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

This drug is an anesthetic used in clinical trials and will not produce any side effects on the human body. Huo Ling simply mixed some into the water, briefly putting her into a drowsy state.

Eight hours of flight time.

At 10 p.m. at a French airport, a sleek, metallic-gleaming private jet slowly descended onto the runway. The roar of its engines filled the air as it taxied and landed, finally coming to a steady stop in its designated spot.

A convoy of dozens of top-of-the-line luxury cars stood in neat rows, each exuding an aura of luxury and prestige.

The gangway was slowly lowered and smoothly docked with the ground.

"Young Master, your leg..." Kagel looked at the man with concern, who was wearing a well-tailored custom-made suit with straight trousers that concealed the wound on his leg.

"It's alright." Pei Zhan walked steadily and powerfully up the gangway, enduring the intense pain. Every step he took seemed to resonate with everyone's hearts, and he exuded an innate and powerful aura.

Kagel stayed close behind the man, ready to react to any unexpected events.

Huo Ling looked at the person who appeared, shocked and worried. "Big brother! Your injury hasn't healed yet, how can you be discharged from the hospital? The doctor said your leg needs to rest, otherwise it will be difficult to recover."

"Sister-in-law, she's still not awake..."

"Big Brother!" Before Huo Ling could finish speaking, Pei Zhan had already walked past her into the cabin. Kagel stopped the person who wanted to disturb them from the outside. "Miss Huo Ling, please let the young master and young mistress be alone for a while."

"I'm just worried about my brother's injuries."

Kagel: "Young master, I know what I'm doing."

Jiang Hua was still asleep, lying on the bed, wearing a thin black knee-length velvet dress. Pei Zhan held her hand, not too tightly. The ice in the man's deep and cold eyes slowly melted, and there was only endless longing and tender affection in his eyes.

He reached out his hand, his fingertips slightly curved, and touched her face. Everything felt so real. "Don't blame me, I just... missed you so much." He held her hand and kissed her palm again.

Even though he was seriously injured and had not yet fully recovered, Pei Zhan could still easily pick her up. Every step he took aggravated his wounds, causing excruciating pain. No matter how painful it was, he dared not let go of her.

He had considered that if he truly never woke up again this time, he would grant her wish to be with Ji Liangchuan…

But he... still woke up...

When Pei Zhan carried Jiang Hua out of the cabin, Huo Ling saw a drop of bright red blood dripping from under his suit jacket. As it spread, it brought tears to her eyes. He got off, and everyone followed him. Once Pei Zhan had Jiang Hua in his arms, the entire convoy followed the lead car and left the airport.

He shouldn't have come at all; he didn't even care about his own health for his sister-in-law's sake.

Huo Ling felt that her older brother had truly gone mad!

Hitton Castle Estate

Stepping onto the soft snow, Pei Zhan carried her into the manor villa. Once upstairs in a room that had been prepared long ago, Pei Zhan placed her on the bed, took off her high heels, and tucked her in with the warm blankets…

A maid handed over a hot water bottle, which Pei Zhan took and placed in Jiang Hua's hands. Now... all he had to do was wait for her to wake up.

The man who had done all this seemed to have reached his limit.

The excruciating pain made him almost unable to stand. It wasn't until he could no longer hold on that Kagel noticed something was wrong and quickly called for the medical team.

The bloodstains on the ground were being carefully wiped clean by the servants kneeling on the floor with rags. Many servants were busy inside and out, turning on the ventilation system in the room to disperse the blood-smelling air, and lighting calming incense in inconspicuous corners. The room alone was 300 square meters, including a walk-in closet that took up a third of the space.

When the effects of the drug wore off and Jiang Hua woke up in bed, she was immediately struck by the magnificent, French-style crystal chandelier overhead. The brief blankness in her mind left her momentarily stunned, her long, thick eyelashes trembling as fleeting images flashed through her mind.

Isn't she at the mall, picking out a gift for her dad?

This...it looks so much like the castle or manor hotel she stayed at in France.

Jiang Hua propped herself up in bed, threw back the covers, and walked to the curtains. The moment she pulled them open, her heart skipped a beat. Where was she…?

Outside, heavy snow was falling, and under the moonlight, the white areas shimmered with a crystalline light, a silvery glow. A thick layer of snow could be seen on the ground. Jiang Hua recognized the familiar castle hotel across the way at a glance; it was the manor hotel where she had stayed before.

How did she get back here?!

