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

"The second wife, Mrs. Pei..."

"So that we won't be unable to afford the bride price later."

“Mr. Pei…the bride price for a woman’s marriage is very expensive.”

When Jiang Hua married him, there was no formal procedure, let alone any dowry. All she received was a marriage certificate worth a few dollars, and nothing else.

At that time, Jiang Hua didn't expect a poor boy to give her anything. After all, the Jiang family was already very rich, so it didn't matter whether he gave her anything or not.

When her father found out, he wanted Pei Zhan to stay for a meal, but he didn't. Jiang Hua didn't insist either. The next day, Jiang Hua moved into the new house that Pei Zhan had bought, and day after day passed... and a year went by in the blink of an eye.

As long as he can inherit and manage his father's company well, whether he loves her or not is not important to Jiang Hua.

Most of the people around her were arranged marriages with no feelings involved. Having seen them all, Jiang Hua felt nothing for them. Since she was going to marry someone anyway, she might as well marry someone she found pleasing to the eye.

She shoved the bank card into Pei Zhan's belted waist, pushed his hand away, walked out of the bedroom, sat directly on the sofa, munched on an apple, casually put her legs on the coffee table, and held the remote control, flipping through TV programs. Coincidentally, the TV was replaying Viki's fashion show.

She did it on purpose…

Turn the volume up to the maximum.

"My foot hurts a bit. Come over and put some medicine on it for me. Don't try to fool me with those cheap, ineffective medicines. If it leaves a bad scar later, then you can try it..."

Jiang Hua turned her head and smiled at Pei Zhan, a perfect arc forming on her lips. Her eyes were narrowed, seemingly smiling, but actually cold and indifferent.

"Yes, madam, I'll get the medicine right away."

The nanny had never seen such a difficult 'wife' to please.

She quickly grabbed the first-aid kit and went over.

Jiang Hua frowned. "I don't want you."

It wasn't until Pei Zhan stepped forward, unbuttoned his cuffs and rolled up his sleeves, revealing the crisscrossing muscles in his forearms, exuding a strong masculine aura, that Jiang Hua squinted at the person in front of her. If she hadn't seen his information, she would have found it hard to believe that someone from the lower rungs of society could possess such an indescribable and unmatched charisma.

Even within the Beijing elite circle, among the scions of wealthy and powerful families, Pei Zhan wouldn't belong to any of them.

“…Be gentle.” Pei Zhan used a cotton swab to disinfect her skin with iodine. Jiang Hua winced in pain, her legs twitching. Every time she moved, it was difficult to apply the medicine. Her delicate skin hurt so much that she was more fragile than anyone else. The injury was caused by him. Jiang Hua cursed loudly in pain, but Pei Zhan didn’t say a word and endured it.

Aside from Pei Zhan, I don't know who else could tolerate Jiang Hua's temper.

Half an hour passed just from applying the medicine.

Just then, the doorbell rang at the Jinsha Shallow Bay Apartment.

The nanny went to open the door. "Sir, the other party is looking for your wife."

After applying the medicine, Pei Zhan threw the cotton swab into the trash can and said, "Let her in."

"Miss? Mr. Pei? What are you doing here?" When Xu Ma saw the villa, which was more than ten times more luxurious than Yulong Bay, she was so surprised that she couldn't speak. However, after a brief moment of surprise, she focused more on Jiang Hua and said with great concern, "Miss, you haven't been home for two days and didn't even make a phone call. Mr. Pei thought you had gone back to your apartment. He waited for you all day but didn't see you. He was so worried. But now that we see you are alright, we are relieved."

"Luckily, the young lady is wearing a bracelet, otherwise... we really wouldn't be able to find her location."

Jiang Hua also has a heart rate bracelet with a location tracking function. So, if Jiang Hua gets carried away and doesn't know how to come home, Jiang Weiguo will have his bodyguards bring the reckless and playful Jiang Hua back at any time.

"Since Miss is with Young Master Pei, I won't disturb her any longer."

Jiang Hua looked distressed. "Aunt Xu, I don't want to stay here. I'm not used to sleeping here, and I'm not a good sleeper. Have the bodyguard carry me downstairs. I want to go home."

Jiang Hua couldn't sleep because she felt insecure in an unfamiliar environment.

"Young Miss, what happened to your foot?"

Jiang Hua ate a few bites of apple, but it became a bit astringent towards the end. Then, an interview with Song Qingran appeared on the TV, which instantly made her lose her appetite. In her past life, he had protected her for more than ten years, treating her like a precious jewel, unwilling to let anyone know about her. That bright smile in front of the camera made Jiang Hua's heart... clench with pain.

"The dog did it."

"Can't you walk? Let me see..." Xu Ma walked closer and looked at the bloody and mangled sole of her foot, and gasped, "How much pain this must have caused! You child, how did you get yourself into this state? Miss, I've told you so many times, don't go barefoot. What if you slip and break something and step on it? Wouldn't it hurt?"

As she spoke, Xu's mother looked like she was about to cry from heartache.

"Wait a minute, I'll go get Xiao Zhao to come and carry you down."

Xiao Zhao is the Jiang family's bodyguard.

Pei Zhan: "Go to your room and get some clothes."

The nanny replied, "Yes, sir."

The nanny took a gray suit from the dressing room, and Pei Zhan took it and draped it over her shoulders. Jiang Hua dodged to the side, saying, "You dirty thing, what do you want to do?"

Pei Zhan, "You want to go back like this?"

Jiang Hua refused, but couldn't resist Pei Zhan's insistence on putting it on her. Jiang Hua found his domineering and forceful side amusing. Then Pei Zhan carried her downstairs to the car. The car was comfortably air-conditioned, neither too hot nor too cold. Jiang Hua had a special constitution and couldn't tolerate being too cold or too hot.

After getting into the back passenger seat, Pei Zhan closed the door, indicating that he didn't intend to leave with her. Jiang Hua pressed the button to roll down the window, took off her coat, and threw it out the window. "This dirty thing should be left for someone else to wear, Pei Zhan... I'm not buying your act."

As she spoke, Jiang Hua exposed herself without a coat to cover her up. With the slightest movement, her beautiful scenery would be on full display. Of course... Jiang Hua didn't care about any of that.

Before they got married, Pei Zhan thought she was a decadent and promiscuous person. Their first time...

There was no virgin blood on Jiang Hua's bed...

The car drove away, its wheels running over a corner of the suit jacket, leaving tire tracks.

Pei Zhan bent down to pick up the clothes on the ground. At this moment, the middle-aged man reappeared, standing at a suitable distance behind Pei Zhan with his hands clasped in front of him. His respectful tone was heavy, full of dissatisfaction with Jiang Hua, "Young Master! This woman is too presumptuous."

"If the master finds out that she treated you like this, he will be furious. A woman like that will never have the right to step into the Huo family."

Pei Zhan patted the dust off his coat, remained silent, put one hand in his pocket, and turned to go back to the villa.

Wang Qi took Jiang Hua back to Yulong Bay, arriving home at 3 PM.

Xu Qiulan quickly went back to get Jiang Hua a pair of fluffy soft slippers and a coat. If it were someone else's house, Jiang Hua would have just gone in like that, but at home she had to be more obedient and put on the coat.

At the door, Jiang Weiguo walked over carrying a bucket and a fishing rod slung over his shoulder. Upon seeing the returning person, Jiang Weiguo handed the bucket to the nanny, saying, "You still know how to come back."

"Aunt Xu said your foot is injured. How did you get it injured?"

"Pei Zhan didn't come back with you?"