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

The man emerged from the shadows, his steps steady, his eyes dim. What she said were the words he had once spoken to her.

Even so, Pei Zhan couldn't utter a single word to defend himself. He walked towards her, "Why didn't you answer the phone?"

"Still angry?"

"The association is yours, and no one will take it away."

This statement surprised Jiang Hua.

"You country bumpkin, what tricks are you playing?" Jiang Hua couldn't understand him. "The association was just something you painstakingly stuffed into her hands, and now you're going back on your word? But... now you have to see if I want it or not."

Jiang Hua no longer bothers with things that others have touched.

Pei Zhan took a bank card out of his suit pocket and handed it to her. "Will this make you feel any better?"

Jiang Hua asked, "How much?"

"Eighty million is the dividend Jiang received last year."

“Every time Mrs. Pei gets angry, I will give her a gift, until she stops getting angry.”

Jiang Hua: "Is this my compensation? A vice president position is worth more than 80 million."

Pei Zhan: "This money... is just to appease Mrs. Pei and make her feel better."

Jiang Hua exclaimed, "Ah, I had almost forgotten if President Pei hadn't mentioned it."

"After all, so much money has been given, it wouldn't be good to bring up old grievances."

Before Pei Zhan could even approach, Pei Zhan had already stepped forward and slipped something into his pocket. "The association is running so smoothly, how could we forget such an expensive gift?"

Jiang Hua got into the passenger seat of the car, and Pei Zhan already guessed what it was when he opened the black velvet box.

A vintage ring lies in the ring box.

Pei Zhan turned around and saw Jiang Hua sitting in the car playing on her phone…

Not far away in the shadows, after the car had driven far away, a figure slowly emerged from the corner. Suddenly, a violent coughing fit erupted as the man clutched his chest, sounding like he was in great pain. When he removed his hand, a smear of scarlet blood was visible on his palm. His hand trembled as he slowly withdrew it…

However, a gray sedan sped up.

Bai Rui quickly stopped the car and ran to his side. Seeing his pained expression, Bai Rui's nose suddenly stung with tears. She hurriedly took out painkillers from her pocket, almost dropping the pills in her haste. "Take the pills first."

The man knocked the medicine out of her hand and pushed her away without saying a word.

The white pill rolled down, and Bai Rui's heart was pierced with pain. "I won't leave. I'll stay with you in the capital, okay?"

"I don't want the invitation anymore, I'm not going anywhere." Bai Rui took out the black and gold invitation from her bag. This invitation was a symbol of the highest achievement in music. Just as Bai Rui was about to tear it up, her hand was stopped.

“I don’t need you to do anything for me; you’ve already done everything you could.”

"I do not love you."

Bai Rui's face was ashen, her eyes red as she looked at him. "I know, I just wanted to do something for you, even if you don't love me..."

"Liangchuan, let's... let's not talk about this anymore, okay? Let's go back first."

“I know you’re worried about her, but these are things we can’t interfere with. The association’s affairs involve the Huo family, and with Madam Xia secretly helping her, she has no chance of winning.”

“I know you want to help her. Let’s go back first and think of a solution together.”

As Jiang Hua was leaving, she suddenly sensed a figure behind the car, but when she looked in the rearview mirror, there was nothing there.

On the way back to Jinsha Shallow Bay, Pei Zhan received a call from Jiang Weiguo, who was questioning him about Jiang Hua's situation. Pei Zhan glanced at Jiang Hua in the passenger seat and said, "...Hua Hua is next to me. I'll take her there now."

Jiang Weiguo's tone was not good, full of worry. He probably found out about the association's affairs and was afraid that Jiang Hua's emotions would not be able to cope with the blow and that it would cause her to have a relapse. Jiang Weiguo had also made several phone calls, but no one answered. So he called Pei Zhan's cell phone, but just now he heard that Pei Zhan's tone was not good.

After nearly an hour's drive, upon arriving at Yulong Bay, they heard Jiang Weiguo angrily cursing into the phone from inside the villa, "...Qingcheng severed her father-daughter relationship with him back then, and from now on, he has nothing to do with us anymore."

"He doesn't need to worry about Huahua's affairs."

"At the birthday banquet a few days from now, please also tell Elder Jiang that our Jiang family is just a small and humble family, and we are not worthy of your presence."

After saying his last sentence, Jiang Weiguo angrily hung up the phone.

