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

“Every lie will eventually be exposed. Besides, I’m not blind. From the moment she got out of the car, her eyes were fixed on you. She tried to win you over by force before, but when that failed, she tried to win your heart. Song Qingran… has completely fallen in love with you. And now… she’s still trying to have her cake and eat it too?”

Jiang Hua felt uncomfortable being held by him. The deep voice above her said, "Everything I have is in your hands, Hua Hua. I will not divorce you."

Jiang Hua is not one to accept her fate. She won't get a divorce, but that doesn't mean she'll stay in the capital. She's said that she'll leave sooner or later, and after she leaves, she and Song Qingran will naturally get married.

It was only a matter of time before they got together.

"Why should I divorce you? You still have value to the Jiang family."

But that's about it.

"If you still can't tell your place, I don't mind saying something even harsher so you can realize that no matter how successful or unattainable you are in other people's eyes, you are worthless in my eyes."

"I've already said, we'll each do our own thing. Your explanations are all unnecessary to me."

"How long are you going to hold me? Let go of me."

The car did break down; Pei Zhan was not lying. No matter how he tries to explain now, it's futile.

After he let go, Jiang Hua turned and left. She happened to run into Shen Yebai and Mu Shiyue chatting alone in the corridor. They seemed to be having a good time. Hearing the commotion, Shen Yebai looked over and saw Jiang Hua walking out of the emergency exit, her expression angry…

Ignoring the people around her, Jiang Hua walked to the elevator, pressed the button, and was about to leave when the elevator doors opened. Pei Zhan picked her up with one hand, carried her into the elevator, and pressed the button for the underground parking garage with his other hand.

"Pei Zhan, get your filthy hands off me."

The two's argument stopped abruptly the moment the elevator doors closed.

Mu Shiyue never expected to witness this farce. "She must be the eldest daughter of the Jiang family. Just as rumored, she is beautiful and charming, and her personality is also unrestrained and free."

Seeing that the man in front of her was not on her mind, Mu Shiyue did not press the matter further. She was a sensible person who knew when to advance and retreat. She smiled faintly and said, "Today's meeting was arranged by my parents. Mr. Shen is a man of outstanding talent and promising future, a prodigy. The Mu family is not worthy of him. Mr. Shen, rest assured, I will cooperate in any situation where it is necessary to put on an act."

"unnecessary."

He left without showing any mercy, uttering only three words.

Mu Shiyue had just tested him. As long as she got within three steps of him, he would take the initiative to retreat and avoid danger. She was very clever and could see through his thoughts. The moment that Miss Jiang appeared, his mind was no longer on her. In fact, from beginning to end, his gaze never fell on her.

Shen Yebai left, but the fresh, bamboo-like fragrance lingered on him until a pretty girl ran up from the shadows, asking, "Sister, how is it?"

Does Mr. Shen have feelings for you?

Mu Shiyue shook her head, a hint of sadness in her eyes. "If he doesn't want to, no one can force him."

"How can that be? If he doesn't agree to the marriage alliance, Grandpa will marry you off to that纨绔子弟 (playboy) from the Qi family. He's a womanizer, and if you marry him, you might suffer."

Mu Shiyue: "Even so, that is my destiny."

"He has no right to help me."

"Let's go back."

"But sister, haven't you always..."

"Alright, Nannan, stop talking. He has someone else in his heart, and we can't force him. Let's just keep it a secret and bury it in our hearts forever, that's fine..."

However, at this moment, after the engagement ceremony was over, Bai Wenjing suddenly brought Song Qingran onto the stage. Just as everyone was wondering, she announced to everyone, "Today is not only the day of my daughter Bai Rui's engagement, but also, coincidentally, I would like to introduce to you this... Song Qingran, who is my adopted goddaughter, Bai Wenjing."

"Qingran is still young and studying at Imperial University. We hope that everyone will continue to support her in the future. No matter what happens, the Bai family will always remember her."

In the blink of an eye, Bai Wenjing held the microphone and fixed her gaze on Jiang Weiguo sitting below the stage. "Chairman Jiang, Qingran is currently working at Jiang's. If she did anything wrong before, I hope you will forgive her mistakes."

Jiang Weiguo's expression remained unchanged, and he simply laughed it off, saying, "Madam Bai, you're exaggerating. Pei Zhan is now in charge of all company matters. If there's anything, Madam Bai, please feel free to consult him."

