"Xizhou, no, it's not what you think."
Xu Ruowei reached out to grab Shen Xizhou's hand, but he dodged it directly. Xu Ruowei's expression froze, her face pale: "Xizhou, I know if you found out what I did, you would definitely blame me."
"But, Xizhou, I had no choice. I love you too much."
"Xizhou, you've been acting very differently towards An Nuan lately, and the way you look at her and care for her has long surpassed normal concern."
"Xizhou, I am your fiancée, and I get jealous."
"Outsiders don't know about you and An Nuan. But I am perfectly aware. I'm afraid, afraid of losing you, afraid of you leaving me."
"Xizhou, even though I am your fiancée now, I live with unease every day. I'm afraid that one day, the thing I dread the most will happen."
"I don't want to lose you, and even less do I want to see you have any further connection with An Nuan. That's why I did this. Xizhou, I absolutely will not allow any variables between us."
"An Nuan's existence is a threat, and that's why I resorted to this."
"Ruowei..."
Shen Xizhou looked at Xu Ruowei with deep suspicion in his eyes.
It was only after he learned that Xu Ruowei was the person he was looking for that he decided to marry her. He thought Xu Ruowei would be happy by his side, and that everything he did had a reason and didn't wrong her in any way.
He never expected Xu Ruowei to have such thoughts.
He knew that Xu Ruowei had always been doing things that were detrimental to An Nuan, but as long as it didn't involve An Nuan's life, he wouldn't say much.
But this time, An Nuan nearly lost her life.
He had never doubted Xu Ruowei, but this time, for some reason, he investigated secretly and found the results completely unexpected.
Since seeing the investigation results, Shen Xizhou's trust in Xu Ruowei seemed to be diminishing bit by bit.
Xu Ruowei desperately wanted to argue with Shen Xizhou, but she knew very well that arguing now was the most useless thing. What she needed to do was to extricate herself completely.
This was not the time for a head-on confrontation. What she needed most now was to yield.
"Xizhou, I'm sorry." Xu Ruowei lowered her head, tears streaming down her face, saying with full of guilt and self-reproach, "It's me, all the mistakes are mine."
"I know you must hate me to the extreme right now."
"But even if the result is like this, I don't regret what I've done."
"I was only defending what was originally mine."
Xu Ruowei lowered her head and said softly, "I know these words might sound cold-blooded to you, but Xizhou, I don't regret it."
"I know I misunderstood, but I love you too much and I didn't want to lose you, that's why I did this."
Shen Xizhou looked at Xu Ruowei, who was crying like a tragic figure, and his heart softened. "Ruowei, this is not your fault. It's me, I didn't give you enough security."
"Ruowei, don't worry, the position of Mrs. Shen will always be yours. And the person on my left will always be only you."
As Shen Xizhou spoke, he pulled her into his arms, his face full of heartache.
Xu Ruowei's eyes were filled with surprise. She thought she was finished this time. She never expected Shen Xizhou to forgive her so easily.
It seemed she had been worrying too much.
She truly never expected Shen Xizhou to forgive her so easily.
Yes, as long as she was humble and played pitiful, nothing would be a problem.
She was overjoyed.
Thinking that An Nuan was about to die while she was safe, she became even happier.
However, she also knew very well that this was not the time to gloat.
"Xizhou, thank you for still willing to forgive me."
"Xizhou, actually, I regretted it when I took action. I wanted to tell that person to stop. But it had already happened, and it was impossible to stop."
"Ruowei, I know, I know what happened. You don't need to blame yourself so much."
"Ruowei, you can't be so impulsive in the future, understand?"
"Mhm, Xizhou, I understand."
"Xizhou, you are so good to me."
Xu Ruowei said coquettishly in Shen Xizhou's arms, her hands wrapped around his waist, her heart full of joy. But there was still some displeasure, that she had drawn so much blood from An Nuan.
Why was An Nuan so lucky? After such a thing happened.
She was still alive.
Shen Xizhou's heart was filled with inner turmoil at this moment.
...
An Nuan had been rescued and was no longer in danger of losing her life.
However, she had not woken up.
A week later, An Nuan woke up.
The first person she saw was Shen Xizhou. She was truly startled and almost retreated, her eyes full of wariness as she looked at the person in front of her.
"You... why are you here?" An Nuan asked in a slightly panicked tone.
At this moment, she was so scared by Shen Xizhou that she had fully woken up.
"An Nuan, what are you saying? Why wouldn't I be here?" Hearing her words, Shen Xizhou's mood grew more displeased. He reached out and pinched her chin, forcing her to look at him, and said coldly, "What's wrong? Are you disappointed to see me?"
"Did you think Ji Wenyun would appear here?"
The thought of An Nuan wanting to see Ji Wenyun when she woke up made him incredibly jealous.
She looked at him with such wary eyes, what did she want?
And, did she really loathe him to this extent? Did she not even want to see him for a moment?
Shen Xizhou exuded a sinister aura. He had also fallen into endless self-blame for her, and now thinking about it, it seemed like a joke.
He directly grabbed her hand, forcing her to look at him, and said coldly, "An Nuan, look clearly. Right now, the person in front of you is Shen Xizhou."
"If you want to see Ji Wenyun, I'm afraid it will be impossible for the rest of your life."
"Ji Wenyun already has Xia Wanqing by his side."
"An Nuan, do you really like to throw yourself at others like this?"
Shen Xizhou said coldly, "An Nuan, you have truly opened my eyes."
"However, don't worry, as long as I am present. For the rest of your life, you can forget about having any relationship with Ji Wenyun."
"Yes, Mr. Shen says so, so it is." An Nuan replied calmly.