Xu Ruowei withdrew her venomous gaze.
Her eyes instantly filled with tears, and she even began to sob. The tears, truly, came as easily as breathing.
"Xizhou..."
The moment she saw Shen Xizhou look up again, Xu Ruowei was utterly captivated. If her injured leg hadn't been an issue, she might have rushed at him then and there.
But her pitiable, tear-streaked appearance was indeed unsettling.
Xu Ruowei shot a fierce look at the person behind her, threatening, "Aren't you going to push me forward? What are you standing around for? Did I invite you here just to have you stand there like an idiot?"
If her legs were still functional, she would have already made her move. How could she be treated like this?
"Xizhou, are you very busy? Will my appearance disturb you?"
Xu Ruowei lowered her head and said pitifully, "I called you, but no one answered. In the end, I had no other choice."
"Xizhou, I missed you so much, that's why I came here."
"Xizhou, you won't blame me, will you?" Xu Ruowei asked cautiously, as if a single loud word from Shen Xizhou would send her cowering.
The man pushed the wheelchair closer again, and Yan Bai suddenly appeared, standing beside that man, and said coldly, "You can leave now."
Upon hearing this, Xu Ruowei's face instantly turned exceedingly ugly.
She was now incapacitated. If that person left, what would she do if something happened later? How would she leave?
Yan Bai stood behind Xu Ruowei and moved the wheelchair away, positioning it at an appropriate distance. He then stood behind Shen Xizhou.
Shen Xizhou was quite satisfied with Yan Bai's actions, as he was, in fact, disgusted by Xu Ruowei's presence.
Xu Ruowei's expression flickered slightly, but she dared not say anything.
Before, she would have dared to say anything, even tell Yan Bai to get lost. But now, she didn't.
She no longer had that right.
Some things, once they are in the past, truly remain in the past.
In fact, she even yearned for the old days now, when Shen Xizhou had been completely obedient to her.
She began to regret her actions. If only she hadn't insisted on causing trouble for An Nuan. Shen Xizhou wouldn't have seen An Nuan so often then. If only she hadn't forced An Nuan back then, An Nuan might have lived her entire life under her humiliation. But now? All regrets were useless.
Things had happened, and regret was the most futile emotion.
Xu Ruowei looked at Shen Xizhou with a face full of entreaty, continuously playing the victim. People were watching outside.
Xu Ruowei thought that even if Shen Xizhou despised her, if people in the company learned of this, and if a bad reputation spread, his life wouldn't be easy either.
With this thought, she realized her decision was actually correct.
Even if Shen Xizhou didn't want to admit it, he would have to.
Shen Xizhou said triumphantly, but after she finished speaking, even before Shen Xizhou uttered a word, she believed that no matter how unwilling he was, he would still have to accept her. After all, she was already so pitiful; Shen Xizhou had no choice but to refuse.
Just as Xu Ruowei's confidence soared, Shen Xizhou said coldly, "Xu Ruowei, many people are aware of the things you've done. If you wish for more people to know, then by all means, continue your act."
"We'll see who is the one who loses face then."
"A person's value lies in self-awareness. If you continue to court disaster, your fate will only be worse than it is now. By then, you won't even have the chance to regret it."
Hearing Shen Xizhou's cold warning, Xu Ruowei's triumphant expression vanished instantly.
Xu Ruowei knew her plan was no longer effective.
Shen Xizhou felt no pity for her feigned distress.
She scoffed. Before, Shen Xizhou had been extremely concerned after just one cry from her. It turned out all of that was just an act.
Thinking back now, when Shen Xizhou learned the truth, his attitude had completely changed.
It turned out that his past kindness to her wasn't because he had fallen in love with her. It was simply because her actions made him feel guilty.
And more than that, it was to provoke An Nuan. After all, Shen Xizhou only ever showed her affection when An Nuan was present.
He hadn't known that before, but she knew it better than anyone now.
It turned out she was the joke.
Xu Ruowei knew that Shen Xizhou now loathed her to the extreme.
But with so many eyes watching, and those people separated by glass, they couldn't hear what was being said, but they could clearly see what was being done. Therefore, even though she was humiliated and threatened by Shen Xizhou, she maintained a smile.
She didn't want those people to see her discomfort or distress.
"Xizhou, what's wrong? Did I do something wrong and make you angry?"
"Xizhou, please don't be angry, okay? Xizhou, tell me, and I'll change. I can change."
Xu Ruowei covered her face with her hands, her eyes full of tears as she pleaded. After a long while, she reached out to try and grab Shen Xizhou's hand, only to find that she was too far away to reach him.
Her hand had no choice but to retract in disappointment.
She lowered her gaze and said sadly, "Xizhou, tell me. Tell me, and I will change."
For a long time, Shen Xizhou said nothing.
Xu Ruowei grew anxious.
"Xizhou, if you don't say anything, how can I know what to do?"
"Xizhou, do you know? In the days when I couldn't see you, I felt like I was living in hell every single day, it was worse than death."
"Even then, I thought every day about what I had done wrong to deserve this."
"Xizhou, I believe you must have heard something you shouldn't have, and that's why you misunderstand me."
"I believe that one day, you will understand everything clearly."
As she spoke, Xu Ruowei lowered her head, looking heartbroken.
Yan Bai, standing aside, couldn't help but applaud. For this person to speak such heartfelt words was truly unexpected.
"Miss Xu, may I ask you a question?" Yan Bai, standing nearby, asked with a smile, his tone sincere.
"Ask away." Xu Ruowei hated Yan Bai and wondered why he was still there. Why wouldn't he disappear?
"Miss Xu, are you trying to morally blackmail Mr. Shen by saying these things now?"
"Miss Xu seems to have forgotten that Mr. Shen is the victim."
"Because of Miss Xu's deception, Mr. Shen had a misunderstanding with Miss An."
"Now Mr. Shen is heartbroken and suffering from the loss of Miss An. So, when Miss Xu speaks these words so righteously, doesn't your heart ache?"
Yan Bai suddenly said with a serious expression, "Oh, right, how could Miss Xu possibly have a heart? If you had a heart, Miss Xu wouldn't have done such heinous things."
Yan Bai looked at Xu Ruowei with a smile and retorted, "Miss Xu, you must agree that I'm right, correct?"