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

"Miss Jiang, what answer do you want from me?"

Jiang Hua tidied up the things on the control panel, and the camera was paused. "I have no interest in anything other than hearing about your divorce, including any so-called answers." As she spoke, Jiang Hua started fiddling with the camera. "I'll talk to Dad myself. I'm not going back to Yulong Bay tonight. I have a house near the school. You can go back. I don't need you here."

...

Shen Bao'er was soaking in the bathtub, enjoying a bubble bath, when she looked at the group messages. The photographer was talking about Jiang Hua. This person was someone she knew in the industry, someone Shen Bao'er had introduced to her, and someone who knew that Jiang Hua had not yet left school.

Shen Bao'er, with her own thoughts in mind, called out towards the bathroom entrance, "Sister Lan~"

"What's wrong, Miss?" The nanny rushed over.

Shen Bao'er asked, "Has my brother come back?"

"Young Master? I didn't see a car in the yard before I came up."

It's quite strange. Usually, young ladies would avoid young masters like the plague, let alone inquire about their whereabouts.

"I understand, you can go now." Shen Bao'er waved her hand, and the next moment she pulled Shen Yebai's number out of the blacklist, made a call, and the other party hung up immediately.

"Hmm? Are you still busy?" Shen Bao'er called again and again, and when she got to the third call, she simply sent a message to Shen Yebai.

Shen Bao'er: Brother, Huahua is still at school, why don't you go pick her up and take her home?

Shen Yebai was resting with his eyes closed when he heard his phone vibrate and receive a message notification. He picked up his phone and glanced at it before realizing that the call was from Bao'er.

The man dialed back from the call log.

When Shen Bao'er saw the person calling back, she looked smug and said, "Hmph, now you know to call me." She swiped her finger across the screen and hung up immediately.

Shen Yebai's eyes, cold and clear, gleamed as he put away his phone. "Go to Imperial University."

"Yes."

The secretary then switched her focus to the Imperial University.

There was a reason why Jiang Weiguo didn't allow Jiang Hua to get involved in these things. Jiang Hua has a great talent for jewelry restoration, but she doesn't like design. Her father enrolled her in the major, and she just had to grit her teeth and study it. There's no point in learning something you don't like.

Now that she's picked it up again, Jiang Hua is completely absorbed in it, focusing intently on what she's doing.

Pei Zhan stood in the smoking area of ​​the corridor, his hand on the railing, a cigarette between his fingers. The motion-sensor light above his head dimmed, instantly concealing the man's figure in the darkness. The smoke swirled and was dispersed by a gust of wind. After the cigarette burned out, Pei Zhan moved slightly, raised his hand to look at the time on his wrist, and was just about to leave with Jiang Hua.

Suddenly, in the school where no one should be around at this time, the elevator doors opened with a creak.

Shen Yebai stepped out of the elevator, holding a thermos in his hand.

The secretary said, "This should be the place."

Shen Yebai walked into the still-lit classroom. Jiang Hua was still checking the video for errors when she saw the hand in her line of sight. She immediately looked up and walked over, her brows furrowed. When she was surprised to see that it was Shen Yebai, she paused for a moment and asked, "Why are you here?"

Shen Yebai's gaze was fixed on her face. "Bao'er said you're still busy and asked me to take you back. Are you done? Eat something first. I can wait for you."

It would have been better if she hadn't mentioned it, because now that she did, Jiang Hua was indeed a little hungry. She hadn't eaten anything that evening, so she curiously opened the thermos. "What's in there?"

Shen Yebai: "Wonton."

"Almost everything around here is closed, so these are all we have. Please make do."

A warm feeling instantly ignited in Jiang Hua's heart. "It's okay, I'll eat anything. It's just that I'm sorry to trouble you to come all this way in the middle of the night."

"You sit down, I'll go back after I finish eating." Jiang Hua gave him the stool next to her, and she moved over to the side as well.

Shen Yebai sat down. "You're not feeling well, don't stay up so late."

The wontons were still hot, and Jiang Hua ate them slowly and deliberately, blowing on them to cool them down.

"I carry my medicine with me, so I'll be fine. I'll probably only be busy for a week or two. I'm a junior now, and I've taken a year or two off from school. I've forgotten a lot of things. If this continues, I'm afraid I really won't be able to graduate. While I still have time, I'm thinking of making up for lost credits. I don't have high expectations. I just want to graduate smoothly."

Shen Yebai said, "If there's anything I can help you with, feel free to call me."

"Hmm, when have I ever been polite to you?"

Jiang Hua doesn't eat much, but she finished all the wontons she brought.

Jiang Hua packed her things before leaving with Shen Yebai. She hadn't expected Shen Yebai to come. She had originally planned to stay in an apartment near the school, but since she was already there, she went back to Yulong Bay with Shen Yebai.

It just so happened that Shen Yebai was going the same way as her, and their two houses were only a dozen kilometers apart, so it would only take a short drive to get there.

When she got home, Jiang Hua was so sleepy that she got out of the car in a daze. It wasn't until she saw the sign in the yard that she remembered Pei Zhan, whom she had completely forgotten about.

Thinking that she probably went to the Flourishing Flowers area, Jiang Hua didn't bother to dwell on it too much...

As soon as she got home, Jiang Hua fought off her sleepiness, took a shower, and without even applying body lotion, lay down on the bed and fell asleep immediately.

As night fell, the man appeared out of nowhere. The door to the room opened, and Jiang Hua lay on the bed, clutching a pillow. Her long, glossy black hair obscured her eyes, making her face unrecognizable. A thin blanket covered her up to her waist, and her tank top had slipped down, revealing her snow-white shoulders. Pei Zhan walked over, his dark shadow extending closer. He picked up the blanket from the floor and covered her with it. He also shut off the cold wind blowing in from the French windows, drew the heavy curtains, and stood quietly by the bed for a while. After a short time, Pei Zhan left without lingering.

The crystal ball on the table, still lit and spinning, shimmered like a galaxy against the ceiling of the room, its light dazzlingly bright.

Pei Zhan didn't know whether it was a blessing from heaven or a cruel twist of fate...

Fifteen years ago, I came back to find you.

Why didn't you wait for me that day?

Why did they take Ji Liangchuan away?

Just one minute, just one minute more... If only you had waited for me one more minute that day...

We ultimately missed each other!

People are never satisfied with what they have; the more they have something, the more they want it…

"What... should I do with you?" The deep voice sounded very faint.

Jiang Hua seemed to hear someone speaking in her ear, but her heavy eyelids prevented her from opening her eyes, and she fell asleep again after a short while.

Pei Zhan walked out of Jiang Hua's room, just as Xu Qiulan saw him. Xu Qiulan was carrying a basket of dirty clothes, the clothes to be washed that day.

Even an outsider like her could see that she clearly cared about the young lady, so why did she always do things that made her sad and upset?

Jiang Hua remained busy like this for several days.

On the fourth day, at dawn.

Jiang Hua rushed downstairs, crying, "I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I'm going to die..."