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

"We've already had a meeting, and we'll consider reducing or waiving the compensation. Mrs. Pei can rest assured. We've also informed the media that they won't expose the matter, and it won't have any impact on the Jiang family."

Jiang Hua had no worries about what Pei Zhan did.

"come over."

Jiang Hua crossed her arms, knowing what he wanted to do, but she had no interest in flirting with him at the company right now. "Since when have you started giving me orders?"

“I’ve been shopping with Bao’er all day, and my legs are killing me. Come over and give me a foot massage.”

As she spoke, Jiang Hua sat down on the sofa. Pei Zhan resignedly got up and sat down next to her. Jiang Hua naturally lay down, put her legs on him, and hugged a pillow. She felt the massage on her calves and felt much better.

As she was being massaged, Jiang Hua soon fell asleep.

Upon seeing the unclosed door to the CEO's office, Zuo Xiangnan approached, intending to report the results of their discussion with the police station. Just as he was about to speak, he witnessed the scene inside, and Zuo Xiangnan promptly shut his mouth and silently withdrew.

...

When Xue Ruyao and Ye Qing came out of the police station, they couldn't help but hang their heads in dejection. "I didn't expect this trick to actually work. The Jiang Group really relented. I knew Qingran still cared about us as friends."

"The Jiang family reduced part of the compensation, but for us, it's practically like selling ourselves to pay off a debt. We still can't possibly pay it off. It's over six million yuan, and we have to pay it off within three years."

"Back when we were running our studio, our revenue was in the tens of millions, even hundreds of millions. What's this compared to that..."

Xue Ruyao: "Little Fish, do you dare to do it again?"

Ye Qing was shocked: "What did you say?"

Xue Ruyao looked at the debt contract she had just signed with the head of Jiang's legal department, which stipulated a three-year repayment period. "If we want to pay off Jiang's debt in the shortest possible time, we can't think of a faster way than jewelry restoration."

"Little Fish, jewelry design takes too long for us."

Ye Qing thought she had gone mad. "Ayao, we just jumped out of this fire pit. Let's not do it again."

“Actually, I think it was right for Song Qingran to leave the studio early on. We missed so much of our studies because of the jewelry restoration. Now Qingran is focused on jewelry design, and she has also passed the CET-4 and CET-6 exams.”

"...The teacher introduced her to a studio to design and take on freelance work. Although it wouldn't be as lucrative as what we did, at least... it was a steady and reliable way to earn some money."

Xue Ruyao sneered: "Only one design draft a week, with repeated revisions in between, and you only get five hundred yuan? Is that a lot of money?"

"Ayao, wake up. Now that we're in trouble, all our clients know. Nobody dares to hire us anymore. At least we had the Jiang Group's investment before, but what about now?"

"We're back to square one overnight; we have nothing left..."

Xue Ruyao: "How will you know if you don't try!"

"Last time, I got Mrs. Zeng's contact information from the building materials group. I'll call her later; maybe she'll be willing to invest in us..."

"As long as we all stay together, I don't believe our jewelry restoration studio can't reopen!"

Ye Qing felt that she could no longer persuade her. Now A Yao was like a demon, "Why are you doing this?!"

Xue Ruyao: "Previously, it was just because we lacked experience in jewelry restoration and many people had not been trained. As long as they are willing to come back, we will regroup, learn from our mistakes, and we will definitely succeed this time."

"Are you just going to stand by and watch Jiang Hua outshine us?"

Ye Qing: "But we don't have any money at all."

Xue Ruyao sneered: "We don't have it, but one person does. Don't forget, we still have dirt on Jiang Hua."

Ye Qing: "You're not talking about the recording pen, are you? What if Jiang Hua doesn't buy it? What if she turns the tables on us and accuses us of extortion?"

It's clear that Jiang Hua is not a very easy person to control.

"Let's ask about the investment first."

"If there's really no other way, we'll have to start with Jiang Hua."

"I've never seen such an arrogant mistress. It's one thing to steal Song Qingran away, but now she's shamelessly trying to destroy someone else's family. Doesn't she fear a terrible death?"

"She's just a little prettier than us, what's so great about her? Her mother works hard as a nanny, how could she have given birth to such a shameless daughter?"

Ye Qing: "Alright, Yao. It's fine if you say these things to me, but please don't say them to Jiang Hua."

