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

"Brother, you should go home soon too. It's so late. Your wife will be unhappy if she can't wait for you this late."

The midnight bell rang at Blue Mountain Villa; it was already twelve o'clock at night.

The car approached from a distance, its high beams flashing across the villa's floor-to-ceiling windows. Back at the Royal Dragon Bay villa, the entire villa was shrouded in darkness. Thick clouds covered the entire starry sky; the night was moonless and devoid of any starlight.

Seeing the lights go out, Pei Zhan sat in the car, lit a cigarette, and placed his phone on the passenger side. The screen lit up, and he picked it up casually, swiped the screen, and saw messages from Kagel, all of which were those glaring photos.

Yesterday, after Jiang Hua learned that Ji Liangchuan had returned, she went to the hospital to meet with him.

Xu Zhoulan told her everything, and no matter how much he tried to stop her, it was all in vain.

On the contrary, continuing to do so will only arouse her disgust, and in the end, it will inevitably lead to more intense and endless arguments...

Pei Zhan's eyes dimmed as he looked at the photo on his phone. Jiang Hua was wearing a blue long skirt, exuding a gentle and elegant temperament. Her braid fell to one shoulder as she stood behind Ji Liangchuan. In her eyes, she looked at him with a different kind of longing.

She... just really likes Ji Liangchuan.

Pei Zhan pressed and held the photos, selected them, and deleted them one by one, then sat quietly in the car.

More than an hour later, Pei Zhan got out of the car and walked up the corridor stairs with light and steady steps to the master bedroom. Pei Zhan slowly pressed the doorknob and saw Jiang Hua lying on the bed, fast asleep. The thin quilt was only covering her waist. She was sleeping very soundly. Only at this time did she have no threat whatsoever.

He couldn't help but walk into the room.

The warning voice echoed in his mind: "Miss, once you are woken up by the slightest noise, it will be difficult for you to fall back asleep. It would be best if you, Young Master Pei, did not go in and disturb her while she is sound asleep."

Pei Zhan stopped himself from stepping into the room and went to the study next door...

Jiang Hua slept soundly through the night. Touching the empty space beside her, which was cold to the touch, she seemed to realize that Pei Zhan hadn't returned all night. Her heart sank slowly in her chest.

After Jiang Hua finished washing up, she went downstairs and looked out the floor-to-ceiling windows in the lobby. Zuo Xiangnan had driven to pick up Pei Zhan and take him to the company.

Jiang Weiguo was still sitting at the table, eating, when Jiang Hua walked over and sat down in her seat. "Why did you get up so early today?"

"Didn't you sleep well last night?" Jiang Weiguo noticed that her complexion was not good, as if she was throwing a tantrum again.

Xu Qiulan placed the tableware in front of Jiang Hua and asked with emotion, "When did Pei Zhan come back?"

Xu Qiulan: "Young Master Pei? I heard some noise yesterday, it must have been quite late."

"Around one o'clock, almost two o'clock."

"The young lady should be asleep by now."

“I told Mr. Pei before that if the young lady is woken up, it’s hard for her to fall back asleep. I think Mr. Pei was afraid of disturbing the young lady’s rest last night, so maybe he slept in the study?”

Just then, a servant came downstairs carrying Pei Zhan's shirt.

Jiang Hua questioned, "Where were these clothes stored?"

Maid: "It's in Master Pei's study."

It seems he really did sleep in the guest room last night.

Jiang Weiguo took a sip of tea. Seeing her unusual behavior, he smiled helplessly. "Pei Zhan is slowly recovering now. He was busy with the company president position, but he had to put aside a lot of projects with the Huo Group to be with you. It's understandable that he was busy."

"Only after he has done what he is supposed to do will he be able to relax and go on your honeymoon after the wedding. Then Dad will give him a month-long vacation so he can spend quality time with you."

Jiang Hua rested her chin on her hand, stirring the porridge in her bowl. She wasn't really looking forward to this honeymoon; whatever.

"By the way... Wen Qian's surgery abroad was very successful. Since you went to see him at the hospital yesterday, don't go again today. He's married now, and there's a difference between men and women, so it wouldn't be appropriate for you to go over there."

Jiang Hua took small sips of the white porridge in her bowl, stirring it slowly with a spoon. "Okay, I understand."

…There were still many things she hadn't asked clearly.

