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

“Eighteen years ago in Wuchuan, I was adopted by a family and had a younger sister. I lived with that family for seven years. Because of me… she was in a car accident. The driver fled the scene. She was taken to the hospital, but she couldn’t be saved.”

It was raining heavily that year, and the Zhou family had no communication equipment. Pei Zhan only found out about Zhou Xu's death when the police arrived at the Zhou family home to inform them.

When they arrived at the hospital in their city, they discovered... it was all too late; she had donated her organs after her death.

At the time, Pei Zhan simply couldn't believe it. But then, on that very day, a car accident occurred, and coincidentally, two patients in need of organ donation came along. One of them was Jiang Hua, and the other… was Song Qingran, the heiress of the Jiang Group in the capital, who needed a healthy heart transplant…

The car accident seemed premeditated. When Pei Zhan arrived at the hospital, all he saw was Zhou Xu's body, her organs removed, and a signed organ donation consent form.

Even the doctor who performed the organ transplant surgery back then seemed to have vanished into thin air; even with the Huo family's influence, he couldn't find him.

Besides the Jiang family, Pei Zhan couldn't think of anyone else who could achieve such a level of power, so strong that they could control everything.

Jiang Hua was somewhat surprised, "You actually have a younger sister, but what does this have to do with Song Qingran? Why didn't you tell me before?"

At the time, the Jiang family had investigated all of Pei Zhan's background information, but none of it mentioned that he had been adopted by a family and had a younger sister, something she had no idea about in her previous life.

Pei Zhan: "These are all trivial matters, and besides, so much time has passed, there's no need to bring them up again."

"After she was in a car accident, she couldn't be saved. On that very day, there happened to be another patient who needed a matching organ, so her organs were donated to... Song Qingran." Pei Zhan concealed part of the story, not mentioning the heart.

Jiang Hua frowned, as if thinking about something, "And then?"

Pei Zhan continued, “Later I left and went to Haishi alone. When I returned to Wuchuan, the family that had adopted me had also left.”

Jiang Hua: "So... when the company had that accident that year, you went to Wuchuan to pay respects to your sister?"

Pei Zhan: "Mm."

After Jiang Hua learned about what Pei Zhan had been hiding from her, she felt a strange, inexplicable unease in her heart, an emotion that... didn't feel like it belonged to her.

"What's your sister's name?"

Pei Zhan: "Zhou Xu."

"Zhou Xu?" Jiang Hua murmured her name, then asked him, "Do you have a photo?"

Pei Zhan: "Haven't you met Mrs. Pei before?"

Jiang Hua was stunned. She suddenly remembered that two years ago when she used Pei Zhan's computer, she found some photos in the folder that looked very similar to Song Qingran. She thought it was Song Qingran, but she didn't expect it to be her deceased sister, Zhou Xu.

Thinking of this, Jiang Hua felt a little guilty. "I thought it was Song Qingran, who knew it was your sister. If you had told me earlier, I wouldn't have done it."

So... in this way, the reason why Pei Zhan liked Song Qingran so much in his past life was simply because Song Qingran resembled his younger sister Zhou Xu. Pei Zhan only treated Song Qingran as a substitute, which is why he was with her.

If that's the case...

If Zhou Xu hadn't died, would Pei Zhan have gone to Haishi, and would he have... been favored by his father, leading to their eventual acquaintance?

In the end... will Pei Zhan stay with her and remain in Wuchuan together...?

“I’m not someone who lives in the past, so Mrs. Pei doesn’t need to worry.”

Jiang Hua's heart was also opened by his words, and she learned of A Xu's existence. The knot in her heart seemed to be untied, and she felt a little better. However, she still felt a little unfamiliar with her. "If she hadn't died, would you have been with her?"

This question is a total death trap.

However, based on Pei Zhan's understanding of Jiang Hua, he had long anticipated that once he confessed these words to her, it would be an endless, never-ending or endeavor.

If you say something wrong, it could easily affect the harmony between husband and wife.

Pei Zhan chose the most conservative answer: "I don't know."

"Why wouldn't you know? Don't you know whether you like her or not? In your past life..." Jiang Hua blurted out without thinking, her words slipping out in her excitement. Realizing her mistake, she quickly corrected herself, saying, "You even dreamt of marrying Song Qingran and having a child with her..."

"You're still not with her. And now you're telling me you didn't know!"

"You even had two!!"

"Pei Zhan! You're a complete liar!"

