"No," Xia Wanqing shook her head, her voice trembling with agitation. "I haven't done anything. I don't know what you're talking about. I haven't done anything."
"I haven't been in the country these past few days. I've been by Ji Wenyun's side the whole time."
"Shen Xizhou, if you don't believe me, you can ask Ji Wenyun. He'll vouch for me."
"Heh, is that so? Ask Ji Wenyun?"
"You were abroad?"
Shen Xizhou threw the video in his hand at Xia Wanqing, his voice as cold as ice as he interrogated her, "Then who is this person? Who is it?"
A chilling smile played on Shen Xizhou's lips, his entire being radiating a terrifying aura.
She reached out and hurled the electronic device against the wall, smashing it into pieces.
She thought that if she destroyed this, there would be nothing to worry about. What she had done would be as if it never happened.
"Do you think smashing this will make the evidence disappear?"
Shen Xizhou's eyes were filled with a chilling coldness, his gaze falling fiercely upon Xia Wanqing.
Xia Wanqing was terrified, but she thought that since she had destroyed the evidence, without it, even if Shen Xizhou accused her, what could he do to her?
She looked triumphantly at Shen Xizhou and said, "Shen Xizhou, even if I really did it, so what? Ji Wenyun is protecting me."
"And that so-called evidence is long gone. Shen Xizhou, you can't just accuse me of doing things out of thin air."
"Everything requires evidence."
"Heh, do you really think you've destroyed all the evidence? Xia Wanqing, you're celebrating far too soon."
"You can destroy as many pieces of evidence as you want."
"However, what you've done can never be destroyed."
Shen Xizhou's eyes, as he looked at her, were filled with disdain and mockery. "Xia Wanqing, do you think if the Ji family and Ji Wenyun found out about these things, they would still protect you?"
"You think you've destroyed the evidence? Let me tell you, the Ji family members each have a copy of this evidence now."
"Xia Wanqing, you bribed that driver, didn't you? And during this time, you kept people tailing An Nuan. And on that day, you found a perfect opportunity and had that driver run An Nuan over, right?"
"I didn't."
Xia Wanqing's face was extremely grim. She hadn't expected that Shen Xizhou could investigate her meticulously, despite how covertly she had acted, and in such a short period of time.
She knew this situation was becoming troublesome.
No, this wasn't something she had done alone. If she implicated Xu Ruowei, perhaps Shen Xizhou would let her go.
Besides, that driver had dirt on both her and Xu Ruowei. He wouldn't easily confess.
But now didn't seem like the time to bring up Xu Ruowei.
"Shen Xizhou, I haven't done anything."
"I did hate An Nuan before, and I even wanted her dead at one point. But that incident, though I hurt An Nuan, she didn't retaliate against me. Instead, she let me go. Since then, I've never thought of harming An Nuan again."
"Shen Xizhou, An Nuan forgave me. I'm a grateful person. Naturally, I wouldn't harm An Nuan." Xia Wanqing said with tears streaming down her face, making it hard not to believe her words.
"Heh, really? A grateful person? Xia Wanqing, when you say these words, doesn't your conscience ache?"
"Oh, right. How could you have a conscience?"
"If you truly had a conscience, you wouldn't have done such wicked things."
Shen Xizhou's voice was extremely cold, sending shivers down one's spine.
"Xia Wanqing, when you had that person drive into her, you were watching from nearby, weren't you? And when you knew An Nuan was unharmed, you were filled with regret."
Xia Wanqing shook her head, trying to refute, "No, it's not like that. Everything you're saying is false."
Even if it were true, she couldn't admit it.
If she admitted it, she would have no room to maneuver.
Xia Wanqing continued to explain, crying, and even knelt down to beg for mercy.
"Shen Xizhou, everything I'm saying is true."
"Even if you don't believe me, you should believe Ruowei."
"Ruowei can testify for me."
"Bring Xu Ruowei out."
Shen Xizhou said coldly, "The video footage from that day, when you were watching from the side, is all there."
"Heh, false? Or should I play it again and show it to you?"
He even had evidence of that.
Was he trying to destroy her completely?
Xia Wanqing knelt down, pleading, "Shen Xizhou, you can't do this to me."
"What would Ji Wenyun do if he found out?"
Shen Xizhou let out a cold scoff, his voice chillingly clear. "Heh, from beginning to end, I've never taken him seriously. He's no match for me."
Xia Wanqing was now in a complete panic, not knowing what to do.
"Shen Xizhou, Xu Ruowei has done so much for you. Now, for An Nuan, you are about to ruin her best friend. How heartbroken would Xu Ruowei be if she knew?"
"Shen Xizhou, An Nuan is already married to Nangong Jin. She has another man by her side now."
"To her, you are a stranger. Why are you so persistent?"
"If there was even a sliver of you in An Nuan's heart, she wouldn't have married Nangong Jin so carelessly."
"In truth, you no longer exist in her heart. So, is it worth it for you to do so much for her now?"
"Perhaps, in An Nuan's eyes, you are nothing but a joke."
"Xu Ruowei lost the chance to be a mother for you, almost lost her life for you, and even lost the Xu family for you. And you? How have you treated her?"
"An Nuan's heart has no room for you."
"All she has for you now is hatred. Her heart only holds Nangong Jin."
An Nuan didn't love him at all...
Yes, An Nuan only hated him now.
Shen Xizhou clenched his fists tightly. But these were all things he had brought upon himself. Whom could he blame?
He could only blame himself for believing others from the very beginning, for not trusting An Nuan's words at all.
When she married Nangong Jin, he had appeared and even fought for himself.
But her hatred for him still lingered.
"Oh, right. Ruowei told me that next month is your wedding day. And yet, you are here targeting me over An Nuan's matters."
"If Ruowei were to find out, how heartbroken would she be?"
"Shen Xizhou, this time it was my fault. I admit I was jealous of An Nuan. I promise, I won't dare to do it again."
"Shen Xizhou, An Nuan now has Nangong Jin by her side, you are nothing. Do you know what you've done for her?"
"In An Nuan's eyes, you are a murderer. No matter what you do for her, she will not be grateful."
"She still hates you."
Xia Wanqing's words completely provoked Shen Xizhou, and he ordered his men to act.
Those men began to move. Xia Wanqing's screams of agony echoed all around.