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

Jiang Hua slapped his hand away. She was wearing a black silk nightgown with a bow belt around her waist, which accentuated her slender waist.

At this moment, she seemed to be surrounded by a magnetic field that kept strangers away, which permeated the room and made the atmosphere between the two of them even more tense.

Jiang Hua crossed her slender, straight legs, revealing a mottled red mark on the inside of her snow-white thigh. The ambiguous mark on her neck had also not faded.

“Pei Zhan, I think I’ve made myself clear to you. Pei Xun doesn’t like you and doesn’t want to acknowledge you as his father. If even the child doesn’t want to accept you, I have nothing more to say. Just like Dad said, we’re still divorced. It’s not appropriate for a complete stranger to sleep in the same bed with me.”

"So now there are two things. After Pei Xun accepts you, we'll consider remarrying. Until then, we'll separate and sleep in our own rooms."

"But you'd better go back to your Huo family."

"After all, it's not appropriate for our current relationship to always be together."

Pei Zhan frowned, his face darkening. His gaze, filled with a complex and unreadable emotion, did not rush to give Jiang Hua the answer she wanted.

Jiang Hua tightened her arms behind her back, her heart pounding for some reason, making her feel unsteady. Her gaze drifted to the side as she met his.

"Is this a decision you've made?"

“I’ve said I won’t control your freedom. If that’s your mindset, and you’re only with me to find him a suitable father, regardless of our feelings, then I agree with your choice. I’ll leave Yulong Bay for three days to give you time to think things through. I’ll wait until you’ve thought it through before we talk again.”

"Marriage is a lifelong commitment; it's not something you can settle for or rush into.

"I will always give you freedom, including the right to choose."

She's always like this; that hasn't changed. When she does anything or makes any decision, as long as she has the idea, she never thinks too much about it. She's used to saying whatever comes to mind.

It was the same then, and it is the same now. Pei Zhan doesn't know when she will be able to change.

"Fine, if you leave, you'd better never come back."

"You'd better stick to your lousy company forever. Don't regret it when even your own children despise you."

"Oh, I forgot. You have a fiancée who is a good match for you, and plenty of people will have your children. If you feel you can't make it work, then don't. Why did you come back?" Jiang Hua's tone became heated, and it seemed that the two of them had returned to their old ways. They had only been arguing for a few days, but they were already arguing again.

Pei Xun eavesdropped behind the door and heard his mother's angry roar, as if the two were arguing. He immediately rushed in and started punching and kicking Pei Zhan, saying, "Get out! You've made Mom angry again. You outsider, get out of our house!"

"You're an outsider; you're not welcome in our home."

"Go away, go away!" Pei Xun pushed him, but he was too tall, and no matter how he pushed, he couldn't move him.

Pei Zhan was expressionless, even exuding a sense of helplessness and indifference. He looked down at the child beside him, and words of rejection and disgust came freely from his mouth.

Jiang Hua felt a slight pang in her heart as she looked into his eyes.

"I'll talk again in three days when you've thought it through."

Pei Zhan left with only this one sentence before turning and leaving the room.

Jiang Hua got up from the bed and took a step. When she tried to take the second step, her legs felt like they were filled with lead, and she couldn't utter a single word of the words that were sealed in her throat.

That's not what she actually meant, nor did she want to get rid of him.

"Is Master really leaving?"

“That’s not what you meant, Madam. Master should also know that what you said was just what you didn’t mean.”

Pei Zhan changed into a black suit, put one hand in his pocket, and slowly walked downstairs. "If even his own wife can't stand with him, Pei Xun will only become more unscrupulous. Her soft heart and her indulgence will only make him more ruthless. No matter how much I do, he will never acknowledge me as his father."

"Huahua always puts the children first."

“I continued to stay in the Jiang family, staying by their side. Huahua still couldn’t figure out what she wanted.”

"Such a thing can happen once, and it can happen again."

Kagel: "In case Madam really intends to continue her dealings with the Shen family, she compromised for the sake of the young master."

Pei Zhan: "I won't stop you."

In the past, as long as he was alive, he would never let go of the person he loved. Even a single strand of her hair would be something Pei Zhan would forcefully possess.

