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

Zhou Yan saw Pei Zhan turn off his phone, and it had been vibrating since the beginning. "Was it Jiang Hua who called you? Brother, if she begs you to go back, you absolutely mustn't go back!"

"I don't agree to you going back like this."

Pei Zhan responded calmly, "No."

"Ayan, unless it's something important, your frequent meetings with me will attract unwanted attention. If you need anything, you can call me."

Zhou Yan held the cold drink in her cup and said, "Brother, what are you afraid of? You're not with the Jiang Group anymore. If you're willing, I can help you get a referral to the Huo Group headquarters. With your abilities, getting into the Huo Group is definitely not a problem."

“I’m planning to leave Wuchuan for a while. You’re capable of handling things on your own now, so you don’t need me at all.”

Upon hearing the news that he was leaving, Zhou Yan panicked, "Leave? Where are you going? You have a car and a house in Beijing, why are you leaving?"

"Is it because of Jiang Hua?"

"I have things to do back in Wuchuan." Pei Zhan didn't elaborate on the reason, glanced at the time on his wrist, got up, and left.

Zhou Yan hurriedly stood up. "Do you need me to go back with you? I..."

Pei Zhan stopped outside the door without turning his head, his voice devoid of warmth as he said, "Ayan, don't waste your time with me. I'm not right for you."

"As your older brother, I hope you can do your job well and seize this hard-won opportunity."

When Zhou Yan saw his resolute departing figure, her heart instantly turned to ashes. How could she not understand those words? He had clearly rejected her, leaving no room for negotiation.

His heart had long been filled with Ah Xu; it had always been her.

Zhou Yan had absolutely no chance.

Yes, a living person can never compete with a dead person.

What's more, the man she liked was also her deceased sister, the person she loved.

Aside from being a little embarrassed, she looked perfectly fine.

Even if others knew, Zhou Yan didn't care.

Ah Xu, if you knew about my sister's feelings for Pei Zhan, would you be angry with her?

Pei Zhan left his office phone at Jinsha Shallow Bay; he only had a personal phone.

Pei Zhan's departure was indeed quite a sensation. Shengshi Group remained silent, and no one came forward to explain the reason for Pei Zhan's sudden departure.

Time passes day by day.

Pei Zhan was gone for less than half a month.

Jiang Hua dragged her tired body out of the black Hongqi car. Shen Yebai was still a little worried. "Take care of yourself during this time. Don't make Uncle Jiang worry."

Jiang Hua's eyes were so sleepy they were practically fighting to stay open. She squinted and nodded, "Okay, you should go back and rest early too. Goodnight."

"Good night."

Shen Yebai sat in the car and waited until Jiang Hua was safely inside before Xie Huai drove away.

"If this continues, Miss Jiang's health may not be able to take it."

Shen Yebai's face was gloomy, and he looked rather unwell. "Go check it out tomorrow and see what's going on."

Xie Huai replied, "Yes."

Jiang Hua initially avoided Shen Yebai, but eventually suffered a heart attack in the classroom where she was practicing. Shen Yebai arrived in time and took Jiang Hua to the hospital. Fortunately, she stabilized. The illness was caused by overwork and lack of rest during this period.

However, Jiang Hua didn't tell him about this because she was afraid her father would worry.

When I went upstairs, Xu Qiulan was coming downstairs, carrying a wooden tray with an empty bowl on it.

"It's so late, and Dad still hasn't rested?"

Xu Qiulan said, "The master and Assistant Zuo are still in the study dealing with company matters. Since Young Master Pei left, the master has been going to bed later and later. He didn't go to sleep until 3 a.m. yesterday. Miss, don't worry. Assistant Zuo has been by Young Master Pei's side for so many years. He knows the company's affairs very well and will resolve them soon."

Jiang Hua frowned. "Aunt Xu, I've told you many times, stop calling him 'son-in-law.' Someone as irresponsible as him, leaving without a trace and causing Dad a lot of trouble, his only goal is to make me beg him."

"I must have been blind to have seen someone like that back then."

Xu Qiulan stammered, "Last time, the master said that you and Aunt Pei...Master, no matter what, are a married couple who have obtained a marriage certificate. You can't let a little thing affect the family. No matter how bad Uncle Pei is, he is still the son-in-law of the Jiang family."

Jiang Hua was already so sleepy she couldn't close her eyes, but now she was so angry she was wide awake.

She walked upstairs to the study and happened to meet Zuo Xiangnan coming out of the study.

"Young Miss," Zuo Xiangnan called out, stepping aside to make way for Jiang Hua.

Jiang Hua took two steps, stopped, and uttered two cold words, "Tell your master that if you want to disappear, then disappear completely. It's best if you never come back. No matter how much trouble you get, I won't beg him to come back."

"Now that he's willing to give up the Jiang family, let's ask him to be lenient and sign the divorce papers with a flick of his finger... It's not like the Jiang family will die without Pei Zhan...

After Jiang Hua entered the study, Jiang Weiguo heard footsteps and asked, "Why are you back again?"

"Dad...it's so late, why are you still busy?" In just over ten days, Jiang Weiguo's hair had turned a lot white. Jiang Hua felt a little sad. She just couldn't bear to see him working so hard.

Jiang Weiguo glanced at the time and realized it was already 1:30 a.m.

"It's so late, haven't you rested yet? Or did you just get back from school?"

Jiang Hua dragged a chair over and sat down next to Jiang Weiguo, making up a casual excuse, "I went out to eat with Bao'er, so I came back a little late."

"Dad... if we can't get in touch with Pei Zhan, okay? We won't contact him anymore."

"If all else fails, we can find someone else to replace Pei Zhan in his position, so you won't have to work so hard."

Jiang Weiguo said, "It's not that your father hasn't thought about it, but it's difficult to find a suitable person to take over the position. Besides... even if we did find someone, your uncles and aunts wouldn't agree. They'd love to push their own people into the position."

"In this way, we are still raising a tiger to cause trouble."

Jiang Hua: "How could that be? I still have Mom's shares. I'll transfer all my shares to Dad, so Dad will still be the one in charge of the company. As for the CEO position, I can ask Brother Ye Bai for help. With his connections, finding someone with the same abilities as Pei Zhan won't be a problem."

Jiang Weiguo pondered for a while and then thought it was a feasible method. "Did Ye Bai teach you all of this?"

Jiang Hua raised her eyebrows and made a finger gesture, "Brother Ye Bai only taught me a little bit."

"Hmm... He's busy all day long, yet he still has to worry about our family's affairs. He's really going to a lot of trouble."

"Since Ye Bai has spoken up, I won't interfere anymore. With his help, Dad can trust him."

Jiang Hua curled her lips into a beautiful smile, "Then Dad should go and rest early. We can deal with the things on the table tomorrow."

"When the time comes, you'd better thank Ye Bai properly and stop teasing him."