It's crazy!

Still seemingly unwilling to believe it, Jiang Hua, barefoot, tried to open the door, only to find it locked. No matter how she tried, she couldn't open it, and even knocking went unanswered. "Open the door! Open the door for me!"

"Do you even know who I am?! Kidnapping is illegal!"

The door was banged on loudly, but the people outside seemed not to hear it at all, and Jiang Hua received no response.

Once she calmed down quickly, Jiang Hua couldn't think of anyone else besides Huo Tingshan who could do such a thing and bring her here. What exactly did this bastard want to do by kidnapping her here?

Listening carefully to the hurried footsteps coming from the corridor outside, it seemed that something had happened and they were dealing with an urgent matter.

The bodyguards guarding outside the door went to report the situation to Kagel.

"The young mistress seems to have woken up. She was knocking on the door just now, and she seemed very angry."

Kagel looked somewhat troubled; he... dared not make any further decisions regarding the young mistress.

Kagel then told Miss Holling about it.

Huo Ling waited anxiously outside the operating room. Her older brother, disregarding his own health, insisted on going to the airport and even got out of bed to walk around. His body was already at its limit, and he had just endured the pain. As a result, his wound reopened and he was bleeding profusely. He was still undergoing surgery.

Upon hearing Kagel's report, Huo Ling had no choice but to come up with a reluctant idea: "We need to wait until our eldest brother confesses his identity to his sister-in-law himself. Until he wakes up, we can only ask his sister-in-law to rest in her room for a while. Find a servant to take good care of her. No matter what she does to you, remember not to say anything. Do whatever she wants to you as much as possible."

"We'll talk about everything after my brother wakes up."

Kagel nodded slightly. "Yes, Miss Huo Ling."

Jiang Hua felt like she was being kidnapped, but not quite. Just as she was about to run out when the bodyguards outside stopped her, she saw the maid pushing a food cart in.

"Ms. Jiang, it's a pleasure to serve you. This is your dinner."

Jiang Hua sat angrily on the sofa, arms crossed over her chest. "Get out! I won't eat! Who knows if you've drugged me again? Oh, and... where's my phone?"

The maid said, "I'm sorry, Miss Jiang, your phone is still in China. We've gone back to retrieve it for you." She spoke fluent French and was extremely respectful to her.

The Jiang family was almost laughing with anger. When she returned from France, her bag contained her identification documents and passport... Now she was completely kidnapped, with nothing on her body, not only no cell phone, but not even a penny. Had the other party run away with her?

That's true... It's snowing heavily in France right now. Not to mention the planes are grounded, even if she managed to run out, she would just freeze to death on the roadside.

This has truly blocked her path completely.

Jiang Hua could only manage to eat a little. That night, she tossed and turned in bed, suffering from insomnia. Being brought here inexplicably filled her with a sense of impending danger.

It's one thing if she was abducted when she was a child, but she's already twenty-two or twenty-three.

Jiang Hua rubbed her forehead, somewhat unwilling to speak.

Immediately, Jiang Hua seemed to realize that the place she was in was the manor villa she had seen from the hotel across the street before. It was very large, covering an area roughly the size of a golf course, and comparable to more than a dozen Royal Dragon Bays. Even if she could escape, it would take her at least one or two hours to walk to the gate. This place... felt like a giant iron cage to her.

Jiang Hua was confined for two or three days, which was quite comfortable. After all, the danger she had imagined had faded in her mind. Two servants stood by her side at all times. She only needed to ask for what she wanted. Some things... even if she didn't say anything, these two people were like mind readers. They could make the next move with just a glance from her.

It's been snowing almost all day in France, and the snow scenery is beautiful. She's afraid of the cold, so she's not too keen on going out. She sits by the French windows, lying in a chair with a cup of warm milk beside her and a blanket over her legs, quietly reading her favorite foreign romance novel. The first edition of the novel has just been printed, and the text is all in French. The paper used for printing is a bit stiffer than the paper used for ordinary publishing, and it feels great to turn the pages.

"Miss Jiang, it's time to prepare dinner."

"Well, I see."

It wasn't until the bodyguard came in and said something to them, until the two maids exchanged a glance, and then they went out, that the next second…

The bodyguard stood beside Jiang Hua and nodded apologetically, "I'm sorry, Miss Jiang."

Before Jiang Hua could react, her entire body was tied to the chair, and the book on her body fell to the ground. "Bastard, what are you doing!" A bad thought arose in her mind.

