At the Nangong residence.
"Nangong Jin, can you put me down? I have something very important to do."
"An Nuan, if there's anything, just tell me and I'll have Huo Yuxuan handle it."
An Nuan: "..." The matter she needed to attend to required her to go personally. It would be impractical to send Huo Yuxuan.
"Nangong Jin, I must go this myself," An Nuan said quietly, looking down.
"An Nuan, do you feel there are some things I cannot know?" Nangong Jin's eyes were filled with light. In truth, he longed for An Nuan to tell him everything.
"An Nuan, you can truly rest assured and place your heart with me."
"Everyone will betray you, but I won't."
"An Nuan, won't you place your heart with me?" Nangong Jin said firmly, "Actually, you can try placing your heart with me. I will protect it well."
An Nuan knew Nangong Jin was very good. But she felt he was too good for her. She didn't deserve him.
An Nuan's voice held a trace of helplessness. She quickly said, "Nangong Jin, it's not your fault. Everything is my fault."
"It's me, it's myself who feels I don't deserve you."
"Someone like me is truly not worth you expending so much effort on."
Hearing An Nuan's words, Nangong Jin was truly helpless.
He sighed softly in resignation, "Alright, An Nuan, don't worry. I won't dwell on these matters anymore."
"I believe that, one day, you will have a place for me in your heart."
"It's all a matter of time."
After speaking, Nangong Jin gave An Nuan her space.
He knew An Nuan needed her own space at this moment. She needed to rest well.
Now was really not the time to push too hard.
...
Xu Ruowei shamefacedly followed Shen Xizhou back to the Shen family.
Xu Ruowei lowered her head, contemplating how she should present herself to Shen Xizhou.
Shen Xizhou sat on the sofa, his mood soured by the day's events.
Shen Xizhou ignored Xu Ruowei's presence and went directly to find An Nuan.
Xu Ruowei had tidied herself up, but just as she was feeling pleased, she emerged to find Shen Xizhou gone, and her mood plummeted.
Her hands clenched tightly.
Where did he go?
What should have belonged to her was now gone.
He must have gone to find An Nuan. Yet, Xu Ruowei was still scheming, thinking of ways to manipulate An Nuan.
How to make Shen Xizhou believe her words.
In the hospital.
Xu Ruowei lay on the hospital bed, her complexion unusually pallid.
She spoke weakly, "Xizhou, you've finally come. I thought I would never see you again in this life. I..."
"Ruowei, what happened?" Shen Xizhou sat by the bedside and asked softly.
"Xizhou, after you left, I was troubled."
"That person attacked me for no reason. Nearly, I almost died."
Xu Ruowei's face was pale, filled with fear as she said, "Xizhou, I was so scared. Scared I would never see you again."
"Xizhou, please don't leave, okay? Stay by my side forever, okay?"
Xu Ruowei thought that she needed to keep Shen Xizhou here, preventing him from having a chance to find An Nuan. That way, she would have time.
Shen Xizhou's gaze fell upon Xu Ruowei, watching her without speaking.
She hadn't expected that after saying these words, Shen Xizhou would have no reaction, but simply stand by the side, not uttering a word.
His face was cold, making it impossible to decipher his thoughts.
"Ruowei, many things have happened recently. Some matters, I believe, I need to clarify before I can speak."
"Ruowei, take good care of yourself."
With that, Shen Xizhou turned and left.
Xu Ruowei watched his retreating back with unwillingness.
He said that many things had happened and he needed to think them through before speaking.
She had become this way, yet he could speak such words so calmly.
If it were before, Shen Xizhou would surely have cared for her.
But now, he didn't even care anymore. What was more excessive was that he left her here alone at this moment.
Xu Ruowei had been trying to find out where Shen Xizhou had gone.
When she learned Shen Xizhou had gone to find An Nuan, she disregarded everything else and followed him.
...
Shen Xizhou arrived at the Nangong residence.
Upon seeing Shen Xizhou, Nangong Jin said coldly, "Shen Xizhou, please leave. You are not welcome here."
Shen Xizhou cast a cold glance at Nangong Jin and said coldly, "I am here to find An Nuan. I have something important to tell her."
Nangong Jin found it somewhat amusing, "Shen Xizhou, it's the middle of the night. You want to see my fiancée. Do you think I would let you?"
"Besides, even during the day, I wouldn't let you see her."
Shen Xizhou glanced at Nangong Jin but continued speaking no further.
His gaze was fixed on the staircase, as if waiting for An Nuan to appear.
"Shen Xizhou, actually, there's something I really want to ask you."
"Speak," Shen Xizhou said, looking at Nangong Jin in confusion.
He was somewhat curious as to what question Nangong Jin had for him.
"Shen Xizhou, all the evidence of what Xu Ruowei has done is right in front of you, yet you still believe her and keep her by your side. What are you thinking?"
"You know An Nuan is innocent, yet you don't believe her."
"Don't you think what you're doing is very hard to understand?"
"These are my own affairs. I will handle them myself."
Nangong Jin let out a scoff and laughed loudly, "Shen Xizhou, you can say such a thing so easily."
"Then, can you please leave my sight?"
"Seeing someone like you in front of me makes me feel somewhat disgusted."
"Your attitude towards Xu Ruowei and An Nuan is worlds apart."
"An Nuan is such a good person, why don't you believe her words?"
"Since you don't care about her and don't believe her words, please don't appear before her again, okay?"
"I hope she can be happy."
"Your appearance will directly affect her."
"Since you don't believe her, then don't show up again. Can you?"
Nangong Jin said coldly, looking at Shen Xizhou, "Shen Xizhou, one day, you will regret this."