Xu Ruowei looked triumphantly at An Nuan, scoffing inwardly. Even if An Nuan wanted to defend herself, she wouldn't be able to.
She wanted to see what An Nuan would do then. An Nuan would likely never be able to clear her name in front of Shen Xizhou.
An Nuan would forever lose any chance with Shen Xizhou.
Perhaps there was a chance before, but not anymore.
Had An Nuan suddenly seen the light and acted like that?
Though she didn't know why An Nuan had done it, Xu Ruowei didn't want to think about it anymore. All she could think about was that An Nuan was finished.
Xu Ruowei, cradling her swollen red cheek, her eyes filled with tears, said pitifully, "An Nuan, why do you hate me so much? I know you..."
Before Xu Ruowei could finish her sentence, An Nuan delivered another slap. This time, she held nothing back, striking with all her might, mercilessly.
Li Tian gasped, covering her mouth, her eyes wide with disbelief.
Even after everything, she was still hitting her.
Xu Ruowei's eyes glinted with malice. When her gaze fell on Shen Xizhou, her resentment intensified.
Was he just going to stand there and watch her get hit?
"Xizhou, I..."
Shen Xizhou seemed to snap back to reality. He grabbed An Nuan's hand, shoved her away, and fixed her with a venomous stare. "An Nuan, how can your heart be so wicked?"
An Nuan let out a cold laugh, her voice laced with bloodlust. "Since Xu Ruowei said that you and I did these things, it would be a shame to not do something to repay her for all the trouble she went to for me."
"Since she said it, I'll just do it."
Shen Xizhou's hand clamped around An Nuan's throat, his intent to act immediate. However, An Nuan met his gaze, her voice chilling. "Mr. Shen, you can just do it. There's no need to hesitate."
Just as Shen Xizhou was about to speak, he met An Nuan's bloodthirsty, indifferent eyes. He tightened his grip on her neck and said coldly, "An Nuan, the most important thing for you to do now is apologize to Xu Ruowei. Perhaps then, I will forgive you."
"Otherwise, I will kill you. An Nuan, you should know better than anyone how to choose."
An Nuan sneered. "Mr. Shen, do as you please. But asking me to apologize is impossible."
"Mr. Shen, you must be wishing you could kill me right now, aren't you?" An Nuan said with a light laugh, showing no fear.
"Yes, I think what I did just now wasn't enough. It was too easy on Xu Ruowei."
As soon as she finished speaking, An Nuan delivered another slap.
Xu Ruowei's eyes widened in shock. She had never imagined this would happen to her. Shen Xizhou was right there, defending her, seeking justice. Yet, An Nuan had slapped her again right in front of him.
"An Nuan, you..."
An Nuan smiled brilliantly at Xu Ruowei's gritted teeth.
"An Nuan, you..."
As Shen Xizhou was about to move again, Xu Ruowei quickly stopped him. Her voice, dripping with feigned kindness, said, "Xizhou, don't. I know Nuan Nuan must have some misunderstanding about me, that's why she's acting like this. If there wasn't a misunderstanding, she wouldn't do this."
"Xizhou, for my sake, please don't make things difficult for An Nuan, okay?"
After speaking, a triumphant smile curved Xu Ruowei's lips. She knew better than anyone that even though she said this, Shen Xizhou would absolutely not let An Nuan off the hook. And this was exactly what she had always wanted.
Naturally, Shen Xizhou always fulfilled her wishes.
She knew even better that by saying this, Shen Xizhou would think that An Nuan was definitely making things difficult for her, that she had suffered greatly because of this matter. Shen Xizhou would surely side with her. With this thought, her smile grew wider and more triumphant.
However, everything unfolded contrary to her expectations.
Shen Xizhou did not do as she wished and step forward to do something for her. Instead, he glanced at An Nuan and then left.
Xu Ruowei was extremely unwilling but could only follow Shen Xizhou.
In the end, Shen Xizhou and Xu Ruowei left.
...
An Nuan's gaze fell on Li Tian. Meeting Li Tian's confused eyes, her own were filled with deep embarrassment.
She had truly spared no effort to provoke Xu Ruowei just now.
But now, thinking about it, her expression suddenly soured. After all, Li Tian had surely seen her behavior, and it would be impossible to explain anything. After all, seeing is believing.
"Li Tian, actually, what you just saw..."
Li Tian said calmly, "An Nuan, that's your business. And I believe there must be a reason for your attitude towards that woman. I don't know what that reason is, but I'm willing to believe you, to believe that the fault isn't yours."
Hearing Li Tian's words, An Nuan no longer dwelled on the matter.
"By the way, how is Senior Zhou?"
She had come here because of Zhou Chumou's situation. It was only interrupted by the sudden appearance of Shen Xizhou and Xu Ruowei.
"Li Tian, can you tell me what happened? I..."
Li Tian's voice held a hint of helplessness. "Actually, I don't know what happened. I received a call from the hospital and came."
The two waited outside. When the doctor emerged and informed them that Zhou Chumou was fine and out of danger, they both breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as he was alright, that was all that mattered.
An Nuan had originally intended to stay and take care of Zhou Chumou, but since Li Tian wanted to stay, she eventually chose to leave.
In fact, it was the right choice for Li Tian to stay and take care of Shen Xizhou.
And it would allow the two of them to be at peace, which was even better.
An Nuan finally left, relieved to hear that Zhou Chumou was fine.
An Nuan returned home, pondering the events of recent times.
Sometimes, she felt that her life was truly a failure, constantly being bullied and unable to do anything. The people around her were bullied one by one.
She could say nothing, only stand there, anxiously watching.
Just now, after treating Xu Ruowei that way, Shen Xizhou would definitely come looking for trouble.
Perhaps he hadn't sought her out just now because Xu Ruowei was present. Once Xu Ruowei was gone, he would surely come for her.