Jiang Hua slammed her hand on the table in anger, stood up, and went upstairs to her room.

Pei Zhan pinched his brow helplessly; it was that so-called dream again…

The maid standing nearby came forward and whispered to Pei Zhan, "Sir, Sister Xu said that if the young mistress gets angry, you need to coax her immediately. If too much time passes, it will be very difficult to coax her back."

The "Sister Xu" mentioned by the servants is Xu Qiulan!

Pei Zhan understood without the servants reminding him.

Jiang Hua had just returned to her room and sat down at her dressing table. Her stunningly beautiful face in the mirror was filled with displeasure. Less than a minute later, the sound of a man's steady footsteps came from outside. Pei Zhan pressed the doorknob, opened the door and walked in. A wooden comb greeted him. "Get out!"

The man didn't dodge. He was hit in the chest, and resignedly bent down to pick up the things on the ground. He walked over and put them back in front of her. He then picked her up and put Jiang Hua on his lap. She struggled a little, "Don't touch me. Go have two kids with your Song Qingran."

"Get out of here!"

Pei Zhan patiently coaxed, "Huahua, this is just a dream!"

"If I had a child with Song Qingran because of feelings, I wouldn't have dragged this out with you and not gotten a divorce. Do you understand?"

In matters of the heart, Pei Zhan has never been a promiscuous person. Before meeting Jiang Hua, he had been living in the world of fame and fortune, where women were merely commodities in transactions, and there was no shortage of beautiful and clean women.

He never fell into it, nor did he waver.

If he truly fell in love with Song Qingran, he would only choose to divorce Jiang Hua. He had no other choice; he would not allow his child to become an illegitimate child.

Pei Zhan looked up and noticed that her emotions had stabilized somewhat. He reached out and brushed aside the strand of hair hanging on the tip of her nose, his voice softening, "Huahua, even if A-Xu isn't dead, how do you know I won't come to the capital?"

"I won't meet you?"

They were separated for eighteen years, yet they were able to meet again. Pei Zhan didn't believe that even if Zhou Xu hadn't died, fate wouldn't have allowed them to meet again.

"I understand what kind of relationship I need to be responsible for for a lifetime. She... will always only be my sister."

It must be said that Pei Zhan's sweet words were indeed able to soothe her emotions.

Suddenly, Jiang Hua realized something. "Does Song Qingran know about this?"

Pei Zhan: "I've already told her."

“Now that she has Lu Yuanzhou by her side, all the debts I owed to A-Xu have been made up for and repaid to Song Qingran. From now on, I will have no further dealings with her.”

"After we explained things, is Mrs. Pei calmed down?" Pei Zhan felt like he was coaxing a child. He gently kissed her soft lips, his voice deepening. "You didn't eat much just now, would you like to go eat something else? Hmm?"

"She keeps calling me Ah-Xu, isn't that just because she can't forget me? How hypocritical."

"Yes, Zhou Xu," Pei Zhan corrected his mistake promptly.

Jiang Hua wasn't an unreasonable person. She knew there was someone she couldn't forget. From the moment he disappeared, she understood what kind of feelings those were. She even knew what Pei Zhan's feelings for Zhou Xu were, just like her feelings for Ji Liangchuan—the order of appearance mattered…

If it weren't for Pei Zhan, perhaps... he and that girl named A Xu would have naturally gotten married and had children when they reached marriageable age.

She and Ji Liangchuan are perhaps the same...

Jiang Hua will also choose to be with Ji Liangchuan.

She had completely let go of Ji Liangchuan, but Jiang Hua wouldn't allow it; Pei Zhan still had other people in his heart.

"Pei Zhan".

"Ok?"

Jiang Hua looked at him and said, "Although a long time has passed, why don't we try again to find the culprit? Maybe we can still find him. After all, he caused you to lose your sister. How can we let such a murderer go unpunished?"

Pei Zhan smiled slightly, cupped her face in his hands, and looked at her with his deep black eyes, saying, "Some debts can't be settled."

"There is no resurrection from the dead."

"If you can't find it, you can't find it. It's all in the past..." He accepted this casual remark with ease. The Pei Zhan that Jiang Hua knew didn't seem like the kind of person who would let a grudge go unpunished; on the contrary, he was the kind of person who would hold a grudge against anyone.

That makes sense, though. More than a decade has passed. In a backward place like Wuchuan more than a decade ago, there were no cameras. Finding the perpetrator would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

It is indeed very difficult to handle.