Hearing the commotion outside, Jiang Hua quickly went to comfort Jiang Weiguo. Over the years, apart from the last time he hit her because of the photos of her and Wen Huaishi, Jiang Hua had not seen her father so angry.

She should be the one who's angry, but now she's the one who has to appease him.

"Dad, what's wrong? Why are you so angry?"

Jiang Weiguo hung up the phone and looked at the person walking over. When he saw Pei Zhan, he noticed that Pei Zhan's eyes furrowed slightly. It was rare for Jiang Hua to see such a look in the eyes of her father, who had always admired Pei Zhan.

"Why didn't you tell me about the association's affairs?"

Jiang Hua sat on the opposite sofa, picked up the fruit on the table and peeled an orange. "What's the use of saying anything? These are all confirmed facts. Does Dad really expect someone who has cut off all ties with us to still treat us as family?"

"Dad, didn't you really want me to reunite with Grandpa?"

"Is Dad changing his mind?"

Jiang Weiguo spoke earnestly, "I just didn't expect that your grandfather would allow an outsider to sit in this position. I've seen all your hard work over the years. Humph! It's just an association, that's all."

"There's no need to have any further contact with someone like that."

Jiang Hua handed over the peeled orange, "Who knows if all of this was arranged by someone? With just one sentence, they negated everything I did. I really don't know... who else is behind Song Qingran!"

This statement, whether intentional or not, was entirely directed at Pei Zhan.

Jiang Weiguo, having lived for so long, is a shrewd and experienced man who understands the situation between Pei Zhan and Song Qingran better than anyone else. How could he not understand the subtle relationship between them?

When Pei Zhan brought Song Qingran to Yulong Bay, Jiang Weiguo could not fool the girl's fear of the unfamiliar environment and her subconscious action of getting close to Pei Zhan for a sense of security.

It's no wonder that Jiang Weiguo would suspect Pei Zhan regarding the association's affairs.

However, Jiang Weiguo then remembered that Pei Zhan had managed the Jiang family business diligently and had even shielded him from a disaster in the car accident, which softened Jiang Weiguo's expression.

"Chairman Pei, don't worry. The association's affairs will belong to Huahua, and no one will take them away from her." Sitting next to Jiang Hua, Pei Zhan took her hand and took out a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe her hands clean after peeling an orange.

Jiang Hua was secretly competing with him, but it didn't take long before she was at a disadvantage. After all, she had taken so much money from him.

Seeing the two's intimate actions, Jiang Weiguo still couldn't dispel his dissatisfaction and warned him, "If you had kept what I told you in mind, this wouldn't have happened. And it would be best if... this really had nothing to do with you."

"And you! All your hard work over the years has been for nothing. You seem completely unaffected, which is unlike you." The Jiang Hua that Jiang Weiguo knew was not one to let things go so easily.

“Because someone told me that there’s no need to waste time on these kinds of people and things. If I treat these people as enemies, it would make me look so tasteless. You agree, Dad.” Jiang Hua placed the peeled tangerines in front of Jiang Weiguo.

"Did Ye Bai tell you these things?"

Jiang Hua completely ignored Pei Zhan's reaction, "No, it's someone else. He's the fiancé of Madam Bai's daughter. There was only half a song, but he helped me write the other half. I remember... his name is Wen Qian."

Jiang Weiguo's voice immediately rose, "What did you say? He contacted you?"

"What's wrong with you looking for me, Dad? The way you're talking to me makes it sound like you're our family's enemy."

"Does Dad know him?"

Jiang Weiguo paused, his expression hardening. "You can't guard against people with ulterior motives. Anyone who takes the initiative to contact you is someone with ulterior motives. Always be careful in everything you do."

"Is he trying to scam me out of money? Or is he trying to seduce me out of my body? The Bai family doesn't seem to be short of money, and his... fiancée is not bad either." Jiang Hua pulled her hand away from Pei Zhan's and picked up her bag. "I'm tired after walking all day. I'll stay here tonight."

"I'm going upstairs to rest first."

“You’re blocking my way, you country bumpkin.” Jiang Hua kicked him.

Pei Zhan withdrew his foot.

The gloom in Jiang Weiguo's eyes had not yet dissipated.

He... couldn't resist and met with her.

He also concealed his identity.

He even became the Bai family's son-in-law in no time...

Jiang Weiguo didn't know what kind of emotions he should have when facing him.

