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

"Huahua?"

Bao'er went into the room and looked around, but couldn't find Jiang Hua. She then went downstairs to ask Aunt Xu, "Aunt Xu, Hua Hua isn't in the room."

"Is it... that Miss has gone out on business? Miss Bao'er, wait a moment while I call Miss."

When Xu Qiulan picked up the landline phone on the tea table to call Jiang Hua, she only heard the tone of the phone being switched off: "Sorry, the number you dialed is switched off."

"Shut down?"

"That shouldn't be the case. Did Miss leave her phone in her room and not bring it with her? Is it off and not charging?" Xu Qiulan said apologetically to Bao'er. "Miss Bao'er, why don't you sit down for a while? We don't know when Miss will be back."

"Or... you can go back first, and I'll call you again after Miss returns."

Bao'er agreed with a somewhat disappointed expression, "Then... okay."

Apart from the servants, Jiang Weiguo and Jiang Hua were not at Yulong Bay. Shen Bao'er was left alone and didn't know what to do, so she had to go back first. It only took less than ten minutes to walk back. She put on her halter gloves, buried her chubby face in her scarf, and as soon as she stepped out the door, a few snowflakes fell on her head.

Bao'er returned to Bai Ze, where Shen Yebai was coming downstairs wearing a coat.

Xie Huai walked in from outside at this moment. "Mayor, Miss Bao'er...we should set off."

According to tradition, we should return to our hometown to celebrate the New Year.

Shen Bao'er snorted coldly and said angrily, "I don't want to see that woman. It's all my brother's fault. He clearly likes Huahua but still looks for other women outside. Huahua must have abandoned you because she saw that my brother had a child with another woman." As she spoke, Shen Bao'er lowered her head, her eyes rolling upwards, her resentful gaze fixed on him. "You're just like that country bumpkin, fickle and womanizing."

"You're driving me crazy."

"Hmph!" Shen Bao'er turned around angrily and got into the car parked in the yard outside the gate.

Xie Huai hesitated, pursing his lips, and said nothing.

Upon seeing Shen Bao'er return alone, Shen Yebai inquired about her situation: "Where is she?"

In previous years, the two families would visit each other frequently during the Lunar New Year, but this year, she was absent.

Xie Huai: "Miss Jiang, she..."

"I bought a plane ticket to an overseas destination early last night, and I should have landed by now."

"I think... Chairman Jiang is unaware of Miss Jiang's departure from the country."

Is she deliberately avoiding him because of... the child's situation?

Yesterday was the eve of the Lunar New Year, and the two families should have been together. She didn't show up that day. Bao'er has been going to Yulong Bay quite often during this period. No matter what, Jiang Hua doesn't seem to want to come to Bai Ze anymore.

However, Bao'er always manages to bring back a lot of things from Yulong Bay every time she goes there.

"Have the people over there take good care of her safety."

"Yes." Xie Huai nodded in agreement.

The plane landed amidst a blizzard. It wasn't until the flight attendant gently reminded Jiang Hua, who was already asleep, "Miss, we've arrived."

Jiang Hua opened her eyes and woke up to find that she was the only one still in the cabin. Looking at the heavy snow outside the airport window, with the ground covered in a silvery white expanse, she glanced around and then looked away. At the entrance, Jiang Hua saw someone she almost didn't recognize.

As he approached her, his steps were hurried but unsteady, he limped, and stubble had grown on his chin. He was extremely unkempt. Jiang Hua had seen him in a disheveled state before, but she had never seen him in such a disheveled state.

"You really are...omnipotent!" This sentence sounded like a compliment, but it was also a sarcastic remark, because when Jiang Hua decided to come to France, she did not use her real identity.

She didn't know how Pei Zhan knew her flight information, nor did she know... when he appeared here, or why... he knew she was coming!

Jiang Hua looked at his legs; cold machinery was still supporting his exposed ankles…

Perhaps sensing her gaze, the injured leg moved back a few inches.

"I thought...you really didn't care about me anymore!"

"Do you think I'm like you?!"

She came simply because she had no other choice.

