Xu Ruo Wei forced herself to calm down, took a deep breath, and thought seriously, even if Wang Xue Rou had a breath left, what of it? Whether she could be saved was still a question.
Even if Fu Jing Xuan had many capable people around him, even if Wang Xue Rou was saved, she was already in that state. Even if she were saved, she would only become a vegetative person.
She could always find a way to make Wang Xue Rou leave this world.
An Nuan's face was pale, and she collapsed on the ground. Looking at everything happening before her, a self-mocking smile curled up at the corner of her lips. In this world, the most laughable person was none other than herself.
Shen Xi Zhou looked coldly at An Nuan on the ground and said indifferently, "An Nuan, you are truly disgusting."
"I will investigate this matter thoroughly. If it is truly you who did this, I will make you pay the price."
"An Nuan, not everyone is a fool, to be played for a fool by you."
"Shen Xi Zhou, I told you, I know nothing. I received Xu Ruo Wei's call and came. When I arrived, Wang Xue Rou was already injured. Why won't you believe me?"
"Heh." Shen Xi Zhou snorted coldly and questioned, "Xu Ruo Wei asked you to come, and you just came?"
"An Nuan, you know yourself how much you hate Xu Ruo Wei. She asked you to come this late, and you came. Do you believe yourself when you say such things?"
An Nuan's body went limp on the ground, her eyes filled with deep disappointment and helplessness.
Heh, yes, could she have come? Of course, she wouldn't have.
But Xu Ruo Wei said she knew the whereabouts of her brother. Even though she knew it might be a trap, she still came.
"She told me she knew about my brother's whereabouts. So I came."
"Shen Xi Zhou, you know, you understand, how important my brother is to me."
"I said, it was Xu Ruo Wei who told me she knew my brother's whereabouts that I appeared. Do you believe me?"
The single sentence 'Do you believe me?' expressed the sorrow in An Nuan's heart.
Xu Ruo Wei's hands, by her side, clenched tightly. She glared fiercely at An Nuan, this detestable An Nuan, who at this moment still didn't forget to trample on her. It seemed she had been too lenient with her, which was why she had become so presumptuous. She thought, she should treat her well, make her understand what it meant to be obedient and well-behaved, which was what she should be doing.
Xu Ruo Wei's eyes reddened, her eyes bloodshot, filled with self-reproach, "Yes, it's all me. Whatever she says, I do. As long as Xue Rou can wake up, as long as Xue Rou is alive, that's all that matters."
"Okay, yes, I admit, it's me, it's all my fault."
Xu Ruo Wei seemed to be on the verge of a breakdown, shaking her head incessantly, lost in endless self-recrimination.
Shen Xi Zhou felt a pang of pity and looked at Xu Ruo Wei with deep concern.
After all this, did An Nuan have any heart to put such a cruel thing directly on her? How could she possibly bear it?
Shen Xi Zhou held Xu Ruo Wei in his arms and comforted her softly, "Ruo Wei, this is never your fault, you cannot be blamed. We can only blame An Nuan's cruel heart. You are too kind, you are no match for her. You don't need to blame yourself, I am here, I will make her pay the price she deserves."
Hearing Shen Xi Zhou's words, Xu Ruo Wei was overjoyed. She wished Shen Xi Zhou would kill An Nuan right now. As long as An Nuan disappeared, no one would be able to threaten her anymore.
After all, An Nuan knew too many of her secrets. Such a person could not be kept. She was always a hidden danger. She had to be destroyed.
But in order to maintain her image, and even more so to gain Shen Xi Zhou's pity, and for her own upcoming plan, she said softly, "Xi Zhou, I beg you, don't blame An Nuan anymore. I think she must have misunderstood me, which is why she did such a thing. Actually, it's my fault too. If I hadn't appeared by your side, none of this would have happened. If it weren't for me, Xue Rou wouldn't have risked her life protecting me and lost her own."
"Xi Zhou, if anyone is to blame, then blame me. It's all my fault."
Xu Ruo Wei said gently and considerately, her face filled with deep self-reproach.
Seeing that Shen Xi Zhou was not acting, she thought that she had to make a move. Only then could Shen Xi Zhou loathe An Nuan even more, and An Nuan would have no chance to turn things around. Only then would she have no chance to speak.
Xu Ruo Wei struggled out of Shen Xi Zhou's embrace. She felt so reluctant, but even though she was reluctant, she endured it in the end. After all, one had to give up a piece to catch a bigger prize. This was a crucial moment, and she naturally had to perform well.
She walked up to An Nuan, stood in front of her, and grabbed An Nuan's hand.
Everyone thought that Xu Ruo Wei was speaking up for An Nuan, that Xu Ruo Wei was so gentle and understanding.
But no one knew that behind this gentleness and understanding lay a conspiracy.
She leaned close to An Nuan's ear and whispered, "How does it feel to be wrongly accused, An Nuan? You must be obedient, understand? Remember, you have to speak carefully, otherwise, your brother's life will be in danger."
"Also, if you say one wrong word, if you displease me, I will double the trouble for your brother."
"You..." An Nuan stared at Xu Ruo Wei in shock.
Xu Ruo Wei suddenly fell backward, crying out in pain.
She looked at An Nuan with disbelief, weeping and wailing, "An Nuan, I will obey obediently, I won't pester Shen Xi Zhou anymore. I won't be foolishly dreaming anymore."
"Heh, this acting is truly brilliant." An Nuan looked at Xu Ruo Wei with sarcasm. It was clearly her who was targeting her and dealing with her, but now? She played both the good and bad roles.
For a man, was it really worth it?
"Xu Ruo Wei, don't you just want Shen Xi Zhou? Take him, I don't want him anymore." An Nuan said coldly, "Don't waste your efforts on me."
"Let me tell you, I am a person of no importance to Shen Xi Zhou. You're using your efforts in the wrong place." An Nuan said with a chuckle, "You might as well put your energy into Shen Xi Zhou, wouldn't that be better?"
Xu Ruo Wei looked at An Nuan with a bewildered and panicked expression, "An Nuan, I don't know what you're talking about. I never thought of interfering between you and Shen Xi Zhou. I only want to do my own job."
Shen Xi Zhou walked over step by step, his gaze falling on An Nuan, his eyes filled with intense disdain. He directly stepped on Xu Ruo Wei's hand, stomping hard. Xu Ruo Wei's hand was already bloody and mangled, yet he said coldly, "An Nuan, even at this point, you can still treat someone who is speaking for you like this."
"An Nuan, you are truly heartless."
"No, it's not like that, it's not what you see." An Nuan shook her head, "It was she, who told me, she knew my brother's news. I..."
Shen Xi Zhou bent down, met An Nuan's gaze, his eyes full of coldness, and said, "Your brother's news, only I have always known. No one else knows."
"Your brother is being held by me in a place where no one can see him without my permission."