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

Ignoring whether waking him up would wake her, Jiang Hua wanted to get up, but before her feet even touched the ground, she was dragged back to do morning exercises by someone who had woken up at some point. After a bit of torment, she realized that if what was supposed to happen didn't happen at night, it would definitely be made up for when Jiang Hua woke up in the morning.

After all that, Jiang Hua lay on the bed with her eyes closed, not wanting to move at all. Pei Zhan sat on the edge of the bed, buttoning his shirt, his body still damp from just coming out of the bathroom. The woman on the bed revealed her sexy, fair back, the blanket pulled up to her waist, her long hair casually draped over her shoulders. There was a faint hickey on her back near her shoulder blade, left secretly in the bathtub when she was sitting on his lap.

Before getting up, Pei Zhan helped her cover herself with the blanket again.

When Pei Zhan went out, Kagel had been waiting outside for a long time and reported: "All the backup files have been destroyed. According to the information revealed by Miss Huo Ling, there should be one last copy missing."

Pei Zhan: "Then let's keep looking."

"No one who has been in contact with him shall be spared."

Kagel: "Yes, Master."

When Jiang Hua woke up, it was already 11 a.m. She had slept for another three hours. When Xu Qiulan entered the room, Jiang Hua was already awake. She massaged her waist and back by the bedside. "Miss is still too delicate. She should eat more. But recently I have noticed that Miss seems to have gained a lot of weight. She has finally gained some weight."

"Have I gained weight? Do I look less attractive than before?" Jiang Hua is more concerned about her appearance than about the future.

Xu Qiulan smiled and said, "Miss looks best when she's a little plumper. She's too thin, which is why she's so delicate. She should eat more."

When Jiang Hua was little, she needed someone to accompany her to eat. Sometimes when she didn't want to eat, someone had to chase after her and feed her. Otherwise, she would only eat a few bites and then lose her appetite and stop eating.

When she got up and went downstairs, wearing a loose, light-colored long dress, she stood on the first-floor corridor, holding the handrail as she slowly walked down. Looking at the scene downstairs, her father and Pei Zhan were playing chess, and a TV program she had never seen before was playing on the television, with sound coming from it. Occasionally, she could hear idle chatter. Seeing this scene, Jiang Hua suddenly realized that Yulong Bay didn't seem so gloomy after all.

The man's keen senses allowed him to feel a gaze fixed on him from somewhere. When Pei Zhan turned his head, he caught her gaze and his lips pursed slightly.

Jiang Hua calmly withdrew her gaze and went downstairs.

"Sir, your meal is ready."

Jiang Hua sat down at the dining table and, listening to her father's conversation, walked over and said, "You don't need to give up managing the Huo family's affairs for Hua Hua's sake. You should worry about her. You can arrange an easy position for her at the company. Or, just keep her under your nose. That way, yesterday's incident won't happen again."

Pei Zhan: "There's not much going on at the company, so I'll just keep her company and let her rest at home for a year."

Jiang Weiguo then asked another question, "You're handing the company over to Huo Beishen. Is he someone you can trust? Aren't you afraid he'll take advantage of the situation?"

Pei Zhan: "No."

The collateral branches of the Huo family, including Huo Beishen's underground criminal organizations overseas, need the support of the main family. The main family and the collateral branches have always supported each other and leveraged each other's strengths to achieve a balanced relationship.

"Since this is your choice, I believe your plan is correct. It's a good time for you to take her to the hospital for a follow-up examination to see the specific situation."

Pei Zhan pulled out a chair and sat down next to Jiang Hua.

Jiang Hua glanced at him: He was chatting with his father, and he was becoming quite talkative.

After dinner, Pei Zhan took her upstairs to change her clothes. He took out a dress from the wardrobe and asked, "Want to wear this today?"

Jiang Hua propped her head up with her hand, lying on her side on the bed. She was a little reluctant to move after eating. "Okay."

Jiang Hua: "Why didn't you wear the suit I gave you yesterday?"

Pei Zhan went to the closet again and picked out a set of lingerie for her, saying, "Wear it on the wedding day."

"No, you've already bought it, so you'll change into it in a bit."

Jiang Hua saw that he had taken out another set of black lace lingerie and placed it on the bedside for her, along with the skirt. "Okay, whatever you want."

