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

Chapter 220

"I'm fine, please take care of yourself too."

"Okay...okay, I will." Xia He was already excited by this very ordinary sentence, and stopped half a step forward. "Azhan...it's all my fault. I didn't take good care of you, which is why you were taken away by our enemies. All these years...your father and I have been searching for you."

"Would you... like to go back with Mom?"

"I will return to the Huo family after I have finished dealing with matters in the capital."

Just then, the elevator arrived at the ground floor. Pei Zhan walked into the elevator without looking back. Xia He waited until his figure disappeared before quietly wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

The bodyguards arranged by Huo Tingshan came to Song Qingran's ward and said, "Madam, you should go back now."

Xia He had no choice but to leave with the bodyguard. In the parking lot below, she told Aunt Zhong her joy, "After so many years, Zhan finally spoke to me. He told me to take good care of myself. My child... is finally back."

But she is no longer young. Now she is old and nearing her end. In the blink of an eye, she is almost sixty years old.

Aunt Zhong also said happily for the lady, "Young Master, after wandering for so many years, he must have been thinking of you. After a while, when the young master officially returns to the Huo family, the lady, master, and young master's family can finally be reunited."

"Yes! I've waited for over thirty years, and my child... has finally returned. Ling'er has never met her older brother, and I wonder if A-Zhan will like his little sister then."

"Yes, they will. Miss Huo Ling is clever and witty, and she can always make the master happy. I think the eldest young master is the same, and the two siblings can get along well."

"I hope..."

Huo Ling... is not Huo Tingshan and Xia He's biological daughter. Huo Tingshan adopted her from an orphanage. After Xia He's child was stolen by an enemy, the child's whereabouts remained unknown. Xia He was depressed and bedridden for decades. For Xia He's sake, Huo Tingshan thought of finding another child to raise by her side, hoping it would alleviate her grief. Huo Ling's presence was like a little sun, and the two of them indeed treated her like their own daughter.

Fortunately, the Huo family never disappointed them in their upbringing. Huo Ling always ranked first in her class from the beginning of her schooling. She had a strong sense of self from a young age and loved handicrafts. Huo Tingshan found a team specializing in this area to train her. Later, she single-handedly founded her own luxury brand, Qianhua Century.

When Pei Zhan returned to the company, the receptionist immediately rushed forward to report, "Mr. Pei, Miss Pei has arrived."

"In the office?"

The receptionist shook her head worriedly, "Miss went to the design department. She seemed very angry when she came, it felt like it was because of Song Qingran."

Design Department.

Jiang Hua sat in the conference room, looked at the two people standing in front of her, crossed her arms and leaned back in her chair, "You two are the only ones who caused such a commotion?"

"Pei Zhan didn't fire you?"

Jiang Hua stood up, picked up the name tags hanging on their chests, and glanced at their names. One was named An Xin, and the other Ruola. They were only two or three years older than Jiang Hua.

An Xin: "President Pei said he would give us another chance."

Nora nodded, "We really know we were wrong, Miss... We really won't dare to do it again."

Both of them knew that Jiang Hua was not someone to be trifled with. She had previously forcibly driven away many men from the company and specifically targeted women, fearing that some women might have ill intentions and try to seduce President Pei. But why did this seem different from the rumors? Didn't everyone say that Miss Jiang went abroad to study?

Not long ago, the company receptionist booked my flight to France.

When did she come back?

Seeing how afraid they all seemed to be of her, Jiang Hua raised an eyebrow. "There's no need to be so afraid of me. I just came here out of curiosity to ask, that's all."

As soon as she finished speaking, the conference room door opened, and Pei Zhan appeared in front of her. "Why didn't you call me when you got here?" Pei Zhan said, taking off his coat and covering Jiang Hua with it. "You all go out first."

Upon seeing President Pei's actions, everyone left with surprised looks.

Jiang Hua threw his clothes down on the table, saying, "Don't take your dirty clothes, give them to me to wear."

The sun was shining brightly today, and it was already 39.8 degrees Celsius outside. When Jiang Hua came to the company, she was wearing a sexy black sheer outer garment, with only a black lace strapless top underneath, almost her entire upper body was exposed.

The company has mostly male employees, and when Pei Zhan arrived, he heard some explicit sounds.

