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

"When did the Jiang family catch the eye of the Huo family? Third Master Huo even personally received them. Does this mean the Huo family has taken a liking to them and wants to take them as concubines?"

A lavishly dressed lady looked at herself in the mirror and said, "Who can say for sure? After all, Jiang Qingcheng's daughter is just as beautiful as her mother. What if it's not Third Master Huo who takes a fancy to her, but Huo Tingshan?"

"Back when Huo Tingshan got engaged to Jiang Qingcheng, Jiang Qingcheng walked away from the engagement banquet. If the Huo family patriarch couldn't have the woman, and wanted to get her back from her daughter, he would put on such a grand show for her, just to satisfy the woman's vanity."

"What a pity. No matter how beautiful she is, she's just a plaything in the hands of the Huo family men. Jiang Qingcheng is a vixen, so how good can her daughter be?"

"Yes, if you serve the men of the Huo family well, you'll be able to do whatever you want in the capital city."

"Like father, like daughter; they're all just lowly things."

"What did you eat? Your mouth is so dirty!" The voice from behind startled the two women who were touching up their makeup. Turning around, they saw Jiang Hua, who had appeared out of nowhere, looking at them with icy eyes. She walked closer, saying, "Do you really enjoy talking badly about other people behind their backs?"

"Should we repeat everything you just said in front of the Huo family?"

...

More than fifty servants and bodyguards from the Huo family searched everywhere for the person. Finally, an older servant came running from outside the mansion, panting heavily.

"Found it, found it. Madam is..." The maid hesitated, as if there was something she couldn't say.

Pei Zhan: "Where?"

The maid, startled by the master's aura, quickly said, "You should go and see for yourself."

"Huahua, what's wrong? Shen Bulu, let's go take a look."

"Did something happen to Huahua?"

Seeing that the country bumpkin had left, Shen Bao'er pulled Shen Bulu along and followed him.

However, while everyone was anxious because this 'Madam of the Household' had disappeared, they were all frantically searching for her whereabouts. But when they finally found her, this was the scene they witnessed.

"Help...help...she's gone mad, this woman's gone mad." The woman lying on the ground was disheveled, her clothes were rumpled, and her hair was messy. When she tried to crawl, Jiang Hua kicked her hard, completely unaware of the large group of people coming from behind her.

"You usually eat so cleanly, but you talk so rudely. If you don't eat something else, wouldn't it be a waste of your mouth?" Jiang Hua rarely got this angry. She was surrounded by her servants, but none of them dared to step forward to stop her.

Jiang Hua squatted on the ground, clearly really angry, and her scolding tone became much stronger. She pinched Zhu Qian's mouth, forcing her to open it, and grabbed a handful of mud from the ground with her other hand, stuffing it directly into her mouth. "You're so good at talking, aren't you? Talk on! Why aren't you talking anymore!"

"Ok?"

The woman was in excruciating pain and had no strength. She could only struggle with her eyes wide open. Her mouth was stuffed with mud, and she reached out and grabbed wildly, looking at the people behind Jiang Hua, pleading for help.

“Huahua”.

A familiar voice came from behind her, and Jiang Hua paused, her hands stopping what they were doing.

Pei Zhan waved his hand, and the people around him pulled the two people on the ground apart. Jiang Hua squatted on the ground until a black figure appeared beside her. He also knelt down on one knee, and Pei Zhan reached out and handed him a white handkerchief. "Why did you get yourself so dirty?"

Pei Zhan held her hand and slowly wiped the mud off her palm. The moment she touched his skin, Jiang Hua regained her senses and realized that Pei Zhan had returned.

Jiang Hua's eyes flickered slightly as she watched his movements. The next moment, her brows furrowed. "Get away from me, don't touch me."

She pushed him away. Pei Zhan moved slightly, and Jiang Hua stood up. The moment she turned around, she froze.

She was surrounded by people, and even the eyes of everyone in the Huo family were focused on her.

The first time Jiang Hua got into serious trouble was when she beat up the son of the president of the Ministry of Commerce.

The second major disaster was... right now at the Huo family home, in front of everyone, when he beat up the wife of a high-ranking official.

Jiang Hua rarely felt helpless; she didn't know how to react.

“Huahua…” Shen Bao’er was at the very back of the crowd. She wanted to go forward and help, but Shen Bulu pulled her back and shook his head at her, “She will be fine.”

Pei Zhan stepped forward, took her hand, and pulled it behind her back. Jiang Hua glanced at his profile, but only briefly.

