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

"Waaah, Huahua, you're so beautiful, Auntie doesn't want you to leave."

"Do you think Auntie took a good picture?"

Fortunately, Shen Yebai came back early today.

I got back at 2:30 pm.

A black Hongqi car drove into the yard. Xie Huai got out of the driver's seat, opened the passenger door, and Shen Yebai strode out of the car. The scene was a far cry from the usual aloofness; now, all that could be seen was a pile of messy clothes, scattered haphazardly on the ground.

Shen Yebai's gaze fell upon the pile of clothes, and he saw Jiang Hua's coat among them. He bent down, picked up the coat, dusted it off, and instructed the servant standing nearby, "Take it and wash it clean."

"Yes, young master."

"Stop bothering her, she's not in good health." Jiang Hua was drowsy, and vaguely heard Shen Yebai's voice.

Yue Lianyi wore a white lace bodycon dress today, with delicate lace trim on the neckline and cuffs. This haute couture dress is one of a kind in the world, and it takes two or three years to make such a dress, making it very valuable.

"Are you feeling sorry for her? Mom isn't making her suffer at all. Look how happy she is having."

"It's been all afternoon, and there's still Bao'er... isn't there...?"

"Hey, where's Bao'er?"

In a corner of a Persian carpet worth 100,000 yuan per square meter, Shen Bao'er was lying asleep on the floor.

Shen Yebai glanced at her with a cool and indifferent look, then waved his hand. Soon, several bodyguards rushed in from outside the door. "Take Madam upstairs to rest."

"I apologize, madam."

Soon, Yue Lianyi was dragged upstairs with her mouth covered, just like a prisoner.

Shen Bao'er, who was standing nearby, was also carried upstairs by the bodyguards.

Shen Yebai stepped forward and saw Jiang Hua, who had fallen asleep on the sofa with exaggerated makeup on her face. He then gently instructed the maid beside him, "Go and bring a basin of hot water. Also, bring the medicine box."

"Okay, young master."

When the servant brought over a basin of warm water, Shen Yebai slowly bent down on one knee, holding a clean handkerchief in his hand, and carefully wiped the makeup off Jiang Hua's face. Jiang Hua felt the movement and slightly opened her eyes. After seeing that it was him, she closed her eyes again.

"If she bothers you again, you can call me."

Jiang Hua said sleepily, "It's not annoying at all, Shen Yebai... It's so good that you have your sister and Mom by your side..."

"At home, it's just me and my dad, it's so... lonely."

She had no friends since she was a child, and was afraid of Shen Yebai so much that she didn't dare to interact with him. She also always bullied Bao'er, which eventually led to her and Bao'er becoming more and more estranged.

Fortunately... things didn't come to the point of complete estrangement...

Thankfully... it didn't turn out like in my previous life, where our two families acted like strangers, not exchanging a single word.

Jiang Hua became increasingly sleepy as she spoke, and she couldn't even feel what she was saying anymore.

Shen Yebai slowed down his wiping motion. "Then...would you like to stay?"

The voice was cautious, tentative, very careful, very careful…

She was so careful that she was afraid of triggering her inner turmoil.

From the corner upstairs, Yue Lianyi took in everything downstairs, and a hint of indescribable emotion flickered in the woman's eyes.

...

Royal Dragon Bay.

Jiang Weiguo angrily and helplessly threw his phone on the table. "When Huahua was less than a year old, she secretly stole my daughter. Before she was three years old... I didn't even see Huahua five times."

"Now that he's grown up, he still won't let her go. This woman hasn't learned a single bit of virtue or gentleness."

"It seems Miss isn't coming back for dinner again." Xu Qiulan said with a hint of reluctance before returning to the kitchen.

Pei Zhan placed the black chess piece in his hand and said, "The Shen and Jiang families are on good terms, so Chairman Jiang doesn't need to worry."

