.
He performed all these actions in front of Xu Ruowei, without any attempt to conceal them.
"You... what do you want to do?"
Xu Ruowei asked anxiously, backing away constantly. Her gaze fell on the fruit knife, and she immediately threw it away.
She wanted to escape but found she had no opportunity.
It was then that she remembered what Shen Xizhou had said: from the moment she appeared here, it was the beginning of his plan.
Just moments ago, she had dismissed Shen Xizhou’s words with contempt. But now, she truly believed them.
However, it was too late. The event had already occurred.
And these two people clearly intended to destroy her. She had no retreat, no escape.
Just as Yan Bai was about to proceed to the next step, Xu Ruowei was truly frightened.
"No, no," she cried urgently, her voice becoming hoarse.
"I beg you, don't, please don't let anyone besides the two of you know about this, alright?"
Xu Ruowei explained anxiously, "Really, I truly know I was wrong."
Yan Bai did not believe Xu Ruowei's promises or apologies. Such words lacked any conviction.
When Xu Ruowei reached out her hand, Yan Bai evaded it, showing extreme disdain.
"Miss Xu, hehe, is this what you call 'I know'?"
"Your begging is truly devoid of sincerity."
Yan Bai said coldly, "You're thinking I'll let you go, and at the same time, you're plotting against me."
"Miss Xu, you've certainly played your cards well."
"Miss Xu, do you think you're the only one with brains in this world?"
Xu Ruowei looked up, staring at Yan Bai in surprise.
Hearing Yan Bai's words, a wave of humiliation washed over her.
Xu Ruowei finally turned her gaze to Shen Xizhou. Her hands were clenched tightly. After a long pause, she finally spoke, "Shen Xizhou, I know I was wrong."
"Everything was my doing."
"But, Shen Xizhou, the mistake has been made, and it's irreversible. After thinking for a long time, Xu Ruowei spoke again, "Can you at least give me a chance to redeem myself?"
Xu Ruowei spoke in a low, submissive tone. As she uttered these words, her eyes never left Shen Xizhou.
Perhaps, in her heart, she was still fantasizing, fantasizing that Shen Xizhou would forgive her.
Seeing this, Yan Bai truly couldn't bear to watch.
Shen Xizhou looked at Xu Ruowei and said coldly, "Don't be in a hurry to beg for mercy."
"I will not take your life. I'm afraid I would dirty my own hands if I did it myself." Shen Xizhou said coldly, "Allowing you to live well, and then be ridiculed by everyone, that should be the best punishment for you."
"Oh, and by the way, your birth is not known to the Xu family. If they were to find out, I'm afraid your future days would only become more difficult."
Upon hearing this, Xu Ruowei's expression changed drastically. "Shen Xizhou, no, you can't do this, you can't treat me so cruelly." At this point, she couldn't think of anything else; she only hoped that Shen Xizhou wouldn't interfere.
Without Shen Xizhou's interference, she could handle the Xu family situation.
However, as she begged, Shen Xizhou remained silent.