An Nuan and Nangong Jin's wedding proceeded as planned.
Shen Xizhou also attended.
Upon seeing Shen Xizhou, An Nuan's eyes were filled with confusion.
Why did he come? This was her and Nangong Jin's wedding.
Nangong Jin stood beside An Nuan. Noticing her dazed expression, he took her arm and asked with a calm smile, "Nuan Nuan, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Or uncomfortable somewhere?"
"Nuan Nuan."
An Nuan's gaze fell upon Shen Xizhou. Nangong Jin, standing at the side, saw this clearly.
At that moment, his grip tightened slightly. In fact, he regretted inviting Shen Xizhou.
But upon careful reflection, he realized An Nuan's heart was still with Shen Xizhou. What more could he say?
An Nuan was by his side, a smile on her face. Yet, the smile was not genuine; it was feigned.
He knew very well that An Nuan was pretending, only to spare him from sadness.
She didn't want him to feel uncomfortable because of her.
"Why did you let Shen Xizhou come?" An Nuan asked softly.
"It's our wedding. He's the last person who should be here. I don't want to see him."
Nangong Jin smiled, a light chuckle escaping his lips. "Nuan Nuan, you said you've already moved on from Shen Xizhou."
"But, An Nuan, if you had truly let him go, you wouldn't be saying this now."
An Nuan looked at Nangong Jin and said earnestly, "Nangong Jin, you've misunderstood. I truly have no feelings for Shen Xizhou anymore."
"Consider him a stranger."
"Have you really given up?"
An Nuan smiled. "Nangong Jin, you are wonderful. Do you know that in my eyes, I've always felt I wasn't good enough for you, not the other way around?"
"Nangong Jin, I'm very clear now. My feelings for you are genuine."
"Perhaps, from the very beginning, I was with you out of gratitude."
"But Nangong Jin, the heart is made of flesh. I have fallen deeply in love with you."
"Nangong Jin, my heart already holds you."
"For the rest of my life, I will make you believe that I truly love you." An Nuan knew that perhaps, to Nangong Jin, these words might sound like mere comfort.
Just then, Shen Xizhou approached. He looked at An Nuan and said with deep emotion, "An Nuan, I was wrong. About those things, I know I misunderstood you."
"I've been living in remorse all this time."
Shen Xizhou's eyes reddened. He reached out, wanting to take An Nuan's hand, but she directly evaded him. An Nuan looked at Shen Xizhou with caution in her eyes.
An Nuan's action struck Shen Xizhou directly.
An Nuan looked at Shen Xizhou coldly.
But remembering what he had done to her back then, Shen Xizhou felt that An Nuan's actions towards him were of a completely different nature.
His methods towards her back then had been so cruel.
An Nuan looked at Shen Xizhou with disdain and said coldly, "Mr. Shen, not all remorse can earn forgiveness."
"Can a single 'I'm sorry' erase what you've done?"
"Mr. Shen, do you think that as long as you bow your head and say sorry, I should forgive you?"
Shen Xizhou was stunned by An Nuan's words.
He looked at An Nuan, wanting to grab her hand, but in the end, An Nuan directly shook him off.
"An Nuan, I know that what I did back then was all my fault."
"I'm sorry, please, will you forgive me?"
An Nuan laughed, a loud, booming laugh.
Ha, Shen Xizhou was actually begging her. Begging her for forgiveness.
Heh, it was truly laughable.
Back then, when Shen Xizhou spoke to her, when he did those things to her, was he planning to just write it all off with a single sentence now?
Shen Xizhou looked at An Nuan, puzzled.
An Nuan said sarcastically, "Shen Xizhou, I knelt before you back then, begging you to listen to my explanation, begging you to forgive me, begging you to give me a chance."
"But how did you treat me?"
An Nuan said with disdain, "Mr. Shen has forgotten? Then, Mr. Shen, would you like me to remind you again? Then you wouldn't be able to say such things."
Shen Xizhou's expression turned unsightly. "An Nuan, I apologize. I know it was my fault before. I shouldn't have treated you that way."
"Can't you even give me one chance?"
Upon hearing the wedding march, Shen Xizhou even became agitated and said anxiously, "An Nuan, I'll kneel and beg you, can you give me one more chance?"
"Mr. Shen, even if you say sorry a hundred or a thousand times, it's no use."
"Shen Xizhou, back then, when you were defending Xu Ruowei, when you watched Xu Ruowei torment me, and you remained indifferent, do you think I have any reason to forgive you?"
"An Nuan, at that time, I..."
As Shen Xizhou was about to explain, An Nuan said coldly, "Mr. Shen, please move aside."
"It's my wedding, and it's about to begin. Are you going to stand in my way the entire time? Mr. Shen has already caused me enough pain. Are you going to ruin this important moment for me now?"
Shen Xizhou finally moved aside obediently, no longer blocking An Nuan's path.
Yes, what right did he have to be here now? Absolutely none.
He had done so many hurtful things to her. Now that she had finally found happiness, was he going to destroy it?
Shen Xizhou didn't insist further and left.
He understood that he wasn't meant to be here.
He turned and left.
An Nuan and Nangong Jin's wedding proceeded smoothly. Apart from Shen Xizhou's appearance, which disrupted the wedding, there were no major issues.
Li Tian looked at An Nuan's happy smile and said, "Nuan Nuan, it's so good to see you happy."
"Nuan Nuan, I hope you will always be happy."
An Nuan glanced at Li Tian and pulled her aside, asking softly, "Li Tian, what about you and Huo Yuxuan? How are things?"
An Nuan's words made Li Tian's face blush.
"Nuan Nuan, you're teasing me now, aren't you?"
"Li Tian, Huo Yuxuan is a good choice."
"You will be happy with Huo Yuxuan."
Li Tian looked at An Nuan hesitantly. She sighed, and after a long pause, said, "But I've been through too much. I don't want to go through it again. I'm already very tired."