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

Jiang Hua wore a simple champagne-colored dress with a fitted waist. The color was elegant and less aggressive. Today, she was only attending as a guest, not the hostess, so she didn't need to dress in a way that would overshadow the host.

Xu Qiulan stepped forward and said, "Young Master Pei hasn't returned yet. He said that once things are over there, he will come to pick you up to go to the engagement banquet together."

Sitting in front of the dressing table, Jiang Hua wore no jewelry except for an old watch and a silver bracelet that matched her dress. She put them on casually. "I'm not waiting for him. The Shen family will be there today. I'll go with Ye Bai. His car will be there soon."

“If he needs a female companion, he’ll look for Song Qingran.”

"Didn't she also receive an invitation from the Bai family?" Song Qingran is now quite famous in Beijing's social circles. She's at the height of her fame, and I'm sure many prominent families are extending olive branches to her.

It seems the young lady still harbors resentment and hasn't let go of it.

“I will convey Miss’s words to Young Master Pei when he returns.” Xu Qiulan then changed the subject and asked, “But there’s something I find strange, Miss… have you made a few friends at school?”

Jiang Hua asked curiously, "How so?"

Xu Qiulan answered truthfully, "A long time ago, I received a phone call asking if I was your... mother." She hesitated for the last two words, her speech slowing and becoming hesitant. Those two words had always been a taboo subject for Jiang Hua in the Jiang family. Jiang Hua lost her mother at a young age, and the reasons behind it... no one dared to mention, for fear of reminding her of unpleasant things.

At first, she thought the other person had mistaken her for someone else, so she didn't pay much attention. But lately, things have become increasingly strange...

Hearing this, Jiang Hua became interested. "Do you know who they are?"

Xu Qiulan shook her head, "She didn't say anything, just that she was your classmate, and then she hung up the phone."

"I recognized the voice; it was a woman, and she wasn't very old. I wondered if the young lady knew her."

"Just recently, I saw them again at Royal Dragon Bay, but they were acting suspiciously at the entrance and never came in."

"However, someone did come over and ask if I worked at Yulong Bay. I told them the truth. When they asked about you, I didn't say anything. I don't know what their purpose was. There are some things I don't dare to say carelessly."

Jiang Hua stood up, walked to the full-length mirror next to the wardrobe, and tidied her hair. "I think I know who it is, Aunt Xu... If they come over and ask again, just say..."

"This...this isn't appropriate, this won't do!...This...this won't work..."

“Aunt Xu, you don’t need to feel guilty. I have my reasons for asking you to do this. You just need to do as I say.”

Thinking about it, it must be Xue Ruyao's group. It seems they wanted to find out her identity and whether she was the daughter of the Jiang Group.

She was kidnapped and abducted when she was young, and her identity was concealed. Her father was also afraid that such a thing would happen again, so he rarely let her appear in front of any media. Apart from some high-level leaders, few people in the school knew Jiang Hua's identity. In her file, when she transferred majors, she happened to fill in Xu Ma's information. It seems that Xue Ruyao's group found her information by some means and thought that she was Xu Ma's daughter.

Jiang Hua also wanted to see what they... were up to!

Things seem to be getting more and more interesting.

Jiang Hua never took them seriously from the beginning. Now that they've actually come to her doorstep and want to have some fun, then she'll play along. It won't be a waste of all the time she's spent following Aunt Xu.

The exhibition was a great success. As it was about to end, Song Qingran went to the lounge to have a drink of water and relax. Just as she entered the lounge, Xue Ruyao and Xiaoyu walked in. "Qingran, didn't you feel that something was wrong with what happened today?"

Song Qingran sat down in her chair and rubbed her aching calves from standing all day. "What's wrong? Was there something wrong with my speech?"

"Your Mr. Pei isn't here today, and neither is Chairman Jiang... How could they be absent from today's exhibition, which is so important to you?"

Song Qingran thought they were talking about something, so she paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "She didn't come... she must have her own things to do. Besides, President Jiang and the others probably wanted to see Senior Jiang. If she were here, they... wouldn't have missed it. I'm just temporarily helping her out and holding this position for her. Someone personally recommended by Grandpa Jiang is definitely not bad."

"This position of vice president should have rightfully belonged to her..."

"Qingran, please don't say that. The association's success is all thanks to your efforts. Without you, let alone the association, we might not even be able to meet a big shot like Chairman Jiang, even if we worked hard our whole lives. You are definitely our lucky star." Xiaoyu sat down next to her and affectionately took her arm.

"This vice president position was appointed to you by President Jiang. Just sit here and do your best. If anyone dares to remove you from this position, none of us will stand up for you. Wherever you are, we will be there."

Xue Ruyao also said irritably, "That's right, I think Jiang Hua's abilities are nothing but a facade. She only got away with it because of the Shen family's help. That's why President Jiang was fooled into thinking that Jiang Hua really had any skills. If she really had any skills, wouldn't it all be because of the materials the school gave her? If she were really that good, she wouldn't need to watch these instructional videos. You all saw how Jiang Hua embarrassed herself at Qianqiu Manor. President Jiang didn't give her any face at all and rejected her application in public."

"Now that her tricks have been exposed, how can she still have the face to stay in school? Even her classroom has been given to us. What can she do all by herself!"

Song Qingran: "Ayao, don't say that."

Xiaoyu: "But speaking of which, have you guys noticed that Jiang Hua looks a lot like Mrs. Jiang in the USB video? ...Could it be that we made a mistake at first? Is Jiang Hua really the eldest daughter of the Jiang Group?"

Xue Ruyao said firmly, "It's absolutely impossible. I've investigated it. Jiang Hua has had plastic surgery."

"What?" Two voices rang out in unison.

"Do you guys remember Du Lili, the girl in our class who owns a chain of plastic surgery clinics? She found out that Jiang Hua had a lot of procedures done at the clinic a year ago, and she sent me screenshots of them. And before that... didn't someone else say that the eldest daughter of the Jiang Group is currently on her honeymoon abroad with her husband? How could it be her? When Jiang Hua was being so seductive and flirting with Mr. Pei, her eyes were practically glued to him, practically glued to him."

“If you still don’t believe me, I’ll call Jiang Hua’s mother, who’s working as a nanny for someone else, and I’ll find out.”

Xue Ruyao acted immediately, taking out her phone and dialing a number saved in her contacts…