An Nuan thought that as long as she didn't make things difficult for Xu Ruowei, Xu Ruowei certainly wouldn't pester her. However, she eventually realized that while she had always let Xu Ruowei off the hook, Xu Ruowei had never considered letting her go.
And Xu Ruowei would seize any opportunity to put her to death.
She was utterly disgusted.
Xu Ruowei looked at An Nuan and said, "An Nuan, I know you resent me. You targeted me because of Shen Xizhou."
"But, An Nuan, you need to know that Shen Xizhou has already made it very clear to you that he doesn't have you in his heart. He only has me in his heart. The person he loves, from beginning to end, has always been me." Xu Ruowei said loudly, "An Nuan, what's the point of you constantly pestering Shen Xizhou like this?"
"You already have Nan Gongjin by your side, so you should just stay with Nan Gongjin."
An Nuan's hands clenched tightly. She looked at Xu Ruowei with icy eyes. "Xu Ruowei, it has always been you who pestered me, always you who came looking for me."
"I said long ago that I no longer have any feelings for Shen Xizhou."
"He is no longer in my heart."
"My current boyfriend is Nan Gongjin."
"I even said before that Shen Xizhou is garbage I threw away, and I don't have a habit of keeping garbage."
An Nuan walked directly to Nan Gongjin, a smile on her face. "Nan Gongjin, I accept your proposal. For the rest of my life, no matter what storms come, I will face them with you."
"Xu Ruowei, are you satisfied now?"
"Are you reassured now?"
"Reassured?" Xu Ruowei curled her lips, but said coldly, "An Nuan, do you really expect me to believe these words when you say them?"
"In front of so many people, you were only forced to say them. But who knows what you're truly thinking in your heart?"
"Also, are you sure Nan Gongjin will really marry you? You know, the Nan Gong family is a very distinguished one. How could they agree to have a woman as disgraced as you by Nan Gongjin's side?"
"Is that so?" At this moment, a deep, resonant voice rang out. "I never knew that the affairs of my Nan Gong family had reached a point where someone who is clearly ignorant and insignificant would dare to speak so presumptuously."
"Heh, the Nan Gong family knows best what kind of people belong to the Nan Gong family."
"However, to speak such slanderous words is truly disgusting."
"Who is it that dares to speak such disparaging words?"
All eyes turned, and they saw Nan Gongjin's grandfather.
Those people were instantly stunned.
After all, when Elder Nan Gong spoke, it carried considerable weight.
Elder Nan Gong hurried to An Nuan's side, a smile on his face. "My granddaughter-in-law, you have suffered injustice."
"It's all Shen Xizhou's fault, this brat, how could he let the apple of his eye suffer grievances?"
"Heh, he's not afraid of being laughed at."
Elder Nan Gong glared fiercely at Nan Gongjin and said coldly, "You handle the rest of this matter yourself."
"If you don't handle it properly, then you don't need to come back to the Nan Gong family."
Everyone present gasped.
For An Nuan's sake, the Nan Gong family would say such a thing, which was enough to show how much they valued An Nuan.
Everyone began to whisper about the matter.
"Elder Nan Gong?" Xu Ruowei's face was extremely unsightly. She had just said something casually, but she hadn't expected the Nan Gong family to value An Nuan so highly as to stand up for her. Nan Gongjin speaking up for An Nuan might not have been much. But Elder Nan Gong stepping forward was truly a major event.
When had Elder Nan Gong appeared? And how much of what was said had he overheard?
"An Nuan, I didn't know you had already met Nan Gongjin's family. And even set a wedding date."
"If I had known this, I wouldn't have said those things just now."
Her eyes were filled with unwillingness and jealousy, but now, with all the pressure on her, she couldn't pretend that nothing had happened. She had to persevere alone.
With a smile more bitter than tears, she said, "An Nuan, I'm sorry. About what just happened, I was too emotional and said those things. I know it's all my fault."
Xu Ruowei lowered her head, her eyes filled with reluctance.
At this moment, Xu Ruowei's heart was filled with the thought: why didn't Shen Xizhou step forward to speak for her?
Now, only Shen Xizhou could help her.
Shen Xizhou had not stepped forward to speak for her. Finally, she could only gently tug at Shen Xizhou's sleeve, her voice full of grievance and sobs. "Xizhou, I... I really didn't know this would happen."
"I was really provoked by An Nuan just now, which is why I did those thoughtless things."
Xu Ruowei spoke all sorts of flattering words.
Shen Xizhou remained silent, his gaze fixed on the large screen in front of him, which was playing footage of all the things Xu Ruowei had done to An Nuan.
Xu Ruowei noticed that Shen Xizhou's gaze towards her had changed.
Thus, she also looked towards the screen, and then said anxiously, "Xizhou, no, it's not like that."
Xu Ruowei truly hadn't expected that her original intention was to make An Nuan lose face and put her in a difficult position. But now, it was she who was in an embarrassing situation.
She had always been envious of An Nuan living such a good life.
But now, An Nuan was not only backed by Nan Gongjin but by the entire Nan Gong family who stood up for her.
Xu Ruowei hated An Nuan to death, but her face immediately broke into a smile. "An Nuan, I'm truly sorry about just now."
"Can you please explain to Xizhou that what's on the screen is fake?" She couldn't think of a better request at this moment.
"An Nuan, that's all fake."
"Xizhou, that's all fake. I don't know why this happened."
Nan Gongjin said coldly, "Xu Ruowei, are you saying that what my grandfather presented is fake? That my grandfather is framing you?"
"That's fine, I'll have someone investigate the matter clearly."
"As for whether it's real or fake, you don't need to say it, the truth will be revealed."
An Nuan looked gratefully at the people in front of her, her eyes full of smiles.
Nan Gongjin and Elder Nan Gong treated her exceptionally well.
Her life was truly worth it.
Shen Xizhou glanced at An Nuan, and finally spoke, "An Nuan, can we just let this matter go?"
An Nuan looked at Shen Xizhou and smiled, a smile so loud it was almost chilling.
Shen Xizhou, for Xu Ruowei's sake, was bowing his head to her, begging her to let Xu Ruowei go.
He must have loved Xu Ruowei deeply.