Shen Xizhou’s gaze fell upon An Nuan, and he let out a cold scoff. Retribution was upon her. The debts she owed were unpayable, how could she speak so calmly?
Looking at her pleading eyes, Shen Xizhou felt an immense sense of irony. Back then, he had been deeply stirred by such eyes. He had truly pitied her, even believed her words, but what did she give him? Endless lies. Thinking back now, it was utterly absurd. He was the most ridiculous one.
"Retribution upon you?"
An Nuan nodded vigorously, "Yes, Mr. Shen, if you have any grievances, you can vent them directly upon me. I won't say a word. As long as you don't make things difficult for my brother."
"My brother doesn't know what happened all these years. He is innocent. I don't want him to be implicated because of me."
"What you say seems reasonable, but An Nuan, I don't believe a single word you utter."
Shen Xizhou said with a cold, expressionless indifference, his voice chilling to the bone. He sounded like a messenger from hell.
"I only know that you caused the death of my family."
"And I was happily picking out rings for you, preparing surprises for you. I also saw you and Huo Yunshen together in our new home. Oh, and the child, you aborted the baby in your womb."
"You and Huo Yunshen stood together and devoured Shen family’s company. You and he also orchestrated the car accident. You stood right there, telling me you had something important to discuss. Back then, even after so many things had happened, I still chose to believe you because I still loved you. I kept making excuses for you, thinking you wouldn't do such a thing. But you?"
"You stood opposite me, and as I walked towards you, the car crashed into me."
"I lay on the cold hospital bed, and where were you? You were nowhere to be found. At that time, only Xu Ruowei was by my side, taking care of me."
"Xizhou, things weren't like that back then. Huo Yunshen and I weren't what you saw. I was framed, it was Xu Ruowei..."
"An Nuan, are you still making excuses now? You want to say that this was all Xu Ruowei's design, right? Heh, so Xu Ruowei is truly that capable to make Huo Yunshen obey her, to orchestrate such a perfect plan. And you, knowing it was her plan, why did you so obediently follow it?"
"Besides framing Xu Ruowei for your actions, what else can you say?"
"Couldn't you have concocted another lie all these years?"
"An Nuan, your explanation is so pale and powerless. And I saw and heard it with my own eyes. Do you think I could be mistaken?"
An Nuan wanted to say more, but Shen Xizhou stared at her coldly, as if trying to see through her.
He walked up to An Nuan, gripped her chin, as if wanting to tear her apart.
She knew that Shen Xizhou hated her to the core at this moment, wishing he could kill her. She thought Shen Xizhou would lay a hand on her, but he didn't. He just looked at her.
"Heh, do you think I'll let you and your brother go? Your brother is innocent? Then how innocent were my family members? I pleaded with you back then, but what did you do? Has Miss An forgotten?"
"Heh."
Shen Xizhou's cold eyes revealed malice as he spoke with a heartless cruelty, "An Nuan, I will destroy the things you care about."
Looking at An Nuan's terrified eyes, he seemed to derive pleasure from revenge.
"That's right, I will slowly torment you and your brother. I will make sure you live to see how I torment your brother. That way, it will be more fun, won't it?"
He fiercely threw An Nuan away, took out a disinfectant wipe to clean his hands, and threw the tissue directly in front of An Nuan, saying icily, "I find you disgusting." Then, without any hesitation, he left without looking back.
Looking at the tissue, the words 'I find you disgusting' echoed in her ears. Her heart was crushed, thrown on the ground, and trampled upon fiercely.
This time, she lacked the strength to chase after him and stop him. She leaned in a corner, looking around blankly. The whole world seemed to have abandoned her. Her existence in this world felt like a burden, a waste of air.
With a 'click,' the door opened, and An Yunxiu emerged.
An Nuan's scattered gaze refocused. She looked at An Yunxiu standing at the door, lowered her head, wiped away her tears, tidied herself up, and quickly stood up and walked over.
She bit her lip tightly, her hands clenched by her sides. At this moment, she only hoped her brother hadn't seen her disheveled state.
An Yunxiu stood outside the door, looking bewildered. His eyes were filled with incomprehension and fear. He didn't know what had happened between his sister and Brother Xizhou. He only knew that Brother Xizhou seemed to be in a bad mood and was even more disgusted with his sister.
In the past, Brother Xizhou's gaze towards his sister was full of affection, but now, it held only hatred and disgust.
An Nuan looked at her brother with a heartache.
An Nuan forcibly suppressed her embarrassment, a smile appearing on her face, "Yunxiu, what is it? Is there something you don't understand?"
"Sister, did something happen between you and Brother Xizhou? Brother Xizhou seems to hate you very much."
As he said this, An Yunxiu stared intently at An Nuan, as if trying to force her to tell the truth.
He could clearly feel that things between his sister and Brother Xizhou had changed.
"Why would Yunxiu think that? No, I'm fine, and Brother Xizhou is fine too. He's still the same." As An Nuan said this, her eyes darted away, as if afraid An Yunxiu would see through her.
He looked at his sister, who was not good at lying, and was stunned.
Whenever his sister lied, her eyes would flicker, and even her voice would change.
Perhaps, even his sister hadn't noticed it herself.
A hint of disappointment flickered in his eyes, "Actually, Brother Xizhou isn't that all-powerful."
His tone was filled with strong determination.
"Sister, I only need you."
"As long as you are happy, I am happy."
An Nuan's eyes were filled with tears as she looked at An Yunxiu. Her hands clenched tightly, trying to stop her tears from falling.
She knew that Yunxiu was comforting her.
An Nuan lowered her head, her heart filled with dejection, feeling even more guilty towards her brother.
"Sister, what Brother Xizhou said is all false, isn't it?"
An Nuan's heart skipped a beat. She never expected Yunxiu to have heard those words. She thought Yunxiu hadn't heard. She feared that such a thing would have a negative impact on Yunxiu.
She took a deep breath, put on a smile, and said cheerfully, "Yunxiu, your Brother Xizhou misunderstood me just now. Don't worry, I'll handle this matter. Your Brother Xizhou will soon be back to his old self and play with you."
Seeing An Yunxiu's still suspicious gaze, An Nuan feigned lightness, "Yunxiu, have you forgotten that Sister and Brother Xizhou often quarreled? It's just that Brother Xizhou always coaxed Sister. This time, it's Sister's turn to coax Brother Xizhou. However, it's my first time coaxing someone, and it seems I haven't done a good job." An Nuan put on a distressed expression.