Staring at the video on his phone, Shen Xizhou froze. He had no idea what to do next.
He had considered the possibility that someone might target An Nuan, but he had never imagined that person would be Xu Ruowei.
Everything before him made him believe what An Nuan had said earlier.
Yet, so many things he had ‘witnessed’ with his own eyes. Was Xu Ruowei also ‘acting’? If it were true, then her acting skills were truly exceptional.
So good that it was impossible to doubt her.
The events from before were still uncertain.
But what was happening now was undeniable.
The image of An Nuan lying in a pool of blood flashed in his mind, along with her words.
She had said, "Shen Xizhou, one day you will regret this."
Shen Xizhou's eyes were bloodshot.
He seemed to have misunderstood An Nuan.
Shen Xizhou received a call from the hospital.
The hospital's blood bank had no blood compatible with An Nuan. At this moment, Shen Xizhou remembered that Xu Ruowei also had the same blood type. Without a second thought, he had someone send Xu Ruowei to the hospital.
Arriving at the hospital, Xu Ruowei had no idea what was happening. She only knew that Shen Xizhou seemed to be in a hurry to have her come to the hospital.
She had just received a call. The plan was going smoothly, and An Nuan would likely not survive.
This was the happiest news she had received in a long time.
As long as An Nuan was dead, everything would move in a better direction.
Thinking of this, her eyes were filled with a smile.
She had initially thought that Shen Xizhou calling for her was to give her a surprise, to take her to meet his acquaintances and let everyone know of her existence.
But things were not going in the direction she had hoped.
Did Shen Xizhou bring her to the hospital to show her An Nuan's tragic state?
It didn't seem like it.
Before she could even ask what was happening, nurses led her away. The nurses immediately started drawing her blood.
"Mr. Shen, she has given the maximum amount of blood that can be drawn. Any more, and there will be serious problems."
"Mr. Shen, Mr. Shen..." the doctor kept calling out.
They knew how distinguished Mr. Shen Xizhou was, and they certainly didn't want to offend him.
Besides, he was not someone they could easily offend.
Without Shen Xizhou's explicit instruction, they dared not stop.
"Draw, keep drawing. As long as she doesn't die, keep drawing," Shen Xizhou said coldly, as if he didn't know the people around him.
Xu Ruowei's eyes widened as she looked at Shen Xizhou, disbelief etched on her face. She had never imagined such cold words would come from his mouth.
Could it be that the blood was being drawn to save An Nuan?
No, she couldn't allow that. She absolutely would not.
After all the effort she had put into getting rid of An Nuan, how could she let this happen?
And with her own blood, no less?
"Xizhou, what… what are you doing? Why are you drawing my blood? Is it to save An Nuan?"
"No, I won't."
"Xizhou, how can you be so cruel to me?"
"An Nuan has been framing me all along, and now you're making me save her."
Shen Xizhou's expression grew increasingly grim. He looked at Xu Ruowei as if he could see right through her.
"Xizhou, doing this is too cruel to me. It's unfair."
Too cruel to her? Unfair? How could she utter such words with tears streaming down her face?
Shen Xizhou hadn't wanted to overthink things, but Xu Ruowei's words forced him to.
He gazed at Xu Ruowei, watching her hysterically pour out her grievances and accuse him, never once considering if she herself had done wrong.
Shen Xizhou's gaze made Xu Ruowei's scalp tingle. She didn't know why he was looking at her like that, and her heart felt heavy.
After a long pause, she finally spoke to him, "Xizhou, what's wrong? Am I wrong? Or do you feel no guilt doing this to me?"
"Xizhou, did An Nuan say something to you? Did you believe her, and that's why you're acting this way?"
After saying this, Xu Ruowei suddenly remembered something and lowered her head, softly saying, "Xizhou, I didn't mean it like that."
"I just feel that whatever you want to do, I will support you. It's just that you should have told me in advance."
"So I could be mentally prepared."
"Ruowei, I brought you here to draw blood, but I never mentioned it was for An Nuan."
Xu Ruowei was stunned. She had thought that if she said this, Shen Xizhou would comfort her gently as he always did. But she never expected what would happen next.
Shen Xizhou's words to her were exceptionally cold, utterly indifferent.
"Xizhou… I…"
Xu Ruowei hadn't expected Shen Xizhou to suddenly say such a thing.
After a long moment, she spoke again with a pitiful tone, "Xizhou, I… I heard it from Wanqing. Wanqing called and told me."
"Actually, if you hadn't brought me to the hospital, I would have come to the hospital to donate blood to An Nuan myself," Xu Ruowei said in a rush.
"Xizhou, do you suspect me for An Nuan's sake? Isn't that cruel to me?"
"I wish I had never appeared, rather than hear such hurtful words."
"Ruowei, isn't it tiring to live like this?" Shen Xizhou rubbed his temples, his voice filled with helplessness.
His words now were like knives, slicing into her one by one.
"Xizhou, what do you mean?"
Xu Ruowei's eyes widened, staring at the person before her with disbelief.
Although she was vehemently protesting, her hands were clenched tightly, trembling uncontrollably.
"Xizhou, I've done so much for you," Xu Ruowei cried, her face smeared with tears. Coupled with the blood loss, her face was already pale, and her voice was extremely weak.
"Don't you trust me? Don't you even give me a chance to explain?"
"An Nuan's car accident, Xu Ruowei, was it truly orchestrated by you?"
Upon hearing Shen Xizhou's words, Xu Ruowei's expression turned grim.
How could he say such a thing?
Or had he found some evidence?
No, it couldn't be. She had bribed his assistant. Even if he were to investigate, he would only find useless information. His assistant wouldn't betray her.
She knew everything that happened around Shen Xizhou. It was impossible for Shen Xizhou to find something that she wouldn't know about. Unless, that person had betrayed her. But that was impossible.
She had given that person so many benefits; they wouldn't betray her.