As An Nuan turned to go inside, Nan Gong Jin seemed to remember something important. He walked up to An Nuan and said firmly, "I'll accompany you inside."
"Those people are all crazy. Who knows what's going on in their minds? I'd better go in with you."
An Nuan wanted to say something more, but seeing Nan Gong Jin's determination, she finally said nothing. After all, what Nan Gong Jin said wasn't entirely unreasonable.
An Nuan walked in with Nan Gong Jin in front of everyone, and as soon as she got her bag, she turned and left. She didn't want to linger there.
Xia Wan Qing thought the matter was over, but when she saw An Nuan reappear, her nerves tensed up. Why had she shown up again? She watched An Nuan warily, thinking she absolutely couldn't let An Nuan stir up any more trouble. She softly called out, "Wen Yun." Xia Wan Qing kept calling for Ji Wen Yun, but Ji Wen Yun didn't react at all. A hint of unwillingness flashed in Xia Wan Qing's eyes. She knew An Nuan had stolen Ji Wen Yun's attention again. She resented it to the point of madness. Why was it that everything changed the moment An Nuan appeared? "Wen Yun, I feel unwell," Xia Wan Qing said aggrievedly, tears streaming down her face.
Knowing that his hand was held tightly by Xia Wan Qing, and hearing her inappropriate voice, he finally turned his attention to her. His gaze finally fell on Xia Wan Qing, and he said with concern in his eyes, "Wan Qing, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"
"Wen Yun, I don't know what's wrong, I just feel unwell." Thinking that Xia Wan Qing's health had always been poor, and that the recent events must have been quite a shock to her, he worried if there was something wrong with her condition. His eyes were filled with heartache, and after a long while, he said, "I'll take you to the hospital."
An Nuan found this scene laughable. Xia Wan Qing's pretense was obvious at a glance, yet Ji Wen Yun seemed oblivious, still doting on her. However, when she met Xia Wan Qing's resentful gaze, An Nuan felt incredibly excited. How could she not be in a good mood seeing Xia Wan Qing's discomfiture? A rare smile appeared on An Nuan's face.
At this moment, Shen Xi Zhou, who was standing nearby, fixed his gaze directly on An Nuan. Seeing that Nan Gong Jin and her were holding hands, he felt the scene before him was utterly appalling, truly to the extreme. His eyes were filled with mockery and disdain. When he saw An Nuan and Nan Gong Jin about to leave, he became anxious. He blurted out with some impatience, "An Nuan, you're truly disgusting. What you said to me back then, thinking about it now, is truly ironic."
"Mr. Shen, my affairs have nothing to do with you."
"Who was in the wrong first? How can Mr. Shen still have the face to say such things to me?"
"Mr. Shen, please get out of my sight."
"Mr. Shen, please don't change the subject."
"Mr. Shen, even standing with you makes me feel disgusted. Those words, those years of sincerity, consider them fed to the dogs."
"Mr. Shen, please, stay away. Even if you see me, just pretend not to know me."
"Mr. Shen, I'm begging you, don't appear before me, because I'm afraid my boyfriend will be unhappy."
"I think Mr. Shen must be the same, right?"
"Mr. Shen surely doesn't want his fiancée to know that you and I have any connection, right?"
I'm afraid my boyfriend will be unhappy? How dare An Nuan say these words so openly in front of her? Did she really not care anymore?
Hearing An Nuan's cool words, Shen Xi Zhou finally sobered up from his jealousy. Yes, he had no relationship with An Nuan anymore. And what she said was quite mild compared to what he had done to her. However, when he heard An Nuan mention Ruo Wei again with such mockery in her tone, he found her truly unreasonable. Just now, he had felt a flicker of guilt towards her, but thinking about it now, it was utterly ridiculous. How could someone like An Nuan be worthy of it?
"An Nuan, let's go. We still have a lot to deal with," Nan Gong Jin said, wanting only to take An Nuan's hand and leave. He didn't want An Nuan to have too much contact with Shen Xi Zhou. It wasn't out of jealousy of Shen Xi Zhou's past with An Nuan. It was because Shen Xi Zhou's appearance would only hurt An Nuan.
"An Nuan, let's go. Talking to him here is simply a waste of time," Nan Gong Jin said, pulling her hand as he prepared to leave.
"An Nuan," Shen Xi Zhou called out coldly. Although he disliked An Nuan, seeing her and Nan Gong Jin holding hands made him insanely jealous. However, An Nuan and Nan Gong Jin ignored him, treating his words as if they were mere whispers. But Shen Xi Zhou persisted, blocking their path: "An Nuan, it seems we need to clarify some things."
Shen Xi Zhou's words made An Nuan find it somewhat amusing. Some things we need to clarify? She didn't think there was anything left to clarify between her and Shen Xi Zhou. It had all been made clear enough.
Nan Gong Jin shielded An Nuan tightly in his embrace, his face cold as he looked at Shen Xi Zhou and said icily, "Shen Xi Zhou, what do you want? An Nuan has already made herself clear. Please stop bothering her."
"Shen Xi Zhou, what's wrong? Do you still want to have your cake and eat it too? Thinking of An Nuan here, while also having Xu Ruo Wei?"
"Or do you think An Nuan doesn't deserve happiness? That she can only be tormented by you forever?"
"Shen Xi Zhou, let me tell you, you'll likely be disappointed."
"As long as I'm here, An Nuan will be the happiest person in her life."
"I will make An Nuan realize that she was blind to have been with you in the first place."
"Actually, everyone except you has been very good to her."
"You, Shen Xi Zhou, were just using the excuse of loving her to torment her."
"Mr. Shen, stop saying hurtful things here."
"Nan Gong Jin, this is between me and An Nuan. How can an outsider like you know about our affairs?" Shen Xi Zhou said coldly, glaring at Nan Gong Jin as if he wanted to tear him apart.
"Shen Xi Zhou, I think An Nuan has already made things very clear. Please stop bothering her."
"I just want to clarify things. I just want to ask her why things turned out this way." Shen Xi Zhou said with a hint of confusion in his eyes, "Why, when things were perfectly fine, did they end up like this? I want to know the reason."