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

Chapter 307 Jiang Hua had no choice but to let him go.

"As the butler, I have no right to inquire about your private life with the master. I am merely giving the young master a suitable suggestion. The young master may or may not listen to it. After all, the master does not yet know that you can no longer have your own children. If he knew, the young mistress would definitely be implicated. Moreover, because of the car accident, the young mistress can no longer conceive."

"So what I'm thinking is that in the last two months, the young master will still have time to have the reconstructive surgery again and leave behind a future heir for the Huo family in France. Then the young mistress can raise him. Firstly, I don't think the master will blame you, and secondly, it will prevent the Huo family from dying out."

"The Huo family's vast fortune should not be squandered by its future heirs."

Kagel's analysis was powerful and well-organized, and he avoided the risks that already existed. However, all of this was done with the Huo family's best interests at heart.

Pei Zhan: "And then?"

Kagel, who was always good at reading people, did not see any anger on the young master's face, so he continued, "After the child is born, the young mistress will still be the matriarch of the Huo family. The young mistress is just having trouble accepting it for a while. As time goes by, with the child by her side, she will eventually understand."

Pei Zhan concealed his displeasure well, but the moment he finished speaking, Kagel sensed a chilling, deadly danger emanating from him.

"I will not follow Huo Tingshan's old path. Don't let me hear these words from you again."

"It won't happen again."

Kagel lowered his head in fear. "It's the young master."

Huo Tingshan's lingering feelings for Jiang Qingcheng are not without reason. No matter how well he hid it back then, all those things were exposed to Jiang Qingcheng at the engagement banquet. Otherwise, she wouldn't have chosen to elope in a fit of anger. Huahua did the same. If he really did that, it would only cause the hard-won relationship to fall into an irreversible rift again.

He is now walking on thin ice.

...

Jiang Hua had a sleepless night. Later, she saw several calls from Pei Zhan, but she didn't answer them. She just left her phone aside and didn't fall asleep until dawn.

In the morning, Shen Yebai, who rarely had a free day, accompanied Jiang Hua to watch a play. Although she knew the plot by heart, she sat from beginning to end without paying any attention. However... he wasn't the only one who was distracted.

After the play ended, the two walked out of the theater and were about to get into their car when a bright red Lamborghini suddenly stopped in front of them. A woman with smoky makeup, dressed sexily, and a lollipop in her mouth, who looked to be only in her early twenties, got out of the car and walked up to Shen Yebai.

Jiang Hua remained silent and made no rash move when the person suddenly appeared.

"You're the fiancé my grandfather chose for me?"

"Why does he look like a pretty boy?"

"Hey, you're Shen Yebai?" He then looked at Jiang Hua beside him, "This... is your lover? He's quite good-looking, what's your name?"

Xie Huai frowned and stepped forward to explain with dissatisfaction, "Miss Ye, this is Miss Jiang from the Jiang Jewelry Group. The Shen and Jiang families have always had a good relationship, not the relationship you described."

"Ah, I knew you looked familiar. Turns out you're a famous beauty in Beijing's social circles. I checked your information; aren't you already married? And you're still having affairs with other men. I don't think you're a very good person." The words were clearly pointed and sarcastic, making the listener feel uncomfortable.

Ye family?

After all that, there were a few members of the Ye family who could still make Shen Yebai suppress his temper.

But the fiancé she mentioned earlier... could it be that Shen Yebai is getting engaged to the Ye family?

The reason he had been sullen and silent was because of this. When Jiang Hua saw the person who appeared, she remembered that Shen Yebai's emotions had been off.

However, the Ye family... is indeed a good choice for him.

"Shen Yebai, I advise you to be sensible and go to the Ye family tomorrow to cancel the engagement. I have no respect for someone like you who keeps a mistress on the side."

Jiang Hua: If it weren't for the Ye family, no one else would dare to speak to Shen Yebai like that.

Xie Huai quickly stepped forward, "Miss Ye, please watch your words."

No matter how outrageous Ye Ying's words were, Shen Yebai remained completely unmoved, his calm tone seeming abnormal: "Regarding the marriage, I, Shen, will withdraw, but not now."

When Ye Ying saw Shen Yebai about to leave with the woman beside him, she immediately reached out to stop him, saying, "You'd better keep your word. I don't like fickle men like you."

"The woman you're keeping on the side is almost due, isn't she? Any woman with a brain wouldn't become your child's stepmother... Don't you think so, Miss Jiang..."

Jiang Hua ignored the person in front of her and looked at Shen Yebai beside her, "What are we going to eat later?"

Shen Yebai: "I'll listen to you."

Ye Ying said so much, but she didn't expect that they would not only not be angry, but would actually just ignore her like this?

He rolled his eyes at the two people who left.

Who cares.

After Jiang Hua got into the car, she looked at Shen Yebai beside her, not knowing what to say to him. After all, this was a family matter of the Shen family, and it was only a matter of time before Shen Yebai got married and had children. However, what she had just said was indeed a bit harsh.

