“If the young mistress wants to know, everything will be clear once she goes inside.”

Jiang Hua glanced at the people in the ward, a glance that seemed to still prove her unwillingness to give up, but... what was happening in front of her forced her to see the truth for herself. "What I see now is the whole truth, and I don't think there's any need to go in and disturb their time together any further."

"Remember to give me the signed divorce agreement. Finally... I wish them a long and happy marriage."

Jiang Hua turned and left without looking back.

Kagel said in a calm tone, "If you leave the hospital today, you might want to think about the consequences for the Jiang family. All the cooperative projects between the Jiang family and the Huo family are in the young master's hands. If he leaves the Jiang family and chooses to give up his position as president, the breach of contract penalties that the Huo family will have to pay for all the projects will probably be too much for the Jiang family to bear."

“In the days since President Pei’s accident, Assistant Zuo has integrated all the projects and calculated the total amount of liquidated damages, which is more than 300 billion.”

"Even if all of Jiang's businesses were to be invested, they probably wouldn't be able to afford the losses."

Jiang Hua stopped at the elevator entrance, her hand halting as she pressed the floor button. "Are you threatening me?"

Kagel lowered his head slightly. "I wouldn't dare. Everything I said was only for the young mistress's sake."

Jiang Hua lowered her hand, turned to look at him, and said, "Young Madam? Kager, your real Young Madam is inside. Don't call the wrong person again. Also... you're just a housekeeper, how do you know so much about the Jiang family's affairs?" Her eyes narrowed sadly as she looked him up and down.

Kagel remained calm and said, "During this time, I have been taking meticulous care of the young master in the hospital. I also heard about the company's affairs from Assistant Zuo when he talked to the young master."

Jiang Hua simply smiled and then said, "Song Qingran is here today, so it's not convenient for me to disturb them. I advise you not to go in and disturb their time together either."

"Tell your master that I will come again tomorrow."

Suddenly, at that moment, there was a noise in the ward, as if something had fallen and made a clattering sound.

The next second, Song Qingran's anxious and worried voice could be heard again, "Mr. Pei! What's wrong, Mr. Pei..."

You can't get out of bed!

Jiang Hua ignored Kager and pressed the elevator button to go downstairs. By the time the elevator arrived, Jiang Hua had already stepped inside. She didn't hear the last sentence.

When the ward door was pushed open with a strong force, the last thing Pei Zhan saw was the elevator door that was already closed.

Song Qingran put down the porridge in her bowl and went to help Pei Zhan, but he pushed her away.

Kagel stepped forward anxiously to do what Song Qingran wanted to do, "Miss Song... you should have left long ago, you shouldn't be here."

Song Qingran lowered her head, bit her lip, and stammered, "I lost my documents and can't buy a ticket back. Mr. Kagel, I voluntarily want to stay and take care of Mr. Pei."

“Miss Song, the young master does not need your care. Please leave the hospital immediately.” Kagel, who was usually calm, was now somewhat angry about what had happened today.

"You go out first." This was said to Song Qingran.

Song Qingran glanced at him with concern, "Mr. Pei, please get some rest. Call me if you need anything."

The moment the ward door closed, Pei Zhan was helped onto the bed. "What did she say to you?"

Kagel pursed his lips, hesitating to speak, "Young Madam said she wanted to disturb your time with Miss Song, and... Young Madam will come again tomorrow."

"I didn't tell you about your feigned amnesia."

Pei Zhan's deep gaze gradually dimmed.

In the past, Kagel would have advised him to give up on this irretrievable relationship. But the young master had already risked half his life, so how could he possibly give up halfway?

Kagel: "Now the young master should rest and recuperate."

"Qingran...why are you standing outside? Aren't you going in?!"

Song Qingran looked like she had done something wrong, staring down at her toes. Only when she heard a familiar voice did she look up. "Aunt Xia, Mr. Pei is talking to someone and it's inconvenient for him to speak."

Xia He: "What's inconvenient about it? We're all family."

"go in."

Just as Xia He was about to push open the door and enter, she was stopped by the bodyguards who had rushed over.

"I'm sorry, Madam, but the young master is unwell and doesn't want to see anyone."

Song Qingran's heart tightened: "How could this be! Is Mr. Pei's wound starting to hurt again? Is he alright?"

"I'll go get the doctor right now."

Bodyguard: "No need to trouble Miss Song. The young master has instructed that since you have chosen to get engaged to Mr. Lu, you should return to China to finish what you haven't done. Tonight... we will send a private plane to take you back to China."