Jiang Weiguo took a sip of tea. "I'm not worried, but I'm afraid Huahua won't be able to handle the stress. Huahua seems cold-hearted and unapproachable, but because of her health condition, she hasn't had any friends since childhood. Yue Lianyi loves to stick to Huahua and wants to play with her, and Huahua never refuses. Once... I took Huahua shopping, visiting most of the malls in the capital, and had her try on hundreds of outfits. When we got back, she fainted. I was so scared that I called an ambulance. After she was taken to the hospital, the doctor told me that she was just tired and had fallen asleep."

“From then on, I never dared to let that crazy woman Yue Lianyi take care of Huahua again. Who knows what kind of trouble she might cause.”

"But speaking of which, I heard from Qingran that you went to Wuchuan this time?"

Pei Zhan nodded, "Yes, I went back for a while."

"I didn't expect that my affair with Huahua would have such a big impact on the company. I'm sorry, Chairman Jiang, I was inconsiderate this time."

Jiang Weiguo rarely saw Pei Zhan be so humble. He narrowed his eyes, a hint of inquiry in them, and asked, "Did Huahua say something to you that made you angry?"

"The person I know would never resign from the position of president of the Jiang Group or do anything impulsive just because of a moment of anger."

Pei Zhan: "..."

Pei Zhan said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Jiang, this is something I only met with Miss Jiang, and I cannot disclose it to you."

Jiang Weiguo chuckled a few times, his anger barely detectable. "Then I won't interfere in your affairs anymore; you two can resolve them yourselves. But it's good that you're back. We have that girl to thank for her help; if she hadn't found you and wanted to bring you back, it would have been quite difficult."

“There was a flood in Wuchuan. I have already donated supplies there. The Jiang family will be responsible for all the losses caused to villages inside and outside Wuchuan County.”

“It’s not convenient for Xu Ma to be upstairs all by herself. Why don’t you go upstairs and see if anything has happened?” Jiang Weiguo’s voice was cheerful, as if he was happy that Pei Zhan had returned. “It’s almost time to eat. Let’s go eat first.”

The game lasted for nearly an hour, and the opening moves were already quite clear; it was a draw.

After Xu Qiulan went upstairs, she pushed open the door of a guest room and saw Song Qingran struggling to zip up her zipper in front of the mirror. Hearing the sound behind her, Song Qingran was startled. She turned around and saw that it was Xu's mother. She immediately felt relieved. "Aunt Xu, could you help me zip up my zipper? It seems to be stuck."

"This dress is too big for you, Miss. Take it off first, and I'll go get you something else."

Hearing her cold voice, Song Qingran looked up timidly, thinking that she had done something wrong to upset her. The smile on Song Qingran's face faded a bit.

When Xu Qiulan found a few clean clothes in the warehouse alley, Jiang Hua, who didn't want to wear the donated clothes, took them to her. These clothes had been piled up for a long time.

"Put this on instead."

"Ah."

When Song Qingran arrived with Pei Zhan, the gardener was tending to the plants in the Jiang family's garden. Not believing that water had splashed on her, Jiang Weiguo asked Xu Qiulan to go upstairs and change her into clean clothes.

These clothes and pants were all new; Jiang Hua had only worn them once or twice before, and they were brand new.

Song Qingran went to the bathroom, changed out of her dress, and put on a more conventional set of clothes and pants. However, the pants were a little too big; rolling them up would have been enough.

"Miss Song, once you've changed your clothes, you can come downstairs for your meal."

"Ah."

Xu Qiulan was carrying the dress she had just changed out of, intending to take it to wash. Song Qingran followed behind Xu Qiulan and saw a faint fragrance wafting out of a room that was not closed for ventilation. "Aunt Xu, what's that smell? It smells so nice."

"This is the young lady's room. She's a clean freak and doesn't like people entering her room casually. Miss Song had better listen to me. If the young lady gets angry, no one can say for sure."

"I understand, Aunt Xu."

The servants downstairs had already brought the dishes to the table and were waiting for Song Qingran. After she came downstairs, she naturally sat down next to Pei Zhan without the slightest hesitation.

Jiang Weiguo observed her actions and asked, "I heard that you've been personally supervising Qingran during her internship?"