Shen Xizhou looked at An Nuan, his heart filled with utter panic. He realized that the way An Nuan looked at him had changed. The admiration and love he had seen in her eyes these past few days were gone.
Shen Xizhou knew that An Nuan was no longer the same An Nuan, but in the end, he still wanted to try. He thought perhaps he was just overthinking things.
"An Nuan, have some porridge. I brought you porridge today…"
Shen Xizhou prepared the porridge and placed it in front of An Nuan. When he reached out to feed her, An Nuan pushed him away, and the entire bowl of porridge spilled onto the floor.
An Nuan looked at Shen Xizhou with a defensive gaze, her eyes filled with hatred. She said coldly, "Shen Xizhou, please get out of my sight."
"Shen Xizhou, what do you really want?"
"Shen Xizhou, I already have Nangong Jin by my side. And I care deeply for Nangong Jin. I'm worried that Nangong Jin might become jealous or unhappy if he sees me with you. Please, leave."
After saying these words, An Nuan felt that what she had said lacked conviction. She then added, "Shen Xizhou, you've already ruined me so badly. Are you still trying to destroy the happiness that rightfully belongs to me?"
As An Nuan spoke these words, Shen Xizhou, who had been frozen in place, became frantic like a madman. He grabbed An Nuan's shoulders tightly and said in a chilling voice, "An Nuan, you are mine. The person you love most is me."
"In this life, you can only belong to me."
Although Shen Xizhou knew that An Nuan had regained her memories, he was unwilling to accept the reality before him.
He even harbored the fantasy that even if An Nuan regained her memories, she would still stay by his side.
An Nuan struggled incessantly. Just then, Shen Xizhou violently gripped her wrist, exuding a dangerous aura and saying with immense fury, "An Nuan, do you remember what you said to me back then? Those were your own words."
"Then, you should keep your word now. You should accept your fate and stay by my side, do you understand?"
"An Nuan, I am the one you should choose. In this world, no one cares about you as much as I do."
"An Nuan, nod your head. Tell me, promise me, that you won't leave me again. Say it, quickly, tell me. From now on, your entire being is mine, and the one you love most is me."
"An Nuan, have you forgotten what happened during this period?"
"You told Nangong Jin that the person you love most is me. That in this life, you would never love anyone else but me."
Shen Xizhou believed that if he said all these things, An Nuan would surely resign herself to fate. Then, he would have an opportunity.
To his surprise, after hearing his words, An Nuan's eyes filled with rage, and her hand, a slap, landed directly on his face.
Shen Xizhou frowned slightly. He couldn't even comprehend why An Nuan had hit him.
What he had said were clearly the truths.
An Nuan believed that if she returned to Nangong Jin's side and explained things, he would surely believe her.
Nangong Jin would surely understand her.
Although she didn't remember exactly how much had happened or what had transpired, she believed she must have said many hurtful things.
Thinking of this, An Nuan felt immense self-reproach.
Nangong Jin was such a good person, yet because of her, he had been humiliated time and time again.
And she was the instigator.
At this thought, she even wished she could disappear from this world forever.
Nangong Jin was such a good person; how could she hurt him?
What was she thinking at that time?
Why had she so obediently listened to Shen Xizhou's words?
For the first time, An Nuan wanted to kill Shen Xizhou, even destroy him.
She was even angry that Shen Xizhou had done such a thing.
Why couldn't he just let her go?
Was he truly happy treating her this way?
An Nuan's only thought now was how to escape from this man.
She tried to get up but found herself completely devoid of strength.
She looked at Shen Xizhou, who was sitting by the side. As if a thought struck her, her gaze fell upon him, and she questioned him coldly, "Shen Xizhou, what exactly did you do to me? Why can't I move?"
Hearing this, Shen Xizhou's face broke into a smile, a slight curl at the corner of his lips, filled with smugness.
At this moment, he felt how formidable he was, to have been able to meticulously plan all of this.
Actually, he had never expected An Nuan to wake up so early. However, he thought it was always necessary to be vigilant about certain things.
He hadn't anticipated that things would indeed unfold as he had envisioned.
Even so, An Nuan continued to struggle, desperate to get up.
Shen Xizhou became somewhat worried. He looked at An Nuan with concern and said, "An Nuan, don't move anymore. Don't you want your life? Do you know that if you keep struggling like this, your life could be lost at any moment?"
"An Nuan, are you still trying to escape from me, even if it means losing your life?"
Shen Xizhou suppressed the pain in his heart and shouted loudly.
An Nuan replied without any hesitation, "Yes."
This one sentence sent Shen Xizhou directly to hell.
Shen Xizhou stood frozen, not even daring to look at An Nuan.
So, in An Nuan's heart, Nangong Jin was this important. So important that she wouldn't hesitate even if it meant losing her life.
So important that she could utter such hurtful words.
An Nuan, bit by bit, had destroyed all his hopes.
She had completely forgotten the promises she had made to him.
Shen Xizhou gave a bitter smile. He felt that all of this was his own fault, that he deserved it.
Everything was his doing, and what right did he have to blame anyone else?
Shen Xizhou looked at An Nuan, enduring the pain in his heart, and softly said, "An Nuan, I am Shen Xizhou, the man you swore to love with your life. Have you forgotten? Are all the vows you made to me no longer valid?"
"An Nuan, you said you would never leave me, unless it was death."
An Nuan's eyes widened as she looked at Shen Xizhou, but she quickly regained her composure.
She even found it laughable that such heartfelt words were coming from Shen Xizhou's mouth; it was truly a joke.
It made her feel chilled to the bone.
These words sounded eerily familiar. Yes, she herself had pleaded with him in the same manner, uttering such words.
But the outcome was not pleasant.
In fact, because of these words, she had been tormented to the brink of losing her life.
"Shen Xizhou, isn't it better to let each other go?"
"Actually, you know better than anyone that there's no chance for us anymore. Your persistent clinging is utterly unnecessary."
"Perhaps, everything you've said is true. But you yourself have ruined it all. So, don't say these things to me anymore."
An Nuan struggled to leave, but Shen Xizhou blocked her.
An Nuan became anxious. She saw a fruit knife placed on a nearby fruit plate, and she directly put it to her throat, saying coldly, "Shen Xizhou, if you continue to torment me, this will immediately fall onto my neck."