"Young Master will naturally be taken care of by his young mistress."

Song Qingran felt as if she had been slapped hard across the face, but... Jiang Hua clearly said that he and his wife had divorced. If she hadn't known this news, she wouldn't have come. She had no intention of breaking up someone else's family.

Her face flushed. She felt ashamed, but even more so, she felt proud. "I...I'm sorry! I thought...I knew. I shouldn't have come. I'll pack my things and leave now. I swear...I will never bother Mr. Pei again."

"You're not the one who should leave!" Xia He grabbed Song Qingran. "Young mistress? When did our Huo family get a young mistress? I didn't know!"

Song Qingran was shocked and asked in confusion: The Huo family?

Just then, Kagel suddenly interjected, "Madam! You have already displeased the master, and he has made it clear that you should not interfere in the young master's private life. If you continue to act willfully, the position of mistress of the Huo family may have to be changed."

"You know your master's temper!"

For a moment, Xia He was speechless, only feeling a chill in her heart. Thinking of her husband's past and his entanglement with the Jiang family, her heart ached terribly. "As long as I don't give in, she will never be the future young mistress of the Huo family!"

She would never allow the Jiang family to have any further contact with the Huo family.

For so many years... Xia He never knew that the person she shared a bed with was actually the one she loved in her heart, Jiang Hua's mother, Jiang Qingcheng!

She absolutely forbade her husband and son to have any connection with the Jiang family!

Unless she dies!

“Madam, the position of the future heir and mistress of the Huo family is not determined by you. The master does not like you interfering in the young master's affairs. If the master finds out, it will only threaten your position. Now that you and the master are already having a falling out, if you go through with a divorce, you will not get any share of the Huo family's property.”

"Kagher! Are you threatening me?" Xia He's voice trembled with anger. "Don't forget, the heir he chose is my son. He still wants a divorce? Go ahead and get one now if you dare."

"Then prepare a divorce agreement." Huo Tingshan's voice, cold and authoritative, came from behind Xia He. Xia He was clearly frightened. She turned around in horror to look at the man walking behind her. When her gaze fell on the younger and more presumptuous woman beside him, it felt as if she had been slapped hard across the face. At that moment, Xia He felt her heart being clenched tightly.

The girl, who looked to be in her early twenties, seemed afraid of Xia He and hid behind Huo Tingshan.

"Don't forget your responsibilities?"

"If Mrs. Huo doesn't know how to sit in this position, there are plenty of people who can take her place."

His voice was icy cold.

These two sentences were like two hard slaps to her face.

Xia He fell silent instantly. The anger in her heart just now seemed like a punch hitting cotton, without feeling any pain.

Song Qingran was like a transparent person, her timid and submissive demeanor failing to catch Huo Tingshan's eye, and Xia He was the same...

On her way back, Jiang Hua was suddenly startled to see snow falling. Shortly after, she received a call on her phone, and the caller ID showed Pei Zhan as the contact.

She was about to press the power button when Kagel's threatening words rang out again. After hesitating for a while, Jiang Hua answered the phone and put it to her ear.

"Who is it?" she asked, feigning ignorance.

"Come to the hospital." Pei Zhan's cold and emotionless voice came from inside. His tone was so unapproachable that it reminded her of the time after the car accident when Pei Zhan spoke to her in the same way. This Pei Zhan was exactly like the Pei Zhan she knew in her previous life.

Was this sudden change in life just a charade? After losing his memory, he would only remember that the person he deeply loved was Song Qingran…

Their relationship... could never compare to the years of affection he shared with Song Qingran.

"Is Mr. Pei free right now?"

"You want to talk to me about the divorce?"

Jiang Hua only said two sentences before the other party hung up the phone. This action triggered a flood of memories from their past life. Whether in this life or the past, they never wanted to love each other, and even when they talked on the phone, they would never exchange more than ten sentences.

"Turn around and go back to the hospital," Jiang Hua said to the driver.

Half an hour later, Jiang Hua returned to the hospital. The door to the ward was open, and there were many doctors around him. Jiang Hua waited outside for a while. The group of doctors were speaking French, discussing Pei Zhan's condition. He had a comminuted fracture of his leg, and the only way to stabilize it was with a steel plate. She could see the screws piercing through the skin and twisting into the bone.

Just one glance, and Jiang Hua felt a moment of reluctance.

