"Xu Ruowei, if you had been honest and not made any little moves, I wouldn't have appeared before you, and you wouldn't be going through this now."
"Why did you fall down the stairs? It was retribution for you trying to harm me."
"Xu Ruowei, in fact, you brought all of this upon yourself."
"Did you really think your little actions were so secretive? That no one would find out?"
"In fact, the moment those people made their move, I discovered them. And I caught them red-handed."
"Then... those people..." Xu Ruowei's face contorted with rage. Those people had all told her the matter was handled perfectly. Hearing their words had only made her more reckless, but now, hearing An Nuan say this, how could she remain seated?
She had always believed her plan was a complete success. She had been waiting for An Nuan to be thoroughly humiliated, but now? It turned out that everything she had done from the very beginning was like a joke. An Nuan had known all along.
Perhaps, while she was congratulating herself, An Nuan had even thought of her as a fool.
"An Nuan, why? Why did you do this? Why did you ruin me?"
"An Nuan, why don't you just die?"
"Perhaps heaven couldn't bear to see you so wicked, so it made you pay the price."
Xu Ruowei shuffled her body and blocked An Nuan's path.
Seeing Xu Ruowei's state, An Nuan laughed, a loud, booming laugh.
"Xu Ruowei, you're not letting me leave, are you?"
"Do you think you can stop me?"
Before Xu Ruowei could react, before she knew what An Nuan would do, she was kicked aside. An Nuan walked past her, as graceful and proud as a swan.
Xu Ruowei watched An Nuan's retreating figure, gritting her teeth in hatred.
Why was An Nuan, whom she used to bully, now completely unafraid, walking away so imperiously?
No, it shouldn't be like this. She should be living humbly. She should be utterly subservient in front of her.
A calculating glint flashed in Xu Ruowei's eyes as she pressed the stop button on her phone, a smile of a successful scheme curving her lips.
"An Nuan, everything you just said and did was recorded on video. Tell me, if I show this to Shen Xizhou, will he believe what I say, or what you say?"
An Nuan paused, her brow furrowing slightly.
Seeing this, Xu Ruowei burst into laughter, like a madwoman.
See, she knew it. An Nuan would care. How could she not care?
Xu Ruowei said viciously, "An Nuan, if you don't want Shen Xizhou to see this, then you'll do exactly as I say. Whatever I tell you to do, you'll do."
She was ecstatic.
It seemed the suffering she endured today had yielded good results. She had so easily caught An Nuan's weakness.
From now on, An Nuan would be like a dog, listening to her every command. Thinking about it made her incredibly happy, and the humiliation she had just suffered was truly worth it.
Seeing An Nuan's silence, Xu Ruowei triumphantly declared, "An Nuan, now kneel down and beg me. Beg me to let you go."
"An Nuan, use your tongue to lick the dirt off the ground."
"An Nuan, kneel before me and kowtow. Each time you kowtow, say, 'I, An Nuan, am a slut.'"
At this moment, Xu Ruowei was overjoyed. She even picked up her phone, intending to record An Nuan kneeling before her.
An Nuan smiled.
Listening to Xu Ruowei's words was like hearing the biggest joke.
Her brow furrowed, and she even wondered why Xu Ruowei was so certain she would obediently do as she was told.
Was this overconfidence?
Seeing Xu Ruowei's delighted expression, An Nuan gave a mocking smile. She suspected that the upcoming events would truly disappoint her.
"Xu Ruowei, why do you think a single video will make me obediently do your bidding?"
"You think a single video can threaten me?"
"When did you become so naive?"
The smile on Xu Ruowei's face froze instantly. She looked at An Nuan with confusion, her eyes full of doubt.
"An Nuan, you... you're saying this deliberately, aren't you? In reality, you're already terrified, aren't you?"
"You're saying this to make me stop attacking you, aren't you?"
"An Nuan, give up on that idea. I won't let you have your way."
An Nuan didn't understand why her words were always misinterpreted by Xu Ruowei, but she didn't dwell on it.
However, Xu Ruowei seemed determined to harm her, tightly gripping her leg, preventing An Nuan from leaving.
An Nuan was utterly disgusted by Xu Ruowei's constant pestering.
She directly kicked Xu Ruowei away, looking down at the fallen woman with disdain, and said coldly, "Xu Ruowei, since you're so eager to die, shall I make your death crystal clear?"
An Nuan's foot pressed down on Xu Ruowei's hand, and she said chillingly, "Xu Ruowei, if you want to go, then go."
Seeing An Nuan's resolute demeanor, Xu Ruowei began to feel scared.
Was An Nuan truly not afraid at all?
Or was she just pretending? Perhaps she was trying to scare her.
"An Nuan, how can you speak such words so calmly?"
"How many people have died because of you?"
"An Yunxiu, the Ye family, even Li Tian almost lost her life because of you."
"It's just that Li Tian was lucky enough to meet Huo Yuxuan, and that's why she's living so well now."
"But the events back then made her life far from smooth."
"Those hurts will always accompany Li Tian."
"An Nuan, it's all because of you."
Xu Ruowei thought that since whatever she said or did now wouldn't cause An Nuan any harm, she would try to upset her.
She was sure An Nuan's life wouldn't be easy.
As expected, the moment Xu Ruowei finished speaking, An Nuan exuded a palpable killing intent, looking at Xu Ruowei on the ground with a bloodthirsty gaze.
Xu Ruowei burst into laughter. An Nuan was enraged. Hahaha, as expected, if you poked at what An Nuan cared about, she couldn't stay calm.
See, with just a few words, she made An Nuan lose her composure.
An Nuan crouched down and directly grabbed Xu Ruowei's chin. "Xu Ruowei, you can barely save yourself now, and you still have the leisure to worry about these things."
"Do you find your current life too peaceful?"
An Nuan directly gripped Xu Ruowei's neck and tightened her hold.
Xu Ruowei felt a sense of suffocation. Her hands flailed, trying to grab An Nuan's hand, to pull it away, but An Nuan controlled her hands first.
"What's wrong? Want to break free? But it seems you've run out of chances."
An Nuan spoke with a bloodthirsty tone, even with a hint of contempt.
Heh, this Xu Ruowei truly wouldn't believe it until she saw the coffin. Even in this state, she could still say such things. Did she really think that with Shen Xizhou around, she could act recklessly? Do whatever she pleased?
Shen Xizhou was not omnipotent. Shen Xizhou also had his weaknesses.
Before, perhaps if Xu Ruowei had mentioned Shen Xizhou, she would have flinched, even let go and been afraid. But now, she felt no fear whatsoever.