No reconciliation, no forgiveness! Mr. Pei leaves with nothing.

Pei Zhan stood there quietly, watching Jiang Hua's suppressed breakdown. Subtle, unusual emotions welled up in his eyes, but he hid them well.

"Miss Jiang, if you don't want to end up on the streets, then rely on your own efforts to survive in this world."

"As a side note, the weak will only become victims."

As Jiang Hua listened to his ruthless, cold, and utterly devoid of warmth, a slight smile curved her lips, seemingly mocking him. However, the fleeting glimpse of sorrow that shouldn't have appeared in Jiang Hua's eyes stirred an indescribable emotion within Pei Zhan.

"Weakling? Sacrificial lamb? Pei Zhan, your tone is so arrogant. Have I been giving you too much face lately?"

"You lowly thing, how dare you criticize me like that."

"Miss! Mr. Pei, what... what are you arguing about again!"

Even from a distance, Xu's mother could hear the two arguing, so she rushed over.

Jiang Hua turned around, took off her high heels, and walked barefoot up the stairs. She didn't look at Pei Zhan again, only her resolute and cold back view, her slender, lotus-root-like white arms holding the stair railing as she slowly walked up.

"Miss, please put your shoes on. You're not feeling well, be careful not to catch a cold."

Jiang Hua walked very fast, and you could feel her anger even from behind.

Pei Zhan's eyes were deep as he watched the figure disappear around the corner on the second floor. His thin, cool lips pressed into a sharp arc.

Jiang Hua returned to her room, took a bottle of medicine from the bedside table, and took a few heart medication pills.

Dad wants to hold a press conference overseas, to apologize in front of everyone…

Jiang Hua took out the hidden evidence of Pei Zhan's infidelity from the bottom, sealed drawer...

Since all of this arose because of Song Qingran…

Then let the truth of all this be revealed to the public.

She wanted to see if Zhou Yan would still favor the Jiang family after taking in a mistress as her younger sister.

Do you want your dad to apologize?

Does Zhou Yan even deserve it?

...

At this moment, in a villa, Zhou Yan stood on the fifth floor, admiring the scenery of this expensive, affluent area, where she could see the Bund.

She took in the entire bustling city of the capital.

Zhou Yan was wearing a white bathrobe, and her phone was playing a hands-free call from overseas.

Zhou Yan held a glass of red wine in her hand, looking quite content; it was clear that she was in a good mood today.

She raised her hand, admiring the flowing red liquid. She inhaled the aroma of the wine, its rich and captivating fragrance filling the air. She took a sip, and then spoke in fluent English, "Is everything ready?"

Besides French, her major was English.

A reply came immediately from the phone, and a fluent English conversation ensued.

"The large screen is set up, and all the reporters, including those from Jiang's overseas subsidiaries, as well as all shareholders and employees, are present. Now all that's missing is the live connection from China."

"Well done. If Jiang Weiguo can't give me a satisfactory answer this time, I'm afraid he... won't be able to withstand the blows I'll launch against the Jiang family..."

If it were just Zhou Yan alone, it certainly wouldn't have any effect. But the company she joined happened to be King Group, a jewelry subsidiary of the Huo family.

The Huo family's influence, both domestically and internationally...

The power it wields is something no one can contend with.

Not to mention, besides having considerable influence in the jewelry industry, Zhou Yan is also an employee of the Huo Group. Just based on that alone... with a single word from Zhou Yan, those people would do as she wishes, as long as she doesn't forgive or back down...

After all, her reputation is related to... the Huo family!

The Jiang Group will be in dire straits in the capital within six months.

But... thinking of Pei Zhan, who was still with the Jiang family, a trace of reluctance appeared in Zhou Yan's eyes. She... didn't want to hurt him or become his enemy in this way.

If Pei Zhan hadn't told her, "Do whatever you want!" and given her courage with those words, Zhou Yan would never have thought of destroying the Jiang family, even for Pei Zhan's sake.

"Yan, I never expected that you would become the design director of King Group in less than half a year after returning to your homeland. I sincerely congratulate you."

The person speaking was a friend Zhou Yan had met while studying abroad, and coincidentally, she was also present at the press conference as an interviewer.

"Thank you, you were very successful too..."

"Yan, that's all for now, the press conference is about to start."

Zhou Yan: "Mmm."

Zhou Yan hung up the phone, then downed a glass of red wine in one gulp, turned around, picked up the remote control, and started broadcasting the live stream from France.

After this press conference ends, Jiang Hua, if I could, I would really like to see what kind of emotion you would show then.

"Jiang Hua, no matter how tough you are! Your father... Jiang Weiguo, the chairman of the Jiang Group! He also had to do those extremely foolish things for you, and apologize to me... Zhou Yan in front of the whole country!" Zhou Yan's lips curled into a smile.

Jiang Weiguo's figure appeared in the picture.

Royal Dragon Bay.

Jiang Hua took the things in her hands, preparing to go to her father's study and confess everything.

But just as she... stepped out of the room!

The power suddenly went out throughout the villa.

Jiang Weiguo was also preparing to contact the reporters abroad to clarify things, but unexpectedly... the power went out in the villa.

The power outage was strange.

Jiang Hua was still in a daze when everything in front of her disappeared.

All she could see was a long, dark corridor, and it seemed as if a pair of eyes were watching her from the shadows. Jiang Hua's heart pounded rapidly.

The entire villa complex in Royal Dragon Bay was plunged into complete darkness.

Jiang Hua has been afraid of the dark since she was a child because when she was five or six years old, she was kidnapped by human traffickers. They locked her in a small dark room, deprived her of food and water, and starved her for several days.

Back then, she was in a small room with only a small opening.

What happened in her childhood has become a shadow that haunts Jiang Hua to this day.

"Aunt Xu! Where are you?"

Xu Qiulan did not respond, and Jiang Hua's expression became even more panicked, her face turning pale.

"Aunt Xu!" Jiang Hua's tone was somewhat flustered. Standing still, she dared not turn around or move, perhaps because of the fear in her heart.

After the power outage, Xu Qiulan was most concerned about Jiang Hua. She knew that Jiang Hua was afraid of the dark since she was a child, so the lights in the corridor of her house were never turned off at night.