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

“I don’t understand, madam.”

Jiang Hua slammed her hand on the table and stood up, walking up to him to question him. Just then, Ji Liangchuan, who was coming up the stairs, heard Jiang Hua's voice from the room. He wanted to go upstairs to see if something had happened, but Xu Qiulan stopped him and shook her head at him.

Jiang Hua walked up to Kagel and coldly questioned, "He's not dead at all, is he! He sent you here simply to spy on me and to test my attitude towards him, isn't that right!"

"He's always like this. When faced with problems, he either lies to me or avoids me. How long is he going to keep up this act?!"

"Does he only feel happy when he sees me like this?"

"Tell him for me that if he's alive, he should come out, instead of repeatedly using this method to escape."

"If he still wants to live a good life, he should come out..."

"Explain yourself clearly, what kind of behavior is this!"

Kagel lowered his head apologetically. "I'm so sorry, Madam! I don't know where the master took the young master. The last thing I heard was that the young master was sent abroad by the master. After that, without the master's permission, I was unable to find out the master's exact location, let alone know the young master's fate."

"Before the accident, the young master, as the head of the family, instructed me on the last thing: to take good care of the madam."

“Young Master had already prepared for the worst. If something happens to you and you are unable to return to Madam’s side, I will take care of you until you forget about Young Master and no longer need me. Then I will leave.”

"Of course, now that you are free, without the constraints of marriage, you can have your own life, or... you can even remarry and live the life you want again."

"No one will stop any of this."

"I believe that if the young master can wake up, he will definitely come back to find you."

"But I don't know exactly how long this period of time will last."

"In short, the lady is now free."

"The Zhou family's matter has been completely resolved, and you and Mr. Jiang will be fine."

"However, I think the young master meant when he told me these things that he wanted Miss Jiang to live happily and raise your child with him properly."

Jiang Hua chuckled softly, but the smile didn't reach her eyes, and there was no trace of happiness in it. "So, he'll have you send Ji Liangchuan to my side? Does that mean he doesn't care at all even if I marry Ji Liangchuan?"

Kagel answered Jiang Hua's question seriously, saying, "If the young master were here with you right now, in front of you, and he heard you say that, I think he would definitely be angry."

But now all of Pei Zhan's information has been deleted, his fate is unknown, and even the Civil Affairs Bureau has received Pei Zhan's death certificate.

All of these things seemed to be telling her that Pei Zhan was really dead.

But Jiang Hua didn't believe it. She simply couldn't believe that a bastard like Pei Zhan would die so easily...

But...that day...

He bled so much, and he collapsed right in front of her...

He was shot three times, all by Jiang Hua herself. How could he possibly be alright?

More than a month has passed. If Pei Zhan really wakes up and learns about her pregnancy, how could he not appear in front of her and beg for her forgiveness?

A man as petty as him would never allow Ji Liangchuan to return to her side and stay with her.

Kagel had even less reason to lie to her.

Even his father's attitude towards Pei Zhan was that he felt Pei Zhan couldn't survive, otherwise...

"As for the Jiang family, the young master has already made all the arrangements. The former assistant Zuo will temporarily take over as president of the Jiang Group. The cooperation between the Huo family and the Jiang family will not change. Mr. Jiang's concern is simply that he is afraid that what happened to Miss Qingcheng back then will happen to you. You can rest assured about that, Madam. As long as the Huo family exists, the Jiang family will always have a foothold in the capital."

"This is the young master's, and also the master's, promise to the Jiang family."

Jiang Hua smiled and said, "It turns out I was just being presumptuous."

"You think you can't forget him, huh!"

"Let me tell you, the world doesn't need another one like him."

"go out!"

Kagel lowered his head, turned and left the room, closing the door behind him.

Enraged, she walked to the bedside, grabbed something to smash it, but the moment she picked it up, she looked at the pillow in her hand, hesitated, and finally put it down.

Jiang Hua remembered that she was not alone; another new life was growing inside her. She closed her eyes and suppressed her anger.

Pregnant women are prone to mood swings, and Jiang Hua, in particular, is known for her restless nature.

