"An Nuan, what's wrong? Did something happen? You've seemed preoccupied ever since you sat down," Nangong Jin asked with concern.
She had been like this from the moment she sat before him.
He had never seen An Nuan like this before.
Just as An Nuan was about to speak, Huo Yuxuan entered.
Huo Yuxuan was in a frantic hurry. He was about to say something when he saw An Nuan and immediately fell silent, standing to the side, completely speechless.
Huo Yuxuan was utterly bewildered. He couldn't understand why An Nuan was here. No, it couldn't be.
Didn't An Nuan belong at the branch company? She had appeared so suddenly.
In that case, should he say what he came to say, or not?
Fine, it seemed he couldn't say it.
An Nuan felt that Huo Yuxuan's gaze towards her was rather strange.
Nangong Jin glanced at Huo Yuxuan and said with displeasure, "Is there something? If not, you may leave."
Did his tone imply he was annoyed about the interruption?
"Yes, yes, I'll be going right away..." Huo Yuxuan thought for a moment and decided against it. He'd better say it later. Now that the main party was present, blurting it out seemed inappropriate.
Most importantly, An Nuan was here, and Nangong Jin was so calm. It seemed he didn't know what had happened. If he did, he wouldn't be this composed.
Since An Nuan hadn't said anything, she must have her reasons. Therefore, he wouldn't say anything either.
Perhaps he could discuss it with An Nuan later.
"Huo Yuxuan, you seem anxious, so you must have something to say."
"Is it something I shouldn't hear?" An Nuan asked considerately.
Huo Yuxuan thought: No, it's not that you *can't* hear it. It's just that I don't know if you *should* hear it, or if I can say it in front of you.
Nangong Jin sensed that An Nuan's entire attention was focused on Huo Yuxuan, and she was clearly distressed.
"Just say whatever you need to say."
Huo Yuxuan's eyes widened, looking at Nangong Jin with confusion. Was he joking? Was he crazy? These were Huo Yuxuan's immediate thoughts.
"It's that Madam was troubled by Xia Wanqing, and almost, almost lost her life."
Nangong Jin immediately stood up, looking An Nuan up and down, confirming she was unharmed.
Only then did he turn his gaze to Huo Yuxuan, as if to say: You'd better explain what you just said.
Huo Yuxuan thought: She's right here, why don't you just ask An Nuan? Staring at me and asking me, isn't that a bit excessive?
These words, he could only keep to himself.
Huo Yuxuan's gaze fell on An Nuan, wondering if, at this critical juncture, she wouldn't step forward to speak up for herself.
"Nangong Jin, if you want to know anything, you can just ask me. Don't trouble Huo Yuxuan."
Huo Yuxuan felt like crying. Actually, you just need to step forward and speak, the rest isn't necessary.
There seemed to be a misunderstanding.
"An Nuan, I'm just too worried about you, that's why I'm like this."
Hearing Nangong Jin's words, An Nuan seemed to calm down a bit.
"Nangong Jin, the reason I didn't tell you about this is because I was worried you would go looking for Shen Xizhou's trouble."
"I don't want you to cause trouble because of me."
"It's not that I'm worried about Shen Xizhou, but rather, it's not worth it to let yourself be upset because of Shen Xizhou."
Nangong Jin gazed at An Nuan, a flicker of light in his eyes and a hint of helplessness in his voice, "An Nuan, I promised you I would protect you, that you wouldn't be harmed in any way."
"But when those people attacked you, I didn't know anything. If Huo Yuxuan hadn't told me, you probably wouldn't have told me about it, would you?"
"Nangong Jin, do you know why I didn't tell you about this?"
An Nuan's voice carried a hint of helplessness as she said, "I was just worried you would go to Shen Xizhou for retribution."
"You're just going to let this go? Are you content with that?"
Nangong Jin's voice clearly held his unwillingness, but he also understood that if he were to take action, he needed An Nuan's consent. Without An Nuan's agreement, it would be difficult to explain the consequences.
An Nuan knew that Nangong Jin cared about her the most.
Looking at Nangong Jin, An Nuan said anxiously, "Nangong Jin, can we just let this matter rest?"
"An Nuan, if you let Xia Wanqing off so easily, she'll dare to attack you again next time. She won't be afraid."
"Every time you let her off so easily, Xia Wanqing won't be afraid at all."
"This time, you were lucky to have encountered Shen Xizhou, but what about next time? Will you be as lucky?"
"Most importantly, I don't want you to have any further involvement with Shen Xizhou."
"An Nuan, what Shen Xizhou is doing now is to win back your heart. I'm afraid, afraid of slowly losing you."
"An Nuan, are you worried that Xia Wanqing has Ji Wenyun protecting her? Is that why you're letting her go?"
"You don't need to worry. I don't take the Ji Corporation seriously."
"Nangong Jin, let it go, can we just put this matter to rest here?"
An Nuan tried to speak, but Nangong Jin interrupted her.
In reality, this matter had little to do with Ji Wenyun. The fault lay with Xia Wanqing.
After all that had happened, even if Ji Wenyun remembered their past, he still chose to stand with Xia Wanqing and speak for her.
She thought, let this matter go.
"An Nuan, are you worried about me? You really don't need to worry about me."
"An Nuan, I won't take action this time. However, I hope that next time, no matter what happens, you will tell me, okay?"
"I can also promise that I won't act rashly."
"Only, I hope that no matter what happens, you will tell me. That I will know everything about you immediately," Nangong Jin said earnestly. "I don't want to hear about your affairs from someone else."
Nangong Jin's words made An Nuan feel even more guilty.
Indeed, she had intentionally hidden this matter from Nangong Jin.
She thought that since the fault lay with Xia Wanqing, Xia Wanqing wouldn't bring the matter to Nangong Jin's attention.
However, she hadn't expected Huo Yuxuan to tell Nangong Jin.
"Nangong Jin, I just didn't want you to be distracted by my affairs. Most importantly, in my opinion, this matter is not a very important one."
"I thought it didn't need to be mentioned."
"An Nuan, you must remember, there are no small matters concerning you. All your affairs are major matters to me."
Nangong Jin said passionately.
An Nuan lowered her gaze, her heart feeling increasingly guilty.