Listening to An Nuan's words, for a moment, Shen Xizhou almost believed her.
But in the end, he chose not to.
"An Nuan, do you think I would believe what you say?"
"You said yourself that you didn't believe me before, so now I'm even less likely to believe what you're saying."
"I don't know why you're saying this, nor do I know what your intentions are, but I will not believe your words," Shen Xizhou said firmly, looking at An Nuan's face.
"Mr. Shen, whether you believe it or not is no longer important to me. I just want you to know these things."
An Nuan looked at Shen Xizhou coldly. She wasn't surprised by his words, feeling that it was perfectly normal for him to say such things.
"Mr. Shen, what I want to say is, from now on, when you slander me, you should at least consider that your fiancée is actually dirtier than I am. Mr. Shen, if you can tolerate someone as dirty as your fiancée by your side, then why can't you tolerate me?"
"An Nuan," Shen Xizhou almost roared. He had never imagined that An Nuan would say such slanderous things.
Facing Shen Xizhou's fury, An Nuan appeared very calm.
"Mr. Shen, I want to say, please don't appear before me again."
"You despise me for being dirty, but to me, you are even dirtier."
"Oh, right. If I remember correctly, it's always you, Mr. Shen, who appears before me."
"If Mr. Shen doesn't appear before me, then I doubt I'd ever see you in my life."
"An Nuan, you can't possibly expect me to grant your wish," Shen Xizhou said coldly and fiercely. "You want to escape my entanglement, don't you?"
"Unfortunately, I'm telling you, you'll never escape my entanglement in this lifetime."
"Naturally, I know my fiancée's character better than anyone. Your few words can't tarnish her reputation."
"You are where you are today all because you brought it upon yourself."
"Yes, you're right. I am where I am today all because I brought it upon myself."
"It was me who fell in love with someone I shouldn't have." An Nuan was somewhat touched by Shen Xizhou's words, feeling a pang of sadness.
The love of those years felt like a joke.
And when she wanted to distance herself from these people, she found herself unable to break free.
Perhaps, as Shen Xizhou said, she deserved it.
Perhaps, as Xu Ruowei said, she should have obediently left Shen Xizhou's side from the beginning.
That way, she might not have ended up like this.
"Mr. Shen, to defend your fiancée, you've truly opened my eyes."
"Yes, as Mr. Shen said, meeting Mr. Shen was truly my own fault."
"All the blame is mine. It has nothing to do with your fiancée."
"Mr. Shen, are you satisfied with this?"
"Oh, right. Since Mr. Shen doesn't believe this evidence and calls it fake."
"Then, I think the public's eyes are discerning. I'll release it for everyone to hear. Anyway, it's all 'fake.' Those who laugh will be me, not you."
"An Nuan, you dare," Shen Xizhou said coldly, lunging forward, intending to snatch the phone from An Nuan's hand.
That phone contained the so-called evidence An Nuan mentioned. If it were destroyed, it would be gone.
Just as Shen Xizhou had intended, the phone was snatched and destroyed by him.
However, faced with Shen Xizhou's frantic actions, An Nuan was not frightened. She continued to look at the furious man before her calmly, a smile playing on her lips. She chuckled and said, "Mr. Shen, you wouldn't be so naive as to think that destroying my phone would eliminate the evidence, would you?"
"You wouldn't possibly not know that these things can be backed up."
"And such important things, would I be foolish enough not to back them up?"
Hearing An Nuan say these words so calmly, Shen Xizhou's expression turned exceedingly grim.
Xu Ruowei had already sacrificed too much for him. He could not wrong Xu Ruowei further.
His sinister gaze fell upon An Nuan. After a long pause, a cold smile curved his lips.
"An Nuan, I was too impulsive this time and ended up hurting you. I will be responsible for your medical expenses."
Shen Xizhou's face was full of reluctance as he spoke arrogantly, his tone carrying a strong sense of condescension, as if An Nuan had extorted this from him.
An Nuan felt as though her heart was being sliced open, piece by piece.
She reached out, tugged at Nan Gongjin's sleeve, and pleaded with her eyes, "Nan Gongjin, let's go. I don't want to stay here anymore."
In truth, while An Nuan had responded to Shen Xizhou's doubts and accusations with a calm and indifferent demeanor, even uttering harsh words, only she knew the pain she felt.
She even fantasized at times that if she presented the evidence and explained herself to Shen Xizhou, all misunderstandings would naturally be resolved.
But all that hope was merely her wishful thinking.
"Alright, Nuan Nuan, I'll take you away."
An Nuan left under Nan Gongjin's escort.
After chatting with Nan Gongjin for a while, he said he had other matters to attend to and left.
But An Nuan knew that Nan Gongjin had left because he sensed her discomfort.
She had not failed to notice or feel Nan Gongjin's thoughtfulness.
However, she could not reciprocate anything to Nan Gongjin. She had to maintain a distance from him.
...
Nan Gongjin's expression was far from pleasant. Huo Yuxuan, sitting beside him, could only accompany him, drinking in silence.
He didn't know what to say.
Words of comfort? But would they help?
He felt helpless too. Being dragged out by Nan Gongjin in the middle of the night, he was already in a bad mood.
However, in the presence of the boss, how could he dare to lose his temper?
Anger was simply out of the question.
Looking at Nan Gongjin's expression, Huo Yuxuan had already guessed that his bad mood was likely related to An Nuan.
But since Shen Xizhou was sitting here drowning his sorrows, he didn't dare to mention that his bad mood had anything to do with An Nuan. It was merely his speculation.
He wasn't certain.
He looked at Nan Gongjin and asked, "Is it because of An Nuan's matter?"
"Did tonight's outing not go smoothly?"
Nan Gongjin shook his head and said, "It wasn't entirely unsuccessful, but it wasn't entirely smooth either."
Hearing Nan Gongjin's words, Huo Yuxuan was taken aback.
Well, this outing had indeed brought some trouble.
"However, An Nuan has finally seen Shen Xizhou's true colors and should have given up on him completely." He stroked his chin, appearing somewhat satisfied.
Ah, this should be considered smooth, shouldn't it?
He couldn't see where it hadn't gone smoothly.
But if things had gone quite smoothly, then why was his expression still so grim?