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

Before Jiang Hua could react, a black figure appeared in front of her. Pei Zhan hooked her waist and quickly dodged the attack from behind, raising a leg. Then, a terrible scream was heard, and Xue Ruyao and the other person rolled to the ground with the wine bottle. Ye Qing was completely stunned by this scene. She hurriedly went to Xue Ruyao's side, "Ayao...Ayao, how are you?"

Xue Ruyao curled up on the ground in pain, unable to utter a word. When Ye Qing saw who had attacked Xue Ruyao, she saw a man with a fierce gaze and an oppressive aura emanating from him, as if she was being suppressed and unable to speak.

Jiang Hua glanced at the man beside her with a chilling aura, then looked at the wine bottle that had rolled over next to Xue Ruyao, and finally understood what Xue Ruyao was planning.

"Who gave you the audacity to lay a hand on her?"

"No, it wasn't us. It was Jiang Hua. They hit us first, and A Yao only retaliated because she was angry," Ye Qing explained frantically. "And...and...she even insulted Qing Ran. Otherwise...A Yao wouldn't be so angry!"

Jiang Hua was even bitten back. Just as she was about to say something, a cold, emotionless voice sounded beside her, "Retrieve the surveillance footage and contact the police station."

"You... how can you be so indiscriminate? Ayao acted impulsively, and besides, she was the one who struck first! Let me tell you, if you dare to do anything to Ayao, Qingran will never forgive you in this lifetime!"

"Stop talking!" Xue Ruyao felt as if her ribs were broken. She struggled to get up from the ground, her chest tight with anger. She stared at Pei Zhan with hatred in her eyes and said with difficulty, word by word, "Qingran was blind to agree to be with you back then."

"So what if you're the president of the Jiang Group? You can't win her heart."

"No wonder she would rather get engaged to Lu Yuanzhou than even glance at you."

"Even if you kneel on the ground and beg Qingran to get back together with you, we will never disagree and let her be with you."

Jiang Hua was indeed quite angry at first, because no one dared to touch a hair on her head. Even the son of the former representative of the General Chamber of Commerce, she would beat without hesitation. Even if she hit him, the other party would not dare to fight back.

When she heard Xue Ruyao's self-righteous words, she finally couldn't help but laugh out loud.

I really don't know where Xue Ruyao gets her confidence from.

Jiang Hua looked at them with a hint of amusement, as if she were looking at two clowns. Rather than revealing her identity now, Jiang Hua wanted to see just how far these people were willing to court disaster.

"...What should we do? They won't let you be with Song Qingran anymore."

"Why don't you beg them?"

Jiang Hua looked at Pei Zhan with a playful gaze, tilting her head slightly to the side.

Pei Zhan's dark eyes held little emotion. He put one hand in his pocket and replied, "Shall I help you, or will you handle it yourself?"

Jiang Hua raised her chin, her meaning clear: she also wanted to see how Pei Zhan would treat the friends of her former 'little lover'.

"Break the hand that just moved."

Jiang Hua: Hmm?

Almost forgot, Jiang Hua had also witnessed firsthand what Pei Zhan could be like when he got ruthless.

"It's only been a blink of an eye, what trouble have you gotten me into now?" Jiang Weiguo heard the commotion outside the private room. He could tell who had caused the disturbance.

Jiang Weiguo was followed by Wang Qi as they walked over.

Pei Zhan: "Chairman Jiang."

Jiang Hua followed Pei Zhan and stood aside, also greeting him warmly, "Chairman Jiang."

Other waiters nearby: "..."

"?" Jiang Weiguo glanced at Jiang Hua lightly, a hint of thought in his eyes. He didn't expose her wicked intentions, but said, "Let's go back."

"Avoid contact with unimportant people."

Jiang Weiguo: "Clean it up."

Wang Qi nodded: "Yes, Chairman Jiang."

Pei Zhan came to pick her up on the way. The group walked to the elevator, and the attendant standing at the elevator entrance pressed the elevator button to go downstairs.

Jiang Hua stepped forward and took Jiang Weiguo's arm as they entered the elevator.

Jiang Weiguo: "You called me Chairman Jiang so smoothly just now, what kind of bad intentions are you harboring now?"

Jiang Hua said, "Dad, do you remember that Song Qingran is Madam Bai's adopted daughter?"

