Shen Xizhou saw the person before him and was certain he had never met them. More importantly, why would this person do such a thing?
"You, why did you harm Xu Ruowei?"
"Or, do you have a grudge against An Nuan, and all along, the one you wanted to harm was An Nuan?"
However, no matter what Shen Xizhou said, the person before him gave no reaction. Instead, they continued to stare at Shen Xizhou, their eyes filled with terror.
It was then that he realized her mouth was gagged with a strip of cloth. No wonder she hadn't spoken at all.
Yan Bai, standing by the side, finally realized the foolishness of his actions. He quickly pulled the cloth from the person's mouth and kicked her fiercely. "Tell us what you're supposed to say, and don't say anything useless," he said coldly.
"If you say anything useless, I'll take your life."
Lu Yujie's expression turned extremely grim when she saw Shen Xizhou.
Chen Fuyi had told her that the target would be difficult to deal with, but she had not cared for Chen Fuyi's sake. However, Chen Fuyi had not told her that the target was Shen Xizhou. Had he told her earlier, she would not have agreed.
Shen Xizhou's methods were so insidious, and he was someone who absolutely could not be offended. Now, if she took all the blame upon herself, she would have to bear all the guilt and carry many burdens.
Lu Yujie thought for a long time. Originally, she had planned to bear all the blame herself. But now, facing the current situation, she could no longer bear it.
She could not harm everyone in the Lu family because of her own actions.
She was willing to do anything and pay any price for Chen Fuyi, but she could not let the Lu family be implicated.
It had to be said that although Lu Yujie was deeply in love with Chen Fuyi, she was not completely devoid of reason. She would at least consider her family.
Lu Yujie looked at Shen Xizhou and said with determination, "Mr. Shen, although I was the one who did it, I was forced. I did not do it willingly."
"Heh, not willingly?" Yan Bai scoffed from the side, looking at Lu Yujie and showing her the video. "The person smiling in the video, that's you, isn't it?"
"If you truly weren't willing, what is the meaning of that smile on your face?"
"Lu Yujie, don't think you're the only one with a brain in this world. Everyone else is brainless."
"Tell us, who made you do this?"
"No, it's not like that."
"I..."
Yan Bai had no patience. He kicked her again, saying fiercely, "Don't force me to act again, or next time, it won't be so pretty for you."
Lu Yujie's body ached. She knew very well that the person before her was truly capable of inflicting harm. If she didn't speak, this person might very well kill her.
She kowtowed repeatedly, finally enduring the pain in her body and saying, "Yes, it was An Nuan who told me to do it."
"An Nuan?" Shen Xizhou's face darkened. When he heard An Nuan's name, he finally reacted.
An Nuan? Did she really do this? Was she so unable to tolerate Xu Ruowei?
Or were the things Yan Bai had investigated true? Perhaps many things here had nothing to do with Xu Ruowei. If that was the case, had he misunderstood Xu Ruowei?
Thinking of this, Shen Xizhou felt a headache coming on.
If that were the case, then he had truly wronged a good person.
"You're saying An Nuan made you do it? Do you have any proof?" Yan Bai kicked her again, saying coldly, "Heh, if you can't provide proof, and if I find out you're talking nonsense, you'll face consequences."
Yan Bai was acting entirely based on Shen Xizhou's gaze.
After all, having followed Shen Xizhou for so many years, he understood what he wanted with just a look.
Seeing that Lu Yujie remained silent, was she trying to stall for time?
But Yan Bai would not give her that time. He said coldly, "Speak, provide the proof. Otherwise, I will take your life directly."
"I want to make you understand that speaking carelessly comes with a price," Yan Bai said with a smile. "After this lesson, I believe you will no longer be so foolish and will never speak of things that never happened again."
"I think your pretty little face is quite attractive. If I were to carve a few cuts on it, I think it would be quite interesting."
Yan Bai spoke with sarcasm and contempt.
Lu Yujie was trembling all over. She knew for a fact that the person before her would definitely do as they said.
Lu Yujie said excitedly, "Yes, I have proof on my phone."
"However, people nowadays prefer good looks. If you ruin it like this, it's hard to say what kind of life you'll have afterward."
Yan Bai waved a fruit knife, a wicked smile on his face. "This is my first time doing something like this. If my hand shakes and it doesn't turn out well, don't blame me. After all, no one is a professional from birth."
"It's just that practice makes perfect. Maybe next time, I'll be better at it."
At this moment, she was incredibly fortunate that she had saved the video Chen Fuyi had prepared for her. Initially, she hadn't planned to save it, but later on, she decided to keep it.
At this moment, her heart was filled with joy.
"I'll give it to you. As long as you let me go, I'll give you anything, even my life. I just hope that after I give you the evidence, you'll let me go."
"Give it to me."
Yan Bai said coldly, "I don't want to waste time on useless explanations."
"Alright, alright, I'll give it to you right away."
Lu Yujie took out her phone, opened a file, and handed it to Yan Bai, saying earnestly, "This is the evidence, proving that An Nuan made me do everything."
"An Nuan said that if I did this well, she would give me a large sum of money and help me get together with Chen Fuyi. That's why I agreed."
"All along, I've only loved Chen Fuyi, and An Nuan used Chen Fuyi to make me do things for her. The temptation was too great, and I couldn't resist."
Yan Bai frowned slightly. He seemed to have very little trust in what Lu Yujie was saying.
He even found it hard to believe that An Nuan would be as shameless as she described.
Although the truth he had uncovered was very unfavorable to An Nuan, he felt that something was amiss.
However, Shen Xizhou was in a hurry, so he had no choice but to give Shen Xizhou the information he had gathered.
In fact, he understood better that if he didn't give the information to Shen Xizhou, someone else would. After all, there were many people who wanted to do things for Shen Xizhou.
"Lu Yujie, is what you're saying true? I just don't think this has anything to do with An Nuan."
"Why would An Nuan do this? She's already living a very good life. There's no need for her to do something like this and tarnish her own reputation."
"Moreover, doing this would bring her no benefit. Why would she do it?" Yan Bai sharply pointed out the loophole in the story.