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

He doesn't need to attend this wedding.

Pei Zhan personally erased the last name from the wedding banquet guest list; he shouldn't have returned to the capital.

Just like the Huo family's old house, it shouldn't be there.

My father and my eldest brother didn't have a good relationship. They were always at each other's throats whenever they met. However... compared to my father's other illegitimate children, my father treated my eldest brother much better. My eldest brother's stubborn personality was more like my father's. Even though they were father and son, they just couldn't stand each other.

Of all those people, it seems only the eldest brother isn't afraid of Dad anymore.

There were also a few timid ones who couldn't move when they saw their father and only knew how to obey him.

Pei Zhan had booked the entire building today. When the car stopped at the building entrance, the manager immediately went to greet him and open the door, saying, "Hello, Miss Jiang."

"Please come this way. All the wedding dresses for the trial have been airlifted over today."

Jiang Zhu followed obediently behind Jiang Hua. After the two entered the building and took the elevator to the second floor, Jiang Hua pushed open the heavy, golden, carved door. The moment the door opened, not only Jiang Zhu but also Jiang Hua were stunned.

Jiang Zhu: "So many wedding dresses, oh my god..."

"Wow, it's so beautiful! It must have been expensive. It's just too gorgeous."

The manager said, "These wedding dresses are all designed by the most famous wedding dress designers in the country. Each one is custom-made by hand, taking a lot of time and effort. Everything here, including upstairs... was custom-made to Ms. Jiang's measurements."

"Miss Jiang, you may wear any of the wedding dresses present today."

Jiang Hua sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation. She was still wearing that vintage gemstone ring on her ring finger. Before she left, Pei Zhan had Kager see her put it on in person.

Jiang Zhu: "This... Sister, even if you change a hundred outfits every day, plus makeup and styling, you still wouldn't be able to try them all on in a month."

Jiang Hua: "Where's Pei Zhan?"

Manager: "Mr. Pei is still in the reception room discussing the details of the wedding ceremony with the head of the department. Perhaps Mr. Pei has taken this into consideration, so he asked us to invite models with similar figures to Ms. Jiang to try on these wedding dresses. Through comparison with the models, Ms. Jiang can choose the one she likes."

"Let the models handle it." No matter how much energy Jiang Hua has, she can't possibly change so many wedding dresses in one day.

He's rich again?

"Hmph!" Hearing the voice behind her, she saw Bao'er angrily walking towards Jiang Hua. "Hua Hua, I'm not happy."

Jiang Hua: "What's wrong?"

Shen Bao'er immediately grabbed Jiang Hua's arm and cried, "Hua Hua, aren't we the best of friends in the world!"

"Hmm, what happened?"

“That country bumpkin was so fierce. I wanted to try on these beautiful wedding dresses, but he wouldn’t let me touch them. He even had someone watch me and said that if I touched them, he would tell my brother and I would have to pay for them if they were damaged.”

"When did you become afraid of him?" Jiang Hua found it somewhat amusing and said, "It's nothing. Wear it if you want. I'll give you the one you like."

Shen Bao'er: "I knew it! Huahua is the best to me."

Jiang Hua: "You can choose yourselves. Whichever one you like, it can be your bridesmaid dress that day."

The manager said, "We might not have the right size for you two, but I'm worried that it would overshadow the bride. We have other nice styles in the store, so you can go and pick one out."

"It's okay, it's not like we're newlyweds, no need to worry so much." With that, Jiang Hua turned and went to the exhibition stage. She had been here once before, when she had just married Pei Zhan and hadn't had time to take wedding photos yet. He hadn't shown up then either. Now... he was more proactive than anyone else in everything he did, but Jiang Hua didn't have much expectation in her heart. It was as if... she had only chosen to hold this wedding with him again just to go through the process.

She sat in the audience, watching the models, their makeup and body proportions perfectly mimicking Jiang Hua's. They walked down the stage in their wedding gowns, showcasing themselves to Jiang Hua in the audience…

Models with body proportions like Jiang Hua are not easy to find in China, so some models were selected from overseas. It took more than a week to select all the models, nearly a hundred in total. Backstage, everyone is busy doing makeup and styling the models, all to help the young lady in the audience choose a satisfactory wedding dress.

Jiang Hua rested her hand on her temple, leaning lazily to one side, holding a glass of room-temperature juice in her hand. Seeing so many people, Jiang Hua herself was already dazzled.