"Do you like this one?" Most of Jiang Hua's underwear is quite conventional. She doesn't have many requirements for what she wears underneath, since it's usually not visible. He took it off at night, and she didn't even see him look at it twice.

Actually, Pei Zhan is quite the repressed pervert.

Many women have tried to seduce him, but he hasn't even given them a second glance.

When they went to sleep that night, Jiang Hua thought his body was too hot and didn't let him hold her. While she was asleep, her toe accidentally touched his calf, and he immediately came, as if he had never seen a woman before.

Jiang Hua met his gaze. His eyes were calm, as if he hadn't said anything, yet it seemed he had said everything. For some reason, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and her face flushed.

Pei Zhan reached out and pulled Jiang Hua up from the bed, and the two stood facing each other.

Pei Zhan: "Turn around."

Jiang Hua turned around.

Pei Zhan brushed her long hair aside, unzipped the back of her dress, and his gaze fell on her snow-white back. There were two dimples on her lower back, which were very sexy and charming. This was a scene that should make people blush, but the man's expression was unusually calm, as if he had done this many times before, like an old married couple.

Pei Zhan changed her clothes. This kind of intimate, child-caring behavior was something they didn't do often. Even when they did, Jiang Hua was usually half-asleep and not fully conscious.

Through the dressing table, Jiang Hua watched his expression and felt his bra being unhooked and taken off. Pei Zhan noticed the slight redness behind her ear, even when she was shy, she was very discreet.

Seeing this, a slight smile appeared on his lips. "Give me your hand."

From head to toe, Jiang Hua only made one gesture: reaching out her hand. After Pei Zhan changed her dress, the two dawdled for half an hour before finally coming downstairs. Pei Zhan followed behind Jiang Hua, his smoky gray suit draped over his arm, and carrying the limited-edition sapphire blue bag in his hand. It was the latest limited-edition model from Qianhua Century, made according to Jiang Hua's favorite color. There was only one of its kind, and it had just been delivered that morning.

It's already been speculated up to 1.5 billion, but we don't know who has it now.

...

Song Qingran woke up and was coming out of the examination room. Her mother was supporting her. "You really need to rest well this time. If it weren't for getting you an appointment with Dr. Ouyang, you wouldn't have woken up so quickly. Qingran, go back to your ward by yourself in a bit, and I'll go get your medicine."

"I know, Mom."

At that time, Song's mother had already prepared for the worst, but at least she was safe and sound.

Jiang Hua had just had a blood test, and the stinging sensation from the needle hadn't subsided yet. She rolled up her long sleeves, and Pei Zhan used an alcohol-soaked cotton swab to press on her skin to stop the bleeding. "If I had known I was going to have blood drawn, I wouldn't have come. It hurt so much."

Pei Zhan narrowed his eyes: "Does it still hurt?"

Jiang Hua: "It hurts even more than last time. It's all your fault. The nurse was staring at you the whole time and you were distracted. She stuck the needle in the wrong place, pulled it out, and then put it back in. It's definitely bruised now."

Pei Zhan frowned and looked around; the area around it was indeed starting to turn purple. "Hmm, I'll help you vent your anger later."

"Forget it, I'm a good person, I won't hold it against her this time." If Jiang Hua really wanted to hold it against her, she would have returned it on the spot.

"Doctor, what did the doctor say to you in your office?"

Pei Zhan: "You're recovering well. Mrs. Pei, keep eating more and gain weight so you can get pregnant soon."

Jiang Hua: "Do I need to take the medicine again?"

Pei Zhan: "You don't need to drink anymore. Take your time and don't force yourself."

Jiang Hua: "Let's keep drinking it. We've almost made it through six months already, so a little longer won't hurt."

Pei Zhan: "Mm."

In a corner of the corridor, out of their sight, a pale, slender figure in a hospital gown slowly walked out, watching them walk away, so affectionate and intimate. The hand resting on the woman's waist, the emotions in her heart were like a raging flood, no longer able to conceal the true feelings in her heart, rushing towards her. She watched this scene with jealousy and heartbreak, deeply hurting her eyes. The fist clenched tightly at her side made her frail body tremble slightly.

Baby...they're having a baby soon...

Jiang Hua clearly has a heart condition, how could she possibly be pregnant!

Just then, two nurses came out of the nurses' station and said with envy, "That bag that lady was holding just now, could it be the Qianhua Century bag that's currently being sold for 2 billion?"

