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

Pei Zhan: "Old Jiang, please speak frankly."

Hearing this form of address, Jiang Huai chuckled lightly. "Old Jiang, even Ye Bai calls me 'Grandpa.' Aside from Huahua, you still harbor some resentment towards the Jiang family. If you truly care about her, besides acknowledging her as your wife, you should also accept... the people around Huahua. As for me, I'll let it go. My relationship with your Huo family isn't exactly amicable. As for your father and my daughter's affair, while it wasn't exactly consensual, there's no sense of obligation between our families. Whether you conceal your identity from Huahua is your business; whether you tell her or not... and when you tell her, is entirely up to you."

“If you hurt her, even if your Huo family wants to return to the capital, the Jiang family will not be afraid.”

Pei Zhan: "Elder Jiang, you're overthinking it. The Huo family and the Jiang family will never be enemies, and Huahua... will always be my wife."

At this moment, the maid announced, "The young lady is out."

Pei Zhan, disregarding the unfinished game of chess, put down his pieces, stood up, and walked to Jiang Hua's side. "Are you alright?"

Jiang Hua's eyes were tired, and her voice was very soft, "I'm fine. Grandpa... Xiao Zhu is sleeping inside. Send someone to check on her. Pei Zhan and I won't be staying overnight tonight."

"You've worked hard. Go back and rest. Take care of yourself. Don't work so late next time."

Jiang Hua nodded and followed Pei Zhan away from the Jiang family's old house. She was carrying a jewelry box containing the repaired jewelry. It had indeed taken a while today. If Jiang Hua had done it herself, it would have taken about four or five hours to finish. However, this was Jiang Zhu's first time repairing such expensive jewelry, so it did take some time. But compared to others, it was already quite good. It was clear that she had put a lot of effort into it.

After getting into the car, Pei Zhan helped her fasten her seatbelt. When the car drove out of the gate, he glanced at Jiang Hua beside him and found that she had already fallen asleep.

On the way back to Jinsha Shallow Bay, Pei Zhan slowed down the car. The car was very stable. When Jiang Hua opened her eyes, she found that they had arrived. She opened her eyes for a moment, but could vaguely make out his outline. Then she closed her eyes again because she was sleepy.

Upstairs in the master bedroom, Pei Zhan helped her undress and take off her shoes. Jiang Hua closed her eyes, her body limp and unwilling to move, letting him do as he pleased…

After doing all this, Pei Zhan turned off the lights in the room, leaving only a spotlight and a faint light in the corner. He opened the jewelry box that was placed to the side and saw the brand-new Starry Moon Radiance inside, perfectly intact.

Mrs. Pei... seems even more outstanding than he imagined, no less so than anyone else. Seeing her change, Pei Zhan's eyes gradually dimmed. In truth... he would rather she did nothing at all, that she would just be wasting her life day and night like this.

Jiang Hua didn't really need to go in person, but since she had gotten involved in other people's feelings, she still needed to go and make things clear. She hadn't been to Haishi for a long time, partly because it was far away, and partly because of her health, she couldn't fly.

Pei Zhan took a week off to accompany her to Hai City. They boarded a private plane and landed in Hai City in less than two hours.

The private entrance and VIP reception room were already occupied by a middle-aged man in a black suit, with other bodyguards behind him. "Miss Jiang, I am the Du family's butler. Madam knew you were coming and specially arranged for me to come and pick you up."

Jiang Hua nodded, then looked at Pei Zhan beside her: "Why don't you go to the company first?"

"I'll call you again after I'm done here."

Pei Zhan: "I'm a little worried, shall we go together?"

Jiang Hua: "I'm not a criminal, and I have to be under your nose every day. I've never seen you so nosy before!" Usually, Pei Zhan had bodyguards monitor her every move, and she didn't say anything.

The butler, who knew that the person who made Du Yuesheng commit suicide by cutting his wrists was the culprit in front of him, felt quite dissatisfied with this young lady of the Jiang family.

Upon seeing her, the butler was puzzled. This Miss Jiang didn't seem like the kind of person who would do such a despicable thing. Could it be that she wasn't as rumored at all?

Rumors are circulating in Shanghai that the heiress of the Jiang Group in the capital has rekindled her romance with the future son-in-law of the Du family. They were caught on video reminiscing and being intimate in the pool at a banquet. The video reached the heiress's hands, which triggered her suicide attempt by cutting her wrists, and the originally planned wedding was postponed.

