When Shen Xizhou was present, Xu Ruowei was full of smiles, gently calling her An Nuan, An Nuan. She told her to rest, not to do anything, and even brought her food. It was as if she was the one taking care of An Nuan.
"Is this how she takes care of you?" Shen Xizhou asked coldly, his face dark as he looked at An Nuan.
Hmph, she was truly capable, letting a patient take care of her. It truly opened his eyes.
Xu Ruowei savored Shen Xizhou standing up for her. The more he did, the more she felt Shen Xizhou valued her.
But this was never enough. She wanted more. She wanted An Nuan to completely lose Shen Xizhou's love.
Everything was arranged by Xu Ruowei, everything started because of her.
Xu Ruowei said with a guilty look, "Xizhou, no, absolutely do not blame An Nuan. She didn't do it intentionally. She's also injured. It's my debt to her that I'm taking care of her."
"Perhaps, Wen Nuan treats me this way because she feels I snatched you away from her, that I owe her. But it doesn't matter." Xu Ruowei lowered her head and sobbed, "This is what I owe her, and it's what I should do." She said meekly, with an air of having suffered great injustice.
An Nuan just watched Xu Ruowei, listening to her words quietly. She was already accustomed to such slander. For years, Xu Ruowei had been like this. However, in the past, Shen Xizhou would protect her and would never believe what she said. But the current Shen Xizhou completely believed Xu Ruowei's words.
Instead, he spoke harshly to her.
Xu Ruowei had guessed correctly that she wouldn't retort and would just obediently accept the slander, which was why she was so brazen.
"Is that so? I tormented you? You've been serving me? And I was cruel to you?"
An Nuan said coldly, "Since this is what you want, then so be it."
An Nuan stood up and slapped her directly, without any hesitation.
"You... you... how could you..." Xu Ruowei screamed hysterically, covering her face, her eyes wide as she stared at An Nuan, filled with resentment and anger. How dare she, how dare she lay a hand on her? Why, what right did she have?
"Slap."
Meeting Xu Ruowei's disbelieving, furious gaze, An Nuan raised her hand and slapped her again.
Didn't she say she bullied her? Didn't she say she was targeting her? Didn't she say she couldn't stand her?
Then let her see what bullying really was, what it meant for An Nuan to take action.
Since she said she would act, then she would act for her to see. This way, even if she bore a bad reputation, she would do it willingly.
"An Nuan, you... why did you hit me?" Xu Ruowei clutched her face, tears streaming down, her eyes red and bloodshot, shivering all over as she hid in Shen Xizhou's arms, her hand tightly gripping the collar of his shirt, and weakly said, "Xizhou, I... I must have done something wrong, which is why An Nuan is like this."
"Is it because I am too close to you that she is like this? If that's the case, then I will obediently listen from now on and stay far away. I... I will no longer pester you."
"I'll give you back to An Nuan, then she shouldn't be like this. Xizhou, I truly, truly did nothing. Can you... can you help me explain to An Nuan? I don't want her to misunderstand me, nor do I want her to misunderstand you. We... really have nothing between us, we are... clean..." Before Xu Ruowei could finish speaking, she became extremely weak, as if she were about to faint.
"Ruowei, you don't need to be afraid. I won't let anything happen to you."
Shen Xizhou kicked An Nuan, who was kneeling on the ground, away and said with disgust, "An Nuan, your methods are truly despicable. I never thought you could be so vicious."
"Someone like you, how can you be worthy of living?"
Xu Ruowei fainted, but her hand still tightly gripped Shen Xizhou's collar.
Shen Xizhou held Xu Ruowei and shouted, "Doctor, doctor!" As he was about to carry Xu Ruowei back to the ward, he looked at the person on the ground with disdain and said coldly, "An Nuan, you'd better pray that Xu Ruowei is alright, or else your future days will be spent in hell."
"Heh."
An Nuan laughed self-mockingly. Would her future days be miserable? Wasn't her life miserable enough now? Her mother had already left her. Her life had entered a gray area.
"Shen Xizhou, I have nothing left. Do you think my life could be any better? Treat me however you want. Even if you kill me, I won't beg for mercy." An Nuan said calmly.
Shen Xizhou, holding Xu Ruowei, walked step by step towards An Nuan. He heavily stepped on An Nuan's hand and said coldly, "Your younger brother, An Yunxiu, has been found."
An Nuan's previously dead eyes instantly lit up with the spark of life.
Yunxiu, is Yunxiu really still alive? Mother had been searching for Yunxiu all along. There had been no news, and she thought Yunxiu was lost forever. She never expected Shen Xizhou to find him. Was he telling the truth? Or was he deliberately saying it to trick her?
An Nuan crawled over, reached out, and grabbed Shen Xizhou's trouser leg, pleading, "Are you telling the truth? Yunxiu, is Yunxiu really still alive?"
If it were true, it would be wonderful. She wondered how Yunxiu was doing.
Shen Xizhou directly kicked An Nuan away and left with Xu Ruowei.
No matter how An Nuan kowtowed and begged, he didn't even spare her a glance.
An Nuan lay on the ground, tears on her face, gazing blankly at the spot where Shen Xizhou had disappeared.
She had to find a way to sort all this out.
She bit her lip hard. She hated Xu Ruowei, and she hated Shen Xizhou even more. It was because of Shen Xizhou, and also because of Xu Ruowei, that her brother had been lost for so long.
Now, no matter what happened, she would make Shen Xizhou tell her where her brother was, even if it cost her her life.
In the ward, Xu Ruowei's mother, Wang Huiqin, held her daughter's hand with great concern.
She was fine before. How could she end up in the hospital after not seeing her for just two days, covered in injuries, with such a horribly red and swollen face? What was going on? Her poor daughter, why was her life so difficult?
"Weiwei, please don't have anything happen to you. If something happens to you, what will I do? You are my heart and soul."
"Mom, don't worry, I'm fine, really fine."
"Your face is so red and swollen that I can barely look at it. How can you say you're fine? Who did this to you with such cruel force?"
"Mom, don't cry anymore. Shen Xizhou is here, he will get justice for you. Don't take matters into your own hands at home." Xu Ruowei said anxiously. Her plan had finally reached this point, and she couldn't allow any accidents.
Wang Huiqin, who had been crying her heart out, stopped instantly upon hearing Xu Ruowei's words and looked at her daughter doubtfully.
"Why shouldn't we take matters into our own hands? After being treated like this, we definitely have to settle the score with An Nuan. My precious daughter cannot be bullied by anyone." She didn't want to let this go.