Xu Ruowei glanced at Xia Wanqing and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She knew Xia Wanqing would not step forward and say anything.
Because she had obediently shut her mouth.
Nangong Jin looked at Shen Xizhou, a smile curling at the corner of his lips, and said, "Shen Xizhou, perhaps even you never imagined that your fiancée did this."
"This matter is your fiancée's masterpiece. If it weren't for your fiancée, this would not have happened."
Nangong Jin spoke coldly to Shen Xizhou.
What he wanted most at this moment was to make Shen Xizhou apologize to An Nuan.
He owed An Nuan far too much.
And he wanted even more to let An Nuan know that Shen Xizhou was nothing in front of him. He could make Shen Xizhou bow his head and apologize to her.
Shen Xizhou's face was terrifyingly gloomy, but those words were spoken by himself. And the evidence pointed directly to Xu Ruowei.
He had just confidently guaranteed that everything had nothing to do with Xu Ruowei and that she was framed.
But the reality was a huge slap in the face.
Shen Xizhou's gaze fell on An Nuan, as if he were probing for something.
His eyes were instantly drawn to her and he couldn't look away.
She seemed to have changed, but he couldn't pinpoint where the change was.
An Nuan's lips curled into a cold smile, her eyebrows raised as she looked at Shen Xizhou, her expression icy.
Shen Xizhou suddenly realized that An Nuan's eyes held no love for him, only intense hatred.
Wait, this seemed to have been the case before. There was nothing particularly sad about it.
The current An Nuan exuded a captivating aura that made it impossible to look away.
Under everyone's gaze, he finally lowered his head and said softly, "An Nuan, I misunderstood you this time."
"But Ruowei definitely didn't do it intentionally."
"I apologize to you. Can we let this matter rest here?"
As Shen Xizhou spoke words of apology, his eyes were filled with resentment and anger, and more so with disdain.
An Nuan naturally understood all of this, but she was still somewhat relieved.
It was already difficult to get Shen Xizhou to say these words.
This was all thanks to Nangong Jin.
If not for his help, she would probably never hear such words in her lifetime.
An Nuan looked at Nangong Jin with immense gratitude.
It was him; he was like her sun, always by her side, shining brightly, always helping her.
Without him, there would be no An Nuan today.
"Nangong Jin, it's truly wonderful to have you by my side in this life. It's wonderful to have met you in this life."
"Nuannuan, I told you, doing so many things for you is only natural."
"You don't need to thank me," Nangong Jin said very seriously.
An Nuan knew that if she expressed her gratitude, this would be the answer she received.
Yet, she still chose to say thank you.
Huo Yuxuan watched from the side, utterly stunned.
Since when did Nangong Jin become so eloquent?
These words shouldn't have come from his mouth.
Huo Yuxuan looked at the man before him, feeling that this person was truly different.
Indeed, love changes a person beyond recognition.
However, it was somewhat good that his good brother had become more humane.
"..." For a moment, An Nuan didn't know what to say.
After a long while, she finally spoke, "However, I don't have anything else I can help you with, so I can only say thank you."
"Actually, if you smile at me more, that would be the best way to thank me."
Nangong Jin looked at An Nuan and said, "Right, I have an important meeting tomorrow. I hope you can help me then."
"Consider this my thank you gift."
"Okay," An Nuan replied firmly.
In reality, this was already part of her duties.
For Nangong Jin, other than saying thank you, she didn't know what else she could say.
What else could she do for him.
The farce ended just like that.
Nangong Jin was supposed to take An Nuan back.
But there were important matters at the company that required his attention.
He had originally asked Huo Yuxuan to go, but Huo Yuxuan's presence would have been of no use.
Ultimately, he had to go in person.
Nangong Jin left reluctantly.
...
In the hotel.
A knock sounded at the door.
An Nuan thought it might be room service.
She opened the door, and a figure flashed in, dragging her inside.
Controlling her completely.
"An Nuan, I didn't expect you to survive after falling into the sea. It seems I truly underestimated you. Your life is indeed cheap."
"Shen Xizhou, if you want to go mad, go find Xu Ruowei. Don't go mad in front of me." An Nuan tried to push Shen Xizhou away with all her might, but found that no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't budge him.
Finally, she gave up.
"An Nuan, when you jumped into the sea, had you already thought of how to save your life, which is why you jumped?"
"If today's events hadn't happened, you probably wouldn't have revealed yourself yet, would you?"
Shen Xizhou's eyes were filled with rage, and he said with a bloodthirsty tone, "An Nuan, aren't you feeling a sense of accomplishment? Don't you feel like you've played everyone for fools?"
"You must be overjoyed."
"Shen Xizhou, I don't know what you're talking about."
An Nuan truly wanted to retort to Shen Xizhou's unreasonable accusations.
"An Nuan, you are indeed remarkable."
"Even Nangong Jin has been fooled by you, and yet he's still so willing."
An Nuan wanted to say that she hadn't tricked Nangong Jin.
She was very grateful to Nangong Jin.
But she didn't want to explain to Shen Xizhou.
Explaining to him would be the most futile thing.
Her lips curved into a knowing smile, and she said, "Mr. Shen, who I am with and whom I wish to deceive, does that have anything to do with you?"
"Does Mr. Shen live by the sea? Why are you meddling so much?"
"Does your fiancée know?"
"Mr. Shen, perhaps you've forgotten what you yourself said back then?"
"Or perhaps, I should remind Mr. Shen. Maybe Mr. Shen will suddenly remember."
Hearing An Nuan call him "Mr. Shen" repeatedly made him incredibly agitated.
He really wanted to seal her mouth shut.
His bloodshot eyes stared intently at An Nuan, a voice in his heart screaming at her to shut up, to shut up.
Countless emotions surged within him, making him want to lash out.
Shen Xizhou's hand reached for An Nuan's neck. However, An Nuan did not, as she had in the past, beg submissively or let him do as he pleased.
Instead, she took out her phone, raised it high, and said coldly, "Mr. Shen, please think twice before you act."
An Nuan's icy gaze deeply pierced Shen Xizhou. Suddenly, Shen Xizhou froze, and at that moment, An Nuan seized the opportunity to escape.