"It's getting late. If we don't go back soon, my daughter will be looking for us."

Jiang Weiguo also witnessed the marriage. After the ceremony, he got up and left. He considered it as something he should do as his adoptive father after so many years of witnessing his engagement and marriage.

After leaving the venue, Jiang Weiguo's expression was not very good, because no one expected that Bai Wenjing would take Song Qingran as her adopted daughter. As a result, Song Qingran's dismissal from the company... it seems that her words were also directed at him.

Wang Qi followed behind Jiang Weiguo, saying, "Sir, there's no need to worry. Madam Bai will handle things on her own."

"They're probably not easy to deal with!" Jiang Weiguo said as he walked, his tone earnest.

"The Bai family's connections are no less than the Shen family's. The ladies of various families are all on good terms with Madam Bai. Many of Jiang's key clients have intricate relationships with the Bai family. Jiang's family has only reached a financing cooperation with Huo's family, but Huo's family also has King Group, which is a competitor of Jiang's family. If this matter happens... Jiang's family will lose a lot of important clients. I need to go back and talk to Pei Zhan about this matter."

Bai Wenjing is obsessed with jewelry, but the latest batch of jewelry from the Jiang family was all provided by the Jiang family, and most of them were worth tens of millions or millions... Bai Wenjing didn't even bother to look at them.

Bai Wenjing holds a certain status and influence among the many wealthy women in Beijing's social circles. Given her reputation, if other socialites and wealthy women from high society were to get involved, it wouldn't be as simple as just losing one of Bai's clients.

Where is Pei Zhan?

Wang Qi said, "Since the banquet started, I haven't seen Miss Pei and Young Master Pei appear. They should be together."

Jiang Weiguo: "Go back immediately."

She didn't believe some of what he said, and no amount of explanation would help. Pei Zhan picked up Jiang Hua and put her in the passenger seat. Afraid that she would run away, he closed the car door.

"Pei Zhan! What the hell are you doing?!"

After doing all this, he walked around the front of the car to the driver's seat and turned on the car's video system. He played all the footage, including the dashcam and the in-car audio recordings, so she could see it with her own eyes.

"Who wants to see your sweet talk? You can enjoy it yourself at home, instead of disgusting others."

She tried to run away, but Pei Zhan grabbed Jiang Hua's wrist and pulled her back to his side. In the cramped space, he made her sit on his lap. "Since Mrs. Pei won't listen to a word I say, why don't you see for yourself?"

The dashcam footage showed that after the car left the school, he didn't take Song Qingran with him. However, the route he took seemed to be heading back to Yulong Bay to pick her up. Finally, Zuo Xiangnan said, "President Pei, should you call back to Yulong Bay? Maybe Miss has already left."

Pei Zhan made a phone call, and Xu Ma answered, telling him that Jiang Hua had indeed passed away.

Everything went smoothly until the car turned around and headed towards the First City Under Heaven. There was a car parked on the side of the road... And then, just as Pei Zhan had said, Xia He and Song Qingran's car did indeed have a problem. The driver stopped Pei Zhan's car and let them get in.

In the final recording inside the car, Xia He kept trying to strike up a conversation with Pei Zhan, but he only gave perfunctory responses.

"Want to hear more?"

Jiang Hua's hand was held behind her back with one hand. Her slender wrist was firmly grasped by him, with a strength that was neither too light nor too heavy, yet impossible for her to break free.

"Why don't you let me see what you've been doing with Song Qingran all these years, all the things you've been doing together?"

Jiang Hua spoke lightly, her gaze fixed on his deep eyes, as if afraid of missing a single emotion revealed in them.

"Why are you so quiet? Keep talking..."

"Don't you like to explain?"

"Let anyone hear about your affairs. In all these years you've spent alone together in the villa, who would believe you're innocent?"

Even if I believe that you and Song Qingran didn't do anything, can you guarantee that you never had feelings for Song Qingran from beginning to end?

A glint slowly formed in the man's eyes. Jiang Hua felt a sense of familiarity with his gaze, which was exactly the same as when she asked him if he had any other women three years after their marriage in her previous life.

"Didn't you want to know why I love Ji Liangchuan? Because he's pure, purer than you. I believe that even if he leaves, there won't be another woman by his side. He won't be as hypocritical as he is with you. His love is purer than anyone else's!"

