His eyes were filled with deep guilt as he looked at Xu Ruowei. What had he been doing just now, what foolish things had he done?
Was it worth it for such a venomous, heartless woman?
Xu Ruowei whispered triumphantly into An Nuan's ear, "An Nuan, you must be happy that Shen Xizhou and Ji Wenyun are fighting so fiercely for you."
"Heh, you think you've won just like this? Let me tell you, you won't. You will never win."
"By the way, did you know? I designed all of this."
"I was the one who had someone call you to the second floor. It's just that things aren't quite going according to my plan now. But even if they're not, I still have ways to scheme against you."
"An Nuan, you will never be my opponent in this life. I will crush you under my feet and ensure you can never rise again."
An Nuan wasn't surprised by Xu Ruowei's two-faced behavior; she found it perfectly normal.
Xu Ruowei was someone who often acted this way.
"An Nuan, next, you'll have to think carefully about how you're going to explain yourself, because soon, there will be a lot you need to explain."
After saying this, Xu Ruowei suddenly stumbled and fell heavily to the ground.
An Nuan looked at the person before her, her eyes filled with coldness. So, this was what she had been waiting for.
Xu Ruowei fell to the ground, but a triumphant smile curled her lips. Heh, An Nuan, now let's see how you explain yourself.
An Nuan stood up, brushed off some imaginary dust from her clothes, and looked at the person before her indifferently. She didn't say anything to explain herself.
Xu Ruowei looked at her with eyes full of confusion. She had thought An Nuan would definitely explain. After all, in front of Ji Wenyun and Shen Xizhou, she knew how much An Nuan cared about them.
But now, An Nuan could be so calm, and after getting up, she just stood there?
No, she didn't believe it. She couldn't be this calm. Something must be wrong.
Xu Ruowei initially wanted to grab An Nuan, but then she seemed to think of something, and a sinister glint flashed in her eyes.
Did An Nuan think she could just leave like this? That was impossible.
She was waiting for Shen Xizhou to help her up, but to her surprise, Shen Xizhou didn't even move. In the end, she had no choice but to get up reluctantly.
Her eyes were filled with hatred as she looked at the person before her.
But that look quickly disappeared.
She stood up and, with a show of fragility, threw herself into Shen Xizhou's arms, hooking her arms around his neck. Leaning into him, she said sadly, "Xizhou, I... I don't know why An Nuan did this, but I was really scared."
Seeing the rage in Shen Xizhou's eyes, she was overjoyed.
However, that excitement was fleeting.
She lowered her gaze and said with self-reproach, "It must be something I did wrong, that's why An Nuan acted like this."
Seeing the woman in his arms crying so piteously, Shen Xizhou felt his heart ache. He finally turned his gaze to Xu Ruowei.
In Shen Xizhou's arms, Xu Ruowei looked at Ji Wenyun and said with concern, "Mr. Ji, why are you here? I just saw Wanqing looking for you everywhere."
"Why are you and An Nuan in the same room? If Wanqing finds out..."
"Do you have any relationship with An Nuan? Were you talking about something? That's why you..."
"Ji Wenyun, does Wanqing know you're meeting An Nuan secretly here? You know how much Wanqing despises An Nuan. For you to be like this..."
Xu Ruowei deliberately left the rest of her words unsaid, wanting to create unnecessary misunderstandings.
Xu Ruowei's intention was indeed achieved. She saw the anger in Ji Wenyun's eyes as he looked at An Nuan. She guessed that Ji Wenyun now believed that An Nuan had been scheming against him all along.
Ji Wenyun looked at An Nuan with mocking disdain.
"Heh."
Ji Wenyun's gaze fell on An Nuan, and he said coldly, "An Nuan, your scheming is truly terrifyingly deep."
"However, your clumsy schemes might fool others, but they won't fool me."
He approached An Nuan step by step, grabbed her chin, and forced her to look at him. He said icily, "What are you trying to scheme against me for?"
"Do you want to lose your virginity to me?" His gaze swept over her, and he said sarcastically, "But even if you tried your best, I wouldn't even spare you a glance. You disgust me."
"You would dirty my eyes."
An Nuan remained silent, just watching the person before her.
The Ji Wenyun of the past wouldn't speak like this. He would protect her very well. Any gossip from outside, he would handle.
He used to say she deserved the best in the world.
But now, Ji Wenyun's face was dark, his expression as if he could tear her apart.
The coldness in his eyes made it seem as if he had never known her.
The things that had actually happened seemed to be her own fantasy.
"Mr. Ji, murder comes with a life sentence. Do you really want to kill me?" An Nuan looked at Ji Wenyun and said calmly, "Oh, Mr. Ji, you might have the power to cover the sky with one hand, but with so many people here, there are likely those who are your sworn enemies. Do you really intend to act?"
Ji Wenyun looked at An Nuan with disgust, hearing her speak such venomous words so calmly.
"You're so dirty, so despicable." He then disgustedly flung her away.
Her eyes were filled with pain. She was despicable, she was dirty.
These insulting words now fell upon her one by one, and she could only bear them silently.
But in the end, she listened to every single word of these crushing words, listened intently, but did not refute them.
She looked at Ji Wenyun and said, "I didn't know you were here. If I had known, I wouldn't have come."
"A waiter told me that Huo Yunshen wanted to see me, so I came."
"If I had known from the beginning that it was you, Mr. Ji, who was here, I wouldn't have shown up here, even if it cost me my life."
Ji Wenyun looked at An Nuan and said with contempt, "Heh, An Nuan, you truly have no shame."
"Huo Yunshen? You came here to find Huo Yunshen?"
Ji Wenyun burst into laughter, sarcastically saying, "Would Shen Xizhou invite Huo Yunshen to his engagement banquet? Have you forgotten that Shen Xizhou and Huo Yunshen are mortal enemies? Do you think Shen Xizhou would invite Huo Yunshen?"
"When you say these words, don't you use your brain at all?"
"Do you think I'll believe such a riddled story?" Ji Wenyun said darkly and coldly.
After speaking, Ji Wenyun turned to leave. He didn't want to stay there for another moment.