"An Nuan, do you think what you say can make me believe you?" Shen Xizhou said coldly, "Or do you think everyone is easily deceived?"
"Unless I bring people, no one will be able to see your brother."
Upon hearing Shen Xizhou's words, An Nuan completely lost her strength and slumped to the ground.
Heh, so Xu Ruowei claiming to know about her brother's whereabouts, that she knew where he was, was all a lie.
Yes, Xu Ruowei had always been targeting her. How could she be so foolish as to believe her words? Xu Ruowei had contributed significantly to her current predicament. How could she have forgotten?
She was truly foolish, unable to discern such an absurd lie.
They say concern clouds judgment. It seemed, just as Xu Ruowei had said, that even if she was being manipulated, she deserved it, her punishment was fitting.
Her life was so laughable.
"An Nuan, since you like to harm people so much, then you can go to the place you belong," Shen Xizhou said indifferently. "Mistakes always come with a price."
Shen Xizhou did not just say these words; he personally threw An Nuan into a training camp, a place filled with individuals who had committed wrongdoings or were fierce and menacing. It housed all sorts of people, and life inside was not easy.
Inside, one could say it was self-inflicted torment.
An Nuan obediently went to the training camp. Her only request was whether she could see her brother.
Shen Xizhou did not agree. At that moment, she pleaded again, begging him not to trouble her brother. Everything was her doing. If punishment was necessary, then let it befall her; she could endure it. Her brother knew nothing, and they must not vent their anger onto him.
Upon arriving at the training camp, due to Shen Xizhou's instructions, An Nuan was subjected to constant insults, verbal abuse, and beatings. In the end, even standing became a problem for her.
She had no place to sleep, curling up in a corner. Having enough to eat was an even greater luxury.
When she was so hungry that she felt faint, she wished she could just pass out and never wake up.
Wouldn't it be good to go and see her mother like this?
But just when she had lost all will to live, it was as if someone whispered softly in her ear: Nuan Nuan, Nuan Nuan, you must wake up, you must be strong, you must find your brother, your brother still needs you.
Yes, her brother was still waiting for her to save him. How could she be so devastated? Her life was no longer her own.
Therefore, no matter how difficult or bitter it was here, she had to live well.
Living on was the most important thing she needed to do.
She kept thinking and hoping.
No, Heaven would not be so cruel to her. Heaven would give her a surprise. She believed even more that Heaven would give her hope. It would not extinguish her aspirations.
She only knew that she was imprisoned in a training camp, but she did not know what kind of place it was.
After being beaten by people inside, the person disdainfully and with disgust threw a moldy and foul-smelling steamed bun at her, saying coldly, "This bun is for you."
"Heh, you're still willing to eat this thing that even a dog wouldn't eat. You're truly worse than a dog."
Xu Ruowei stood not far away, watching what was happening, a thick smile on her lips.
It was worth the large sum she had paid. These people were truly giving her a good return, making her feel very happy. All her anger and fury instantly subsided.
An Nuan paid no mind to what those people said or how they viewed her. She took the steamed bun and began to gnaw at it desperately, as if it were a delicacy.
Xu Ruowei, watching An Nuan's miserable state, was exceptionally pleased and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
She covered her nose and walked step by step towards An Nuan. She stomped forcefully on An Nuan's hand with her foot, and seeing her hand bleed, her eyes sparkled with light, and she said with a beaming smile, "An Nuan, how are you doing here? Hmm, let me come and see you."
"To see your pathetic state."
"Xizhou told me that he locked you up to avenge me. I pestered him for a long time before he brought me here. Seeing you in such a sorry state now makes me truly happy."
"An Nuan, how do you feel about your current situation?"
"I always feel that you're not miserable enough. I think we should continue to 'apply pressure.' Look, your complexion is not bad, and you even have food."
"I thought you would starve to death in a place like this. Having food means you're living quite comfortably."
Xu Ruowei's hands clenched tightly, looking at An Nuan with unyielding resentment.
She had expected that upon seeing her, An Nuan would be so ashamed that she wouldn't dare to look up. But things were not as she had imagined. An Nuan did not lower her head or beg for mercy; instead, she kept looking at Xu Ruowei, watching her quietly.
This shouldn't be happening. How could she still be so calm? She should have knelt before her, begged her desperately.
But she could still be so calm; Xu Ruowei was unwilling to accept this.
"An Nuan, if you don't obey obediently, I'll have Xizhou torment your brother," Xu Ruowei said menacingly, looking at her freshly manicured nails. "An Nuan, you know how much Xizhou listens to me, so you should know what to do..."
Xu Ruowei's appearance seemed to be something An Nuan had already anticipated. She was incredibly calm, responding to nothing Xu Ruowei said.
But when she heard about her brother, even knowing that Xu Ruowei might be lying, her mind began to race.
Concern clouded her judgment.
All her composure shattered in an instant. Her brother was suffering all this because of her.
She was the one who should have endured suffering, not her brother.
Her brother had been implicated by her.
Xu Ruowei kept provoking An Nuan, but she received no response. Her hands clenched tightly, and she gritted her teeth in anger, sneering, "Right, Xizhou said that since you caused me so much suffering, he's being too merciful to you now. He said your brother deserves to die. He said that for my sake, your brother should also endure torment. This is to teach you a lesson, so you won't act so impulsively in the future."
Her face was filled with a bloodthirsty smile.
She took out her phone and played the video, saying triumphantly, "Look, this is your brother. Look how bad his complexion is."
"Look at him, curled up in a corner, being bullied. Don't you feel guilty and heartbroken?"
Watching the scene on the phone, An Nuan's composure was instantly destroyed. She now had only one thought: she could not let her brother be harmed.
"Xu Ruowei, what exactly do you want? What do you want me to do for you to let my brother go? Please, spare my brother." An Nuan kowtowed repeatedly, begging. Even though she knew it was useless, she refused to give up.