Jiang Hua left him, ignoring his injuries, and bumped into his shoulder as she walked past Pei Zhan. His leg had never fully recovered, and his treatment had even been interrupted, so it was somewhat worse than before.

Kagel stepped forward to support the person who was about to lose his balance, and they slowly walked down step by step.

Inside that familiar car, the bodyguard had already opened the passenger door.

When Pei Zhan sat down next to her, Jiang Hua closed her eyes and didn't look at him. The plane was too noisy, and she was a little sleepy because she hadn't rested all night.

Kagel, understanding the situation without saying a word, sat in the passenger seat and let the driver start the car.

Pei Zhan knew she would come, even though she had forged her identity to enter the airport. The truth is… both the largest airline at the capital airport and the airport where she landed in France belong to the Shengshi Group. When the Huo family left, they only transferred most of their cash, but they didn't take their assets in the capital…

When he chose to let her go, he was probably still unwilling to give up. Pei Zhan instructed people not to interfere with Jiang Hua's life in the capital, but her every move was never out of his control.

Even during this time, what was she doing...?

Everyone in the Huo family's businesses knows Jiang Hua. Kager took it upon himself to leak Jiang Hua's information, including her photos, to his staff. So, the moment Jiang Hua stepped into the Imperial Capital International Airport, even though she had changed her identity and name, the staff in the capital had already informed him of Jiang Hua's whereabouts.

When he heard the news, Kagel was very shocked. In fact, he didn't have much hope for Jiang Hua and thought she would change her mind. He didn't expect that she would really come back!

When Kagel reported this news…

To punish himself, the young master stopped taking his medication...

During this time, no one could persuade him, and even forced treatment only made the young master more resistant.

Even when the master was about to give up and was about to forcibly bring the young mistress back from China, the young mistress... unexpectedly came on her own.

People who were like ashes were rekindled.

Pei Zhan reached out and tentatively took her hand. Seeing that she did not resist, the man slowly tightened his grip on her hand. "Let's go back to the hotel and rest first." His voice was low and hoarse, with a hint of weakness.

Jiang Hua was truly asleep. The car stopped outside the manor villa, the back passenger door opened, and Jiang Hua was gently lifted up…

Kagel felt there was no need for him to stop it anymore.

Pei Zhan had to endure intense pain to take even one step, let alone while holding her in his arms.

Jiang Hua could feel Pei Zhan's body trembling violently, and his arm around her was unsteady...

"You stink!"

"I know."

Jiang Hua was carried into the master bedroom. She found that it was exactly the same as it had been when she left half a month ago. The skincare products on the dressing table, the opened bottles and jars, had not been put away. There was also a wooden comb in front of the mirror with a few strands of hair on its teeth. Even the coat she had changed out of was still hanging on the coat rack on the door, as if it had never been taken down and changed.

Kagel remained outside the door, and when the two entered the room, he closed the door to prevent the lingering cold air from blowing into the bedroom.

Jiang Hua was placed on the bed. He squatted down slowly and took off his shoes. Every movement he made seemed to Jiang Hua to be exhausting.

"I don't think you're doing too badly." Jiang Hua leaned back on the bed, her eyes showing little emotion as she looked at him. Apart from being a bit slovenly and unkempt, she only looked weak and didn't seem like she was about to die.

The moment Pei Zhan squatted down, he felt his heart pound violently. The injection he had received was just a premature overdraft of his body. He would lose consciousness in an instant.

“Pei Zhan…”

...

Jiang Hua finally chose to come here after arriving at the hospital operating room.

Kagel waited outside the closed operating room door, watching the person who arrived late, his expression showing a hint of obedience towards her.

The five elements interact in a cycle of mutual generation and restraint, and humans are no exception. No matter how powerful someone is, there will always be someone who can suppress them.

"Young mistress..."

"How is he?"

Kagel told Jiang Hua everything that had happened in the past two weeks. "Actually, on the day the young mistress left, the young master refused all treatment to punish himself, including refusing to take any medicine, and even cut off his water and food. Only when the young master was in a coma could the doctor use IV fluids to maintain his basic vital signs."

“If the young mistress had arrived a few days later, the young master… probably wouldn’t have been able to hold on.”

