A reporter directly asked, "Miss Xu, rumors are circulating outside that Mr. Shen is pursuing Miss An. Is this true, Miss Xu?"
"Miss Xu, since you and Mr. Shen are already married, why not announce it?"
A barrage of questions hit Xu Ruowei, momentarily stunning her.
She thought she had prepared herself thoroughly, enough to face every question.
But at this moment, reality was telling her otherwise; things were not as simple as she imagined.
Each question was more pointed than the last.
Xu Ruowei found herself overwhelmed.
"Xizhou originally wanted to inform the media and even wanted to make a big announcement. However, I thought that if some people saw it, they might get hurt. I thought about it a lot, and finally felt that some things, some words, were unnecessary to say."
The reporter persisted, "Miss Xu said someone would be hurt. Are you referring to An Nuan? Mr. Shen's ex-wife?"
Mr. Shen's ex-wife?
Xu Ruowei's smile, which had been plastered on her face, vanished instantly. Her entire demeanor soured.
She had never imagined she would experience such an embarrassing moment.
This person was clearly doing this intentionally.
If it weren't for the crowd, she would have directly lashed out at them.
But under the current circumstances, it was clearly not appropriate to say such things.
Ultimately, she chose to say nothing more.
Xu Ruowei's hands clenched tightly. After a long pause, she spoke again, "Some things are understood, why ask so clearly? Isn't it better to save some face? Why must everything be exposed?"
"Actually, you don't need to call her Miss An; you can just call her An Nuan."
"Why do you think Shen Xizhou hasn't announced our marriage?"
"Shen Xizhou originally intended to announce the good news of our marriage. However, An Nuan threatened to kill herself. I couldn't bear to see that, and after my persuasion, he agreed not to announce our marriage."
"Do you think An Nuan is such a gentle and kind person? I haven't been happy all these years. Of course, I'm not saying I'm unhappy with Shen Xizhou, but An Nuan's entanglement has made me unhappy."
"An Nuan has been doing a lot to affect me mentally every day. Sometimes I even doubt if I've truly done something wrong."
"An Nuan is like a demon, always appearing by my side. Every day she tells me that I've snatched away the happiness that originally belonged to her."
"But if happiness can be snatched away, then it simply means that happiness never belonged to her."
"I am truly afraid of An Nuan's entanglement."
"Later, An Nuan came to me and said that as long as I didn't announce my marriage to Shen Xizhou, she wouldn't bother me anymore."
"In order to have a peaceful life, I chose to obey."
As she spoke, tears rolled down Xu Ruowei's face.
Hearing Xu Ruowei's words, the reporters present were stunned. They had never expected such an answer. They couldn't believe there was such a shameless person in the world, threatening someone like this.
"Miss Xu, haven't you told Mr. Shen about this? I'm sure if Mr. Shen knew, he would surely stand up for you. Then you wouldn't be in such a difficult situation."
"Miss Xu, does Mr. Shen know everything you've been through all these days?"
"Miss Xu, why didn't you speak out about these matters back then, but chose to reveal them now?"
"Did something happen between you and Mr. Shen that led to this?"
The reporters continued to question, seemingly determined to uncover every detail.
"I didn't expect An Nuan to be so manipulative."
"No. Isn't An Nuan engaged to Nangong Jin? And their wedding is in half a month."
"That's right."
"So, does Nangong Jin know about An Nuan's malicious actions? What will he think if he finds out? What will he do?"
"An Nuan is truly detestable."
"I can't believe An Nuan would do something like this."
"It's just that I wonder if Nangong Jin knows how wicked she is."
"If Nangong Jin knew, he probably wouldn't go through with the wedding."
"It seems Nangong Jin doesn't know."
...
The crowd buzzed with discussion. Hearing them slander An Nuan and blindly believe her words, Xu Ruowei was overjoyed.
She looked at them.
From now on, it would be An Nuan's problem, not hers.
Most importantly, she wanted to see how An Nuan would handle this situation.
Xu Ruowei almost fainted. Shen Shuhui, standing beside her, rushed over and quickly supported her.
Holding Xu Ruowei, Shen Shuhui spoke with a voice full of tears, "My Ruowei, how could you have suffered so much?"
"Ruowei, you must be strong, don't have any negative thoughts."
"Ruowei, even if you don't think for yourself, you must think for the child in your womb."
"Ruowei, I know you're too proud to say some things. Let me go and beg An Nuan to let you go. Your child needs a father."
"The child in your womb cannot be born without a father."
"An Nuan has found Nangong Jin, let her let you go. But I just can't understand, after all these years, why does An Nuan keep pestering you?"
"Why can't she let you go?"
"Mom, no, don't go find An Nuan."
Xu Ruowei feigned urgency and innocence, tightly grasping Shen Shuhui's hand, saying with great concern, "Mom, no, absolutely not. I'm worried, going to find An Nuan will only make things more awkward."
"Mom, I will take good care of the child in my womb myself. I will not use the child in my womb to involve anyone."
"Ruowei..."
"Ruowei..." Shen Shuhui cried sorrowfully, tears streaming down her face. "It's all my fault. If I hadn't listened to you and gone to find An Nuan, An Nuan wouldn't be so arrogant."
"Ruowei, all these years, I truly didn't know you had suffered so much. I always thought you were very happy all these years, so I felt content just seeing you happy."
"But I never imagined that the life you've lived all these years was so unhappy."
"I'm sorry, Ruowei, I'm really useless. I can't help you at all."
Xu Ruowei and Shen Shuhui's acting skills were indeed remarkable. Anyone unaware would surely believe their words and even feel indignant on their behalf.