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

When Jiang Hua saw the chips that had been squandered, the wealthy women at her table, who had initially looked gloomy, were now all smiling as they watched the mountain of chips pile up.

"Mrs. Pei, I'm so sorry. How about... we come again next time? As for the money you owe, since we're all working together, you don't have to pay it back."

"Why won't you pay it back? Losing is losing, what are you worried about me not having money?"

One of them laughed and said, "Don't mention it. It's just that you've run out of chips. If you keep losing like this, won't it be hard to explain to Chairman Jiang?"

Jiang Hua crossed her legs, her lazy gaze meeting their mocking looks. She didn't say much, took the glass of juice from the manager beside her, and said to the person on the phone, "Pei Zhan...did you hear that? Everyone's saying I have no money."

"Hurry up and send me the money."

Pei Zhan heard the voices on the other end of the phone. He raised his hand and glanced at the time on his wrist. "Half an hour. I'll come find you in a bit."

Before the call was even ended, the waiter next to her suddenly lost his balance, and the drink in his hand accidentally spilled onto Jiang Hua's skirt. The waiter quickly apologized, saying, "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, miss, I didn't mean to."

Song Qingran didn't say anything, but silently lowered her head and wiped the hem of her skirt.

Jiang Hua immediately picked up on the voice besides his. Pei Zhan didn't hear Jiang Hua's question and hung up the phone immediately.

Song Qingran only spoke after he hung up the phone, "Mr. Pei cares so much about his wife, you shouldn't be coming to see me at this time..." She lowered her head, her eyes timid and she didn't dare to look at him, her voice sounding very weak.

"I'm afraid that because of me, it will affect your relationship."

Pei Zhan glanced at his empty phone, crossed his legs, and stared at her with his deep gaze. "When you do something with a purpose, no matter how well you hide it, there will always be loopholes."

Song Qingran clenched her fists. Without looking into his eyes, Song Qingran already knew what kind of look Mr. Pei would give her at this moment.

“I don’t understand, Mr. Pei. If it’s because Ayao offended your wife and didn’t receive any punishment, causing her to feel resentful, then I… have nothing to say. It’s only right that Mr. Pei favors his wife.”

"After all, it was indeed A Yao's fault this time. I failed to stop A Yao in time, otherwise... this wouldn't have happened."

He certainly wouldn't let her know that Jiang Hua is the eldest daughter of the Jiang Group and his wife of many years.

Pei Zhan: "Many times, I've turned a blind eye to the things you've done."

"Xiao Ran... I told you from the beginning that I would not get a divorce, not before, and not now. Some things are just superfluous to continue doing them."

Song Qingran looked up at him, her eyes filled with grievance. "Mr. Pei! I think you must have misunderstood. Back then, you forced me to stay at Prosperous Flowers. It wasn't my choice. I've also said that I won't be a third party who destroys other people's families."

“I also have my own bottom line. Others may not know, but does Mr. Pei not know? If I really wanted to be with Mr. Pei, I wouldn’t have rejected him so many times in the first place.”

"Why...why would even you think of me like this?" She looked at him with a hint of sadness in her eyes.

"Yes... Mr. Pei, you are... very good."

"You are the heir to the powerful Huo family. I am just an ordinary person. I am not worthy of either you or Senior Jiang."

“From the beginning, I didn’t know Aunt Xia’s identity. If… you see my sincerity towards Aunt Xia as a means for me to curry favor with the powerful, then I think you’re mistaken, Mr. Pei. I never intended to get involved in your lives.”

"I am self-aware, and I know what to do without Mr. Pei having to say more."

“Even if Ayao did something wrong, she stood up for me when I was bullied. If something happens to her, how could I not care about her?”

“Mr. Pei...you know, apart from Brother Yuanzhou, I am mostly alone in Prosperous Garden. I have never had any friends. Ayao and Xiaoyu are among my few friends.”

"Why... does everything I do seem purposeful to you...?"

“I remember what Mr. Pei told me. No one is absolutely good or absolutely bad. Everyone acts out of self-interest, and in the eyes of others, they will become the bad person they perceive.”

“These things happened to Senior Sister Jiang, and it was Senior Sister Bao’er who got into trouble. I believe Senior Sister Jiang would do the same.”

Song Qingran's voice choked with emotion, and her eyes reddened slightly. "You don't need to blame Aunt Xia. I had to kneel down and beg her before she agreed to help me rescue A Yao."