Pei Zhan: "Chairman Jiang suspects that Wen Qian is Ji Liangchuan?"

"No matter who it is, you and Huahua are already married, and that's an unchangeable fact." Although Jiang Weiguo said this, he was still a little uneasy. After what had happened, she not only didn't get angry, but also seemed indifferent. Jiang Weiguo had never seen Jiang Hua so emotionally stable before.

Others may not know, but surely Jiang Weiguo knows?

Ji Liangchuan returned under a different guise, but his motives were impure.

Jiang Weiguo had watched Huahua grow up from childhood, and he understood the relationship between the two of them better than anyone else.

The only person who could calm Jiang Hua down was Ji Liangchuan.

Huahua has had a bad temper since she was a child and likes to cause trouble everywhere. If anyone makes her angry, as long as Ji Liangchuan steps in, she can quickly quiet down.

Even Jiang Weiguo couldn't do that...

After so many years, they finally met again, but it seems Huahua still doesn't know his identity...

In the study, Jiang Weiguo stood before his wife's portrait, motionless for a long time, until the study door was opened and Wang Qi walked in. He saw that Jiang Weiguo was covered in wet rainwater, and looking out the window, he realized that it had started raining sometime earlier.

Wang Qi stepped forward and placed the things in his hands on the desk next to Jiang Weiguo. "Mr. Wen did not directly admit his identity, but... after so many years of understanding him, I think I can't mistake him for someone else. He is Young Master Liangchuan."

Jiang Weiguo turned around. "He didn't accept it?"

Wang Qi shook his head. "He lives alone in the apartment next to the school near Miss Bai's. When I went there, only he and Miss Bai were there. It would be inconvenient for me to be alone, and I was also afraid of arousing suspicion, so I didn't stay long. After saying what I needed to say, I came back."

"However, he did say that he and the young lady from the Bai family will be getting married soon, and he even gave me a wedding invitation, one for you and one for the young lady. He also said that there is no need to be wary of him, that he... will not harm the young lady, and that he only considers her a friend."

Jiang Weiguo looked at the gold-embossed calligraphy in his hand, and it deeply stung his eyes. Could it be that he had guessed wrong?

Given Liangchuan's feelings for Huahua, he would never fall in love with someone else, much less marry another woman.

Back then, Jiang Weiguo went to great lengths to get him to make the decision to leave.

"No matter how much you learn abroad, as long as you leave for a few years, if Huahua still has you in her heart and hasn't forgotten you, I will personally hand over the Jiang family to you when you come back."

"Sir, are you worried that Young Master Liangchuan will break up Young Master Pei and Miss Pei after he returns?"

Jiang Weiguo sighed and said earnestly, "The reason I don't care about the people around Pei Zhan, or that little girl, is simply because I know that Huahua has also compromised for the sake of the Jiang family. She has no feelings for Pei Zhan at all; it's all for the company. So... she doesn't care about Song Qingran's existence."

"I only turned a blind eye when Pei Zhan brought that little girl to Yulong Bay."

“If Wen Qian is Ji Liangchuan, his appearance will disrupt the current balance, and Hua Hua will do something impulsive because of a single sentence he says.”

“The Jiang family now… can no longer accommodate a fourth person. Over the years… Huahua finally accepted his departure. I have also witnessed her relationship with Pei Zhan. As long as we get to know each other slowly, Huahua will eventually accept Pei Zhan.”

"I don't care what method you use, you must make sure he stops contacting Huahua, and ideally... make him leave the capital as soon as possible."

"You'll go back to where you came from!" Jiang Weiguo said resolutely in an instant.

“What if this Mr. Wen isn’t Young Master Liangchuan? Would it be too much to ask him to leave?”

Jiang Weiguo: "It's not the one in ten thousand that's scary, but the one in ten thousand chance."

The company is thriving, and Pei Zhan has managed it very well. In just a few days, he has secured a cooperation agreement with the Huo family and the investment company that Huo family has financed. The cooperation is still in the early stages and cannot be terminated just like that.

Huahua will eventually forget that Ji Liangchuan exists.

His appearance will only disrupt the current peace.

We should try every possible way to get him to leave...

"Whether it is or not, go find him again tomorrow. Whatever he asks for, the Jiang family will satisfy him, as long as he doesn't appear in front of Huahua again. Otherwise... I have plenty of ways to make him leave."

"Also, keep a close eye on the young lady and make sure she doesn't see that person again..."

"Yes, sir."