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

Chapter 296 Is there anything she can't do?

Jiang Hua thought he would either remain silent or vaguely brush off these hypothetical questions, but when he said, "I will stop Mrs. Pei from doing anything wrong and correct her," she was surprised.

“I will not let things develop to that point. No matter how bad Mrs. Pei is, she is still my wife. No matter what happens, I will not divorce you unless… it really becomes a dead end that even I cannot solve, then it will be necessary to go to such lengths.”

Jiang Hua only gave him a deep look before looking away. If it is really as you say, Pei Zhan... in your past life you were incredibly successful, becoming the richest man in the capital according to your own plan. What could possibly hold you back?

She never expected...

Perhaps it's because in your past life you never truly treated me as your wife, because you... no matter what happened, you never spoke to me.

It also makes you feel that I... am unable to face anything with you.

Regardless of the reasons in your past life, your relationship with Song Qingran, including those two children, remains an unchanging fact…

Jiang Hua couldn't believe that, without love, what made them share the burden of raising two lives, and why they stayed by each other's side without ever leaving them, mother and children, no matter what.

In fact, my grandfather had done more than enough for Wang Xuemei, even more than my grandmother had done for him when they were betrothed at birth. If my grandfather really had no feelings for Wang Xuemei, he wouldn't have let the Wang family go through so long before being punished. Just as my grandfather said, he turned a blind eye to what Wang Xuemei did, simply because he was afraid that what she did would hurt her.

Compared to my maternal grandmother and Wang Xuemei, no matter what, my maternal grandfather and Wang Xuemei got together first. They had a strong emotional foundation built over so many years. If she wasn't good, my maternal grandfather wouldn't have stayed with Wang Xuemei for so many years. Later, because of concerns about the Jiang family's business, he had no choice but to marry my maternal grandmother.

After all... first impressions matter...

If Wang Xuemei could have accepted her mother's presence and been less suspicious, her maternal grandfather... probably would have truly lived a good life with her...

It didn't come to that, though; there were other things that happened later.

"Didn't you want to ask me before why we ended up getting a divorce in my dream?"

“Now I can tell you, because… I discovered her existence. The first thing I did after you found out that day was to tell me that you wanted to give her a proper status.”

"During the years you were together, you had two more children with her."

"To protect her, you erased all information about her, probably so I wouldn't be able to find out. I can't even see her in my dreams."

"Actually, I'm very curious about what someone you like so much would look like..."

"at last…"

In the end, she didn't even know what her own face looked like until she died.

Jiang Hua didn't say those words aloud.

It wasn't until Jiang Hua was reborn and saw Song Qingran's appearance that she realized the person she liked was well-behaved, sensible, obedient, and pure. One look from her could make people feel pitiful and evoke a protective instinct. But when she actually got to know her, she realized that Song Qingran was nothing special.

His taste is terrible.

Back at Jinsha Shallow Bay, Pei Zhan reached out to Jiang Hua, carrying gifts he had brought back from the Jiang family's old house. Back in their room, Pei Zhan took off his suit jacket and draped it over a hanger. Jiang Hua suddenly remembered something, "Was the walk-in closet we prepared not enough?"

"We need to clean out another room."

Pei Zhan wasn't hiding anything either. In the same room, in front of Jiang Hua, he changed his clothes without any hesitation. "If you want to move those gifts from the old house back, it will take two or three days."

Jiang Hua took off her earrings. "There are indeed a lot of things, but I don't care. They have to be moved back by tomorrow. I want to see them." This was her order to Pei Zhan.

Pei Zhan buttoned up his striped pajamas. "Okay, I understand."

Then Jiang Hua took off the heavy ring on her ring finger, which made her finger ache. "If you want to take a shower, go to the study next door. I need to use this room." After Jiang Hua finished removing her makeup, she got up to go to the bathroom. Pei Zhan followed behind her, hooked his arm around her waist, and pushed her in.

"I'll start with the bathwater, then we'll do it together."

Jiang Hua didn't want to say a word and turned to leave.

Pei Zhan placed his hand against the wall, blocking Jiang Hua's path. "I've thought about what you said for a long time..." His eyes suddenly became deep, his gaze focused entirely on her. "If I really liked her, I would have had countless opportunities to sleep with her and do anything else over the years. But Hua Hua... love is not just a psychological feeling, but also a physical impulse."

impulse?

