An Nuan frowned slightly, even wondering why Xu Ruowei would suddenly say such things.
As she was pondering what had happened, the next events left her speechless.
With a smile all over her face, Xu Ruowei walked step by step towards An Nuan, a fruit knife appearing in her hand at some unknown time.
An Nuan instinctively dodged, thinking Xu Ruowei was about to attack her.
But at this moment, to An Nuan's utter surprise, Xu Ruowei forcibly grabbed her hand and plunged the cold fruit knife into her own chest.
Watching the fruit knife embed itself in her body, Xu Ruowei smiled triumphantly.
She leaned on An Nuan's shoulder and said with pride, "An Nuan, I think Shen Xizhou will be disappointed in you this time. Even if Shen Xizhou doesn't love me, he'll blame you for this."
"After all, you almost killed me, didn't you?"
Hearing this, An Nuan finally understood what Xu Ruowei wanted to do.
Only then did she try to pull her hand away, only to find it covered in blood.
She let out a soft scoff. It seemed she had really been waiting for her here.
Xu Ruowei's smiling face instantly shifted to one of bitter sadness.
Even tears streamed down her face as she sobbed, "An Nuan, why? Why would you attack me?"
"I already said, I... I've chosen to let go. I won't pester Xizhou anymore. But why haven't you let me go?"
"Kill you?" An Nuan chuckled. "You deserve to die, but if I did it myself, it would just dirty my hands."
"After all, I really wouldn't deign to act against someone like you."
"However, if you want to frame me in front of Shen Xizhou, then I'll grant your wish."
"If not, then your injury here would truly be in vain."
She thought that if Shen Xizhou misunderstood her, if Xu Ruowei succeeded, she could escape Shen Xizhou's entanglement. For her, that was actually a good thing, wasn't it?
Just as An Nuan was about to say something more, she felt a wave of discomfort and swayed, on the verge of collapsing.
Her whole body was trembling. She remembered that when she woke up this morning, her blood pressure was a bit low, and the family doctor had told her to rest well. However, upon receiving Xu Ruowei's call, she hadn't dared to delay for a moment.
Of course, being framed by Xu Ruowei so easily felt incredibly unfair.
She looked at Xu Ruowei with a smile and said, "Then, I'll grant your wish."
"Since you say I attacked you, it would seem I'm not living up to your kind intentions if I don't."
"An Nuan, what do you want to do?"
At this moment, Xu Ruowei's face was pale, and she was filled with panic.
She even wondered what to do.
Why was it that the plan she had meticulously laid out had somehow turned into this?
Meeting Xu Ruowei's fearful gaze, An Nuan smiled, a smile that was somewhat chilling.
An Nuan reached out and slapped Xu Ruowei across the face, not stopping there, delivering one blow after another.
Xu Ruowei quickly covered her face and glared at An Nuan, "You... what are you doing? An Nuan, do you want to die?"
"You dare to lay a hand on me?"
"Who gave you the courage?" Xu Ruowei questioned fiercely, clearly forgetting that she should be restraining herself at this moment.
"An Nuan, aren't you afraid Shen Xizhou will see?"
"If Shen Xizhou sees, how will he deal with you? Do you understand the consequences?"
Xu Ruowei was genuinely terrified by An Nuan, never expecting her to be so bold. It seemed An Nuan had truly changed.
Shen Xizhou appeared.
"Ruowei."
"An Nuan."
When Shen Xizhou arrived, he happened to witness the scene before him.
He saw Xu Ruowei being severely mistreated.
And An Nuan was attacking Xu Ruowei.
Shen Xizhou rushed over. As he approached An Nuan, he was embraced by Nan Gongjin.
Shen Xizhou had no choice but to reluctantly withdraw his hand.
He glanced at Xu Ruowei, who stood to the side, and calmly asked, "Are you alright?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Ruowei trembled all over. Her eyes were filled with unwillingness and extreme fear.
Shen Xizhou's attitude towards her had truly changed.
Seeing her injured, he hadn't acted as he would have before.
Xu Ruowei, who had been about to say she was fine, changed her words at this moment. She looked at Shen Xizhou and said aggrievedly, "Xizhou, An Nuan, An Nuan almost wanted to kill me."
"I bled a lot. Take me to the hospital."
"Xizhou, I really don't know, I don't know what happened. Why did An Nuan attack me?"
An Nuan, in Nan Gongjin's arms, trembled all over, clearly terrified.
Nan Gongjin was constantly comforting her. This situation was indeed his fault; it was his carelessness that allowed An Nuan to be set up by someone with ulterior motives.
Listening to Xu Ruowei's false accusations, An Nuan trembled with anger.
She had originally planned to let Xu Ruowei go, but what happened afterward solidified her resolve that she truly couldn't let Xu Ruowei off the hook.
She knew that even if she spared someone like Xu Ruowei, she would still pester her.
"Xizhou, Xizhou, it hurts, I'm so cold..." Xu Ruowei sobbed.
Xu Ruowei's face was deathly pale, her complexion extremely grim. She looked as if she could die at any moment.
Shen Xizhou's brow furrowed as he looked at Xu Ruowei.
He had always felt that Xu Ruowei was acting, but at this moment, she didn't seem to be acting at all.
"Xizhou, I really... I really don't know why An Nuan would treat me like this."
"I already told An Nuan that I would obediently leave your side."
Shen Xizhou looked at Xu Ruowei, his brow deeply furrowed.
"Tell me, what exactly happened?"
"An Nuan told me to get lost from your side."
"Get lost?"
"She said she doesn't want me around you, and I..."
A smile appeared on Shen Xizhou's face. "Are you telling the truth? Did An Nuan really say that?"
Shen Xizhou looked at An Nuan, his voice filled with excitement. "An Nuan, An Nuan, is all this true? You still have feelings for me, don't you?"
An Nuan: "..."
Xu Ruowei: "..." glaring fiercely at the person before her.
Shen Xizhou, however, seemed oblivious, continuing to look at An Nuan and asking with great anticipation, "An Nuan, is it true? You still care about me, don't you?"
"I knew it, you would definitely forgive me." What he wanted to know most at this moment was whether Xu Ruowei's words were true. He thought, hopefully, they were. This was what he had always wanted.