Shen Xizhou watched Li Tian, and as he listened to her words, a sense of foreboding rippled through his heart. As he had feared, the very thing he worried about was spoken by Li Tian at this moment.
"Shen Xizhou, An Nuan said she never wants to see you again in this lifetime. Please, leave."
"She said she doesn't want to see you."
"She said seeing you will only remind her of the foolish things she did in the past. And the sincerity she wasted on dogs."
Li Tian looked at Shen Xizhou and said coldly again, "Shen Xizhou, these are An Nuan's words for me to deliver. You've heard them, so can you leave now?"
"Some things, if you persist, won't necessarily lead to good outcomes."
"Shen Xizhou, you need to understand that you reap what you sow."
"The way you treated An Nuan, do you really think she'd be thinking too much about seeing you?"
Wang Xuerou, standing aside, stepped forward and said, "Shen Xizhou, actually, Xu Ruowei is not as harmless as she appears. In fact, she is the most terrifying and dreadful person."
"Actually, you and An Nuan have nothing wrong between you. Everything started because of her."
"Even when Xu Ruowei fell down the stairs and lost her child, it was all her own doing."
"That day, I also fell down the stairs."
"Everyone said it was just an accident. But only I know that at times, it felt so lonely and helpless."
"Xu Ruowei is a very terrifying person."
"Mr. Shen, tell me. After everything you've done, do you really think it's easy for An Nuan to forgive you?"
"Xuerou, stop talking." Fu Jingxuan worriedly held Xuerou in his arms.
His Xuerou was unwell and needed rest the most.
He had told Xuerou that these matters would be handled by others and she shouldn't do such thankless tasks.
But Xuerou insisted on coming, so he had no choice but to accompany her.
Shen Xizhou listened quietly, his entire being seeming to quiet down.
"Shen Xizhou, you hurt An Nuan, and now you want her forgiveness. If mistakes could be forgiven just by asking, then why do some people exist in this world?"
Shen Xizhou, why do you get to have all the easy ways out?
Nangong Jin could not forget how Ji Wenyun had told him how difficult it had been for An Nuan to survive back then, almost losing her life.
Thinking of what Ji Wenyun had said, he felt even more heartbroken for An Nuan.
"How much suffering did An Nuan endure to achieve this peace today, Shen Xizhou? Are you sure you want to destroy it all?"
"Do you know how much effort An Nuan spent to escape from your shadow?" Nangong Jin said righteously and with emotion.
"Back then, she almost lost her life trying to get your forgiveness. But she kept holding on, wanting to talk things out with you."
"But now, this mission..."
Shen Xizhou shook his head, saying with a serious expression, "No, that's not right. You must be lying."
"Clearly, the fault for everything doesn't lie with me."
Nangong Jin looked at Shen Xizhou and said coldly, "Since there's nothing more to say, please leave."
In the end, Shen Xizhou did not see An Nuan. He was driven away.
Shen Xizhou stood outside the door, shouting. His cries did indeed alert An Nuan.
An Nuan came out. She looked at Shen Xizhou and said coldly, "Shen Xizhou, I remember all the vows you made back then as clearly as ever. And I was worried you might forget them."
When Shen Xizhou saw An Nuan, he was ecstatic. If no one were there, he would have wanted to act immediately.
"An Nuan, you've finally agreed to see me."
Shen Xizhou's face was instantly filled with a smile.
"An Nuan, thank you for agreeing to see me."
"Is there anything else?"
An Nuan said coldly, not even bothering to spare Shen Xizhou a glance.
"Shen Xizhou, I think Li Tian has made things very clear. Why are you still clinging to me?"
"You once said that in this lifetime, you only believed Xu Ruowei. No matter what happened, whatever Xu Ruowei said was right and would never be wrong."
"What's wrong? It's only been a short while, and Mr. Shen can pretend as if nothing happened."
Saying this, An Nuan turned and walked away.
At that moment, she didn't even want to speak to Shen Xizhou.
"Shen Xizhou, you should understand that everything I've been through is because of you."
"If it weren't for you, Xu Ruowei wouldn't have attacked me."
"Shen Xizhou, consider it me begging you, okay? Can you let me go?"
"I've already let go, why are you still holding on so tightly?"
"Shen Xizhou, Xu Ruowei truly loves you. You've already failed one person, do you want to fail again?"
"Shen Xizhou, treat Xu Ruowei well."
"She has done so much for you. Yes, although Xu Ruowei has done many hurtful things, Shen Xizhou, you must understand that sometimes, some things cannot be undone just because you want to salvage them."
"From now on, let's go our separate ways, can we?"
"From now on, let's pretend we never knew each other, okay?"
If it were before, An Nuan might not have said these things to Shen Xizhou. She even felt there was no point in talking to Shen Xizhou.
However, some things, she had to face eventually.
Sometimes, things are not as she wants them to be.
What she wanted now was for Shen Xizhou to give up.
As long as she could persuade Shen Xizhou to stop appearing before her, Xu Ruowei would not bother her.
It could be said that Shen Xizhou was the root of all the problems. If the root problem was resolved, everything else would be easier to handle.
"Shen Xizhou, whatever happens between you and Xu Ruowei has nothing to do with me. But between you and me, there is truly no longer any connection."
An Nuan raised her hand and placed it in front of Shen Xizhou, saying firmly, "Look, this is my wedding ring with Nangong Jin. I accepted Nangong Jin's proposal. Our wedding will proceed as planned."
"Shen Xizhou, as you said, you still love me. Then please, fulfill my wish."
Li Tian looked at An Nuan with utter shock. She immediately grabbed An Nuan's hand and said excitedly, "An Nuan, is what you're saying true?"
"Nangong Jin really proposed to you, and you accepted, right?"
Li Tian said with a face full of smiles, "I knew it, Nangong Jin is the only one who deserves you!"
"Shen Xizhou, you can see now that things are settled. Can you leave me alone now?"
Shen Xizhou's eyes turned bloodshot as he looked at An Nuan. He let out a heart-wrenching cry and said bloodthirstily, "An Nuan, give up on that idea. I will never let you be with Nangong Jin."
"Just you wait."
An Nuan looked at Shen Xizhou, who was like a madman. She was fully on guard against the person before her.
Shen Xizhou looked at her vigilant gaze and laughed, laughing extremely loudly.
She believed his words.
Shen Xizhou scoffed. He had said so many things, and she hadn't believed a single one. Yet, the moment he said he would harm Nangong Jin, she believed him.