“When Lu Yuanzhou comes back, he'll definitely be eager to get engaged to Song Qingran. When the time comes, things will fall into place naturally, and we'll go back and get married… After a while, when things are more relaxed at the company, we'll go on vacation and find the best doctor…”

Before Jiang Hua could react, Pei Zhan, who had just finished dressing, was now shirtless, kissing her until she was dizzy and disoriented. The bathtub was now full of water, and Jiang Hua, still wearing a thin dress, was completely soaked in the water. The wet dress clung tightly to her skin. Jiang Hua frowned, her delicate eyebrows furrowing slightly, her face cold. "Do you want to die?"

"Try coming over here again if you dare."

However, half an hour later, Pei Zhan did nothing but wash her in an up-and-down motion. Apart from his hands being a little restless, he did nothing else.

Even when wiping herself down or getting dressed, Jiang Hua didn't do it herself. After drying her hair... nothing happened. Everyone went about their own business. Jiang Hua compiled a document, made some modifications to the jewelry information from the past and the modern jewelry, and sent the final version to other people via email. These people were all classmates and friends that her mother knew. Jiang Hua had to pull a lot of strings to find their contact information.

When Shen Yebai called, it was for tickets to tomorrow's stage play. Jiang Hua figured she didn't have anything else to do, so she agreed.

He also asked about today's situation. The birthday banquet ended like this, and in the end, the Shen family had to cover the expenses and send off the guests. Although there were some unexpected events, what Jiang Hua did not expect was that the bigger surprise was actually Mu Shiyue and Shen Xinglang.

Shen Bulu's talk of a good show... who knew it would turn out like this? Unable to become the mistress of the Shen family, she turned her attention to Shen Yebai's elder brother.

Shen Xinglang is the eldest son of Shen Yebai's second uncle, and by status, he is Shen Yebai's elder brother.

However, he was born with a weak constitution and had been receiving treatment in the hospital for many years. His condition had improved somewhat in recent years, and Jiang Hua rarely saw him, let alone at her grandfather's birthday banquet. But she never expected that Mu Shiyue would set her sights on him and even dare to drug him, and she even succeeded.

"Is he alright?"

Hearing Shen Yebai's tired tone, "Yes, nothing's wrong for now, don't worry."

"Grandpa, are you alright?"

"Well, there's nothing too serious. I plan to go see him again tomorrow."

Shen Yebai, "Together?"

Jiang Hua: "Okay. I'll call you then."

Shen Yebai: "Okay."

Jiang Hua watched as the person came out of the study, then lifted the covers and got into bed. After hanging up the phone, Pei Zhan had already saved the documents on her computer, tidied up the books on the bed, placed them on the bedside table, and left a night light on. "It's almost eleven o'clock, get some rest."

Jiang Hua was indeed sleepy. She had just lain down when the person next to her leaned in, remaining obediently still. However, Jiang Hua's mind was filled with thoughts of her maternal grandfather and the Wang family, making it difficult for her to fall asleep...

However, Pei Zhan beside her was sleeping soundly, as if he were really asleep. Jiang Hua turned over and angrily reached out to slap him. But before the slap could land on his face, the person who had been sleeping with his eyes closed suddenly opened his eyes, and Jiang Hua's hand was grabbed.

In the dim light, Jiang Hua saw the hazy sleepiness in Pei Zhan's eyes. Through the sharp light, she could see that the somewhat cold look in Pei Zhan's eyes only disappeared when he saw that the person in front of him was Jiang Hua. Feeling that her wrist was being grabbed, Pei Zhan took a deep breath, tucked her hand under the blanket, and placed it on her waist, his arm naturally pulling her closer. He closed his eyes and explained to Jiang Hua, "The orphanages used to be different. They were converted from abandoned factories, and the facilities weren't good. Human traffickers would often sneak into the orphanages. It's a habit I developed back then, an instinctive reaction."

Jiang Hua: "Who's interested in your past?"

Pei Zhan: "Okay, I won't dodge this time. But be gentle, we have a meeting tomorrow, and it'll be hard to explain if people ask."

"Domestic violence sounds bad when it gets out."

Jiang Hua's inexplicable mood was not without reason. Pei Zhan seemed to know everything about her, as if he could read her mind. "The investigation into the Wang family is not over yet. She went to the Jiang family's old house to show off. Don't take her words to heart. She is too busy to deal with the troubles ahead. Once the Wang family falls, many people will be implicated. In order to protect themselves, those people will reveal everything that the Wang family has done over the years."

Jiang Hua was more worried about this, "Will Grandpa be implicated?"

Pei Zhan didn't give her a 100% guarantee. To put her at ease, he could only comfort her by saying, "Your maternal grandfather never interferes in official matters. Even if an investigation were conducted, they wouldn't find anything."