But now...

Before his injury had fully healed, Pei Zhan was no longer able to guarantee whether he would be able to stay with her until the end.

If she has better options, Pei Zhan will not interfere for her future.

He returned to the capital, solely to ensure that his wife and children would have no worries.

Even so, her final choice was still Shen Yebai…

When Kagel left with Pei Zhan, he had already disposed of the medicine that was in the study.

On several occasions, the lady must have noticed that her master was taking medicine.

The lady went to the study, perhaps just to find these medicines, but all the drawers were locked, and she couldn't find them.

"Miss Huo Ling, she may arrive tonight."

...

"Mom, that big bad guy is finally gone."

Pei Xun placed his hands in front of the French windows, watching the car drive away below. He happily ran to Jiang Hua's side, grabbed her skirt, and said...

He's gone, he's really gone!

That bastard! He knew perfectly well that she didn't mean to say those things, he knew perfectly well that she was just saying them to annoy him.

How could he just leave like that?

Jiang Hua stood in the room, her long eyelashes soaked with moisture, her hands clenched into fists. "She...she just left."

"Hurry up and pack your schoolbag. Xu Ma will take you to school today."

Kagel usually picks up and drops off the children at school.

Hearing the trembling voice, Pei Xun was stunned. "Mom... he's gone. Aren't you happy?"

"It's okay, I'll call Uncle Chen out. How about I have him come over for dinner today?"

As soon as Xu Ma finished washing the sheets and blankets, she walked into the room and saw the person with a strange expression. "Young Miss, what's wrong?"

"You cried?"

Pei Xun felt a pang of panic. He loosened his grip on her skirt, somewhat taken aback. He tentatively called out, "Mom..."

What he feared most was his mother's sadness and tears.

He only heard his parents arguing and thought that his mother didn't like him, so she wanted to kick him out.

Did he drive his father away and make his mother cry?

After learning that the two had argued, Jiang Weiguo chose not to interfere in their marital affairs.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was unusually quiet. Even Pei Xun, who usually loved to talk, was now sitting next to Jiang Hua, burying his face in his bowl and not saying a word, as if he had done something wrong and had suddenly become well-behaved.

No one mentioned the argument from that morning again.

Jiang Weiguo stood up after finishing breakfast. "Pei Xun, finish eating early. You'll be late for class if you eat any later."

"I understand, Grandpa."

However, at that moment, a black Hongqi car drove up from not far away and came to a steady stop in the courtyard outside the Yulong Bay villa.

Aunt Xu: "Isn't this Young Master Shen's car? Sir, Young Master Shen has arrived."

Hearing Xu Ma's voice, Jiang Weiguo also looked at the car parked outside the French windows. Just then, Pei Xun seemed particularly excited and happy, "It's Uncle Shen, Uncle Shen has come to pick me up."

“I messaged Uncle Shen, and he said he could take me to school today.”

As he spoke, Pei Xun climbed down from the chair, picked up his little schoolbag for the first time, and walked over to Jiang Hua, asking for her advice. "Mom, you said I could get along with Uncle Shen. That big bad guy is gone, can I ride in Uncle Shen's car to school today?"

Jiang Hua looked at the child's expectant face, as if the child didn't care at all about his father's departure.

In her eyes, it seemed that she had long regarded Shen Yebai as the ideal father she had ever imagined.

Xie Huai got out of the driver's seat and appeared at the entrance. He didn't approach to ask what was going on. "Mr. Jiang, Ms. Jiang. The mayor asked me to pick up the young master to go to school. It's on my way, so I can give him a ride."

“Mom…Mom…” Jiang Hua didn’t respond for a long time, so Pei Xun impatiently tugged at her clothes.

Jiang Hua's lips curved into a slight smile as she reached out and patted his little head. "Go ahead."

"thanks Mom."

As he spoke, Pei Xun quickly ran towards Xie Huai, took his hand, and stood at the door. Then, as if he had just remembered something, he turned around and said happily, "Grandma Xu, Uncle Shen is coming to our house for dinner today."

"You should cook more dishes."

Jiang Hua remained seated, watching through a floor-to-ceiling window as he opened the rear passenger door and helped her into the car.

