"Zhongli, accompany me to the restroom."

"Alright." Nangong Zhongli stood up.

At the restroom entrance.

"Speak up, why did you call me over? Couldn’t be you’re declaring war on me, right? Look, those two men inside are competing in drinking, even Shaochen is having a go, it’s rare to see!"

Nangong Zhongli said sarcastically.

Xia Xiaonuan clenched her fists.

"Zhongli, I know you’ve always held a grudge against me for not revealing my identity to you sooner. But I’ve explained it to you, and I’ve apologized. Shaochen and I are over now. Why do you still hold onto this?"

"Hah." Nangong Zhongli crossed her arms and looked at Xia Xiaonuan with a cold smile, "Explanation? Apology? Xia Xiaonuan, do you think a mere explanation and apology make up for the harm you’ve caused me? Stop pretending in front of me, I’ve said it before, as long as you’re Qiqi, you have to disappear from my world forever, understand?"

Xia Xiaonuan looked at Nangong Zhongli in disbelief.

"Zhongli, do you think this is meaningful? Even if you make me disappear, do you think Shaochen will love you?"

Nangong Zhongli stepped forward, glaring at Xia Xiaonuan, "If it weren’t for your appearance, maybe Shaochen and I would have been engaged, happy together long ago! Xia Xiaonuan, you’re really lucky. Went to Australia and you can still come back!"

Xia Xiaonuan clenched her fists and stared at Nangong Zhongli fearlessly.

"Then let me warn you, Nangong Zhongli, target me if you want, but... if you dare try to harm the child in my belly again, I won’t let you off." Xia Xiaonuan said through gritted teeth, word by word.

"Heh, are you declaring war on me now? Xia Xiaonuan, what do you think you are? Do you think I’m afraid of you?"

Xia Xiaonuan turned, her gaze towards the direction of the dining room.

"You might not be afraid of me. But... if I tell the Crown Prince how you’ve repeatedly schemed against me and my unborn child, almost causing a miscarriage, and how you used Jiang Xue at the airport to drive me away, do you think the Crown Prince will let you off?"

Nangong Zhongli’s expression changed slightly.

She gritted her teeth, "Xia Xiaonuan, without evidence, do you think just your words are enough for my brother to believe you?"

"You should know how much Nangong Yaoling cares about this child. Nangong Zhongli, do you think the Young Master, being so smart, really doesn’t know your intentions? He’s not confronting you now only because my child and I are unharmed. But if one day, my child gets hurt, who do you think will be the first person he settles scores with? Nangong Zhongli, you dare to harm even your own nephew, do you think the Young Master will truly regard your sibling bond and easily forgive you?"

Upon hearing this, Nangong Zhongli stumbled back a step.

Just now, Nangong Yaoling had indeed warned her at the dining table.

She knows she must not let the Crown Prince know she wants to harm his child, or he might really get furious.

But Xiaonuan just said the Crown Prince already knows, what does that mean?

Could it be the Crown Prince knows about her past schemes?

If that’s the case, if Xiaonuan’s child gets hurt, will the Crown Prince also blame her?

No, Nangong Zhongli steadied her emotions, hand supporting her forehead.

She must not panic; this is just Xia Xiaonuan deliberately trying to scare her.