More than his injuries, she noticed that deep, intense gaze. When she looked in the direction of her senses, Pei Zhan was also looking at her. However, his eyes were unfathomable, as deep as an abyss, so enigmatic that Jiang Hua could not discern his thoughts.

It seemed that with Jiang Hua's arrival, Pei Zhan made them all leave the ward... including Kagel.

Jiang Hua, now unafraid in his presence, walked to the chair beside his bed and sat down under his gaze. They stared at each other for a long time before Jiang Hua finally gave in and looked away, refusing to look at him: "Tell me, why did you ask me to come back?"

"Think it through. Consider the consequences of divorcing me. If you want a divorce, I want half of Jiang's shares."

"I agree." Jiang Hua agreed to Pei Zhan's request almost without hesitation.

"What did you say!"

"I think those three words I said aren't hard to understand. Forget that your head might be a little sore from the accident; I don't mind repeating it again: I agree to give you all my shares after the divorce. But the condition is that the Jiang Group cannot be renamed… That's my only request. Also, you can't tell Dad about our divorce. After the divorce… I won't restrict your personal freedom." Jiang Hua suddenly remembered something, "Did you open and look at the things I asked Song Qingran to bring you?"

“Back then…” Jiang Hua paused halfway through what she was about to say, then changed the subject and said, “Never mind, there’s nothing to talk about back then. Anyway, you’ve already lost your memory, and it took you half a month to remember your wife after waking up. It’s not easy for you. Kagel should have told you everything.”

"I bought back the 'Blooming Flowers' villa that you sold before for three times the price. After all... this seaside villa holds many beautiful memories for you. I only added Song Qingran's name to the property certificate, as a generous wedding gift from your ex-wife."

"...That's all I ask for, nothing else. If you think there's no problem, you can give me the signed divorce agreement now." Jiang Hua stretched out her hand in front of him, her expression as usual, asking him for the agreement without a care in the world.

Pei Zhan's gaze was as dark as the night, fixed intently on her, trying to find something in her eyes.

Jiang Hua's eyes held complex emotions that she couldn't decipher.

After a long silence, Pei Zhan finally spoke: "I've already signed the agreement; it will need to wait until tomorrow..."

Jiang Hua simply smiled and accepted the ending. She said to him, "This is the Pei Zhan I know. It's much better than... the Pei Zhan before you lost your memory."

"They keep saying 'I love you' all the time, but there's no love between us at all."

"It's too fake."

“Pei Zhan…we should have done this a long time ago, parting ways amicably.”

"I'll come back to you tomorrow to get the divorce papers."

Jiang Hua stood up without the slightest hesitation and turned to leave. But as she reached the door and placed her hand on the doorknob, she heard Pei Zhan's deep, hoarse voice behind her, "I did not sign the divorce agreement."

"And... I haven't lost my memory."

Jiang Hua was genuinely taken aback, her hands unconsciously clenching tighter. She lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, casting a shadow...

"Why did you stop pretending?"

She slowly turned around and looked at him with a cold expression.

"If I don't test Mrs. Pei, how will I know that she has never worried about me for even a moment?"

Seeing the redness in his eyes, Jiang Hua spoke softly, "Worried about you? What you're going through now is what I went through two years ago. Stop pretending to be pitiful."

"Considering that your injuries are all due to Jiang Shi, do you need me to personally call Song Qingran over to take care of you?"

"Honestly, when I stood outside the door watching her take care of you, even I thought you two were such a perfect match. Besides, she's an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl who traveled so far and put everything aside to see you. Aren't you even a little bit tempted?"

"Is it... that no matter what I do, it's all in vain, hmm?" Pei Zhan's deep eyes, like a black vortex, stared at her as if trying to pull her into it.

Jiang Hua steeled herself and looked away, refusing to look at him. "Didn't you already know this answer?"

Suddenly…

Jiang Hua watched him lift the covers, get out of bed, and take that step. He immediately collapsed to his knees, unable to move. Jiang Hua looked at the mechanical parts of his leg that were etched deep into his bones. He seemed to be enduring excruciating pain that most people couldn't bear. Then, the next second, Pei Zhan, despite the intense pain, stood up and walked towards her.

Jiang Hua didn't flinch, and watched as he walked towards her and hugged her...

"The last...last time..."

"If you want a divorce, then so be it. I'll have Kagel arrange a plane to send you back tomorrow."

"I'll have Kagel bring you the divorce papers."

"I do not want anything."

Every word he spoke, every syllable he uttered, was trembling.

To Jiang Hua, these words sounded like his farewell.

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