Xu Ruowei's gaze fell on An Nuan, who stood by the side. As if something momentous had happened, she suddenly exclaimed loudly, "Was it you, was it An Nuan who threatened you, making you slander me like this?"
"Was it An Nuan who instructed you to do this?"
At this moment, Xu Ruowei was still unwilling to give up, still fantasizing that Wang Xuerou would be so obedient and place all the blame on An Nuan, framing her.
She slowly walked to Wang Xuerou's side and whispered, "Xuerou, aren't you worried that Fu Jingxuan will know about your past? He might..."
Fu Jingxuan walked over directly, protectively shielding Wang Xuerou in his arms. He looked at Xu Ruowei with disdain and said coldly, "Put away your dirty thoughts. I already know about everything you're saying."
He whispered in Wang Xuerou's ear, "Remember, never believe anything Xu Ruowei says. She is only using you. If you truly believe her words, then the days ahead will be very miserable."
"Xuerou, Xu Ruowei has deceived you so many times. You won't be foolish enough to believe her nonsense again, right?"
Wang Xuerou nodded. "Yes, of course."
"I'm just wondering, why are there such shameless people?"
"Xu Ruowei."
Wang Xuerou stared coldly at Xu Ruowei, her eyes filled with anger. "Everything you said is false."
"So, all these years, you have been lying to me. So, those things were all done by you. And yet, you framed me for everything."
"And I was foolish enough to believe your nonsense. It's truly laughable."
Wang Xuerou walked to An Nuan and said softly, her head bowed, "An Nuan, I'm sorry."
An Nuan watched Wang Xuerou without saying anything.
Wang Xuerou chuckled lightly. "An Nuan, I know you won't forgive my apology, but I don't expect you to. I simply want to apologize to you."
"An Nuan, even if I was deceived by Xu Ruowei, I did indeed do those things that hurt you."
"Therefore, I must say this 'I'm sorry'."
"Whether you forgive me or not is your business. But apologizing is my business."
"Saying these words of apology makes me feel less guilty."
As Wang Xuerou spoke, she seemed to remember something. She looked at An Nuan, full of remorse, and said, "An Nuan, I'm sorry. I don't necessarily want your forgiveness, nor do I want to pressure you. I just... I just..."
An Nuan looked at Wang Xuerou's guilt-ridden face and her heart softened.
"Wang Xuerou, actually, these apologies are unnecessary. I don't blame you at all. Most importantly, you have nothing to do with the entire incident. You don't need to blame yourself."
"And I forgive you."
Hearing these words, Wang Xuerou wanted to express her gratitude, but at that moment, she was already in tears. The words of thanks were on her lips but she couldn't utter them.
An Nuan knew that Wang Xuerou was sincerely apologizing.
In fact, she had already forgiven Wang Xuerou before, but Wang Xuerou had been too caught up in it and couldn't let herself go.
Wang Xuerou looked at An Nuan gratefully, gripping her hand, too overwhelmed with emotion to speak.
"No, it shouldn't be like this."
Xu Ruowei's face instantly contorted with ferocity. She rushed forward to attack Wang Xuerou, but was stopped by Fu Jingxuan.
Blocked, Xu Ruowei realized then that she had made a mistake, a fatal one. She could confront Fu Jingxuan, but she couldn't touch Wang Xuerou. Wang Xuerou was, in essence, Fu Jingxuan's life. She had made such an obvious mistake.
Xu Ruowei's face turned extremely ugly. With a 'plop,' she knelt heavily on the ground, tears streaming down her face as she looked at Wang Xuerou and pleaded, "Xuerou, I'm sorry. I was just too anxious just now, that's why I did that. I believe you will forgive me, right?"
"Xuerou, you are so kind."
"Xuerou, I was really angry, and I acted impulsively just now. Xuerou, please forgive me, okay? For all these years, if it weren't for my parents helping you, you might not have survived."
"I... Xuerou, so, please let me off this once, okay?"
"Xuerou, you said before that you would repay me well. Now, now is the best opportunity. Xuerou..."
Wang Xuerou looked at the crying, pathetic Xu Ruowei and listened to her words. She truly couldn't bring herself to be so heartless.
As Xu Ruowei said, even if she had a hundred wrongs, her survival to this day was indeed thanks to the Xu family.
In fact, from the beginning, Wang Xuerou had thought that if Xu Ruowei apologized, she wouldn't push her to the brink.
But after discovering that everything was exposed, Xu Ruowei had still intended to harm her, using her to kill An Nuan, making her a tool and a true executioner.
Even if she wanted to let Xu Ruowei go, she couldn't overcome the hurdle in her own heart.
She couldn't cross that hurdle.
And just now, Xu Ruowei had even tried to take her life.
Heh, how could she forgive such a vicious person?
"Xu Ruowei, I have already repaid what I owe. And now, you still cling to this matter, asking me to repay. Don't you think what you're saying is ridiculous?"
"Back then, your designs and your proposals were originally mine. You took what rightfully belonged to me. Aren't those enough repayment?"
"Also, you almost took my life, leaving me in a vegetative state in the hospital. If those are not enough, then this should be enough."
"Xu Ruowei, from now on, please stop using these matters to tie me down."
Xu Ruowei's expression turned exceedingly ugly. Tears streamed down her face as she stammered for a long time before speaking, "Xuerou, then please let me off one more time, can you? Just this once, okay?"
"Xuerou, we grew up together. Can you really bear to see me humiliated? To see me live a miserable life?"
"I know you now have Fu Jingxuan, and I'm no longer the wealthy Xu Ruowei I used to be. The Xu family is completely gone. So, you've started looking down on me now, haven't you?"
"Oh, right, Xuerou, do you know? Falling down the stairs was really just an accident. It wasn't me who did it to you."
"Why don't you believe me?"
"Xuerou, I'm kneeling and begging you. Please give me another chance, can you?"
Xu Ruowei spoke with sorrow. In fact, if Shen Xizhou and so many others weren't present, she would never have knelt down.
Most importantly, Fu Jingxuan was also present, which made her even more hesitant to act rashly.