The sound of Liang Xiaorou's voice shattered the fragile peace that had been slowly mending between the two of them.
Liang Xiaorou stepped forward, linking her arm with Nangong Jin's, and said with a hint of grievance, "Nangong Jin, you're not planning on playing both sides, are you?"
"Of course, if that's the case, I'm willing."
"Because I love you, I will agree to whatever you do."
"But, Nangong Jin, you said the position of Mrs. Nangong is mine, so? You can't go back on your word."
Nangong Jin's brow furrowed. He tried to pull his hand away, but found that Liang Xiaorou was holding on very tightly. He couldn't break free.
He looked at An Nuan, wanting to explain, but An Nuan spoke first, "Nangong Jin, you don't need to say anything. I think I believe what I see with my own eyes."
"I think you should stay with Miss Liang. I will bless you both." An Nuan said calmly, her expression giving no clue as to whether she was angry or something else.
"An Nuan, won't you even give me a chance to explain? Why are you so heartless?"
"Yes, I am heartless."
An Nuan said coldly, her face expressionless, her expression grim.
"An Nuan, why are you doing this to me? We weren't like this before, you were still..."
"Nangong Jin, have you forgotten what you said? Once you've spoken, you should keep your word, not expect me to turn back just because you want to change things."
"Nangong Jin, there's no such easy thing in this world."
"An Nuan, you've changed. You weren't like this before, but why, why have you become this way?"
"Isn't this the way you made me? Isn't this what you most wanted to see? What's wrong, Nangong Jin? You were the one who said you wanted me to be this way, and now I've done it. I've finally managed to move on from being dumped by you, and now you want to get back together?"
"Nangong Jin, why should I always stand by your side? Waiting for you to get back together?"
"I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore."
"I truly have no relationship with Liang Xiaorou. It was all an act to make you angry and leave."
"An Nuan, why, why do you never believe what I say?"
An Nuan scoffed coldly, "Alright, I believe what you say."
Nangong Jin was momentarily speechless, as An Nuan had suddenly forgiven him.
However, her tone didn't sound like she had forgiven him at all.
An Nuan looked at Nangong Jin and said, "Then, Mr. Nangong, may I leave now?"
Nangong Jin looked at An Nuan in disbelief. He rushed in front of her and said, confused, "An Nuan, since you've forgiven me, then..."
"Nangong Jin, I have forgiven you, but I am still myself. You can't expect me to stay in one place waiting for you to appear."
"An Nuan, I already said, I have no relationship with Liang Xiaorou..."
As Nangong Jin was speaking, Liang Xiaorou, who had been standing to the side, ignored and overlooked, stepped forward and linked her arm with Nangong Jin's, saying with clear displeasure, "What? You have no relationship with me?"
"Nangong Jin, do you have any heart at all? I've made so many sacrifices for you. And now you say you have no relationship with me? Do you think you're treating me right?"
"Then, what was it when you went to my parents' house to meet them?"
An Nuan sneered. Ha, so they had even met his so-called parents, while she had been foolishly kept in the dark. What a joke.
And she, who had almost been swayed by Nangong Jin's words earlier, now realized it was all a big joke.
What could she possibly say to someone like that?
"An Nuan, I truly have no relationship with her, no parents. None of that happened. Why don't you believe me?"
"An Nuan, don't you believe me at all?"
"I..."
Just then, Shen Xizhou appeared. An Nuan walked forward directly and linked her arm with Shen Xizhou's, looking at Nangong Jin and saying, "I am with Shen Xizhou now, so I hope you will stop pestering me, okay?"
Shen Xizhou had been dealing with company matters. Just as he finished, he was about to return to his company when he saw An Nuan walking towards him. He wanted to ask An Nuan how she had been lately, but before he could even ask, An Nuan had already pulled him over.
And then, what happened just now unfolded.
Nangong Jin looked at An Nuan, completely disbelieving. He reached out to grab An Nuan's hand, only to find that An Nuan had already dodged it.
He froze for a moment.
Nangong Jin looked at An Nuan and said, "An Nuan, are you sure you want to do this?"
"An Nuan, you're not afraid to enlist Shen Xizhou's help just to make me angry, are you?"
"An Nuan, fine, I'll do as you say. I won't pester you anymore. And you, don't have any relationship with Shen Xizhou, okay?"
An Nuan looked at Nangong Jin and said, "Nangong Jin, why should I believe what you say? Why should I listen to you?"
"I think I can handle my own affairs."
"I've thought about it for a long time, and I feel like I should find someone who loves me. Shen Xizhou loves me, so I think choosing Shen Xizhou is a good choice."
"An Nuan, you..."
An Nuan said nothing more and simply pulled Shen Xizhou away.
Shen Xizhou, at this moment, was quite obedient and followed An Nuan away.
Nangong Jin chased after them, almost catching An Nuan, but Shen Xizhou stepped in front of her, shielding her. His gaze fell on Nangong Jin, then glanced at Liang Xiaorou standing beside Nangong Jin. He said coldly, "Nangong Jin, since you already have someone else, then don't pester An Nuan anymore."
"If you can't even handle the matters around you, how can you bring happiness to An Nuan?"
"Nangong Jin, I don't need to tell you how good An Nuan is; you already know that. If you don't cherish her, then naturally, someone else will."
"You'd best sort out the people around you and show An Nuan your actions."
Nangong Jin glared at Shen Xizhou and said, "Shen Xizhou, don't be so smug. You think I don't know you want to use this opportunity to get close to An Nuan? I won't give you that chance."
Shen Xizhou looked at Nangong Jin and spread his hands with a look of helplessness. "But, you've already given me the opportunity."
Nangong Jin was completely silenced, unable to retort.
He didn't even know what to say or how to express his stance.
But even so, he didn't want to lose An Nuan. He looked at An Nuan almost pleadingly and said, "An Nuan, please don't go with Shen Xizhou, okay?"
"I will explain everything clearly."
An Nuan shook her head and said coldly, "I know what I'm doing. I really don't need your help from the sidelines."