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

Xia He, who was on her way to pick up Song Qingran for the banquet, saw the same person and a hint of suppressed joy and surprise flashed in her eyes. But when she saw the girl in front of him, she felt that it was all reasonable.

Upon seeing the person who had arrived, everyone turned to look. Xia He walked to Song Qingran's side and pulled her behind her, saying, "Don't be afraid, Auntie will support you."

A bodyguard handed Zuo Xiangnan a prepared briefcase containing jewelry, which was a congratulatory gift to be sent to the Bai family later.

Pei Zhan didn't make much of a move when he saw the person who came, but Zuo Xiangnan understood his meaning and stepped forward to explain, "No matter how you came in, I think the sign outside has already made it very clear that taking pictures is not allowed without permission. This involves the privacy of the Jiang family and King Group's jewelry that has not yet been released, and such behavior will cause serious economic losses and brand damage to the relevant companies. As a student of Imperial University, don't you understand this?"

"If this gets leaked, you'll be facing legal letters from both groups. If it ruins your future, I don't think it's worth it."

"I don't need to tell you what to do next."

Du Yunyun hadn't considered the consequences at all. She quickly backed down and said, "What's so great about it? I was just looking. If you want me to delete it, I'll delete the photos."

"You think deleting the photos is enough?" Xia He immediately added, "You were just being hurtful with your words, shouldn't you apologize to Qingran?"

Du Yunyun: "Apologize? Madam, are you alright? This is between her and me, what does it have to do with you? Let me tell you... I advise you not to meddle in other people's business."

"What's all the noise about?" Just then, Shen Bao'er's voice rang out.

Du Yunyun: "Sister Bao'er?"

Shen Bao'er received a message from Hua Hua on the way, saying that Uncle Jiang planned to give her favorite set of jewelry to the Bai family as a congratulatory gift, so she immediately rushed over to intercept it.

No, no matter who gets married, you can't take it with you; it's hers…

She spotted the suitcase Zuo Xiangnan was carrying at a glance, and immediately snatched it from his hands, saying, "This was given to me by Uncle Jiang, give it to me."

"Miss Chen, you..."

Shen Bao'er rolled her eyes at Zuo Xiangnan, "What do you mean 'you'? The Jiang family's things are my things. I said they're mine, so they're mine..." As she spoke, she hugged the box in her hands even tighter, even though it was a bit heavy.

"And you, you country bumpkin, you bumpkin..." Shen Bao'er looked at Pei Zhan, who was also present, with disgust, sizing him up from head to toe, as well as the unfamiliar woman standing in front of Song Qingran. "You, and you... what do you want to do? So many people, are you trying to bully my people?"

Du Yunyun complained to Shen Bao'er, "Sister Bao'er, you asked me to come to the exhibition to find a suitable set of jewelry, take photos for you, and send them to the Bai family... Who knew that these people not only tried to steal my phone, but also said they would sue me."

"Sue you? Is that even possible? Who said filming is forbidden?" Shen Bao'er's eyes immediately locked onto Pei Zhan. "Pei Zhan, don't you know who you're relying on? How dare you bully my people? Believe me or not, I'll tell Uncle Jiang?"

Xia He had been in the capital for so long and had heard that the Shen and Jiang families had a good relationship. However, the daughter raised by the Jiang family was talentless, immoral, and ill-mannered. She was just like the eldest daughter of the Shen family, lacking any sense of propriety. Xia He frowned deeply.

Zuo Xiangnan: "Miss Chen, please return what you have in your hand. Even Chairman Jiang cannot take jewelry from a jewelry exhibition at will."

Shen Bao'er: "Who do you think you are, daring to talk to me? I took it, so what? What can you do about it?"

"Wasn't what I just said clear enough?"

"Should I... call and tell Uncle Jiang?"

All the jewelry displayed by the Jiang family this time is from their private collection and does not belong to the company. To put it bluntly, all the jewelry displayed now will belong to Jiang Hua in the future. Bao'er and Jiang Hua have a very close relationship. Even if she wanted a set, Jiang Hua would not refuse her. Even if she took them all, Jiang Hua would not say a word.

"The Shen family is a prominent family in the capital, how could they have raised someone as ill-mannered as you?"

"You old hag, who are you calling rude? Say it again!" Shen Bao'er had a fiery temper, and she stepped forward to make a move.

