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

"Young Master Pei, you're back so early?"

When Jiang Hua saw the person walking in through the entrance hall, carrying pastries she had brought back from Xiangweiju, Pei Zhan nodded to Xu Ma in response, "Mm."

"You're pretty quick." Seeing him return, Jiang Hua said as she went upstairs, "I'll go back to my room to change first, you wait downstairs."

Pei Zhan was used to the commanding tone. He asked the person next to him, "Where is she going?"

Xu Qiulan told her, "The young lady said that a friend of hers is sick and she is about to go to the hospital to see him."

Back in her room, Jiang Hua changed out of her pajamas and went to the dressing room to change into a relatively conservative long skirt with a V-neck design. A white sheer ribbon hung at her waist. She reached out to touch it, but her fingertips just touched another hand, which did what she was going to do. "If you want to go to the hospital to see him, I'll go with you and accompany you to your follow-up check-up."

Jiang Hua looked at Pei Zhan in the full-length mirror behind her. He lowered his head and helped her tie her belt, as if he were condescending to be noble. If she hadn't investigated his identity and found that he was indeed an orphan without parents, seeing his respectable appearance, she would really think that he was the heir of some high society or a noble family.

When he stopped what he was doing, Jiang Hua turned around and looked in the mirror. The white gauze ribbon on her back was tied into a fairly nice bow. Jiang Hua liked to wear bright and colorful clothes, which were unrestrained and flamboyant. Today, her outfit was very light, and she was not wearing any makeup. Even without careful dressing up, she was enough to catch the eye of any man.

She said, "That's enough. I have regular checkups every three months, so you don't need to worry about my health. Why are you only worrying now? What were you doing before?" Then Jiang Hua exclaimed, "Ah, I almost forgot. Back then, you stayed by Song Qingran's side every step of the way, hiding your itinerary from me, afraid that if I found out about her, I would cause trouble for her."

Jiang Hua relived the past with every word, and he couldn't refute her. No matter how sharp her words were, Pei Zhan endured them all.

"Now, I don't need you to come with me to the hospital. You've bought what you needed to buy, so get out of here."

Pei Zhan hooked his arm around her from behind, gently pulling her into his embrace along her slender waist. With his other hand, he smoothed her long, glossy black curly hair behind her shoulder. "Weren't you looking for the White Jade Ointment? This medicine is hard to find on the market. Luckily, there are still some left at customs that haven't been shipped overseas. I've bought them all and will send them to the Bai family in a bit."

Pei Zhan knew that she bought the white jade ointment to give to Wen Qian.

When did he find out?

Jiang Hua: "You're spying on me?"

"The reason I know this is because I happened to hear it from someone else. What Mrs. Pei is looking for, no matter how hard it is to find, I can find it."

He makes it sound so nice, does being the president of the Jiang Group make him think he's invincible?

Sitting in this position for too long, I'm afraid you'll forget where you came from.

"Really? You must have worked so hard." Jiang Hua pinched his arm hard before Pei Zhan let go.

She walked out of the room and picked out a bag from the closet, which perfectly matched her outfit today. "By the way, Aunt Xu said my peace charm is with you?"

Pei Zhan: "I left it at the company, I'll give it to you tonight."

Jiang Hua frowned slightly, somewhat displeased. "Don't touch my things anymore. These are mine."

Pei Zhan: "Mm."

Jiang Hua knew that he always agreed on the surface but never complied with her words behind her back. It was just a blessing for peace, and there was nothing he could do about it. She didn't think too deeply about it. No matter how despicable Pei Zhan was, how much more despicable could he be?

The pastries from Xiangweiju were all gifts for him. These pastries were specialties of the capital, hard to find abroad. Wen Qian was one of her few friends, and Jiang Hua learned about his relapse through a group chat. He was hospitalized, so she couldn't just not go and see him…

Pei Zhan was driving, and Jiang Hua rested her chin on the edge of the car window. For some reason, she felt uneasy.

Just then, Jiang Hua's phone rang; it was a message from Bao'er.

"Huahua, you've already made all the arrangements, so why do you need to find someone to pretend you're abroad?"

Jiang Hua replied: "It's a secret."

"Uncle Jiang said you're back and staying here. Come with us to Great-Grandpa's for dinner tonight. That woman from the Mu family will be there too. I don't like her at all. Her sister and I are mortal enemies. Huahua, you know that I don't like anyone from the Mu family. Mu Shiyue still wants to marry my brother. She's not as pretty as you. I don't want her to be my sister-in-law."