"The day the young master woke up from his coma, the first person he saw was not Miss Song..."

"And we didn't allow Miss Song to get close either."

“That day, I took it upon myself to want to take you to see the young master, which is why I said those threatening words. It had nothing to do with the young master. He knows your pain and can’t forget everything that happened before, so… the young master thought about letting you go and setting you free… just hoping that you could live a good life.”

"The doctor said... the young mistress's heart condition cannot be stimulated, including experiencing any negative emotions."

"If divorce can make the young mistress happy, the young master has no choice but to let you leave."

Jiang Hua's lips moved as she struggled to utter a sentence: "But he... clearly doesn't love me, so why did he go to such lengths for me!"

"Love itself is an uncontrollable emotion. It does not arise from behavior, but because love is determined by the heart."

"Young mistress, she still came back in the end..."

"Just like your mother, Miss Qingcheng... She knew that marrying your father was not a good choice, and it would not protect the Jiang family, but in the end she still chose to give up the marriage and risked her life to protect you and your father. On the day Miss Qingcheng returned to the country, she already knew what she would encounter, but she... never regretted any of the choices she made."

“Back then, the Wang family could not tolerate your mother’s existence. If Miss Qingcheng had chosen to marry into the family, she could have changed her inevitable death and would not have become a victim in the family’s struggle.”

“Young Madam… your parents were truly in love back then. Even though there were many obstacles in between, they… knew it would end like this, but they never regretted it.”

"If you have no regrets in your heart, then you have done the right thing."

"Feelings are determined by the heart, not by what one does..."

"Compared to your mother, Miss Qingcheng, the young mistress and young master are already fortunate."

"If these things were to happen to Miss Qingcheng, I think... she would make the same choice as you."

Jiang Hua's gaze fell indifferently on Kagel through the closed operating room door. "You seem to know my mother very well?"

Kagel, expressionless and devoid of any emotion, stated the fact: "I was once the steward of the Imperial Palace, and now the steward of Golden Sands Shallow Bay. I had the honor of meeting her a few times."

"She is very pretty."

"When she was young, Miss Qingcheng's temperament was exactly the same as that of the young mistress."

“Your father is also outstanding, and you are a good match.”

“Dad… is really a good person.” Jiang Hua’s voice gradually softened. The languages ​​she had learned were all taught to her by her father. Just like her grandfather said, if she hadn’t met her mother, her father would now be a great and remarkable person in his field.

The operating room doors opened.

The doctor took off his mask, sighed, and shook his head. "The patient's condition is really too bad. We can only temporarily stitch up his wounds and stop the bleeding."

"Try to get him to eat something and take his medicine on time so that the wound can heal as quickly as possible."

Pei Zhan was transferred to a VIP ward.

Jiang Hua stood in front of the hospital bed, looking at the still unconscious man. Kagel stood behind Jiang Hua, dismissed the servants around him, and said, "I think the person the young master would most like to see when he wakes up is you."

"If the young mistress needs anything, she can ring the service bell by the bed at any time."

After Kagel turned and left, he closed the door for them.

Jiang Hua moved her feet and sat down by the hospital bed. She reached out and touched his face. His beard was a little prickly. She had never seen Pei Zhan with a beard before. He wasn't ugly, but he was at least good-looking and had the charm of a mature man. It was just that he was too weak right now. Her delicate palms were slightly red.

He probably sensed her presence.

Pei Zhan woke up earlier than she had expected.

Jiang Hua withdrew her hand.

His deep gaze fell on her, making her feel somewhat uncomfortable, and she glanced away slightly.

"very ugly?"

"It's so ugly."

Pei Zhan slowly sat up, as if he had used up all his strength. His face was still sickly pale, but the light emanating from his deep eyes was as intense as a burning flame, carrying an undeniable and powerful aura that enveloped Jiang Hua like a surging tide. "I will get better as soon as possible."

His gaze was gentle and focused, fixed solely on her. A flicker of pain and struggle crossed his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by an obsessive possessiveness. He slowly reached out, wanting to grasp and caress her face, but stopped mid-air, as if afraid his touch would push her further away. "Do you know what it means for you to come back again?"