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

Pei Xun was punched several times and fell to the ground, unable to get up. His face was bruised and swollen, and it took several teachers working together to separate the two. Seeing the injured young master, the situation had escalated to a very serious level. This private aristocratic kindergarten was even built with investment from the Huo family, and now, due to their negligence, such a problem had arisen.

When Jiang Hua was picking up her child from school, she received a call from the school informing her that Pei Xun had been beaten. She rushed to the school immediately.

When Pei Xun entered the classroom, she was sitting on the floor crying with her face covered in injuries. Even the people around her were looking at her strangely. "What happened? Can't you people even take care of one person?"

Pei Xun: "Mom, it hurts."

"It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt, Mommy will blow on it for you." Jiang Hua felt extremely distressed when she saw his wound.

The homeroom teacher stammered, unsure how to begin, until another voice rang out, "I hit him. I hit your son."

Jiang Hua stared at the child who had stepped forward, stunned. "Why did you do this?"

Shen Yanli's eyes were icy cold. "It was all because of you two, mother and son, that my mother committed suicide. I heard everything he said in the study. He didn't have a father himself, so he came to steal my father and wanted to become my family."

"And you... without realizing it, you failed to control your son and also tried to intrude into our family."

"You even made my father send your son to school. You're a bad woman, and your son is a bad seed too."

He clenched his fists tightly, each word laced with hatred, his eyes red. "If my mother dies, when I grow up, I will never let you get away with this!"

"You hurt my mother and destroyed my family."

"If you can't even teach your own child properly, you don't deserve to be a mother."

"You're not allowed to insult my mother! I won't allow you to insult my mother!" Pei Xun stood up and rushed forward, wanting to hit him again, but Shen Yanli easily pushed him away forcefully. Pei Xun almost lost his balance and nearly fell.

A crowd had gathered around them, and everyone heard what they were saying.

One of the little girls spoke up, "Pei Xun's mother is really bad, and Pei Xun is bad too. They stole someone else's father."

"Yes, we shouldn't play with him anymore."

"Is his mother really dead?"

"He's so pitiful."

Did Xu Xiangjun commit suicide?

Jiang Hua was completely taken aback...

The principal quickly stepped forward and said, "Mrs. Pei, why don't you take your child home first?"

"With so many people, the parents will all be coming soon. What if... it causes a bad impression? Don't you think so?"

Jiang Hua stood up blankly. Just as she was at a loss, several bodyguards in black suits suddenly appeared and stood on both sides to make way for her. It wasn't until Pei Zhan appeared that the tense situation was broken.

Kagel stood behind Pei Zhan and spoke up, "Young Master Shen, your mother is safe and sound. I think you should be by her side at this time."

"Has my mother woken up?" Shen Yanli asked worriedly.

Kagel: "Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Upon seeing Pei Zhan appear, Shen Yanli's gaze fell upon him. They had met that morning, but due to impulsiveness, he had hit Pei Zhan's son. A moment of regret flashed through his mind. He pursed his lips, tilted his head back, and stood in front of him, gently uttering a few words, "I'm sorry."

Pei Zhan didn't say much to blame him. He put his hand, which was in his pocket, on the top of his head, as if to comfort him. "Kagher, take him to the hospital."

"Yes, Master."

After Kagel left with Shen Yanli, Pei Zhan lowered his voice and asked, "Who is the principal?"

A middle-aged man stepped forward. "Yes, I am."

"I am Pei Xun's father. This is my business card. If you need anything in the future, please call me using the information on this card."

Looking at the information above, he... he was actually the president of Shengshi Group. Could he be the person in charge of the Huo family?

The principal accepted the heavy business card with both hands, feeling a cold sweat drip down his forehead. "Yes, yes, yes, today's incident was our oversight. Please forgive us and don't withdraw your investment in our school."

"We are truly sorry that your son was injured. Our school will do its best to compensate you."

Pei Zhan: "What happened today was just a misunderstanding."

Principal: "Yes, yes, I understand. Don't worry, I promise I won't let these children, or their parents, say anything bad to outsiders."

After resolving these matters, Pei Zhan naturally reached out and took Jiang Hua's hand, leading her away from there. "Follow me," he said to the child.

Pei Xun knew he had done something wrong, so he wiped the tears from his eyes with his little hands and followed after him happily.