“I also promised Aunt Xia that as long as A Yao is alright, I will not have any further relationship with anyone around Mr. Pei from now on.”

"To avoid any further misunderstandings, I... approached you with ulterior motives."

“I admit…” Song Qingran took a deep breath, “I had feelings for Mr. Pei, but I have already decided that I will no longer like you.”

"Mr. Pei, rest assured, no matter what, I will not let myself become the kind of person that people hate."

"Thank you for your hospitality today, Mr. Pei. I will remember your warnings. I have already applied for the opportunity to study abroad as an exchange student, and I will not appear in front of you again, Mr. Pei." After saying this, Song Qingran stood up, turned around and left the private room. When she reached the door, she stopped and said as if she had made up her mind, "Please tell Senior Jiang that I will marry Brother Yuanzhou after graduation."

"Please tell her...don't worry. I won't disturb your lives."

Pei Zhan stared intently at her departing figure, his dim eyes unfathomable, lost in thought.

After hanging up the phone, the images that flashed through Jiang Hua's mind made her start to overthink.

When Yang Liu saw that this ancestor had lost all her chips, he assumed that she was unhappy because she hadn't had enough fun, so he simply gave her more than 30 million chips. The dealers knew what to do and let Jiang Hua lose one round and win another.

Looking at the mere three million chips left in her hand, Shen Bao'er sat to the side, already starting to get scared. "Huahua... if you keep losing, Uncle Jiang might not hold you accountable, but when my brother finds out, he'll scold me." She whispered in her ear, "You've almost lost two hundred million, Huahua... stop playing. How about we go eat, or get a facial?"

The wealthy woman standing to the side, with her hand to her lips, smiled elegantly, "I don't know what's wrong with you today, Miss Jiang, did you come here specifically to give us money?"

"I'm so sorry!"

"I think everyone should stop playing today and go home."

One of them, however, seemed somewhat hesitant, saying, "Miss Jiang, you don't have many chips left. Let's call it a day."

Jiang Hua didn't say a word, just sat there quietly. She made that phone call, and her expression didn't seem quite right. She didn't get up, and the others didn't dare to make any rash moves either. Time passed little by little.

A phone call broke the silence. "This... Miss Jiang, something's come up at home. I'll play with you another time. This time it's really urgent, I... I have to go now." The wealthy woman picked up her expensive handbag, got up and left.

Shen Bao'er, who was dozing off next to me, suddenly woke up...

After one person left, the others also found excuses to leave.

In the end, only Shen Bao'er was left with her.

"Miss... it's getting late. Shall I have someone prepare some food at the restaurant? If you want to gamble, we have plenty of chips today, I guarantee I'll help you win it all back. What do you think?"

"Yes, just sitting here like this won't get anything done."

If we let this ancestor stay any longer, it doesn't matter if she overturns the gambling table, but we're afraid... if this mistress gets angry, she might shut down the entire casino, and we might lose our jobs.

Just then, Shen Bao'er's phone rang. Seeing that it was Shen Yebai calling, she was startled and immediately answered, "Brother..."

"where?"

Shen Bao'er glanced at Jiang Hua beside her, "Brother, I'm with Hua Hua!"

We are at…

Bao'er wasn't allowed to come to this place in the first place, thinking her brother would be angry. She didn't expect him to be so easygoing. After saying a few words and hanging up, she said to Jiang Hua, "Huahua, brother said he's coming to pick us up. Let's go back, okay..."

A few minutes later, Xie Huai appeared. "Miss Bao'er, Miss Jiang, the mayor sent me to pick you up."

Jiang Hua: "Let's go back."

She had just stood up when she heard a familiar voice behind her, "My wife, Mayor Shen need not worry about her."

Jiang Hua ignored Pei Zhan who had come to her and turned to leave, but Pei Zhan grabbed her wrist. Jiang Hua said coldly, "Let go."

Unexpectedly, Pei Zhan scooped Jiang Hua up in his arms. Seeing the woman's icy eyes, Pei Zhan smiled and said, "So fierce?"

Didn't you see the message I sent you?

Did I send her a message?

Jiang Hua's phone hasn't rung for an hour.

"Put me down! Where are you taking me?"

Shen Bao'er called anxiously from behind, "Huahua..."

"Miss Bao'er, it's time to go back. The mayor is still waiting outside."

Pei Zhan said, "Mrs. Pei has lost so much money, of course she should find a place to win it all back."

