An Nuan had initially thought that Zhou Chu Mu had already left, especially since he had departed in anger. However, by the door, she saw him leaning against the frame, a hint of awkwardness on his face.
"Xue Chang, I thought you had left."
"Nuan Nuan, I came today because I received a phone call. I asked who it was, but no one answered. The person on the other end simply said that An Nuan was in danger and I should go save her."
"By the time I wanted to ask more, the call had already been disconnected."
"Xue Chang, did the voice sound familiar?" An Nuan asked, her voice filled with a touch of excitement.
After hearing Xia Wan Qing's words just now, she suddenly felt that Xia Wan Qing had said Xu Ruo Wei had told her. If that were the case, then perhaps the call Zhou Chu Mu received was also from Xu Ruo Wei?
Zhou Chu Mu looked at An Nuan. He knew what she was thinking, but he shook his head. "It wasn't Xu Ruo Wei. I've heard her voice before."
She instantly felt a pang of disappointment. However, she thought, even if it had been Xu Ruo Wei, Shen Xi Zhou wouldn't believe her anyway. Since that was the case, why should she dwell on it? It would only cause her unnecessary distress.
"Xue Chang, these things are in the past, so let them be. There's no need to dwell on them."
"Besides, even if we found the truth, even if we presented evidence, it's not guaranteed that anyone would believe it," An Nuan said. Her face appeared relaxed, but the hand by her side was clenched tightly, revealing her inner unwillingness.
Despite her reluctance, she forcefully suppressed it.
Many things were actually quite clear, and there was evidence for everything. Yet, Shen Xi Zhou simply refused to believe it. In that case, what use was it for her to find that evidence?
That evidence was like garbage.
When Zhou Chu Mu wanted to continue the topic, An Nuan directly interrupted him.
Zhou Chu Mu could only touch his nose and let out a sigh of helplessness.
An Nuan looked at Zhou Chu Mu and recalled when Li Tian had come to see her last time, her pleading eyes, and what she had said.
She had originally intended to find an opportunity to talk to Xue Chang about it. Now was a good chance, wasn't it?
A peculiar light flickered in An Nuan's eyes as she looked at Zhou Chu Mu.
Zhou Chu Mu also felt An Nuan's gaze on him, and it was rather strange.
A shiver ran down his spine. "Nuan Nuan, if you have something to say, just say it. Please don't look at me like that; it's a little scary."
Hearing this, An Nuan chuckled. "Xue Chang, I just have something to tell you. I don't mean anything else. You don't need to be so scared."
"Then ask," Zhou Chu Mu said, a smile on his face.
An Nuan didn't hesitate and immediately asked, "Xue Chang, what are you planning to do about Li Tian?"
"I can tell that Li Tian truly loves you, and she is someone worth protecting," An Nuan said firmly.
Zhou Chu Mu looked at An Nuan, his brow furrowing slightly. "Li Tian came to find you?"
An Nuan hesitated for a moment before finally nodding.
Li Tian had indeed come to see her. Furthermore, if she claimed Li Tian hadn't visited, then how would she know these things?
And if Zhou Chu Mu wanted to know more, he could investigate and find out everything. Lying was not a good option.
It was better to tell the truth. If Zhou Chu Mu knew, he wouldn't investigate.
Zhou Chu Mu looked at An Nuan with surprise in his eyes. He hadn't expected An Nuan to directly admit that Li Tian had sought her out.
What was An Nuan thinking?
"Did she make things difficult for you?" Zhou Chu Mu's brow furrowed further, his expression growing even more displeased.
Seeing this, An Nuan felt a prickle of fear. Had there been a misunderstanding?
She quickly explained, "No, please don't misunderstand."
"Li Tian did come to see me, but she didn't make things difficult for me. She just spoke about you."
"She's known you for a long time and has silently stayed by your side. Of course, you didn't know that she loved you, even loved you more than herself."
"She has been working hard to keep up with your pace."
"You like finance, so she gave up her favorite major, design, and chose finance, a field she disliked the most, even detested."
"I asked Li Tian if she regretted it, and she shook her head, saying she didn't regret it."
"She has never regretted anything she did for you."
"She even showed me your photos, Xue Chang, photos from junior high, high school, and university. There were even photos of you in the library."
"Li Tian must truly love you deeply."
"If she didn't love you so deeply, she wouldn't have put in so much effort. Those things are not easy to accomplish."
An Nuan continued speaking, as if wanting to recount everything Li Tian had done for Zhou Chu Mu.
"An Nuan, you don't need to worry that I'll pester you. You really don't need to say these things."
"Actually, the position of Mrs. Ye isn't what you truly want. You only agreed to it for Ye Qing Cheng."
"You feel that if it weren't for you, Ye Qing Cheng wouldn't have had such a thing happen."
An Nuan listened quietly to Zhou Chu Mu's words, her eyes filled with confusion. After a long pause, she finally spoke, "Zhou Xue Chang, you..."
"An Nuan, in reality, the person you care about, the person you hold dear, is Shen Xi Zhou."
"Even though he hurt you a lot, perhaps only Shen Xi Zhou can truly enter your heart."
An Nuan wanted to say, no, that's not true.
But Zhou Chu Mu said with absolute certainty, "An Nuan, you want to say that what I'm saying is incorrect?"
"But, ultimately, only you know what you are thinking in your heart."
"You say otherwise, but if you didn't care, you wouldn't have said those words."
"Xue Chang..."
"Enough. I understand about Li Tian."
"Xue Chang, I'm not saying these things so that you must be with Li Tian. I just want to say that these are things you need to know."
"As for how you will handle this matter, that is your decision to make."
"Xue Chang, I've said what I needed to say. As for..."
Zhou Chu Mu looked at An Nuan and said calmly, "An Nuan, I will handle these things myself. You should focus on handling your own matters first."
"What exactly happened between you and Shen Xi Zhou? Why has it become like this?"
An Nuan hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she remained silent.
In truth, she herself wanted to ask, to clarify things. The way things were now, even she couldn't understand it.