She closed her eyes briefly, and the manager noticed Jiang Hua's fatigue. She immediately stopped the models who were still walking, and they stood still, waiting for instructions.

"What's wrong, Miss Jiang?"

"Mr. Pei..."

Pei Zhan finished what he was doing and immediately came over to keep her company. He sat down next to her, and the manager tactfully moved aside.

"Tired?" Pei Zhan took her hand, then waved it away. Soon the models started walking again, this time at a slower pace. "How about I help you choose?"

Jiang Hua looked at him with a mix of anger and amusement. "We've been married for so many years, it's not like we're..." She hesitated to say the last two words, considering the occasion. Perhaps she didn't want to spoil his mood. So she thought for a moment and said, "I just randomly picked one from these dozens of wedding dresses. It's simple... not too heavy, a strapless mermaid dress. The design is simple, with only a white veil on my head. The simpler the design, the more skillful the hairstylist and makeup artist are in creating it."

Her casual demeanor weighed on Pei Zhan's heart. Seeing her get up to leave, Pei Zhan still held her hand. "If you don't like any of these, would you like to try the wedding dress you chose back then, the one you never wore?"

The words had barely left her lips when she saw it: two staff members carrying a trolley with a glass display case on it. On the case was the wedding dress that Jiang Hua had personally chosen three years ago. They had originally planned to look at wedding dresses together, and Jiang Hua had waited for him at the wedding dress shop for more than six hours, but he never showed up, no matter how much she wanted to play.

However, Jiang Hua said, "Burn it, it's all outdated."

"I used to like it when I looked at it, but now I think it looks a bit low-class."

"I'll take the one I just picked; you can decide on the rest yourselves."

"Yes, Miss Jiang. It's your wedding, so naturally it's all about you and what you say."

Jiang Hua looked around. "Where are Bao'er and Xiao Zhu?"

"Didn't Huo Ling come too? Why aren't they here?"

The manager smiled and said, "They're still upstairs trying on wedding dresses, so it'll probably take a while. Ms. Jiang, once you've chosen your dress, you can take a look at the main subjects for your wedding photos. I don't think it will take you too much time, just a few minutes."

"Let's go." Jiang Hua stood up and glanced at the people around her. In the lounge, Jiang Hua never expected that getting married would be so troublesome. She didn't know if it was because of her health, but she always felt that her energy was not as good as before, and she was always sleepy from time to time.

The wedding venue selection, bouquets needed, guest seating arrangements, etc...

Jiang Hua's patience eventually ran out. Three hours had passed, and when she checked the time, it was already 4:30 in the afternoon.

"That's it for today."

"You decide everything. I'm going to rest for a bit; I have a headache."

Pei Zhan: "Mm."

Kagel received the hint in her eyes and walked out with Jiang Hua. Kagel followed behind Jiang Hua at a leisurely pace of exactly three steps. "There will be many more tedious things like this in the future. Young Madam can get used to it slowly."

"Since there's still some time, why don't... young mistress go and try on a wedding dress?"

The photography studio was brightly lit, and the corridor was very bright. Jiang Hua stopped and turned around, crossing her arms and looking at him with a hint of doubt in her eyes. "Why do you always call me 'Young Mistress'?"

Kagel calmly addressed Jiang Hua's question, explaining, "My relationship with him is purely professional, so this form of address is only natural."

"You're quite loyal."

Jiang Hua knew she wouldn't get anything out of him, so she simply stopped asking.

Judging from Pei Zhan's behavior, could he be a young master from a hidden aristocratic family?

Forget it, it's impossible anyway.

Why would he sign those unfair treaties? What would he gain? Staying in the Jiang family and accepting her as his captive? Only someone insane would stay.

Just then, Jiang Zhu received a text message on her phone. She came downstairs and immediately found Jiang Hua, as if it was something urgent. "Sister, Grandpa called and said he has something to tell you."

Jiang Hua answered the phone, "Grandpa, what's wrong?"

“Young people nowadays all like foreign weddings. Grandpa suddenly remembered that your mother left behind a phoenix coronet and embroidered robe. I still have them. I’ve already had them sent over. Take a look and see if you like them.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw groups of people carrying boxes and placing them in the banquet hall. Jiang Hua hung up the phone and walked forward. The bodyguards who had escorted her opened the heavy boxes and saw the red wedding dress, including the phoenix hairpins and crowns made of pure gold... This set alone was enough to buy the entire building.

