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

Zhou Yan used a warm, damp towel to wipe her mother's hands and carefully combed her messy hair. She comforted herself, saying, "My brother has his reasons for doing this; it must all be for our own good."

“We are the closest people to our brother. After Dad died, it was our brother who raised the three of us on his own. He worked hard with you to support the family and pay for Ah-Xu and me to go to school. We survived the most difficult days in Wuchuan, and now... everything is moving in a positive direction.”

“He must still care about us, otherwise… he wouldn’t have sent me abroad to study and given me such a good life.”

"Mom, do you know how happy I was when I saw him? He not only saved me, but also gave me a large sum of money. This money... is enough to ensure that we will be worry-free for the rest of our lives."

“My brother is just worried that we’re not doing well abroad. Once he’s sorted out the Jiang family’s affairs, he will definitely come to pick us up.”

"Take us to enjoy the best of life..."

"He...he definitely will."

He loved Ah Xu so much that he even found a girl who looked just like Ah Xu and took care of her as if she were Ah Xu. How could he bear to give up his years of relationship with the Zhou family?

Before leaving, the older brother arranged for his mother to stay in the best mental hospital and also arranged for bodyguards to protect them; all of this is enough to prove it.

Now... we just need to wait for him to settle things in the capital, then come back to inherit everything from the Huo family, and take us back to the Huo family together.

He never gave up on us...

...

Jiang Hua woke up feeling a sudden unease and panic. When she opened her eyes, she saw Pei Zhan squeezed onto the sofa with her. She turned her head and looked at the completely dark night outside. The snow was falling slowly, and no matter how dark the night was, the capital city was always brightly lit, dazzling and prosperous.

When she was about to wake him, Jiang Hua hesitated and stopped, carefully examining the man's features.

Thinking back to what she had said in front of Pei Zhan, she realized that what she said was actually just her own subconscious guesses. Was Song Qingran truly innocent, or was she just pretending...?

She appears harmless on the surface, but she's actually more cunning than anyone else.

Perhaps Song Qingran had long known that these two so-called friends of hers were nothing more than people who could profit from her. Now, this game seemed to be a trap deliberately set for them, nurturing Xue Ruyao's greed and desires. These desires gradually consumed her. A person's appetite can grow dozens or even hundreds of times in a day, not to mention... she had always wanted to outdo her. With this thought in mind, she relied on her relationship with Song Qingran and acted recklessly.

Despite the incident, she escaped unscathed, remaining an innocent and harmless innocent flower.

She would rather Song Qingran wasn't like she imagined, if... she really was an unfathomable person.

So in her past life... was it also Song Qingran who deliberately interfered in her relationship with Pei Zhan?

Was Pei Zhan unable to see through her tricks, or was he deliberately indulging her?

What do you mean she won't be a third party? If she didn't overthink it, she would think that Song Qingran just wanted Pei Zhan to divorce her so that she could take his place.

At that time, Song Qingran was only eighteen years old. An eighteen-year-old girl... with such a heavy mind. It's no wonder that Jiang Hua, who was completely unprepared in her previous life, was no match for her.

No man could recognize her methods…

Thinking of all this, Jiang Hua frowned and slapped Pei Zhan across the face.

Feeling the pain, the man opened his deep, hazy eyes, looking at Jiang Hua with a hint of helplessness, yet also with an inexplicable anger.

Pei Zhan wasn't angry. This wasn't the first or second time he'd been inexplicably beaten like this. The man took a deep breath, pulled Jiang Hua into his arms, buried his face in her neck, and smelled the scent of her shampoo in her hair. His voice was hoarse and low, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Hua immediately questioned, "I'm asking you, do you think Song Qingran is faking it or not!"

A long silence awaited her.

"Hey Pei, I have a question for you!" Jiang Hua's tone sounded genuinely angry.

Pei Zhan: "Time will tell. People who hide in the shadows will eventually come out and breathe some fresh air."

"Mrs. Pei...you don't need to do anything."

So... what this sentence means is that Pei Zhan also wants to verify whether what she said is true.

Jiang Hua: "Pei Zhan, do you men... have no resistance to girls like this? Just a few sweet words and your souls are led by the nose? When you meet someone like this, you all become blind and terrified?"

Pei Zhan's last shred of drowsiness vanished completely.

Jiang Hua was suddenly picked up. "It's time to go back, Mrs. Pei." He picked Jiang Hua up with one arm and took the suit jacket draped on the sofa with both hands.

Do you think running away is helpful?

"Tell me, what's it like being with her?"

"After all these years together, haven't I been able to make your heart flutter?"

No matter what Jiang Hua said, Pei Zhan didn't answer. He was always like this, pretending to be dead when faced with such things. Little by little, she lost her patience and became too lazy to ask any more questions.

The two entered the elevator.

"Is anyone still here so late?"

Pei Zhan: "Not everyone is as lucky as Mrs. Pei, who was born without having to do anything."

"Do you really think I'm lucky? Have you ever seen... any rich person who's like me, ready to die at any moment? It's hard to live a long life."

Having money doesn't necessarily mean she can be happy. If possible, Jiang Hua would like to try living the life of an ordinary person. Being Jiang Hua in these two lifetimes has been too tiring. Everyone thinks that she seems to have nothing and doesn't have to do anything to get everything, but how much of what she has now is what she truly wants?

But ironically... this is the best way for everyone.

Jiang Hua only said it jokingly. The man beside her put his arm around her waist and looked down at her face. "No."

"Can't do what?" Jiang Hua raised her chin, and the two locked eyes.

Pei Zhan: "I will ensure that Mrs. Pei lives to be a hundred years old!"

Jiang Hua laughed it off, not taking his words seriously, but just thinking that he was saying it to make her happy.

In her previous life, she did not live past forty.

What about him?

Did you grow old with Song Qingran in your past life?

It was almost 10 p.m. when Zuo Xiangnan and Pei Zhan let him leave work early. Pei Zhan sat in the driver's seat and helped Jiang Hua fasten her seatbelt. As the car drove out of the underground parking lot, the snow started to fall heavily.

"I'll go to Haishi in a while."

“Yes, I know. My schedule is flexible for the next week. I can stay in Haishi for as long as I want.” Pei Zhan didn’t even think about it, and didn’t give Jiang Hua any room to refuse.

“It’s not like I’m not coming back. I’m only going for a day. You don’t need to come with me.”

Pei Zhan held the steering wheel with one hand and the back of her hand with the other, his gaze fixed on the road ahead. "I'm worried."

"It won't interfere with company business. I'll take this opportunity to inspect the situation at the Haishi branch."

Jiang Hua: "Whatever you say."