He was even somewhat jealous of the direct interaction between Nangong Jin and An Nuan, and even more so, why could An Nuan treat him as if he didn't exist, still speaking so gently with Nangong Jin.
He wondered if the gentle An Nuan now would have belonged to him if there hadn't been any arguments between them.
If he were the one standing in front of An Nuan, would the smile on her face be as radiant?
How long had it been since he had seen such a smile?
She had always thought An Nuan couldn't smile, but everything happening before him told him that An Nuan could smile, it was just that her smile would never belong to him again after that.
And she had never smiled at him again.
Now, he was filled with regret.
Shen Xizhou watched An Nuan like this. In reality, he was the one who had caused all these consequences, and he was the one who should be blamed, not An Nuan.
He was the one who had lost the An Nuan he knew back then.
Didn't the An Nuan of the past treat him the same way?
Yet he had looked at her coldly, and said callously, "An Nuan, are you that desperate for a man? Heh, let me tell you, even if you knelt and begged me, I wouldn't even spare you a second glance."
"An Nuan, get out of my sight. Even if you died kneeling before me, I wouldn't even give you a glance."
At that time, seeing the hurt in An Nuan's eyes, he had felt extremely pleased.
At that time, he had thought it was An Nuan's own fault.
It was fitting that An Nuan was humiliated. Anyway, at that time, he felt he had been too lenient with An Nuan. If it were anyone else, they wouldn't have been so forgiving.
Thinking about it now, An Nuan's current attitude towards him was his retribution. The more happy he had been when he humiliated An Nuan, the more painful he felt now.
Looking at the interaction between An Nuan and Nangong Jin, and An Nuan's shy demeanor at Nangong Jin's words, he was filled with jealousy, even wishing Nangong Jin would disappear from his sight forever.
But in his heart, he knew more clearly than anyone that he didn't have the right, let alone the power.
At this moment, no matter how moved he was, it was useless.
He thought that if An Nuan was willing to give him a chance, he would even be willing to pay with his life.
He thought if An Nuan asked him to return to her side, and the condition was to take his life, he would still be willing.
Now, living was more painful than dying.
Nangong Jin's phone rang, it was Huo Yuxuan calling. Nangong Jin didn't want to answer it at first. He hung up without thinking, but at that moment, the phone rang again.
As Nangong Jin was about to hang up again, An Nuan picked up the phone and turned on the speaker.
On the other end, Huo Yuxuan anxiously explained the situation, and the meaning was clear: he was calling because there was no other way.
An Nuan's gaze fell on Nangong Jin. She knew Nangong Jin was doing all this for her, but An Nuan didn't want him to neglect his company's affairs because of her.
She didn't want to be a burden to Nangong Jin. If she couldn't help him anymore, and then became his burden, then she would truly be unforgivable.
"An Nuan, I..." Nangong Jin looked at An Nuan with eyes full of helplessness. He knew that no matter what he said now, An Nuan wouldn't agree to let him stay any longer.
This was also the reason he had been hanging up Huo Yuxuan's calls. Of course, he also knew that Huo Yuxuan was truly in trouble and couldn't handle it, which was why he was so anxious.
An Nuan looked at Nangong Jin, who hadn't left yet. She stared at Nangong Jin with a slight smile and said, "Nangong Jin, hurry and go check on the company. If Huo Yuxuan had a solution, he definitely wouldn't be calling you."
"And if he keeps calling, it must be that the matter is too thorny and he has no other options, which is why he's like this."
"Nangong Jin, if you don't go, I'll feel guilty for the rest of my life. Do you want me to feel guilty?"
"Because of me, you've given up a lot. And now that I'm no longer in danger, I don't want you to give up again because of me. More importantly, I can handle everything myself."
Nangong Jin looked at An Nuan, his heart filled with deep reluctance.
"An Nuan, I..."
"Go. I'll protect myself. I won't let myself get hurt."
"Besides, someone is protecting me, so don't worry."
Nangong Jin knew that if he didn't leave now, An Nuan would definitely be angry.
After thinking for a long time, An Nuan sighed helplessly, as if making a major decision at this moment: "Nangong Jin, if you don't go, then you'll never see me again in this lifetime."
Nangong Jin knew that An Nuan wouldn't follow through with these threats. But hearing these words, his heart ached.
"Okay, I'll go. But An Nuan, you have to promise me you won't get hurt and you'll take good care of yourself."
Nangong Jin wanted to stay by An Nuan's side all the time, but some things he had to attend to.
However, he would settle things quickly and return soon.
"Okay, I promise. You can leave with peace of mind now."
Seeing Nangong Jin still looking worried, An Nuan smiled and said, "Mmm, don't worry. I'll handle things properly."
"And when you come back, I won't be hurt."
As Nangong Jin was about to leave, An Nuan called out to him, "Nangong Jin..."
Nangong Jin turned around, looking at An Nuan with confusion. Just as he was about to ask, An Nuan directly hugged him and kissed him on the cheek.
Nangong Jin was stunned. He had never expected An Nuan to kiss him in front of Shen Xizhou.
His heart was filled with joy, and at this moment, he was even more reluctant to leave.
"Go. I'll wait obediently for your return."
As Nangong Jin left, he turned back again and looked coldly at Shen Xizhou, saying, "Mr. Shen, can you leave now?"
"What if I stay here?" Shen Xizhou said unhappily.
It would be good if Nangong Jin left. Then he would have a chance to spend time alone with An Nuan.
He could clarify everything.
Nangong Jin looked at Shen Xizhou warily. He had a thousand reasons to want the Shen Xizhou standing beside them gone.
However, Shen Xizhou refused to leave no matter what he said.
"Nangong Jin, you go do your work. I can handle things here," An Nuan said softly.
Nangong Jin didn't want to, but An Nuan's resolute gaze seemed to say, "If you don't go, I'll be truly angry."
Nangong Jin was most afraid of An Nuan being angry. He finally shot Shen Xizhou a fierce look and left.
He believed that An Nuan could handle this matter, and besides, Li Tian was also by her side, which made him feel somewhat at ease.