An Nuan didn't pay attention to the scorching gaze behind her, nor did she notice it much.
"An Nuan, can you stop what you're doing and say a word to me?"
Shen Xizhou stepped forward, directly took An Nuan's hand, and spoke calmly.
For some reason, An Nuan's disregard for him made him unable to tolerate it.
Thinking that An Nuan's coldness towards him was because of another man, the more he thought about it, the more restless he became, and the more he felt he should do something.
Hearing Shen Xizhou's call, An Nuan found it somewhat amusing.
In the past, it was she who had always begged him to listen to her. It was she who had always pestered him, asking him to believe her.
But now, everything seemed to have changed; it was he who was pleading with her.
She found it laughable even thinking about it.
Back then, it was extremely difficult for her to talk to Shen Xizhou.
Xu Ruowei had always blocked her, and most importantly, Xu Ruowei had always been wary of her, fearing that she would say something excessive to Shen Xizhou. Fearing that she would expose her to Shen Xizhou.
However, she disdained doing such things.
Xu Ruowei had lied to her, saying that Shen Xizhou had agreed to see her. And she, foolishly, believed Xu Ruowei's words.
In the end, she realized that it was all Xu Ruowei's scheme against her.
She had been schemed against by Xu Ruowei many times. Each time, Shen Xizhou would happen to appear. Ultimately, she suffered greatly.
She wondered if Xu Ruowei knew Shen Xizhou was looking for her? Did she know Shen Xizhou was saying these things to her?
She probably didn't know. If she did, how could she have let Shen Xizhou stay here for so long?
Looking at Shen Xizhou, she felt increasingly ridiculous, as if life had played a big joke on her.
However, Shen Xizhou didn't know how much injustice she had suffered, how much hardship she had endured before.
Now, she didn't want to go back.
She was tired.
Shen Xizhou didn't know what he had to do, what he had to do to make An Nuan return to how she was before.
But only An Nuan knew that no matter what Shen Xizhou did, even if he gave her his life, she would not forgive or waver.
Shen Xizhou's face turned extremely gloomy.
He stared at An Nuan with a dark expression. He had tried all sorts of methods, only to find them useless, completely ineffective.
"An Nuan, you really don't want to see me, do you?"
An Nuan's gaze fell on Shen Xizhou, and she said coldly, "Mr. Shen, I thought I had made myself very clear. You already understood everything."
"I didn't expect you to ask such a ridiculous question at this point."
"An Nuan, what exactly do you want me to do to make you forgive me?"
Shen Xizhou suddenly stood up, gripped An Nuan's shoulders tightly, and glared fiercely at the person in front of him.
A hidden light flickered in his eyes as he said coldly, "An Nuan, you dislike me that much?"
"Do I disgust you so much?"
Shen Xizhou's hands remained tightly clasped on An Nuan's shoulders, not letting go. At that moment, he even thought about splitting An Nuan's head open to see what she was thinking.
Hadn't he done so many things? Wasn't she moved at all?
Humans are not saints; who can be without fault?
He already knew he was wrong.
Now he was apologizing to her.
And her? She wouldn't forgive him.
What else did she want him to do?
To make her forgive him?
"Mr. Shen, can you let go of my hand? You're hurting me," An Nuan said coldly. If she couldn't break free from his grip, she wouldn't have said such a thing.
But when Shen Xizhou said those words, didn't he find it ridiculous?
Did she have to forgive him just because he wanted her to?
Hearing An Nuan's words, Shen Xizhou's hand did not release. His gaze remained fixed on An Nuan, trying to read from her expression whether she was acting.
Perhaps she cared about him, but just didn't want to admit it.
Maybe she was in such a hurry to make him leave because she was afraid he would see through her.
Thinking of this, Shen Xizhou felt a little better.
However, An Nuan remained silent.
As Shen Xizhou was about to continue pestering her, his phone rang. He hung up. But just then, the phone rang again.
He wanted to speak, but the phone kept ringing. Finally, he had no choice but to answer it.
On the other end, a woman's hysterical voice came through.
An Nuan didn't intentionally eavesdrop, but the voice was too loud. She couldn't bear it.
In the end, Shen Xizhou left.
After Shen Xizhou left, An Nuan felt much more relaxed. She felt as if the air around her had become fresher.
...
The next day, Nangong Jin called her.
She dressed up meticulously and went.
An Nuan thought that when she saw Nangong Jin, his expression would surely not be good.
But upon seeing Nangong Jin, she clearly felt that she had been wrong about everything.
Nangong Jin's face was full of smiles, and it was evident that he was in a good mood.
An Nuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After dinner, the two strolled leisurely.
"An Nuan, do you want to know about Xia Wanqing and Ji Wenyun?"
"I've heard quite a few things and find them interesting. I want to share them with you."
Before An Nuan could say whether she wanted to listen, Nangong Jin continued, "Recently, Ji Wenyun seems to be investigating Xia Wanqing, and I've also provided him with some directions. Ji Wenyun has discovered some things about Xia Wanqing."
"Yes, I guess Xia Wanqing won't have time to bother you anymore."
An Nuan nodded, but her expression remained unchanged.
Perhaps she would have cared about the matter between Xia Wanqing and Ji Wenyun before, but now she didn't want to know about it.
In fact, she had already guessed that Ji Wenyun would eventually find out about Xia Wanqing's sordid deeds.
Xu Ruowei was a vengeful person. Naturally, if Xia Wanqing betrayed her at a critical moment, she wouldn't let Xia Wanqing have an easy time.
However, she felt that Nangong Jin's methods were not good enough; not ruthless enough.
But she wouldn't tell Nangong Jin.
After all, Nangong Jin had already done a lot.
As for what happened next, she would handle it herself.
Most importantly, if she did it herself, her methods would certainly be ruthless.
She didn't want Nangong Jin to see her ruthlessness.
Although she wasn't perfect, she didn't want her impression in Nangong Jin's eyes to be ruined.
But she would never let Xia Wanqing off the hook. Xia Wanqing had contributed greatly to her current predicament.
She would make those who bullied her in the past pay the price.