To avoid another accident, Jiang Weiguo wished Jiang Hua would stay at home all day and not go anywhere. However, he was worried that she would get bored and it would be bad for her health. In addition to Bao'er, Jiang Zhu would also come to Jiang Hua from time to time to keep her company and talk to her.

With one less person to torment her, Jiang Hua set her sights on Kagel, launching attacks against him in different ways every day.

He was emotionally stable, just like that reckless bastard. No matter how much Jiang Hua bossed him around, he didn't even flinch.

Even her regular prenatal checkups were handled by the Huo family, who made a huge fuss to examine Jiang Hua, so she didn't need to go to the hospital.

Fortunately, apart from her mood swings, Jiang Hua experienced almost none of the morning sickness that one would expect during pregnancy. She ate very well, and every day Xu Ma would prepare different dishes for her, such as chicken soup, pork bones, or pig's feet.

These days, Bao'er and Xiaozhu came to Yulong Bay again to continue watching the TV series they hadn't finished watching last night. Bao'er and Xiaozhu love watching these melodramatic urban romance dramas the most. "I've seen this guy before, but the makeup and filters are too heavy. He doesn't look as good in person as he does on TV."

"I've met him, and I didn't think much of him."

"Didn't he have a child with another woman? I know that woman who is his sugar daddy. I don't know if she gave birth to the child or not. I feel that the woman's sugar daddy probably doesn't agree to it."

"So chaotic?" Bao'er was somewhat stunned.

Jiang Zhu said somewhat embarrassedly, "I only heard about it. I just inquired about it a little out of curiosity last time."

"He looks quite handsome on TV, sister, what do you think?"

As the two of them ate sunflower seeds and watched TV, they both glanced at Jiang Hua and saw her fall asleep against the sofa.

Seeing this, Ji Liangchuan found a blanket and covered her with it. The slight movement, coupled with the approaching sensitive scent, made Jiang Hua move her eyelids, open her eyes, and wake up.

"Sorry, I woke you up."

"Do you want me to carry you upstairs?"

Jiang Hua sat up straight. "No need, you can go and do your own thing."

"Okay, you can take a nap if you're sleepy. I'll cook lunch today; I just learned a few new dishes."

After they had lunch, Shen Bao'er was picked up by Shen Bulu, exactly at 1:30 every day, not a minute earlier or later.

Xiaozhu also had classes in the afternoon, so she left first.

Ji Liangchuan looked at the chicken soup she had finished drinking and smiled slightly. "If you like it, I'll make it for you again tomorrow."

“Actually, you don’t need to go to so much trouble. You have your own performances now, so Xu Ma can take care of the cooking.”

“I’m fine. I’m just used to taking care of you. What do you want to eat tonight? I’ll cook it for you. By the way, didn’t you say you really liked the resort we went to last time? I contacted the landlord and bought it. If you like it, we can go and stay there ourselves in the future.” As he spoke, Ji Liangchuan gently took her hand.

After just a second of contact, Jiang Hua withdrew subtly, stood up, and said, "I'm sleepy, I'm going back to my room to rest."

Ji Liangchuan also stood up, wanting to follow, but was stopped by Kagel and had to stop.

For the past month or so, Jiang Hua has been eating well. Even when she can't eat or has no appetite, she forces herself to eat for the sake of the baby in her belly.

Jiang Hua was well aware of her father's worries about her, and no matter how much she stayed home, she couldn't put his mind at ease.

Even Grandpa has been making more frequent trips to Yulong Bay, often coming with Jiang Zhu. Each time he comes, he brings a lot of things, including a rocking chair and crib he made himself for the baby, as well as some hand-knitted hats. From the baby's entire body to toys, Grandpa made everything he could by hand, and it's all piled up in the prepared nursery.

She was admitted to the jewelry design program at Imperial University, where she also majored in jewelry restoration. From the beginning, Jiang Hua had planned to hand over the studio to her.

Currently, she and Fang Liang manage the studio. They only contact Jiang Hua to resolve issues when they have absolutely no other options, except for some jewelry that is difficult to repair.

Grandpa also resigned from his position as president of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Association. He had long reached retirement age, but in the end he chose to return to the Imperial University and became Xiaozhu's major course teacher.

Apart from Shen Yebai, Jiang Hua had not seen him since that wedding. Every time he came to deliver gifts, it was his secretary who came to deliver them.

