An Nuan accepted her fate, thinking she would fall into that embrace of disgust and disdain.
She even wondered if she had become even more tarnished.
Shen Xizhou's plan failed, and his eyes, filled with unwillingness and bloodlust, stared intently at Nangong Jin.
"Shen Xizhou, who gave you the nerve? How dare you treat An Nuan like this?"
Nangong Jin said coldly. After he had soothed the person in his arms, his eyes were filled with a bloodthirsty glint. He walked step by step towards Shen Xizhou and, with extreme speed, landed a punch directly on Shen Xizhou's face.
Originally, Nangong Jin wouldn't have come here. But after a long time, as the sky grew darker and An Nuan still hadn't appeared, he became worried.
He had naturally called An Nuan, but she had been unresponsive for a long time. Was she very busy?
He thought this to himself, but he quickly understood something. He immediately sent Huo Yuxuan to find out where An Nuan was.
Huo Yuxuan informed Nangong Jin about An Nuan's whereabouts.
When Nangong Jin learned that An Nuan had gone to see Shen Xizhou, he was completely uneasy.
He abandoned an important company meeting and rushed directly to Shen Xizhou's location. At this moment, he had only one thought: he could not let anything happen to An Nuan. Nothing else mattered; nothing was more important to him than An Nuan's well-being.
"Nangong Jin, shouldn't you be at the company today? Since you're here, what about that collaboration project?"
"You didn't just abandon the collaboration project and come here, did you?"
When Shen Xizhou said these words, there was an obvious tone of mockery. To him, Nangong Jin would surely not do something so foolish.
After all, that collaboration project was something so many people wished to be a part of. Could he really be so indifferent?
"I said, An Nuan is more important to me than anything else. Those collaboration projects are nothing compared to An Nuan."
"As long as An Nuan is well, everything is fine."
"There will be other collaboration projects in the future."
"Money can't be earned all at once, but An Nuan is unique."
"Shen Xizhou, I told you, don't hurt An Nuan. I will protect her."
Nangong Jin exuded an icy aura.
"Nangong Jin, do you know what happened? You stand here and say these things."
Shen Xizhou pointed at Xu Ruowei, whom he had discarded to the side: "This was done by An Nuan. Who do you think was bullied?"
"And An Nuan is not injured at all. Who do you think is at fault here?"
"Even if Xu Ruowei did something terrible, she has paid the price. It's unreasonable to keep pursuing her now."
"People make mistakes. Can you guarantee that you will never make a mistake?"
"Nangong Jin, when you defend An Nuan, shouldn't you understand what happened before you defend her?"
As Shen Xizhou spoke these words, he felt a sense of regret.
She clearly didn't intend to say these things, but at this moment, she had spoken them.
She herself didn't understand why she had said them.
He glanced at An Nuan, intending to retract what he had just said, but found that An Nuan was looking at him with ice in her eyes, even contempt.
In the end, he retreated, not daring to say another word.
Nangong Jin didn't want to say anything more to Shen Xizhou. In his opinion, talking to Shen Xizhou was a complete waste of his time.
He walked directly to An Nuan, scanned her, and asked with great concern, "An Nuan, are you alright?"
"I'm fine." An Nuan's originally vigilant and uneasy heart completely relaxed upon seeing Nangong Jin.
He had finally appeared; she had been waiting for him all along.
"Nangong Jin, is what that person just said true? You pushed back an important company meeting to come here?"
Nangong Jin had intended to just take An Nuan away and leave. If he didn't mention it, it would be fine. But he hadn't expected Shen Xizhou to know about this and even say it out loud.
He didn't want to tell her because he was worried that if An Nuan knew, she would definitely blame herself and feel guilty.
He didn't want An Nuan to fall into self-reproach because of this.
Nangong Jin was stunned. His mind raced, trying to figure out how to find an excuse to convince An Nuan.
But clearly, excuses were not easy to find.
An Nuan really wanted to know, but she also didn't want to stay here. Seeing the hesitation on Nangong Jin's face, she didn't press further.
"Nangong Jin, let's go back." An Nuan's voice carried a hint of urgency.
Nangong Jin looked at An Nuan with confusion and shock. He had expected An Nuan to be insistent and question him thoroughly, but clearly, he had misjudged.
"Mmm." Nangong Jin held An Nuan protectively and walked out.
Seeing this, Shen Xizhou wanted to rush over. He had noticed the look of malice in An Nuan's eyes earlier.
At this moment, he began to feel fear, even wondering if he would lose An Nuan forever. From now on, he would truly have no more chances.
Unfortunately, just as Shen Xizhou wanted to chase after them and win An Nuan back, Xu Ruowei, who was by his side, did not want him to have that opportunity.
Xu Ruowei's face was extremely pale. The physical pain she felt paled in comparison to the pain in her heart, which felt like she was being tortured to death.
Xu Ruowei knew that after this incident, she was completely finished. However, she couldn't let Shen Xizhou leave; she had to keep him. She would do whatever it took to stay by Shen Xizhou's side.
Xu Ruowei, dragging her injured body, used all her strength to pull Shen Xizhou's hand, trying to make him stay.
Shen Xizhou's hand landed directly on hers. At that moment, he even wanted to shake her hand away. But as his hand rested on Xu Ruowei's, she directly fainted into his arms.
Looking at the person in his arms, he couldn't possibly just push her away.
In the end, he could only take her to the hospital.
With unwillingness and disappointment in his eyes, he watched An Nuan's figure disappear from his sight.
Shen Xizhou sighed helplessly.
Perhaps, many misunderstandings were caused by himself, and his current situation was ultimately his own fault.
It was his own doing.
Xu Ruowei hadn't truly fainted. She was only pretending. This was the only way she could stop Shen Xizhou from chasing after An Nuan.
As for how to make Shen Xizhou forgive her, that was something she would have to figure out next.