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

Chapter 281 Returning to Wuchuan, Living Together...

"Doctor, doctor... how is my daughter?" Jiang Weiguo strode over, anxiously asking the doctor about Jiang Hua's condition. The doctor glanced at the man beside him and reassured Jiang Weiguo, saying, "Miss Jiang is fine. Fortunately, she was brought in in time. There's nothing seriously wrong. She just needs to rest for a while, and she'll be fine."

Knowing she was alright, Jiang Weiguo was instantly relieved. Then he looked at Pei Zhan with displeasure and said, "How many times has this happened? Is this how you treat her? If you really can't take good care of Huahua, she won't be the one delivering the divorce papers to you."

Pei Zhan was speechless. He lowered his head and said, "Everything happened so suddenly. Don't worry, Chairman Jiang, I won't let anything happen to Huahua."

"Not to mention Huahua is disappointed in you, even I... don't want to help you anymore."

"I'm sorry..." Jiang Hua's sudden emotional outburst left even Pei Zhan wondering why she had become like this. "Why...why did she become like this?" The question echoed in the quiet hospital corridor. Jiang Weiguo had already walked away, eager to check on Jiang Hua's condition.

Zuo Xiangnan was present throughout the entire process and witnessed everything. "The young lady's condition was indeed very unusual. Her reaction at that time was as if President Pei had really done something to the Jiang family in the past, which made the young lady feel so sad when she thought about it."

“When the young lady found out that you had taken Miss Song to Jiang Hua, she… never reacted like this.”

Jiang Hua's situation is indeed hard to understand; anyone who didn't know better would think she knew something in advance.

Could it be that he knows about Miss A-Xu? That's impossible. The existence of Zhou Xu and the Zhou family is a secret that even he dares not mention. It involves too much. If Jiang Hua finds out, the consequences... he can't bear them.

It seems that there are secrets about Jiang Hua that Pei Zhan is unaware of.

Did he really do something that makes it so painful and unbearable for her to think about it every time...?

What exactly did he do...?

Lying on the hospital bed, Jiang Hua was like a delicate rose in a greenhouse, about to wither and lifeless... During the three days she was in a coma, Pei Zhan stayed by her side without leaving her side. Every time he heard Jiang Hua's words, his heart ached for her. The fragments that flashed through his mind were hard for him to grasp. His head was throbbing, and he couldn't control the panic and fear of losing her in his heart.

Jiang Hua vaguely heard someone speaking in her ear, but the whispers made it difficult for her to hear clearly.

"We must find a heart that matches her, no matter what it takes."

"I want her to live."

"But the young lady has a rare blood type. Finding another blood type with the same rare blood type is like finding a needle in a haystack, let alone a heart."

"We'll keep looking even if we can't find one! I refuse to believe... with so many people, there's not a single suitable one!"

The image in her dream froze on his back. A light drizzle soaked him to the bone. Jiang Hua couldn't see his face clearly, but she could feel the sadness he felt because of his own death.

In her past life... she had no relatives, no friends, and even her lover left her. Who was it that was able to build a grave and a monument for her after her death?

In the vast expanse of white, Jiang Hua watched his retreating figure: "Go back. Once someone dies, they're done for; there's no way they can come back to life." She uttered these words lightly. The man, seemingly hearing her words, turned around. Before Jiang Hua could even see his face clearly, she felt everything before her vanish into nothingness, and the surroundings began to recede…

When she came to her senses, all she saw was a white ceiling above her head and the familiar smell of disinfectant. The doctor performed a series of examinations on Jiang Hua and only left after confirming that she was alright.

"Is there anything else that feels uncomfortable?"

Jiang Hua was helped to sit up. She looked at Pei Zhan with disgust. He looked haggard with a beard of asphalt on his chin, and his eyes were filled with worry as if he were really afraid that she was dead.

"Stay away from me, it stinks."

Pei Zhan wanted to touch her face, to feel her presence, but then he thought of his unkempt appearance and how long it had been since he had taken care of himself, so he slowly withdrew his hand. Jiang Hua turned her head away, also refusing his touch.