Why was he injured?

Why is it that he never replied to any of the many letters she wrote to him?

Why change your appearance?

How did he and Bai Rui get together?

The desire to find the answers to these questions was like a seed in Jiang Hua's heart, growing wildly.

Jiang Hua has been rebellious since childhood, and she won't give up until she figures out the answers to these questions.

Thinking of how he had been burned all over his body and had to endure these surgeries without anesthesia, Jiang Hua's heart felt like it was being clenched tightly. The image of him in pain was still vivid in her mind.

Jiang Hua still went to the hospital. This time, she was there as a friend to personally deliver her and Pei Zhan's wedding invitations.

As Jiang Hua stepped out of the elevator at the hospital ward, she overheard Bai Rui's conversation with the doctor around the corner: "Ms. Bai, you just had a D&C procedure and you're still very weak. Your husband is recovering very well and should be fully recovered in a few months, so you don't need to worry."

"It's just that the IVF you and Mr. Wen had was so hard-won, and I feel sorry for you that the child is gone."

"I hope you can take good care of yourself during this time; you are too weak right now."

Bai Rui took the medical examination form from the doctor and said, "Thank you, I understand."

After the doctor left, Bai Rui saw her. Jiang Hua noticed her too. Bai Rui saw that her eyes were darting around, as if she was afraid of something. "You...when did you get here?"

Jiang Hua stepped forward and asked without hesitation, "Since you underwent in vitro fertilization, why did you abort the child?"

Bai Rui's face was still a little pale. She curled her lips into a bleak smile. "We got married back then only because we had no other choice. The person he loved was not me. My pregnancy with his child was just a shackle to bind us together."

Forced into marriage? Was someone pressuring them to get married?

Jiang Hua snapped out of her daze and heard her voice.

“I don’t want my child to live in a loveless family. I don’t want to use the child to hold him hostage and force him to be with me.”

"I love him, but love... isn't about controlling or possessing. I love him, but I want him to be happy even more..."

"Even if I'm not the one he grows old with in the end, I don't care."

Jiang Hua: "If that's the case, why did you do IVF to get pregnant with this child in the first place?"

"Was someone forcing you? Or is there some other reason?"

Bai Rui explained somewhat flusteredly, "No... that's not how it is. No one forced me; I made my own decision. I thought that having this child would make him forget the past and start over with me, but I found that... no matter what I do, he won't like me."

"How about I let go after he recovers and let him be with the person he loves?"

"You...you're here to see Wen Qian, right? He's in the park downstairs. You should be able to see him when you go down. I...I'll go get his medicine first." She left in a panic, and Jiang Hua noticed something was amiss.

Is it Pei Zhan?

It's still his and his father's idea!

In order to make her completely forget Ji Liangchuan, she used such methods to force him.

Pei Zhan, you always say I'm heartless and arrogant...

How much better are you? You resort to any means necessary to deal with Ji Liangchuan. You've ruined two people!

Jiang Hua felt a tightness in her chest, and her steps faltered. Just like yesterday, he was still sitting quietly in the same spot, his wheelchair placed to the side. He was looking into the distance, seemingly lost in thought.

She walked over quietly, but halfway there, he probably noticed her. He turned around and spotted her in the passing crowd. As soon as he saw her, his gentle gaze slowly lifted, and his eyes seemed to say, "I knew you would come, so I waited for you here."

Jiang Hua slowly walked over and sat down beside him. Never before had she looked at him so carefully, her eyes filled with deeply buried emotions. "Are you... feeling better?"

Ji Liangchuan...you're still the same as before, but you've changed so much that I don't recognize you anymore. I...didn't recognize you at all.

Jiang Hua was never a sentimental person, but she could never help herself when she saw him.

If she hadn't been born into the Jiang family, and her father was healthy and her mother was still alive... then perhaps we wouldn't have had to separate.

If it were Jiang Hua from her past life, she would probably have chosen to leave Pei Zhan and be with him regardless of everything.

Now... for the sake of the Jiang family, she no longer has the right to be willful.

"Yes, I'm fine."

Jiang Hua smiled and looked into the distance, "I'm so happy to see you again."

I finally met you.

Ji Liangchuan!

"Me too."

He entered the Jiang family at the age of twelve, and they spent eight years together day and night. During those eight years, Jiang Hua spent the most beautiful time with him.

