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

Jiang Hua arrived in Wuchuan three days ago. With Shen Yebai's help, finding Pei Zhan was not difficult.

For the past three days, Jiang Hua had been keeping a close eye on Pei Zhan's every move. She watched him emerge from a dilapidated building, dressed in tattered clothes, and drive a cheap van to the deep mountains in the suburbs. She didn't know what he was doing, but he would leave early and return late. After he came back, he would go to the hospital to take care of Song Qingran and bring her meals.

This is probably the difference between love and not love. During the time when Jiang Hua was in a car accident, he never showed up once, let alone let her eat the food he cooked.

Jiang Huaru, an outsider, looked at the scene not far away and even she, an outsider, felt that they were the ones who should be together.

The weather is bad today; it's raining heavily outside, making it difficult to take off from the airport. Due to the severe weather, Jiang Hua is also stranded here and unable to return to the capital.

Song Qingran was doing rehabilitation training. Lying in bed for a long time made her feel a little uncomfortable, so she wanted to go downstairs to check on things. The medical level in Wuchuan was not as good as that in the capital, and the medical facilities and equipment were too outdated.

Song Qingran, sitting in her wheelchair, tried to stand up. She took a step but lost her balance and almost fell. Pei Zhan, who was smoking nearby, reacted quickly, flicking away the cigarette between his fingers and supporting her with one hand.

Pei Zhan: "Be careful."

Song Qingran's body was half supported by the man's strong arms, and they were almost touching.

"Mr. Pei, I can't muster any strength."

Pei Zhan helped her up, and just then a boy of about eleven or twelve years old ran up with a milk in his hand and said, "Big brother, someone is looking for you. That person is waiting for you at the coffee shop up ahead."

Jiang Hua sat in the coffee shop by the window, watching the rain slide down the glass of the floor-to-ceiling windows, when the waiter brought her a glass of iced orange juice.

She really didn't like Wuchuan at all; it was a place of nightmares for her.

Jiang Hua was actually quite surprised and astonished to learn that Pei Zhan would be in this place.

Jiang Hua had seen his resume when he joined the Jiang family. It did not list his place of residence, only that both his parents were deceased.

"Welcome, sir. How many are in your party...?"

Pei Zhan, dressed in a black coat, sat down on the sofa. Jiang Hua also noticed that figure in her peripheral vision. She then snapped out of her daze, looked away, and saw that Pei Zhan hadn't changed at all.

Similarly, Pei Zhan was also gazing at Jiang Hua, who had changed slightly. She was no longer so sharp and edgy, and her condescending gaze was gone.

However, just a second after Pei Zhan thought that about Jiang Hua, the next second Jiang Hua revealed her true colors.

"Your clothes, though cheap and worn, look much better on you than a suit worth millions."

Jiang Hua rested her chin on her hand and spoke in a calm tone that made people uncomfortable.

"Miss Jiang traveled all this way by plane just to say this?" Pei Zhan's gaze fell on her white-gloved hand, but he only glanced at it briefly before turning away as if nothing had happened.

Jiang Hua smiled dismissively. "What do you want to hear me say? Do you think I'd bow down to you?"

“In that case, I don’t think Miss Jiang would go to such lengths to come here!” Pei Zhan leaned back in his armchair, his dark eyes fixed on her, a turbulent undercurrent hidden beneath his gaze, though he concealed it well.

Jiang Hua lowered her eyes, her beautiful, fair index finger stroking the glass. "Indeed... if there were no other reason, I wouldn't have come to find you, and I wouldn't have seen you and Song Qingran in such a harmonious scene."

"You love her, you've protected her so well, hidden her away for so many years, treating her like a precious gem, afraid that anyone might bully her..."

"Actually, I really don't understand. Someone as capable as you could have surpassed the Jiang family in a few years by starting from scratch after leaving the Jiang family."

Pei Zhan said, "I'm staying because there's something to gain. Without resources and connections in the capital, even the best abilities are nothing more than ants under Miss Jiang's feet. I'm afraid that if I stand out even a little, I'll die even faster."

Jiang Hua nodded in agreement with his answer. From the very beginning, joining the Jiang family was all part of his plan. But someone as profit-driven as him would never let go of any company that could bring him resources.

"One last question, are you from Wuchuan?"

Pei Zhan stared into Jiang Hua's eyes, remained silent for a few seconds, and then said after a long while, "Miss Jiang, are you trying to play the substitute trick again? I remember that Miss Jiang was kidnapped once when she was young, and it just so happened that it was Wu Chuan. Could it be that Miss Jiang thinks that I was the one who saved you?"

"I think Miss Jiang has the wrong person."

Jiang Hua laughed out loud, "Pei Zhan, don't be ridiculous. How come I didn't know you were so shameless before?"

"Alright, let's get straight to the point. You have two choices now: one, come back to the capital with me now, and I'll let bygones be bygones, and we'll start over; two, divorce me, and I'll give you 300 million yuan so you can take Song Qingran and leave the capital city completely." Jiang Hua's attitude remained assertive when she said this, but this was her biggest concession.

Pei Zhan said, "Is Miss Jiang here to apologize? Or to ask for a favor? If she is asking for a favor, she shouldn't be doing it this way."

Jiang Hua frowned. "Pei Zhan, don't push your luck. You betrayed the marriage first. I'm not the one at fault."

"I've already compromised on resigning, what more do you want?"

"Kneel down and beg for mercy?"

When has Jiang Hua ever been mistreated by someone?

“Pei Zhan, you have never been a necessary choice for me. I came to find you to go back this time because of my father. He thinks you are the successor of the Jiang family, and I don’t want to disappoint him.”

“If you don’t go back,” Jiang Hua stood up and said, “I will file for divorce.”

Pei Zhan, "After the divorce, she rightfully married Shen Yebai."

Jiang Hua was leaving with her bag when she heard this. She stopped beside him and gave him an answer: "Yes, a marriage alliance with the Shen family will also be my choice."

"I will return to the capital at 8 p.m. tomorrow. If I do not receive an answer before then, I will take it as my acceptance that you have chosen to divorce me."

Jiang Hua has mentioned the word "divorce" no less than ten times. It's always him who drags his feet and doesn't want to get a divorce. Jiang Hua has no idea what he's thinking.

Both sides would suffer losses, and Jiang Hua didn't want to see that happen.

Regarding this marriage, aside from Ji Liangchuan, Jiang Hua has a clear conscience towards him, both in her past life and in this life…

She never owed him anything.

Before Jiang Hua left, Pei Zhan added in a cold tone, "A chestnut cake shop on South Street, deliver it to my place at 8:30 tonight. Just a reminder, Miss Jiang, that shop closes at 6 PM, so now..." Pei Zhan glanced at his watch, "Miss Jiang has four hours to queue up."

Zhou Xu was in a car accident right here back then…