An Nuan was swaying unsteadily, wanting to explain something but ultimately giving up.
However, facing Shen Xizhou's cold gaze, she didn't want things to end like this.
She looked at Shen Xizhou and stubbornly said, "Shen Xizhou, since I am the villain you speak of, and since I am such a disgusting person, then shouldn't you stay away from me? Shouldn't you avoid me?"
"Shen Xizhou, if you truly detest me so much, then, in the future, please leave my side and out of my sight, can you?"
"Can you just stop appearing in front of me?"
At this moment, An Nuan's complexion was not as bad as before.
Yes, Shen Xizhou had been constantly saying how much she disgusted him, but who was responsible for her becoming this way?
He should know better than anyone.
If he hadn't cornered her step by step, if he hadn't attacked her, she wouldn't have ended up like this.
And how could he say those words so easily?
Back then, for Xu Ruowei, he had shamelessly humiliated her.
So, how could he say these words now? Had he forgotten what he had done?
Perhaps Shen Xizhou could forget, but she couldn't.
Those memories were too deeply ingrained.
He had ruined her, snatched away everything that rightfully belonged to her, and smashed her dignity onto the ground, ferociously trampling and humiliating it. These were all his doing. Then, what right did he have to say those things?
Seeing that Shen Xizhou had no intention of letting her off the hook, An Nuan raised her eyes and confronted him.
Since things had reached this point, it seemed there was nowhere left to run.
Then, she would face it bravely.
"Shen Xizhou, you detest me, you call me a villain. But, how much better are you? You are not much different from me."
"Heh, you say I shamelessly pester you, but now you are the one pestering me, not me pestering you."
"Shen Xizhou, do you know? Meeting you is the biggest regret of my life."
"If I hadn't met you, then I wouldn't have suffered so much hardship."
"Heh, Shen Xizhou, all my misfortunes are caused by you."
"Shen Xizhou, everyone thinks that I, An Nuan, shamelessly pester you, but who knows the truth?"
"I, An Nuan, have not been pestering you. In fact, it can be said the other way around; you have been the one constantly pestering me, not me."
"I, An Nuan, have never pestered you."
"Oh, right, you've been causing trouble for me, but what about Xu Ruowei? Have you thought about whether she's happy? Have you considered what she's thinking in her heart?"
"Shen Xizhou, aren't you worried that Xu Ruowei will be jealous? Aren't you worried that she will leave you because of this matter later?"
"Shen Xizhou, don't think too highly of yourself. To me, you are nothing."
"An Nuan." Shen Xizhou glared at An Nuan viciously, radiating a terrifying aura, and said coldly, "An Nuan, if you have the guts, say it one more time."
Pain, so much pain she couldn't breathe. A suffocating sensation washed over her.
She truly couldn't breathe anymore. This time, Shen Xizhou seemed to be truly trying to kill her.
But just as An Nuan thought she was doomed, Shen Xizhou's cold voice rang out, "An Nuan, how is it? The feeling of approaching death, not pleasant, is it?"
Seeing Shen Xizhou's extremely ugly expression, her mood improved even more. She said with a smile, "Shen Xizhou, I truly don't care about you at all."
"Heh, is that so?" Shen Xizhou sneered, "An Nuan, do you believe these words yourself when you say them?"
"If even you don't believe them, then do you think they have any persuasive power when you speak them?"
"An Nuan, in this life, no man better or more outstanding than me will ever appear by your side again."
"An Nuan, one should be content."
An Nuan: "..." She truly didn't understand why Shen Xizhou could say these words so easily.
Didn't he feel anything was wrong?
Perhaps even strangers would treat her better.
For her, life would have been much easier if Shen Xizhou hadn't entered her life.
Just as Shen Xizhou was about to say more to An Nuan, his phone rang.
After answering the call, Shen Xizhou's expression turned extremely grim.
Shen Xizhou's gaze fell on An Nuan, as if he had something to say, but after a long time, he still didn't say it.
An Nuan looked at the person before her with confusion.
She looked at Shen Xizhou defensively, wondering if this man intended to do something else.
No, she absolutely couldn't let that happen.
As she was contemplating what to do, Shen Xizhou left.
An Nuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He was finally going to let her go, wasn't he?
Although she didn't know what had happened, Shen Xizhou's departure meant she was no longer in any danger.
However, Shen Xizhou's face was very grim when he left, as if something important had happened.
...
Shen Residence.
Yan Bai looked at Shen Xizhou with some urgency.
If the matter hadn't happened so suddenly, and he was worried that something he couldn't control might occur, he had notified Shen Xizhou without a second thought.
Now that Shen Xizhou knew, if anything else happened later, he wouldn't be blamed.
In fact, sometimes, he truly felt that Xu Ruowei was just acting.
But Shen Xizhou had instructed that Xu Ruowei must not be harmed in any way, and he had to keep a close watch on her, reporting any incidents immediately.
Although he was reluctant, he had no choice.
After all, some things were not up to him to decide.
Most importantly, when it came to Xu Ruowei's matters, he was utterly helpless and could only rely on Shen Xizhou.
When Shen Xizhou rushed back, his face was indeed very grim, his displeased gaze looking as if he wanted to kill him at any moment.
Yan Bai was truly frightened.
This matter really couldn't be blamed on him. He had no other choice but to do this.
If he had any other option, he wouldn't have done this.
"What exactly happened? Tell me everything clearly." Shen Xizhou demanded coldly.
Yan Bai was startled upon hearing this, then explained, "Miss Xu, I don't know what happened. When she woke up and didn't see you, she started throwing a tantrum."
"Didn't you explain to her?" Shen Xizhou asked with displeasure.
Yan Bai looked at him without any pleasantries and said, "I did explain, but Miss Xu simply wouldn't listen. I really had no choice, so..."
If he had any other recourse, he would never have bothered Shen Xizhou.