This day, An Nuan wandered aimlessly on the street.
She thought about what had happened to her, and if she hadn't experienced it herself, she wouldn't have believed it.
Things that felt impossible were all happening to her. And she was still alive. Perhaps, this was a test from heaven.
An Nuan's gaze fell upon a ring. It was a crown ring.
She remembered that when she and Shen Xizhou first got together, she had also seen a ring with a very similar style. But back then, neither of them had money to afford it.
At that time, under the sunset, Shen Xizhou held her in his arms and whispered gently in her ear, "An Nuan, don't worry. When we have money, we'll have rings, cars, and houses too."
"An Nuan, in this life, the only person standing to my right can be you."
"An Nuan, in my life, there is no divorce, only widowhood."
Thinking of this, An Nuan laughed at herself. Only widowhood?
When he had treated her so cruelly back then, it was as if he truly wanted her dead. Perhaps, as he had said.
It was just that she had a strong life and survived. So, he really did what he said he would.
Recalling those vows from the past, she found it all very amusing.
Now, she truly regretted it.
What she felt even more fortunate about was that Nangong Jin had appeared in her life.
Nangong Jin truly doted on her to the bone.
An Nuan looked at the ring. Before, she had truly liked it, but now, all she felt was disgust.
As she turned to leave, she found Shen Xizhou appearing in front of her, his gaze towards her very wrong. An Nuan was startled and instinctively stepped back.
She was eventually cornered against the counter behind her, with nowhere left to retreat.
But Shen Xizhou kept getting closer. Just then, she shoved him away. She watched the man before her warily.
However, the man was quick, grabbing her hand and smiling at An Nuan.
"An Nuan, you see, you can never escape my grasp."
He looked at An Nuan, a smile on his face, and said, "An Nuan, you used to say you liked crown rings. Now that I have money, I'll buy you one."
Ignoring whether An Nuan was willing or not, he directly pulled her hand and forced her to sit on the counter stool, asking someone to bring out the rings.
He took the ring and was about to place it on An Nuan's finger when his gaze fell upon the ring on her other finger. Looking at it now, it was incredibly jarring.
This was the ring from her engagement to Nangong Jin.
The more Shen Xizhou looked, the uglier his expression became. He even forcibly pulled the ring off her finger.
An Nuan panicked. She struggled, and just as she was at her wit's end, she managed to pull her hand free.
She slapped Shen Xizhou directly across the face and said coldly, "Shen Xizhou, please have some self-respect."
An Nuan regretted it now. Why had she come out for a stroll?
She was even more annoyed. Why was her luck so bad? Every time, she would run into Shen Xizhou.
In the end, Shen Xizhou was like a madman, constantly making things difficult for her.
"An Nuan, no, I won't allow you to marry Nangong Jin."
Shen Xizhou's eyes were bloodshot, his entire face contorted. Most importantly, he exuded a terrifying aura, staring at An Nuan as if ready to act at any moment.
An Nuan watched the person before her cautiously, her eyes full of vigilance.
She looked at Shen Xizhou coldly and said sarcastically, "Mr. Shen, aren't you meddling a bit too much? Who I marry is my business, and it has nothing to do with you."
"Mr. Shen, please leave my sight immediately."
"Right now, I find even seeing you disgusting."
Shen Xizhou, his eyes wild with rage, looked at the person before him. The last shred of his reason snapped.
He exuded a terrifying aura and held An Nuan tightly, saying fiercely, "An Nuan, you belong to me. Even in death, you can only be mine."
"I won't let you marry Nangong Jin."
"Even though he is your fiancé now, if you want to marry him, you'll have to see if you have the life for it."
"An Nuan, I know you're unhappy that Xu Ruowei is still by my side. But An Nuan, she's no longer by my side. I've already sent her abroad."
"Sent abroad?" An Nuan's eyes held a hint of confusion.
No wonder her days had been so peaceful lately. It turned out she had been spared Xu Ruowei's harassment.
Nangong Jin had said he would deal with Xu Ruowei and make her pay. Nangong Jin had been searching for Xu Ruowei's whereabouts but couldn't find her. It turned out she had been hidden by Shen Xizhou.
No wonder Nangong Jin couldn't find her.
He must have done it to protect Xu Ruowei's life.
"Yes, An Nuan. I know Xu Ruowei has done many things that wronged you. You dislike seeing Xu Ruowei the most."
"So, I sent her away."
"An Nuan, come back to me."
"I know about everything now. When I found out, I wanted to make Xu Ruowei pay. However, Xu Ruowei also suffered a lot for me, and if it weren't for Xu Ruowei, I probably wouldn't be alive in this world anymore."
"That's why, An Nuan, I came up with a perfect solution and sent her away. This way, everything will be as it was before."
Shen Xizhou still held An Nuan tightly, saying anxiously, "An Nuan, come back to me, please? Without you, I'll truly die."
An Nuan looked at Shen Xizhou sarcastically, finding his words genuinely laughable.
She truly couldn't believe that such a shameless person existed in this world.
If Shen Xizhou had said these words to her before, she would have believed him.
But after experiencing so much, she wouldn't believe a single word.
"Mr. Shen, ha. Don't you think what you're saying is very funny?"
"An Nuan..." Shen Xizhou looked at An Nuan with deep confusion, not understanding why she would say such a thing.
An Nuan said with a light laugh, "Shen Xizhou, you should know that Nangong Jin said he wanted to find Xu Ruowei and make her pay. And yet, you sent her abroad."
"And now you stand before me saying you love me madly, which is why you did it."
"Don't you find these words utterly ridiculous?"
"Shen Xizhou, put away your hypocrisy. I won't believe a single word you say."
An Nuan actually wanted to escape immediately, but she knew she couldn't escape right now. She was trapped by Shen Xizhou.