"Calm down, Xu Ruowei," Shen Shuhui said coldly over the phone.
"To get so agitated over such a minor issue. Did you just feed everything I taught you to the dogs?"
"What are these things, really?"
"You've only lost a little for now. You can get it back immediately."
"If you start panicking, what about the future? What will you do then?"
Shen Shuhui said coldly, "Shen Xizhou is such an excellent man. Besides An Nuan, other women are eyeing him. If you continue like this, everything will be a complete failure."
Listening, Xu Ruowei clenched her fists tightly but still managed to play the victim, asking pitifully, "Then Mom, what should I do?"
"Shen Xizhou just came to find me. He clearly looked disgusted with me."
"I think he must have seen An Nuan. He might believe An Nuan now."
Shen Shuhui, however, smiled, a hint of triumph in her tone, "Alright, these things are no longer issues."
"I've arranged a good show for you. Now, you need to seize the opportunity yourself."
Xu Ruowei felt a flicker of confusion. Was it starting?
"Mom, you've already..."
Shen Shuhui cut in, "Yan Bai just came, didn't he?"
Xu Ruowei was stunned. How did Shen Shuhui know? Was Yan Bai the person her mother mentioned? The one who would help her?
"Mom, Yan Bai is..."
Shen Shuhui said coldly, "Yan Bai is not my person."
"Then..."
"Ruowei, just answer. Don't ask any questions. You just need to know that everything I'm doing is for your own good."
Despite a multitude of questions swirling in her heart, Xu Ruowei finally replied, "Yes."
Shen Shuhui's voice was full of smugness, "Then, you can make your move."
"Make my move?" Xu Ruowei's face was etched with deep confusion.
Shen Shuhui said with slight displeasure, "Go find Shen Xizhou right now. The rest has nothing to do with you, and don't ask. Do you understand?"
Xu Ruowei had so many questions she wanted to clarify, but the call had already ended.
After a long silence, Shen Shuhui's words echoed in her mind. Finally, she decided to obey.
She thought, since her mother had said so, she must have everything arranged.
If that was the case, what harm was there in going downstairs?
Things had already reached this point. How much worse could they get?
Xu Ruowei went downstairs and searched everywhere, but couldn't find Shen Xizhou. Just as she was about to return, a light emanated from the study.
Xu Ruowei pushed the door open and entered. Shen Xizhou was looking at some evidence, and she saw it too.
A smile curved Xu Ruowei's lips. So, this was what her mother meant when she said everything was ready and arranged.
She truly hadn't expected her mother's methods to be so formidable, capable of infiltrating this deeply. She even knew when Yan Bai would appear.
She now even wanted to know who the person her mother was referring to was. If it wasn't Yan Bai, then who could it be?
Of course, this so-called evidence was fake.
But it was brought by Yan Bai to Shen Xizhou. Shen Xizhou would naturally believe it, after all, Yan Bai was Shen Xizhou's trusted aide.
Xu Ruowei knew that even with this evidence, Shen Xizhou might not believe it.
After all, she had prepared a lot of evidence herself, but Shen Xizhou had not taken An Nuan's life even in his anger, and had eventually relented.
She knew very well that An Nuan still held a place in Shen Xizhou's heart.
However, faced with this evidence, what did it matter if there was evidence?
This was about An Nuan harming his parents and the grave wrongs she had committed.
No matter how much Shen Xizhou loved An Nuan, he wouldn't accept her for this.
"Xizhou, so, so I was framed. I told you, I never did such a thing. Now that you see this evidence, you should believe I'm innocent."
Xu Ruowei's face was streaked with tears, her voice thick with emotion as she cried heartbrokenly.
"Xizhou, why would those people, those people, conspire with An Nuan to harm me?"
"Is it just because I'm with you that An Nuan would do this to me? But An Nuan has her own happiness now. Why can't she bear to see me happy?"
"Xizhou, I only have you now. If you abandon me too, then what's the point of me living?"
"Xizhou, I know, you still have An Nuan in your heart. An Nuan is already deeply rooted there, it can't be erased."
"Xizhou, if that's the case, then I'll leave your side immediately."
Xu Ruowei said with a choked sob.
She saw Shen Xizhou's expression turn extremely grim.
Xu Ruowei knew her words were having an effect. A smile tugged at her lips.
An Nuan's days ahead would likely not be easy.
Heh, her mother had truly arranged things perfectly for her. Such an arrangement was exceptionally good.
Xu Ruowei lowered her head and said humbly, "Xizhou, I know I make things difficult for you when I'm by your side. I'll leave immediately. I won't pester you anymore, won't make things harder for you." She then sobbed, looking heartbreakingly pitiful.
"Ruowei, I'm sorry. It's all my fault. How could I have believed An Nuan? A woman full of lies like her. I shouldn't have been swayed by her for a moment and made such a decision."
"Ruowei, this time it's all my fault. I'm sorry for making you suffer."
Shen Xizhou's gaze fell on Xu Ruowei's trembling form. He reached out and pulled her into his embrace, his hand resting on her back as he gently said, "Ruowei, I will absolutely not let such a thing happen again. Do you believe me?"
Shen Xizhou held her even tighter, stating firmly, "Ruowei, I will ruin An Nuan's reputation. I will make her pay for what she has done."
"Ruowei, I will make An Nuan repay tenfold, a hundredfold, for the suffering you are enduring now."
Hearing Shen Xizhou's words, Xu Ruowei's face was beaming, her heart already brimming with excitement.
As long as she had Shen Xizhou's assurance, everything else would be easy.
With Shen Xizhou's support, she believed her future endeavors would proceed more smoothly.
"But that collaboration project was snatched away by An Nuan, and everyone thinks I'm the villain. They all say all my efforts were stolen from others."
"Now I've become someone everyone curses. Everyone can scold me, humiliate me. I can't hold my head up anymore."
"Xizhou, you said you would help me. How will you do it?"
"Those harsh criticisms have already spread. My abilities are also being questioned. All these years of hard work have been completely ruined."
Xu Ruowei burst into tears after speaking.