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

Pei Zhan placed the medicine on the table, then turned to look into Jiang Hua's eyes. He remained silent for a few seconds. During those few seconds, Jiang Hua couldn't quite read his gaze. It was very complicated, as if he had an unspeakable secret in his heart that he couldn't tell her. Jiang Hua didn't know what he was worried about either.

In Jiang Hua's eyes, Pei Zhan could be kind to anyone, except for her. Just like in her previous life, he was ruthless towards her without leaving any room for mercy.

Even when they wanted her dead, they used the most cruel methods.

In her past life, Pei Zhan clearly knew that she had a heart condition and was taking expensive, high-dose medications costing hundreds of thousands of yuan per bottle. She needed money to stay alive and prolong her life.

But... he, who possessed assets worth hundreds of billions, ultimately forced her to leave with nothing. Not to mention medicine, she could only rely on others for a decent meal.

What was he doing at that time?

"Doesn't Miss Jiang already know my purpose in approaching the Jiang family? What other purpose could I possibly have?"

"If you don't take the medicine, it won't be effective."

Jiang Hua didn't even glance at the bowl of smelly, dark medicine; her eyes only showed impatience towards him. "I'll ask you again, what do you know about the Jiang family?"

Pei Zhan said, "It's nothing. I just wanted to get some information out of her. If the Jiang family hadn't done something outrageous, Miss Jiang wouldn't need to be so nervous."

After all that, I still couldn't get away with messing with her.

Jiang Hua's impatience with him had reached its limit, and she didn't want to say another word to him. Seeing her bag on the table next to her, Jiang Hua immediately went to take it and opened it to check if anything was missing.

Pei Zhan's gaze followed Jiang Hua's figure.

Jiang Hua opened her wallet to check her ID. However, in that expensive wallet, Pei Zhan noticed a black card in Jiang Hua's cardholder that didn't belong to him. The only difference was that the custom-made black card had a word embossed in gold: 'Chen'.

Apart from her phone being missing, everything else was there, and nothing was lost.

"Where's your phone? Give me a call."

"There's no signal in the mountains." Pei Zhan seemed afraid that Jiang Hua wouldn't believe him, so he handed his phone to her.

Jiang Hua took it and then believed it.

There was indeed no signal. When she entered Shen Yebai's phone number, the call didn't go through. Jiang Hua's anger subsided, and she threw the phone at Pei Zhan, yelling, "You bastard Pei, are you fucking crazy? What do you want?"

"I was perfectly fine in the hotel, why did you have to bring me to this remote mountain forest? What do I owe you?"

Jiang Hua had never used foul language before; this was the first time she had ever cursed.

The phone on the ground had a cracked screen.

Pei Zhan remained calm and unmoved, bending down to pick it up from the ground. He patiently repeated, "Drink the medicine. Once you've recovered enough, I'll send you away from Wuchuan. Don't come here again next time. This place... isn't suitable for you."

"If it weren't for you using underhanded methods, do you think I would have come? Aren't you overestimating yourself?" Jiang Hua had nowhere to vent her anger, and seeing him bending over only made her more agitated. She picked it up and threw it away again. "Get out of here!"

Jiang Hua was breathing heavily, her chest heaving. To prevent him from seeing her disheveled state during her illness, she turned away, clutching her chest and forcing herself to calm down.

After a while, he took out the bottle of heart medication from his bag and swallowed it.

Pei Zhan closed the door and left.

The old man got up from his chair, shook his head and said, "Tsk tsk, this young girl has quite a temper. With such a temper, she's also prone to liver fire. She needs some medicine to regulate her liver and gallbladder and cool down her temper."

"No need to catch any more, she won't drink it."

Jiang Hua indeed doesn't drink, and she doesn't even eat or drink.

Jiang Hua had already looked around. Wuchuan was backed by mountains, and many of the most remote villages were located in the mountains. She didn't know her location, and Pei Zhan was deliberately trying to torment her.

She didn't know the way around and couldn't get out of there.

As darkness fell, Pei Zhan returned at midnight. He entered Jiang Hua's room and found food on the table beside her bed. She hadn't eaten a single bite from morning until noon.

It hasn't rained in Wuchuan for the past two days, but it's still quite cold here. There's heating equipment in the house, so it's warm inside. There's also an electric blanket on the bed, and they're all new.

Pei Zhan was covered in mud, as if he had just come down from somewhere on the mountain. His shoes were also covered in mud. He stood outside the door and did not go in.

Pei Zhan glanced at it, then turned and went back to the kitchen, seemingly preparing to cook himself.

The old man appeared out of nowhere. "Other couples quarrel in bed and make up in bed, but you two seem to have a grudge. Let me guess... has the enemy who killed Xiaoxuer been found? Is she the daughter of your enemy?"

Pei Zhan did not deny it, "Yes."

"No wonder."

The old man was Zhou Xu's grandfather. After hearing his answer, the grandfather's expression became more solemn.

The old man counted on his fingers and calculated the date. "The eighth day of the month after next is an auspicious day. If you have time, bring Xiaoxu'er's ashes back for burial."

"After all these years, it's time to let her rest in peace."

Zhou Huainian was a well-known figure in Wuchuan County. He was considered a semi-spiritual practitioner, knowledgeable in some esoteric arts, and could tell fortunes and assess feng shui for people.

"I'll cast another divination for you when I have time."

Pei Zhan didn't believe in fate at all.

“I know you don’t believe me. Ten years ago, I told you in that divination that you were destined for wealth and nobility, that you were a dragon lurking in the abyss, and that you were no ordinary person. Now, whether you think I’m right or not, you know in your heart.”

"Some things are meant to be yours, whether you want them or not, you have no choice but to have them."

"That little girl is also your destined tribulation. Whether it's good or bad, no one else can control it. It's all up to you to decide."

That divination ten years ago was indeed accurate…

Pei Zhan cooked a bowl of noodles and returned to Jiang Hua's room. The lights were already on. He pushed open the door and entered. Jiang Hua was sitting on the bed. Pei Zhan stepped forward and placed the cooked noodles on the table next to her. "...If you don't eat or drink, how long do you think you can last with your body?"

She remained stubborn, believing that by doing so, she could threaten him, and that she was the only one who would actually be hurt.

"And what about you? You're dealing with Song Qingran on one side, and you're also juggling things with me on the other. Aren't you tired?"

"Don't tell me that you went to great lengths to bring me out of the hotel because you were jealous that I was with Shen Yebai, so you brought me to this godforsaken place."

“You never cared whether I lived or died before.”

It's hard for Jiang Hua not to misunderstand when he's preparing medicine and cooking for her again.

In the past, Pei Zhan could always find a reason, but this time, Jiang Hua saw that Pei Zhan had nothing to say.

However, to everyone's surprise, the man leaned down, and Jiang Hua was instantly stunned to see his face pressed against hers, his lips soft and delicate...