At times, she truly wished to escape this place.
But she still had things she needed to do.
She even less wanted to make a move against Xia Wanqing, yet if she didn't act now, she would be the one to suffer.
If she didn't act now, then Xia Wanqing would.
She had only one choice.
Sometimes, she genuinely wondered what Ji Wenyun was thinking. Couldn't he see Xia Wanqing's true nature at all?
If Xia Wanqing truly loved Ji Wenyun, she wouldn't be capable of such wicked deeds.
In fact, she had already shown Ji Wenyun some evidence.
Ji Wenyun had seen it too.
But laughably, Ji Wenyun still believed Xia Wanqing.
At times, she even wanted to ask Xia Wanqing what it was that made Ji Wenyun so devoted to her.
However, Xia Wanqing's words were all lies, and lies would always be exposed.
One day, her lies would crumble.
Xia Wanqing seemed to be going to meet someone.
She left very late and kept looking around when she went out. Only when she was sure no one was following did she walk away with relief.
An Nuan, of course, had received the news. She naturally followed. After all, catching someone red-handed required proof; without it, her claims were just empty words. She wanted to expose Xia Wanqing's true face to everyone's gaze, leaving her with nothing to say.
However, when An Nuan followed Xia Wanqing inside, things did not go smoothly.
She was stopped directly by Ji Wenyun.
"An Nuan, what are you doing here?" Ji Wenyun looked at her with utter shock and confusion.
Upon noticing her gaze fixed on Xia Wanqing in the distance, he grabbed her wrist and said coldly, "What do you want? What are you trying to do?"
Ji Wenyun was puzzled as to why Xia Wanqing would be here. He had just spoken to her on the phone.
She had said she was at home, dealing with some important documents, so he hadn't spoken to her further. He had even told her to rest well.
Xia Wanqing had shyly responded, "Okay."
Yet, now he saw Xia Wanqing here.
This was undoubtedly a great shock to him.
He couldn't understand why Xia Wanqing had lied to him.
If she had important matters to attend to, she could have just handled them.
She didn't need to be here.
But everything seemed to have changed.
However, in front of An Nuan, he didn't reveal his abrupt thoughts. He thought that Xia Wanqing must have had her reasons for acting this way.
Perhaps, there was something he was not privy to.
An Nuan had no idea what Ji Wenyun was hesitating about. But Ji Wenyun's distraction presented her with a perfect opportunity.
She tried to slip away from his side.
But just as she was about to succeed, her hand was caught by Ji Wenyun.
Ji Wenyun held An Nuan's hand and said coldly, "What's wrong? Trying to escape my sight? Running off to do something detrimental to Wanqing?"
"I'm telling you, I won't let you have your way."
Facing Ji Wenyun, An Nuan was truly speechless.
How could he have such thoughts?
What puzzled her, though, was that when Ji Wenyun saw Xia Wanqing coming out alone in the dead of night, her movements so strange, didn't he feel something was amiss?
An Nuan didn't want to waste any more time with Ji Wenyun. She watched Xia Wanqing's figure recede, growing anxious.
"Ji Wenyun, please let me pass."
An Nuan was extremely anxious.
"An Nuan, you want to harm Wanqing. Do you think I would let you go? Give you the chance to hurt Wanqing?" Ji Wenyun's eyes were filled with icy coldness.
He said coldly, "An Nuan, you'd best behave yourself right here."
"And tell me your plan. Perhaps, I will let you go then."
An Nuan truly couldn't comprehend what Ji Wenyun was thinking, and his words were incredibly difficult to understand.
Her plan? She did have a plan, but she wouldn't tell him.
"Ji Wenyun, no matter what you think, I have my own methods and ideas. Most importantly, I don't need to explain myself to you for anything I do."
Ha, tell him her plan?
Then Xia Wanqing would know everything, and her fate would likely be miserable.
Knowing the outcome, she wouldn't be foolish enough to do something like that.
"Ha." Ji Wenyun looked at An Nuan with mockery, his eyes full of coldness.
An Nuan's cunning was truly profound.
It seemed everything Wanqing had said was true.
She was truly a terrifying person.
"An Nuan, how you harmed Wanqing before was because I wasn't by her side, leaving her to suffer grievances. Now, I know everything, and most importantly, I will always be by her side, so I won't give you any chance to hurt her."
As Ji Wenyun met An Nuan's determined gaze, he was momentarily lost, his confused eyes fixed on her.
After a long pause, he finally spoke, "An Nuan..."
Seeing this, An Nuan quickly broke free from his firm grip and ran forward.
After waiting so long, she couldn't afford to let this opportunity slip away.
She chased after Xia Wanqing without looking back.
At that moment, she discovered Xia Wanqing meeting with Wang Liang.
"Wanqing, are you saying that now that you have Young Master Ji, you've forgotten about me?"
"Wanqing, you can't just cast me aside. I've done so much for you."
"Also, I've missed you so much."
"You promised me a large sum of money. When are you going to give it to me? You're not planning to renege on your word, are you?" Wang Liang's unpleasant voice rang out.
An Nuan dared not make any significant movements. She hid beside a garbage bin, listening intently.
It smelled awful, but she endured it.
Opportunities like this were rare.
She had expected to witness an unsavory scene between Xia Wanqing and Ji Wenyun.
But upon hearing Ji Wenyun and the conversation just now, she instantly understood. The waters here were truly deep.
Xia Wanqing was like this, but Ji Wenyun likely didn't know.
She wondered what Ji Wenyun would think if he heard this and saw it with his own eyes.
Seeing Ji Wenyun approaching, and just as he was about to speak, An Nuan directly reached out and covered his mouth, pulling his hand and signaling with her eyes for him to stay beside her.
A mocking smile curved her lips.
In reality, Ji Wenyun wouldn't be so obedient. He would surely struggle.
Thinking of this, An Nuan's eyes were filled with immeasurable disappointment.
Often, many things were beyond one's control.