Most of the time, Bao'er is the one who comes most frequently.

Bao'er and Shen Bulu got their marriage certificate during the Chinese New Year period, and their wedding will be in March next spring.

There are still two months left, and there's another exciting thing...

Bao'er is pregnant too.

On the day they registered their marriage, Shen Bulu and Bao'er started trying to conceive. Shen Bulu said he wanted to catch up with her and that if they had a boy and a girl, they would arrange a marriage between their children and become in-laws.

If they are all boys or all girls, becoming best childhood friends would be pretty good.

Shen Bulu didn't put on any pretense in front of Jiang Hua. He was eager to rise to prominence and become in-laws with Jiang Hua. After all, the child she was carrying was of the Huo family bloodline and, barring any unforeseen circumstances, would be the next heir of the Huo family.

That was his plan, but Jiang Hua didn't think it was anything special.

He devoted himself to his work every day, and it worked out. Bao'er was three weeks pregnant. When Shen Yebai found out, he looked at the pregnancy test results with a cold expression and immediately crippled Bao'er's leg.

Shen Bulu spent more than a month in the hospital, and he said he was experiencing both pain and pleasure.

After that, no one mentioned Pei Zhan's name in front of her again. Even Bao'er stopped calling him a country bumpkin, a bumpkin, and a scoundrel... because even Bao'er stopped mentioning him and cursing him at the same time.

His name seems to be gradually being erased.

The events that occurred at the wedding were kept completely secret from the outside world, and no one dared to reveal them.

The Huo family didn't do anything to her. It was probably just as Kagel said: the Huo family wouldn't hold her accountable for what they had done to her. The Zhou family's matter was thus forgotten, and Dad was really... safe and sound.

It is said that the police received the letter of understanding signed by Zhou Yan herself, and the Jiang family also gave more than 1.5 million yuan in compensation, so the matter ended there.

Everyone is doing well…

Jiang Hua sat on a chair outside the balcony. Whenever she calmed down, she would unconsciously stare into the distance, lost in thought... Sometimes she wouldn't even realize it before the sky outside darkened.

She didn't know what she was thinking; it was as if her mind was blank and she wasn't thinking about anything.

Sometimes, on nights that are too quiet, she can't fall asleep.

She needed some noise, as if only then could she drift off to sleep.

Two months pregnant, with a noticeably protruding belly, he was unusually well-behaved.

Dad said that Mom wasn't like that. When Mom was pregnant with her, she was very picky about food. She would feel nauseous at the smell of meat, but she wanted to eat tomatoes. Every day there was a table full of tomatoes.

Dad ate tomatoes with Mom for more than half a year, and he never complained.

Looking at the afterglow of the setting sun, a beam of light fell on her eyes. Jiang Hua's hair had grown quite a bit longer. Some time ago, Xu Ma helped her trim it a little. In the past, he would do such trivial things.

Isn't it said that the longer time passes, the easier it is to forget someone?

Why…

He still haunts me relentlessly.

Xu Qiulan opened the door and came in. "Miss, I cut some fruit for you and put it here."

She neither heard nor reacted.

Xu Ma seemed to want to say something, but the words that were on the tip of her tongue were swallowed back down. Her eyes were filled with sadness and worry as she looked at her with heartache.

In front of her husband, the young lady was indeed well-behaved, saying only happy things. Even after Young Master Liangchuan returned, she reduced her contact with him, preferring to stay alone in her room, lost in thought, rather than going downstairs.

There are some things that outsiders can't do anything about.

Xu Ma could only walk out quietly. After a while, the light shone on her and gave her a slight warmth. Before she knew it, she had fallen asleep.

As night deepened, a cool touch gently landed on her face.

Jiang Hua opened her eyes instantly. She stood up hastily, knocking over the wooden table beside her. The glass fruit plate on the table shattered on the floor with a crisp sound. Jiang Hua almost stepped on the shards of glass, but didn't even notice. She went into the room and looked around anxiously, as if searching for something, but there was nothing there. It seemed that the moment before was just a hallucination.

Standing in the room, she was in a daze for a moment. When she looked at the balcony again, she realized that it was snowing outside, and the snow was drifting in...