Jiang Weiguo: "Hmm, I vaguely remember."

Jiang Hua: "Those two people just now were Song Qingran, my best friends. They're the ones who stole my association and studio."

“These people secretly investigated my identity and thought I was Xu Ma’s daughter. They thought I was a good person, so they spoke rudely to my face several times. They always wanted to outdo me and try to compete with me no matter what I did.”

"When we received the investment from the Jiang family, these people acted like smug little devils. I didn't reveal my identity because I wanted to see how far they would go to outdo me."

"Otherwise, it wouldn't be fun if we exposed ourselves so easily."

In two months, Jiang Hua will be graduating from Imperial University. She can't let the rest of her time be so boring.

Jiang Weiguo: "Whether you are my daughter or not, no one should be looked down upon. I already gave them a break because they were students. If they don't turn back now, they will suffer the consequences and have no one to blame but themselves."

"Try to avoid contact with these people."

"Don't let it affect you."

Jiang Hua: "I understand, Dad."

Treat them as enemies?

Those two are really not worthy of her at all. If they hadn't repeatedly tried to show off in front of her, Jiang Hua would never have paid them any attention.

Xue Ruyao regarded her as her imaginary rival, and she always wanted to compare herself with her in everything she did. She felt that as long as she could outdo her, she could trample on her and feel that she could also be superior to others.

It's nothing more than satisfying one's own ego and vanity by belittling others to gain a sense of accomplishment.

If you want to outdo her, forget about it for the rest of your life. The person she met from the very beginning is now the daughter of the richest man!

Dad left in Uncle Wang's car, while Jiang Hua sat in Pei Zhan's car. She crossed her legs and looked at the brightly lit, bustling streets ahead, with tall buildings lining the sides of the car.

Before speaking, Jiang Hua gave Pei Zhan a heads-up, saying, "You'd better be prepared. If our relationship is ever exposed to the public, those things will inevitably hurt her."

"You know, public opinion these days can easily overwhelm her with every word and label her. If something happens to her, don't be so eager to help her and then do something to the Jiang family."

"Yes. It was my mistake, I'll fix it."

After all, if Song Qingran knew that she had been Pei Zhan's wife from the very beginning, Jiang Hua really didn't know how devastated she would be.

In order to shut her up, he had tried to please her several times, simply because he was afraid that she would reveal that Pei Zhan was 'sponsoring' and raising her in a lavish place.

A pure and innocent college student was turned into a mistress by a sugar daddy?

Yeah...it really can drive you crazy!

Jiang Hua said this simply because of the girl named Zhou Xu. She was Pei Zhan's sister, and her organs were in Song Qingran's body after her death. Pei Zhan's kindness to Song Qingran was all because of Zhou Xu. In fact... in the end, Pei Zhan didn't really make a mistake.

Pei Zhan is an orphan, and Zhou Xu, his sister, is his closest relative, so she must be very important to him as well.

If it were her, Jiang Hua would have done the same. Organ transplantation into her body wouldn't be considered an exception, and Zhou Xu would be living in this world in a different way.

“I’m not an unreasonable person. It’s best if your kindness to Song Qingran isn’t mixed with any other feelings. As long as you explain it clearly, I will forgive you.” Jiang Hua rested her hand on the edge of the car window, propped her chin up, and looked at the scenery outside.

If there's really no affection involved, then... where did those two children come from?

Is he really not Song Qingran's biological son?

Pei Zhan…

Actually, I really want to know, when I died in my past life, did you ever regret it?

She regrets it and wants to divorce me.

I regret it; I shouldn't have treated you like that.

She regretted it; she was hiding something from me.

I regret it... I died because of you.

Are you the one standing in front of my tombstone?

“Pei Zhan…”

"Ok?"

Jiang Hua: "I remember that dream again. In that dream, I died a long time ago. It was because you made me leave with nothing and I had no money for treatment that I died."

"If I die, will you regret it?"

...

At 9:30 p.m., Song Qingran had just finished drawing the last design draft when her phone suddenly rang. Startled, she quickly snapped back to reality and answered the call, "Xiaoyu?"