The way they looked at each other, even after so many years, seemed to still hold an unspoken understanding between them. It was just a glance, as if they both knew everything but hadn't said it aloud.

"You chose to come back this time because of my wedding, right?"

"If it weren't for my invitation, you... would you never have come back?"

Looking at the person he deeply missed, Ji Liangchuan shook his head. "I wanted to come back because someone told me whether she's happy or not..."

"So I'm waiting, waiting for the right opportunity. I want to... tell her in front of her... that I'm back, and ask her... if she'd be willing to leave with me!"

Jiang Hua's hands, resting on her knees, gripped the hem of her skirt tightly. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her eyes were moist. She smiled at him and said, "Ask away."

"Questions that are never asked and are kept in your heart will never have an answer."

Jiang Hua didn't want to continue talking about these heavy things. She stood up and stood in front of him, beckoning him with her hand, "Let me see how you're recovering."

"Okay." Ji Liangchuan leaned on the sides of the wooden chair, his loose hospital gown revealing the surgical scars. Compared to before, Ji Liangchuan had recovered about 70-80%, and even the burned skin had returned to normal. His legs were weakened due to complications caused by medication during the major surgery, which prevented him from walking normally.

With just a few months of gradual rehabilitation, Ji Liangchuan will be able to live like a normal person again.

He stood up, only a few steps away from Jiang Hua. Ji Liangchuan took a step and was barely able to keep his balance, but when he took the second step... Ji Liangchuan collapsed. Jiang Hua stepped forward and caught him in time, the man's almost entire weight pressing down on her.

However, not far away, beneath the shade of that green tree, a pair of sinister and cold eyes watched the people embracing intimately in the distance…

Zuo Xiangnan: It seems this young lady does know after all that Wen Qian is Ji Liangchuan!

Noticing the chilling, abyss-like aura emanating from the person beside him, he explained to Jiang Hua, "Miss Jiang may just be looking for him to find out what happened to Ji Liangchuan back then, and has no other intentions."

"President Pei, should we... go over there?"

Medical staff rushed over and quickly helped him back to his room.

"I...I'm sorry." Ji Liangchuan's hand, for support, rested on her waist. Even if it was just for a moment, he cherished every instant they spent together.

"It seems I still can't stand up."

Jiang Hua had a faint smell of Chinese medicine on her. "It's okay, you'll get better with more practice."

For some reason, Jiang Hua felt as if someone was watching her from the shadows. When she followed that gaze, she found that the place was empty.

All day long, the entire Jiang Group was shrouded in a terrible gloom, and the brightly lit building was filled with a cautious atmosphere.

In the break room, several employees were gossiping. "Isn't President Pei going to have another wedding with that young lady? I heard it's going to be a traditional Chinese wedding, and they've booked the entire Tianxia Diyi Cheng (World's Number One City) – the scale is off the charts! President Pei should be happy about this. Why is he acting like he's about to devour someone?"

"The current design director was transferred from Shanghai. I heard she was also scolded at a high-level meeting. I don't think she'll stay in this position for long. It's a pity for her. A new broom sweeps clean, but the fire was extinguished before it even got going."

"Could it be that the young lady is too difficult to deal with, and the wedding is about to fall through?"

"Keep your voice down, don't let them hear you."

As night fell, Pei Zhan personally hung the wedding photos in the decorated bridal chamber at Jinsha Shallow Bay as soon as they arrived.

Pei Zhan held a glass of whiskey in his hand, staring intently at the person in the photo. Kagel stood behind him, keeping Pei Zhan company in the room for more than two hours.

Kagel finally spoke up, saying, "Xu Zhoulan is now in Miss Huo Ling's hands. Even if he does nothing, I think the young mistress will find out about these things sooner or later."

"Wasn't what we witnessed today something the young master had already foreseen?"

"It's true that the young mistress can't let go of Ji Liangchuan. Just like the young master and Miss Zhou Xu, they've lived together for almost ten years, and she also holds a place in the young master's heart."

"It will take more time for the young mistress to willingly forget the past."

"This is just the beginning. Even if you and the young mistress successfully complete the wedding, if you don't trust each other, you will only face bigger crises, including fierce arguments."

"Perhaps, young master, you should avoid meeting with young mistress for the time being..."