Pei Zhan stood in the middle of the standoff between the two sides, saying, "The venue is monitored and recorded. I wouldn't mind letting Mayor Shen take a look later."

“You…” Shen Bao’er was immediately hit where it hurt, and her anger was instantly extinguished.

Looking at Pei Zhan's eyes, they didn't seem fierce, but his words did... she was genuinely afraid of her brother.

"Miss Shen has obtained Chairman Jiang's permission to take it away, and no one will stop her. However, the items you possess are quite valuable, so it's best to be careful not to lose them."

"Xiang Nan, have the bodyguards escort Miss Shen back later."

Zuo Xiangnan: "Yes, President Pei."

Shen Bao'er: "You country bumpkin, you really know how to behave. I know you like Huahua, but it's no use. Huahua will only be my sister-in-law."

What…what? Xia He’s eyes flickered slightly, somewhat incredulous, even unable to believe what Shen Bao’er was saying. How could A Zhan fall in love with her?

"Forget it, I'm magnanimous and won't hold it against you for what happened today."

Shen Bao'er had no intention of continuing to entangle with them; she still had to rush to attend the engagement banquet.

What started as a heated argument turned out to be a misunderstanding. Shen Bao'er not only took away any set of valuable jewelry from the exhibition, but also took another set before leaving.

Everyone felt a mix of emotions. Shen Bao'er's arrival had inadvertently proven them wrong, leaving them with nothing but envy.

As Du Yunyun left with Shen Bao'er, she couldn't help but give Xue Ruyao a provocative look.

But with so many people present, they couldn't do anything about it.

The person who had just argued with Du Yunyun spoke up timidly, "...She didn't explain the situation clearly. I...I thought she deliberately came to take pictures to cause trouble for us. Otherwise, we wouldn't have made such a commotion."

"I'm...I'm sorry, I didn't ask clearly."

Du Yunyun did come here wanting to broaden her horizons, but she received a message from Shen Bao'er halfway there, which is why she took out her phone to take pictures and that's how this happened.

"No one blames you for this. You did a great job. It was someone who abused their power and did whatever they wanted without any regard for rules. You don't need to feel guilty," Xia He comforted her.

Song Qingran: "Yes, no one will blame you."

"Alright, everyone, go back to what you're doing."

After he finished speaking, the people around him quickly dispersed.

Suddenly, Xia He spoke cautiously to Pei Zhan, her eyes filled with longing. Upon seeing him, her voice trembled slightly. She wondered how long it would take before she and her son could reunite and allow him to return to the Huo family. That way, no one would dare to look down on him anymore. As his mother, she couldn't imagine how much pain Shen Bao'er had caused her with those words of humiliation.

"You...are you also going to the First City Under Heaven? We're on our way there too, I wonder...would it be convenient for us to go together?"

Sitting in her car, Shen Bao'er took a picture of the stolen jewelry for Jiang Hua, then sent her a message: "Waaah, Hua Hua. I almost got taken away. You promised this set would be my dowry, you can't not give it to me."

Sitting in the car, Jiang Hua saw the message Bao'er sent, along with the emojis following the text. Recalling Bao'er's expressions, she smiled slightly and said, "Okay, here you go."

Bao'er was the only person who reached out to her when she was dying, crying and begging her to live.

Thinking that the person she had never spoken to in her past life was now the only friend who truly cared for her, Jiang Hua felt a sudden, inexplicable pain in her heart.

"What's wrong?" Shen Yebai looked at her, smiling brightly and beautifully.

Jiang Hua put down her phone. "I asked Bao'er to go get the set of jewelry she wanted."

Shen Yebai: "You shouldn't spoil her."

Jiang Hua disagreed, saying, "Since we're going to give it away anyway, we might as well give it to Bao'er. We can give it to someone else as a congratulatory gift."

"No need, the Shen family has already sent their congratulatory gift along with the Jiang family's."

Jiang Hua: "When did this happen? How come I didn't know?"

Shen Yebai smiled faintly, remaining silent.

We will wait until we reach the number one city in the world.

Almost all the guests have arrived.

When Jiang Hua entered the factory arm in arm with Shen Yebai, many eyes fell on them, making them the dazzling focus of attention.

Among the crowd, while others raised their glasses and drank, Jiang Weiguo could only drink plain water, using it as a substitute for alcohol. A business associate who had previously dealt with Jiang Weiguo teased him, saying, "A perfect match, Mr. Jiang."

