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

In order not to delay the competition, Zhou Yan did not have time to change her clothes. She could only take off her suit jacket. Fortunately, the shirt tied around her waist did not soak in, but some of it was spilled on her skirt, which was not very noticeable.

Song Qingran bit her lip, glanced back at the new intern who looked like she was about to cry, and as Zhou Yan was about to enter the meeting room, she couldn't bear it. Mustering her courage, she cautiously tugged at Zhou Yan's clothes. "Director Zhou, could you... give her another chance? Everyone makes mistakes sometimes. Please be magnanimous and don't hold it against her, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan was stunned for a moment. Looking at the girl's sincere and worried eyes, she suddenly heard a familiar, childish voice, "Sister, Ah Xu was wrong! You're a magnanimous person, please don't hold it against Ah Xu, okay?"

Could it be... that she's back?

No…it’s impossible, Ah Xu is already dead.

Pei Zhan buried her ashes; she could never come back to life.

Perhaps because of the longing in her heart, Zhou Yan made an exception for her, saying, "I'll let it go today for your sake. Next time, don't be so clumsy. Be more careful."

The new intern immediately bowed to Zhou Yan with tears of gratitude, "Yes, Director Zhou, I will be very careful next time and will not make the same mistake again." The new intern cast a grateful glance at Song Qingran.

President's office.

The new intern secretary handed Jiang Hua a cup of coffee, which made Jiang Hua complain, "Why are you so slow?" She looked up and saw that the new assistant had red eyes, as if she had just been crying. She looked to be about the same age as Jiang Hua and was quite pretty, with a slender figure and long, straight legs. However, her figure was not quite up to par. She was wearing a black tight-fitting pencil skirt and a standard shirt and suit uniform. But Jiang Hua felt that compared to her, the new assistant was far inferior and not as pretty.

The intern secretary quickly explained, "The elevator was occupied, so it was a little slow, Miss... please try this and see if it suits your taste. If not, I'll make you another cup."

Jiang Hua saw that she looked very afraid of her. Was she going to eat people?

"Never mind, it's alright, you can go now..."

"Okay, Miss, I'll be going now. Please feel free to ask me anything if you need anything."

"Wait..." Jiang Hua suddenly called out to her again.

"What's wrong, young lady?"

Jiang Hua looked up from her phone screen and asked, "Were you bullied?"

The intern assistant quickly denied it, "No...nothing like that happened." She was a little afraid to tell Jiang Hua what had just happened. If she did, it would violate workplace principles. Besides...Zhou Yan was the backbone of the Jiang family. Even Chairman Jiang probably couldn't do anything to Zhou Yan. She still wanted to stay and develop her career at the Jiang family. Offending Zhou Yan for this matter was not worth it for her at all. What if...she would be retaliated against in the future?

Jiang Hua could tell at a glance that she was clearly lying. "Oh, oh."

"Well... Miss, I'm leaving now."

Jiang Hua said, "Go."

When the intern assistant left the president, she took a deep breath. When she returned to the secretary's office, a group of people surrounded her. "How was it, Xiaobai? Did that little princess give you any trouble?"

"Let me tell you, she's really hard to please. There was a new intern who was the campus belle of Ocean University. She was fired by her after only a few days because she was pretty."

"That's right, that young lady can't stand anyone being prettier than her, as if she's afraid we'll seduce President Pei."

"Given her personality, I don't think President Pei would be so shallow as to fall for someone with Jiang Hua's spoiled princess temperament."

She shook her head, recalling Jiang Hua's concerned remark, and thought Jiang Hua was actually a good person. She even spoke up for Jiang Hua, saying, "I don't think Miss is as scary as you all say. She's quite nice..."

However, a group of people all looked at her with skeptical eyes, clearly disbelieving.

Jiang Weiguo was checking the company's financial statements for this quarter, which showed a 15 percent increase compared to the previous quarter. All the credit for this was attributed to Pei Zhan.

Jiang Weiguo also trusted his own judgment and believed he wouldn't misjudge people.

Jiang Weiguo walked over and sat down next to Jiang Hua. "What were you talking about with your assistant just now?"

Jiang Hua didn't even look up as she played on her phone. "It's nothing, just chatting for a bit."

Jiang Weiguo knew Jiang Hua's personality; she had been possessive since childhood, and no one was allowed to touch her things, let alone Pei Zhan. Naturally, her daughter couldn't stand that he had many women around him, and many of those who were even slightly attractive had been driven away by Jiang Hua. Many shareholders had come to talk to him about this, but Jiang Weiguo just waved them off and let the matter pass.

"Don't bully them, it's not easy to recruit people these days."

Pei Zhan, who was standing to one side, gave Zuo Xiangnan some instructions. Zuo Xiangnan left the office and returned a few minutes later with a glass of milk in his hand.

Pei Zhan stepped forward and replaced the coffee in front of her.

Jiang Hua had just gotten her nails done that morning. She was playing Fruit Ninja on the screen when she saw that she had lost. She picked up her coffee in front of her, a little annoyed, without paying attention. By the time she got to her lips, it had turned into a cup of warm milk.

Jiang Hua: "Huh? Why isn't it coffee?"

Pei Zhan: "Drinking coffee can leave scars on wounds and also affect sleep at night."

Jiang Hua retorted irritably, "Mind your own business."

Jiang Weiguo: "Pei Zhan is doing this for your own good. Why don't you go with your father to watch the competition? Those people are your juniors from the same department. It's a good opportunity for your father to meet them."

Jiang Hua looked up at Pei Zhan, who was standing in front of her, with interest, her eyes filled with amusement. "I think Song Qingran is quite good among those eight people. Otherwise... how about we bring her into the company after she graduates and have Pei Zhan mentor her?"

"Song Qingran?" Jiang Weiguo silently made a mental note of this person. "What, are you close to her?"

Jiang Hua: "Yes, we have an extremely good relationship."

“In that case, she will be first place this time. In a bit… Pei Zhan, you should talk to the head of the design department, who is today’s chief examiner.”

Pei Zhan stared intently at Jiang Hua with dark eyes, her words spoken casually and nonchalantly.

Jiang Hua: "However, I won't go."

Jiang Weiguo looked at her and said, "Since you're already here, aren't you going to go and see her?"

Jiang Hua stood up, picked up her bag, and said, "Brother Ye Bai just got back not long ago and doesn't have anyone he knows around him. He's going to a banquet tonight and he's missing a female companion. Bao'er asked me to go and support him, and I agreed. Consider this a thank you gift for helping me find the murderer."

"Hmm~" Jiang Weiguo nodded, "We should definitely help them. Let's go and come back as soon as possible."

"Come back at nine o'clock tonight, and Pei Zhan will pick you up then."

Jiang Hua didn't even glance at him and said, "..."