The phoenix embroidered with gold thread on the wedding dress took four years to complete, and even the headdress, each piece of which is priceless on its own.

"Wow, this is so beautiful!"

"Grandpa should have taken it out sooner; my sister would have been stunning in it."

"I...I saw it, thank you, Grandpa."

Jiang Hua ultimately chose a traditional Chinese wedding, but everything that had been previously agreed upon was scrapped and everything had to be rearranged...

A dozen or so boxes were all moved into Jinsha Shallow Bay. Jiang Hua's walk-in closet had enough room for them. The maid opened the boxes, and Jiang Hua looked at the gold hairpins, quite pleased with them. They shone brightly under the crystal chandelier. "Chairman Jiang is right." Pei Zhan took off his suit jacket and tossed it aside. The maid picked up the jacket, tidied it, and hung it on a hanger.

"What did your father say to you?"

"You said Mrs. Pei has loved sparkly things since she was little. Diamonds, gemstones, jade, gold?"

Jiang Hua: "It's not just me who likes it, every woman likes it."

"Ah, I forgot about your Xiao Ran. Her eyes are clear and pure; she doesn't like these vulgar things at all."

"Isn't it because I'm after your money?"

"Want to give it a try?" Pei Zhan interrupted. If he continued, given her temper, either she would be angry tonight, or Pei Zhan would be sleeping in the guest room.

"try what?"

Wedding dress.

"You know how to dress?"

"Try it."

The servants all silently left the master bedroom, closing the door so as not to disturb their private time.

Pei Zhan stepped forward and started to unzip the back of Jiang Hua's dress. As soon as the zipper was pulled open, Jiang Hua reached out and grabbed his ear. "Pei Zhan, I've noticed that you're fast at everything, especially when you're taking my clothes off."

"What are you thinking about writing all day long?"

“But… I still think we should wear it at the wedding. If I try it on now and it gets damaged, you only have three thousand yuan in your card, how are you going to compensate me?” Jiang Hua poked Pei Zhan’s chest with her finger. “I’m going to take a shower first.”

Pei Zhan grabbed her hand. "Together?"

"You think beautifully."

Making love, making love, the more we do it, the more we love it.

In the bathroom, Pei Zhan's stubbornness prevailed, and the two lingered in the bathtub for nearly two hours before Pei Zhan finally carried the clean Jiang Hua out.

Jiang Hua was completely weak and couldn't move a single finger. The man, who was naked from the waist up, only had a satisfied expression on his face after indulging in sex. After placing her on the bed, he took out some medicine from the drawer, lifted the blanket covering his lower body, and reached in to apply the ointment to her. Her skin was too sensitive, and it immediately became red and swollen.

Jiang Hua clutched the blanket, gave a coquettish hum, and kicked him in the face with a soft, weak kick, utterly devoid of any power…

Bai Ze.

Bao'er returned home carrying several large bags filled with beautiful dresses. "Where's my brother?" she asked.

"Young Master Ye Bai is in the study."

Shen Bao'er was eager to share what had happened that day with Shen Yebai, but when she walked into the study, she suddenly heard Shen Yebai's cold voice coming from the study, which was not closed, "What are you thinking?"

"I don't want anything in particular, I just don't want to see this wedding go smoothly."

"If we told Miss Jiang that Ji Liangchuan wasn't dead, do you think she...would just abandon the heir and leave at the wedding?"

"Wouldn't that lead to chaos? Isn't that what you want to see?"

"Only in this way will you have a chance to get her, right?"

Shen Yebai: "Ji Liangchuan isn't dead?"

“You underestimate Huahua and overestimate Ji Liangchuan. For the sake of the Jiang family, she will choose to smoothly conclude this wedding. As for your idea, I think... it doesn’t work.”

The other person changed their voice, and their rough voice, tinged with laughter, chuckled and said, "As long as you don't interfere, I think I can take advantage of the situation. This is a good opportunity for you."

"You two grew up together, and you've had a crush on this little princess since you were young. The Shen family only canceled the marriage because Jiang Hua couldn't have children. Now, let me tell you something else: Jiang Hua is now capable of having children."

"It's only a matter of time before the Shen family accepts her. Don't you... want to be with the one you love?"

He actually knows so much about the Jiang family!

Shen Yebai: "Who exactly are you?!"

The other party did not answer, as if they were arguing with another voice, which is why the call was interrupted.