Song Qingran held a pencil in one hand and the phone in the other, staring at the outline of a figure drawn on the white paper her subordinate was pressing down on. She didn't know why it had turned out to be him! Looking at the lifelike eyes on the paper, so identical to his, a sudden, overwhelming emotion welled up within Song Qingran…

These emotions made her sad and uneasy; she wanted to grasp something, but couldn't grasp anything at all.

She should have been heartbroken to death by Yuanzhou's betrayal, but... she was only sad for a few days, not as heartbroken as she had imagined.

Only at night, when all was quiet, could Song Qingran's mind be filled with images of Mr. Pei and their past moments together in the prime of their lives. These images seemed to be driving her crazy.

"Qingran, come quick! Something terrible has happened! Ayao is in trouble!"

Song Qingran's eyes didn't show much worry, but rather a calm and collected expression. "What happened? Don't worry, tell me slowly."

After telling Song Qingran everything, Ye Qing immediately put on a coat, picked up her bag, and left the room.

Hearing the noise from next door, Lu Yuanzhou appeared in front of her the instant she opened the door. "Where are you going so late?"

After Song Qingran moved into this extremely poor rental apartment, Lu Yuanzhou also rented the apartment next door. In addition, since this was an old campus with a bad environment, he could hear any sound Song Qingran made in the room, even the slightest footsteps.

"Ayao is in an accident, I need to go to the hospital to see her."

"I'll drive you."

When Lu Yuanzhou approached her, Song Qingran didn't look at him but subconsciously took a step back to distance herself from him, clearly indicating that she wanted to distance herself from him.

“They’re your friends. And since there’s still room to resolve the compensation issue, how about I go with you to the hospital to see her?”

"Qingran...please don't reject me, okay?"

Lu Yuanzhou lowered his posture, becoming extremely humble.

"Okay." Song Qingran didn't refuse. She walked downstairs on her own and found that all the motion-sensor lights in the stairwell were working.

Lu Yuanzhou explained, "When you went to school today, I fixed all the motion-sensor lights on the stairs, so you won't need to use your phone to light your way home even if you come home late in the future."

Song Qingran remained silent, recalling his betrayal. In Lu Yuanzhou's unseen gaze, the girl revealed an unprecedented coldness in her eyes. To outsiders, this Song Qingran was a stranger.

When Lu Yuanzhou, who was driving, suddenly approached from the driver's seat, Song Qingran reacted as if startled, leaning back and resisting him, saying, "Don't touch me."

The words came out without thinking.

"Aran, I just wanted to help you fasten your seatbelt."

"No...no need, I can manage on my own."

A hint of disappointment lingered in Lu Yuanzhou's eyes. She... was still so resistant. He knew his mistake was unforgivable, and he didn't want to force her to run away even more, so he could only silently keep his distance from her.

When they arrived at the hospital, Ye Qing had been crying for a while. "Qingran, you're finally here."

"I thought you really weren't going to make up with us."

Song Qingran was held tightly in a hug. "How could that be, Xiaoyu?"

"No matter what happens, you and Ayao will always be my best friends."

"Ah Yao's hand, is it alright?"

Hearing footsteps behind her, Song Qingran turned around and saw who it was. "Brother Xiang Nan? No... Assistant Zuo. What brings you here?"

Zuo Xiangnan nodded to Song Qingran, "Miss Qingran."

"I'm here only to warn you all that what happened today is just a small punishment."

"If there's a next time, think about how many lives you have to pay for it before you start!"

"She is not someone you can afford to mess with."

"That's all I have to say. I hope you've taken it to heart."

"Miss Qingran, President Pei asked me to tell you that some friends are not worth getting close to."

Song Qingran: "Mr. Pei knew perfectly well that Ayao was my friend, so why did he do this?"

"Miss Qingran, Mr. Pei's words to you are all for your own good." Zuo Xiangnan did not offer any further explanation. When he left, he did not even see Lu Yuanzhou. He held the payment slip in his hand before taking the elevator to the operating room.

As soon as Zuo Xiangnan left the hospital, he made a phone call to report, "President Pei, I have completed the task you assigned."

"Okay, I understand." Pei Zhan had finished showering and was standing in front of the French windows answering the phone. Hearing the door open behind him, he turned his head and saw Jiang Hua, who had just come out of Jiang Weiguo's room.

Jiang Hua: "Pei Zhan, Dad said some really strange things to me."