"I'm going to take a shower first, then I'll come see you later."

"Xiang Nan, keep an eye on your wife."

"Yes, Mr. Pei."

When Zuo Xiangnan walked in, he stood respectfully beside Jiang Hua. "Miss, please feel free to give your orders." Seeing how President Pei was flustered and disoriented because of Jiang Hua's accident, Zuo Xiangnan slowly began to re-examine Jiang Hua's identity and dared not be careless.

Jiang Hua: "How long was I unconscious? Where is my father?"

Zuo Xiangnan replied, "Today is the fourth day. Chairman Jiang is already resting next door. These past few days, President Pei has been staying by Miss's side without leaving her side. He... is very worried about you."

"When I was in a car accident and almost died, didn't he drive to 'Blooming Flowers' and spend the night with Song Qingran? And now he's only worried about me?"

"hypocritical."

Jiang Hua glanced at the night outside. As the clock struck midnight, she remembered what Pei Zhan had said to her before she lost consciousness…

He truly wants to never have children or an heir in his entire life.

What about everything he did to her in their past life?

Song Qingran, does he not want her anymore?

Jiang Hua lowered her eyes, lost in thought for an unknown amount of time, when suddenly the door to the ward opened. Upon seeing the person returning, Zuo Xiangnan silently left, giving up the space.

"Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something first?"

Jiang Hua: "Alright, you can go now. You're not going to die anytime soon."

Pei Zhan held her hand, and Jiang Hua watched his movements with icy eyes. "Can you tell me why?"

Jiang Hua's eyes flickered as she gazed at him. Her emotions, which had finally calmed down, were inevitably stirred again by recalling these memories. Pei Zhan noticed the significant fluctuations in her heart rate on the monitor beside him. "Sorry, if thinking about these things makes you uncomfortable, we'll stop thinking about it. You should get some more sleep..."

"Because I had a dream. In the dream, you were constantly taking revenge on the Jiang family. To seize the Jiang Group's shares, you tricked me into signing a share transfer agreement. Later... after eight years of marriage, I found out you had been keeping a woman behind my back at Prosperous Life..."

"Want to guess who she is?"

Jiang Hua: "It's Song Qingran!"

"I only found out about your relationship after I discovered that you and she had two children."

“That day…you know me, I discovered Song Qingran’s existence, and I was afraid that I would reveal your relationship…just like now, I was afraid of causing her a bad influence, so…you divorced me.”

"The divorce agreement states that I should leave with nothing..."

Jiang Hua spoke each word carefully, and with each additional word, she could feel his reaction. Seeing the pain and unwillingness to admit the truth in his eyes, as well as his regret, for some reason, Jiang Hua felt a sense of vengeful pleasure. She continued, "In the dream, just like you said four days ago, you became the richest person in the capital, but what awaited you was not me becoming the richest person's wife, but... the fate of being homeless on the streets."

"Back then, you were incredibly successful, parading around town with Song Qingran as if you wanted the whole world to know that Song Qingran was your wife whom you had been secretly married to for many years. You appeared in front of everyone with your child, and you looked so perfect together."

Pei Zhan: "Huahua...this was just a dream..."

Jiang Hua chuckled softly: "Even if it's just a dream, don't you think that this dream, along with everything that's happening now, has already become a reality?"

"You don't want your identity revealed? Dare you say that from the beginning, you weren't after the Jiang family? If I hadn't investigated, would you have planned to keep Song Qingran's matter a secret from me forever?"

"So Pei Zhan...regardless of whether it's a dream or not,"

"Now... what I want to do is not to interfere, not to become an obstacle between you and Song Qingran."

"I know this is all just an act, and you don't need to pretend anymore. After the divorce, I will still wish you and Song Qingran a long and happy life together, just like in the dream. I wish your family of four happiness."

Pei Zhan held her tightly, unwilling to let go, as if trying to force her to stay in this way. "That was just a dream. Even if it happened, Huahua... this isn't me!"

Jiang Hua: "What's the difference?"

