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

“Is that so? That’s perfect. You marry him, and I’ll marry Xu Zhoulan. It doesn’t matter who we marry for the sake of the Jiang family. Besides, he’s Huo Tingshan’s favorite son. It’s not certain who will inherit the Huo family in the future.”

Jiang Hua turned around decisively, and Xu Zhoulan took the opportunity to put his arm around her waist, and they left together.

Ilya never expected her to leave like this.

After leaving the Huo family mansion, Xu Zhoulan felt a bit gloating. "It seems he really has forgotten about you."

"You knew he was still alive all along, didn't you? You've been lying to me from the very beginning!" Jiang Hua's eyes were cold as she looked at him, her chest still aching slightly.

Xu Zhoulan smiled knowingly and said, "I'm doing this for your own good. Since he's chosen to marry into the Elizabeth family, why not... just tell you he's dead? That way you can give up sooner. Why... are you saddened to hear he's going to have a marriage alliance?"

"You waited for him for five years, and when he came back, he gave you such a big surprise."

"It seems that you have lost everything in this five-year bet."

His words were like thorns piercing her heart. Jiang Hua's hand clenched her nails, digging them into her palm. "Enough, stop talking."

...

"Young Master, it should be almost time for the young master to get out of school. Should we go pick him up first?"

The man, dressed in a black suit, sat in the back passenger seat. The cuffs of his wrists gleamed coldly. He wore straight suit trousers and black leather shoes with red soles. "No need. Go directly to the Huo family ancestral home."

He couldn't wait to see her.

Kagel replied, "Madam should be at Master Huo's house by now. She went there an hour ago."

The man's dark, deep eyes were furrowed in displeasure.

However, at the Huo family's ancestral home, Jiang Hua had already instructed the servants to empty all her belongings from her room. She hadn't taken anything with her, except for some documents and study materials that Gou Dan needed for school. Jiang Hua had nothing else, and the extra clothes and jewelry were left for the future mistress of the Huo family to handle.

After all, she and Pei Zhan were indeed divorced.

Now that the main character has arrived, Jiang Hua has no reason to shamelessly continue occupying her position.

Maid: "Madam, are you really leaving?"

Jiang Hua stood in the entryway, changing her shoes. She lifted her foot slightly, hooked it around the heel, and said calmly, "I am not your wife. Your real wife will be here soon. You can deal with the extra things you have underneath; throw away what you don't need."

Xu Zhoulan stood not far away, smoking. Hearing the sound coming from behind him, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, the corners of his lips slightly raised, and his gaze followed the sound.

A silver luxury van stopped at the Huo family's ancestral home, and a graceful woman stepped out, followed by people bustling about.

Ilya walked to the door. "If it can't be moved in one day, we can move it slowly."

"I'm not in a hurry either."

"I'm a clean freak and don't like living in other people's houses. Now that the lady of the house is back, I have no reason not to give up my place." As she spoke, Jiang Hua took out the key to the Huo family's ancestral home from her bag and placed it aside, without a trace of reluctance in her eyes.

After putting it down, Jiang Hua walked right past her. Eliza frowned: Why did this woman leave so decisively! She was completely different from what she had expected. For the first time, this matter was somewhat out of her control.

When Jue returns, she will have no way to explain it to him.

Ilya: "I'll allow you to stay!"

"You don't have to leave."

Jiang Hua did not give her any response.

Xu Zhoulan tossed aside the half-smoked cigarette in his hand, the smoke in front of him dissipating in the wind. He walked to her side, took Jiang Hua's bag from her, and put his other hand in his pocket. He followed her at a leisurely pace, like a devout follower. Hearing the voice, Xu Zhoulan raised his hand and waved goodbye.

Only after seeing Jiang Hua really leave did Ilya realize that he had gone a bit too far.

Xu Zhoulan opened the passenger door, and Jiang Hua got into his car. She fastened her seatbelt, threw her bag into the back seat, walked around the front of the car before sitting in the driver's seat, and pressed the accelerator hard. The car quickly disappeared.

"Not competing or fighting, that's not like you at all."

"How can we fight for it?" Jiang Hua turned her head to look at Xu Zhoulan. "Everything the Jiang family has was given to them by the Huo family. If they want the Jiang family to disappear from the capital, it's just a matter of his future wife's word. They are well-matched in terms of social standing, and the Jiang family can't compete with her family's power. By the same logic, she, as the mistress of the house, can take everything that she can give away."

