She was agonizing over how to find her brother. Shen Xizhou had said he was alive, and he definitely was. But she had no clue how to find him.
Just then, her phone rang.
It was Xu Ruowei. An Nuan didn't think she had anything to say to Xu Ruowei, not even worth meeting. Wasn't it Xu Ruowei's fault her mother died?
An Nuan had intended to reject the call, but her hand, as if of its own accord, pressed the answer button.
"An Nuan, don't hang up so quickly," Xu Ruowei on the other end was surprised that An Nuan had picked up her call, but it was for the best.
"If you hang up, you'll regret it."
An Nuan gripped her phone tightly, anxiously asking, "Do you know where my brother is? My brother..."
"Yes, I do. If you want to know where your brother is, I can tell you."
"I'm in a civilian house on the outskirts of the city. Come over. When you get here, I'll be waiting for you there," Xu Ruowei said with a cold smile.
See, the scapegoat had taken the bait.
She had anticipated that Xu Ruowei wouldn't kindly give her information about her brother, but even knowing that, she still went without hesitation, because it was the only way to find out about him. Even if it was a trap, she had to go. What if it was true?
If it were true, and she didn't go, she would regret it for the rest of her life.
Knowing it might be a dead end, or a trap, she still chose to go.
Because if she didn't, she would be filled with guilt for a lifetime.
With a heart full of apprehension, An Nuan arrived at the place Xu Ruowei had mentioned.
She had thought Xu Ruowei was lying, but she hadn't expected Xu Ruowei to actually be there. When Xu Ruowei saw her, her face was full of a triumphant smile. Without a word, she grabbed An Nuan and dragged her forward.
Xu Ruowei walked quickly, and because An Nuan was feeling unwell, she was dragged along the entire way.
When they reached the basement, a bloody smell assailed them. An Nuan looked at Wang Xuerou, who lay in a pool of blood, and was terrified.
Xu Ruowei's lips curled into a cold smile. She grabbed An Nuan's hand, making An Nuan tightly grip the fruit knife, and then she shouted, "Help! Help..."
Xu Ruowei's face was filled with malice. When she had asked An Nuan to come, she had already called Shen Xizhou and her family. Now, there would be a good show to watch.
An Nuan stared at the person in front of her, bewildered and disbelieving. She finally understood what Xu Ruowei was trying to do.
With a loud bang, the door was kicked open from the outside.
"Mom, Mom, An Nuan killed my cousin."
When she saw Shen Xizhou, she rushed into his arms, hiding in his embrace, trembling all over. "Xizhou, An Nuan, An Nuan knocked me out. I woke up here, and also, she killed my cousin. She wanted to kill me too."
Xu Ruowei cried pitifully, as if she were a weeping willow.
Seeing the people who had suddenly rushed in, and remembering how Xu Ruowei had forced her to grab the fruit knife and pull it out, An Nuan finally understood. This was all Xu Ruowei's scheme. She was framing her for Wang Xuerou's death.
An Nuan threw the fruit knife aside, stood up, and said coldly, "I didn't kill her."
Wang Huiqin walked over and slapped her, saying angrily, "You were holding the knife. You say you didn't kill her. Who would believe such a statement?"
"Are you trying to say Ruowei killed her?" Wang Huiqin said coldly. "Xuerou is Ruowei's cousin. How could Ruowei kill her? Yesterday, Xuerou even visited Ruowei, and they were laughing and chatting. Suddenly, Xuerou is dead. You say Ruowei killed Xuerou, An Nuan, you murderer."
"You killed someone and want to frame Ruowei?"
As Wang Huiqin spoke, she slapped her again. "Your parents are unworthy of being parents to have raised such a daughter."
"Shut up, shut up! My mother is the best mother in the world. How can you talk about her like that? What right do you have to say that?"
An Nuan seemed to have gone mad. She didn't care about anything else, grabbing the fruit knife and waving it wildly in the air. They could accuse her of anything, but they could not insult her mother. Her mother was the best person in the world.
A sinister light flashed in Xu Ruowei's eyes. Heh, heaven was truly helping her. An Nuan was so impatient.
Even heaven was on her side.
"Mom, Xizhou, it was An Nuan. An Nuan killed Xuerou. She originally wanted to kill me, but Xuerou sacrificed herself to protect me, and An Nuan killed her."
"It's all my fault, I caused Xuerou's death. If it weren't for me, Xuerou wouldn't have died."
Xu Ruowei's distress was heart-wrenching, and her words directed all the blame towards An Nuan. "Why wasn't it me who died? Xuerou was so good, she still had many ambitions to fulfill. She said she wanted to go abroad and see the world. Xuerou was so young, at the prime of her youth. Why, why?"
"Why did you kill her? Such a good Xuerou, and you killed her without batting an eye."
Shen Xizhou kicked An Nuan, and she fell into the corner of the wall.
A man, exuding a terrifying aura, walked step by step towards An Nuan, grabbing her by the neck. "Why did you kill Xuerou? Why did you kill my Xuerou? My Xuerou was so kind, she wouldn't even step on an ant. She was so wonderful, and you killed her."
"What did you do it for? I'm going to kill you to pay for Xuerou's life."
Fu Jingxuan, his eyes bloodshot, looked at An Nuan. His hands were tightly around her neck, as if he were trying to kill her.
Fu Jingxuan doted on Wang Xuerou, always protecting her. Although Wang Xuerou had not admitted their relationship, everyone knew that Wang Xuerou was under Fu Jingxuan's protection.
Fu Jingxuan's grip was so strong it almost felt like he would break An Nuan's neck.
"No... it wasn't me..."
A suffocating sensation washed over her. An Nuan felt like she couldn't breathe. She said with difficulty, "It was Xu Ruowei... it was her, she killed her..."
"Xu Ruowei?" Fu Jingxuan, his eyes bloodshot, looked at An Nuan and sneered. "I saw how good Ruowei was to Xuerou. And you claim Ruowei killed Xuerou? You can even say such a thing, it's a huge joke."
An Nuan didn't understand why Xu Ruowei would kill Wang Xuerou. After all, all of Xu Ruowei's project proposals were helped by Wang Xuerou. Killing her would be tantamount to destroying herself.
An Nuan felt like she was dying.
Shen Xizhou, standing nearby, suddenly said, "She's still breathing. She's not dead yet."
"What?" Fu Jingxuan threw An Nuan aside and rushed towards the hospital with Wang Xuerou in his arms.
Xu Ruowei shivered all over, her eyes filled with terror.
What? Not dead? How could she not be dead? She had clearly struck Wang Xuerou in the heart. If she lived, she would definitely reveal what she had done. Wouldn't that be her end?