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

That was the last sound, and then there was silence.

After finishing their meal, Jiang Hua followed Shen Yebai to the theater.

However, in the private room next to theirs, Bai Rui hadn't expected Jiang Hua to be there. If she had known, she probably wouldn't have brought him here. Hearing these words, Bai Rui's eyes seemed to show fear of losing something. Looking at the man beside her, she said, "Liang Chuan, you still have a chance to reconcile and be together."

"If you're willing, while she's still not far away, you still have a chance to tell her you're alive and that you can be like you used to be."

Jiang Hua had just left, and before she could finish speaking, someone pushed open the door.

Kagel was accompanied by a group of bodyguards, who quickly surrounded the private room.

Bai Rui: "What do you want to do?"

Kagel did not leave Bai Rui, but instead turned his gaze to the man beside her. "After so many days, Young Master Ji should have figured it out by now. The person you know is the heir of the Huo family, and... Miss Jiang will also be the future young mistress of the Huo family."

"Young Master said that past events can be forgiven, but the condition is very simple: Young Master Ji must leave the capital city and promise never to appear in front of Young Madam again."

"The Huo family will help you have the grandest wedding ever."

"Your sudden appearance back then was just to see how the young mistress was doing. As you can see, she's been doing just fine without you all these years, and the young master and young mistress wouldn't have divorced. If you hadn't interfered back then, the young master and young mistress wouldn't have been separated for so many years, causing so many misunderstandings."

"If we really get to the bottom of this, I think what the young mistress wants is... those six months of darkness that she spent with back then."

"And you are just a thief who took advantage of the situation and stole the young master's position next to the young mistress."

"A wise man submits to circumstances, and I understand that principle to you. Let me give you a piece of advice: the young mistress's feelings for you are nothing more than this. When she truly learns the truth, she will probably have no feelings for you whatsoever."

"Young Master has already arranged your engagement banquet with Miss Bai. It will be held in the First City Under Heaven. Many people will be there to witness your engagement banquet. However, before that... you two must first become a legally married couple."

Tomorrow is the start of the Imperial University's jewelry exhibition, and Pei Zhan will bring Jiang Hua to attend. However... a thousand miles away in the Xiaojin Cave, a temporary, luxurious, and grand engagement banquet is being held in secret.

Given the Huo family's influence in the capital, it wouldn't be difficult for them to send more people and set up the engagement banquet venue in a single day. After all, money can do anything in the capital, and it's just an engagement banquet after all.

"Don't worry, I will definitely attend your engagement banquet with Miss Bai on time. No matter where I am or how busy I am, I will definitely go to witness it in person."

These were the words Jiang Hua said to him when they were chatting in the back mountain.

Staff from the Civil Affairs Bureau in Beijing stepped forward and sat down to prepare for their work; they also offer door-to-door services.

"it is good."

A few minutes later.

Two red marriage certificates were stamped in front of everyone.

The staff member said, "Congratulations to the two of you on your marriage! May you grow old together in happiness."

Having finished these tasks, Kagel had also completed his mission.

"Young Master Ji, the Huo family's congratulatory gift will definitely be delivered to the First City of the World tomorrow. Congratulations."

After everyone had left, Bai Rui felt that everything had happened too fast. She cautiously watched his reaction, but he remained silent, seemingly lost in thought.

Over the years of spending every day together, Bai Rui had long since fallen in love with him. Even though she knew that he had someone else in his heart, she could never control her heart. She didn't care about his past or who the person he loved was. She just wanted to stay by his side and let things continue like this.

But Bai Rui understood that no matter how well she did, it couldn't compare to the person in his heart.

The person he loved was always her…

Even so, she was happy to do it.

The fragrance is outside.

Kagel reported, "Young Master, the task you assigned has been completed."

"Well done." Pei Zhan, who had just left the jewelry exhibition, sat in his car with his legs crossed, calmly answering the phone.

"However, I saw the young mistress and the eldest son of the Shen family leave together in a car."

"Yes, I know. It's alright, I'll prepare one tomorrow and send it to the Bai family as a congratulatory gift."

Pei Zhan did not stop Huahua from seeing Shen Yebai, but he knew that it was impossible for them to be together. The Shen Yebai family's century-old foundation required family marriages to stabilize the family's foundation. Even for a powerful family like the Jiang family, which could be replaced at any time, only in this way could the Shen family remain deeply rooted in the capital for generations and remain unshakable. The Shen family had never made an exception to marry someone who brought no benefit to the family.