"The most likely scenario is that he will be temporarily suspended from his post."

Suspended from duty?

It's good that it's stopped. My grandfather has spent his whole life on his work and career and has never had a proper rest. Let's just consider this a rest.

Pei Zhan was no longer sleepy and got up to press down on her, but Jiang Hua said she wasn't feeling well, so he didn't dare to make any rash moves. Pei Zhan was still thinking about whether to ask for a family doctor, but Jiang Hua kept her eyes closed and didn't want to pay any attention to him. She drifted off to sleep and when she woke up the next day, the spot next to her still had a lingering warmth from his body, as if she hadn't been gone for long. Jiang Hua saw that it was still early and went back to sleep for a while. When she opened her eyes again, it was almost noon.

Bai Ze.

Shen Bao'er was at the dining table downstairs, head down, picking at the large wontons in her bowl. Her eyes darted around as she looked at Shen Yebai, who was wearing a coat beside her. When she saw him put his watch back on, she couldn't help but ask, "Brother, are you going out?"

Shen Yebai: "Mm."

"Brother, is Huahua really not going to school anymore? Those new people are really too much. They've taken all of Huahua's teaching positions. These parasites are impossible to get rid of. If they don't leave, will Huahua never come back?" Shen Bao'er, who can eat three big bowls of wontons, has only eaten a little less than half a bowl so far.

"By the way, brother, be careful of Shen Bulu, he likes Huahua."

Shen Yebai looked at her, puzzled. "Where did you get that conclusion?"

"Who told you that?"

Shen Bao'er: "He was already with Huahua in the Imperial Dynasty before, I heard it at the door of the private room?"

"He said so himself."

...

In the theater, Jiang Hua exclaimed in surprise, "Shen Bulu likes me?"

"What did Shen Bao'er say?"

Jiang Hua couldn't sit still any longer. She squinted at the red curtain that hadn't yet started the play and said, somewhat puzzled, "Is Shen Bulu's initiative not obvious enough, or is Bao'er doing it on purpose?"

"Bao'er, didn't you realize that Shen Bulu likes her?"

"My God, Shen Bulu got beaten up for nothing."

"He's been lectured and warned by you so many times for nothing, and you've told him not to get close to Bao'er. Tsk, he's really pitiful."

"Besides, that was so many years ago. Back then, Shen Bulu said, 'Of course I like you,' which was just because we were playing a game of sarcasm. No matter what the other person said, we had to say 'Of course.'"

"So, what do you plan to do about Bao'er and Duan Qingfeng? Actually, I don't think Shen Bulu is as incompetent as he seems, I think..."

As soon as Jiang Hua said this, Shen Yebai crossed his legs and put his hands in front of him, looking bored. He said in a cold tone, "At her age, she doesn't need to be in a relationship."

"It can't be Duan Qingfeng, and it's even less likely to be Shen Bulu."

"Duan Qingfeng is proud and arrogant, but in reality he is just using Bao'er. If he really likes Bao'er, he should use his own abilities to gain my approval, instead of using Bao'er to achieve his goals. Besides... the Duan family is a bottomless pit. If I support such a person, his ambition and appetite will not be satisfied even if the entire Shen family is sacrificed."

Jiang Hua: "How did you know?"

Shen Yebai said coldly, "He takes Bao'er to show his face in front of others, attends various drinking parties, trying to infiltrate this circle and make connections everywhere. Do you think I would let Bao'er get close to him?"

"The Shen family is the same; internal conflicts are constant, they are still in a state of division, and their family values ​​are even more improper."

Jiang Hua: "We can't keep Bao'er locked up at home forever. Even if she doesn't dare to disobey you, if you have a good talk with her, she might change her mind on her own."

Shen Yebai: "Over the years, the Shen family has protected her too well. She doesn't understand the unpredictability of people's hearts and has been taken advantage of all along. If she insists on being with Duan Qingfeng, I will expel her from the Shen family. When she understands, I will let her come back."

Bao'er argued with Duan Qingfeng countless times because of him. In her eyes, Shen Yebai disagreed with their relationship only because the Duan family and the Shen family were not a good match and Shen Yebai looked down on him. She thought that Bao'er was deliberately targeting Duan Qingfeng to ruin his career. During the fiercest arguments, Shen Bao'er even ran away from home. If these issues are not resolved, she will still be led by the Duan family.

"For now, Bao'er has only run away from home. Who knows what she might do next for Duan Qingfeng that she wouldn't do?"

So that's how it is!