Just as she was wondering what to say, Shen Yebai suddenly spoke up, "I will find a way to annul the engagement, but not now."

"The Shen family is already very powerful. If possible, I hope that you, like Bao'er, can be with the person you love."

Shen Yebai looked at Jiang Hua, his eyes filled with a complex and intriguing gaze, but more than anything, they were restrained.

That time at the hotel, the unexpected kiss she gave him stirred his emotions. His leg, which was resting on his knee, slowly clenched into a fist, and in the end, he only said two words, "No rush."

Ye Ying is Ye Jianxiong's granddaughter. In terms of family background, the Ye family has a deep foundation, with outstanding talents in various fields. The Ye family members do not like to show their faces. Just now... that should be Ye Ying. Jiang Hua had seen her a few times at banquets before, but they had never interacted. It was several years ago. At that time, she was not dressed like this. She had short hair that reached her ears, and her appearance was ordinary but pleasing to the eye. Her words were not so unpleasant. It felt like she deliberately dressed like this so that he would break off the engagement.

Regarding Shen Yebai's private life...

Jiang Hua didn't want to say much, at least Shen Yebai hadn't done anything to betray the Jiang family.

In a not-so-soundproof private room next to Xiangweiju, the voices of a group of people could be heard: "I heard that the Huo family seems to be returning from abroad. The Huo family's old mansion is currently being reorganized, and the renovation of the old mansion alone has cost two billion yuan."

"It is said that the Huo family's wife is in poor health and has specially hired servants who need to know medical first aid and be on call 24 hours a day. Just one servant costs 600,000 a year."

"We've recruited over fifty people in total, and that's not all... We also have to require them to be over thirty or forty years old; we don't want anyone too young."

Another person exclaimed in surprise, "Is that so?"

"Yes, I suspect that Chairman Jiang of the Jiang Group might know something about this. Perhaps we could talk to him about it sometime. There are so many listed companies in the capital, why would the Huo Group choose to cooperate with the Jiang Group?"

Another person said, "I know about this. These collaborations were all negotiated by President Pei himself. The Jiang family is so large, yet it still needs an outsider to support it. It seems that Jiang Weiguo is also nearing his end."

"It's all just good luck. Who told him to have such a beautiful daughter who's completely captivating? If he puts in some effort in bed and whispers sweet nothings in her ear, he could easily make hundreds of billions a year, let alone a partnership with the Huo family."

Jiang Hua didn't feel anything when she heard this. It was a fact that Pei Zhan had indeed built the Jiang Group from scratch.

Shen Yebai: "Have you never doubted Pei Zhan's identity all these years?"

Jiang Hua took a spoonful of soup and said, "You mean to say that Pei Zhan is hiding his identity and might be the heir of the Huo family?"

Shen Yebai remained silent, leaving no room for argument.

Jiang Hua: "He better pray he's not. I haven't forgotten how the Huo family's King Group colluded with Zhou Yan to suppress the Jiang family, which even caused my father's heart condition to relapse. I won't be grateful to him because of the cooperation between the Jiang family and the Huo family. There are no free lunches. I don't know what Pei Zhan and the Huo family said. All I want is for my father to be safe and not have to worry about the company anymore. As for everything else... I don't want to care about anything else."

Shen Yebai: "If...he really is...what would you do?"

Jiang Hua: "I can be Jiang Hua, the eldest daughter of the Jiang Group, and Pei Zhan's nominal wife, but... I will never be, Mrs. Huo!"

“I can’t forgive them. Back then, the Huo family suppressed the Jiang family. To me, it was more like the Huo family retaliating against the Jiang family. Even if it was business competition, the Huo family had every right to acquire the Jiang family, but they didn’t. Instead, they humiliated my father with this public apology…”

"Don't you think this is very unreasonable?"

A press conference was held to force the father to issue a public apology!

This caused his heart condition to relapse!

"Besides, if he really is the heir of the Huo family, do you think someone with the Huo family's status would always submit to the Jiang family, taking an annual salary of five million and signing so many unequal contracts? And having to swallow his anger in front of me every day?"

"What does he want from staying with the Jiang family?"

“I did have a lot of doubts about his identity back then, and I investigated him secretly many times. He was indeed an orphan. I also met his former fiancée, Zhou Wenqing. Her information and the time when Pei Zhan met, including the orphanage they were in together, showed that the information was the same. So… Pei Zhan is definitely not a member of the Huo family.”

Even Jiang Hua hadn't considered the possibility that Pei Zhan was the heir to the Huo family.

After Shen Yebai took Jiang Hua back, in the entryway, Jiang Hua untied the thin strap of her high heels while holding her phone. She had just turned it on, and only half a minute later, a familiar call came in.

She held the phone to her ear and answered. A maid came over, and Jiang Hua handed her her bag. "Speak quickly if you need anything." She then went upstairs and returned to her room. Her gaze fell on the letters that had not yet been put away on the table. She had specifically instructed Xu Ma not to touch anything on her table when she left in the morning.

"Something came up in France and it will probably be delayed for a few more months before I can return home."

