"Nangong Jin..."
An Nuan spoke with difficulty, her voice hoarse. As Xu Ruowei, like a madwoman, raised her knife to her again, she closed her eyes in resignation.
The days she had lived were all stolen. They were given to her by Nangong Jin.
She was already content.
She closed her eyes in submission, thinking that today, she was surely doomed to die.
Heaven had already been good to her.
But the moment the door was kicked open, the moment she saw Nangong Jin, the moment she was gently embraced by Nangong Jin, and heard him softly comforting her by her ear, she knew her savior had arrived, her heroic knight had come.
And at this moment, Shen Xizhou also appeared. Seeing Nangong Jin holding An Nuan, and An Nuan not pushing him away but instead encircling his neck with her arms, he felt as if something was suppressing him, making it hard to breathe.
He exuded a dark aura and said with a bloodthirsty tone, "You are in such a hurry to embrace each other?"
"Have you even bothered to look at where you are? If you want to do something, get out of my sight."
Shen Xizhou glanced at An Nuan, her face a little pale, but he was now blinded by jealousy and rage. He mocked her ferociously, "An Nuan, you've truly become something."
"I never thought you were such a shameless person."
"Shen Xizhou, how can you say such things? She is injured. Do you think she can still stand and talk to you?"
"Shen Xizhou, control the people around you. I will see this matter through to the end."
Nangong Jin's gaze fell on An Nuan, his voice filled with deep apology as he said, "Nuan Nuan, I'm sorry. It was my fault, my fault for not protecting you."
"I promised I would protect you well, but every time, I break my word."
"You were almost killed just now."
"I'm sorry," Nangong Jin said guiltily.
"Nangong Jin, don't apologize to me. It has nothing to do with you. In fact, I should be thanking you. You appeared in time and saved me. Otherwise, I would likely be dead by now."
"Actually, I should be thanking you, not the other way around."
"Nangong Jin, you've already done enough for me. You never owed me anything."
Shen Xizhou watched the scene before him, his heart burning with anger. Just as he was about to say something, his gaze fell upon a pool of blood on the ground. He gasped and quickly looked at An Nuan.
At that moment, his heart felt as if it had been pierced.
Shen Xizhou clenched his fists tightly. She was injured, wasn't she?
What was he doing just now? Not only did he not care for her, but he also spoke such hurtful words.
What was he doing?
Seeing An Nuan's dependence on Nangong Jin, Shen Xizhou was consumed by jealousy.
Shen Xizhou stared intently at Nangong Jin and said coldly, "Nangong Jin, even if An Nuan is injured, this matter has not been clarified. It must be explained before you leave."
"Heh, who knows if An Nuan was trying to harm Ruowei? After all, this isn't the first time something like this has happened."
"She's a repeat offender."
"Even if she's injured, perhaps she did it to herself. She wants to frame Ruowei."
"Frame?"
Nangong Jin laughed, a chilling laugh. His gaze at Shen Xizhou was as if he wanted to destroy him: "Shen Xizhou, are you speaking human words?"
"Anyone with a bit of sense wouldn't say such things."
"And Xu Ruowei, what kind of person is she, what has she done? Are you blind to say such things?"
"An Nuan injured herself so severely to frame Xu Ruowei?"
"Let me tell you, Xu Ruowei is not worthy of An Nuan doing this for her."
"Heh, Shen Xizhou, you cherish a vicious woman, so continue to cherish her. You'll regret it when the time comes."
"Nangong Jin."
Shen Xizhou's brows furrowed. Although he didn't love Xu Ruowei, he wouldn't allow anyone to speak of her like that.
Shen Xizhou attacked directly, but Nangong Jin easily dodged.
Nangong Jin stopped, not because he couldn't deal with Shen Xizhou, but because the person in his arms suddenly let out a muffled groan. In his anger to defend An Nuan, he had forgotten that An Nuan was still in his arms, and she was injured.
Nothing was more important than An Nuan.
What was wrong with him just now? How could he have been so reckless?
"An Nuan, are you in a lot of pain? I'm sorry."
"I couldn't stand anyone slandering you, framing you, that's why I acted."
"You'll be fine. I'll take you to the hospital right now." Nangong Jin's voice was filled with urgency. "Don't worry, those people are professionals. They are skilled doctors, they won't let anything happen to you."
An Nuan wanted to tell Nangong Jin that you don't need to say this, I trust you. But she was too tired, so tired that she didn't even have the strength to reply.
She looked at Nangong Jin, her eyes filled with tears. Nangong Jin, the savior who appeared in her dark life.
Because of his appearance, her life had a beam of light.
She was his salvation.
Shen Xizhou, to her, was a devil. All her misfortunes were caused by Shen Xizhou, brought upon her by Shen Xizhou.
He had even personally inflicted them.
An Nuan leaned into Nangong Jin's embrace, completely at ease.
"Thank you," An Nuan managed to say with difficulty.
It was he who gave her a light.
Shen Xizhou watched as Nangong Jin carried An Nuan away. He could do nothing.
Xu Ruowei, standing aside, watched the scene unfold. She gritted her teeth, wishing she could rush forward and question Shen Xizhou.
She regretted it even more. Why hadn't she acted faster when she had such a rare opportunity?
Now, the opportunity was gone, and An Nuan had once again escaped safely.
Next time, if she wanted to harm An Nuan, she probably wouldn't have such a good chance.
She didn't care about all of this. What she cared about was Shen Xizhou's attitude towards her.
From the moment Nangong Jin carried An Nuan away until now, Shen Xizhou's gaze had never landed on her. Shen Xizhou had spoken vicious words, but in his heart, he was thinking of An Nuan.
This was what infuriated her the most, what made her the angriest.
She even wondered, what was she lacking compared to An Nuan?
What was so special about An Nuan that made people so devoted to her?
"Xizhou..."
Xu Ruowei called out humbly, but received no response from Shen Xizhou.
She reached out and tugged his hand, but at that moment, Shen Xizhou quickly pulled away, as if he had touched something dirty. Faced with what was happening, Xu Ruowei's eyes were filled with resentment. She bit her lip tightly but did not voice her dissatisfaction.