Shen Xizhou's heart ached faintly when he heard these words. He had never imagined that An Nuan would say something so heartless to him. His hands clenched tightly, and after a long time, he finally spoke, "An Nuan, for just one day, can you stay with me properly? Protect me? Stop being so cold to me?"
An Nuan was slightly stunned. This was the first time she had seen Shen Xizhou beg her so humbly.
This scene felt somewhat familiar to her. Back then, hadn't she also knelt and begged bitterly? But he had directly kicked her away.
He had said that An Nuan's pleas were a joke to him.
Did you think that by acting like this, I would believe what you said?
"An Nuan, can we talk calmly? Can we get along peacefully?"
For a moment, when An Nuan heard these words, she almost agreed without thinking. But then, a voice in her mind said, An Nuan, no, absolutely do not be soft-hearted.
Have you forgotten all the grievances you suffered before? Now, can you forgive him so easily?
Have you forgotten that because of him, you almost lost your life?
An Nuan's heart turned cold. The words of comfort that were about to be spoken were swallowed back at that moment.
Was she going to bow her head because of Shen Xizhou's words?
How much he had loved her back then. He had also spoken countless sweet words, but in the end, due to some events and misunderstandings, he had wounded her deeply, even harming the person she cared about most. How could she forgive him with just a few words?
Furthermore, she already had Nangong Jin by her side. If she forgave Shen Xizhou, how would she face Nangong Jin? Nangong Jin had sacrificed too much for her. And she truly could not do anything to betray Nangong Jin.
She had already vowed back then that she would never forgive Shen Xizhou again.
"Mr. Shen, I am here only to take care of you. If you have any requests, please do not make them, nor waste your breath. It will be useless."
"Mr. Shen, please remember what you said back then."
"An Nuan, I'm sorry, truly sorry, I... I really..."
As Shen Xizhou tried to explain again, he met An Nuan's disgusted and disdainful gaze and knew that any further explanation would be useless.
An Nuan had no intention of forgiving him. Therefore, everything he was doing now was in vain.
Yet, even knowing this, his eyes were full of hope, and he said, "An Nuan, you must care about me. If you didn't have me in your heart, you wouldn't be here..."
An Nuan found what Shen Xizhou was saying somewhat laughable.
He was truly willing to say anything now. He was worlds apart from the man he used to be. He wasn't like this before.
"An Nuan, you..."
An Nuan's phone rang. She answered it and spoke gently to the person on the other end. She also generously revealed that she was with Shen Xizhou. She explained the whole situation clearly.
Upon hearing the reply from the other end, An Nuan's face was filled with smiles. Her mood seemed to be quite good.
This, however, was a very bad omen for Shen Xizhou.
He did not want to see this happen.
"An Nuan, do you resent me so much?"
"An Nuan, you said, if I appear here, will Nangong Jin misunderstand?"
Shen Xizhou spoke, his face filled with a smile, "An Nuan, Nangong Jin says he doesn't mind, but in his heart, he does."
Shen Xizhou observed her expression closely. Seeing that her complexion was good, he continued, "An Nuan, I will make you believe me. Can you give me some time? An Nuan, can your heart be with me, even just a little?"
"It's not that you can immediately give your whole heart to me, but can you give me a little bit of your heart?"
All the grievances of these years, at this moment, upon hearing Shen Xizhou's words, instantly felt less unbearable.
Her heart had indeed wavered. She had even considered what if she had given Shen Xizhou a sliver of a chance, would the situation be like this now?
Seeing An Nuan hesitate, and a hint of emotion in her eyes, Shen Xizhou immediately said, "An Nuan, give me one chance, I..."
As Shen Xizhou leaned in, and his kiss was about to fall, she quickly came to her senses. She pushed Shen Xizhou away forcefully and said coldly, "Get lost."
An Nuan's expression was panicked, and her face was pale.
Her hands clenched tightly. At this moment, she felt immense regret. How could she have been so easily persuaded by his words?
An Nuan stood up but was pulled back by Shen Xizhou, who held her tightly in his arms.
Without thinking, An Nuan directly slapped Shen Xizhou across the face.
The sharp 'smack' silenced the two struggling figures.
Shen Xizhou looked at An Nuan with disbelief in his eyes. If it weren't for the pain on his face, he wouldn't have believed that An Nuan had actually laid hands on him.
"An Nuan..."
He did not get angry but looked at An Nuan quietly.
He wanted to explain something, to say something, but meeting An Nuan's hateful gaze, he retracted his words.
"Mr. Shen, I have made myself very clear about some things. I do not wish to say more."
An Nuan's voice was filled with deep helplessness. Why did he keep saying these things to her? Back then, for Xu Ruowei, he had been ruthless towards her. He had spoken such harsh words and said he would never regret them. But now, he regretted it.
She had also said that Shen Xizhou had no way back. Shen Xizhou had smiled and said then, "He wouldn't leave himself without a way back."
But those words, heard now, were utterly ironic.
He who had wished to kill her back then was now desperately begging her. This transformation struck her as highly amusing.
"Shen Xizhou, if you say one more word, I will leave immediately."
An Nuan stood up, shook off Shen Xizhou's arm, and said coldly, "Shen Xizhou, please let go of my hand. We have no relationship anymore. Your actions will only bring me unnecessary trouble."
"An Nuan, I... I have many more things to say to you, you... you can't treat me like this, I..."
Before Shen Xizhou could finish speaking, he held An Nuan tightly, preventing her from leaving.