"Miss An, I understand this puts you in a difficult position. But you have no hope with Nangong Jin, none whatsoever in this lifetime. So, are you going to ruin the happiness that rightfully belongs to me?"
"Miss An, if you can't have someone, you don't want me to have them either?"
"Miss An, surely you wish for Young Master Nangong's happiness too."
"You and Young Master Nangong can never be together, so please, let him go and return to my side, can you?"
As she spoke, Liang Xiaorou pleaded with An Nuan.
It was as if, as long as An Nuan agreed, Nangong Jin would forgive her.
An Nuan let out a scoff, looking at Liang Xiaorou kneeling before her, her eyes filled with coldness and contempt.
Liang Xiaorou begged her to speak up for her.
How could she say such things so calmly?
How could she utter these words with a clear conscience?
What was she thinking? Did she really expect An Nuan to agree?
An Nuan looked at Liang Xiaorou and, in the end, said nothing, turning and leaving directly.
Seeing this, Nangong Jin, about to step forward, was directly pulled back by Liang Xiaorou.
He glared viciously at Liang Xiaorou and said coldly, "Let go of my hand. Who do you think you are? What right do you have to stop me?"
Liang Xiaorou, however, was not afraid. Instead, she continued, "Young Master Nangong, I don't know what happened between you and An Nuan, but you pulling me just now and putting on an act means you want no further entanglement with An Nuan."
"If that's the case, then you are the last person who should step forward now."
"Stepping forward will only make An Nuan turn back."
"And isn't the last thing you want An Nuan to turn back? So now? If you speak out, if you stop An Nuan, and An Nuan asks you, how will you answer?"
Nangong Jin finally stopped speaking.
Yes, wasn't this exactly what he wanted to see?
An Nuan had left. But why should he go after her?
If he went after her, then what? What would he say to An Nuan? Would he ask An Nuan to forgive him? The answer was definitely no.
His gaze finally settled on Liang Xiaorou, and he said coldly, "Liang Xiaorou, remember this. I sought you out only because you happened to be there."
"Don't you dare hope for too much. Just cooperate with my act obediently."
"If you harbor any other intentions, I will make you pay a bloody price."
"Oh, and your Liang family will suffer along with you."
Nangong Jin knew that after today's events, there would truly be nothing left between him and An Nuan. Perhaps, from now on, they would never see each other again.
At this moment, he felt a pang of regret.
Nangong Jin's gaze fell on Liang Xiaorou, filled with nothing but disgust.
But at this moment, Liang Xiaorou said with a fawning expression, "Okay, I understand."
"I will do as you say obediently."
"You'd better keep your word."
...
An Nuan sat in the coffee shop, completely dazed.
She watched the crowds passing by outside.
She couldn't even begin to figure out how to deal with some things.
Her world seemed to have been turned upside down overnight.
Coincidentally, Nangong Jin also appeared in the coffee shop. Upon seeing An Nuan, he didn't hesitate and turned to leave.
But at that moment, An Nuan called out to Nangong Jin.
"Nangong Jin, can you not even speak to me now? Do you have to be like this?"
Hearing this, Nangong Jin saw An Nuan's tears and resigned himself to walking over.
"An Nuan, I'm sorry. This is my fault. I wronged you first."
"But, now that things have happened, I have to do what I should do."
Nangong Jin's voice carried a sense of helplessness.
An Nuan smiled, a bitter smile. Her gaze fell on Nangong Jin as she desperately tried to hold back her tears, then she spoke softly, "Nangong Jin, actually, before we even discussed wedding dates, you were already with Liang Xiaorou, weren't you? Why didn't you tell me?"
"Nangong Jin, if you had told me this earlier, I definitely wouldn't have married you."
"Nangong Jin, who you want to be with is your freedom. And I think Liang Xiaorou truly suits you."
"As for me, I truly don't suit you."
"An Nuan, no, I..."
Nangong Jin had intended to explain, but at that moment, he remembered that he had done all this precisely to make An Nuan give up on him. If he explained now, all misunderstandings would be cleared, and all his efforts would have been in vain.
"An Nuan, I'm sorry, I don't know... I don't know why this happened, but..."
Nangong Jin's words trailed off, unable to continue.
An Nuan admitted that she had truly invested her heart in Nangong Jin and had even imagined being happily together with him after marriage.
But later, she discovered such things.
And just as he said, she had to accept her fate.
When Nangong Jin was about to speak, An Nuan spoke first, "Nangong Jin, don't worry about me. I won't do anything foolish. I won't gamble with my life."
She looked at Nangong Jin, not hearing his response, but continued, "After all, someone like me truly doesn't deserve you."
"However, even if we can't be together, we can still be friends."
"Nangong Jin, I wish you happiness."
"I wish you and Liang Xiaorou a happy life together."
With that, An Nuan chose to leave.
Heaven was truly cruel, forcing her to face all of this.
She spoke to her lover, asking to be friends, and offering her blessings.
Just thinking about it made her heart ache.
"An Nuan," Nangong Jin called out, his heart aching. At this moment, he wanted to confess everything.
But in the end, he didn't.
He simply held An Nuan tightly, saying nothing.
An Nuan, however, forcefully pushed him away, saying coldly, "Nangong Jin, please, don't appear before me again, can you?"
"I think I can try to forget you slowly."
"Of course, as long as you don't show up."
"I wouldn't have thought this way originally, but now I've thought it through clearly."
"I plan to move on. I will live my life well on my own."
Just as Nangong Jin was about to tell An Nuan the truth, Liang Xiaorou, having heard rumors from somewhere, appeared at that precise moment.
"Nangong Jin, think carefully. Which words can you say, and which words cannot. A short pain is better than a long one. I think you understand this better than anyone."
"Don't ruin everything you've done because of a momentary impulse."