An Nuan, having just left the Ye family and returned home, discovered that Zhou Chu Mu had been following her.
She glanced at Zhou Chu Mu and said, "Senior Zhou, don't worry, I won't go find Shen Xi Zhou."
"Too many things have happened recently, I just want to rest well."
Zhou Chu Mu looked at An Nuan. He knew this was her way of asking him to leave, and it was time for him to go.
He checked the time. It was already very late, and it was time for him to leave.
Zhou Chu Mu left. An Nuan couldn't fall asleep on her bed, her heart weighed down by something, making it hard to breathe.
At this moment, the door rang again.
An Nuan got up and noticed a wallet nearby. She picked it up and looked at it; it seemed to belong to her senior.
She picked up the wallet, holding it in her hand, and went to open the door. As she opened the door, she didn't look at who was there. Instead, she held the wallet high and said, "Senior, did you drop your wallet? You have to be careful next time. If someone else found it, then..."
The words caught in her throat as her gaze fell upon a pair of long legs.
It wasn't her senior who came to find her? Then who could it be?
Her mind was filled with confusion.
An Nuan hadn't expected that the person coming to find her, Jiang Ran, was actually Li Tian.
This was something she had never anticipated.
Looking at Li Tian, An Nuan instinctively hid the wallet behind her back and looked at Li Tian with an embarrassed expression.
If she had known it was Li Tian coming, she would never have held the wallet so high and said those things.
Seeing An Nuan with her head down, not daring to look up at her, Li Tian's brows furrowed, and her expression remained displeased.
An Nuan felt Li Tian's gaze fixed on her. Just as she was about to say something to explain, Li Tian's sorrowful voice echoed, "An Nuan, have you and Zhou Chu Mu already moved in together?"
"Are you... together now?"
An Nuan's eyes shot up instantly, staring at Li Tian with shock and disbelief. Her heart churned like a stormy sea; she didn't understand why Li Tian would think that.
As she was about to clarify, Li Tian spoke again.
"An Nuan, congratulations. I sincerely wish you and Zhou Chu Mu happiness together."
As she said this, tears began to stream down her face uncontrollably.
She had already guessed that Zhou Chu Mu would be with An Nuan, but she hadn't expected it to happen so soon.
She had just returned from abroad, and they were already living together.
Even then, she had been harboring the hope that perhaps, for a moment, Zhou Chu Mu would see her worth and start paying attention to her.
But now, it seemed all her hopes were in vain. Those beautiful thoughts could only be imagined, not exist.
Faced with Li Tian's nonsensical words, An Nuan felt a bad premonition. Had Li Tian misunderstood something?
An Nuan looked at Li Tian. Seeing her filled with grief and indignation, she grabbed her hand and said firmly, "Li Tian, you've misunderstood. Things are not as you think."
"An Nuan, you don't need to comfort me. I saw it all. In fact, I already knew the truth. It's just that I was unwilling to admit it."
Li Tian said forlornly. Although she didn't want to admit it, the truth and facts were right in front of her, and she couldn't say anything more.
An Nuan looked at Li Tian. She knew Li Tian had misunderstood, but she had to find a way to clarify things.
An Nuan walked up to Li Tian and reached out, wanting to grasp her hand and explain, but Li Tian seemed to resist her approach and pushed her away. She looked coldly at An Nuan and said sternly, "An Nuan, although I've withdrawn and I'm willing to bless you and Zhou Chu Mu, I'm doing all this for Zhou Chu Mu, not for you."
"But, An Nuan, don't get too smug," Li Tian said fiercely, gritting her teeth. "An Nuan, do you think that just because Zhou Chu Mu chose you now, you can rest easy? But remember, if you make even the slightest mistake, I will return."
"And at that time, I won't give up this opportunity again."
"An Nuan, you should cherish this opportunity."
"Li Tian, it's not like that," An Nuan cried out anxiously. "Zhou Chu Mu and I are not together, nor do we have a relationship. He has always been my senior."
"Li Tian, don't give up on Zhou Chu Mu. You two are the most suitable for each other."
"Li Tian, Zhou Chu Mu needs you the most right now, not me. If I stay by his side, I will only drag you down."
An Nuan pleaded, her eyes filled with helplessness.
She had explained, but she didn't understand why Li Tian wouldn't listen to her.
Li Tian looked at An Nuan, as if trying to see through her. She wondered if what An Nuan was saying was true or false. Perhaps she was lying to her? Perhaps this was a trap set by An Nuan?
An Nuan suddenly thought of something. Yes, in Li Tian's eyes, she had snatched Zhou Chu Mu away. How could she not hate her to death? How could she believe what she said?
An Nuan seemed to recall something important. She raised the ring in her hand.
"Li Tian, this is my wedding ring with Ye Qing Cheng. I am already Mrs. Ye."
"Zhou Chu Mu and I will never have any relationship."
"Li Tian, you and Zhou Chu Mu should both be well, and I hope you can persevere. Only you can bring Zhou Chu Mu happiness."
Li Tian looked at An Nuan in surprise, a glimmer of emotion in her eyes. She seemed to believe what An Nuan was saying.
"Are... are you really Mrs. Ye?" Li Tian asked carefully, as if trying to confirm something.
An Nuan nodded. "Yes, I am Mrs. Ye."
"Do you know? Ye Qing Cheng suffered misfortune because of me. I don't want anyone to suffer misfortune because of me again."
"Too many people have been implicated because of me."
"I don't want Senior Zhou to get entangled in this."
Li Tian looked at An Nuan with emotion. "Is what you're saying true?"
"It's all true. Believe me."
"I know you, Li Tian."
"You're the junior who has been paying attention to Senior Zhou."
Li Tian's face instantly flushed with a little embarrassment.
An Nuan smiled gently and said, "Li Tian, you need to focus your thoughts and time on Senior Zhou, understand?"
"As long as you keep persisting, I think Senior Zhou will see your worth."
Li Tian nodded heavily. Her gaze fell on An Nuan, and seeing the injury on her forehead from being pushed down earlier, she looked at An Nuan apologetically. She helped An Nuan up and said, "An Nuan, I'm sorry. I was too impatient just now. That's why I..."
An Nuan shook her head. "It's okay."
"Li Tian, I hope you can persevere and never give up."
An Nuan sincerely wished Li Tian well and truly hoped that Li Tian and Zhou Chu Mu would find happiness. She was already an unfortunate person, and she didn't want those around her to become unhappy too.