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

Jiang Hua raised her slender, fair hand and saw the blue gemstone ring on her finger. Even she felt a strange sense of harmony with it. At least the designers who could have created this ring were all on her aesthetic sensibilities. Pei Zhan's untied tie lay on the ground. She raised her hand slightly, looking up at the crystal chandelier above, admiring the jewels, their luster, their brilliance... This ring could be a centerpiece in any jewelry company, or even in the entire jewelry exhibition hall of the capital city.

"The ring is really beautiful. Who designed it?"

A strand of hair dangled between Jiang Hua's nose. Pei Zhan reached out and brushed the hair away. "Do you like it?"

"The more beautiful something is, the more tempting it is. But... my father told me from a young age that the most terrifying thing in the world, besides betrayal, is the words spoken by men."

"The design of the ring is indeed to my aesthetic liking; I really like it. If I could forget, because of a ring, a trivial proposal, or a dinner I had no appetite for, that my husband was in another villa cultivating a relationship with his mistress when he was in the car accident, that he was in a hotel restaurant corridor with a pure and innocent college student, acting out that domineering CEO's forced pampering act, that I was warned and threatened with the Jiang family not surviving until next year after just a few words with his lover in the teaching building... Ah... Besides all that, there was also what happened in Wuchuan. I think... what I saw and heard with my own eyes shouldn't lie, right?" Jiang Hua looked into Pei Zhan's eyes. "Pei Zhan, didn't you always think I was a useless vase, inferior to Song Qingran in every way? How come... you've started to fall in love with me again?"

"You love me? Don't be ridiculous! I don't love you!"

"I only married you because my father thought you were good enough to bring benefits to the Jiang family. Do you really think I would have thought you were good enough for someone of your status? Give me a break, you country bumpkin!"

"With your background, you're not even worthy to carry my shoes."

Jiang Hua took off the gemstone ring from her ring finger and let go of his hand in front of him. The antique gemstone ring fell to the ground with a clattering sound. "No matter how good something is, if it's given to me by you, I think it's pretty dirty."

"It seems Song Qingran doesn't have a good appetite either; the dishes on the table haven't been touched."

"Alright, it's getting late, you should get some rest."

Kagel had never seen such an impolite woman, and he couldn't believe that she was Miss Jiang's biological daughter. How could she be so arrogant, domineering, and nonsensical? "Miss Jiang, you are a daughter of a wealthy family. I wonder if you will still have the confidence to speak to your husband like this in the future."

"I would like to ask you to watch your words. There are always people more powerful than you. In the capital, isn't the Jiang family the one who calls the shots?"

"Enough, Kagel, get out!" Pei Zhan shouted sternly.

Jiang Hua, who was originally going to go back to her room to rest, suddenly stopped, picked up a glass of red wine from the table, and splashed it directly on Pei Zhan's face. Then, in a provocative tone, she raised an eyebrow at the blond, blue-eyed butler, "...What can you do to me?"

When she saw him, he only looked at her with a dissatisfied expression, saying, "Boring."

"Pei Zhan, you should save your love for Song Qingran."

Jiang Hua walked back upstairs step by step.

The maid standing nearby had already panicked and quickly went to clean the red wine stains off Pei Zhan's body.

“If Miss Jiang treats you like this in front of the master, even if you don’t punish the Jiang family, the master and madam will not easily let go of this arrogant and ill-mannered young lady of the Jiang family.”

Pei Zhan took off his suit jacket, and a maid took it away to wash it. "Kagher, she will always be the young mistress of the Huo family."

Kagel: "The sir will not allow it."

"I'm satisfied with that."

Jiang Hua went upstairs to the master bedroom and found that the photos that had been removed had somehow returned to their original positions. The crossed-out wedding photo had also been replaced with the original one. The scene made her frown. There were also rose petals scattered on the bed and a set of black lace sexy lingerie next to it.

Even the lights in the room exuded a uniquely ambiguous atmosphere.

Pei Zhan followed her upstairs without her noticing. Jiang Hua turned around, crossed her arms, and looked at him. "I've discovered that you're not only shameless at heart, but you're also quite shameless in your whole life."

"What exactly do you want?"

Pei Zhan grasped Jiang Hua's hand and put the ring on her ring finger again. The size was just right. "Jiang's Group has invested all the money in the company's accounts, raised 60 billion yuan, and signed an investment agreement to jointly develop the commercial city building in the capital, which was recently approved, with Huo's Group, as well as all other commercial investments under its name."

“Huahua…it’s not difficult for me to make those 60 billion disappear overnight. You know…I have that ability!”

"You are not allowed to take it off without my permission. It will protect you in case of danger."

Despite its humble and gentle tone, it sounded so unpleasant to Jiang Hua. "Threatening me?"

"Ah."

He even dared to say "uh!"

what.

Jiang Hua dislikes threats, so to make her feel better, Pei Zhan explained, "As long as the commercial management company exceeds its performance targets within these three years, all shareholders holding shares in the Jiang family will be able to enjoy profit sharing, including you, who will receive around eight billion in dividends. In the future... as long as I'm here, you won't have to do anything to enjoy the revenue generated by the Jiang family."

Jiang Hua: "This...so much..."

Eight billion, that seems to be more than the value of that ring.

Actually, what Pei Zhan said earlier was half true and half false. It was false that the Jiang Group invested 60 billion. Of the 60 billion in financing, the Huo Group invested 55 billion, and the other 5 billion was only a small part of what the Jiang Group contributed. 50 billion is nothing to the Huo Group.

"Then my mother's uncles can also..." Jiang Hua frowned. Her father said that they conspired to kill her mother in order to obtain Jiang's shares and wanted to seize them. However... for so many years, there has been no evidence, and her father has been unable to do anything about them.

Pei Zhan knew she held grudges and cared most about her father, which was also her weakness. "Give me some more time, and I will get rid of them. I will also find out the truth about how they killed Madam Jiang back then and send them to where they belong."

Jiang Hua felt a mix of emotions. He finally understood why his father liked Pei Zhan so much. From his father's perspective, Pei Zhan had an exceptional talent and ability in business management. He could easily bring in the Huo Group to raise funds and sign investment agreements, making it the largest commercial real estate management company. No one else had ever been able to do that before.

Now, with her head bowed and stroking the gemstone ring on her ring finger, Jiang Hua is like a pet whose quills have been pacified by a hunter, devoid of any aggression.

If there is no love, then let love be built on self-interest, day after day, year after year…

The deeper they get involved, the more...