"An Nuan, call them immediately and make them stop," Xia Wanqing said, glancing at An Nuan with a calculating gaze, yet speaking calmly. "As long as you stop those who are hurting Ruo Wei now, I will pretend this never happened."
An Nuan smiled at Xia Wanqing's words, her smile growing wider.
She looked at Xia Wanqing, her face full of smiles, and said, "Since we've already made a move, and since you already know, we should see it through. I don't do things by halves."
"An Nuan, I knew you had bad intentions. I won't let you off."
Xia Wanqing glared fiercely at An Nuan, then turned to find Xu Ruo Wei.
An Nuan watched Xia Wanqing rush off to find Xu Ruo Wei, and she began to move as well.
She had been looking for Shen Xizhou. She knew very well that Xia Wanqing would go to Xu Ruo Wei, and upon seeing that Xu Ruo Wei was unharmed, she would come back for her. Then, Xia Wanqing would still pester her. Her most important task now was to find Shen Xizhou quickly.
She wanted to know from Shen Xizhou who had killed Yun Xiu.
As she was looking for Shen Xizhou, she overheard a conversation between Xia Wanqing and Xu Ruo Wei.
"Ruo Wei, you're alright. Did any strangers come here?" Xia Wanqing asked anxiously.
"No," Xu Ruo Wei said, looking at her disheveled hair with a hint of disgust in her eyes as she looked at Xia Wanqing.
It had taken her a long time to get her hair done. She was finally satisfied, but Xia Wanqing had ruined it all. Today was her engagement banquet with Shen Xizhou. She wanted to present herself in the best possible light to everyone, to let everyone know that she was worthy of Shen Xizhou.
She didn't pay much attention to Xia Wanqing's words.
Xia Wanqing didn't believe her and searched the dressing room like a madwoman, ruining all of Xu Ruo Wei's good mood.
"Xia Wanqing, what exactly do you want?"
Xia Wanqing recounted her encounter with An Nuan.
Xu Ruo Wei calmly said, "She's right. That invitation was given to her by me."
Xia Wanqing became agitated. She looked at Xu Ruo Wei and said anxiously, "Are you crazy?"
"Ruo Wei, don't you know what kind of person she is? Letting her come will only bring you trouble. What do you want to do?"
Xu Ruo Wei frowned, her eyes showing displeasure. "Wanqing, you're too nervous. Even if An Nuan comes, she can't do anything. Besides, no one will believe what she says."
"But..." Xia Wanqing wanted to say something, but her words were immediately cut off by An Nuan.
"Enough, let's not talk about such ill-fated people anymore."
Xia Wanqing said worriedly, "An Nuan coming must mean she wants to do something."
"Ruo Wei, tell me, could she have found something out?"
Xu Ruo Wei glared at Xia Wanqing fiercely and said coldly, "I don't want to hear such words from you again."
"Only the two of us know about this. You'd better keep it to yourself, understand?"
"If An Nuan finds out about this, both you and I will be in trouble. Wanqing, you know that."
Xia Wanqing nodded. She knew the seriousness of the matter, which was why she was so worried. The moment she saw An Nuan, she felt guilty and a little scared.
Xu Ruo Wei took Xia Wanqing's hand and said calmly, "Wanqing, don't worry, don't be afraid. An Nuan is alone. She can't find anything out. As long as the two of us stand firm, we must not panic."
Although Xia Wanqing was worried, it was Xu Ruo Wei's engagement day, and she didn't want this unlucky matter to ruin the engagement banquet.
Xu Ruo Wei had been waiting for this day for a long time.
"Mm."
An Nuan hid in a corner, listening to Xu Ruo Wei and Xia Wanqing. She seemed to have guessed something, but she didn't speak, tightly covering her mouth.
An Nuan had learned what she wanted to know. She wanted to leave the banquet.
But at that moment, the banquet began, and everyone moved towards the center of the stage. For some reason, she also inexplicably walked towards it.
Her gaze fell on Shen Xizhou and Xu Ruo Wei, who were standing in the center of the stage, accepting everyone's blessings.
Shen Xizhou's hand was on Xu Ruo Wei's waist, holding her protectively. Xu Ruo Wei, looking blissfully happy, leaned into Shen Xizhou's embrace.
The marriage between the Shen and Xu families became a beautiful story.
An Nuan found everything before her exceptionally ironic.
She and Shen Xizhou had not held a wedding. Because Shen Xizhou had to work hard, they had simply registered their marriage at the time and had a meal with a few friends.
And Shen Xizhou had given her a ring pull tab as a proposal ring.
At that time, he had held her in his arms and whispered in her ear, "When I have money, I'll buy you a diamond ring, a diamond as big as a pigeon's egg, and make you the envy of everyone."
"Nuan Nuan, I have nothing now, but you don't have to worry. I will work hard, work hard so we can have everything. You will have everything others have. You will be the happiest person in the world."
At that time, she had been so happy.
But when her gaze fell on Xu Ruo Wei's diamond ring, she smiled self-deprecatingly, thinking how foolish and pathetic she had been.
She had accompanied him through his most difficult times and endured hardships with him. But in the end, they had separated due to some misunderstanding.
Thinking about it, it was truly tragic.
An Nuan shifted her gaze away from them. She had found out what she wanted to know, so now she could leave.
As she turned to leave, she found that the spotlight fell on her, and everyone's attention was also drawn to her. Most importantly, the people who were originally on stage accepting blessings were now walking towards her step by step.
She didn't want to face the two people before her. Her only thought was to escape quickly, to get away from here.
Turning to leave, she found that she could no longer move.
"Nuan Nuan, I didn't expect you to come to my and Xizhou's engagement banquet. Are you here to bless me? Nuan Nuan, I've always wanted your blessing. I told you before that you said you would never come, and I was heartbroken for a long time. But now it's fine, you're here."
She reached out to grab An Nuan's hand, but An Nuan directly avoided her touch, looking coldly at the person before her, her eyes full of vigilance. She didn't believe Xu Ruo Wei was speaking to her sincerely at this moment.
Her eyes were calculating.
She noticed that when she avoided Xu Ruo Wei, Shen Xizhou's expression turned terrifyingly grim.
"Heh, he really loves Xu Ruo Wei to death. Otherwise, he wouldn't protect her like this."
Is he angry now?
But she just didn't want any contact with her.