"This Miss Jiang, I must say, apart from her fiery temper, her figure is truly amazing."

"If my girlfriend were that beautiful and had such a great figure, I would be willing to die on top of her."

"I think you're dreaming. You should think about the proposal later. You'll get another scolding then."

Jiang Hua was preparing to establish a jewelry restoration association and recruit some authoritative and capable jewelry restorers to join. She wanted to have more resources to compile some books. When filling out the forms, she needed to get a stamp, so Jiang Hua came to the company and also to see how Pei Zhan had handled Song Qingran's matter.

However, Jiang Hua was not too surprised by this outcome.

Jiang Hua turned around and sat on the chair, crossing her legs. Her flat shoes pressed against the man's calves, refusing his approach. "I would be furious with you and tell these two to get lost. Now that I see them here, I don't even need to think about it. It's probably because Song Qingran's saintly heart has kicked in again, and she's pleading for them."

"Although these two made a mistake, fortunately their abilities and methods were quite good. During their internship at the company, they helped the company retain many clients. It's really a pity to fire them like this."

"But if that happens, when Song Qingran returns to the company, she will have two more lackeys by her side."

Pei Zhan pulled out a chair and sat down opposite Jiang Hua. Separated by a glass door, the soundproofing prevented outsiders from hearing what was being said, but it was clear that Pei Zhan's imposing presence had diminished significantly in front of this young lady, and his demeanor had become much more humble…

"Am I imagining things? I have this feeling that Miss Pei has our CEO under her thumb?"

“Before… I remember President Pei… didn’t treat Miss like this.”

"That's right. Before, President Pei would never even look at Miss Pei properly, and sometimes he wouldn't even talk to her. But now... it feels like the opposite is true?"

They all shook their heads, unable to come up with an answer.

"I have already informed them that there will be some personnel changes, and they will be assigned to the Haishi branch." Pei Zhan seemed to have known Jiang Hua's thoughts all along, so he had already done these things before Jiang Hua even brought them up.

Upon hearing Pei Zhan's reply, Jiang Hua finally gave her a smile, but the smile was filled with indifference. "Actually, you do have one good quality: you know how to separate public and private matters."

“I don’t care about your personal affairs outside, but… if you bring your personal feelings for Song Qingran to the company and cause a bad impact on Jiang’s…” Jiang Hua leaned forward and whispered in the man’s ear, “I will ruin the reputations of both of you.”

She said it with a smile, but she was definitely not joking.

The news broke that she and Pei Zhan had secretly married. For three years, Pei Zhan had picked Song Qingran up and dropped her off at school every single day without fail. The surveillance cameras had captured all of this clearly. Being a mistress at such a young age is enough to give her a hard time.

As a jewelry designer, besides choosing the designer's works, the most important thing for clients is the designer's character. If the character is not good, no matter how good the jewelry design is, it will affect the designer's reputation in the design circle because of her own character. No matter which company she works for, she will not be able to present it to clients.

Jiang Weiguo's words from this morning have all come true. Now, the only thing Pei Zhan can keep Huahua with him is their intertwined business interests. They are together not for feelings, but solely for profit. Jiang Hua's words are like telling Pei Zhan that she doesn't care how many women he has outside. Right now, she has indeed achieved the ultimate in indifference.

"Madam Bai's family dinner..."

Jiang Hua interrupted him directly, saying, "I'm busy lately, I have my own things to do. You should ask Song Qingran, he's more suitable to be your date at the banquet."

"Anyway, no one knows about our relationship. Maybe one day when we get divorced, Song Qingran can still take over the position of Mrs. Pei, and I can get out of there as soon as possible."

With that, Jiang Hua stood up. "No need to see me off. I'll take a taxi myself. You... keep an eye on the company."

Finally… Pei Zhan forcibly took Jiang Hua’s hand and dragged her all the way from the conference room to the underground parking lot, insisting on taking her back to school. He also forced her to wear the clothes he had worn. Jiang Hua sat in the passenger seat, and Pei Zhan’s tone was sharp, “This banquet requires family members to be brought. Madam Bai knows our relationship. You must attend the banquet with me. Bringing other people is not appropriate. I will introduce you to someone later.”

