She kept apologizing, but Shen Xizhou looked at Xu Ruowei coldly.
Just as he wanted to have Xu Ruowei taken away by the authorities, he remembered what he had done. Xu Ruowei's current state was partly his fault. If he hadn't given her false hopes, perhaps she wouldn't have done these things.
Everything had started with him.
Shen Xizhou endured the pain from his injuries, took a sharp breath, and said, "Xu Ruowei, get out of my sight. Let this matter end here."
"You... you're just letting me go?" Xu Ruowei asked in disbelief.
Xu Ruowei's fearful and panicked expression vanished completely. Her gaze fell on Shen Xizhou, and she said almost excitedly, "Xizhou, do you think I was framed?"
Seeing Shen Xizhou remain silent, Xu Ruowei became even more brazen. "Xizhou, have you thought it through?"
"Framed?"
Shen Xizhou sneered, looking at Xu Ruowei coldly. "Don't tell me you're naive enough to think I'd still let you go at this point."
Xu Ruowei hadn't expected to hear these words, but she wasn't flustered. She calmly asked, "If you weren't letting me go because you believe I didn't do those things, then why?"
"It can't be for no reason that you're letting me go."
Shen Xizhou looked at Xu Ruowei coldly and said, "Because, this is all my fault. You doing these things is likely largely related to me. Therefore, if anyone is to be punished, it should be me."
"Of course, I'll let you go this time. But if there's a next time, I won't forgive you. Please, take care of yourself."
Xu Ruowei hadn't expected Shen Xizhou to be so heartless.
Xu Ruowei didn't want to leave. If she left, she would have nothing. What was the point of staying alive?
"Get lost," Shen Xizhou said coldly.
Xu Ruowei was unwilling. She had done so much, and this was the result? No, it couldn't be like this.
Why should she get nothing while An Nuan could have happiness?
Originally, happiness should have belonged to her, and the suffering should have belonged to An Nuan.
It was An Nuan who had snatched everything that rightfully belonged to her. Therefore, An Nuan should return what she had taken. An Nuan should pay the price.
Xu Ruowei stared at An Nuan, even grabbing a fruit knife and lunging at An Nuan.
But Nangong Jin, who was standing beside An Nuan, had already seen everything. Without a moment's hesitation, he kicked her away.
The fruit knife in Xu Ruowei's hand, which failed to harm An Nuan, instead cut her own face.
Xu Ruowei's face hurt intensely. She gasped.
She truly hadn't expected Nangong Jin to make such a sacrifice for An Nuan.
She looked at Nangong Jin, her eyes full of fury. "Nangong Jin, you picked up a worn-out shoe and think it's a treasure?"
"Do you know? Before you, An Nuan wasn't just with Shen Xizhou. To protect herself, she married Ye Qingcheng. But before Ye Qingcheng could marry An Nuan, he died."
"However, to save her own life, An Nuan forcibly married Ye Qingcheng, becoming Mrs. Ye."
Xu Ruowei spoke, but she saw no reaction from Nangong Jin. She wondered if she wasn't being clear enough or speaking strongly enough.
"I know you might not believe what I'm saying. But everything I'm telling you is true."
"The Ye family is gone because of An Nuan."
"An Nuan is an ill-omened person. Anyone associated with her will have a terrible end. Aren't you afraid?"
Xu Ruowei kept talking, waiting for Nangong Jin to act against An Nuan. Waiting to see An Nuan in a miserable state.
But later, she realized she had become the clown.
Nangong Jin looked at her with contempt, completely disbelieving her words.
Xu Ruowei couldn't understand why everyone believed An Nuan's words.
Even though what she was saying now was true, they still didn't believe her.
She thought carefully and concluded that An Nuan must have done something behind the scenes to make this happen.
Indeed, she had underestimated An Nuan. An Nuan's abilities were truly formidable.
"Nangong Jin, do you really believe An Nuan this much?"
Xu Ruowei shouted hysterically. She couldn't believe why fate was so good to An Nuan. Why did An Nuan always meet good people?
Xu Ruowei looked at Nangong Jin, still not giving up. "Nangong Jin, there's evidence for all of this. You can investigate."
"I already know all of this," Nangong Jin said coldly. He looked at Xu Ruowei with contempt and said coldly, "Even so, I still believe An Nuan."
"I will not believe what you say."
After speaking, Nangong Jin left with An Nuan.
He knew that staying there was a waste of time, and the person in front of him was like a madwoman. He was more worried that she would suddenly stand up and harm An Nuan.
If that happened, he would regret it deeply.
He would not allow such a thing to happen to him.
...
A month passed, and everything was normal.
Xu Ruowei didn't appear, and Shen Xizhou didn't appear. For An Nuan, this past month had been wonderful. She could do whatever she wanted, living the life she desired.
Today, An Nuan prepared a bento box, planning to deliver it to Nangong Jin.
She didn't have to do anything now, but she was too bored at home. Today, it would be a nice surprise for Nangong Jin.
Besides, Nangong Jin always surprised her, so now it was her turn to surprise him.
Nangong Jin had always been the one making sacrifices for her, so now it was her turn to give.
An Nuan thought about how she would live her life in the future.
Nangong Jin knew An Nuan was coming and immediately put down his work, going downstairs to greet her.
Shen Xizhou also knew that An Nuan had gone out today to find Nangong Jin. Although he was unhappy about An Nuan going to Nangong Jin, he still chose to come.
After all, this was what he needed most and what he should do.
This was his only chance to get close to An Nuan. No matter how unhappy he was, he still went.
However, everything that happened today took an unexpected turn.