"It seems so. Not only that... I'm telling you, someone else is offering 3 billion to buy this one. I heard it's a limited edition with only one unit released worldwide, and it's impossible to buy one. I never expected it to be in her hands."

"Who is she anyway? She's beautiful, that's one thing, but how did she marry such a good husband who is tall and handsome? She's so lucky."

"You're a local from the capital, so you don't know? She's the eldest daughter of the Jiang family. I heard she married into the Huo family. Now everyone's saying that the Huo family's son went to great lengths to pursue the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, even hiding his identity and deliberately getting close to her. Fortunately, it went as planned. I heard that their extravagant wedding this time cost over 10 billion, and the dowry and betrothal gifts were almost half of the capital's assets."

Another nurse exclaimed, "My God, how much money is this?! All the assets of my ancestors for eighteen generations combined wouldn't amount to this much!"

"The Huo family is incredibly wealthy."

"What's so special about this! I heard that the doctors at this hospital are a medical team that was specially hired from abroad at high salaries for this lady's illness. The annual medical expenses, including the medicine this young lady takes, will cost more than a million US dollars."

"You know Dr. Ouyang, right? He's the Jiang family's personal doctor. He usually comes to the hospital to see patients. His annual salary is quite high."

Dr. Ouyang was also Song Qingran's attending physician. Lu Yuanzhou used all his connections and resources to make an appointment with him a month in advance, but all of Lu Yuanzhou's favors were not as effective as... a single sentence from him.

When Song Qingran was in pain all over her body during her illness, he would look at her with worried eyes and tell her to rest well, even amidst the blooming flowers. Now... all of that has disappeared.

I actually... started to regret it.

Mr. Pei, I no longer want to control my heart, and I no longer want to be bound by ethics and morality.

I really regret not realizing my own feelings sooner. It wasn't until I lost you that I understood... that I had already fallen in love with you a long time ago.

I want to go back to the past, back to the time when everything was flourishing.

Actually, from the day I left you, every night, as soon as I closed my eyes, the person I saw was always you.

Song Qingran walked back to the ward as if she had lost her soul. When she saw the person in the ward, she was in a daze and subconsciously wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. She spoke nonchalantly, "Yuan...Yuanzhou brother."

"You, why are you here?"

Lu Yuanzhou placed the flowers and fruit he had bought on the table. "I'm here to annul the engagement."

Song Qingran was stunned, "Announcing the engagement?"

"Brother Yuanzhou, why...?"

Lu Yuanzhou: "Because I don't want to keep deceiving myself."

“Every night when you are unconscious, you call out his name.”

"He is already deeply ingrained in your heart, and no matter how hard I try, I can never eradicate him from your heart."

"I have chosen to leave the capital and take over a legal team overseas."

The moment Song Qingran lowered her head, her heart clenched painfully. Suddenly, she rushed forward, hugged him, buried her face in his chest, and cried out, "I...I don't want you to leave."

Lu Yuanzhou shuddered, feeling the scalding tears seeping through his clothes, piercing his heart with a sharp pain.

Sometimes, even if he makes the toughest decision, a single word from her is enough to shatter him.

"Brother Yuanzhou, don't leave me!"

The girl was crying so hard...

...

An argument broke out downstairs. Jiang Hua recognized the voice as that of a woman. She looked up and felt that the person looked familiar, as if she had seen her somewhere before, but she couldn't remember where. It wasn't until someone walked past her that Jiang Hua looked away. "...What did you just say to me?"

"It's alright." Pei Zhan took her hand and left the hospital.

Song's mother looked at Pei Zhan and was about to call out to him, but she was pushed to the ground and her words were cut off.

Song Qingran was also told by the nurse that her mother got into an argument with someone while giving it to her. When she and Lu Yuanzhou rushed downstairs, her mother's face was scratched and bleeding.

In the end, Lu Yuanzhou stepped in and resolved the matter.

Lu Yuanzhou answered the phone outside the ward.

In the ward, Song Qingran helped her mother apply medicine. "Mom, don't do that again. If you encounter someone cutting in line again, talk to them nicely and tell them not to be impulsive."

Song's mother glanced outside the door and whispered to her, "I just ran into that Mr. Pei. He clearly saw me, but he pretended not to see me. If it were before, he wouldn't have ignored our family."

"Qingran, what exactly happened between you and this Mr. Pei? Why are you acting like you don't know us anymore?"