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

Perhaps it was the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the sycamore trees outside the villa that startled her; Jiang Hua woke up an hour later.

"arrive?"

Shen Yebai opened his eyes, which had been closed for rest, and said, "Hmm."

Jiang Hua thought she had just arrived home and was too tired, so she was half asleep and greeted Ye Bai before getting out of the car.

Jiang Hua groggily entered the password and opened the door. In the entryway, Xu Ma, knowing that Jiang Hua would be late, had left a light on for her.

Still feeling sleepy, Jiang Hua kicked off her high heels and, barefoot, groped her way to the sofa in the dark, lay down, and grabbed a blanket to cover herself.

Little did she know that before Jiang Hua did these things, the people sitting in the car parked outside the French windows were all clearly seen.

After she lay down, her face was not visible; only a hand hung limply to the side of the sofa, and the hem of her skirt trailed on the floor. In the dark night, only her indistinct silhouette was visible.

The car only drove away after they saw that Jiang Hua had fallen asleep.

After Shen Yebai left the Yulong Bay villa, on his way back on the highway, a black sedan suddenly drove directly towards him from a secluded spot. His secretary, sitting in the driver's seat, was already prepared to dodge, but suddenly, as if the other car had a specific purpose, it rammed into them. Shen Yebai's car was hit by the guardrail, with no damage to the front except for a slight scratch. Meanwhile, the other car drove away.

Shen Yebai's eyes were filled with icy coldness. "Did you remember the license plate number?"

The secretary nodded. "I've got it."

Shen Yebai said, "Let's go back first and deal with it tomorrow."

This road is considered a main road with a lot of traffic and many surveillance cameras around it. With Shen Yebai's power, it wouldn't be difficult for him to find a hit-and-run driver.

Secretary: "Yes."

……

The sound of a lock being opened could be heard outside the door.

"Aunt Xu, go get me a glass of water."

Jiang Hua is a light sleeper. She just had another nightmare, dreaming of a woman with a face covered in blood, holding a scythe, who was slashing at her. This image has become a recurring nightmare for Jiang Hua, and she hasn't had a good night's sleep in a long time.

"Young Miss, why are you sleeping on the sofa again? Get up and go back to your room to sleep." Xu Ma quickly went to the kitchen, poured a glass of water, put a straw in it, and handed it to her mouth to drink.

Jiang Hua closed her eyes, her gaze half-closed, and her brows furrowed slightly. "I'm feeling a little unwell."

Hearing the commotion, Xu Ma came over. Hearing that Jiang Hua wasn't feeling well, she quickly asked, "Where do you feel unwell again? Let Xu Ma take a look. Are you still feeling unwell?" Xu Ma was extremely worried. She reached out and touched Jiang Hua's forehead; her temperature was still normal. "Are you cold again?"

Jiang Hua said, "My heart isn't feeling well."

Xu Qiulan: "Wait here, I'll go get your medicine."

There are always heart medications available in every part of the house, just in case. Xu Qiulan quickly brought the medications. "Come on, sit up, be careful."

Jiang Hua felt that in just a short while, she suddenly felt weak all over and could only lean on Xu Ma's shoulder to eat weakly.

"Are you feeling better now?"

After taking the medicine, the sudden, dull pain in her heart, which felt like it had been enlarged, disappeared. Jiang Hua closed her eyes and said, "Aunt Xu... I had another nightmare. I dreamt that person secretly came to my house, hid in my closet, and then suddenly rushed out and slashed my neck."

"Aunt Xu, could you check if she's still there..."

"Alright, alright, you come upstairs with Aunt Xu, Aunt Xu will go and take a look for you."

Jiang Hua has a childlike temper; she may seem spoiled and willful, but she's not a bad person at heart.

The muttering voice echoed in the quiet villa, sounding very unreal.

Unexpectedly, even a young lady who always looked down on the world had moments of fear.

Xu Qiulan walked into the room and checked the entire room, including the wardrobe, the dressing room, the bathroom, the balcony, and behind the door. "Come in quickly, your mother has checked, there's no one in the room."

After doing all that, Jiang Hua returned to bed and lay down to sleep. "Miss, you haven't even removed your makeup yet."

"Tomorrow, Aunt Xu, I'm so sleepy, I don't want to move."

Xu Qiulan: "It's alright, Aunt Xu will take it off for you. Miss, you can just sleep peacefully."

Xu Qiulan knew Jiang Hua's lifestyle habits inside and out. She could even pick out a satisfactory outfit for Jiang Hua just by glancing at her.

At first, she didn't quite understand all the bottles and jars on the dressing table, but after seeing them many times, she finally understood them.

Xu Qiulan removed the foundation from Jiang Hua's face, revealing her almost flawless complexion. She earnestly advised, "Using these things frequently is bad for your skin. Miss, you look better without makeup in the future."

After Xu Qiulan finished tidying up, she wiped Xu Qiulan's body, closed the doors and windows, and finished other tasks. It was already 3:30 or almost 4 a.m.

A layer of blue light appeared outside; dawn was approaching.

Just then, a beam of high beams shone from outside the Royal Dragon Bay gate, passing through the floor-to-ceiling windows and illuminating the lobby.

Xu Qiulan came downstairs carrying a basket of dirty clothes and ran into Pei Zhan, who was returning home.

"Young Master Pei is back?"

Pei Zhan nodded, "Still not resting?"

Pei Zhan was quite polite and courteous to his elders.

Xu Qiulan didn't have a particularly good impression of Pei Zhan, but she didn't dislike him either. After all, he almost never came to Yulong Bay; he could count the number of times he came on one hand throughout the year.

Xu Qiulan said, "The young lady had a nightmare and just fell asleep. By the way, Mr. Pei, please don't turn off the light in the young lady's room. If you do, she'll be scared."

Then Pei Zhan's gaze fell on the basket of dirty clothes she was holding. "What are these clothes?"

She said, "It should be Young Master Shen's. Miss said she accidentally got it dirty and asked me to wash it. Young Master Pei should rest early now that he's back. Try not to disturb Miss. If Miss wakes up, it will be hard for her to fall back asleep."

"Mm," Pei Zhan replied.

Pei Zhan came back to pick up a document. When he returned upstairs and passed through the third-floor corridor, he saw a room that was not closed tightly and was lit by a dim light. He stopped outside the door as if possessed and took a look.

Jiang Hua turned over, facing the door, fast asleep. She was no longer the arrogant and domineering woman she had been during the day. Her legs were wrapped around the blanket, revealing her two slender, straight legs, which were dazzlingly white.

Pei Zhan walked into the room, stood by the bed, and looked at her intently until his gaze fell on the open white medicine bottle on the bedside table. He picked it up and saw that it was 'Valium'.

During this period, Jiang Hua was able to fall asleep because of it.

However, when Xu Qiulan returned, Pei Zhan had just come downstairs. Judging from his steps, he seemed to be leaving, and Xu Qiulan didn't try to stop him...