“Song Qingran’s existence is real. It’s also true that when I was in the car accident, I heard you trying to keep Song Qingran by your side in the hotel corridor. Prosperous Flowers… was the place where you lived for several years. But now… I don’t know why you’ve changed, but this time, I don’t think I will repeat the same mistakes with you.”

If we get back together and you want me to forget everything that happened in my past life, then what about my past experiences?

Pei Zhan emphasized, "That's not me!" Suddenly he hugged Jiang Hua. Jiang Hua tilted her head back, resting her chin on his shoulder, her eyes numb. She only heard him say, "If the dream is real, then I will change the ending of your dream. We don't want children. I won't go anywhere. I'll stay by your side every step of the way, okay?"

...

The next day, the weather was gloomy and oppressive, making it hard to breathe.

Song Qingran looked at the building in front of her with some fear. The rooftop was shrouded in dark clouds, making it look somewhat eerie and terrifying. She felt as if there was something scary inside.

She nervously looked at the message Zhou Yan had sent her. After confirming that this was the right place, Song Qingran hesitated to make any rash moves. She sent a message to Zhou Yan: Sister, I've arrived. Are you... sure this is the place? I see that this place seems to have been uninhabited for a long time.

Zhou Yan only briefly uttered two words: "Come up."

Song Qingran nervously mustered her courage and went upstairs. With each step, she felt the building was swaying precariously. Suddenly, the motion sensor light above her head turned on, startling her. She touched the bracelet Zhou Yan had given her earlier, remembering that Zhou Yan wouldn't harm her, but she still mustered her courage and went upstairs.

At the top of the stairs, she saw flickering flames and smelled incense and burning paper money.

When Song Qingran saw the scene inside as she walked in and stood at the door, she was genuinely startled.

Zhou Yan looked calmly at the person outside the door. "Come in." She tossed away the last of the paper money in her hand, then stood up, her eyes fixed on the black and white portrait on the table in front of her.

Song Qingran looked at the photo with a surprised expression, because she also noticed that the girl in the photo looked to be only about fifteen or sixteen years old, and when she smiled, she looked a lot like herself a few years ago.

"Doesn't it look a lot like you?" Zhou Yan smiled faintly at her face, ignoring her surprised reaction, and continued, "Let me tell you a story, and maybe you'll understand everything."

"Twelve years ago, a little girl got lost and they found a man who was an orphan. He was taken in by the little girl's family, and the three of them lived together. He eventually became part of their family as well. He was like an older brother to them, taking care of them. He was not only outstanding in ability and mature and steady, but also carried an incredibly heavy responsibility on his shoulders and took very good care of us."

"Later, as the little girl grew up, her feelings began to rekindle, and she gradually fell in love with the person who had taken her home back then."

"She is very beautiful. Everyone, from neighbors to teachers and students, likes her. Her presence always brings joy. She is like a ray of light in everyone's life."

"But... an accident took her away."

"When he became family with the little girl, he couldn't accept the fact that she was gone, so... he went crazy and wanted to find someone who looked like her, to keep her by his side and take care of her, just to make up for the regret he hadn't fulfilled back then."

Song Qingran's heart skipped a beat as she listened to every word she said in shock and disbelief, but when put together, the words were not difficult to understand.

"Actually, you're very smart, you should understand what I'm saying... The first time I met you, I felt a sense of familiarity because you really resemble her..."

"Your expressions and every habit you have when you speak are exactly like hers!"

"Qingran... let me introduce her. Her name is Zhou Xu. She is the most important person in Pei Zhan's life, and also my... dearest sister."

“I know…you’re having a hard time accepting this right now, but…there are some things I have to tell you.”

"I knew a long time ago that my brother was sponsoring a little girl, but at first I didn't understand. Until... when I saw you, I understood everything..."

"If Ah Xu hadn't died, she would be about your age now, and probably... she would have been able to marry the person she loved most since she was a child."

"It's all because I, as her older sister, didn't take good care of her that this accident happened to her."

"Qingran... if you're willing, my brother and I can treat you as family, just like we did with Axu back then, and return to Wuchuan to live together..."

"Are you... willing?"