Ji Wenyun did not leave. This time, he intended to tear off everyone's hypocritical masks, leaving them with nowhere to hide.
Xu Ruowei had secretly come to see how Ji Wenyun would treat Xia Wanqing. She was worried that Xia Wanqing would reveal everything she had done.
Much of what she had done was through Xia Wanqing. If she hadn't been short of people, she would never have gotten involved with Xia Wanqing. Most importantly, Xia Wanqing still had people on her side, and Xu Ruowei needed to rely on Xia Wanqing to achieve her own goals.
When Xu Ruowei learned that Xia Wanqing had not revealed her involvement, she was completely relieved.
As long as she hadn't confessed her deeds in front of these people, that was all that mattered.
She understood even better that Xia Wanqing hadn't exposed her not out of sisterly affection, nor to protect her.
In fact, Xia Wanqing hadn't revealed her because she believed Xu Ruowei would find a way to rescue her. Xia Wanqing likely knew that Xu Ruowei would go to great lengths to save her, as she didn't want her past actions to be exposed.
Everyone present felt pity for Ji Wenyun, even believing he had encountered the wrong person. How could he have met someone like this?
Xu Ruowei knew that rescuing Xia Wanqing would be troublesome, but it was necessary.
Fortunately, she hadn't been implicated.
Xu Ruowei, bending down, planned to leave with a sense of relief.
"Xu Ruowei, since you're here, come out."
"Why lurk around in the shadows?"
The crowd thought Ji Wenyun had gone mad. Xu Ruowei? How could she be here? After all, Xu Ruowei had just left with Shen Xizhou.
The onlookers completely disregarded Ji Wenyun's words, even thinking he might have been driven to say such things by stress.
But at that moment, Ji Wenyun gestured to someone beside him. This astute subordinate immediately blocked Xu Ruowei's intended escape route.
Xu Ruowei tried to push past them, but glancing at the imposing physiques of the two men, she knew she was no match for them. She finally gave up.
"Xu Ruowei, you colluded with Xia Wanqing to frame An Nuan, even snatching away everything that rightfully belonged to An Nuan. Now, shouldn't you step forward and clarify everything?"
"In truth, An Nuan was the most innocent one."
Upon hearing these words, everyone wondered if Ji Wenyun was telling the truth.
The surrounding people were all discussing, their chatter mainly consisting of words like "Xu Ruowei is truly heartless."
Xu Ruowei heard their discussions, her head bowed. She didn't even have the courage to step forward and deny it.
She believed that if Ji Wenyun dared to say such things in front of so many people, he must have found evidence against her.
Her face was extremely pale. She regretted appearing here, regretting not staying at home as she should have. Then, this situation wouldn't have befallen her.
But now that it had happened, she had nothing more to say.
She clenched her fists tightly, her expression exceedingly grim.
She had considered many possibilities. She had thought she might be cornered, that someone might stand up for An Nuan. She had even prepared how to deal with such scenarios.
But now? She was helpless against it all.
Because the one speaking out was Ji Wenyun, and with such irrefutable evidence, she didn't even have a chance to refute him.
She found it even harder to believe that Ji Wenyun had gone to such lengths, all to target Xia Wanqing.
From the very beginning, Ji Wenyun had been so gentle and deeply in love with Xia Wanqing. It didn't seem like an act at all.
Looking back now, she could only conclude that Ji Wenyun's acting skills were extraordinary; he had even deceived her.
She even worried about how much evidence Ji Wenyun possessed against her.
She had done many things, and if they were all revealed now, her life would truly be ruined.
No, she couldn't let Ji Wenyun produce that so-called evidence. She absolutely couldn't become a target of everyone's ire.
She had finally managed to make Shen Xizhou believe her. Her situation had finally improved. She didn't want this matter with Ji Wenyun to drag her back into the vortex of trouble.
If Ji Wenyun's exposed evidence proved to be a fatal blow, what would she do?
No, she absolutely could not let anything detrimental happen to her now.
She thought carefully. Even if Ji Wenyun had found evidence, there were likely many things he was unaware of. After all, his primary focus was Xia Wanqing, and his investigation into her affairs would likely not be thorough.
Besides, Shen Xizhou had investigated her before, and even he hadn't uncovered much. She was even more confident that Ji Wenyun wouldn't be able to uncover much either.
Thinking this, a smile spread across her face, and the anxiety that had been hanging over her heart finally subsided.
She even felt that even if those things were revealed, what of it? It wouldn't cause her any harm.
Suddenly, she thought of something important and quietly sent a text message from her phone.
Ji Wenyun stared at Xu Ruowei like a demon, his voice cold. "Xu Ruowei, shouldn't you apologize for what you've done?"
"Or do you prefer me to present the so-called evidence?"
"I believe the one who will be more humiliated will be you."
As Ji Wenyun finished speaking, Xu Ruowei lowered her head and sobbed, but remained silent.
The crowd watched, eager to see the drama unfold.
Xu Ruowei's face, however, looked displeased. Although she had reasoned that this might not significantly harm her, the mocking and scornful looks from the crowd deeply affected her.
She tightly clenched her hands at her sides, silently warning herself in her heart that no matter how angry she was, she couldn't lash out. No matter how enraged, she couldn't lose her composure.
After a long pause, she raised her eyes and looked at Ji Wenyun, her face a picture of grievance. "Mr. Ji, what are you talking about?"
"I don't understand. What do you mean by what you're saying?"
"Mr. Ji, can you simply slander me just because of your status?"
"Mr. Ji, I admit that I do know Xia Wanqing. But we are merely acquaintances; we have no deep friendship."
"As for matters concerning An Nuan, I have already made a statement and apologized for those incidents. It is truly not good for you to keep harping on this matter now."