"I've known for a long time that the Huo family is heartless."

"I have no reason to offend her."

Five years is enough time to smooth out a person's rough edges. If it were the Jiang Hua of the past, she would not only fight, but fight until she was bloodied and bruised, and she would not stop until she was dead.

Now that she has a child and has finally found some stability, Jiang Hua can't bring herself to impulsively confront such a powerful family force.

"Seeing the beauty compromise like this, I actually felt a little sorry for her."

When Jiang Hua saw him drive up and turn at the intersection ahead, she instinctively felt something was wrong. "Isn't this going to Yulong Bay? Where are you taking me?"

"Let's elope."

Jiang Hua frowned: "Don't make me late picking up my child from school."

"The heir of the Huo family will not be lost."

"Xu Zhoulan!"

She was lost when she was four or five years old.

...

In front of a black sedan, the bodyguard in the driver's seat saw a child suddenly rush out and immediately slammed on the brakes. A chubby child seemed a little frightened and fell to the ground with a thud. He forgot to zip up his backpack, and several textbooks fell out.

Pei Zhan frowned and asked in a cold voice, "What's going on?"

Bodyguard: "It was a little kid who suddenly rushed out."

Kagel recognized the person in front of him. "It's the young master. Looks like he skipped class again today."

Pei Zhan: "Skipping class?"

"How many times?"

Kagel: "Just like his mother when she was a child, the young master doesn't like staying at school. He must be hungry at this time. The teachers at school haven't been watching him properly. I'll go and bring him here right now."

This means that he skipped class more than once.

Thinking of the child's mischievousness, which had caused Jiang Hua a lot of trouble and worry, Pei Zhan's deep black eyes and brows held a hint of sharpness. "No need."

Pei Zhan pressed the window button and heard someone yelling loudly in front of the car: "You blind bastard, you stinking scoundrel, do you even know how to drive?" The childish voice carried an undeniable arrogance.

She looks exactly like her!

Pei Zhan felt a throbbing pain in his temples, and his face darkened.

Kagel, still trying to cover up, said, "Actually, the young master isn't like that in front of the madam."

As he spoke, Gou Dan, who was sitting on the ground, picked up a pencil sharpener that was lying on the ground and threw it at the car. It hit the car window with a "bang" and bounced away without causing any damage.

Dog Egg watched as the car door opened and someone got out. When he looked up and saw the man's face clearly, his big eyes were filled with shock. Before he could react, the man's tall, black figure loomed over him, blocking the blinding sunlight overhead.

Pei Zhan: "What's your name?"

The child looked him up and down and said, "My name is Pei Gou, and my mom calls me Gou Dan."

Is your surname Pei?

Pei Zhan's sharp aura softened slightly, and he felt a surge of joy.

Even if Huahua harbored resentment towards him, she wouldn't name their child that way just for the sake of it sounding nice; he understood her.

It wasn't until Pei Zhan's gaze fell on the textbook that he bent down to pick it up that he saw the name on it: Pei Xun.

This character was chosen by him after spending several days in his study at Jinsha Shallow Bay.

Pei Zhan frowned: "You can't read?"

"Your name is Pei Xun."

A sly glint flashed in Gou Dan's eyes as he looked at him: "You're talking nonsense. It's clearly pronounced 'gougou,' my name is Pei Gou."

"Who are you? You're such a strange uncle!"

"My mom told me not to chat with strange uncles. I'm leaving now."

Dog Egg braced himself with his hands, stuck out his butt, and despite the pain, turned to run away.

Pei Zhan narrowed his eyes dangerously, reached out and grabbed him by the back of his collar, spitting out his crimes word by word, each word sharp and scathing: "Skipping class, speaking rudely, disrespecting elders, and using foul language!"

"I'll deal with you when I get back!"

"Who are you! Why are you grabbing me! Let me go! If you don't let me go, I'm going to scream!"

"Help! Help! There's a strange uncle here who's kidnapping children."

Passersby who saw this scene looked at them closely, but no one stepped forward to stop them. They noticed that the two had very similar facial features, and seeing that the child was carrying a schoolbag, they assumed that their own child had skipped school and been caught by their parents.

Pei Zhan lifted him up with one hand. Gou Dan was like a puppy, waving his limbs in mid-air and constantly shouting for help.