In that brief moment, Jiang Hua saw Shen Yebai sitting in the back seat. Their eyes met, and in just a few seconds, a familiar yet strange feeling slowly spread through her heart—an indescribable emotion.

Five years had passed, and he seemed unchanged, except that his aura had become even colder.

I usually hear news about him on television news.

Xu Qiulan looked completely bewildered. "Young Master, when did you meet Young Master Shen?"

Young master, you just followed along like that!

When Jiang Weiguo saw this, he finally understood why his child was not close to his biological father at all. It turned out that the child had already found the father he wanted in his heart.

No wonder, Pei Zhan always found it difficult to get close to this child, and wouldn't even let him touch him.

They are clearly father and son, but they act like enemies.

Her deliberate backtalk, nitpicking, and the harsh words she said were all attempts to force Pei Zhan to leave.

“No matter how much trouble you caused before, I could ignore it. But since the Shen family is involved, I have to tell you this: even if Xu Xiangjun has no official status, she is still a member of the Shen family. No matter how much Shen Yebai dislikes the child he had with Xu Xiangjun, it is still his own flesh and blood. I know you love this hard-won child, but there has to be a limit.”

"Don't give in to your children's demands again and again."

"What do you expect that child from the Shen family to think?"

"Regardless of Shen Yebai's thoughts on what happened back then, the Jiang family has already reduced their interactions with each other. Not bringing it up is also to save face for both families."

"Huahua, there should be a limit to how much you love your child."

"Even if you don't like Pei Zhan anymore, and you want to find another father for your child, Dad won't stop you."

"The only family that cannot be the Shen family."

...

inside the car.

"Uncle Shen, that big bad girl argued with Mom for a long time today, and I finally chased her away. But Mom seemed a little sad. I think... it should be okay. Uncle Shen... I've already told Mom about you, and she doesn't seem to dislike you."

"Would you like to come to my house for dinner today?"

"But it would be great if we lived together."

Xie Huai was shocked to hear the child's words: even the current head of the Huo family was disliked by his own son.

interesting.

Shen Yebai patted his head: "Don't argue with me next time. Your parents finally got together. You are the family. Don't say these things in front of your mother. It will make her sad."

Pei Xun snorted and hugged his chest tightly. "Mom won't be sad because of his departure. Mom was made to cry by him this morning. Mom felt that he was always busy and didn't care about Mom or me."

“He deserved to leave. My mother also said he should never come back.”

"I don't want him to come back either."

"I stopped wanting this father a long time ago."

...

Shengshi Group Branch, President's Office.

Kagel reported everything he had found out that morning to Pei Zhan: "At 8:30 this morning, it was Shen Yebai who took the young master to school."

"According to the chat history on the young master's smartwatch, it was a message he sent to Shen Yebai during the time you were away, after he had a fight with the madam."

According to the servants at Royal Dragon Bay, Shen Yebai will likely stay at Madam's house for dinner tonight.

Pei Zhan, holding the pen, coughed a few times with his fist clenched, quickly glanced at the contents of the document, and wrote a few strokes at the end, "Is Xu Xiangjun still with the Shen family?"

Kagel nodded. "That's true for now. However, Shen Yebai hasn't stepped into the Shen family's old house all these years. Xu Xiangjun and that child have stayed in the Shen family's old house, without any official status, playing the role of a mother."

Pei Zhan: "I knew the engagement back then was just a pretense."

Kagel: "I think the lady acted on impulse; it wasn't what she truly felt."

Pei Zhan slowly screwed on the cap of the metal pen in his hand. As he put it down, he raised his deep eyes and looked at him with a threatening gaze. "The reason between her and me is because of the child. When Shen Yebai took advantage of the situation, Pei Xun had already decided that Shen Yebai would become his father."

"So it is obvious that no matter what I do, no matter how patient I am, he will only have the greatest hostility towards me."

“Huahua is also affected by the child’s emotions and tends to side with the child.”

"There are three people in this family, and two irrational people are enough..."

he can not.

"But what if, by some chance, Madam, she really compromises and ends up with Shen Yebai because of the young master? What will you do then?"