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

Jiang Hua never easily confides her thoughts to others, but once she does, she doesn't hide anything. "I used to think about it, now..."

"It seems like things aren't so great anymore. I liked him because when I was abducted to Wuchuan, he was there for me during my most frightening time. Also, later, he was the one who stayed with me the longest in Yulong Bay. At that time, I really hated my dad, hated him for sending him away. I thought about leaving with him then, until I had a car accident and was lying in a hospital bed needing a heart transplant. Actually, when I was lying in the hospital bed, I could hear my dad's voice, and I could also feel that my dad aged a lot during the time I had the accident."

"Dad, you've been struggling to keep the Jiang family afloat, all for me... and Mom."

"If I die, the Jiang family will truly collapse."

"So... the day I woke up after my heart transplant surgery, I had already decided to stop thinking about him. When I grew up, I would stay by my father's side, follow his wishes step by step, and be with Pei Zhan."

"Before, I really hated Song Qingran. Maybe he liked Song Qingran before he fell in love with me. Compared to him, I seem to be... no different from him. I still have Ji Liangchuan in my heart that I can't forget. Neither of us has the right to judge the other."

“If I had to pick the most important person, I would choose Ji Liangchuan. As for Pei Zhan…” Jiang Hua rested her chin on her hand and fiddled with her skirt. “It seems… I don’t dislike him that much. It’s just that I feel like it’s the same whether he’s at home or not. Most of the time I’m alone at home and I don’t know what to do… I don’t need to do anything at the studio. He takes care of everything for me.”

"But sometimes, when I can't see him, I get really annoyed. And when I see him for a long time, I start to dislike him."

To be honest, even Jiang Hua herself found it funny. She smiled slightly and looked at Shen Yebai beside her, "Do you think I'm pretty conflicted?"

Shen Yebai picked up the tea beside him, took a sip, and crossed his legs, as if he was thinking about Jiang Hua's words. He tapped his index finger lightly on his leg, "Huahua... there is a difference between liking and loving."

"In a person's heart, there is only one thing that can occupy the largest place in their heart."

"Since Ji Liangchuan is so important to you, why not try the life you want?"

“Your mother is the best example. The only difference now is that the Jiang family no longer has any enemies and will not repeat the tragedy of the past.”

“You are free. Even if you don’t end up with Ji Liangchuan, you can still try being alone, break free from constraints, and live for yourself.”

"Perhaps it's too early for me to say this. For more than 20 years, you have lived for the Jiang family. You married Pei Zhan so easily because of a single sentence from Uncle Jiang."

"And you... ask your own heart, without Pei Zhan, without Ji Liangchuan..."

"what do you want!"

She wanted…

Jiang Hua didn't know either.

She feels that her life is currently in a stable state. She has everything she wants now. Initially, her mother's jewelry restoration gave her a new goal, which she has now achieved, and her studio is doing very well. She doesn't need jewelry restoration to be very profitable; as long as it can continue, that's what Jiang Hua wants.

Money... is no longer important to her...

Jiang Hua did not speak at all from the beginning to the end of the play.

Even after Shen Yebai left, she didn't know when Pei Zhan sat down next to her. When that hand, heavy with weight, covered the back of her hand, Jiang Hua's trembling long eyelashes slowly came to their senses. The lights in the theater illuminated everything around her. Her hand was held and placed on his lap, her palm enveloped in his warmth, which was somewhat burning hot.

"It's over. You were so engrossed in watching. What did Shen Yebai say to you?"

This was Pei Zhan's first time at the drama theater. He also knew that she had been coming to the drama theater frequently over the years, watching the same play over and over again, all because of someone.

"When did you arrive?" Jiang Hua hadn't noticed his arrival.

Pei Zhan spoke casually, but his possessiveness was undiminished: "I waited for Mrs. Pei for more than an hour outside the theater."

Jiang Hua glanced at her hand, which was held in his palm. On her slender, jade-like ring finger was the diamond ring that symbolized her status. She was stunned for a moment. "Didn't this ring get lost?" She found the antique ring too heavy and tiring, so Pei Zhan used this light diamond ring instead. But Ji Liangchuan had taken it off her hand back then, saying that he had lost it.