This sentence seemed to be said specifically to provoke him.

Unexpectedly, he seemed to be provoked, his eyes instantly turning into a mixture of forbearance and ferocity. He ran his other hand through her hair, forcing her to lower her head. The man tilted his head back, his sexy Adam's apple bobbing up and down, and sealed her lips with his. Jiang Hua was completely passive, the silver buttons on the black suit cuffs gleaming coldly.

The banquet ended at 8:30 p.m., and people gradually left the parking lot, but the car was still there.

Hearing the arguing, no one dared to step forward. To outsiders, it sounded more like flirting than an argument.

When they returned to Yulong Bay, Pei Zhan's face and neck were covered in scratches, and he was in no good shape. No matter how hard the attack was, the man didn't retaliate and took it all.

Xu Qiulan had prepared a table full of dishes, as if she had been waiting for them on purpose. Seeing the two approaching with unease, she greeted them, "Young Miss." Upon seeing Pei Zhan, she was startled again, "My God, Young Master Pei, your face..."

"It's nothing, I was just scratched by a stray cat."

"You're the animal."

When Jiang Weiguo heard the two of them return, cursing and swearing, he stood up from the sofa. "Why are you arguing again?"

"Seeing that you didn't show up at the banquet and never eat, I asked Xu Ma to cook a table full of your favorite dishes."

Pei Zhan stepped forward and pulled out a chair for her. Jiang Hua plopped down and said, "Get the hell away from me." Pei Zhan then sat down opposite Jiang Hua.

Jiang Weiguo sat in the main seat, carefully observing Jiang Hua. He noticed the unusual appearance between her lips and understood without saying a word. "Young people are hot-tempered, and I can understand that. But you are always getting angry, which is not good for your health. You should control your temper."

"Look at what happened to Pei Zhan because of you. He has a video conference with Huo Group executives tomorrow. He'll be a laughing stock if he shows up like this."

Jiang Hua said irritably, "Now you expect me to beg him to open it?"

"It's nothing, just a minor injury."

"Hmm!" Jiang Weiguo looked at the two of them meaningfully. "A quarrel is what makes a couple like this. It's normal to quarrel after you get married. When your mother was young, your temper was not much different from hers. Your mother wasn't afraid of armed robbers on the street."

"We knew each other for six months before we moved in together. If the rice was cooked too soft, we would get a scolding."

Jiang Weiguo rarely mentions his mother in front of Jiang Hua, but today, because of this meal, his father has become more talkative, all because Pei Zhan stayed for dinner.

Jiang Hua fell silent immediately. "Hua Hua is just like this. I won't ask her to change. Please be more tolerant of her."

Pei Zhan: "Of course."

Pei Zhan knew she liked to eat fish, so he added a piece of fish to her bowl, removed the bones, and put it in her bowl. Jiang Hua picked it up and threw it into Jiang Weiguo's bowl without saying a word.

I ate something quick and then went upstairs.

After they had almost finished eating, Jiang Weiguo put down his chopsticks and said, "Come to the study with me."

In the study.

Jiang Weiguo went straight to the point: "Did you know that Madam Bai has recognized Song Qingran as her goddaughter?"

Pei Zhan: "When was this news received?"

Jiang Weiguo: "At the engagement banquet, Madam Bai made a last-minute announcement. You know Madam Bai's influence in the capital and she is also the largest client of the Jiang Group. I'm worried that... Song Qingran's resignation will affect the company."

The words spoken at the meeting were clearly meant to warn Jiang Weiguo, and were probably also because of what happened with Shen Wanrou before. At today's engagement banquet, when Shen Wanrou saw that Song Qingran was also there, she immediately turned around and left the Bai family.

Jiang's dismissal of Song Qingran will inevitably be met with support from the Bai family. The real concern is that the Bai family, in conjunction with the vast clientele of the prominent families in the capital, might boycott Jiang's jewelry, which would also be a loss for Jiang.

“My idea is to bring her back to the company, but I'm afraid… Huahua won't agree. She's my daughter, and I can't ignore her. You should know why. I didn't bring it up earlier because I was afraid Huahua would overthink things. She might seem indifferent on the surface, but no matter what, having someone like that around is always a thorn in your side. So I wanted to ask your opinion. On one hand, there's the company's interests, and on the other hand, there's Huahua…”

Jiang Weiguo: "I'd like to know your thoughts."