"Mr. Shen, what you want to do with Yun Xiu's possessions is your business. I believe even if Yun Xiu knew, he wouldn't blame me."
"Yun Xiu also wouldn't want me to be held back by you because of him."
"Mr. Shen, have you finished speaking? If so, please leave my sight."
"Right, Mr. Shen, please keep Xu Ruowei in check and tell her not to keep appearing before me, like a rabid dog, constantly biting at me."
"I've made it very clear with her. What she cares about, what she wants, is not what I want. Please, she shouldn't appear before me again."
Shen Xizhou looked at An Nuan, listening to her speak such cold words. His eyes were filled with disbelief. He even suspected that the person before him was not An Nuan. If it were An Nuan, she wouldn't be so calm upon hearing about An Yun Xiu.
He wanted to step forward, to see through the person before him.
"An Nuan, are you truly no longer interested in An Yun Xiu's belongings?"
"I remember when you first returned, you desperately wanted to get An Yun Xiu's things. Now, such a great opportunity, and you're not cherishing it. This isn't like you at all."
"Is that so? But if someone makes excessive demands, can I agree to them?"
Shen Xizhou's face was extremely grim. He said excitedly, "An Nuan, no, you can't just say you don't want it. You can't do this."
"In this lifetime, you'll never escape from under my nose."
An Nuan's brows furrowed deeply, and she continued, "If Mr. Shen insists on this, then I can only take countermeasures as they come."
"Mr. Shen, should you be satisfied with this answer?"
Heh, she wouldn't allow herself to be threatened anymore. Even Shen Xizhou, she wouldn't obediently listen anymore.
Shen Xizhou had done so many things to hurt her, and now, she would no longer allow Shen Xizhou to do anything that would harm her.
How foolish she had been before, to have constantly endured it.
But now, she wouldn't endure it anymore. She wouldn't let herself live so stifled.
Listening to An Nuan's words, Shen Xizhou felt as if something was slowly slipping away.
He had always been in control. He thought that as long as he revealed these matters, An Nuan would obediently listen, would obediently return to his side.
He also knew that the things he had done before had deeply hurt An Nuan. He thought that once An Nuan returned to his side, he could slowly try to win her back.
Let her heart gradually mend.
But An Nuan's actions, An Nuan's words, directly made him panic and afraid.
His gaze fell on their intertwined fingers with Nangong Jin, and the dazzling diamond ring. At this moment, he wanted to rush forward, to destroy that diamond ring.
He wanted to destroy those intertwined hands.
The words he had once said to An Nuan still echoed in his mind, refusing to disappear.
Those were mistakes he had made, and they could not be changed.
He thought he had everything under control, he thought this matter would proceed towards his desired outcome, but now? Everything was completely different from what he had imagined.
An Nuan's attitude, An Nuan's response, had led him into a dead loop, from which he couldn't escape. The success he had envisioned would no longer happen, and he tragically realized that he had nothing left to threaten An Nuan with.
"Fine, An Nuan, these are your own words. Don't regret them later."
"I've said what needs to be said and done what needs to be done."
"An Nuan, you are truly selfish. For your own happiness, you don't even care about An Yun Xiu's everything."
"An Nuan, are you worthy of An Yun Xiu's trust and faith in you?"
"It was because of you that he met with an accident. Now, you can live with a clear conscience. Is your heart truly made of stone?"
An Nuan's face became extremely unsightly.
A clear conscience?
No, she didn't have a clear conscience, but she could only do this now.
She couldn't possibly agree to Shen Xizhou.
In fact, Shen Xizhou said these things because she hadn't agreed to him as he wished. If she had obediently followed his thoughts, Shen Xizhou would definitely not have said such things now.
"Shen Xizhou, give up. No matter what you say, I won't change my mind."
"I know you're saying these things only to provoke me, only to make me return to your side."
"Yes, that is indeed my intention."
"An Nuan, I hope you can hold on. Oh, right, and I hope you don't regret it." After speaking, Shen Xizhou turned to leave.
But Shen Xizhou's gaze remained fixed on An Nuan, even thinking that An Nuan would say, "Shen Xizhou, I accept your conditions," in the next second. But he kept waiting, kept hoping, yet it never came.
Under An Nuan's gaze, Shen Xizhou left.
At this moment, Shen Xizhou even felt some regret. Why had he said those words earlier? Now, it had become unmanageable.
Clearly, when he saw An Nuan, he wasn't supposed to say these things. But, for some reason, upon seeing her, he inexplicably blurted out these hurtful words.
He even felt that he and An Nuan had no relationship left.
An Nuan watched Shen Xizhou's disappearing back, a smile appearing on her face. All the words had been spoken, so she no longer had any worries.
However, thinking of the person she once held dear, who had turned into this, her heart still felt a pang of sadness.
"An Nuan..."
Seeing the reluctance in An Nuan's eyes, Nangong Jin was extremely worried. He looked at An Nuan and said softly, "An Nuan, are you reluctant? In fact, you don't need to be like this."
"I don't want you to wrong yourself because of my existence."
"It was just that Shen Xizhou was too much, that's why I said those things."
"An Nuan, Shen Xizhou just said that An Yun Xiu's belongings are in his hands. Don't you really want them? Actually, I can..." Nangong Jin wanted to say that he could risk it for An Nuan, that he could find a way to get Shen Xizhou to return what belonged to An Yun Xiu.
An Nuan shook her head, saying calmly, "Shen Xizhou said he has them, but I haven't seen them. Whether it's true or not, I don't know yet."
"If it's true, then in that situation just now, he told me about it. He must be plotting something."
Nangong Jin frowned slightly. He thought for a moment, and the facts were indeed as she said. However, if they knew and didn't try, they would surely regret it in the future.