When An Nuan heard this, her face was full of smiles, and she said with a light laugh, "Shen Xizhou, then, you should strike me down."
Hearing An Nuan's words, Shen Xizhou was instantly stunned.
This was not what he had imagined.
Shen Xizhou's hand unconsciously let go. He looked at An Nuan with a somewhat listless gaze.
He became numb.
An Nuan seized the opportunity when Shen Xizhou hesitated and quickly escaped.
She stood outside and looked at Shen Xizhou, "Shen Xizhou, do whatever you want. Actually, you really didn't need to tell me."
"Even if you told me, I couldn't change anything."
An Nuan suddenly started laughing, "Actually, you couldn't bear to strike me down either, could you?"
"Otherwise, how could I still be here now?"
"Shen Xizhou, if I could go back in time, I would rather never have known you, never have met you."
"The person I care about the least is you."
"I said, if you want to make a move on me, then just do it."
"From now on, you can do whatever you want, you don't need to tell me anything."
Just as An Nuan was about to leave, she was directly pulled back by a strong hand.
Before she could react, the door was closed, and she was choked by the neck, forced against the window.
Shen Xizhou's eyes were filled with rage, and he looked at An Nuan with a bloodthirsty gaze.
The feeling of suffocation inexplicably washed over her.
It seemed Shen Xizhou was really going to keep his word and destroy her before he would be content.
She had already said it earlier, so when facing Shen Xizhou, she felt no fear at all. Instead, she looked at the person in front of her coldly, as if waiting for Shen Xizhou's next move.
At this moment, she no longer pleaded. All she did was look at the person in front of her.
She had lost all desire to live.
She looked directly at Shen Xizhou, waiting for his next action.
"An Nuan, you dream."
Then, he directly threw her aside with force, his voice suddenly ringing out.
An Nuan, who had been thrown to the ground, looked at the man in front of her with a calm expression. She gritted her teeth, and then, she burst into loud laughter.
She realized that the man in front of her was truly unfathomable.
His emotions fluctuated wildly.
He walked up to An Nuan and knelt down. He gently touched her cheek with his hand, like a demon descending, and said with a smile, "An Nuan, I almost fell for it just now, almost let you have your way."
"You should live well, that way, you can suffer all the torment." He reached out and patted An Nuan's cheek, emitting a bloodthirsty smile.
"Shen Xizhou, you are truly a coward." An Nuan laughed loudly, pointing at Shen Xizhou, and said loudly, "You kept saying you would strike me, and just now, you also said you would strike me, but in the end, you didn't."
"Shen Xizhou, you are truly pathetic."
Shen Xizhou's eyes erupted with a sinister aura, and in an instant, his entire body exuded a terrifying presence.
He had considered letting her go. However, not only was she not grateful, but she kept provoking him.
Did she want him to act so badly?
Did this woman truly not want to live anymore?
Who gave her the courage to defy him like this?
She wasn't like this before.
After a long while, Shen Xizhou's phone rang, and he answered it, speaking to the person on the other end with unusual tenderness. One could guess who was on the phone.
She watched the man in front of her calmly as he disappeared from her sight.
She didn't know how long it had been before she finally recovered.
Her body felt extremely uncomfortable. She leaned against the wall, walking slowly.
She didn't even know how she got back. She walked back entirely on her willpower.
She wanted to say that she regretted it.
But no matter how much she cried out now, she couldn't make a sound. She was too tired.
...
The next day, An Nuan woke up. She was awakened by hunger. She then remembered that she hadn't eaten anything all day yesterday.
Her head felt groggy. Although her stomach was empty, she had no appetite at all.
But she still had to go to work.
As An Nuan was about to go out, someone was standing outside the door.
She had never seen this person before and looked at him guardedly.
"Madam, Madam and Master sent me to invite you."
"Who are you?"
"The Ye family."
"I am the Ye family's butler, Old Xu."
"Of course, I have always been at the old Ye family residence, so it's natural for Madam not to have seen me."
"Old Xu, what's wrong? Did something happen?"
"Madam, I'm not sure of the details, it's just that everyone at home is waiting."
Old Xu glanced at An Nuan.
An Nuan finally nodded and left with Old Xu.
The Ye family.
When she came again, it felt as if her heart had been brutally dug out.
The Ye family could have lived a happy life, but because of her, everything changed.
Her eyes were already teary. She walked in slowly and looked at Father Ye and Mother Ye, whose once lustrous hair had turned completely white. She felt even more guilty.
This was all because of her.
She was a sinner.
She walked step by step towards Father Ye and Mother Ye, filled with guilt, and with a 'plop', she knelt on the ground, "I'm sorry, Father Ye and Mother Ye, this is all because of me. If it weren't for me, it wouldn't be like this."
Father Ye and Mother Ye looked at An Nuan with heartache and said, "An Nuan, it's not your fault."
"Someone else did this. We will investigate this matter thoroughly."
"An Nuan, you don't need to blame yourself too much."
"These things have nothing to do with you, you don't need to blame yourself so much."
Hearing these comforting words, An Nuan's heart became even more guilty.
"But it's all because of me. If it weren't for me, this wouldn't have happened. It's me, it's all because of me."
"Actually, I am the one who deserves to die the most."
Mother Ye took An Nuan's hand and said, "Nuan Nuan, remember, it's not your fault, you are innocent."
"I think Qingcheng wouldn't want to see you like this."
"Child, for Qingcheng's sake, you must live on, okay?"
An Nuan nodded and looked at Mother Ye.
Mother Ye sighed helplessly, "There's a problem with the business outside, we'll probably have to go abroad."
"An Nuan, why don't you come with us?"
An Nuan shook her head, "No, I want to stay here and investigate everything thoroughly."
"Mother Ye, I must figure everything out."
An Nuan insisted on her own way, and in the end, Mother Ye had no choice but to hold her hand and say a few words.
An Nuan originally wanted to see them off at the airport, but in the end, she didn't. Because Mother Ye and Father Ye said it wasn't necessary.
They wanted her to rest well, so in the end, she could only choose to obey.