Xu Ruowei originally intended to hang up immediately but reconsidered and finally answered.
"Xizhou, is something wrong?" Xu Ruowei spoke in a low voice, not daring to raise it, her quiet tone perfectly masking her trembling.
She was so afraid of speaking too much, lest Shen Xizhou discern something from her words.
Unbeknownst to what Shen Xizhou said on the other end, Xu Ruowei's face contorted into a look of extreme ferocity. Her bloodthirsty gaze eventually fell upon An Nuan.
An Nuan froze. Although she couldn't hear the conversation on the phone, Xu Ruowei's menacing look clearly indicated that the person on the other end was someone significant to her.
An Nuan pondered, guessing that the one person capable of making Xu Ruowei so unstable must be Shen Xizhou.
It seemed Shen Xizhou was indeed very important to her.
An Nuan dared not utter a sound, suppressing any noise from escaping her lips.
After hanging up, Xu Ruowei hurled her phone against the wall. The once intact device was now shattered into pieces.
An Nuan knew that phone call had changed Xu Ruowei, and Xu Ruowei would likely not let her off the hook.
She couldn't just wait to be dealt with anymore; she needed to find a way to escape.
Just then, as if a thought struck her, she looked at Xu Ruowei.
She realized that after Xu Ruowei dealt with her, the next target would undoubtedly be Li Tian.
No, she didn't want Li Tian to be implicated because of her.
Looking at Li Tian, a wave of guilt washed over her.
Because of her, Li Tian had to suffer all this. How could she pretend that none of it had anything to do with her?
Before Xu Ruowei could react, An Nuan grabbed a chair nearby and smashed it directly at Xu Ruowei's head. Xu Ruowei was already bleeding profusely.
The people standing by watched, fear etched on their faces.
Xu Ruowei clutched her injured head and, seeing the stunned figures still frozen in place, shouted at the top of her lungs, "Why aren't you acting? Kill this lunatic for me!"
"Kill her, kill her!"
These were the words Xu Ruowei most desperately wanted to utter. At this moment, her sole desire was to destroy An Nuan.
She had never imagined An Nuan would strike her.
An Nuan, however, showed no hint of fear.
She glared at Xu Ruowei, gazing at the blood-covered face, and felt that it was all deserved.
As the men moved to attack, An Nuan said coldly, "Do you know Nangong Jin? I am his fiancée. If you dare lay a hand on me, you might lose your lives."
"For a little money, you'd lose your lives. What use would that money be then?"
The men indeed stopped in their tracks, staring at An Nuan.
They looked at each other. This was no longer about money. It was about Nangong Jin.
Everyone knew how deeply Nangong Jin cherished his fiancée. Anyone who dared to harm her would surely be courting death.
An Nuan calmly watched them. Their hesitation to act was a good sign for her.
Seeing this, Xu Ruowei cursed them inwardly as fools.
"You took my money, so you should do my bidding."
"Have you been so foolish as to believe what that woman said?"
Xu Ruowei saw that the men were indeed hesitating, and it seemed they truly believed An Nuan. She couldn't allow this hesitation.
With matters having reached this point, there was no turning back.
Xu Ruowei let out a cold laugh and said, "Given Nangong Jin's status, do you really think he would be interested in this woman before us?"
"Besides, Nangong Jin protects that woman fiercely. Does this woman before you look like she's that important?"
"If she were, why wouldn't she have said so from the beginning?"
The men listened to Xu Ruowei's words, and their resolve seemed to waver. They even felt Xu Ruowei's words held some truth.
An Nuan said coldly, "Heh, Xu Ruowei will say anything to achieve her goals."
After speaking, An Nuan looked at the men and said coldly, "If you act, and you lose your lives later, regretting it will be of no use."
Indeed, when An Nuan said these words, the men dared not say anything more.
Seeing this, Xu Ruowei's displeasure grew.
She had intended to humiliate An Nuan, but instead, she ended up being humiliated. And now, the people who were supposed to obey her were listening to An Nuan. This was unacceptable to her.
However, since An Nuan's words had made these men too afraid to act, her only recourse was to find a reason to regain their obedience.
Everything seemed to have stalled. But at that moment, she thought of a clever plan.
Xu Ruowei looked at the men and said loudly, laughing, "You people are truly foolish."
"You can't possibly believe her nonsensical tales, can you? Do you truly believe she'll let you go?"
"Think about it yourselves, how you treated her just now. Do you think she'll let you off so easily?"
Hearing Xu Ruowei's words, the men, who had initially believed An Nuan, began to waver.
An Nuan said coldly, "You can all leave."
"I can pretend that nothing that happened just now ever occurred. Is that enough?"
"No, how can you believe An Nuan's words? Aren't you afraid..."
"You can rest assured, I won't do that. Of course, if you don't believe me, you can record a video. We'll have video evidence."
Xu Ruowei: "..."
She had many thoughts swirling in her mind, many words she wanted to say, but now? Because of Feng Ran's words, she remained utterly silent.
She could tell from the look in their eyes that they believed An Nuan's words.
And as she looked at An Nuan, when she came back to her senses, she realized that the men had already left.
Xu Ruowei knew she was now alone, fighting a solitary battle.
She was already injured. If An Nuan decided to attack her now, it would be effortless. At this thought, she inwardly cursed her carelessness.
She had been too dismissive, believing she only needed to deal with An Nuan without much effort. But everything that had unfolded was far from what she had anticipated.
An Nuan walked step by step towards Xu Ruowei, saying coldly, "Xu Ruowei, look. Your meticulously crafted plan was easily dismantled by me."
"An Nuan, do you really think you've won just because of this?"
Xu Ruowei's eyes were filled with unwillingness. Then, as she glanced behind An Nuan, her entire demeanor changed, revealing an unexpected joy, a joy entirely different from her usual disposition.