Jiang Hua: "I told you I'm busy, can't you understand human language?"

Pei Zhan: "Huahua, I'm not discussing this with you. If you want me to manage the Jiang family well, it would be best to put your affairs aside for now."

Jiang Hua: "Are you threatening me? Do you think your threats will still work on me now?"

Pei Zhan gripped the steering wheel, his eyes dark and sharp as he looked at Jiang Hua. His tone instantly turned cold. "Besides your shares and Chairman Jiang's shares, I currently only have the same number of shares as you, still three percent short... If I have enough funds to acquire the shares of anyone in the Jiang family, Hua Hua... do you think Chairman Jiang will step down from his position at the top of the Jiang Group?"

"When did you start doing these things? Was it... that you had this plan from the moment you joined the Jiang family?!"

Jiang Hua gave a cold laugh, and felt a dull ache in her heart. "What kind of agreement is it that you won't get any of Jiang's property if we get divorced? I knew it... why would you compromise for so many agreements? It turns out... you had other plans all along."

"You... really, you've really messed with my dad and me like crazy."

"Since you've said that, then stop acting. I'll just wait for the day you take the throne and become the head of the Jiang family."

Jiang Hua got out of the passenger seat, slammed the door shut, and left the basement.

Watching Jiang Hua's departing figure, Pei Zhan slammed his fist on the steering wheel, then rubbed his forehead...

What exactly did he do?!

He was affected by what Jiang Weiguo said, and now he lost his composure and said those things to her.

She took out the ring that she had always kept in her bag and threw it forcefully on the ground.

It really disgusted her.

Including... everything he gave.

Along with her million-dollar bag, she left all her cosmetics aside, except for her phone.

To hell with it.

Everything he gave her was conditional on his desire for shares in the Jiang family business. In her past life, Pei Zhan had to fight against his maternal grandfather's family, so Jiang Hua gave him all the shares she and her father held without reservation. And in the end…

Pei Zhan, he is a bastard who has lost his humanity and is full of lies!

Jiang Hua's emotions erupted, and she acted without regard for anything else. When she got in the car and went to school, she only had her phone and some documents on her; she had thrown her wallet away.

Upon arriving at school, Jiang Hua pulled out her SIM card and tossed her recently purchased phone, worth tens of thousands of yuan, to the taxi driver, saying, "I didn't bring any money, here's your phone."

The driver was delighted. This was clearly a genuine product. For a fare of just over ten yuan, he had gotten a phone worth more than ten thousand yuan. It was a great deal!

Little did she know, Jiang Hua's every move was under Pei Zhan's watchful eye. The black sedan was parked behind the taxi, and he had picked up all the things that Jiang Hua had thrown away and placed them in the passenger seat.

Despite the bright sunshine, Jiang Hua still felt like the sky was dark and the earth was gloomy, and she felt like she wasn't truly alive.

West Campus Teaching Building

Xie Huai: "Should we give Miss Jiang a call?"

Shen Yebai: "No need. This document is quite valuable, and we need to wait for her to return so that we can hand it to her in person."

Xie Huai: "Waiting like this isn't a solution. Your schedule is coming up soon..."

Just then, Shen Yebai saw a familiar figure approaching. Seeing her red eyes, as if she had just been crying, Shen Yebai stepped forward worriedly, "Huahua…you…"

Before she could even ask him a question, Jiang Hua hugged Shen Yebai's waist tightly, burying her face in his chest.

Noticing her sadness and distress, Shen Yebai slowly lowered his hand and placed it on her back, silently comforting her.

In the end what happened?

Shen Yebai had never seen Jiang Hua like this before.

From childhood to adulthood, Shen Yebai had almost never seen her shed a single tear. It wasn't until he clearly saw the person approaching from not far away that he realized what was happening.

Xie Huai reached out to stop Pei Zhan, "Mr. Pei, is there something you need?"

"Go away."

Upon hearing Pei Zhan's voice, Jiang Hua had no desire to listen to a single word he uttered. Without a word, she pulled Shen Yebai to his car and sat in the passenger seat, saying, "I...can I...stay with you for a while?"

Shen Yebai reached out and wiped away Jiang Hua's tears. "Yes, you can stay as long as you like."

"Drive back to Baize."