An Nuan was about to leave, wanting to sort out what she had heard. She had to admit, the words she had just heard were utterly shocking.
She never imagined she would hear such things, and she was frightened.
Just as she was about to leave, Xu Ruowei's phone rang, and her gaze seemed to drift in An Nuan's direction. An Nuan lowered her head, not daring to move.
She was afraid that Xu Ruowei would see her. If she did, Xu Ruowei would surely realize that An Nuan had been there all along.
Given what she had just overheard, Xu Ruowei would be even more desperate to destroy her.
She absolutely could not let Xu Ruowei see her.
An Nuan could only hold her body rigid, praying silently that Xu Ruowei wouldn't notice her.
A car stopped. An Nuan recognized it; it was Shen Xizhou's.
It was fortunate that she hadn't left earlier. If she had, she would have surely run into Shen Xizhou.
Yet, An Nuan had been trying to hide, but she hadn't expected her fears to materialize.
Shen Xizhou walked towards her step by step, finally stopping in front of her and saying coldly, "An Nuan, what are you doing here? Are you stalking Ruowei? Do you intend to harm her?"
Xu Ruowei, who had been waiting for Shen Xizhou to pick her up, walked over upon hearing his voice. Her expression turned exceptionally grim when she saw An Nuan.
An Nuan, why was she here? When had she arrived?
Wait, did she see and hear everything she had said to Wang Liang just now?
If she told Shen Xizhou, wouldn't all her efforts be ruined?
No, she couldn't let that happen.
She wouldn't allow anyone to ruin all her hard work.
She had worked so hard to get where she was today; it couldn't be destroyed like this. She was unwilling.
Looking at An Nuan, a sinister smile curved Xu Ruowei's lips.
Perhaps An Nuan's appearance here wasn't such a bad thing.
"An Nuan, what are you doing here? Are you having someone spy on me? What exactly do you want?"
Just as An Nuan was about to speak, Xu Ruowei interrupted, "I know you hate me, but you can't treat me like this just because of your hatred."
"An Nuan, you already have Ye Qingcheng," Xu Ruowei said, her eyes reddening. "You also said you wouldn't appear before me and Xizhou anymore."
"I foolishly believed your words."
"But I never expected you to be spying on me," Xu Ruowei said, looking at An Nuan. "What are you trying to achieve by following me? You can tell me."
"She's stalking you?" Shen Xizhou asked, looking at An Nuan with disdain.
Xu Ruowei sobbed, "Probably. Otherwise, why would a man have come over and said some random things to me, even saying that I've offended someone I shouldn't have."
"That person sent him to harm me."
"An Nuan," Shen Xizhou said furiously, glaring at her.
He hadn't expected An Nuan to be so audacious, to openly target Ruowei.
He had thought the previous lessons would have taught her a lesson. He hadn't expected her to become even more extreme.
"Xizhou, I think there must be some misunderstanding. Perhaps I misheard."
"Or perhaps, someone wanted to frame An Nuan and did it this way."
"I believe An Nuan is kind-hearted and wouldn't do such despicable things," Xu Ruowei said, holding Shen Xizhou's hand, a sweet smile on her face tinged with pleading. "Xizhou, please don't be angry, okay? Perhaps there's truly a misunderstanding here."
"I think An Nuan must have her reasons for doing this," Xu Ruowei said gently. "Maybe she just had a momentary lapse in judgment."
"Heh, a momentary lapse in judgment," Shen Xizhou sneered directly. "She's like this every time. Is it always a momentary lapse in judgment?"
Shen Xizhou looked at Xu Ruowei with disgust and said coldly, "An Nuan, what do you want? Why are you constantly bothering Ruowei and slandering her?"
"An Nuan, you say, Ye Qingcheng isn't by your side this time. If I wanted to deal with you, you'd surely be dead."
"An Nuan, your biggest mistake is repeatedly targeting Ruowei."
Shen Xizhou stepped forward, grabbing her by the neck, and said coldly, "An Nuan, this time, you are definitely going to die."
"Shen Xizhou, do you just believe whatever Xu Ruowei says? Did you hear anything I said? Shouldn't you listen to me?"
Shen Xizhou snorted, "An Nuan, I won't believe anything you say."
A smile played on Xu Ruowei's lips, triumphant.
Heh, she knew it. As long as Shen Xizhou was here, as long as she spoke first, as long as she made Shen Xizhou believe her first, then anything An Nuan said would be useless.
Heh, did An Nuan even deserve to appear before her?
"Xizhou, it's so good to have you. Fortunately, you appeared. If you hadn't, I would have been finished. I don't know why An Nuan hates me so much."
"Xizhou, thank you, thank you for appearing. I was so scared, scared that if you hadn't shown up, I would have died immediately."
"Xizhou, you know? If you hadn't come, the man An Nuan called nearly destroyed me. I was truly terrified."
Listening to Xu Ruowei's words, Shen Xizhou felt even more that An Nuan was truly terrifying. She would do anything to achieve her goals.
This woman was truly terrifying. When had he not realized this before?
He had even thought she was kind.
Shen Xizhou looked at An Nuan coldly. This woman deserved to die.
However, letting her die so easily would be too good for her.
She should be tormented, cut into a thousand pieces daily.
"An Nuan."
An Nuan raised her eyes to meet Shen Xizhou's icy, terrifying gaze. She felt a little afraid.
His eyes were devoid of pity, filled instead with disgust and cruelty.
Shen Xizhou grabbed her hand, confronting her, and said coldly, "An Nuan, get rid of your disgusting thoughts. You should know, you are nothing to me anymore."
"Even if all the women in the world died, I wouldn't look at you twice."
"So don't waste your efforts. People like you are destined to be alone until you die, understand?"
An Nuan did not retort, nor did she resist.
She stared fiercely at Shen Xizhou. Her gaze fell on Xu Ruowei, and she said mockingly, "Well then, Mr. Shen, you'd better keep a close eye on your fiancée. One day, you will regret it."
"Regret?" Shen Xizhou said, looking at An Nuan scornfully. "The thing I regret most is meeting you, the most is falling in love with you. Treasuring you like a gem and holding you in my heart."
"But what did you give me in return?"
"So I regret it. I regret meeting you," Shen Xizhou said with cold annoyance.