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

“No rush, she can stay as long as she wants.” Pei Zhan became unusually agreeable in front of Jiang Hua.

As soon as he spoke, the bodyguard who had been standing next to Jiang Hua nodded and left.

Kagel pushed the wheelchair forward. "Young Madam, the young master only wanted to ask you what you would like to have for lunch today. He didn't mean anything else. I think the bodyguard misunderstood the young master's words."

"That's a bit of a lie, but it's better than some people who say everything they do is a lie." Jiang Hua's words were sarcastic and pointed. Even if she didn't say it outright, everyone knew who she was talking about. Pei Zhan held Jiang Hua's hand in front of him, and she didn't pull away. "I don't know what I did that made you unhappy."

"We can talk about it when we get back. You can do whatever you want, okay?"

Jiang Hua raised her wrist and glanced at the time on her watch. "Do you... have any dietary restrictions? She probably won't wake up for a while, so eat well so she can recover faster."

"It's okay, don't worry about me."

"Cough cough cough..." The sound was accompanied by coughing again. The man on the bed clenched his fist and put it to his mouth. He looked extremely weak.

"Why are you being so polite with me? We're... friends, aren't we?"

Kagel watched Jiang Hua talk to him, completely unaware of the surging emotions hidden in Pei Zhan's eyes. A cold aura gradually emanated from him, and by the time Jiang Hua looked at him, all of Pei Zhan's emotions had been concealed.

"She's pregnant, so be nicer to her."

Ji Liangchuan: "Okay."

As Jiang Hua got up to leave, she poured him another glass of water and placed it by the bedside. Watching his IV drip almost finish, she pressed the nurse call button again.

Only after doing all this did she leave with Pei Zhan.

Reaching the elevator, Jiang Hua pressed the button to go upstairs. She walked ahead of him, and her voice, tinged with jealousy, rang out behind her, "How come I didn't know that Mrs. Pei was so familiar with him that she needed to serve him tea and water?"

"Where...are you at?" Pei Zhan looked at Jiang Hua's retreating figure with a somber gaze, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

Jiang Hua didn't realize that Pei Zhan was jealous. She only felt that what she was doing was simply what a friend should do to take care of him.

"What nonsense are you thinking! Do you think I'm like you? You have no boundaries with anyone? Bai Rui almost miscarried because of overwork. She can barely take care of herself, let alone him. She just fainted and is resting in the ward. Wen Qian is all alone. We are friends. I can't just abandon him."

"Oh, by the way, could you have someone send him a few blankets later, and also turn on the heating in his room? His ward is too cold; I don't know how he managed to get through it."

Kagel sensed something was off about Pei Zhan's aura. To prevent Jiang Hua from further provoking him, he interrupted her. Because... the person the young mistress was concerned about was none other than the young master 'Ji Liangchuan' whom she had been searching for despite her own health, and their entanglement. Ji Liangchuan could die hundreds of times without consequence; if it weren't for his selfishness back then...

The young master and young mistress wouldn't have been separated for so many years.

The person who should be with her is him...

Every word of concern Jiang Hua uttered for Ji Liangchuan undoubtedly pushed him further down a path of despair.

“Young Madam! The person you should care about is the young master, not some insignificant person. What you’re saying is not within your scope of concern.”

“Kagel, do as she says.”

As soon as the three of them were in the elevator, Jiang Hua sensed something was off about Pei Zhan…

When they returned to the ward, their relationship seemed to freeze instantly, causing further conflicts to arise from the hard-won improvement.

"What else... do you think is missing?"

Pei Zhan gave Kager all the orders that Jiang Hua wanted to do.

However, in Jiang Hua's view, what he said clearly showed that he was unwilling.

Jiang Hua didn't know where his temper came from.

When you were in Wuchuan, taking care of Song Qingran day and night, why didn't you think of me...?

A sudden thought popped into Jiang Hua's mind, leaving her somewhat helpless. Why... why did she suddenly think of the past again...?

Forget it, we agreed to let go of the past.

Jiang Hua suppressed her emotions that shouldn't have surfaced. "Let's... find two more caregivers to take care of them. They have no relatives or friends here, and I can't just stand by and watch them fall ill and abandon them!"

