Nangong Jin found the people around him incredibly obnoxious.
Suddenly, he wanted to drive them all away.
Xu Ruowei watched the two people acting intimately, her face turning extremely grim, her brow furrowed tightly.
No, it's impossible. A man of Nangong Jin's status, how could An Nuan, with her humble background, possibly know him?
She wanted to blurt out these words directly.
But in front of so many people, she couldn't say them. She had to maintain her pristine image.
She glanced at Xia Wanqing, who was standing to the side, and instantly, all her attention turned to her.
Xia Wanqing also noticed Xu Ruowei's gaze at this moment, but she didn't want to step forward.
Stepping forward now would only make her a target.
At this, Xu Ruowei walked over to Xia Wanqing and whispered something in her ear. Xia Wanqing's eyes changed, becoming incredibly frightening, and most importantly, her gaze towards An Nuan was filled with bloodlust.
"Heh, Mr. Nangong, you speak so highly of An Nuan. Do you know her past? Do you know what kind of person she is?" Xia Wanqing said, agitated.
Although An Nuan had never admitted from the beginning that she was that An Nuan, she refused to believe that there could be such a similar person in the world.
She was convinced that the person standing before her was An Nuan, who simply refused to admit it.
She was afraid that if An Nuan returned, she would steal Ji Wenyun away. She had almost lost Ji Wenyun because of An Nuan before. Such a thing absolutely could not happen again.
Just now, Xu Ruowei had approached her and whispered in her ear: Wanqing, aren't you afraid that Ji Wenyun will be swayed again by An Nuan's appearance?
You almost lost Ji Wenyun before, aren't you afraid that will happen again now?
Aren't you afraid?
No, she was afraid. How could she not be?
Xia Wanqing, who had originally intended to leave and kept telling herself not to listen to Xu Ruowei, found her tightly strung nerves snap at Xu Ruowei's words. At this moment, she had only one thought: she had to ruin An Nuan. As long as An Nuan was ruined, her worries would disappear.
As long as she was destroyed, all trouble would cease to exist.
"Mr. Nangong, don't ruin yourself for a woman. It's not worth it, and certainly not deserving."
Xia Wanqing, without any reservation, directly slandered An Nuan in front of Nangong Jin.
Nangong Jin's face turned extremely displeased.
Seeing this, Xia Wanqing was overjoyed.
See, no man would be happy hearing such things. She had so easily destroyed An Nuan's backing.
Heh, An Nuan, I'll see what you have to be proud of now.
Xia Wanqing was extremely smug. If there weren't so many people around, she might have had trouble maintaining her composure.
Huo Yuxuan frowned deeply upon hearing Xia Wanqing's words. What she was saying was truly unpleasant.
Suddenly, the man who had been lingering at the side stepped forward and said, "Sir, don't be fooled by this woman. She's extremely cunning."
"An Nuan, hmph. I didn't expect you to be entangled with other men even though you have me."
"Come with me. As long as you obey, everything that happened today will be as if it never happened."
With that, he reached out to forcibly drag her away.
He had initially thought this matter would be resolved smoothly.
But now, things seemed to have become somewhat chaotic.
He said this, disregarding how the surrounding people perceived him. His only thought now was to take An Nuan away. Then the money would be in hand. If he didn't take An Nuan away, not only would there be no money, but his future days would likely be difficult.
However, before the man's hand could touch An Nuan, he was kicked flying by Nangong Jin.
He said menacingly, "The person I cherish deeply, I can't even bear to speak harshly to. Yet you say such things. You deserve to die."
The man was kicked so hard he was disoriented.
He never expected someone to kick him directly, putting him in such an embarrassing situation.
He had never failed before, nor had he ever been so humiliated.
Xu Ruowei had also told him that this matter was simple and posed no danger. And now? Was this considered no danger?
He clutched his stomach and stood up, looking at Nangong Jin. He had wanted to curse him out, but the curses got stuck in his throat. He looked at Nangong Jin and said subserviently, "Sir, if you liked what I've left behind, you should have just said so. There was no need to do this. You nearly killed me just now."
"Sir, if you want women, I have plenty. I have even better ones than this."
Huo Yuxuan kicked him again, his face dark and his voice icy, "It seems you're tired of living."
"Someone, take him away."
Seeing Huo Yuxuan's actions, the man trembled uncontrollably, terrified.
Huo Yuxuan was not someone to be offended lightly.
Wait, Huo Yuxuan was so respectful to the man who had just beaten him. This meant that the man who had beaten him was undoubtedly of higher status than Huo Yuxuan.
Who had he offended?
Thinking of this, he became extremely frightened.
Xia Wanqing was also terrified. Amidst the whispers of the surrounding crowd, she learned all about Nangong Jin. More importantly, she knew clearly that Nangong Jin was not someone to be trifled with.
It was then that she felt a sense of dread.
She looked at Xu Ruowei and suddenly understood why Xu Ruowei hadn't dealt with An Nuan herself but had spoken to her, deliberately provoking her to say those things.
She finally understood now.
"This matter, I can..." Xia Wanqing wanted to say that she could explain. She had indeed said many excessive things. But it wasn't her true intention. She had been instigated by Xu Ruowei to act that way.
The man on the ground had already been taken away.
Nangong Jin ignored Xia Wanqing and Xu Ruowei, and instead looked at Shen Xizhou before him: "Young Master Shen, it's been a long time."
"Nangong, after so many years, you're still the same," Shen Xizhou said coldly, but his gaze never left An Nuan.
Xu Ruowei looked at Shen Xizhou with wide-eyed terror. He knew Nangong Jin?
She hadn't known that.
However, Xu Ruowei secretly felt a sense of foreboding.
Since Nangong Jin stepped forward to speak for An Nuan, her position in his heart must be extraordinary.
Thinking of this, her face became extremely ugly.
Why was An Nuan so lucky? Was heaven blind to be so kind to An Nuan?
"Mr. Nangong, I didn't expect you to know each other."
"Heh heh, Miss An, I am truly sorry about what just happened. I misunderstood."
"Nothing happened just now."
Xu Ruowei said, gritting her teeth, as she tried to figure out what to do.
Everyone present had seen what had just transpired.
At that time, Nangong Jin didn't seem to be present. Perhaps he had just arrived, so he definitely hadn't seen what had happened earlier.
So, did this mean she could cover it up?