Shen Xizhou came to find her because of Xu Ruowei's matter.
Xu Ruowei was injured, and Shen Xizhou blamed her for it.
Facing Shen Xizhou's resentful gaze, An Nuan remained calm, as if she had grown accustomed to this Shen Xizhou.
"An Nuan, you deserve to die." This was the first thing Shen Xizhou said upon seeing An Nuan.
"Mr. Shen, can you perhaps find a more original phrase? I've heard such words so many times that I'm already tired of them."
"Mr. Shen, perhaps you should find a new vocabulary."
"Next, Mr. Shen, are you going to lose your temper? Then, Mr. Shen, are you going to choke me? And after that, Mr. Shen, are you going to say harsh words and threaten me, to let me know the consequences of offending you?"
"Then, you will torment me, torment me fiercely, to make me realize my mistake, right?"
Shen Xizhou looked at An Nuan, stunned at first, but quickly sneered, his voice cold, "Yes, you've guessed all of that. But An Nuan, even if you guessed right, do you think you can escape?"
Escape? She had never thought of escaping.
An Nuan glared at the man before her. But remembering that no matter what she said or did, he would not believe her, she finally looked at him with disdain and said coldly, "Mr. Shen, whatever tricks you wish to use on me, you can do them now."
She thought that once Shen Xizhou was done tormenting her, he would leave.
No matter how much he hated her, he would spare her life.
If enduring all the torment could bring back Ye Qianyi, could bring back those who died because of her, she would willingly suffer such torment.
But that was an impossible dream.
Even if she were tormented to death, those who were lost would never wake up.
"An Nuan, I won't lay a hand on you."
An Nuan looked at the man in surprise. He spoke coldly. Was he planning to let her off?
But the malice in his eyes suggested otherwise.
An Nuan let out a cold laugh, feeling disgusted with her own fleeting thought.
How much did Shen Xizhou hate her that she would have such a naive thought?
If he wasn't acting against her now, he must have more cruel methods planned for her.
Seeing the surprise in An Nuan's eyes, he said sarcastically, "Don't overthink it. I just feel that laying a hand on you would dirty my own hands."
An Nuan didn't react strongly to Shen Xizhou's words; to her, they seemed entirely normal.
Shen Xizhou's expression was exceptionally cold and gloomy. This was because An Nuan had preempted everything he intended to say, leaving him with nothing to add.
She Lan Club.
An Nuan appeared again.
As she arrived, Zhou Chumou happened to be there.
Upon seeing Zhou Chumou, her scalp tingled, and she instantly wanted to flee.
She realized then why Shen Xizhou had suddenly asked her to come to She Lan Club.
It turned out he had other intentions.
An Nuan's only thought now was to escape.
Shen Xizhou had sent her here precisely to humiliate her in front of Zhou Chumou. He was truly cruel.
An Nuan's eyes reddened, brimming with bloodshot veins. At this moment, she desperately wanted to escape.
"Nuannuan, why are you here? Didn't you say you were going to rest?"
Zhou Chumou walked over, his face full of concern. He approached An Nuan and tightly clasped her hand. "Nuannuan, did you come here specifically to find me because you knew I was here?"
"..." An Nuan lowered her gaze, her eyes filled with bloodshot veins and helplessness.
She had no idea how to answer Zhou Chumou's question.
"Heh." Shen Xizhou's lips curved into a cold smile, his eyes filled with malice and mockery. "Do you believe what she says?"
"You should know that everything she says is a lie."
"It's only you who would be so foolish as to believe her words and be led around by her nose." Shen Xizhou spoke with increasing malevolence.
An Nuan was already accustomed to Shen Xizhou's words. However, she was extremely unwilling for Zhou Chumou to hear such things directed at her.
An Nuan could clearly feel Shen Xizhou's hatred for her.
She closed her eyes, waiting for Shen Xizhou's humiliation.
Just then, Ji Wenyun and Xia Wanqing appeared.
When Zhou Chumou saw Xia Wanqing and Ji Wenyun, he stared at them defensively, his eyes full of wariness.
An Nuan looked at Zhou Chumou with gratitude. He had always stood by her side, always protecting her.
Zhou Chumou looked at the people present and said coldly, "Are you all ganging up on An Nuan like this appropriate?"
Xia Wanqing's gaze, however, fell on Zhou Chumou, her voice firm as she said, "I am not here to cause trouble for An Nuan. I have something important to tell her."
As Xia Wanqing said this, her tone was somewhat agitated, seemingly wishing to avoid any misunderstanding.
"What important matter do you have to tell An Nuan?" Zhou Chumou asked Xia Wanqing coldly, disbelieving anything she said.
He knew how this person, along with Xu Ruowei, had treated An Nuan.
They had gone to great lengths to torment An Nuan. What important matter could she possibly have to say?
Would anyone believe such a claim?
"If you said that to An Nuan, perhaps she would foolishly believe your words." Zhou Chumou said warily to Xia Wanqing, "But when it comes to what you say, I won't believe a single word."
Xia Wanqing wanted to defend herself, but Zhou Chumou's words left her speechless. What he said were indeed words she had uttered, and she had done things that hurt An Nuan. She accepted Zhou Chumou's statement.
Xia Wanqing's gaze finally settled on An Nuan, and she said calmly, "I know you may not believe me now, but what I am about to say is the truth, I am not lying to you."
Before Xia Wanqing could speak, Zhou Chumou coldly interjected, "Put away your hypocritical words. I will not believe them."
"Don't even think An Nuan will believe you. As long as I am here, An Nuan will absolutely not believe a single word you say."
An Nuan remained silent.
What Zhou Chumou said was precisely what she had been worried about.
She herself had also said she would no longer believe Xia Wanqing's words.
She had already suffered enough at the hands of Xia Wanqing and Xu Ruowei. Now that Xia Wanqing and Ji Wenyun had come together, if she drew her aside to talk, wouldn't it be another scheme?