The very next second, Jiang Hua's eyes were also covered with black lace, two layers of opaque fabric. At this moment, Jiang Hua was like a lamb to the slaughter, easily manipulated by others.

After the bodyguard finished doing all this, Jiang Hua heard the surroundings and immediately fell silent.

The moment the door opened, everyone fell silent.

The man's steps were unsteady, and his face was slightly pale, but every step he took was cautious and steady, as if he was afraid of being discovered by her.

It wasn't until the maid spoke up, "Miss Jiang, we have important guests coming tonight. I'm sorry to have to make you dine in this unavoidable way."

"Don't worry, as long as you don't struggle or try to make a sound, we won't do anything to you."

"Please cooperate with our work."

"Tonight we've prepared some Chinese specialties, including..." the maid announced the dishes one by one. "Miss Jiang, which one would you like to eat?"

Jiang Hua didn't struggle, or even resist in the slightest. "What on earth are you Huo family members thinking all day long!"

"Your brain isn't working properly, shouldn't you go see a doctor?"

"What era are we living in? Are they playing these kinds of tricks? Are they three-year-olds?"

Huo Ling stood behind Pei Zhan, behaving herself properly. This large room wasn't just for the two of them; there were over a dozen servants, including the doctor guarding the door. Huo Ling was somewhat apprehensive about what her elder brother had done, given her sister-in-law's temper…

If the day comes when the eldest brother's identity is exposed, will the sister-in-law really not take action against him?

Even though Huo Ling was only adopted by the Huo family, she lived in the Huo family for twenty years, and no one ever dared to say such unpleasant things to the Huo family. Even the Huo family's servants were treated with great respect by outsiders when they left the Huo family.

My sister-in-law is very clever; she immediately guessed that it was the Huo family's doing. However… she still felt a little sorry for my eldest brother.

But this is for the best. The older brother has a weakness—he's afraid of his sister-in-law, but his sister-in-law…

Having observed her in the capital for so long and learned about her past, she seemed fearless, showing no respect even to her father.

In this way, it seems that my sister-in-law has become the person at the top of the food chain.

Previously... Huo Ling was actually afraid that her sister-in-law would have ulterior motives after learning about her brother's identity, and even more afraid that her appearance would disrupt the original peace of the Huo family, but it seems... that this is not the case.

Compared to the person who came to France a month ago, Huo Ling still felt that this girl was more to her liking. The girl clasped her hands behind her back and watched the scene with a big smile.

The servants were stunned for a moment, and could only quickly shut their mouths, not daring to speak. In the end, Kagel took the work from the servants, added some sweet and sour pork to the table, and handed it to Pei Zhan.

The maid spoke up from the side, "Miss Jiang, just open your mouth, someone will feed you."

"Can't you just let me go and let me eat by myself? I'm penniless now, where can I run to?"

Maid: "Miss Jiang, we're just taking precautions."

Having fallen into someone else's hands, Jiang Hua had no choice but to obediently submit. With her eyes closed, she opened her mouth and tasted the crispy and slightly sweet sugar-coated pork.

When Pei Zhan saw her like this, the gentle smile in his eyes deepened, and a slight curve appeared at the corner of his lips.

Jiang Hua felt a slight sense of familiarity with this scene; she had done something similar to Pei Zhan before.

To force him to submit and break up with his new girlfriend, Jiang Hua simply had someone kidnap him. The only difference was that he wasn't drugged; instead, Pei Zhan was in the marketing department at the time, and Jiang Hua casually contacted the marketing manager, who had business dealings with the Jiang family. She set up a trap for Pei Zhan, using some tricks to get him drunk, and then…

Jiang Hua dragged him to a hotel and booked a room. She tied him to a chair and covered his head with her close-fitting camisole to block his vision. That night, Pei Zhan was almost completely at her mercy, and some indescribable things happened. It has to be said that he was indeed quite skilled in that area.

Pei Zhan used the pad of his thumb to wipe away the remaining oil stains from the corner of her mouth. In that instant, the pad of his finger felt the rough texture of the other party on the soft skin of Jiang Hua's mouth, which aroused a little suspicion in Jiang Hua's heart.

"It doesn't taste good, it's too sweet."

"Then you...try the soup."

At this moment, Jiang Hua felt the rope binding her loosen.

With a secret effort, she finally broke free of the ropes. In that instant, Jiang Hua reached out, intending to tear off the black lace ribbon covering her eyes...