Nangong Jin wanted to step forward to speak for An Nuan. Things were not as they said, he knew everything and did not want An Nuan to be misunderstood by these people.
"Shen Xizhou, could you really say such a thing?"
"If I recall correctly, when Shen Xizhou was entangled with Miss Xu, An Nuan was still your wife. Your legal wife, but the outside world did not know."
"Outsiders always thought An Nuan interfered between you and Xu Ruowei. Therefore, An Nuan has always been misunderstood."
"And you have never stepped forward to say a word for An Nuan."
"Mr. Shen, with what I've said, you have nothing to retort, do you?"
Listening to Nangong Jin's words, Shen Xizhou didn't know how to respond.
Because, everything Nangong Jin said was true.
His gaze fell upon An Nuan, and for a moment, he thought: if things hadn't happened that way, perhaps he would still have treated An Nuan like a precious gem.
But some things had happened, and they could never go back to how they were.
Xu Ruowei, who had initially remained detached from the situation, instantly became the focus of everyone's attention.
Many of the onlookers around were indignant on Xu Ruowei's behalf. But now, they were hearing that An Nuan was the one who was most pitiable, and Xu Ruowei was the shameless one.
Xu Ruowei's hands clenched tightly. She gritted her teeth, her gaze fixed on Nangong Jin with a bloodthirsty glint, as if she could pounce on him and fight him to the death.
But she dared not.
She truly didn't understand what was so special about An Nuan. People who cared for her always appeared by her side, people willing to sacrifice their lives for her.
And she had never been so lucky.
Xu Ruowei hadn't expected this fire to engulf her. Even though she didn't want to speak up, she had to.
She feigned a pitiful look, glancing at Nangong Jin. Tears streamed down her face as she said pitifully, "Mr. Nangong, I know you love An Nuan deeply, and that you're only saying this because An Nuan told you. But even if you care for An Nuan, you cannot slander me like this."
"Mr. Nangong, what exactly happened between us? How would you, an outsider, know?"
"Do you know? An Nuan, for her own selfish reasons, caused me to lose the chance to be a mother."
"She almost took my life to achieve her goals."
"Mr. Nangong, you have never experienced these things, so you have no right to step forward and speak."
After Xu Ruowei finished speaking, she wept, crying so sorrowfully that people felt more pity for her.
Some even thought that An Nuan had gone too far, and this was her retribution.
Someone so wicked, she didn't deserve it.
Nangong Jin looked at Xu Ruowei with disdain and said coldly, "So, you think you have a point?"
"If everyone were like you, then should all legal wives make way for wicked people like you? And cede their positions as wives to you?"
Nangong Jin said sarcastically, "Heh, caused you to lose your chance to be a mother."
"You should know better than anyone what caused this. You know perfectly well why it happened."
"Oh, right. I did investigate some things, and I think it's time to play them out so these people can understand the truth."
"I doubt you'll mind, will you?"
"Mr. Nangong, you..." Xu Ruowei's face turned pale. Her eyes, filled with a murderous rage, fixed on Nangong Jin. Why was Nangong Jin targeting her for An Nuan?
Why was Nangong Jin stepping forward to speak for An Nuan?
Why, why.
Xu Ruowei wished she could rush forward and confront him, but in the end, after weighing the pros and cons, Nangong Jin was not someone she could afford to provoke. Thus, she could only force a smile.
She looked at Nangong Jin with a pitiful expression and said, "Mr. Nangong, your understanding of me is all from An Nuan's words. You must have some misunderstanding about me."
"However, even though An Nuan is Shen Xizhou's wife, that was in the past. Now, I am Shen Xizhou's fiancée. Mr. Nangong, An Nuan was divorced by Shen Xizhou, which indicates that there is something wrong with her character."
"As for what exactly is wrong, that remains unknown."
"Heh." Nangong Jin let out a cold laugh. "Don't you find it laughable when Xu Ruowei says something like this?"
"And these disingenuous explanations are unnecessary for me. I couldn't care less."
The onlookers naturally dared not say anything further.
This complete reversal of fortune was truly unexpected.
So, there were so many things they didn't know about this situation.
Thinking about it, it was truly melodramatic.
Xu Ruowei sensed that Shen Xizhou was acting strangely. She realized she had been foolish just now.
What was the point of her saying so much to these people?
What she should have done was make Shen Xizhou believe her. Whether others believed her or not was irrelevant to her.
"Xizhou, I don't know why Nangong Jin is targeting me, perhaps it's for An Nuan."
"But I really didn't do those things."
"Xizhou, you believe me, don't you?"
"You've always been by my side. You've been with me for so long. You know better than anyone what kind of person I am."
Shen Xizhou hesitated for a moment. Looking at Xu Ruowei, who was anxiously trying to explain herself, his heart softened. He pulled her into his embrace and said affectionately, "Ruowei, you don't need to worry. I've always believed you."
"Xizhou, after hearing Nangong Jin's words, will you blame me?"
"Will you think that my appearance is what caused you and An Nuan to end up like this? If I hadn't appeared, perhaps you and An Nuan wouldn't be like this."
Shen Xizhou did not answer.
Xu Ruowei's heart hung in suspense.
His silence—did it mean he believed Nangong Jin's words and doubted what she said?
Her face contorted with rage, but she quickly regained her composure.
With so many people present, she could not let unfavorable rumors spread about her.
An Nuan, however, could no longer bear to listen.
Nangong Jin directly took An Nuan and left.
Those who had been watching the drama unfold, seeing that the main characters had left, realized it was inappropriate for them to linger.
Xu Ruowei could not find any further topic to pursue. When she saw Nangong Jin leaving with An Nuan, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As Shen Xizhou was about to leave, Xu Ruowei immediately grabbed his hand, a smile on her face.
She knew the onlookers were watching, so she had to make them believe that there were no cracks in her relationship with Shen Xizhou.
Most importantly, Shen Xizhou still cared about her.