“I know…” Pei Zhan said in a low voice.

Kagel silently withdrew.

"I just want you to be able to tell me whatever you do. No matter what you do, even if it's just because someone else is making demands of me, I will stand in your shoes and help you consider these things."

Jiang Hua crossed her arms, staring into the man's deep eyes. She slowly leaned down, raising her eyebrows slightly as she looked at him. "And what about you? How many things are you hiding from me?"

"You know, I don't like being lied to."

Even if... even if it's a lie, it's best to lie for a lifetime.

The maid had prepared lunch, and Jiang Hua asked the maid to prepare a portion to be sent downstairs.

Kagel came in from outside and reported, "The heating downstairs for Mr. Wen is indeed broken, but we have already applied to the hospital to change his ward."

"Mrs. Wen has also woken up and is fine. The hospital staff will take good care of them."

Pei Zhan sat down next to Jiang Hua, picked up his chopsticks, and placed a piece of fish in her bowl. "Now...can you rest assured?"

"It's alright. Although my family and the Bai family don't have much of a relationship, and we've had some conflicts before because of other things, those things... don't prevent me from contacting them. When you're abroad and have no relatives or friends, it's only natural to help each other. I don't know why you're making such a face. When you help others, you seem quite happy."

“Huahua…” Pei Zhan knew what she wanted to say.

Jiang Hua: "I couldn't help it. I'll try not to mention it next time."

Not mentioning Song Qingran doesn't mean that the past didn't happen; Jiang Hua still cares about her to some extent.

If she didn't care, Jiang Hua wouldn't be here.

Jiang Hua felt sleepy after finishing her meal.

She went back to her room to rest.

Pei Zhan didn't dare to disturb them...

However, in the next ward, a thin layer of frost seemed to have formed around the corners. Pei Zhan's sharp gaze fell on the window. "It seems he is still not giving up."

"Trying to get her attention using these methods."

"His methods are still as dirty as before."

Kagel: "Young master, there's no need to worry. With these situations happening, the most urgent thing is to think about how to repair the rift between you and young mistress."

"It seems that the young mistress... still can't forget what happened in the past."

Pei Zhan: "How are things going with Song Qingran and Lu Yuanzhou?"

Kagel reported, "The wedding date for both families has been set."

"Lu Yuanzhou will marry Miss Song before Miss Song graduates."

"As long as Miss Song marries Lu Yuanzhou, the young mistress's concerns should disappear completely."

Pei Zhan lowered his eyes and turned the silver ring on his hand. "It's alright, there's plenty of time in the future."

Kagel then voiced his concerns, "What should you do about Miss Zhou? The eldest young lady still harbors resentment over what Miss Zhou Yan did to the Jiang family. Moreover... both she and Miss Song know the truth of everything. If the Zhou family's affairs reach the young mistress, I'm afraid she will be even more unable to bear it."

"After all, Miss Zhou Xu's heart is inside the young mistress's body."

However, it's also possible that another possibility exists: part of the young mistress's feelings for the young master stem from her…

“After learning about your accident, Miss Zhou Yan has tried to contact you more than once or twice. As time goes on, the young mistress will also become suspicious.”

Pei Zhan simply said, "Don't worry about it."

Over the years, he has done more than enough for the Zhou family.

Even... because of this, he and Huahua lost two children.

These two children are also a source of unforgettable pain for Pei Zhan.

He failed to protect their child…

Jiang Hua stayed with Pei Zhan in the hospital for about two weeks until his leg recovered. The support and assistive devices on his leg were removed, and he can now get rid of the wheelchair. However, it will take more than three months for him to fully recover. It takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone.

On the day she was discharged from the hospital, it was still dark and snowing heavily. Kagel walked behind her, holding an umbrella for Jiang Hua. When she was carried out of the car, she was still dazed and fell into Pei Zhan's arms, not wanting to move her eyelids at all. "We're home."

Jiang Hua gave a soft hum, as if responding to his words. She was still wrapped in his black coat, completely covered up. Pei Zhan, dressed in thin clothes, stood tall and straight, seemingly oblivious to the cold as he walked in the snow. A few snowflakes landed on his shoulders as he carried her upstairs to their room. The servants following behind walked very quietly.

