The man's hand tightened around her neck, and he said with bloodlust, "An Nuan, you truly open my eyes. The men around you keep coming, and they're all people I know. An Nuan, even for revenge, you don't need to go this far."
"An Nuan, why are you so cheap? Didn't you say you'd leave me forever?"
"But everything you've done tells me otherwise. No, all your words are lies."
"You've been lingering around me all this time. Are you trying to achieve your goals through them?"
"Do you think these things you've done can win me back?"
Hearing Shen Xizhou's words, An Nuan found it incredibly laughable. She had never thought that. She had no idea why Ye Qingcheng would be like this.
He was ignoring Xu Ruowei's affairs and came here to say these things to her. What did he mean?
Was this Xu Ruowei's idea?
"Mr. Shen, who I know, how I live, and what kind of life I lead, seems to have nothing to do with you anymore."
"An Nuan, shut up," Shen Xizhou said in anger. "Ye Qingcheng is my good friend, and I will absolutely not let you get close to him."
Did he come here just to say these words to her?
"Mr. Shen, if that's the case, don't you think you should be saying this to your friend instead of me?"
Mr. Shen...
Shen Xizhou's heart was burning with rage. Hearing her address him as "Mr. Shen" repeatedly, he exuded a terrifying aura.
He had gone to the She Lan Club after sending Xu Ruowei to the hospital. The manager on duty said that An Nuan had already left. He waited here from dawn till dusk, and only then did she return.
Her capabilities were truly something.
Was she calling him "Mr. Shen" because she had met Ye Qingcheng, and thought he was her backer?
Although he had dropped her off at an intersection not far from here, the person he had arranged to follow An Nuan had sent over the video. The image of her walking down from Ye Qingcheng's car with a smile was so piercing.
Originally, she would still smile, smile so brilliantly.
Where had she and Ye Qingcheng gone for so long?
Shen Xizhou's eyes were bloodshot.
"Mr. Shen, if you have nothing important to say, can you please leave? I need to rest."
Seeing that Shen Xizhou still had no intention of letting go, she forced herself to remain calm and said, "Mr. Shen, if you want to stay here, then stay.
"Just, can you move aside? I need to wash up and rest. I still need to go to work tomorrow."
An Nuan saw Shen Xizhou still standing in the same spot. She seemed to remember something important, and a smile tugged at the corner of her lips. "Mr. Shen, if you don't leave, and Miss Xu appears later and misunderstands, it won't be good."
The person she least wanted to see now was Shen Xizhou. She felt uncomfortable even breathing the same air as him.
She didn't want to face the man in front of her.
She didn't want to waste the rest of her life on such a man. She wanted to earn money and use the rest of her life to create better conditions for her younger brother.
"Misunderstanding? Xu Ruowei appears?" Shen Xizhou said, gripping her neck forcefully. "If you don't speak, will anyone know I was here? An Nuan, you are the cause of all this."
Listening to Shen Xizhou's accusations, An Nuan stood there and listened quietly, offering no reply.
An Nuan sighed helplessly. No matter how she explained or what she said, he would twist her words.
She was tired and didn't want to explain anything anymore.
She felt sorry for herself and said, "Whatever Mr. Shen says is what it is."
"An Nuan, do you think you've been wronged all these years?"
"Perhaps everything you've been framed for, but the fact that you caused the death of my family is undeniable evidence. You can't deny it, no matter how hard you try."
"An Nuan, you deserve to live in hell, and I won't let anyone pull you out of it, because you don't deserve it."
"Since you're so restless, then I'll make those people completely give up on you."
An Nuan's face remained smiling. No matter how Shen Xizhou insulted her, no matter what he said, her expression never changed. Her eyes held only resignation and no struggle.
She knew very well that struggling would be useless.
"Does Mr. Shen think he hasn't hated me enough? I've already lost a kidney. What else does Mr. Shen want to get from me? My heart? Or something else? Or does Mr. Shen think my life can be taken away?"
An Nuan laughed, a loud, clear laugh. "Unfortunately, Mr. Shen, you could get anything from me before, but I'm not willing anymore. You won't get anything from me."
"An Nuan, do you think you can resist me in your current state?"
"Mr. Shen, the barefoot aren't afraid of those who wear shoes. If you push me too far, if I give up on everything, I'll do anything."
"Mr. Shen should be the one who knows me best. You should know better than anyone whether I keep my word."
"Oh, and Xu Ruowei seems to care a lot about her reputation. What do you think would happen if I exposed everything she's done? The outcome would be imaginable."
"An Nuan."
Shen Xizhou gritted his teeth and shouted. An Nuan's words had completely enraged him. His eyes were filled with bloodlust and violence, almost as if he wanted to burn the person in front of him.
An Nuan placed her hand on her forehead and found that she seemed to have a slight fever, her head feeling groggy.
She could barely stand.
An Nuan, who had collapsed on the ground, looked up at the man who was already sitting on the sofa, her eyes full of resentment.
She began to regret knowing him.
She loved him, she could even give him her life, but her love was trampled upon by him. In his eyes, her love was cheap.
Shen Xizhou, you used to hold me in your arms and whisper sweet nothings in my ear. You said you would love me for eternity. You even said you would protect me for a lifetime.
But your promise to 'protect me for a lifetime' was so brief.
Shen Xizhou, for a moment, I even thought you were heartless. Otherwise, why would you treat me so violently and coldly? Without any mercy?
She no longer had the strength to hold on and collapsed directly onto the ground.
Lying on the ground, she looked out the window, filled with desolation.
Ye Qingcheng's earlier bandaging of her wounds had opened up due to her excessive movements, and blood began to flow.
Lying on the ground, she curled up, hugging herself.
Her thoughts were becoming jumbled. A wave of coldness washed over her, making her shiver. Her lips were pale, and her whole body was trembling uncontrollably.
She thought she saw her mother coming to pick her up.
An Nuan said to herself, "Mom, are you here to pick me up? Mom, I miss you so much. Mom, I'm in so much pain. Take me with you, okay?"