"The Huo family will pursue anyone who laid a hand on my wife to the end, and the consequences... will be borne by them!"

The Huo family?

he?

Jiang Hua felt an uncontrollable tremor in her heart. It was as if something had suddenly broken through a barrier in her heart and rushed to her brain, leaving her in a state of confusion. She stared blankly at Pei Zhan beside her.

"It was just a minor incident. Please return to the birthday banquet." Third Master Huo broke the momentary tension.

Jiang Hua was led away by the man in front of her the whole way, and everyone dispersed and stood on both sides to make way for them.

When she came to her senses, Jiang Hua had already been taken to the banquet venue by Pei Zhan. She stopped in her tracks, a wave of emotions of being deceived, concealed, and betrayed washing over her. She shook off his hand without thinking and was about to slap him when she saw her father and grandfather coming out from the inner hall.

This made her stop what she was doing, her posture frozen in mid-air.

She looked at him, but Pei Zhan remained motionless, as if waiting for her to make a move. His deep, dark eyes reflected Jiang Hua's angry figure.

Jiang Hua isn't stupid. This is the Huo family. Judging from the attitude of everyone in the Huo family just now, including the moment she appeared, and the fact that the Third Master of the Huo family personally came out to greet her, she should have guessed it long ago. She had been underestimating him.

Now... she finally understands why her father initially disagreed with her divorcing Pei Zhan.

Jiang Hua's hand trembled as she lowered it. "So Dad and Grandpa already knew a long time ago, right?"

Pei Zhan: "Yes."

In her past life, Jiang Hua never knew his true identity until her death.

However, he was able to be completely open with Song Qingran.

"No wonder you have such great abilities, helping the Jiang family time and time again. I underestimated you..."

"You've hidden it so well. Every time I cursed you with such nasty words, you must have been laughing at me for a long time. Pei Zhan, you're quite interesting!"

Pei Zhan: "I can explain it to you."

Jiang Hua felt a slight, throbbing pain in her heart.

"No need!"

When Jiang Hua arrived, she noticed the way they looked at the ring on her hand. She figured it must be a token of the Huo family. She slowly raised her hand and took off the ring from her ring finger.

"I don't want to waste any more time with you."

As she took off the ring, Pei Zhan stopped her, "I want to!"

"I want you to continue to be my one and only Mrs. Huo for the rest of my life."

“I married a country bumpkin named Pei Zhan, not the head of the Huo family, and certainly not…you, whom I don’t know now.”

All his deceptions and concealments came crashing down on him, his eyes revealing a sense of helplessness, and the corners of his eyes were a little red.

Did he also use his identity as the head of the Huo family to marry Song Qingran in his past life? Did he think she was not worthy to know his identity, and was afraid that she would covet something, so he simply kept it from her for a lifetime?

He was so powerful and influential, yet he left her penniless.

They didn't let her take everything with her.

Song Qingran is able to enjoy all his glory, isn't it because he thinks she doesn't deserve it?

“Huahua, from beginning to end, my feelings for you have never changed. You can be Pei Zhan’s wife, and you can also be the matriarch of the Huo family.”

Jiang Hua: "Liar!"

The group was kept outside the house, unable to get any closer, and they couldn't hear what the other people were saying. They could only look at each other and sense the heavy atmosphere of disharmony between them.

Jiang Hua didn't want to get into an unnecessary argument with him. She threw the ring she was holding at him and yelled, "You and Huo Tingshan are exactly the same! Go to hell!"

Jiang Hua turned to leave, but Pei Zhan's gaze fell on the ground, where the ring had fallen. He slowly squatted down to pick it up. "Without the mistress, the banquet will not begin."

"Everyone will be waiting for you. Let the banquet begin."

Another threat.

Everyone heard those clear words.

Shen Bao'er swayed and almost fainted. "Shen Bulu, there's no more food to eat."

"I'm starving to death."

Shen Bulu lowered his head, whispered something in Shen Bao'er's ear, and released her hand. Then he saw Shen Bao'er walk out from the crowd and walk to Jiang Hua's side.

Everyone sighed: This person has no sense of propriety.

"Huahua, don't go." Jiang Hua held Jiang Hua's hands with both hands, her voice a little coquettish. As she spoke, her eyes rolled, and she tiptoed to her ear and whispered, "I heard today that the dishes served at the Huo family's house are state banquet dishes that we can't get to eat."