Two casino managers followed nervously behind him, quickly finding Pei Zhan a place to play and handing him another 50 million in chips.

Jiang Hua's hand was held tightly, as if afraid she would run away...

“No need, this is enough.” Pei Zhan took the last of Jiang Hua’s chips and sat down. Jiang Hua sat down next to him. “I thought that President Pei was planning to secretly indulge in a romantic affair tonight.”

"Mrs. Pei, don't just stay angry."

"Who's angry? You don't think I'm jealous of you, do you? You're crazy!" Jiang Hua glared at him coldly, and as she stood up to leave, Pei Zhan simply pulled her into his arms and said to the dealer, "Deal the cards!"

In front of everyone, Jiang Hua noticed countless eyes staring at her. When she tried to get up because she was uncomfortable, Pei Zhan held her waist tightly, making it impossible for her to move. Pei Zhan turned around and whispered intimately in Jiang Hua's ear, "If Mrs. Pei wants to be angry, at least earn the money back first."

"Aren't you right?"

"Otherwise... we really can't afford to raise them."

"They give away hundreds of millions of dollars every day without batting an eye!"

There were also hostesses here, charging 3,000 yuan per session. At first, they all thought Jiang Hua was one of the hostesses, but after hearing her identity, the other women's eyes showed a hint of envy and jealousy...

Jiang Hua glanced at her phone's email, which contained a chat history that lasted about fifteen minutes. In front of so many people, she couldn't just open it directly.

That damned bastard, he secretly went to see Song Qingran behind her back.

"Mrs. Pei once said that doing things openly and honestly is more convincing than doing them secretly. If I really shouldn't meet someone, I won't choose to meet them during the day. What do you think?"

"Take a look at your cards." Pei Zhan already had a Queen of Spades in his hand. Jiang Hua saw the dealer deal five cards in succession, two of which were used as hole cards. Everyone placed their bets one after another. Jiang Hua looked around and saw that everyone's cards were higher than Pei Zhan's.

"You're no better than me!"

Jiang Hua disdainfully tossed the cards to him.

After a round, everyone had placed their bets. When the cards were finally revealed, Jiang Hua thought Pei Zhan was bound to lose, but she saw that Pei Zhan's hand had suddenly turned into a straight flush, the highest-ranking hand in the game.

Jiang Hua looked at him with a shocked and incredulous gaze. When... did he learn this skill?

In an instant, Pei Zhan won all the bets placed.

In the second and third matches, Pei Zhan lost a few more times, but not by much.

Jiang Hua witnessed Pei Zhan's magic tricks firsthand.

With so many eyes watching, and Jiang Hua standing close to him, she had no idea how Pei Zhan had managed it.

In less than two hours, Pei Zhan won back all the money Jiang Hua had lost, doubling his winnings. According to the rules here, the biggest winner would have to take a cut of the remaining amount as interest, which would be used as a service fee to set up the table, including the fees for the girls.

Ma Qianfeng smiled and pressed the elevator button. "Mr. Pei, a private room has been arranged for you and Mrs. Pei upstairs. We hope you both have a good time."

The moment the elevator doors closed, someone shouted, "Are you out of your mind? You dare to cheat in a casino? Are you out of your mind?"

Pei Zhan hooked his arm around Jiang Hua's waist: "Don't you find it exciting?"

Jiang Hua was still very curious and asked, "How did you do that? You turned three hearts into an Ace of Hearts."

"Back in Wuchuan, you'll get used to it and learn it. Mrs. Pei, it's best not to learn it. If someone finds out, it could easily cause trouble."

"Who wants to learn these despicable methods? You're just like me, you can't be seen in public."

The elevator arrived at the Chinese restaurant on the eighth floor. Jiang Hua crossed her arms and strode out first. Unexpectedly, she spotted Xu Zhoulan sitting in a prominent spot by the window. His charming, captivating eyes were looking right at her. Jiang Hua glanced at him casually and followed the waiter to the other private room corridor.

Xu Zhoulan calmly took a sip of water, his gaze catching sight of the girl under the table, a half-smile playing on his lips.

Huo Ling clutched her head, which had just been hit, and hissed in pain. Luckily, she reacted quickly and saw her sister-in-law. If her older brother had seen her too, she would have been finished.

Xu Zhoulan lazily put down her water glass. "Did you see your ex?"

"So afraid?"