Ye Qingcheng and An Yunxiu had no idea what was wrong with An Nuan, or why she kept avoiding them. But as they followed An Nuan's gaze, they saw Shen Xizhou and Xu Ruowei together. The two of them entered a bridal shop, seemingly to pick out wedding dresses.
An Nuan had been avoiding them all along.
As they were about to leave, Xu Ruowei's gaze fell upon them. She walked over step by step, a radiant smile on her face, blocking An Nuan's path. She said happily, "An Nuan, what a coincidence, meeting you here."
"Oh, right, An Nuan, you study design, don't you? So you must be quite familiar with wedding dresses."
"Xizhou and I have already visited several bridal shops, but we haven't found anything we particularly like. How about you design a wedding dress for me?"
Xu Ruowei said dreamily, "A woman only gets married once in her lifetime."
"You know, I've dreamed of marrying Xizhou my whole life. Now my dream has come true, and I want my wedding dress to be unique. So, An Nuan, you'll design my wedding dress for me, won't you?"
"After all, the design philosophy of your studio is to satisfy the client, isn't it?"
"An Nuan, you won't refuse to design it for me just because I snatched Xizhou away, will you?"
"An Nuan, please, I'm begging you. Design a unique wedding dress for me."
Ye Qingcheng, standing by An Nuan's side, placed his hand on her shoulder and looked at Shen Xizhou, saying coldly, "Mr. Shen, I'm afraid my fiancée cannot fulfill your fiancée's request."
An Yunxiu looked at Shen Xizhou with deep resentment in his eyes. Was he just going to stand by and watch Xu Ruowei bully his sister?
Then he looked at Ye Qingcheng. When he saw his sister being bullied, he immediately stood up to speak for her.
This was the kind of man who could protect his sister.
He looked at Xu Ruowei with disgust. This woman was the one who had locked him up and abused him.
"Nuannuan, you absolutely cannot agree to this. Otherwise, I'll be angry," Ye Qingcheng said with a serious expression. "I want you to focus your energy on yourself. After all, our wedding date is approaching, and I want you to be my unique bride."
"Yunxiu mentioned that you've always wanted to design your own wedding dress, right? So, for our wedding, you'll be entirely responsible for your wedding dress and my suit." Ye Qingcheng said with utmost sincerity.
It seemed as though this was indeed the case.
Shen Xizhou's face darkened to the extreme, his bloodthirsty gaze fixed on An Nuan, as if he wanted to devour her.
"Mr. Shen, your gaze is too intimidating. You're scaring my fiancée."
"Oh, and you're also scaring my brother-in-law."
Shen Xizhou stood in place, his gaze fixed on An Nuan, as if seeking an answer from her. At this moment, he more than anything hoped An Nuan would step forward and refute Ye Qingcheng's words.
However, An Nuan did not do as he wished. She did not step forward, seemingly tacitly acknowledging that Ye Qingcheng's words were true.
His eyes were filled with fury. Was she in such a hurry to distance herself from him?
Happiness? Did she deserve happiness in this lifetime?
Hearing this, Xu Ruowei was first stunned. Then, unwillingness and mad jealousy filled her eyes.
Why was An Nuan so lucky?
Without Shen Xizhou, Ye Qingcheng appeared.
Ye Qingcheng was the man every woman wanted to marry. But why? Why was An Nuan so fortunate?
Despite her extreme unwillingness, Xu Ruowei didn't dare to show it too obviously. Instead, she turned her gaze to Ye Qingcheng, her face full of smiles. "Dr. Ye, you and Xizhou are good brothers. Congratulations on winning the beauty's heart."
Her gaze fell on An Yunxiu. Hmph, why hadn't this sickly person died yet?
He was quite lucky, though. She had almost tortured him to death last time. But Shen Xizhou's appearance had forced her to give up.
An Yunxiu's face was pale, and he coughed lightly.
An Nuan's attention immediately shifted to An Yunxiu. She said anxiously, "Yunxiu, are you alright? Come, let's go back."
Just then, Ji Wenyun and Xia Wanqing appeared.
Upon seeing Xu Ruowei, Xia Wanqing walked straight towards her. Her gaze then fell on An Nuan, who was standing aside, and she said fiercely, "An Nuan, what do you want?"
"I'm telling you, Ruowei and Shen Xizhou are getting married soon. If you have any self-respect, don't show up in front of them again."
"An Nuan, there are so many men in the world, why must you cling to Shen Xizhou?"
"Shen Xizhou belongs to Ruowei. I'm warning you, if I find out you're pestering Shen Xizhou, I'll make sure you..."
Before Xia Wanqing could finish her sentence, Ye Qingcheng, standing beside them, asked with a darkened face, "What did you say?"
When Xia Wanqing saw An Nuan, she only thought of how to humiliate her and paid little attention to her surroundings.
But Ye Qingcheng's voice made her aware of her surroundings, and she realized, subconsciously, what she had just impulsively said.
She looked at Ji Wenyun with a wronged expression. "I... I was just too worried about Ruowei."
"You know, Ruowei was badly bullied by An Nuan. If it weren't for me, Ruowei would probably have been killed by An Nuan."
Hearing Xia Wanqing's words, Xu Ruowei really wished she could sew her mouth shut.
The more she spoke now, the more mistakes she made.
But with so many people present, she could do nothing and say nothing.
Ji Wenyun directly hugged Xia Wanqing, not scolding her at all. Instead, he looked at her with concern, thinking, "Silly girl, you're being manipulated and you don't even know it."
He shot a hateful glance at Xu Ruowei. He felt nothing but disgust towards Xu Ruowei. Such a woman was truly terrifying.
Ye Qingcheng didn't want to get involved with these people. He looked at An Yunxiu and said, "Since you're not feeling well, let's go back and rest first."
Ye Qingcheng looked at An Nuan, saying with great regret, "Nuannuan, I'm afraid we won't be able to look at wedding dresses today. We'll have to do it another time. After all, my brother-in-law's health is more important."
"Yes, yes, Yunxiu's health is important." An Nuan was completely focused on An Yunxiu at the moment and didn't pay much attention to what Ye Qingcheng had said earlier.
An Nuan just felt that every time she encountered Xu Ruowei, something bad would happen.
From now on, she should stay far away from Xu Ruowei.
Ye Qingcheng's eyes gleamed as An Nuan didn't refute his words and instead responded to his statement. He looked at Shen Xizhou and said, "Mr. Shen, my fiancée, my brother-in-law, and I will take our leave. We have urgent matters to attend to."