Xu Ruowei had thought about finding trouble with An Nuan, but the Ye family was always there, and she couldn't find an opportunity. Although unwilling, she eventually gave up.
Something seemed to have happened to the Ye family, and they had been guarding against her the entire time.
In the end, she could only give up.
But it was only a temporary abandonment; she would continue to strive.
One day, she would make An Nuan pay the price.
Fortunately, these past half a month, she had Ye Qingcheng and the Ye family's help. Otherwise, she truly wouldn't have been able to hold on.
An Nuan had recovered from her illness. She was thinking about how to thank the Ye family.
If it weren't for the Ye family's company, she probably wouldn't have gotten better so quickly.
As An Nuan was pondering how to thank Ye Qingcheng, her phone rang.
It was Ye Qingcheng, saying he would pick her up for dinner that evening.
An Nuan hesitated, but eventually agreed.
It was a good opportunity, as she needed to see the Ye family anyway, and it was the perfect time to express her gratitude.
The Ye family residence.
Upon arriving at the Ye family's again, An Nuan felt immense gratitude. Because without the Ye family, she probably wouldn't be alive today.
Thinking of this, her eyes welled up with tears.
Perhaps her mother and Yun Xiu were protecting her.
Ye Qianyi walked over and directly clasped An Nuan's arm, saying with a smile, "Nuannuan, you look much better today."
An Nuan looked at Ye Qianyi with deep gratitude. For the past few days, Ye Qianyi had been accompanying her and offering words of encouragement at the hospital.
She was truly thankful to Ye Qianyi, and indeed to everyone in the Ye family.
At this moment, Mother Ye also appeared. She embraced An Nuan, her warmth like that of a mother.
She whispered in An Nuan's ear, "Nuannuan, it's so wonderful that you could come today."
"You know, I was so worried you wouldn't come."
"Now that you're finally here, it's truly good."
Soon, Father Ye also stood to the side. He looked at An Nuan with a smile, but said nothing.
An Nuan smiled back.
"Nuannuan, you know, I've gotten so used to not having you around to talk to these past few days."
"And, Mom hasn't been brewing soup for me anymore."
An Nuan listened, a smile on her face.
Just then, a voice called out, "An Nuan."
An Nuan searched for the source of the voice and looked up to see Ye Qingcheng holding a bouquet of roses on the second floor. With a smile on his face, he walked down step by step.
"Nuannuan, my brother truly likes you."
"Yes, Nuannuan, I've never seen Qingcheng so invested in anyone before."
"You are the only one he cares about this much. And you are the only one he has brought home."
Ye Qianyi looked at An Nuan and said with a smile, "Nuannuan, I like you very much too."
Father Ye stood to the side, looking at An Nuan. An Nuan met his gaze, unsure of what to say.
She felt she was the least deserving of all this goodness.
However, under the gaze of the Ye family, she found herself unable to utter words of refusal.
It felt too cruel to say them.
If she hadn't met Shen Xizhou, if there were no connection between her and Shen Xizhou, she would have accepted Ye Qingcheng's proposal immediately.
She would have told Ye Qingcheng: "You don't need to do so much for me. You're already good enough."
"It's me, I'm the one who is not worthy."
But Shen Xizhou's words echoed in her ears like a curse, and she couldn't escape them.
She worried she would harm Ye Qingcheng.
She didn't want to hurt anyone in the Ye family.
She knew Ye Qingcheng's feelings for her, yet she had always chosen to avoid them.
She just wanted to watch from afar.
As An Nuan's thoughts drifted, Ye Qingcheng had already arrived before her. He raised the bouquet high, knelt on one knee, and gazed at An Nuan with deep affection, saying, "An Nuan, I know what I'm doing now might be a bit sudden."
"But An Nuan, you are so wonderful, I'm afraid if I hesitate, you'll be snatched away by someone else."
"An Nuan, I know it might be a bit base of me to bring you to the Ye family and propose to you in front of my family, but An Nuan, it's because I truly like you that I'm doing this."
Everyone held their breath, afraid to disturb the moment, their eyes fixed on An Nuan.
An Nuan hesitated, her hands by her sides, unmoving.
Looking at the flowers, under everyone's gaze, she finally nodded in agreement.
Ye Qingcheng rose and embraced her tightly, "An Nuan, you finally agreed?"
"Do you know? I was so worried you wouldn't."
"It's wonderful, heaven has been too kind to me."
An Nuan looked at the joyous expressions on everyone's faces and smiled back, wishing with all her heart that time could freeze at this moment, so beautiful it was.
Time always passed too quickly.
Although An Nuan was now only Ye Qingcheng's fiancée, the Ye family treated her exceptionally well.
A week later.
Ye Qingcheng finished work and arranged to have dinner with An Nuan.
An Nuan agreed.
Upon arriving at the restaurant, Ye Qingcheng asked An Nuan to wait at the entrance while he parked the car.
An Nuan obediently waited outside the restaurant.
An Nuan stood outside the restaurant. Ye Qingcheng had parked his car just across the street. The moment their eyes met, he waved.
An Nuan waved back.
The light turned green, and Ye Qingcheng began to walk across. Suddenly, a car sped towards them, and with a deafening crash, it struck him.
An Nuan's eyes widened, filled with shock and disbelief. She covered her mouth, unable to believe what she was seeing.
She had witnessed Ye Qingcheng being hit by a car. Just moments before, he had been waving at her.
The scene was bloody. The once handsome Ye Qingcheng lay sprawled in a pool of blood.
An Nuan didn't know what to do; her mind was a blank. Then, an ambulance arrived.
An Nuan was like a walking dead person.
The Ye family arrived.
Upon seeing the Ye family, An Nuan was consumed by guilt.
It was her fault, all her fault. If she had refused Ye Qingcheng, if she hadn't gone to dinner, this tragedy would never have happened.
Suddenly, she felt that Shen Xizhou had been right. She was an ill-omened person; anyone connected to her met a terrible end.
An Nuan couldn't face the Ye family. After bidding them farewell, she retreated into a state of self-imposed isolation.
She thought everything had returned to normal and that fate would no longer target her. But what had just happened told her she was wrong.
She was destined to live a lonely life.