...

That evening, Yulong Bay called, asking her to come back with Pei Zhan for dinner. Jiang Hua was naturally overjoyed; she couldn't wait to stay by her father's side all day long.

After dinner, Pei Zhan was called to the study by Jiang Weiguo. They talked for a long time, but Pei Zhan didn't come downstairs for a while. Just then, Xu Qiulan came over with a phone. "Miss, it's Miss Bao'er on the phone."

Jiang Hua took it and put it to her ear to answer the call.

"Is something the matter, Bao'er?"

"My brother said the suit fits him well and asked me to thank him."

Just for this little thing?

Jiang Hua smiled and said, "As long as the suit fits well, it's fine. I was worried I might have misremembered the size."

She then followed up with, "And what about your brother now...?"

Bao'er: "Brother, I'm busy. Do you want to talk to me?"

Jiang Hua: "No, thank you."

Following this, Jiang Hua heard footsteps coming down the stairs. She looked up and saw Pei Zhan walking down the stairs, exuding a cold and stern aura. But when his deep eyes looked at her, the aura on him vanished instantly, as if it had never existed. It was as if everything just now was her illusion.

"Baby, I have to go now, let's talk again tomorrow."

Upon seeing the person who came down, Jiang Hua had just put down the landline in her hand when the man grabbed her hand and led her away.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Jiang Hua noticed his earlier mood and asked curiously, "Did Dad want to talk to you about something?"

"He came downstairs with a long face."

Pei Zhan: "It's just company business, nothing serious."

Is this really the case?

In the study, Jiang Weiguo was stunned for a long time. He... was actually related to the Zhou family back then. So his purpose in coming to the Jiang family was not simple. He wanted to seek revenge on the little girl who was in a car accident back then!

Not only that, he is also the heir to the Huo family, and that Huahua…

Jiang Weiguo seemed unable to accept this fact.

Wang Qi noticed something was wrong with her: "Chairwoman Jiang, what's wrong?"

"Chairman Jiang!"

Jiang Weiguo suddenly clutched his heart and slumped into a chair, his face turning pale.

In the dimly lit study, a clap of thunder suddenly sounded outside the window, purple lightning ripped through the clouds, and the entire sky seemed to have been split open. Then, a fierce wind and torrential rain began to fall outside...

As the car drove back to Jinsha Shallow Bay, the weather, which had been perfectly fine, suddenly turned windy and thundery without warning, indicating that it was going to rain heavily again today.

Pei Zhan pressed the button to close the car window. He recalled Jiang Weiguo's unusual state before leaving the study. The man's brows were furrowed, and it seemed that there was something even more frightening to lose than his condition.

Jiang Hua looked out the car window at the heavy rain that was pouring down. The rain was washing against the window when she suddenly felt her hand being gripped by a strong force. Jiang Hua noticed his unusual behavior. "...What's wrong?"

He turned the car and drove it to the side of the road. As soon as the car stopped, Jiang Hua was suddenly hugged by him. She tilted her chin up and leaned on his shoulder. She could smell the ambergris that was still on his black suit, which he had brought from his father's study. Jiang Hua was a little stunned for a moment, and then she reached out and hugged him back.

"You still say you're fine, you country bumpkin, you've never acted this strangely before."

"What happened?"

Pei Zhan: "I love you."

The unexpected confession, delivered with unusual seriousness, caused Jiang Hua to smile slightly as she replied, "Yes, I understand."

“Pei Zhan…”

"... "

“Say one thing to me every day.”

Make up for everything from your past life.

"Love that cannot be seen is not love to me. What I want is not only to feel it, but also to hear it."

Pei Zhan: "Okay."

However, Pei Zhan is not good with words and is not someone who often talks about 'love'.

What Jiang Hua wants, just as she said, is love that she can feel and hear. Only then will she feel a great sense of security. If it is love, only he can tell her, and only then will Jiang Hua understand his feelings. She doesn't like to guess.

One o'clock.

Pei Zhan looked at Jiang Hua, who was already fast asleep in his arms, and answered the phone softly, "Speak."

Zuo Xiangnan: "President Pei, something bad has happened. Chairman Jiang has been admitted to the hospital, and his condition may not be good."

"where?"

