He had originally thought that An Nuan was still the same as before, that she would believe whatever he said.
But now, it was clearly different.
"An Nuan, no, I won't allow you to not listen to me."
"You must listen to me."
Shen Xizhou said angrily, even, at this moment, he had the urge to kill.
Shen Xizhou inched closer, An Nuan dodged, looking at Shen Xizhou with disdain, and said coldly, "Shen Xizhou, get lost."
An Nuan directly kicked Shen Xizhou.
Shen Xizhou clutched his calf in pain.
He really hadn't expected An Nuan to kick him. He really hadn't expected her to resort to violence.
Seeing this, An Nuan immediately tried to walk out. Just then, Shen Xizhou seemed to have noticed An Nuan's intention, and despite the pain, he rushed forward, grabbed An Nuan's hand, and held her captive in his embrace.
"Let go."
An Nuan struggled with all her might. Shen Xizhou's closeness now made her feel utterly disgusted.
Shen Xizhou whispered in her ear, "An Nuan, I told you, you will never escape from my grasp in this lifetime."
An Nuan said with disgust, "Shen Xizhou, I find you disgusting."
Hearing this, Shen Xizhou was stunned. He had not expected An Nuan to say something like this.
As the two were struggling, they didn't know when Xu Ruowei had appeared.
At this moment, Xu Ruowei looked at her in shock.
Afterwards, her face became distorted with rage.
An Nuan looked up at Xu Ruowei, and Xu Ruowei stared intently at An Nuan, her eyes filled with jealousy and hatred.
However, when she sensed Shen Xizhou's gaze on her, she quickly masked her cold expression.
She walked past An Nuan step by step and went to Shen Xizhou's side.
She looked at Shen Xizhou, tears welling up in her eyes, as if they would fall at the slightest touch.
But she still put on a brave face, looking at Shen Xizhou with a smile and said, "Xizhou, Nangong Jin is here, looking for An Nuan. I've had people stall him."
"But I'm afraid they won't be able to hold him off for long."
"If you have anything important to say to An Nuan, you should seize the time."
Shen Xizhou looked up at Xu Ruowei, his brows furrowed. It was clear that he was annoyed by Xu Ruowei's sudden appearance.
Where was Yan Bai? He had asked Yan Bai to keep an eye on Xu Ruowei. How could she still be here?
Xu Ruowei seemed to have seen Shen Xizhou's disgust and seemed to know what Shen Xizhou wanted to say.
She immediately explained, "Yan Bai is outside dealing with Nangong Jin."
Suddenly, Xu Ruowei choked back a sob and said cautiously, "Should I... should I not be here? Actually, it's not that I like being here, but... but I was worried something would happen here, so I came."
"I... I've said what I needed to say, so I'll leave now."
Xu Ruowei said with pain in her eyes, tears streaming down her face.
An Nuan sneered. She was long tired of Xu Ruowei's affectations.
She knew very well that Xu Ruowei was acting now. She could see it clearly, but unfortunately, some people's eyes were just for decoration, and they would believe whatever Xu Ruowei said.
Shen Xizhou was slightly stunned, but he finally stopped himself from saying anything harsh.
An Nuan seemed to be accustomed to such things.
Xu Ruowei, however, looked at An Nuan with some difficulty and said softly, "An Nuan, I'm sorry. I really wanted to help you, but for Xizhou's sake, I could only stand by and do nothing."
"An Nuan, you won't blame me, will you?"
An Nuan glanced at Xu Ruowei coldly, her expression utterly indifferent.
Heh, because Shen Xizhou was here, she was now putting on a show in front of her?
It was truly ridiculous.
"An Nuan, I know that even if I say this, you won't believe me."
"But these words, I truly speak from the bottom of my heart. Of course, if you really believe me, then there's nothing I can do."
Saying this, Xu Ruowei suddenly knelt down before An Nuan with a 'plop' and kowtowed, saying in a low voice, "An Nuan, I'm sorry, I'm truly sorry, I can't help you anymore."
With that, Xu Ruowei began to cry aggrievedly.
An Nuan's brows furrowed. She looked at the person before her with disgust and disdain. She was truly startled by Xu Ruowei's sudden action.
Xu Ruowei had gone to great lengths to impress Shen Xizhou.
Looking at Xu Ruowei's performative act, An Nuan truly felt disgusted.
If she wasn't being held by Shen Xizhou, she would have slapped Xu Ruowei across the face by now.
She glared fiercely at Xu Ruowei. Even if she wanted to impress, she didn't have to act in front of her.
Of course, Xu Ruowei's appearance here must have been approved by Shen Xizhou.
If Shen Xizhou hadn't approved, how would she have known such a hidden place?
"Xu Ruowei, get out of my sight. Seeing you makes me sick."
"Haven't you forgotten what you did back then?"
"Do you think saying these disgusting things to me here now is useful?"
An Nuan tried to break free from Shen Xizhou's grip, but found that she couldn't.
There was nothing she could do. The two of them before her truly disgusted her.
"An Nuan, Ruowei hasn't done anything. Why do you have such deep hostility towards her?"
"She's kneeling on the ground to beg for mercy for you. Instead of being grateful, you're here making sarcastic remarks. Feng Ran, has your heart been eaten by dogs?"
Shen Xizhou looked at An Nuan displeasedly and said coldly, "An Nuan, apologize to Ruowei. As long as you apologize to Ruowei, I'll let you go."
An Nuan laughed, even laughed out loud.
She even found it incredibly amusing.
"Apologize?" An Nuan said contemptuously, "You must be out of your mind. For me to apologize to Xu Ruowei."
"What right does she have to make me apologize to her?"
"Shen Xizhou, don't you find what you're saying ridiculous?"
An Nuan said coldly. If letting her go meant apologizing to Xu Ruowei, then she would never do such a thing.
Unless Shen Xizhou could keep her imprisoned for the rest of her life.
She would never apologize in this lifetime.
If they wanted to play a war of attrition, then let them. She could afford to wait.
Heh, Shen Xizhou really knew how to stab her where it hurt.