When Pei Zhan carried her to the bed, he took off her coats one by one, and the maid took them and hung them on the hanger next to him.

"Are you cold?" Pei Zhan squeezed her hand, which was very soft, and pulled the blanket over her.

Jiang Hua was already awake, but she couldn't open her eyes. "Pei Zhan! I really want to kill you! You've been in the hospital for so long, why did you have to come back at this hour?!"

"You're so annoying!"

"roll!"

Jiang Hua pushed him away and shrank back into the covers. Her bare feet were still kicking Pei Zhan's chest; not just her whole body, but every cell in her body was resisting his touch. She hadn't slept well at all last night, tossing and turning until almost four in the morning. She had barely slept a wink all night…

She can't compare to Pei Zhan, who can stay up for days and nights and still be perfectly fine.

Pei Zhan leaned down and kissed Jiang Hua's lips. "You go to sleep first, I won't disturb you." Before leaving the room, Pei Zhan took out her bracelet from the drawer and put it on.

Kagel reported to the person who came out, "It's normal for the young mistress to be so sleepy right now, but... it will probably be a while before she can take a plane back to the capital after her condition stabilizes."

"The master has already taken care of everything here."

"Including... Madam, it will take some time to accept her status as the young mistress."

Pei Zhan decisively said, "Whether she accepts it or not is not important."

Xia He had no obligation to raise him, and Pei Zhan didn't have much affection for her either. As long as she did what she was supposed to do, he wouldn't do anything to her.

"Young Master, you'd better be mentally prepared. After you completely take over all the businesses of the Huo Group, the Master plans to return to the capital. The Huo family's old residence has been completely renovated, and the Huo family's collateral branches that once lived in seclusion in the capital are all waiting for you and the Master to return."

"I think it's about time to tell you about your identity, young mistress."

When Jiang Hua woke up, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon.

Pei Zhan sat on the edge of the bed, still looking at company documents in his hand. "Awake?"

Jiang Hua propped herself up on the bed and sat up. Her long, black, and shiny hair was disheveled and draped over her shoulders. She had slept for several hours, but it seemed like she couldn't get enough sleep. She leaned weakly on his shoulder and said, "My whole body aches. Rub it for me."

Pei Zhan closed the file and placed it on the bedside table. His broad, strong hand covered Jiang Hua's slender waist, kneading it gently. "I haven't spent much time with you lately. Do you want to stay a while longer, or do you want to go back to the capital as soon as possible?"

Jiang Hua: "Let's go home early."

"I miss my dad."

"Winter break is almost over, and I still need to write my thesis and report. I don't want to drag it out for too long."

More than any of these things, what Jiang Hua was thinking was…

I wonder if Ji Liangchuan has received her letter after all this time, even just... a reply would be nice.

Jiang Hua couldn't believe it; he really... never wanted to see her again.

"Yes. I had someone arrange my flight back this morning."

"Don't forget what you promised me. We agreed to have the wedding when we get back."

Pei Zhan held her hand and kissed it.

Their wedding…

All of this was too dreamlike for Jiang Hua. In her previous life, Jiang Hua never walked down the aisle with him until her death.

In this life... has everything truly been changed?

Dad... won't die either...?

If Pei Zhan truly loved her, then why did they end up in that situation in their past life?

At least that's what Jiang Hua was thinking. If it were before, she would probably have wanted a grand, extravagant wedding, with the entire capital city filled with her favorite roses, a red carpet laid out from her home all the way to their wedding venue, and... a lot of people... attending her wedding.

At night, I still want the most beautiful fireworks...

Then... after the wedding ended and the guests left, they boarded a huge, luxurious cruise ship and went on a world tour.

This kind of wedding was what Jiang Hua had in mind before she was twenty years old when she met him.

But time has slowly worn away all the passion in her heart, and cooled it all down.

"Whatever, I don't like too many people. Inviting Grandpa, the Shen family... just one meal is enough for them."

Jiang Hua married him when she was twenty and they got their marriage certificate. Now, three years later…

She didn't want to go through any more trouble...

In this life, all she asks for is peace and stability…