An Nuan decided to treat today's little interlude as a dream.
But dreams eventually end, and life must go on.
Just as she was about to rest, there was a knock at the door.
An Nuan resigned herself to opening it.
She didn't want to, but she had been complained about so many times that she had become afraid. If she were complained about again, she might not even be able to live here anymore.
This was her only refuge.
An Nuan went to open the door.
However, when she opened it, she saw Xu Ruowei.
Without thinking, she immediately tried to close the door. She truly did not want to see Xu Ruowei; her appearance never brought anything good. Every time she appeared, it was always An Nuan who suffered misfortune.
Xu Ruowei coming to find her would bring no good news either.
Just as An Nuan was about to close the door, Xu Ruowei's hand wedged itself into the door. A slight smile curved her lips as she looked at An Nuan and said in a sweet, alluring tone, "An Nuan, are you sure you want to stand here and talk to me? You should think carefully."
"Oh, and the place you're living in now, Shen Xizhou found it for you, didn't he?"
"Yes, Shen Xizhou is my fiancé. Yet you're living in a place he found for you. Aren't you afraid of being pointed at and shamed?"
Xu Ruowei said coldly, "No one else knows about this yet. Tell me, if I were to tell everyone, your situation would be quite difficult, wouldn't it?"
"Xu Ruowei, shut up." An Nuan knew that Xu Ruowei's arrival meant no good, and the commotion Xu Ruowei was causing had drawn many people from the surroundings to watch.
Xu Ruowei was doing this deliberately. She glanced around and saw some people she had brought with her; she had come prepared.
An Nuan's eyes were filled with coldness. She knew Xu Ruowei was pressuring her, and she had no choice but to obey.
"An Nuan, what's wrong? Feeling guilty like a thief? Are you afraid I'll expose your shameful deeds?" Xu Ruowei kept provoking An Nuan, hoping An Nuan would make a move.
Heh, as soon as An Nuan acted, there would be gossip circulating tomorrow.
"Xu Ruowei, you just want to get in, create some scene, and have Shen Xizhou stand up for you again."
"But Xu Ruowei, you should know that I'm aware of all your little schemes. Tell me, would I still be foolish enough to let you in?"
An Nuan was truly weary of Xu Ruowei's endless harassment, but she had no way to retaliate.
Xu Ruowei looked at An Nuan with malice. She hadn't expected her plan to be seen through so quickly by An Nuan. However, even if it was seen through, it didn't matter to her.
After all, it was impossible for An Nuan to escape.
She looked at An Nuan triumphantly and said, "An Nuan, haven't you always wanted to know how your brother died? Are you sure you don't want to let me in?"
"What you want to know is right here."
An Nuan's hands clenched tightly, her entire body trembling. She cared, how could she not care about Yun Xiu? Looking at the smile in Xu Ruowei's eyes, she knew she was being manipulated, yet she ultimately agreed.
An Nuan finally relented and let Xu Ruowei in, but she said coldly, "Xu Ruowei, you'd better not have lied to me."
"What? Even if I lied, what can you do to me?" Xu Ruowei laughed, a mocking, incredibly triumphant laugh, looking at An Nuan and saying fiercely, "An Nuan, your brother died because of you. How can you be so nonchalant with Ye Qingcheng? How can you be laughing and joking with the Ye family?"
"The Ye family. You're so close to the Ye family. Will the Ye family also suffer misfortune then?"
An Nuan's expression changed drastically. She looked at Xu Ruowei defensively, almost through gritted teeth, warning, "Xu Ruowei, what else do you want to do? Haven't you harmed enough people? Do you want to harm more?"
"You already have Shen Xizhou and everything you desired. Why can't you just leave me alone?"
"I pose no threat to you anymore."
Xu Ruowei, however, laughed, a loud, unrestrained laugh. "No threat anymore? You must feel quite proud saying that."
"Shen Xizhou still can't forget about you," Xu Ruowei said viciously, her light laughter becoming exceptionally excited as she uttered these words.
An Nuan suddenly laughed. Heh, Shen Xizhou still couldn't forget about her? Didn't Xu Ruowei find it ridiculous when she said that? If he truly couldn't forget her, she wouldn't be in this state.
"Xu Ruowei, why would you have such a preposterous idea?" An Nuan said coldly.
Just then, Xu Ruowei grabbed her hand tightly, forcing her to look directly at her.
She advanced step by step towards An Nuan, her voice filled with rage and hatred, "An Nuan, you must be very happy right now. Isn't this what you wanted to see?"
"Did you go find Shen Xizhou and say something to him?"
"Shen Xizhou is now suspicious of me. It's all your fault, An Nuan, all your fault."
"What did you say to him that made him speak to me like that?"
"An Nuan, you are a demon, you are a devil. You ruined my happiness, you ruined the happiness I worked so hard for."
Xu Ruowei seemed to go mad. She grabbed An Nuan's neck and shook her violently.
An Nuan's health was already poor, and she certainly didn't have Xu Ruowei's strength.
With murder in her eyes, Xu Ruowei violently slammed An Nuan's head against the wall.
Blood trickled from An Nuan's forehead.
An Nuan's face was covered in blood, a shocking sight.
But Xu Ruowei felt it wasn't enough and continued to hit her.
"Since you ruined my happiness, you'll never have a good life either." She muttered this repeatedly.
"Xu Ruowei, you're a lunatic. You're the devil." An Nuan managed to say.
This woman was too terrifying.
Hearing An Nuan's words, Xu Ruowei's expression grew even uglier. Even now, she could say such things. Heh, it seemed it wasn't enough. She still had the strength to speak.
"Heh, An Nuan, your life is not only cheap but also hard. You can still speak even after this."
"I will make it so you can never speak again," Xu Ruowei said like a demon.
An Nuan shivered all over. She wanted to escape, but her hands and feet were tied by Xu Ruowei, making escape impossible. Her mouth was also gagged.
She leaned against the wall, her eyes filled with boundless despair.
Was she going to die like this?