Before, in front of Shen Xizhou, she had always been suppressed.
She had always chosen to endure Shen Xizhou's slander directly.
But Nangong Jin's words today made her feel that her past choice to endure was a mistake.
It was always Nangong Jin who stood up for her, but what about her? She had always been hiding behind Nangong Jin, constantly receiving his help. She felt she should stand up.
An Nuan withdrew her hand from Nangong Jin's. Nangong Jin appeared somewhat lost.
In fact, he wished even more that An Nuan would continue to hold his hand.
He even wished that he could just hold her hand like this, never letting go, for his entire life.
"Mr. Shen, you sure have a lot of nerve. Won't your girlfriend mind?"
"I imagine your girlfriend would go crazy if she saw me."
"Mr. Shen said that his girlfriend is the only one he loves in this life, but Mr. Shen, isn't your heart a little hypocritical?"
"If your heart truly belonged only to your girlfriend, then you wouldn't have any extra gazes or attention for me."
"Mr. Shen, don't you find it ridiculous? What right do you have to say these things to me, someone completely unrelated? Don't you think it's funny when you say these words?"
"Mr. Shen, please, can you leave my sight?"
"Heh..." Hearing An Nuan's angry request for him to leave, Shen Xizhou suddenly found it amusing. He looked at An Nuan in surprise, as if he couldn't believe such words were coming from her.
A cold smile touched his lips, and he said chillingly, "An Nuan, for someone like you to be cherished by anyone truly opens my eyes."
"An Nuan, people like you should live in darkness forever, do you understand?"
"You should be in hell."
"Don't you have any sense of shame?"
Every time Shen Xizhou saw An Nuan, it was always accompanied by endless insults.
An Nuan listened to Shen Xizhou's words and even found them somewhat laughable.
Without her needing to do or say anything, Shen Xizhou had already sentenced her to death.
She was so familiar with these words that she almost felt sorry for herself.
An Nuan genuinely felt it was too absurd.
Indeed, her state of mind was different now, and even her thoughts were different.
She even wondered why she was standing here, being lectured by Shen Xizhou? She hadn't done anything.
"An Nuan, tell me, with how dirty you are, what methods did you use to make Nangong Jin devoted to you?"
"Nangong Jin's status is clear. He doesn't truly love you. He's just playing around. In the end, you'll still be the one who's abandoned."
An Nuan wasn't surprised by Shen Xizhou's words.
She thought that if Shen Xizhou didn't say these things to her one day, she would think something was wrong with him. Something was amiss.
She thought that having such thoughts was indeed quite funny.
Shen Xizhou rarely set his gaze upon An Nuan. Her complexion wasn't as pale as before, but the An Nuan he saw back then was completely different. Her face was exceedingly haggard, and she had no vitality at all.
But now, by Nangong Jin's side, her complexion was incredibly rosy, making one not want to look away from her.
Upon hearing Shen Xizhou's words, Nangong Jin wished he could step forward and beat him severely. What this man said was truly infuriating. He wanted to rush forward, but at this moment, An Nuan directly grabbed his hand, stopping him.
"An Nuan, I can't stand seeing you being bullied like this."
"What right does Shen Xizhou have to say such things to you?"
If it weren't for An Nuan stopping him, would Nangong Jin be speaking so calmly to the person in front of him?
An Nuan's eyes were full of emotion. She softly said to Nangong Jin, "Nangong Jin, don't argue with Shen Xizhou about anything. It's not worth it."
"This matter concerns me. So, can I handle it myself?"
"Trust me, I can handle it."
To reassure Nangong Jin, An Nuan smiled and said, "Actually, these words don't mean much to me. I've heard much more vicious words than these."
"I haven't done these things, so let him say whatever he wants. His mouth is his own; we can't seal it."
"Let him say it if he wants."
Nangong Jin ultimately didn't act. It wasn't that he feared causing trouble; he just didn't want to make An Nuan difficult.
"Then be careful," Nangong Jin finally relented, but he was still worried about An Nuan being bullied, so he whispered a reminder.
An Nuan smiled lightly at Nangong Jin and said, "Yes, I will. Don't worry."
An Nuan raised her eyes and glared at Shen Xizhou, saying coldly, "Mr. Shen, whatever my boyfriend and I do has nothing to do with you."
"Mr. Shen, is your company on the verge of bankruptcy? You have so much free time to appear before me so often?"
"You seem to care a lot about my affairs, knowing everything so clearly."
"Then, Mr. Shen, are you as well-informed about your fiancée's matters?"
"Mr. Shen, instead of worrying so much about me, you should focus your attention on your fiancée. Otherwise, your fiancée might turn into a shrew."
As An Nuan spoke these words, she felt no fear, and her mood was exceptionally good.
"An Nuan." Shen Xizhou's face turned extremely dark. His eyes were filled with murderous intent, gleaming with a bloodthirsty light.
He stared intently at An Nuan, as if he were about to lash out at any moment.
An Nuan walked to Nangong Jin's side and linked her arm with his. Shen Xizhou's face turned extremely unsightly. Just as he was about to step forward, he felt someone approaching.
"Xizhou, when I came out from inside, I didn't see you. I thought you had gone somewhere, and I was really scared. Xizhou, I was afraid, afraid you would disappear." Xu Ruowei, with reddened eyes, ran over quickly, as if declaring her possession, tightly linking her arm with Shen Xizhou's. She didn't forget to glare provocatively at An Nuan.
An Nuan was perplexed by the glare.
What was wrong with this person? Why was she looking at her like that? She hadn't done anything.
She even felt that Xu Ruowei was a bit crazy.
Xu Ruowei felt that when she appeared, Shen Xizhou's expression turned unpleasant, and more importantly, if she hadn't tightly held his arm, Shen Xizhou would have already pulled away.
Thinking of this, her expression became even more distressed.
Xu Ruowei shifted her gaze to An Nuan, placing all the blame for this on An Nuan.