"Jing'an Private Hospital"

Jiang Hua woke up at eight in the morning. Seeing that the seat next to her was already empty, she threw off the covers and got out of bed. Her waist-length wavy hair fell messily over her shoulders. She walked to the French windows and opened her hair. She saw that the weather outside was gloomy. Just looking at the darkness outside made her feel listless.

Just then, the maid knocked on the door.

"Come in."

The maid came in and said, "Young Madam, your father's condition relapsed last night and he was hospitalized. You were asleep last night, and the young master rushed to the hospital overnight. He asked me to arrange a car to take you to the hospital after you wake up."

"But don't worry, young mistress, your father, Mr. Jiang, is out of danger and is fine now."

Upon hearing that her father's illness had relapsed, Jiang Hua was thrown into complete panic, recalling the date of her father's death in her previous life.

Jiang Hua was so scared that she didn't even have time to change her clothes. She just put on a coat and slippers and hurriedly went downstairs, got into the car and went to Jing'an Private Hospital.

It's this hospital again. My father died here under mysterious circumstances.

In just half an hour, as soon as the car arrived at the hospital entrance, before the driver had even stopped the car completely, Jiang Hua, as if she didn't care about her life, ran straight into the hospital without even bothering to open an umbrella and get soaked in the drizzle. Her fluffy slippers stomped on the damp ground that had been raining all night...

He waited outside the hospital gate for her to arrive. When he saw her hurriedly get out of the car without an umbrella, Pei Zhan took the umbrella, walked down the steps, strode up to her, and held the umbrella over her head.

"Pei Zhan! Where...where is my dad?"

"How...how is my dad?!"

Pei Zhan had never seen her in such a hurried, flustered, and disheveled state before, as if she had rushed out the door without a care in the world. Her slightly red eyes looked at him anxiously and fearfully, and he could feel the hand gripping his arm trembling.

Pei Zhan dared not imagine what would happen to her if Jiang Weiguo were to get into trouble!

"Chairman Jiang, you're alright, don't be afraid."

She had been worried about her father the whole way, but she had left in such a hurry that she forgot her phone and didn't remember Pei Zhan's number. The moment she got out of the car, Jiang Hua felt like her heart was about to stop, and her body... including her legs, made it extremely difficult to take a step. Just as she was about to stumble and fall, she saw Pei Zhan striding towards her, and she felt a little better...

When Jiang Hua was brought before Jiang Weiguo, Zuo Xiangnan and Wang Qi were both in the room. When they saw Jiang Hua arrive in a disheveled state, they all silently left.

Pei Zhan was also waiting outside the door…

When the ward door closed, Jiang Hua could no longer hold back her tears, and her heart ached terribly. She went over, squatted down by the window, and held her father's hand. "Don't you have checkups every month?"

"How did you end up in the hospital again?" The voice choked with sobs as she managed to utter these words.

Jiang Weiguo had just come out of the operating room, with an IV drip in the back of his hand, and his voice was a little weak: "...I'm getting old, this is bound to happen eventually."

"Was it Pei Zhan?" Jiang Hua blurted out without hesitation, her voice trembling with tears, "Did he say something to you?!"

Jiang Weiguo shook his head. "No. Dad's condition hasn't been like this for just a day or two. I just didn't want you to worry, so I didn't tell you. Last night, Pei Zhan found out Dad was in the hospital and stayed with him all night."

Jiang Hua held his hand, feeling its icy coldness. Thinking of her past life, she hadn't been able to see her father one last time, and instead found him lying lifeless on the bed, his body just as cold as it was now. Thinking of this, Jiang Hua's heart clenched painfully, and her tears fell even more fiercely.

"Don't let this ruin your relationship with Pei Zhan."

How could Jiang Weiguo not be afraid? He was afraid that if he were gone, he would be all alone in the world, helpless and alone. Thinking of this, he could only pretend that nothing was wrong and gently comfort her, "It's okay, Dad is fine."

"I just forgot to take my medicine. Next time... Dad won't do it again."

"You and Pei Zhan must take good care of each other."

"No matter what happens, you must believe in him."

There are some things she might as well never know in her entire life.

"Huahua, Daddy's sleepy, go to sleep for a while."

"You and Pei Zhan go back first, and let Pei Zhan go back and rest for a while. Dad will be fine after he wakes up, okay?"