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

Jiang Hua had always known that he had two cell phones, one for company business and the other for his personal use…

"Don't look at me like that. I'm not interested in your privacy." Jiang Hua scrolled through the list and finally found Song Qingran in the contacts. The history was from a month ago. The conversation was a bit dry, about design composition. "I'll give you a surprise. You're welcome."

Pei Zhan didn't know what she did on her phone, but he saw that she exited the contacts page in less than a minute, returned the phone to her, and then instructed Xu Ma, "Xu Ma, my apartment near the school hasn't been cleaned in a long time, remember to clean it."

"Yes, Miss."

After Jiang Hua finished her first lunch after waking up, she took a car back to school. He drove himself, and Pei Zhan had indeed told her that he was on vacation and hadn't lied to her.

Pei Zhan: "I'll pick you up later."

Jiang Hua unbuckled her seatbelt, got out of the car in one smooth motion, and went straight back to school without paying any attention to anyone else.

It just so happens that this is the time when other students are having their classes. They are gradually entering the classrooms, and when they get downstairs, they happen to run into Song Qingran, including her so-called 'friends'.

Xue Ruyao avoided looking at Jiang Hua with a strange expression; otherwise, she would have already jumped up and started arguing with Jiang Hua long ago.

With just one glance, Jiang Hua bypassed them, took the elevator first, and went upstairs.

Xiaoyu and Xue Ruyao exchanged a glance, their eyes seemingly filled with fear.

Jiang Hua was replying to Shen Bao'er's message in the elevator.

Shen Bao'er: Huahua, when did you get so close to that country bumpkin?

Jiang Hua only just found out that her rumored relationship with Pei Zhan had been exposed by paparazzi. To make matters worse, the photos turned out quite nice. She casually clicked to save the photos, but accidentally cropped out Pei Zhan's image.

Jiang Hua gave a brief explanation, and Shen Bao'er believed it.

Jiang Hua didn't really care about these news reports, but she thought they could be used to provoke Song Qingran. If Song Qingran saw them, she could go to Pei Zhan, make a scene, and act cute, and maybe she could persuade Pei Zhan to divorce her.

Just in time for the last jewelry delivery of the day, Jiang Hua finished the repairs at 4:30 pm. When the other party came to pick it up, Jiang Hua received the remaining 50,000 yuan, for a total of 150,000 yuan, which included the cost of materials. This set of jade jewelry was missing a lot of embellishing diamonds, and it was indeed very difficult to find diamonds with the exact same cutting technique. Jiang Hua had also put in a lot of effort.

At 6:30 p.m., Shen Yebai came to pick her up to go to the theater.

Xie Huai opened the back passenger door. Jiang Hua was getting into the car when she saw Song Qingran rushing down from upstairs. She seemed to be in a hurry to go somewhere.

Jiang Hua sat in the car and watched as Song Qingran left in a taxi, a satisfied smile playing on her lips.

Shen Yebai: "Are you very happy today?"

"It's nothing, let's go." Jiang Hua then noticed that the cuffs on the gray suit Shen Yebai was wearing were the pair Jiang Hua had given him. They were blue gemstones, and blue represents a broad mind and composure, which suited his temperament very well.

"Bao'er went to Yulong Bay to look for you. Uncle Jiang said you moved away?"

Jiang Hua sighed, "It's all because of my dad. He insisted on bringing me and him together. Maybe he knew before that I wasn't happy with him and he was thinking about letting me divorce him. But ever since Pei Zhan risked his life to protect him, he treats him like his own son. Even when I argue with him or give him the cold shoulder, he thinks it's my fault."

Shen Yebai spoke slowly in a gentle voice: "Why...why not tell Uncle Jiang the truth and let him make the decision for you? The Huahua in my memory never let herself be taken advantage of."

Jiang Hua rested her hand on the car window, propped her chin up, and looked out the window. She rarely showed such a melancholy expression in front of outsiders. "What's the use of telling anyone? Dad will only worry if he finds out. Before... after Pei Zhan left, many companies wanted to terminate their contracts with Jiang's. Dad has been taking medicine every day and staying up all night to deal with company matters. His hair has turned a lot white overnight."

“Brother Ye Bai, I can’t live without my father. He is my only family in this world.”

Shen Yebai: "Huahua... In fact, most people are selfish. No matter what, I hope you can live happily."

"No more compromising."

No one ever cared whether she was happy or not.

When they arrived at the theater, as always, there were only the two of them in the entire theater. It wasn't until the performance started that Jiang Hua noticed that the actress in the play had been changed.

Jiang Hua: "Have they changed the female lead?"

Shen Yebai: "Yes, they changed her. You said she didn't act well, so the drama troupe changed her."

Jiang Hua wasn't stupid. She stared at Shen Yebai for a moment, then pretended nothing was wrong and continued watching the performance on stage.

Song Qingran forgot to charge her phone last night. She only saw the message from Mr. Pei after she borrowed A Yao's power bank to charge it.

In the chat box, Mr. Pei sent her an address and told her to come to this place at 7:30 pm.

Song Qingran didn't know why Mr. Pei was suddenly contacting her so late at night, so she called him and sent him messages, but he didn't reply to either. Song Qingran was a little worried, wondering if something had happened to Mr. Pei.

By the time she saw the message, it was already 6:30. Afraid of being late, Song Qingran quickly took a taxi to the address.

At this time, it is shallow waters near Jinwan.

Maid: "Sir, shall we wait any longer?"

"The lady has called several times, but no one has answered."

A large table of dishes was laid out on the table, a very lavish spread. Tonight, Pei Zhan even brought out a bottle of red wine worth a million from the wine cellar.

He wanted to make up for the anniversary he missed a year ago.

Candles, red wine, candlelight dinner.

And then there's that classic deep blue gemstone ring, the size of a pigeon's egg, housed in a black velvet box. Its value is immeasurable; it symbolizes the future matriarch of the Huo family.

"Sir, there's a car outside; Madam is back."

Pei Zhan's deep gaze followed, but the person getting out of the car was not Jiang Hua.

Song Qingran ran into the hall, panting, and came to Pei Zhan. Her eyes were full of worry as she looked at him. "Mr. Pei, are you sick? Did you call me here for something? I called you several times, but you didn't answer or reply to my messages. I thought... something had happened to you."

Pei Zhan picked up his phone and saw that Song Qingran had indeed called him; the screen was lit up, reflecting in the man's cold eyes.

So... the surprise she was talking about was her?

Song Qingran was somewhat bewildered. When she sensed that Pei Zhan's icy aura was a bit off, the worry in her eyes disappeared, replaced by a sense of panic.

Half past eight in the evening.

The play ended.

Pei Zhan's phone beeped with another unfamiliar number. His long, slender fingers swiped the screen, and he answered. Jiang Hua's voice rang out from the other end, "..."