"Throw her in there directly. There are dogs inside, and I think she'll have a wonderful time."
An Nuan's face turned extremely pale upon hearing this. Her whole body trembled.
She was most afraid of dogs. Seeing the dog baring its teeth at her, she trembled all over.
She was genuinely terrified of dogs, to an extreme degree.
Her whole body was shaking.
Fu Jingxuan truly cherished Wang Xuerou to the core. Whatever she said, he believed without question.
"No, no, Fu Jingxuan, you can't do this to me. I won't survive that."
"Let me go, let me go."
"Fu Jingxuan, have Wang Xuerou come here. I can confront her directly. I really didn't do those things."
"As long as she comes here and we face each other, I will be cleared."
"If you don't want Wang Xuerou to come, let Nangong Jin come. I'll have him investigate everything and present the truth to you. Would that work?"
"Fu Jingxuan, have you forgotten what happened back then?"
"All those misunderstandings were caused by Xu Ruowei. Do you want the same thing to happen again?"
"You're laying hands on me now, but are you really doing what's best for Wang Xuerou? That will only make her suffer more."
"And then, Xu Ruowei will only exploit this further without restraint."
"By then, you won't even have a chance to regret it."
Fu Jingxuan hesitated. He looked at An Nuan, even wondering if what she said was true or false.
Should he believe her?
However, what An Nuan said wasn't entirely without reason.
After thinking for a long time, Fu Jingxuan seemed to realize something.
"An Nuan, shut up. I won't believe anything you say."
Fu Jingxuan's gaze towards An Nuan became increasingly harsh, even filled with deep contempt.
Recalling Wang Xuerou's tearful sobs before him, Fu Jingxuan now felt regret.
What was wrong with him? Why was he having these thoughts?
Clearly, it was all An Nuan's fault. He was supposed to deal with An Nuan, so why was he believing her nonsense?
An Nuan struggled desperately, trying to escape.
Fu Jingxuan said coldly, "Aren't you going to lock her up? Do I have to do it myself?"
Upon hearing this, the men immediately moved to act.
An Nuan was terrified, especially with the dog barking.
Her whole body trembled.
Just as the men were about to push An Nuan in, a voice interrupted them.
"Fu Jingxuan, let go. If you dare to lay a hand on An Nuan, the Fu family will pay for it."
Nangong Jin shouted coldly, disbelief and even a hint of panic in his voice. He wondered what An Nuan would have gone through if he had been a moment later.
Nangong Jin had never been this scared before. He feared what An Nuan would become if he had been any later.
All of this was due to his negligence.
Nangong Jin's breathing was uneven. He had rushed here.
The men beside Fu Jingxuan seemed not to hear anything, continuing to move towards An Nuan.
Just then, Wang Xuerou's voice rang out again, "No, Jingxuan, don't do it."
"Jingxuan, this has absolutely nothing to do with An Nuan."
"It was me, it was all my fault, I lied to you."
"Jingxuan, stop. Don't make another mistake."
"An Nuan."
Seeing An Nuan about to faint, Nangong Jin was filled with pain. Without thinking, he rushed forward and pulled her into his arms, a feeling of finding something lost.
When Fu Jingxuan couldn't see Wang Xuerou, he could no longer pay attention to what was happening here. He rushed over and looked at Wang Xuerou, seemingly worried she had been harmed.
"Xuerou, why are you here? Are you feeling unwell anywhere? Did Nangong Jin force you here?"
"Xuerou, don't worry, I'll handle this."
"I promised I wouldn't let you suffer any grievances."
Fu Jingxuan said anxiously, his entire attention focused on Wang Xuerou.
"Fu Jingxuan, don't hurt An Nuan. This has nothing to do with An Nuan. Everything started because of me."
When Wang Xuerou heard the dog barking, her whole body trembled. Suddenly, she seemed to recall something, and looked at Fu Jingxuan, asking anxiously, "Fu Jingxuan, you used these against An Nuan, didn't you? Did you really go through with it?"
As she asked these words, her whole body trembled, even filled with extreme fear.
Wang Xuerou began to sob, her voice even bordering on hysterical as she shouted, "No, no, this has nothing to do with An Nuan."
"It was Xu Ruowei. Xu Ruowei threatened me, and that's why I did it."
"What?"
Fu Jingxuan looked at Wang Xuerou in disbelief, thinking he had misheard. An Nuan had indeed said these things earlier, but at the time, he hadn't believed what he heard. He had utterly dismissed An Nuan's words.
And now? It was time for a harsh reality check. Because he was hearing these words again, and this time from Wang Xuerou's mouth.
"Xuerou, what you just said, is it all a lie? Did it not really happen?"
Wang Xuerou lowered her head, took a deep breath, and then looked up, saying, "Jingxuan, An Nuan was right. Xu Ruowei threatened me, and that's why I acted irrationally and said those things."
Upon hearing this, Fu Jingxuan's face turned extremely grim.
For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
An Nuan stayed in Nangong Jin's arms. At this moment, Nangong Jin wished he could rush forward and punch Fu Jingxuan, but An Nuan held him back, so he ultimately did not act.
An Nuan said, "Nangong Jin, forget it. Fu Jingxuan didn't hurt me, and besides, he did this only for Wang Xuerou."
"Wang Xuerou was also deceived."
"An Nuan." A gentle voice sounded. A hand lightly rested on An Nuan's waist, holding her tightly in his embrace. He thought, let it be like this forever. May An Nuan never suffer any more harm. If any tribulations were to befall them,
Looking at An Nuan, Nangong Jin felt immense pity.
Especially, hearing An Nuan still speaking up for these people at this moment, he felt even more that An Nuan was too kind.
Nangong Jin held An Nuan tightly in his arms and said softly, "An Nuan, alright, I promise you, I won't act against them."
"But, An Nuan, please don't put yourself in danger next time, okay?"
"Do you know? When Huo Yuxuan told me about this, I was truly terrified. I even thought I might never see you again in this lifetime."
"But thankfully, you are safe. That's good."
Fu Jingxuan simply stared blankly at everything before him, saying nothing, because he had no idea what to say or do.