He understands this, and Huahua... surely understands it too.

Shen Yebai could not give her a legitimate identity.

Hua Hua has always been assertive and aloof; she would never fawn over someone below her.

She can have normal interpersonal relationships, and even if Shen Yebai has feelings for Jiang Hua, he can only restrain himself...

Kagel: "Yes."

A few days before the engagement banquet, the news was told to Bai Wenjing. Madam Bai was caught off guard by this. "So eager? But tomorrow, Qingran is holding a jewelry exhibition at school. Your Aunt Xia and I have already agreed to go and take a look together."

"Besides, why would you suddenly decide to change the time out of the blue?"

"Has something happened?" Bai Wenjing asked worriedly.

Bai Rui glanced at the person beside her, turned around, and smiled faintly. "It's my fault. The Golden Hall sent me an invitation to join their orchestra. I was thinking of finishing the engagement banquet as soon as possible, taking care of our own things first, and then having the wedding banquet later. I asked Wen Qian, and he had no objections."

"I see! What time is it tomorrow? If I start preparing now, I'm afraid I won't have enough time."

Bai Rui: "There's enough time. It's like a regular family dinner, where everyone can have a meal together."

"Alright. This is your own marriage, so you can make the decision yourself."

Fortunately, the jewelry exhibition is in the morning tomorrow, so Qingran should be able to attend the banquet in the evening.

She spent the morning with Shen Yebai, and in the afternoon... when Shen Bao'er came to her, she dragged her shopping for the whole afternoon.

She originally wanted to go back, but Bao'er clung to her tightly, insisting on holding her back. "Huahua, you can't be biased. You have to stay with your brother, but you also have to stay with me, otherwise I won't let go."

When Jiang Hua returned home, she was wearing high heels, and her heels were almost scraped raw. Bao'er was acting strangely today. She wondered if she was in a relationship. None of the items she bought were for herself. In the end, she even picked out a men's watch.

In her past life, Bao'er's marriage was not happy. I don't know if it was related to this man. Bao'er had a bad temper and looked prickly, but she was pure and innocent. She couldn't tell whether people were good or bad.

As soon as she turned around, Jiang Hua was startled by the man standing behind her and almost bumped into him: "You appear out of nowhere, don't you know how to say something?"

Pei Zhan naturally stepped forward and took the bag from her hand, saying, "Sorry, I'll be more careful next time." He called out, but she seemed lost in thought.

Jiang Hua, annoyed, put on her slippers and pushed him away, saying, "Get lost."

“You throw a tantrum as soon as you get back. I don’t know who else but Pei Zhan can put up with you,” Jiang Weiguo said from the side.

Jiang Hua didn't care at all what Pei Zhan was thinking. She only cared about herself. As for what she would say to him when she saw him, it was all up to her own happiness. "If you don't want to hear the unpleasant words, then get out of the Jiang family. Who told him to stay?"

"He can go to many places, and he has legs on his body. How can I stop him?"

Her temper was exactly the same as her mother's when she was young. Seeing Pei Zhan was like seeing her younger self, submissive and obedient.

"Dinner will be served soon."

Jiang Hua was a little tired, so she went upstairs. "Bao'er and I have already eaten." After shopping for most of the mall, her legs were a little sore. Jiang Hua usually stayed at home and rarely went out. She had never shopped for three or four hours like today.

Normally, Jiang Hua rarely opens group chats, but occasionally something happens in the circle, and there's a lot of discussion about it in the group. The main reason is that Bao'er is acting really strangely today, so Jiang Hua has to pay attention...

She took off her earrings, opened the muted group chat, and overheard them discussing, "I really don't know what Bao'er likes about this poor guy. He looks so shabby. I saw him playing basketball the other day, and his shoe fell off. You could see his socks were patched. My god, what era are we living in? Can't he even afford a pair of socks?"

"Yeah, isn't Shen Bulu from the computer science department next door amazing? Last year, he broke the world record for the fastest e-sports competition, and he's a Grand Slam winner. Plus, he's the son of a listed company."

"Shen Bulu? Forget it. Shen Bulu would probably mess with Shen Bao'er's brain to death. He's changed so many girlfriends, and the woman by his side changes every three days. Besides... Bao'er's brother isn't someone to be trifled with either. How could my idol allow Bao'er to be with someone like that? Who would dare to mess with the Shen family?"

Jiang Hua picked up her phone and asked in the group chat, "What's the name of the person Bao'er is pursuing?"

