An Nuan struggled, trying to break free from Shen Xizhou, but found herself unable to. Finally, she calmed herself, took a deep breath, and spoke with resignation, "Mr. Shen, I don't know why you've come to find me, nor do I understand why you're saying such annoying things."
"But, Mr. Shen, I already have Nangong Jin, and I am very happy now. I don't want anyone's appearance to ruin the happiness that rightfully belongs to me."
"Mr. Shen, even if I beg you, can you please leave my sight?"
Seeing Shen Xizhou still standing there, showing no intention of letting her go, she was truly helpless and sighed, "Mr. Shen, you said you would do anything for me. You said that with just one word from me, you would obediently do whatever I asked."
Upon hearing this, a bad feeling arose in Shen Xizhou's heart.
"An Nuan, don't say anymore."
But An Nuan shook her head and said, "Mr. Shen, then please disappear from my presence, okay?"
"Please, never appear before me again. That would be the greatest gift to me."
"An Nuan, no, I won't agree to that. I will agree to anything else."
Shen Xizhou's eyes were filled with bloodlust, his body exuding a terrifying aura, his face contorted in a ferocious expression. Anyone who saw him would be incredibly frightened.
An Nuan sighed helplessly. She took a deep breath and after a long pause, finally spoke, "Mr. Shen, do you think we can ever go back to the past?"
"Actually, you should know best. You're just unwilling to face the truth by persisting like this."
"Mr. Shen, please stop bothering me, can you?"
"Your appearance is nothing but trouble for me."
"I don't want Nangong Jin to misunderstand."
"An Nuan, have I not even a tiny place left in your heart?"
"An Nuan, tell me, is the person who once loved me so much that she didn't even care about her own life gone?"
"Did I lose her?" Shen Xizhou said with immense desolation and sorrow on his face.
Looking at Shen Xizhou's disheveled state and hearing his humble tone, An Nuan found herself unable to utter any more harsh words.
She looked at Shen Xizhou and chuckled sarcastically, "Shen Xizhou, the one whose eyes were full of you, and whose heart was full of you, was lost long ago by yourself."
"You pushed her away with your own hands. You abandoned her with your own hands. Now, you want her back. Shen Xizhou, don't you think you're a little selfish?"
"Once some things happen, and a rift is formed, it can never be perfectly repaired in this lifetime."
"An Nuan..."
"Shen Xizhou, I already have Nangong Jin."
Now, her heart and eyes were solely focused on Nangong Jin. She didn't want any further entanglement with people or matters from the past.
Nangong Jin had given her tenderness, a new lease on life, and he was always by her side, cherishing her. She couldn't do anything to hurt Nangong Jin.
She didn't want to fail Nangong Jin.
"Shen Xizhou, in reality, you just don't want to see me happy, which is why you're acting like this."
A smile appeared on An Nuan's face as she looked at Shen Xizhou with disdain, negating everything he had said.
"Shen Xizhou, if you truly want to apologize, if you want to repent to me, then bring Xu Ruowei to me. Perhaps, there can still be a turning point."
Shen Xizhou's joy plummeted to the bottom.
He realized how much An Nuan hated him and Xu Ruowei for making such a difficult demand.
He had just told her about this earlier, yet she still insisted.
Looking at An Nuan before him, Shen Xizhou felt like she was a stranger.
He thought he was the one who understood her best in the world, but now, he felt he couldn't see through her at all, nor did he know what she truly wanted.
"An Nuan, can we settle our matters without involving Xu Ruowei?"
"We are talking about the matters between you and me now. It has nothing to do with Xu Ruowei."
"But why must you involve Xu Ruowei?"
An Nuan laughed, looking at the person before her with sarcasm.
Even now, he was still defending Xu Ruowei. Was he dreaming if he thought she would forgive him?
The man before her had truly expanded her understanding of him.
It turned out that her perceived deep love for him was a mistake.
Because she didn't even know what kind of person he was.
Thinking about it, she felt quite pathetic.
"Mr. Shen, I have stated my demand, and you cannot fulfill it. Then, please, do not appear before me. I find it disgusting."
"Shen Xizhou, you don't even deserve to carry Nangong Jin's shoes."
"Do you know? Nangong Jin has never doubted me. He completely believes everything I say."
"Right, if anyone tries to harm me, Nangong Jin will be the first to step forward."
"No matter what the outside world thinks of me, no matter how they slander me, Nangong Jin has always believed in me and never doubted me."
An Nuan let out a cold scoff and said icily, "But Shen Xizhou, can you do that?"
"An Nuan, you won't even give me a chance, how can I compensate you?"
"An Nuan." Shen Xizhou called out, looking at An Nuan, and said forcefully, "You said you cared about An Yunxiu and would do anything for him. Now I have something belonging to An Yunxiu. I told you, if you want it, you'll come back to me."
"But you, for Nangong Jin, are willing to give up even your own brother's belongings. An Nuan, you are just like me."
"Heh." Hearing Shen Xizhou's words, An Nuan found it truly laughable. She looked at Shen Xizhou with a cold gaze and said sinisterly, "Shen Xizhou, keep those things if you want to."
"Shen Xizhou, you have no right to mention Yunxiu. Do you know? Because of you, Yunxiu died. Yunxiu was killed by you."
"But now you're using Yunxiu to morally blackmail me. Shen Xizhou, you have no shame left at all."
"To achieve your goals, you're willing to do anything."
"No, An Nuan, I just..."
An Nuan looked at Shen Xizhou coldly and said sternly, "I don't want to hear your excuses. Please leave my presence."
"I believe Yunxiu definitely won't blame me."
"Shen Xizhou, please stop bothering me in the future, can you?"
"Do you know? Seeing you now makes me feel disgusted with myself."
An Nuan thought of her past ignorance and found it incredibly amusing. Back then, for a man like this, she had made herself a sinner.