This incident caused a great uproar, and the news spread throughout almost the entire city.

Rumors are circulating in Shanghai that the Du family has been supporting a thankless wretch.

The young lady was utterly humiliated because of this incident; the once gentle and refined lady became a laughingstock.

"Sir, please don't worry. We will arrange for someone to bring Miss Jiang back safely afterwards."

Jiang Hua didn't even glance at Pei Zhan beside her, and strode towards the passage, saying, "Ignore him, let's go."

Jiang Hua got into the Du family's car, which was also a Hongqi, but it wasn't as comfortable as Chen Yebai's car.

So, where do we go now?

Yang Ke: "Madam is still at the hospital taking care of Miss Jiang. We'll trouble Miss Jiang to come with us."

Jiang Hua then asked, "Where is Rong Xingzhi?"

Yang Ke: "Young Master Rong is currently imprisoned."

“He hurt the young lady, so naturally the master will not let him off the hook.”

Jiang Hua raised an eyebrow. "From what you're saying... your master probably won't let me off the hook either!"

Yang Ke: "Miss Jiang, don't worry. For Mayor Shen's sake, the master won't do anything to you. The master also thinks that there is a misunderstanding between you and the young lady. As long as you and the young lady clear up the misunderstanding, everything... will be fine."

When they arrived at the hospital, Jiang Hua followed him to a private hospital. They took the elevator to their floor, which had been booked by the Du family. They could faintly hear a weak sob, "Dad... please don't hurt him. It was all my own impulse. Please let him go!"

"For so many years, his heart has been with you, and now you've made such a huge fool of me, even to the capital. He's just a man, are you trying to ruin my reputation? If you want to marry him, I'll have someone re-arrange your wedding right now. If you don't want to, break it off completely right now! You want me to let him go... I made it very clear back then that the Du family is not something he, a nobody with no status or background, can afford to offend."

"He has only himself to blame now."

“I know, I know Dad… It’s all my fault. I’m the one who’s been clinging to him. It has nothing to do with him.”

"But Dad, the company is Xingzhi's life's work, please don't ruin it!"

"I promise you, I won't be with Xingzhi anymore. As long as you let him go, I'll go through a marriage alliance... I don't care who I marry, as long as you don't hurt him, I'm willing to do anything." Du Yuesheng's wrist wound hadn't healed yet, and he knelt on the ground, pleading with him.

Mrs. Du couldn't bear to watch this scene and quickly helped her up, wiping away her tears. Her eyes were a little red. "What's the use of talking about Sheng'er now that it's already happened? Why don't you go and find out who filmed the video!"

At that moment, a knock sounded on the ward door, and Du's mother's voice abruptly stopped.

Father Du: "Come in."

Yang Ke: "Sir, Miss Jiang is here."

Dressed in a hospital gown, Du Yuesheng's eyes were moist as he looked in surprise at the face outside the door that had become his inner demon.

When she came to her senses, Du Yuesheng found that only the two of them were left in the huge room. Du Yuesheng had known of her existence for a long time and had been looking for an opportunity to see what the woman Xingzhi liked in his heart looked like. Before, in the capital, he had only caught a few glimpses from afar and could not see her clearly at all. Now, when he saw her appearance, no matter how good Du Yuesheng's family background was, the moment she appeared in front of him, she seemed to be overshadowed.

"I really don't understand what's so good about someone like Rong Xingzhi."

"He is indeed good-looking, but he is a boring person. Even if you were to be husband and wife, there would be no romance between you."

"To get yourself into this state for Rong Xingzhi, tsk, how pathetic."

"If you came to Haishi just to see me make a fool of myself, you've had enough now. You can leave." Du Yuesheng felt a sharp pain in his chest, his fingers clenched into his palms, and his whole body trembled slightly. "I know... Xingzhi's heart has always belonged to you. I will grant your wish. You can leave."

Jiang Hua, acting as if they were old friends, sat on the chair, propped her head up with her hand, and leaned back lazily to one side, crossing her legs and resting her hand on the repaired jewelry box. Hearing the words, she laughed inexplicably: "Accomplish? Who told you that I like Rong Xingzhi? Back then at the pool, when I pushed him into the water, those words I said were intentional."

"But you were also stupid, attempting suicide by cutting your wrists just because of a video..."