After getting into the car, Jiang Hua finally realized, "Xu Xiangjun, she..."

Pei Zhan grasped her hand: "It's alright, I'll handle it."

"Mom..." Pei Xun asked cautiously, his mother's expression was not right. His eyes were so painful that he could barely open them, and they were dark circles under his eyes. His chubby appearance looked somewhat comical.

He went to the hospital again to have his eyes checked. Half an hour later, thankfully there was nothing seriously wrong and the retina was not damaged. Pei Zhan held the payment slip in his hand, slowly folded the paper, and put it into his suit pocket.

Pei Xun followed behind him with his small schoolbag on his back. He wanted to talk to him and ask him questions, but seeing his fierce look, he suddenly became unhappy.

Once in the car, Pei Xun sat next to Jiang Hua and nuzzled her with his little head, saying, "Mommy, can you hug me?"

Pei Zhan's sharp voice rang out, "Sit still."

Pei Xun immediately became obedient and dared not speak again.

When Xu Qiulan returned to Yulong Bay, she was shocked to see Pei Xun with a bruised and swollen face. "Young Master, how did you get hurt?"

"Young Miss...you..."

Pei Zhan took off his suit jacket and casually put it aside. After calming the older one down, he reached out and stroked Jiang Hua's smooth and shiny long hair. "Go back to your room and wait for me."

Even smaller ones, "Come with me to the study."

Pei Zhan turned and walked to the stairwell. He saw the person still hiding behind Jiang Hua, peeking out half of their head. Clearly, they didn't want to go with him. "I don't want to say the same thing a second time."

"Come up."

Pei Xun looked up at Jiang Hua pleadingly, "Mom."

"Let's go up." Jiang Hua's mind was in turmoil.

Pei Xun followed Pei Zhan upstairs, walking slowly out of fear. Pei Zhan waited patiently for him. After entering the study, before he could utter a single word, he turned around and saw Pei Xun kneel down smoothly.

"If I kneel down, you can't hit me anymore."

"Mom said that if you admit your mistakes and correct them, you are still a good child."

His unexpected actions showed he knew right from wrong and wasn't beyond redemption, so Pei Zhan followed up by asking, "What did you do wrong?"

Pei Xun couldn't explain himself for a moment, and stammered, "I shouldn't have wanted Uncle Shen to be my father. Uncle Shen has his own children, he doesn't like me, and he has a mother, so he wants to beat me. I also shouldn't have gotten too close to Uncle Shen."

Seeing his expression, Pei Zhan didn't scold him at all. "Alright, get up."

“These are not reasons for you to be wrong, and you are not wrong. This is a matter between adults, and it has nothing to do with you.”

Pei Xun immediately raised his head, but when he met Pei Zhan's eyes, he lowered his head again in fear. "Can I go find my mother now?"

He thought he was going to slap his palm, but it turned out he wasn't.

"Come here." Pei Zhan walked to the desk and sat down. Pei Xun's fear of him seemed to lessen a bit. He tentatively walked up to him and saw the man take out a tool from the drawer. "Give me your hand."

Give it to him with your left hand.

"Right hand."

"Na."

Pei Zhan grabbed his hand and tightened the loose screws with a screwdriver. "Is this a habit you have?"

"It's a bit heavy."

"... "

"Can I not wear it?"

"No."

"Oh."

Pei Xun secretly glanced at him. His mother always said that he was most like his father, and it seemed to be true. He sensed that the man meant him no harm, and that he wasn't so bad after all. "I thought you were going to hit me."

He suddenly uttered those words.

Pei Zhan glanced at him with his deep eyes, "Don't try to bully others by taking advantage of your power, or I won't hit you."

Pei Xun: "You wouldn't dare."

Pei Zhan narrowed his eyes and remained silent.

Pei Xun: "You're afraid of your mother."

“妈妈，疼我。你敢打我，妈妈也会揍你。”

Pei Zhan curled his lips: "So it's because of this that I dare not do anything to you?"

During that time, I tried every trick in the book to get rid of him. No matter what he said, he wouldn't listen. I refused to let him have any contact with me. Whenever I was alone with him, he would try to find ways to make me feel uncomfortable.