Now, I don't know when, it has been brought back to her.

"So... next time, Mrs. Pei, please don't take it off."

His tone was helpless, without any intention of blaming her or saying a harsh word.

Jiang Hua then remembered that Pei Zhan had said he knew everything she did. It seemed that no matter what she did, Pei Zhan wouldn't be angry, even if she forced him to divorce her, even if... she went to take wedding photos with Ji Liangchuan, hung the photos in their room at Jinsha Shallow Bay, and changed the name on the invitation to Ji Liangchuan's...

He never mentioned it from beginning to end; he simply corrected all of these things on his own.

Even though she gave all her shares to Ji Liangchuan, Pei Zhan didn't say anything. He even continued to let her manage the Jiang family business, probably because... he really couldn't find a suitable person to manage the Jiang family business right now.

Zuo Xiangnan is Pei Zhan's man, and he will only follow Pei Zhan. He didn't want the position of vice president before, and he didn't even care about the shares. Now... it seems that Zuo Xiangnan is still working as Pei Zhan's assistant.

"Pei Zhan, I want to go home. I feel like I haven't seen my dad in so long."

It didn't really take long, just three days.

“I know, but,” Pei Zhan hesitated and hummed in agreement, his brows furrowing slightly before he smiled, “He… is a bit busy.”

Jiang Hua: "Busy? Busy with what?"

Since Huo and Jiang are already married, many people naturally came to the family banquet for the elders today. The Huo family has many descendants, the youngest has just been born, and the oldest is almost married. The four- or five-year-old children are a group of chattering children who can give people a headache.

Pei Zhan told her, and Jiang Hua was surprised: "A family dinner?"

"You, as the head of the family, aren't you going?"

Jiang Hua: "You want my dad to go?"

"He is an honored guest today, and he represents us."

"I'll stay here and keep Mrs. Huo company."

"Next time we enter the Huo family ancestral hall, we'll officially make you Mrs. Huo in the rightful sense..."

A single family banquet hosted by the Huo family would be quite complicated. When the day actually arrives, the scene will be no smaller than a wedding, and Jiang Hua might not be able to sit still.

"Will your mother go too?" Jiang Hua bluntly voiced her concerns. "Won't she argue with my father? I feel like your mother really doesn't like me, and I don't like her much either."

Pei Zhan: "She won't go."

"Not many people know about Huo Tingshan's accident yet. Even if she did, she might not treat me well. And one more thing..." He squeezed her hand, the sharpness in his eyes softening as he looked at her gently, "Now you are the matriarch of the Huo family. You don't need to worry about her feelings. It doesn't matter if she doesn't like you."

"Do you understand?"

Jiang Hua had always been a proud person. His words made it seem as if she was afraid of him. She immediately pulled her hand away and stood up without looking at him. "Who cares about her thoughts?"

"I don't even want to talk about what happened last time. The group she helped was obviously a bunch of scammers. She was just a fool to rush to give them money."

Jiang Hua left the theater quickly, while Pei Zhan followed closely behind her at a leisurely pace.

Sitting in the car, Jiang Hua rested her hand on the window and looked out. The car was quiet and silent. Shen Yebai's words echoed in her mind: "If you ever really want to leave, I can help you change your identity and live without any worries."

When Jiang Hua arrived at Jinsha Shallow Bay, she saw a car parked outside, as if someone had arrived.

Jiang Hua: "What's wrong?"

Maid: "Madam, you're back?"

"I'm not dead yet, when did she become a lady?" The sharp voice, unhurried yet imposing, came from the hall. Jiang Hua looked over and saw two figures sitting on the sofa.

Jiang Hua, arm in arm with Pei Zhan, entered the hall together and saw Song Qingran, whom she hadn't seen in a long time. Her clothes and appearance seemed to have been completely transformed. She wore a custom-made princess dress in the style of a socialite, small leather shoes, and her hair was permed into curls. She did indeed look like a rich girl, and she wore an expensive but simple jewelry necklace around her neck.

The only thing that hasn't changed is her timid and submissive demeanor.

Upon seeing them arrive, Song Qingran stood up, her head bowed and her hands placed in front of her, seemingly at a loss.