"Really? Then take care of yourself." The reply was perfunctory and insincere, delivered in a very casual tone.

"Would you like to come over? I'll have someone come pick you up."

Jiang Hua: "Are you serious about not being able to fly, or are you just pretending not to know?"

Pei Zhan explained, "It's a private jet. I'll arrange a medical team so nothing will happen to you."

"I really...miss you."

His tone suddenly lowered, earnest yet magnetic, and somewhat alluring.

Jiang Hua sat at the table, picked up the letter on it, suppressed the emotions in her heart, and crossed her legs. "But I don't miss you."

"I just got back from outside, I'm going to take a shower."

"Hang up first."

Pei Zhan, who was far away overseas, glanced at the time on his wrist and said, "It's 7:30. I'll call you after you've finished washing up."

Jiang Hua: "Mm."

Now, Jiang Hua is treating him with the mindset of taking it one day at a time. There's still so much time ahead, as long as he doesn't do anything to betray or deceive her again...

She can... try to get along with him properly.

Compared to her previous attitude towards him, Jiang Hua has become much more restrained.

Jiang Hua came out of the bathroom, and an hour after she finished drying her hair, Pei Zhan called again, just like a timed alarm clock.

She answered the call, pressed the speakerphone button, and put it aside.

Xu Qiulan delivered the warmed milk on time. Seeing that the phone was still connected, she hung up without saying a word and left.

Jiang Hua brought several books out of the study, preparing to do some research...

Pei Zhan could hear faint sounds coming from the other end of the phone. "What are you doing?"

Jiang Hua: "Reading a book."

"what book?"

Jiang Hua frowned and said to the person on the other end of the phone, "Don't bother me."

The weather in France wasn't good today; it was raining heavily outside. The man was on the bed, answering a phone call, watching the rain pound against the French windows, the raindrops sliding down the glass. A blonde, blue-eyed maid brought a glass of warm water and entered the luxurious master bedroom, which was over a hundred square meters. Pei Zhan gestured for her to be quiet, and the maid, who was about to speak, immediately nodded, placed the glass of water on the bedside table, and then quietly retreated.

After he behaved himself for fifteen minutes, Pei Zhan took a sip of water from his glass. A row of servants pushed over a line of clothes racks in the outer corridor, displaying different styles of wedding dresses that fit Jiang Hua's size.

The loud noise from the clothes rack rollers on Pei Zhan's end distracted Jiang Hua. "What are you doing over there?"

Pei Zhan: "Looking at wedding dresses."

Jiang Hua: "..."

Pei Zhan: "If you come, how about we hold a new wedding ceremony at Bailu Palace?"

There was no response for a long time.

"Ok?"

Jiang Hua heard his voice on one side and Ji Liangchuan's letter beside her on the other. For some reason, her heart suddenly ached, and she felt an inexplicable restlessness.

When she wanted to refuse, the words "it's unnecessary" were already on her lips.

She recalled what her father had said to her: "Marriage is a lifelong commitment. There are still many years to go. There will always be a period of adjustment for any disagreements. That's how I got through the time I spent with your mother."

If I had known back then that your mother's marriage to me would lead to this outcome, I would have preferred that she had found a man of equal social standing, someone who could have provided her with the security she needed.

At least, that person would be a better match for her than me…

To live to be a hundred years old.

Huahua, your father truly had no other choice back then. If you were to end up with Ji Liangchuan, with his abilities, he wouldn't be able to protect you, nor could he support the Jiang family...

In the end, the Jiang family will only fall into the hands of the Wang family…

With Jiang gone, their first priority will be to eliminate any future threats, which will harm not only your father but also you.

Because just like Ji Liangchuan, your father can't protect your mother, and he can't protect you either!

So... Dad doesn't want you to follow in your mother's footsteps and repeat her mistakes.

If we had a choice, and the Jiang family wasn't in dire straits yet, and wasn't besieged on all sides, your father would also want you to marry the person you love and spend your life with them…

"Where's Dad?"

Pei Zhan never expected that she would agree.

"We can hold another one when we get back."

Pei Zhan waited for her response, but Jiang Hua remained silent. He didn't press her further and patiently waited for her answer.

After a long while, Jiang Hua said, "It's too much trouble. Let's talk about it when you get back."

Pei Zhan: "Okay."

Perhaps, what Dad did... was right.

But the matter of Ji Liangchuan is a separate issue.

If it were her mother, she believed that even knowing her father couldn't protect her, if given another chance... her mother would still choose him.

She... too!

I will still stay with him without hesitation.

Jiang Hua's hands caressed the old letters, the regrets of two lifetimes, whether he was dead or alive...

I want to see you again.

Ji Liangchuan!

So, as dawn approached, Jiang Hua, carrying all his belongings and her soon-to-expire passport, finally decided to head to the international airport…

I didn't tell anyone; it was just a sudden whim.

Because…her heart told her.

If she doesn't do it now, she'll never have another chance, and she'll regret it.

When she returned, Jiang Hua had no choice but to let him go and, together with Pei Zhan, support the Jiang family...