An Nuan returned to her home and was about to rest when Nangong Jin brought the family doctor in.
"Nuan Nuan, let's have a check-up," Nangong Jin said gently.
An Nuan glanced at the family doctor, then at Nangong Jin, her face flushing slightly.
It was a bit much for Nangong Jin to call her Nuan Nuan so directly in front of others. She could hardly bear it.
"Nangong Jin, can you please just call me An Nuan? You don't have to call me Nuan Nuan."
"Alright, alright, Nuan Nuan, I promise, I will absolutely not make such a mistake again next time."
The family doctor examined An Nuan and gave her some advice.
An Nuan was truly exhausted at this moment, all she wanted was to rest.
She felt that if she didn't get proper rest, she wouldn't be able to continue.
"Alright, I'm leaving now. You should get some good rest."
Nangong Jin was exceptionally considerate, saying words of concern.
"Thank you." At this moment, all An Nuan could say was thank you.
...
Things were in chaos over at Shen Xizhou's end.
"Xizhou, do you really believe what An Nuan said? And do you believe the slanderous words Nangong Jin spoke about me?" Xu Ruowei said with a look of desolation on her face, though inwardly, she was pleased.
An Nuan was gone, taken away in Nangong Jin's arms.
This was bound to make Shen Xizhou overthink things.
As long as she made an effort, Shen Xizhou would still only belong to her.
Shen Xizhou's brows were tightly furrowed; it was clear he was in a bad mood.
Xu Ruowei reached out her hand, intending to pat Shen Xizhou's back and offer some words of comfort. She wanted to maintain an image of gentleness and kindness in front of him.
Only by doing so could she avoid being disgusted and disliked by Shen Xizhou.
"Ruowei, please go back first. I need some time to myself to calm down."
Xu Ruowei didn't want to leave. She wanted to stay by Shen Xizhou's side because she hadn't yet heard him say he forgave her. Moreover, she felt this was the best opportunity to stay by Shen Xizhou's side and accompany him.
If she lost this opportunity, her future days would truly be difficult.
She absolutely could not let Shen Xizhou calm down alone; that would only lead him to overthink.
She had lost too much, and she didn't want to lose any more.
However, the words she was about to say got stuck in her throat when she met Shen Xizhou's cold gaze. She obediently listened and left.
She knew very well that if she continued to stay here, she would only be an annoyance.
Despite her anger and frustration, despite wanting to loudly question Shen Xizhou, even ask him what she had done wrong for him to treat her this way, she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
She didn't even have the right to get angry with Shen Xizhou now.
At this moment, she could only feign sadness to elicit Shen Xizhou's pity. Only then could she stay by Shen Xizhou's side.
Despite her anger and unwillingness, she still managed a smile of understanding and said lightly, "Then, Xizhou, I'll leave first. But if you need anything, you must call me, understand?"
Xu Ruowei waited and waited for Shen Xizhou to ask her to stay.
She deliberately slowed her movements and kept waiting for Shen Xizhou to speak, but he remained silent. Finally, she had no choice but to withdraw.
Inside the room, Shen Xizhou pulled the curtains shut, plunging the room into darkness. Then came the sound of things being smashed, so loud that it made one tremble.
As Xu Ruowei went downstairs, her initial reluctance turned into a hurried descent.
She was a little scared, even worried that Shen Xizhou might take his anger out on her.
At this moment, she felt a sense of relief, fortunate that she had already left. Otherwise, she might have had to endure all of this.
He buried his head tightly in his hands, murmuring, "An Nuan, what should I do?"
"What do I need to do for you to forgive me?"
Shen Xizhou was like an abandoned child, his eyes filled with helplessness.
Shen Xizhou even regretted why he had treated An Nuan that way earlier.
Doing so would only make An Nuan detest him more.
He had intended to speak with An Nuan nicely, but upon seeing her, he couldn't help but reveal his worst side. He knew it was wrong, but he couldn't control himself at all.
"An Nuan, what should I do? How can I make you willingly return to my side?"
He was filled with endless regret. He even thought that if he were given another chance, he would definitely listen obediently.
He definitely wouldn't say those cruel words to An Nuan.
His gaze fell on his phone. He opened the photo gallery, and there were pictures of An Nuan.
Now, he truly regretted it.
However, there was no regret medicine in the world.
His hand rested on the phone, gently caressing An Nuan's image, his eyes filled with reluctance and unwillingness.
Suddenly, as if driven mad, he smashed the phone against the wall. The phone instantly shattered into pieces.
His eyes were filled with darkness, even hatred for An Nuan.
It was as if, at that moment, if An Nuan were in front of him, he would kill her at any moment.
Looking at the shattered phone, thinking back to what had just happened, thinking about An Nuan being held in Nangong Jin's arms, with her hand still on his waist, he was consumed by frenzied jealousy.
As if possessed, he said fiercely, "An Nuan, I have fallen into hell, so you will not find happiness either."
"If I am not happy, you will not be happy. I will drag you down with me forever."
"You will never escape from my grasp."
Heh, An Nuan, just wait and see. Wait for my revenge.
Shen Xizhou locked himself in his room for a day, not eating or drinking.
Yan Bai stood guard outside the door.
Yan Bai thought that if this continued, the person inside might not be able to hold on. He figured he would have to ask An Nuan to come, he would beg An Nuan to come.
This situation was caused by An Nuan, so naturally, it was most appropriate for An Nuan to resolve it.
He was also confident that as soon as An Nuan arrived, Shen Xizhou would definitely come out.
However, Yan Bai was also concerned that he should inform Shen Xizhou about this matter to avoid future trouble.
"Young Master Shen, if you don't come out soon, I will go and invite An Nuan here."
Yan Bai thought that if he could get Shen Xizhou out this way, it would be acceptable.
Just as Yan Bai was pondering how to approach An Nuan to discuss the matter, the door was opened from the inside.
Yan Bai couldn't help but peer inside, trying to see what had happened. However, it was pitch dark inside, and he really couldn't see anything clearly.