The makeup artist naturally dared not speak up, as the customers were always right. They could do as they pleased. However, this was the first time she had encountered someone with such a bad temper.
Xu Ruowei shouted hysterically, like a madwoman.
Fortunately, she was in a private room, so no one outside would notice what was happening here.
"An Nuan, it's all her fault. She so easily dodged everything I carefully planned for her."
But she would not give up. She refused to believe that An Nuan's luck could always be this good, always managing to evade her.
An Nuan deserved to live at the bottom, in hell, for her entire life.
Xu Ruowei's phone rang again.
She quickly composed herself and ordered someone to quickly clean up the mess. Shen Xizhou was coming, and she could not let him see the slightest hint of anything amiss.
Xu Ruowei gave money to the makeup artist and everyone else. She believed that money could solve anything. Indeed, Shen Xizhou arrived, and everything that needed to be handled had been handled. Therefore, Xu Ruowei felt nothing to fear at this moment.
The makeup artist was the same one as before.
Xu Ruowei looked at the makeup artist with icy eyes and said, "Do your job properly. You're smart enough to know what to say and what not to say."
"Take the money and do a good job. Absolutely do not do anything that would displease me."
"Don't throw away a good life for a hard one."
Xu Ruowei threatened her coldly.
The makeup artist quickly nodded and promised not to speak carelessly. She was truly terrified.
Just as Shen Xizhou appeared, Xu Ruowei's face lit up with a smile. Upon seeing Shen Xizhou, she stood up and ran into his arms, saying with feigned shyness, "Xizhou, you're finally here. I thought you weren't coming."
As she spoke, her eyes filled with feigned grievances.
Shen Xizhou's hand rested on her hair, gently stroking it as he said softly, "How could I not come? You are the most beautiful today."
Xu Ruowei beamed.
"Alright, let's get you touched up."
Xu Ruowei pulled Shen Xizhou's hand and sat down, letting the makeup artist continue.
The makeup artist's hand trembled slightly, drawing a terrifying and sinister gaze from Xu Ruowei.
The makeup artist was truly scared, but she couldn't show it. If she did, she would be completely finished.
Yet, when facing Shen Xizhou, Xu Ruowei was all smiles.
Witnessing such a rapid change in demeanor, the makeup artist could only marvel at how someone could be so adept at changing faces.
She even felt a touch of pity for this man. Perhaps he had no idea what kind of woman he was about to marry.
Such a woman was truly terrifying.
But none of this concerned her. She just needed to do her job well.
After all, she had seen such things before and was accustomed to them.
...
"An Nuan, are you alright? Are you hurt? Do you need to go to the hospital?" Li Tian looked at An Nuan's pale face. She knew that An Nuan's health was not good and she couldn't handle too much emotional upheaval. And just now, Shen Xizhou had treated her that way.
She was certain that An Nuan must be very upset. She was worried about An Nuan.
"No, I don't need to go to the hospital," An Nuan's tone was somewhat anxious. Li Tian frowned, feeling that An Nuan seemed to be hiding something from her.
Could it be that her health had taken a turn for the worse?
Otherwise, why would she be so resistant to going to the hospital?
"Li Tian, I'm really fine."
An Nuan seemed to recall something important and immediately got up to walk back to the private room they had just left.
The cooperation deal hadn't been finalized, and she needed to handle it. If those people came while she was away, the deal would surely fall through.
This was the result of countless nights and sleepless efforts. She absolutely would not allow the opportunity to be lost due to such an oversight at such a critical moment.
An Nuan desperately tried to get up.
At this moment, Li Tian firmly grasped her hand and said with a serious expression, "An Nuan, are you rushing back to discuss the cooperation?"
An Nuan looked at Li Tian with a hint of confusion. Only she and Nangong Jin knew about this. How did Li Tian know about it?
She glanced at Huo Yuxuan standing nearby and thought that perhaps Huo Yuxuan had told Li Tian. Huo Yuxuan was Nangong Jin's subordinate, so it was reasonable that he would know these things.
Thinking this, An Nuan felt a bit contemptuous of herself. How could she have such a muddled thought?
After a long while, she inwardly mocked herself. Truly, once bitten by a snake, one fears a rope for ten years. This was her current state.
Seeing An Nuan's expression, Li Tian chuckled and said, "I am the person you were supposed to meet today. I had intended to give you a surprise and didn't plan to mention it, but I didn't expect something like this to happen."
"An Nuan, if I had known something like this would happen today, I would have told you immediately." As she said this, Li Tian seemed a little self-reproachful.
In her opinion, this matter was somewhat related to her.
Li Tian informed An Nuan that she was indeed representing the cooperating party, but she wasn't alone; others were present as well.
An Nuan felt a little nervous. Some people knew about her past, and she worried they would look at her with prejudice and not recognize her professional capabilities.
Thinking of this, An Nuan's expression turned grim.
She thought that this cooperation deal was probably hopeless.
However, she was already very happy to see Li Tian. Perhaps this was another kind of surprise.
To An Nuan's surprise, the people from the cooperating party were very impressed with her abilities. Conversing with them, An Nuan felt extremely pleased.
The cooperation deal was successfully concluded.
An Nuan was in high spirits.
After handing the documents to Huo Yuxuan, she told him she had other matters to attend to and left.
Huo Yuxuan looked at the documents, somewhat lost in thought. He had actually wanted to say that Mr. Nangong had booked a table for her to celebrate.
But before he could speak, An Nuan had already left.
She left in a hurry, as if she truly had something very important to attend to.
Huo Yuxuan reported this matter to Nangong Jin, who simply said "understood" without much comment.
Nangong Jin knew that An Nuan was going to see an old friend. That person had even given their life for him. It was not unreasonable for her to go and see him.