Shen Xizhou was still in shock. By the time he reacted, Xu Ruowei had already run off.
He quickly chased after her, pulled her back, and hugged her tightly in his arms, saying with great affection, "Ruowei, no, I will never break up with you."
Shen Xizhou's hand gently stroked Xu Ruowei's back, and he said softly, "Ruowei, I know. All of that was fake. That was all An Nuan trying to harm you, trying to set you up with Huo Yunshen."
"Ruowei, all the blame is An Nuan's fault, and it has nothing to do with you. You don't need to blame yourself."
"Xizhou, thank you, thank you for still believing me. I've been questioned so much, and sometimes, I even feel like I don't deserve you."
"I thought, if I hadn't appeared, none of this would have happened."
"Xizhou, your life wouldn't have had so many troubles."
"Because of my appearance, people who shouldn't have appeared have entered your life."
Xu Ruowei kept talking, and the clever thing she did was to attribute all the fault to herself.
Huo Yunshen watched the two of them quietly.
Xu Ruowei was much more formidable than he had imagined.
It was unbelievable that Shen Xizhou would actually believe Xu Ruowei's nonsensical words.
Huo Yunshen suddenly felt that An Nuan was truly pitiful. The man she loved with all her might was so caring towards another woman.
He had thought that after he presented the evidence, Shen Xizhou would surely come to his senses and see Xu Ruowei's true colors clearly.
However, the outcome was beyond his expectations.
...
For the past few days, Shen Xizhou had been thinking about what Huo Yunshen had said, and his mood had been exceptionally bad.
He wondered what benefits An Nuan had given Huo Yunshen for him to risk his life to speak up for her.
The mere thought that An Nuan might have some unsavory dealings with Huo Yunshen to deal with Xu Ruowei made his mind a mess.
Shen Xizhou, who had been standing by the company's floor-to-ceiling window, walked out of the company in frustration.
He didn't know why, but he found himself at An Nuan's former residence.
This place hadn't changed much.
An Nuan used to live here, but now she didn't.
He pulled at the corner of his mouth, a self-deprecating smile appearing. What was he doing here now? He was just asking for trouble.
Perhaps, he was the only one who remembered this place.
An Nuan must have already forgotten.
Just as he was about to leave, he heard people discussing An Nuan.
"That young girl, the one who used to live in 301, she's got a rich boyfriend now and has already moved out."
"Actually, that girl's life was quite hard."
"When she lived here, people often came to find her. Each time, she ended up covered in bruises."
"Yes, especially one woman, who looked like she was from a wealthy family. I didn't expect her to be looking for that young girl."
"Let me tell you, that woman did something to that young girl, and the girl had to be hospitalized for several days."
"Tsk tsk, that young girl has finally seen the light of day."
A rich woman?
Covered in bruises?
The young girl has finally seen the light of day?
Shen Xizhou clenched his fists, his eyes blazing with anger.
Now that An Nuan had Nangong Jin's help, she had bribed these people. They were all speaking up for An Nuan.
Shen Xizhou's face darkened. "Fine. Since An Nuan wants to frame Xu Ruowei, to make Xu Ruowei notorious, and is so dedicated to hurting Xu Ruowei, then I will make all of An Nuan's efforts in vain."
Shen Xizhou's terrifying gaze silenced the people who were discussing. They quickly dispersed.
Shen Xizhou immediately called Yan Bai.
"Yan Bai, investigate where An Nuan is right now."
Yan Bai was quick. He had already found out and sent An Nuan's location to Shen Xizhou.
Shen Xizhou strode away and drove off.
Hidden in the shadows, Xu Ruowei, who had been following Shen Xizhou, was filled with resentment.
Shen Xizhou still couldn't let go of An Nuan; he had actually gone to her former residence. What had those people just said to cause Shen Xizhou's emotions to fluctuate so wildly?
She was too far away to hear clearly.
However, Shen Xizhou's presence here indicated that he still couldn't forget An Nuan in his heart.
Xu Ruowei's hands clenched tightly. Since Huo Yunshen had appeared that day, although Shen Xizhou had said words of trust, ever since that day, even if Shen Xizhou's hand "accidentally" touched hers, he would immediately get up and wash his hands.
His look of disgust deeply hurt her.
Xu Ruowei's face became unusually distorted. Many times, she wanted to rush up to Shen Xizhou and demand an explanation.
But in the end, she chose to remain silent.
If she questioned him, then everything would truly be irreparable.
Now, Shen Xizhou was her only lifeline. She couldn't let Shen Xizhou doubt her anymore.
She thought, instead of focusing her efforts on Shen Xizhou, she might as well put all those efforts into dealing with An Nuan.
As long as she could ruin An Nuan's reputation and prevent her from ever recovering, then she could put an end to all this.
What had happened was indeed due to her own carelessness that everything had turned out this way.
But what she needed to do now was to take it step by step.
Before, she had managed to separate An Nuan from Shen Xizhou and had calmly plotted against An Nuan. So, she could do it now as well.
This time, suffering such a great setback, she could only blame herself for being too careless.
Also, An Nuan now was indeed different from before.
An Nuan used to be alone. Even with some help, she was easy to deal with.
But now, Nangong Jin was indeed more difficult to deal with than those before him. It was her own fault for being too hasty and letting things escalate like this.
Now, what she needed to do was to slowly, step by step, drag An Nuan down.
At the same time, she had to prevent those unpleasant things from appearing before Shen Xizhou again.
She only had one chance now, and she had to seize it.
An Nuan seemed to be on a business trip, away for two days. These two days would be the best opportunity.
She was unwilling. Shen Xizhou, who originally belonged to her, was now focusing all his attention on An Nuan. That attention and focus should have been hers.
The place An Nuan was going to was the last place she wanted to go, but to deal with An Nuan, she had chosen to go.
However, before she went, she still had to find Xia Wanqing.
She couldn't accomplish this task alone. Xia Wanqing's help was crucial.