Just then, the door to the room was pushed open, and Pei Zhan walked in from outside.

"Who let you in?"

"go out."

Jiang Hua's fierce tone had no effect on him. It was mainly because she couldn't withstand the shamelessness of some people. Pei Zhan took off his suit jacket, revealing a black shirt underneath. He still smelled of alcohol. Jiang Hua was still in shock when he suddenly picked up Jiang Hua, who was sitting in front of the dressing table. She hadn't reacted yet, but she was still a little shocked. This dirty thing, Pei Zhan, actually dared to touch her!

When Jiang Hua came to her senses, Pei Zhan had already carried her to the bedside and put her down. He then grabbed her ankle and placed it on his lap. Jiang Hua quietly watched his unusual movements, wondering what he was planning to do. But to her surprise, he started massaging her calves...

I thought he was thinking or doing something...

"Give me my phone."

Pei Zhan got up and did as he was told. Seeing how obedient he was, like a dog, Jiang Hua was disgusted by his actions. He had come upstairs to find her just to massage her legs.

Not sick?

Enjoying the massage, Jiang Hua simply put herself in the shoes of a regular customer, while Pei Zhan was the technician providing those services…

"The Bai family will hold an engagement banquet in the First City Under Heaven tomorrow."

Jiang Hua casually glanced at the messages in the group chat that someone had replied to her.

The other party: You didn't even know that? Duan Qingfeng.

Below that sentence, someone added a reminder: "Um... pay attention, the person upstairs seems to be from the Jiang Group."

The group chat, which was originally bustling with activity, suddenly became as still as a stagnant pool.

Jiang Hua casually sent a red envelope containing 50,000 yuan.

The quiet group chat immediately became lively again.

Only then did she hear Pei Zhan's voice. She looked up at him and said, "So soon? Isn't there still a few days left?"

"Well, the time has changed at the last minute, so I wanted to ask what you think. Are you going to the engagement party tomorrow, or to the exhibition at school?"

That's an interesting question.

Jiang Hua put away her phone, tilted her head, and looked at him with a half-smile. "Ask me what I think? You go your way, I'll go mine. I don't think there's a conflict. You're not going to Imperial University to support Song Qingran and give her face, but you're coming with me to a meaningless engagement party?"

“However, I’ll most likely be attending with Ye Bai tomorrow, as his date. You…” Jiang Hua patted his face provocatively, pausing to say each word clearly, “Go find whoever you need to go find.”

Just as Jiang Hua was about to withdraw her hand, Pei Zhan grabbed it. "What Shen Yebai can help you with, I can help you with too."

"Do you remember the founder of Qianhua Century? She also wanted to join your association and asked me if she could become a member." Jiang Hua listened to him while looking at him, and put the ring that had been returned to her back on her ring finger. She wanted to refuse, but he was stronger than her, and she could only watch helplessly as he put it on.

"You really have a wide network of connections; you can contact all sorts of people."

Pei Zhan held her hand. "Shen Yebai has secured the qualification for Mrs. Pei to establish an international association. As Mrs. Pei's husband, I have to do something. The most important thing for all members who can join the association is not to cause trouble for Mrs. Pei."

Such sweet words and affectionate gazes were indeed captivating, especially with his face... However, in her past life, what Jiang Hua saw on his face was more impatience and cold indifference in his eyes. Thinking back to how she used to treat Song Qingran in the same way, that thorn... grew deeper and deeper in her heart.

Jiang Hua shifted her gaze from his deep and affectionate eyes, saying calmly, "We'll talk about it when we meet."

Pei Zhan: "Okay."

Jiang Hua couldn't possibly refuse the connections that were offered to her.

The next day.

The jewelry exhibition at Teito University went very well, and all the members who were supposed to attend were there, but... the two who were supposed to show up were not.

The last two to arrive were an assistant and Jiang Huai's secretary...

Today's exhibition is not open to the public, but thanks to connections, quite a few people have come, including some scions of prominent families and wealthy ladies. Photography with any equipment is prohibited inside. Song Qingran is the main speaker, giving an explanation…

The number one city under heaven.

The Jiang family was also invited. Even Jiang Weiguo, who never left his home, brought Jiang Hua to attend this lavish engagement banquet. The Jiang family brought out all their treasured jewelry as a wedding gift.

Jiang Hua didn't really care, but she was worried that Bao'er would be unhappy. The set her father gave her was one that Bao'er had wanted for a long time...