Shen Bao'er was copying the family rules in Shen Yebai's study, using a calligraphy brush. Her brother said that this would help her learn from her mistakes and practice her calligraphy, and that the more difficult the rules were to write, the better she would remember them.

A soft cough sounded from the side, startling Shen Bao'er. She lowered her head, and her phone, which was under the table, fell onto the wooden floor. Just then, Jiang Hua's voice came on, "I'm sorry, Bao'er, I have something to do today, so I won't be able to come over."

The car was parked on the side of the road, and Jiang Hua asked Pei Zhan to get out and buy flowers. In the meantime, she sent a voice message to Bao'er.

With Shen Yebai's marriage to the Mu family imminent, it wouldn't be appropriate for Jiang Hua to accompany Shen Yebai to the Shen family's old residence again; she's not someone who lacks discretion.

Even if the Jiang and Shen families have a good relationship, at this critical juncture, if she ignores everything, others will inevitably say something.

When Shen Yebai saw the phone fall out, Shen Bao'er fell into a deathly silence, lowering her head and not daring to speak.

Shen Yebai lowered his eyes, his expression unchanged as he looked at the report in his hand. His tone was indifferent, but to Bao'er it sounded more like the whisper of a devil, "Add ten more times. If you don't finish writing it, you're not allowed to take it out tonight. You can leave this study whenever you finish writing it."

"Brother, my arms are sore. Aren't you going to the old house to have dinner with that Mu family member today? The whole Mu family will be there. If I go with you, I'll have to dress up nicely so that Mu Shishi doesn't outshine me."

“Brother, I really don’t understand what Great-Grandpa and the others are thinking. We have such a good relationship with the Jiang family, yet we’re forming a marriage alliance with the Mu family. You might as well be with Huahua.”

"I don't want that annoying woman to come into our house. She'll definitely kick me out, but Huahua won't."

Shen Yebai: "Copy it ten more times."

Shen Bao'er shut her mouth, feeling wronged.

When they arrived at the hospital, Bai Rui, Bai Wenjing, and Xia He were all there, as was Song Qingran. Bai Rui was downstairs preparing to take them home.

Bai Wenjing said worriedly, "Wen Qian hasn't woken up yet. His flight leaves tonight. Can't we wait until he wakes up before we leave?"

Bai Rui: "The medical level in China is not as good as that abroad. I still want to take him abroad for treatment. There is a medical team sent by Uncle Huo on the plane. Wen Qian... will be fine."

It's more accurate to say that Pei Zhan was behind everything, rather than Huo Tingshan's work. As long as he's in the capital, he'll be constantly monitoring them. The things he said today were his final ultimatum.

Bai Wenjing: "Okay."

Just then, another car drove up from not far away and stopped in front of the hospital building. Xia He noticed the car at a glance. When she saw the person getting out of the car, she wanted to go forward, but when she saw the other person, she hesitated.

Song Qingran: "Aunt Xia, what are you looking at?"

"Senior Sister Jiang?" Upon seeing Jiang Hua, she said, "Aunt Xia, Mama Bai, I saw Senior Sister Jiang. I'll be leaving for a moment."

Song Qingran chased after Jiang Hua. Jiang Hua had just stepped into the hospital when she heard the sound behind her, but she ignored it and held the flowers in her hands, saying, "Your little lover is here. You can deal with it yourself."

"Senior Jiang, please wait a moment. Can we talk about the association?"

When the elevator reached the ground floor, Jiang Hua stepped inside, leaving Pei Zhan alone. She then pressed the button to close the elevator doors…

"Mr. Pei..."

...

Outside the hospital, "Why is she here?"

And she's with A-Zhan. Could it be that what Shen Bao'er said is true, and that the person A-Zhan likes isn't Qing'er but this young lady from the Jiang family?

Was A-Zhan staying in the capital also for her sake?

Xia He muttered to herself, her brows furrowing as she looked at the spot where the figure had disappeared. If that were really the case, no… she would never allow such a woman to enter the Huo family.

Xia He never had any standards for her daughter-in-law; as long as she was of good character, that was enough. But clearly, Jiang Hua, a young lady from a prominent family, was spoiled, arrogant, and foul-mouthed, and did not meet her requirements in the slightest.

Moreover, she had repeatedly humiliated Zhan in front of others; how could he possibly fall for someone like that?