To outsiders, the marriage between the Shen and Jiang families seemed like a foregone conclusion, but only the two families knew the truth. Huahua couldn't become the matriarch of the Shen family, firstly because of her health, and secondly because the Jiang family wasn't powerful enough to be the Shen family's marriage partner. The Shen family's power in the capital was deeply entrenched; their centuries-old legacy would only be secured through marriage with the equally powerful Mu family to stabilize their fortunes.

Therefore... it was destined to be impossible for them.

Jiang Hua immediately spotted her father and several other somewhat familiar uncles and elders, chatting and laughing. She released Shen Yebai's arm and took the wine glass from Jiang Weiguo's hand. Everyone was taken aback by Jiang Hua's actions, but then Jiang Hua smelled the glass—it was colorless and odorless—and handed it back to him, saying, "I'll keep an eye on you, make sure you don't sneak a drink again."

This remark made everyone around him laugh.

"Old Jiang, it's better to have a daughter. She knows how to take care of people. My unfilial son is always causing trouble for me. I'm so old and I still have to clean up his messes."

The speaker was the CEO of the largest winery in the capital city, a leading enterprise in the domestic and international wine industry. Jiang Hua did indeed remember the rebellious son he was talking about. He was a scion of a wealthy family who did nothing right. The Qin family winery was a late bloomer. They made money, but their moral character was not good. They did a lot of inhuman things.

Jiang Hua looked down on this kind of person in any situation, and she pulled Jiang Weiguo away directly.

"Huahua, what are you doing? Excuse me, everyone."

Jiang Hua said, "Dad, you should avoid dealing with these cunning and ruthless people. You're not managing the company anymore, so don't use those social niceties. If you treat them nicely, they might go around spreading rumors that we have a relationship with them. Who knows what those people might do, taking advantage of our connection with the Shen family?"

"Qin Tiande is a scoundrel, and so is his son."

"You, you really dare to say anything in front of so many people."

Why didn't Pei Zhan come with you?

Disappointing.

"Dad, if it really doesn't work out, you two can make it work. What do you need me for? In the first place... you might as well have adopted him as your son."

Believe it or not, Jiang Weiguo once mentioned wanting to adopt Pei Zhan as his son and personally train him, but Pei Zhan refused.

Later, he had no choice but to arrange his marriage with Huahua.

"Hmm...you know what, I did have that plan back then, but...they refused."

Jiang Hua: "..."

Silence and speechlessness.

Before she could say anything, there was a loud crash. The waiter, carrying a tray, spilled red wine on Jiang Hua's dress. "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry... Miss Jiang, I didn't mean to, I'm really sorry."

"Let me take you downstairs to handle this first."

"Don't worry, it will only take a few minutes. We will clean the wine stains off your skirt for you very quickly."

Shen Yebai's gaze unconsciously drifted to the seat beside him. The gentle, graceful woman before him was none other than Mu Shiyue, the daughter of the Mu family.

When Jiang Hua passed by Shen Yebai, she did not disturb them. She even intentionally or unintentionally avoided their conversation.

The rumors of a marriage alliance between the Shen and Mu families indicate that both families are genuinely interested in reaching an agreement. Although the Mu family is not as powerful as the Shen family, their political standing and connections are not to be underestimated. Moreover, looking around, there is no other family that could be a more suitable marriage partner for the Shen family than the Mu family. They are a perfect match.

When Jiang Hua was led upstairs to the banquet hall, the sixth floor was a sky garden. The entire building had been booked by the Bai family today, so there was no one on the sixth floor except for the lights that were on.

"Miss Jiang, we can only find one dress here for now. If you don't mind, please change into this one first. We will send it to you as soon as it is cleaned up."

Jiang Hua had no choice but to change her clothes temporarily, put them in a bag, and hand them to him.

Stepping out of the restroom, I found it quiet and decided to sit down somewhere. I took out my phone and sat in a quiet corner, playing on it.

It wasn't until she was on the huge balcony outside the rooftop garden that Jiang Hua caught a glimpse of that figure out of the corner of her eye. He was sitting in front of the stone chair, gazing up at the dark night sky... For some reason, facing that unfamiliar profile, she felt an inexplicable unease and restlessness in her heart.

Jiang Hua rarely felt this sense of familiarity with others.

She called out, "Ji Liangchuan!"