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

Pei Zhan: "I will do as you say, and I will bear the consequences of any consequences that follow."

Zuo Xiangnan didn't know who else, besides Miss Song, could make President Pei abandon the meeting and leave so recklessly.

Pei Zhan drove all the way to the hospital.

Entering the ward, Zhou Yan, with red eyes, held her mother's hand and sat down by the bedside.

In the surrounding special wards, everything had been smashed, and the floor was a mess.

"Mr. Pei, this is the ward. The patient just received a sedative and is now asleep."

Pei Zhan: "Thank you for your trouble."

Zhou Yan sat by her mother's bedside. Hearing his voice, the grievances in her heart were amplified.

As Pei Zhan entered the ward, a figure with red, tear-filled eyes suddenly appeared in front of him. Zhou Yan stepped forward, hugged him, and leaned on his shoulder, crying unrestrainedly. Her body trembled violently, and her tears soaked through the man's black shirt, the hot, wet tears seeping in.

The nurses were used to seeing this scene, and simply left quietly without saying anything.

Pei Zhan didn't move. Only after she finished venting did the man push her away, a wet tear staining his black shirt. "Did I scare you?"

After the incident, Pei Zhan's first action was to send Zhou Yan abroad. She had hardly seen her mother since she had gone mad.

At that time, conditions were not good. Pei Zhan gave all of his savings to Zhou Yan and sent her away.

Pei Zhan, with Zhou's mother in the cramped rented room, watched her have an attack. At that moment, Zhou's mother lost control and attacked Pei Zhan, stabbing him hard in the arm with a pair of scissors. She was ferocious and crazy, wanting revenge, and regarded Pei Zhan as her enemy.

"My daughter, you murdered my daughter...you killed my Ah-Xu..."

After venting, Zhou Yan felt much better. "Brother... I can't bear to think about how you've managed to get through all these years with Mom!"

"If I had known how hard it was for you back then, I would have stayed with you and never left."

Pei Zhan wasn't a member of the Zhou family, so he could have avoided all of this...

"We've dragged you down."

"Sorry…"

Zhou Yan covered her face with her hands, crying so hard she was on the verge of a breakdown.

No matter how strong Zhou Yan is at work or in front of outsiders, she always has a vulnerable side, but she doesn't easily show it.

Perhaps... this is fate...

An inescapable fate.

There are some things that Pei Zhan is destined to bear.

Pei Zhan: "It's all in the past."

"Go back and get some rest. I'll handle the rest."

"It's okay, I took the day off today. I haven't seen my mother in a long time, and I want to spend some more time with her."

During the lunch break, Song Qingran was fortunate that the elective course exam was open-book. Luckily, she had reviewed a lot of materials beforehand and was familiar with most of the questions. When the exam ended, Song Qingran was packing up her things when she suddenly received a call on her phone. Seeing the caller ID, she quickly packed her bag and went to a quiet, secluded spot to answer the call.

Less than half a minute later, the call ended.

Song Qingran hurriedly ran downstairs.

Xue Ruyao: "Qingran, where are you running to so fast? Aren't you going to the cafeteria with me?"

Song Qingran seemed to have something urgent to attend to, and left with her schoolbag. "No, I have something urgent to attend to and need to go home."

As Song Qingran left the school gate, she spotted the familiar car not far away. She opened the passenger door as if it were her own and jogged over, slightly out of breath with sweat beading on her forehead.

During this period, the capital city has enjoyed blazing sunshine and clear skies without a single cloud.

The air conditioning in the car made her feel better.

Pei Zhan: "Will this delay you?"

Song Qingran shook her head, "No."

Pei Zhan: "Have the allergen test results from last time come out?"

Song Qingran nodded obediently, "Yes, Brother Xiang Nan has already sent me the report. Last time, I probably ate peanuts by accident, which caused my allergic reaction. I will be more careful next time."

Pei Zhan: "Remember to apply the medicine."

Song Qingran: "I remember Mr. Pei."

"Mr. Pei, is there something urgent that you wanted to see me about?"

Pei Zhan: "You'll find out when you get to the hospital."

Hearing the man's answer, she didn't ask any more questions.

Song Qingran thought of what happened that morning when Jiang Hua got out of Pei Zhan's car. She wanted to ask him about it, but she didn't know how to start. Even if she did ask, what kind of status would she have to question him about these things?

She overstepped her bounds.

Upon arriving at the hospital, Song Qingran entered the ward, sat by the bed, and looked at Zhou's mother, who was unconscious, and Zhou Yan, whose eyes were red and who seemed to have just been crying.

She looked at Pei Zhan with pleading eyes, "Mr. Pei, what's wrong with Aunt Zhou?"

Just as she finished speaking, Zhou's mother, who had just been sedated, regained consciousness.

The next second, Zhou's mother suddenly saw Song Qingran, and her emotions became agitated, "A-Xu... my A-Xu..."

Song Qingran was suddenly hugged, and this unexpected action startled her. "Aunt Zhou... I'm not A-Xu, you've mistaken me for someone else. I'm Qingran..."

"No...you are my Ah-Xu, I can't mistake you...this face...the eyes, this nose...it's clearly Ah-Xu..."

Song Qingran frowned slightly; she was being held so tightly she could hardly breathe.

She didn't know who this Ah Xu was.

However, she could roughly guess what it was.

A-Xu is Aunt Zhou's daughter, and Zhou Yan is A-Xu's older sister.

And what about Mr. Pei?

Why doesn't he have the surname Zhou?

What is their relationship with Aunt Zhou and the others?

Is Zhou Xu... also his sister?

Song Qingran was like a good medicine; whenever she appeared, Zhou's mother's emotions would quickly calm down.

Song Qingran stayed with her at the hospital for a while. After she calmed down and fell asleep, Song Qingran left in Pei Zhan's car.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Song Qingran gripped her seatbelt. "Mr. Pei... I don't know why, but every time I see you, my sister, and Aunt Zhou, I feel a sense of warmth and familiarity. I've never felt this way with anyone before."

"Did I...know you before?"

"We've arrived." The car stopped at the west gate. Song Qingran's afternoon class was still in this classroom.

Having received no answer, Song Qingran didn't ask any more questions. She opened the car door and, unexpectedly, ran into Jiang Hua walking towards her.

Song Qingran stood there, clearly at a loss, as if she had done something wrong.

Jiang Hua held a stack of documents on her head. The sun was so bright today that it made her skin feel hot and stinging. She was replying to a message on her phone. The moment she looked up after finishing, she saw Song Qingran standing only three meters away from her, and the people in the car behind her...