No, impossible, absolutely not.

"Rui'er, tell Auntie, what exactly is the relationship between Zhan and Jiang Hua, the heiress of the Jiang Group!"

Bai Rui: "..."

Jiang Hua asked a nurse nearby and found Wen Qian, who was still in his original ward on the fourteenth floor. The ward was empty. Jiang Hua walked gently to the bedside, placed the flowers by the bedside, and some pastries from Xiangweiju. Last time... he said he wanted to try them, but Jiang Hua never found a chance to take him there, so this time she packed them from Xiangweiju for him.

You must get better soon.

Seeing that he was still unconscious, Jiang Hua decided not to disturb him any longer and was about to turn and leave when she caught a glimpse of that pale hand twitching slightly out of the corner of her eye…

Then, in the next second, he regained consciousness.

"you're awake?"

Ji Liangchuan felt like he was dreaming, but how could she be in his dream...?

As the illusory figures gradually overlapped, it became clear that she... had really come.

"I'll call a nurse for you."

"No, don't... cough cough cough..." Jiang Hua seemed a little helpless when she heard his violent coughing, which seemed to have aggravated some of his wounds. She wanted to reach out and touch him to check his injuries, but she didn't dare to touch his body directly. She had seen him last time; his body was covered in wounds, and there was hardly a healed spot. If she touched him rashly, he would only be in more pain.

"No...it's nothing, don't worry, I just caught a chill last night, it's nothing serious."

"Could you please pour me a glass of water?"

"Wait a minute." When has Jiang Hua ever been asked to take care of someone? If it were anyone else, Jiang Hua would simply turn around and leave without caring about their life or death.

Jiang Hua poured a glass of warm water, put it down, and helped him up. When she accidentally lifted her sleeve, she saw that his burn scars had begun to heal considerably and were no longer horribly grotesque. Jiang Hua sat on the edge of the bed and handed him the water.

Ji Liangchuan raised his hand, only to feel powerless, his movements labored and trembling. He noticed the struggle and helplessness in her eyes, hating his own inaction, feeling like a useless piece of trash, unable to do anything. In front of her, he felt a deep sense of defeat.

"I feed you."

Jiang Hua held it to his lips, gesturing with her eyes. Ji Liangchuan then opened his mouth slightly and drank some. "Want some more?"

He shook his head.

"How can you leave in this state? Can't you wait until you've fully recovered?"

Jiang Hua said this only from a friend's perspective.

He said, "It's alright."

"How did you know... I was here?"

Jiang Hua put the water he finished drinking aside. "I accidentally left my bag and the peace charm there. I contacted the banquet manager and while I was on the phone, I heard... your fiancée was anxious and there was the sound of an ambulance. I thought that no one but you could make her so worried."

“I don’t have many friends in Beijing, and I rarely chat with anyone. You’re in the hospital, it wouldn’t be right for me not to come and see you.”

Ji Liangchuan's gentle smile deepened, and a slight curve appeared at the corner of his lips. "I'm sorry for making you worry."

"Don't you have classes today?"

Jiang Hua: "I... don't plan to continue studying. It's pointless. The association can't be established. My blind and incompetent grandfather let outsiders take the only chance to apply, and they all told me to give in."

"Now even the classrooms belong to them. What would I do there?"

"Are you going to be mindful of their feelings? Don't be ridiculous, they're a bunch of rabble, just like those country bumpkins."

“Do you remember what I told you? You are different from them. The meaning of what you are doing is different from theirs… I have read the book you wrote. It is very well written. What you want is to continue jewelry restoration as a tradition. As long as more people do it, this tradition will not be broken.” His tone was gentle, like a ray of light that could melt the glacier in winter. “Huahua, don’t care about other people’s opinions. You just need to do your own thing, and that’s enough.”

"...The rest will be taken care of for you."

He will also help you complete it.

"Whether it's an association or anything else, as long as someone does it, you'll eventually achieve your expectations."

"Don't limit yourself. Don't confine yourself to the present because of one thing. Do what you should do, and that's how you go further..."

The way he speaks and his tone are just like...

Ji Liangchuan.

She must be crazy to think that way.

If he really were Ji Liangchuan, he wouldn't be engaged to someone else, he wouldn't have come back, and he wouldn't have told her...

...

Bai Rui: "Auntie... I thought you knew that Brother Pei and Jiang Hua were already married."

Xia He: "What did you say?"