Shen Bao'er grabbed her hand and shook it back and forth, "Huahua, if you leave, I won't be able to eat anymore."

"I ate this on an empty stomach at noon, could you wait for me to eat a bite before you leave?"

As she spoke, Shen Bao'er pretended to faint and closed her eyes briefly, swaying as she clutched her head, "Oh dear, I can't take it anymore, I'm going to faint from hunger."

Everyone watched this dramatic scene unfold.

Shen Bulu: His baby is so cute when he acts spoiled.

When Shen Bulu saw Jiang Hua looking at him, he was startled and his smile faded.

Kagel stepped forward: "The banquet is now officially beginning. Please take your seats."

In front of everyone, Jiang Hua was led by the man to the main seat in the inner hall.

She didn't compromise because of Pei Zhan's threats, but because of Bao'er...

The servants served the first dish, which landed on the main table. No one else was allowed to touch their chopsticks until the head of the household took the chopsticks and handed them to Jiang Hua. She reluctantly accepted them. No head of the household in the past had ever shown such importance to the mistress of the house, nor had they ever behaved in this way.

But now, this rule has been broken for the first time.

Pei Zhan: "Is it delicious?"

Jiang Hua frowned: "Don't talk to me."

Pei Zhan didn't say anything, but he kept putting food on her plate, drawing envious glances from the women around them.

Jiang Hua ate slowly, but Bao'er outside was eating very happily. These dishes were all prepared according to the style of state banquets, which is not something you can eat anytime, anywhere. The dishes were like works of art. The tofu on the table was even shaped like a rabbit. It melted in your mouth, with a faint fragrance of osmanthus, and it was also sweet.

She really wasn't in the mood; she just wanted to wait for the banquet to end.

As the banquet was nearing its end, the people at the main table had finished eating and were leaving one by one. When only Pei Zhan and she remained at the large table, he barely touched his food, only picking some dishes for her, saying, "Try this."

"That's enough. I'm going back now."

Seeing that she hadn't eaten much, Pei Zhan said, "Eat some more, and we'll go back together later."

"Such a grand occasion, all members of the Huo family, why didn't you invite me, brother?" Jiang Hua looked up, surprised by Xu Zhoulan's arrival. Brother? He called Pei Zhan "brother"?

Is he also a member of the Huo family?

But isn't his surname Xu?

"Long time no see, Miss Jiang." As she spoke, Xu Zhoulan subconsciously realized that she had probably called her by the wrong name, and said "Ah," before quickly correcting herself, "According to seniority, I should call you sister-in-law."

"Whoever brought in unimportant people, get them out immediately," Master Huo commanded.

"Third Uncle, have you forgotten my mother, Huo Qianxue, so quickly? But my mother has been dead for many years, so Third Uncle should indeed not remember her. You should know my father, Huo Tingshan, the former head of the Huo family, but now... he has been successfully usurped by my eldest brother."

Huo Qianxue? He's actually Huo Qianxue's daughter.

Huo Qianxue… was the daughter of a former comrade-in-arms. She was adopted by the old man from a young age, and after growing up, she had a secret relationship with Huo Tingshan. Nominally, Huo Qianxue was Huo Tingshan's 'adopted sister,' but wasn't she already dead? When did she have a child with Huo Tingshan out of wedlock?

However, his appearance does indeed bear some resemblance to Huo Qianxue's back then.

Jiang Hua: The Huo family... is really a mess.

Pei Zhan seemed to have known Xu Zhoulan's identity all along, and his attitude was indifferent, showing little concern for him.

So, during the time Pei Zhan disappeared, he overthrew Huo Tingshan and inherited his position?

"Don't eat?"

Jiang Hua put down her chopsticks, stood up, and put the ring she had taken off back on her hand. Not wanting to make things too awkward in front of so many people, she said, "Let's go back."

“Hmm.” Pei Zhan walked past Xu Zhoulan with the people beside him.

Xu Zhoulan's lips curled up. "Isn't your attitude towards me a little too cold, brother?"

Pei Zhan never even glanced at him, as if he were beneath his notice. "...This is the last time."

Upon hearing this warning, Xu Zhoulan smiled.

The Huo family saw them off at the door. A black sedan pulled up from a short distance away, and the bodyguards respectfully opened the car door…

"No...you can't!" Just then, an urgent voice rang out from afar, "Mr. Pei, you can't get on this car..."

Jiang Hua looked up and saw Song Qingran, dressed in a hospital gown, running out of the darkness…