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

"Husbands and wives should talk things out. Arguing only hurts their relationship. And you, you should give in to your wife. If she wants to do something, just let her have her way." The owner came out of the kitchen carrying two bowls of noodles.

Jiang Hua immediately retorted sarcastically, "Who's his wife? If you can't see clearly, go see a doctor."

Upon hearing this, the boss's face showed an indescribable strangeness, and he gave Pei Zhan, who was sitting to the side, a meaningful look.

Pei Zhan wiped the chopsticks that Jiang Hua was going to use without offering any explanation.

Once Jiang Hua sat down, Pei Zhan handed her the chopsticks he was holding.

Jiang Hua took it with a sour expression, and feeling uncomfortable, she replied, "I have a husband, and he's just a dog in my house."

"Young lady, you're so pretty, how can you speak so rudely?"

"None of your business..."

Before Jiang Hua could finish her last three words, Pei Zhan pressed down on the back of her hand, saying, "That's just how she is. I'm sorry."

The boss shook his head as he looked at Jiang Hua, "College students these days are really hard to deal with."

"you…"

Pei Zhan moved the noodles in front of her. "Looks like you're not tired yet. Be careful, it's hot."

"Sit further away from me, don't get my skirt dirty." Jiang Hua tugged at the hem of her skirt, which was almost dragging on the ground, her eyes full of disdain for Pei Zhan.

Outside the noodle shop, Song Qingran had just returned from a dinner party with her roommates and classmates. She had also drunk some beer, which wasn't very strong, and she still felt a little lightheaded.

A short distance across the street, Xue Ruyao walked unsteadily, pointing to a spot, "Qingran, look at that person, doesn't he look like your boyfriend?"

"Wait a minute, why does the woman next to him look so much like Jiang Hua?"

The other two roommates chimed in, "Yeah, it really does look like it."

"Why don't we go take a look?"

Staring at the figure opposite her for a full half minute, a gentle breeze blew by, and the stray hairs on her forehead tickled her skin. Song Qingran lowered her gaze with a dim look and turned around. "Whether it is or not, it has nothing to do with me."

After uttering these emotionless words, Song Qingran left with her head down. Even though the three of them were slightly tipsy, they could still sense the sense of loss emanating from her.

The three looked at each other in bewilderment before giving chase.

Jiang Hua saw it. There was a mirror in the shop. In the mirror, Jiang Hua watched the disappearing figure, and a faint smile appeared on her lips. She quickly looked away and pretended to be nonchalant.

She probably didn't eat much today. Normally she only eats one bowl of rice, but Jiang Hua ate quite a lot of noodles from a large bowl.

In Pei Zhan's eyes, Jiang Hua barely ate anything. She put down her chopsticks, took out her tissues from her bag, grabbed a mirror, and wiped off the excess lipstick from her lips. Thinking that she would have to remove her makeup when she got back, she decided not to reapply it.

"Don't forget what you promised. If I see you still at the company tomorrow, I'll go and cause trouble for your Qingran."

"Let's go, you country bumpkin." Jiang Hua put down the mirror and got up to leave.

Pei Zhan: "It's not over until I finish eating."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hua laughed in exasperation, "You expect me to wait for you?"

"It's always others who wait for me, who do you think you are?"

Pei Zhan said, "Since we can't keep her here, Miss Jiang can leave at any time. In that case, the conditions I promised are null and void."

Jiang Hua's gaze towards Pei Zhan instantly sharpened, a cold impatience flashing in her eyes. "Fine, a short pain is worse than a long one. I'll tolerate you one last time."

"What are you looking at? Eat up!"

While waiting for him, Jiang Hua took the opportunity to look at some documents.

"I never thought that Miss Jiang would read books and do anything serious one day."

Jiang Hua said without looking up, "Mr. Pei is really joking. I am someone who indulges in pleasure all day long, spends money like water and doesn't care about the lives of others. How could I do anything serious? After all, in the entire Imperial University, no one is as hardworking as your Qingran."

He's not the only one who makes sarcastic remarks.

Jiang Hua sat with him, and the air felt foul.

She picked up her bag, opened the door, and went outside, leaning against the wall as she looked at the documents.

Pei Zhan ate his portion and then ate some more. Jiang Hua didn't finish the rest; the noodles had been soaked in the hot water and become soggy, so the texture wasn't very good.

After finishing his meal, Pei Zhan didn't rush to get up and leave. He took out a cigarette from his pocket, smoked half of it, and then put it out before getting up.

Jiang Hua, who was outside the shop, looked at a few pages of information, raised her hand to check the time on her wrist. It was already past nine o'clock in the evening. The two of them had spent almost half an hour eating noodles. Impatiently, she turned around to see what Pei Zhan was doing.

Pei Zhan took the change from the shopkeeper, and the two chatted about something. The shopkeeper looked at them with a smile, a stark contrast to his earlier attitude.

When Pei Zhan came out, he returned the intact 100-yuan bill to her, saying, "When we go out to eat, there's no reason for you to pay."

"I'll take you back."

Jiang Hua didn't even glance at it and said, "I'm not going back to Yulong Bay. You can go back by yourself. Consider this 100 yuan a reward from me."

After uttering those last words, Jiang Hua left without looking back, her steps neither hurried nor slow.

Pei Zhan stood there, and only after the figure had completely left did the man turn his gaze away.

However... Shen Yebai, who was not far away, watched all of this.

Xie Huai said, "It seems that Miss Jiang has lost feelings for him. There were rumors that Miss Jiang was clinging to the president of Jiang's Group, but it seems that those rumors are not true."

"Sir, there is still a chance."

At this opportunity, Shen Yebai remained calm and unresponsive.

Xie Huai had been by Shen Yebai's side for three to five years. Shen Yebai's thoughts were hidden too well for Xie Huai to figure out. He didn't dare to speculate. It was only during this time that Xie Huai began to see some clues.

It was probably at the theater…

"Have all the results come out yet?"

"It's almost done. They said the results would be at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. Miss Xu has also been secretly protected." Saying it's protected is actually to prevent the news of Xu Xiangjun's pregnancy from leaking out. Having a child out of wedlock would indeed have a significant impact on the Shen family. However, this matter can't be kept secret for long, and it will probably reach Madam's ears in a few days.

Shen Yebai: "Get rid of everyone who knows about this."

Xie Huai: "Yes."

Jiang Hua returned to her apartment and had just opened the door when she received a call from Jiang Weiguo. Jiang Weiguo was still worried about leaving her out alone.

"I'll have Aunt Xu come over and keep you company."

Jiang Hua said, "No need, Dad. I can take care of myself. Besides, I'm only staying here for one night. I'll go home tomorrow."

Jiang Weiguo: "Huahua, how about... Dad talks to the school and asks the teacher to come to our house for lessons? That way, Dad can feel at ease."

“Dad, do you think it’s still the same as before? I’m almost a junior in college now. I don’t have professors coming to our house to give lessons anymore.”

"Okay, that's all for now. I'm hanging up now. I'm home."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Hua returned to her room, opened the window, and let the air out.

Just as I was about to draw the curtains, a black sedan with its high beams on was parked next to the utility pole of the streetlights downstairs…