Pei Zhan, with a cold expression, turned around, opened the back passenger door, and threw him directly into the car.

Dog Egg burst into tears in fear, pounding on the car window incessantly: "Is anyone there?! Help! They're selling my child!"

Kagel: "Young Master..."

The familiar voice made Gou Dan freeze.

From the moment Gou Dan saw him, he recognized him immediately; he was the father whose fate was unknown—whether he was dead or alive.

However… he didn’t like this father, because he always made his mother sad, so Gou Dan didn’t want to acknowledge him at first.

The man beside her parted his thin lips slightly, and spoke in a sharp voice, carrying a solemn authority, "Sit properly."

Dog Egg was filled with fear and a feeling of utter despair. He plopped down, which finally calmed him down.

Pei Zhan sat in the car. It was the first time the father and son had met, and he hadn't expected it to be like this.

The car fell silent. Gou Dan, with his small hands crossed in front of his chest, turned his head to the side and ignored him.

A moment of silence fell.

Just then, a sudden cell phone ring broke the silence inside the car.

Pei Zhan pressed the answer button: "I'm sorry, Jue. I didn't expect this reunion dinner to end so badly. You should come and visit the Huo family's ancestral home instead."

A sense of unease welled up inside him.

Finally, the car stopped in front of the gate of the Huo family ancestral home.

Pei Zhan disregarded the child and eagerly pushed open the car door, got out of the car, and as soon as he entered the living room, he saw several bodyguards busily carrying boxes into the car, and servants were also loading luggage.

Ilya stood to the side, a hint of guilt in her eyes, and dared not look at him.

Pei Zhan searched for Jiang Hua in the living room. "Stop, everyone."

"Where's Madame?"

“Sir? You’re finally back.” One of the servants recognized him quickly and said, “Madam told us to move. She said the house needs to be vacated for the new mistress.”

"They even said they didn't want these clothes anymore and wanted us to handle them."

"Madam has been gone for quite a while now. She didn't say where she went, so we don't know where she went either."

Pei Zhan exuded a cold and dangerous aura, and the surrounding air seemed to instantly drop to an absolute freezing point.

"Mom, Gou Dan is back."

"Mother?"

Dog Egg didn't want a big bad guy to ruin Mei Mei's mood, so as soon as he entered the door, he threw his schoolbag on the ground and said, "Mom, baby's back!"

When he used to come back, his mother would come back and hug him as soon as she heard his voice.

Why isn't Mom home?

"These are Mom's clothes. Why did you take Mom's clothes down?"

"Where's my mother?"

The maid stammered, unsure how to answer, and only said, "Young master, Madam just took it out, and we don't know where she went."

Dog Egg understands everything. Seeing his beloved toy there, he wondered, "Mommy's gone?"

A bolt of lightning seemed to strike him, and he cried out in anguish, "Mommy doesn't want me anymore! Mommy doesn't want me anymore!"

"It's you! It's all your fault!" Gou Dan raised his little fists and rushed forward, punching and kicking Pei Zhan. "It must be because of you again! You came back to try and drive Mom away!"

"My mom is so sad and upset that she doesn't want me anymore!"

"Go away! Go away! I don't want you! I don't want you as my father."

"I want my mom..."

"I want mom!"

His body trembled uncontrollably, and he cried out loudly, "Mom left me behind, ahhhhhh..." The cry was like a sharp knife, piercing straight into Pei Zhan's heart. His little face was red from crying, and snot and tears mixed together, covering his face.

Pei Zhan knelt down and gently hugged him.

Gou Dan felt Pei Zhan's embrace and cried even harder. He pounded on Pei Zhan's shoulder and cried, "You're bad! You made my mom leave! I don't want you as my dad anymore!"

"If you hadn't come back, Mom wouldn't have left."

"Get out! Get out of here!"

Pei Zhan felt a pang of pain in his heart. He picked up the child and instructed Kagel, "Go and find out where the lady is."

He couldn't believe she would leave so easily.

Kagel: "Yes."

Pei Zhan reached out to wipe away his tears, her tone softening, "She won't leave, and no one will force you to leave."

"She will always be the mistress of this house."

"Really? Then please find Mommy back quickly, okay?" The chubby little Gou Dan rubbed his eyes, and his heartbreaking cries slowly subsided. His small body trembled and sobbed.

What did you say to her?