An Nuan spoke calmly, as if discussing something unrelated to herself.
This was the Shen family's residence, and it was possible Xu Ruowei might appear at any moment. She didn't want any further entanglement with Shen Xizhou.
Moreover, she had been speaking in a submissive tone since her arrival. She hadn't angered Shen Xizhou.
An Nuan stood up, intending to leave. Most importantly, she hadn't told Shen Xizhou anything.
She felt that even if she did, it would be useless.
As An Nuan stood to leave, she was stopped by Shen Xizhou. The man looked at her with a dark intensity and said coldly, "An Nuan, do you think the Shen family is a place you can come and go as you please?"
"Do you think that after saying those words, I will immediately let Zhou Chumu go? Or do you think your position in my heart is so important that you would act this way?"
An Nuan looked up at the man who had stopped her, her eyes filled with confusion. She understood Shen Xizhou less and less. He already had Xu Ruowei, and he hated her to the extreme. So why didn't she just stay out of his sight?
She had always maintained a distance from him.
Yet, she understood Shen Xizhou even less, and he kept circling around her.
Facing Shen Xizhou's difficult questions, An Nuan did not get angry. Instead, she remained very calm. She said gently, "Mr. Shen, I wish you and Xu Ruowei a happy life together. I also beg Mr. Shen to let me and those around me go, can you?"
"Mr. Shen, can I leave now?"
She looked at Shen Xizhou calmly, her face devoid of any emotion.
"An Nuan, since I let you come, do you think you can leave here so smoothly?"
"Xu Ruowei is naturally a thousand times better than you."
"You always have a little bit of self-awareness."
An Nuan quietly listened to Shen Xizhou's words. Her heart didn't ache as much anymore. Perhaps she had heard such words too many times, and they had numbed her.
She couldn't recall when her thoughts had become like this.
"Mr. Shen is right. Xu Ruowei is naturally the best woman in the world, and she is a perfect match for Mr. Shen. Mr. Shen is truly fortunate to have found such a good partner."
"Naturally, such good fortune is not something everyone has."
An Nuan said calmly, "Mr. Shen, my presence will only be an eyesore. For your and Xu Ruowei's happiness, I will not appear before you."
"Heh, I want you to watch Xu Ruowei and me be happy. As for you? Remember, you can never escape my grasp."
As he spoke, he gripped her neck, looking at her with disdain and coldness.
An Nuan looked at the person before her with shock and disbelief. Her body trembled, but she finally suppressed her fear.
She forced herself to look at Shen Xizhou, forcing herself to face the person in front of her. She shouted in her heart: Do not be afraid, do not retreat.
She knew that Shen Xizhou would never let her go. She knew that at this moment, the most she should do was escape. Yet, in the end, she chose to face him.
Looking at the man before her, her heart seemed to return to those beautiful days.
Those were the days she was happiest.
Shen Xizhou looked at An Nuan coldly and said with disdain, "An Nuan, you should be clear that if I wanted to deal with you, your position as Mrs. Ye would not be safe."
"Tell me, should I strip you of your position as Mrs. Ye?"
A bitterness welled up inside her. An Nuan looked at the man before her with caution, "Mr. Shen, I don't care about the position of Mrs. Ye. I only care about the people of the Ye family."
"Oh, is that so? The people of the Ye family?"
Shen Xizhou said coldly, "The Ye family believes you now. But, if I were to ruin you in front of the Ye family, have the Ye family ruin you, do you think your position as Mrs. Ye would still be yours?"
An Nuan looked at Shen Xizhou, her face looking somewhat displeased, "Mr. Shen, if you want to do it, then do it.
"Oh, really?"
"I suddenly feel like I shouldn't say it. I will destroy the Ye family, and let the Ye family know that the Ye family was destroyed because of you. Then, do you think the Ye family will hate you to the bone?"
"At that time, there will be no one in this world who cares about you."
An Nuan didn't care how Shen Xizhou treated her. But at this moment, upon hearing Shen Xizhou say he wanted to destroy the Ye family, her body was filled with rage. Her hands, placed at her sides, clenched tightly. Her face was full of anger as she said, "Shen Xizhou, you cannot do this."
"Shen Xizhou, you cannot be so selfish," An Nuan said anxiously. At this moment, she had long forgotten to calm herself down.
"An Nuan, you can't even protect yourself, yet you're still speaking up for the Ye family and Zhou Chumu. How utterly ridiculous."
As he spoke, Shen Xizhou reached out and directly choked her.
His hand slowly tightened, exerting force, and An Nuan couldn't breathe from the pain.
An Nuan gritted her teeth hard, her entire body trembling, her face turning blue, as if she might pass out at any moment.
She knew that in front of Shen Xizhou, she had no ability to refute him.
In front of Shen Xizhou, if he wanted to deal with her, she would surely die.
Shen Xizhou contemptuously threw her into a corner, looking at An Nuan in the corner with disdain, and said coldly, "An Nuan, you deserve to die, but I won't let you die."
An Nuan's forehead was bleeding from the impact. She said with difficulty, "Mr. Shen is right, I deserve to die, but I have to live."
"Mr. Shen, please, spare the Zhou family and the Ye family. I will take all the blame."
"Mr. Shen already has Miss Xu. Wouldn't Miss Xu be angry if you saw me?"
An Nuan's words instantly angered Shen Xizhou.
He choked An Nuan's neck. An Nuan did not struggle, and just as he was about to tighten his grip, he released his hand.
An Nuan's body simply went limp.
He looked at An Nuan, and his body suddenly jolted, filled with shock and disbelief.
No matter how he tormented her or what he said, she had always held on. But this time, she directly fainted and never woke up.
...
The next time An Nuan woke up, she was in a cold hospital.
The familiar smell of disinfectant made her sit up immediately, her eyes filled with shock and disbelief.
There was also a glimmer of hope.
She had a desperate thought that Ye Qingcheng was still alive. How she wished Ye Qingcheng was alive.
But as she clearly saw the man in front of her, her eyes were filled with disappointment.
"An Nuan, why is your body like this? What exactly happened?"
Shen Xizhou's gaze was fixed on An Nuan, not wanting to miss any expression on her face.
He had never considered what An Nuan had been through.
She looked at Shen Xizhou calmly. So, he could also be worried about her.
The corner of her mouth curled into a smile. Heh, she hadn't seen this in so long. Now that she saw it, it was truly a 'sight for sore eyes'.