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

The year his child was born, his wife died. Jiang Weiguo thought he could accept his wife's departure and raise their child well.

However... for more than 20 years, Jiang Weiguo has never accepted his wife's departure.

Compared to spending time with Jiang Hua as she grew up, Jiang Weiguo devoted most of his energy and attention to the company.

He even sacrificed Huahua's happiness for the career his wife had built up...

Over the past three years, Jiang Weiguo has also felt guilty.

That day... happened to be Jiang Hua's birthday, and it was also the anniversary of Jiang Weiguo's wife's death...

Hua Gang was about to turn six, and because of his neglect, he almost suffered the pain of losing his daughter.

Five-year-old Jiang Hua was spoiled and arrogant from a young age, but she knew more than other children her age.

Jiang Hua dressed herself up like a little princess, wearing a beautiful red princess dress and a crown, and waited quietly by herself for her father to come home from get off work to celebrate her birthday.

“…Miss, I’ve already spoken to the gentleman on the phone. He said he has to go to a meeting and can’t come back to celebrate your birthday with you.”

"Liar, big liar!" Jiang Hua jumped off the chair angrily, knocking off her crown. "You promised to celebrate my birthday with me, you big liar!"

At this moment, the midnight bells had already rung, just past twelve o'clock.

Xu Qiulan couldn't stop her and could only watch helplessly as Jiang Hua ran out, heartbroken and upset.

Xu Qiulan was in a hurry to chase after her, but Jiang Hua was clever from a young age. She hid in the shadows and waited until Xu's mother ran away before crawling out through the dog hole in the ground in her backyard.

She angrily wanted to go find her father…

But unexpectedly, she encountered human traffickers on the street, who stuffed her into a sack, put her in a van, and drove her away...

That period was a nightmare for Jiang Hua, who was locked in a small dark room. But she also met a kind-hearted but useless 'idiot' who took pity on her and risked being beaten every day to bring her food.

That person never said a word to her. No, he did say something.

He told her to shut up.

It's probably because Jiang Hua's words were too harsh.

It's not that you should call him useless or an idiot, because... this person is genuinely stupid.

He doesn't even know how to fight back when others hit him.

When someone gets drunk, they punch and kick him, and he doesn't utter a sound or fight back. What else could he be but an idiot!

He almost never responds when I talk to him…

This person is clearly worried about her. He sits against the door to sleep every night, saying it's to prevent her from running away, but he's just worried about her. He's not telling the truth.

With him around, Jiang Hua would lean against the other side of the door every day and sleep tightly, sometimes waking up from nightmares.

"Idiot, are you still there?"

"It's fine if you don't talk to me, but if you ignore me, I'm going to cry." Jiang Hua burst into tears, and once she started, she couldn't stop.

That person seemed to be sitting right by the door, with the two separated by a door. Jiang Hua pressed her ear against the door, and after a while, she heard him respond with a helpless "Mm".

"You idiot, you're really useless. That guy hit you like that, and you didn't even fight back. Forget it, you couldn't beat him anyway."

"If I could get out, I would definitely ask my dad to buy you and keep you by my side as my dog. It's your fault for not talking to me."

"Be my dog, and you'll be able to obey me obediently from now on. And if anyone bullies me again, you can bite them back hard!"

"It's so dark here, I'm a little scared. Could you please turn on the lights, you idiot...?"

"You idiot, what's your name...?"

"..." the boy began.

But Jiang Hua didn't hear clearly. As she spoke, she leaned against the door and fell asleep.

When light began to seep in through the cave entrance, Jiang Hua realized that it was already daylight outside.

Beside her was something shiny; she touched the switch.

A beam of light shone in and reflected on the wall above her head. She saw a spinning rocking horse, twinkling stars, and many small fish swimming around... It was a crystal ball.

For Jiang Hua, she could have as many crystal balls as she wanted... She wouldn't even bother to look at such inferior ones if they were placed in front of her normally.

But for him, this shining crystal ball cost almost all of the boy's savings.

With it around, Jiang Hua is no longer afraid...

Then one day, police sirens sounded outside. Jiang Hua woke up, and the front door opened. For the first time, Jiang Hua saw his face clearly…

"Come with me quickly, I'll help you escape, and you'll be free."

"Idiot, is that you?"

The day Jiang Hua was taken away was at night. She had just run outside when a car pulled up. It was her father who came to rescue her.

Normally, when a child is abducted, they cry, but Jiang Hua ran smiling to the still relatively young Jiang Weiguo…

"Dad, let's take Silly Egg home with us."

"Silly boy, what's your name?" Jiang Hua asked the boy, who looked only eleven or twelve years old, as Jiang Weiguo held her in his arms.

"Ji Liangchuan..."

Six-year-old Jiang Hua said to him, "From now on, you can come home with me."

...

The power went out at Yulong Bay Villas, but it was repaired in less than half an hour.

After the power was turned on, Jiang Weiguo confirmed that Jiang Hua's stress-induced symptoms had subsided before leaving, leaving behind a bedside lamp...

That night, Xu Qiulan would have a tougher time; she would need to keep watch until Jiang Hua woke up.

In the study.

After the signal was restored, Jiang Weiguo received a phone call saying that... the matter in France had been resolved.

Jiang Weiguo frowned, his gaze hardening.

Wang Qi reported, "Sir, we've found out. The power outage was caused by aging circuitry, but thankfully there aren't any major problems."

"It's alright, you can go now." Jiang Weiguo waved his hand dismissively.

Wang Qi: "Yes, sir."

After Wang Qi left, Jiang Weiguo's gaze fell on Pei Zhan, who was standing to the side. "We received a call from France saying that the matter has been resolved. Did you do it?"

Pei Zhan nodded. "King Group has just come to China and wants to open a branch. No one understands the domestic market better than the Jiang family. I agreed to cooperate with the two companies and am willing to give up 15% of the profits as a condition to reach a settlement between the two companies. The director of King Group's design department has also issued a statement expressing his willingness to reach a settlement with us."

"The other party only needs 15% of the extra profit from the cooperation? It's that simple?" Jiang Weiguo was still quite convinced of this. The solution to this matter was so easy. Not to mention 15% of the profit, even if it were... 30% more, Jiang Weiguo would not have any objections.

In fact, cooperating with them would only bring benefits and no harm to the Jiang family.