"As for me and him, that's all in the past. Back then, I did think about having Rong Xingzhi become my Jiang family's son-in-law because my family needed someone to inherit the Jiang family's business. Who knew... this guy was completely unyielding. How should I put it... he doesn't refuse anyone, he treats everyone the same. It seems like I can't sense any affection from him for anyone. After a while, I just lost interest."

"If I really liked Rong Xingzhi, you wouldn't have had the chance to meet him."

Jiang Hua handed the jewelry box to her. Even though she was sitting, the way she looked up at people made it seem as if she were the one who was superior. "Open it and take a look. This is your dowry."

"After the video was released, Rong Xingzhi didn't explain it to you?"

Du Yuesheng felt a pang of loneliness and shook her head.

Jiang Hua hummed in agreement, her voice rising slightly, "As expected."

"That's quite similar to Pei Zhan; when faced with trouble, they just act like a dead person."

"But you are too. No matter what, Haishi is under the jurisdiction of the Du family. Rong Xingzhi is not someone you can order around at will."

"If you like him, keep him by your side. It's better to benefit yourself than to let someone else benefit."

"A forced melon, even if it's not sweet at first, will eventually become sweet."

Du Yuesheng: "You... really don't like it? Is that alright?"

"If you don't like it, why say things that could cause misunderstandings? You even questioned him about whether you're good-looking!"

This Du Yuesheng doesn't seem like a 'stupid person,' so why can't I understand what she's saying?

"I like him, I like Rong Xingzhi so much."

Du Yuesheng panicked: "You...you just said you didn't like Xingzhi." How could she be so fickle?

Jiang Hua did not answer her question again. As she walked out of the ward, Madam Du came to greet her, saying, "If you have time, why don't you stay for a meal?"

Jiang Hua: "No, Madam Du, please take good care of her."

"I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now."

Suddenly, Madam Du told her, "Xingzhi is in the next ward. He's also injured. You...go and see him."

Jiang Hua: "Aren't you afraid? What do I have with him?"

Madam Du: "If you and him have something going on, I don't think the man beside you... would allow it!"

Jiang Hua: "You understand?"

Madam Du smiled slightly and moved to the side. Jiang Hua's face stiffened as she saw a familiar figure sitting on the sofa... Who else could it be but Pei Zhan?

Zuo Xiangnan turned around and nodded to Jiang Hua in greeting, "Miss."

Jiang Hua: When did he... arrive?

Suddenly, Pei Zhan's deep voice, devoid of emotion, slowly rang out, "If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have heard that Mrs. Pei still harbors a secret in her heart."

Jiang Hua: "You...you didn't go to the company?"

Pei Zhan made no attempt to hide his feelings, frankly stating in front of outsiders, "I told you, I'm not at ease... it's just that Mrs. Pei herself didn't take it seriously."

He really doesn't allow me to leave his sight for even a moment.

Jiang Hua did not see Rong Xingzhi. She wanted to see him, but before she even reached the door of the ward, he forcibly dragged her away.

She booked a presidential suite at a luxury hotel near the company. The floor-to-ceiling windows offered a view of the Bund and the dazzling lighthouse. Jiang Hua lay half-reclined on the tatami by the window, covered with a blanket, idly playing on her phone.

Bao'er was worried that she would be bored in Haishi, so she contacted some friends she knew there and wanted to take her out to have some fun.

Jiang Hua refused; given her current physical condition, she couldn't do anything too stimulating.

Shen Bao'er: By the way, Huahua, be careful lately, don't let Song Qingran get entangled with you. She's been released, but Xue Ruyao and the others are being asked for exorbitant compensation by the Jiang family, and they're looking for you now!

You'd better stay in Haishi a little longer.

Jiang Hua: Okay, I understand, thank you, Bao'er.

Shen Bao'er lay on the bed, laughing happily.

After Jiang Hua turned off the screen, she put her phone aside. She wondered if she was perhaps looking for Pei Zhan to let Xue Ruyao and the others go.

Did I guess wrong?

Song Qingran wasn't what she thought...

If she were truly innocent, she should have watched Xue Ruyao go to jail with a huge amount of compensation, instead of... trying every means to exonerate them and plead for leniency!

Otherwise... what would she be after going to all this trouble for!

After the meeting at the Shanghai branch, Pei Zhan walked out of the conference room, followed by Zuo Xiangnan. Suddenly, he received a message: "President Pei, Miss Song was in a car accident on the way. She has internal bleeding and is in the operating room."