Pei Zhan carried her downstairs and they ate the meal they hadn't finished eating again.

After finishing their meal, Pei Zhan went to his study because he had a multinational video conference. Jiang Hua went to bed and sat on the bed to read a book, but she couldn't concentrate on any of the French pages. She had something on her mind, so she picked up her phone from the bedside table and dialed a number.

The other party answered quickly.

"What's wrong, Huahua?"

Jiang Hua hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Dad, do you know that Pei Zhan was once adopted by a family? He also had a younger sister who died in a car accident."

Car accident? Wuchuan!

The keywords that came to mind immediately made Jiang Weiguo's expression turn serious. "I know, I've heard Pei Zhan mention it before, but that was more than ten years ago, and I didn't pay much attention to it. Why would you ask me about this out of the blue?"

"You know? That's alright then, Dad, you should get some rest. I'm going to read."

Seeing the phone call end, Jiang Weiguo smiled. It was truly surprising; she actually knew how to read. Before, when he tried to get her to study, she would either have a stomachache or a headache…

However, thinking about this, Jiang Weiguo remembered something, because... there weren't that many coincidences.

His thoughts were interrupted by Wang Qi's report.

However, Jiang Weiguo was still worried, so he instructed Wang Qi: "Go and investigate again who adopted Pei Zhan back in Wuchuan."

"Yes, Chairman Jiang."

Jiang Hua and he were up until late last night. When she finally woke up, it was already noon, and her legs were still a little sore.

The driver took her to school. Fang Liang had already arrived at Professor Guo's office early. Upon seeing her, Fang Liang looked at her in surprise. "The one who took over that lousy studio, is that her?" Zhu Jianghua pulled out a chair and sat down. "Professor Guo told me about your situation. He said you rejected Xue Ruyao and went abroad for further studies, and you're already a graduate student. I think your abilities aren't too bad; as long as you're better than Xue Ruyao and her ilk, that's fine."

"Hey, who are you insulting! That group of people is just a bunch of rabble, and the Jiang family members are all living bodhisattvas. They should all be sent to jail to teach them a lesson."

"I've never seen such a bunch of good-for-nothings. They have absolutely no ability; they're all just after money. They even got into a fight because Xue Ruyao refused to share the profits. This studio is a joke..."

This was the first time Jiang Hua had ever seen anyone harbor such deep resentment towards Xue Ruyao and the others. "Don't even mention you, I look down on them too..." As she spoke, she took out a work card from her bag. "Don't worry, I'm very fair. All the money, no matter how much or how little we do, will be split equally among everyone."

"From now on, our studio will be located in the area of ​​the president's office on the top floor of the Jiang Group. This is a pass that will cover your travel expenses. Of course... if you find taking a taxi troublesome, you can make your own application form for using the car, wait for the people in the president's office to stamp it, and then you can go to the 4S store to pick up the car you like."

"Don't worry, our studio has ample funds and there won't be any conflicts due to uneven distribution. You'll receive all the benefits that a full-time employee of Jiang's should receive. When you go to the company, just let the receptionist know, and someone will explain the specific details of your benefits."

"Meal allowance and housing allowance are both provided..."

"I've already discussed these things with the president of Jiang's Group, so there's no need to feel too much pressure."

Fang Liang: "Who are you trying to fool! Such good treatment, does your family own the Jiang family business?"

Jiang Hua: "Who told me the president of the Jiang Group is my husband!"

"Believe it or not, you'll find out when you go."

As she spoke, Jiang Hua picked up her bag and stood up. "I have an appointment to have dinner with a friend, so I won't be going to Jiang's with you."

"Oh, right. Let me remind you, when the secretarial office asks you to sign the contract, you'd better read it carefully yourself. I'm afraid Pei Zhan might try to take advantage of you, so be careful."

Pei Zhan is a very cunning person, and sometimes Jiang Hua can't guard against him at all.

"Professor Guo, I'll be going now."

"Go, be careful on the road."

After saying that, Jiang Hua walked out of the conference room. However, at the corner, she saw a few people hiding suspiciously in the corner, but she didn't pay attention to them and took the elevator away.

Little Fish: "No, this Jiang Hua is so shameless."

“We were too embarrassed to ask Jiang’s for these benefits before. It’s one thing for her to move her studio to Jiang’s, but she even gave Fang Liang such good treatment.”

Xue Ruyao: "Those who rise to power through their bodies, who have no moral bottom line, can they not have it easier than ordinary people like us?"