Pei Xun had this thought in mind. He pouted and said, "Could you help me tell the other kids in my class? I didn't steal anyone's dad, and I didn't kill their mom."

“I didn’t know he had a mother.”

After Pei Zhan tightened the titanium silver bracelet on his wrist, he put the tools back in the drawer. "You went to the Shen family, but you didn't see his mother?"

Pei Xun shook his head: "He doesn't seem to have a mother, but there's a very pretty auntie with him. I heard him call her 'auntie,' but that auntie isn't as pretty as his mother."

She urged, "Are you done yet? Can I go see my mom now?"

Pei Zhan: "From now on, you should never hide anything from your family, including the fact that you've been falsely claiming fathers outside and trying to be someone's son."

"People outside won't be nice to you for no reason, except for family members."

"You should be glad that the people you know are from the Shen family, not human traffickers who want to kidnap you."

Pei Xun looked somewhat disappointed. "But Uncle Shen is really a good person. Does that mean I can't go to see him anymore?"

Pei Zhan: "Sure, but you have to go to the Shen family openly and honestly, not secretly."

"After your mother found out, she didn't stop you from meeting him, which is exactly what I thought. The more you pretend to be a thief, the easier it is for people to misunderstand you."

Pei Xun: "Oh, okay. I understand."

Pei Zhan reminded him, "Go downstairs and find Aunt Xu to put medicine on your face. Don't bother your mother yet."

"Oh."

What people can't teach, things will teach.

After this incident, he has become much more restrained.

Just then, Pei Zhan's phone rang in his pocket, and he saw the caller ID...

The man's eyes narrowed suddenly. He took it with one hand and walked to the French windows.

A weak voice came from the phone, "I...can I see you?"

Downstairs, Jiang Hua was applying medicine to the child's facial injury. "Does it hurt?"

"Dog Egg is a real man, it doesn't hurt at all."

Jiang Hua: "What did your father... say to you in the study?"

"he…"

...

People Hospital

In the dark and quiet ward, upon seeing the person who came, the beautiful woman lying on the bed pulled out the IV tube from the back of her hand. With the strength she had finally regained, she struggled to lift the blanket and get out of bed. Holding onto the edge of the bed, she knelt down in front of him.

Xu Xiangjun, with her long hair disheveled and her face pale and haggard, said, "Could you please help me one last time?"

The man looked down at him, his gaze sharp and piercing. "Give me a reason."

"Seven years ago, I actually gave birth to Ayan during a difficult labor. In the hospital room, I thought I wouldn't survive. On the phone, when the doctor was choosing between saving the mother and the baby, he didn't hesitate to abandon me."

“The day he was born, he didn’t even come to see the child once. I knew then that as long as I was there, he would never accept this child who was born through scheming.”

"I stayed in the Shen family simply because I love him."

"I have no parents, I've been with him since I was eighteen, and I still am now..."

“He hates me and loathes my existence, including everything I brought him, and Ayan.”

“Actually, on the day I gave birth to him, after I had recovered, I had already decided to leave. But when I woke up the night I left the Shen family, his little hand grabbed my bracelet. Ayan held on very tightly, and the bracelet broke. Later, he cried very loudly, so I stayed that night.”

“In front of outsiders, the Shen family does not allow the children to call me mother; they can only do it secretly. I have never complained.”

"What the Shen family wants is just an heir, not a relative. Anyone with the Shen family bloodline will do; he can have countless heirs in the future. But I only have one Ayan."

“I watched Ayan grow up day and night, and every night I secretly cried and asked my father why he didn’t like him.”

"I have no way of telling him the answer."

“I committed suicide simply to be free from all of this, not to try and get anything from him. I’m really tired, and I’m constantly regretting it. I don’t want to be trapped in the Shen family with my obsession anymore. I want to take Ayan away, let him escape from the Shen family, and give him a happy home so he can start a new life somewhere else.”

"The lessons learned over the past decade or so should have been enough."

"But I can't leave alone. If I leave, leaving Ayan in the Shen family, he won't be able to survive. All this pain is what I brought to Ayan since he was little. From the time Ayan can remember, I've never seen him smile or be happy..."

Xu Xiangjun bowed down and kowtowed to him, pleading with utmost humility, her frail body trembling.

She shed a tear.

"Please help me, this is the last time..."