After she left her father and kept her son, President Pei lost control and knelt down.

Qiao Wan stayed at the hospital for one night. Shen Yingtang finished the kindergarten enrollment procedures for Xiao Bao and rushed over.

She hadn't expected Xiao Bao to go to Pei Hansheng alone yesterday, and when she was putting her to bed last night, she tried to find out what he meant.

Xiao Bao doesn't want his cheap, scumbag father; he's going to support Qiao Wan.

Such a young child, with all sorts of wonderful thoughts in his head, how could he do something so heartwarming?

"Qiao Xiaowan, I really blame myself for not taking good care of our son."

"Don't blame yourself. Pei Hansheng doesn't know. He thought Xiaobao was your brother and sister-in-law's child."

Shen Yingtang didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

"I'm going to the Pei Group right now to tell Pei Hansheng the truth."

"There's no need to go." Qiao Wan's gentle voice was calm: "The Pei family doesn't acknowledge him, and Pei Hansheng doesn't love this child. This would be a second blow to Xiao Bao."

Her baby is adorable and sensible, growing up surrounded by love. Who cares about their meager, insignificant family affection?

"If it weren't for the child, you would have left Pei Hansheng long ago, right?"

In Shen Yingtang's eyes, Qiao Wan was more clear-headed and stronger than anyone else, and it was impossible for her to get entangled in a mess and leave him battered and bruised.

Her marriage to Pei Hansheng, however, nearly cost her her life.

They clung to that pitiful sliver of hope for so long, struggling to hold on.

Qiao Wan didn't say it, but Shen Yingtang understood that she loved Pei Hansheng and loved nurturing people. One-sided love would only torment people.

Qiao Wan said, "It's not too late to leave now. I've found that since I left him, it's never rained in the outside world."

Shen Yingtang saw determination on Qiao Wan's face.

She has truly come to her senses and genuinely wants a divorce.

"I'm calling Tachibana Aya now. I'm not cooperating with them anymore. Let's have less contact with them in the future and live our own lives."

Qiao Wan stopped her: "Don't be impulsive. Work is work. We need to use the money we earn to buy nice clothes for our son."

"I'm both his father and his mother. If he doesn't treat me well in the future, I'll make him pay back the money."

"If he is not filial to you, I will repay you."

Xiao Tang was their savior.

There was a knock on the ward door: "Mrs. Pei, Han Sheng said you're in this hospital too, so I came to check on you."

Jiang Chunzhi was dressed in a pale yellow fox fur coat and held a bouquet of flowers in her arms.

Her makeup was always heavy, and she wore colored contact lenses, making her eyes look like they held a pool of spring water, which softened her harsh appearance.

"What are you looking at?" Shen Yingtang stood up, giving Jiang Chunzhi a cold look: "Is the criminal suspect returning to the accident scene to inspect the results?"

Jiang Chunzhi's gaze swept freely over Shen Yingtang.

"Mrs. Pei's friends are completely different from her."

"What's wrong with me? Is it because I have a face that makes me look tough?" Shen Yingtang blocked the doorway, stopping customers. "I've never seen you before, but I know all the scum you've done. What kind of noble lady from the capital is you? You're just a mistress!"

Jiang Chunzhi stated confidently: "I have known Hansheng for twenty years. At first, it was a romantic relationship between a man and a woman, but after he got married, my feelings for him were only those of a younger sister towards her older brother."

Shen Yingtang was about to vomit: "Do you think your farts smell good? Keep going, you're stinking up."

Jiang Chunzhi looked more and more at Qiao Wan, her face full of sincerity: "Mrs. Pei, I sincerely hope that Han Sheng and you can be happy together for a long time."

Qiao Wan was getting an IV drip, and the noise was giving her a headache.

"Xiao Tang, let's see Miss Jiang off."

Jiang Chunzhi was pushed by Shen Yingtang, and the flowers rolled to the ground.

Pei Hansheng encountered this scene as soon as he stepped out of the elevator.

Jiang Chunzhi wiped away her tears, said nothing, and squatted down to pick up the flowers.

As Pei Hansheng drew near, she raised her face, tears streaming down her cheeks.

"Hansheng, I've made Mrs. Pei misunderstand again. It's all my fault. I'll accept whatever they say to me."

Pei Hansheng bent down, grabbed Jiang Chunzhi's wrist, and pulled her up: "Come in with me."

"Qiao Wan, do you know that Chunzhi's brother is hospitalized here?"

Qiao Wan looked at their tightly clasped hands and said softly, "I know."

"You know this, yet you still make things difficult for her?"

Qiao Wan was sitting in her hospital bed when the blame was suddenly placed on her, leaving her powerless to defend herself.

She had experienced Jiang Chunzhi's methods firsthand.

When you love someone, you'll rack your brains and use all sorts of tricks.

In Pei Hansheng's eyes, she was playing a romantic game with him.

She hadn't dated, but she had loved, even if it was an elaborate trap, she had truly experienced it.

She lowered her eyes, concealing the deep weariness within them: "I'm sorry, I was wrong."

Pei Hansheng's expression froze slightly.

"Is 'sorry' all?"

Qiao Wan's head was throbbing so badly it felt like it was going to explode. She pulled out the IV, and blood flowed from the delicate veins on the back of her hand.

Before Shen Yingtang could stop her, Qiao Wan knelt down in front of Pei Hansheng and Jiang Chunzhi.

"I was wrong. I apologize to Ms. Jiang. I'm sorry."

Pei Hansheng's pupils suddenly contracted, and he shouted angrily, "Who taught you to apologize like that!"

Qiao Wan looked at Jiang Chunzhi and caught the cold smile hidden in her eyes: "If that's not enough, I can kowtow and accept the punishment."

Pei Hansheng's eyes flashed with a storm of emotions: "How have you become like this? Where is your dignity, Qiao Wan?"

Qiao Wan sneered.

Dignity has long been trampled to pieces by them, and is now worthless.

With red eyes, Shen Yingtang helped Qiao Wan up: "Feeling better now? Seeing her in such a sorry state, you can all get out of here!"

Before Qiao Wan could fully stand up, everything went black and the world spun around her.

Pei Hansheng's heart clenched suddenly. He quickly stepped forward, caught Qiao Wan steadily, and carried her horizontally in his arms.

His face was shrouded in the cold wind and snow as he quickly led Qiao Wan into the car.

The driver glanced back, too afraid to even breathe.

"Mr. Pei, where are we going?"

"Back to Tanshu."

Pei Hansheng held Qiao Wan tightly, never letting go. She had lost a lot of weight and looked incredibly thin, as if she could disappear from his arms at any moment.

He tightened his grip, stared at her furrowed brows, lowered his head, and kissed her with his lips.

……

Back at Tanshu, Pei Hansheng carried Qiao Wan upstairs: "Aunt Zhang, make her more nourishing food these days."

He placed Qiao Wan on the bed, unbuttoned her thin knitted blouse, his large, cold hands touched her skin, and then withdrew them.

Staring at her fair and delicate neck, his thoughts drifted.

Just then, Jiang Chunzhi called to inquire about her well-being.

"Hansheng, how is Mrs. Pei?"

"My body is completely ruined after being out in the wild for a few days."

"Hansheng, if my presence has caused you any trouble, I will leave the country now and never come back."

"You don't need to go anywhere, just stay by my side."

Even with her eyes closed, Qiao Wan could still feel that overwhelming tenderness.

Pei Hansheng was always surrounded by crowds, and she could never find her place.

But she didn't understand why they had to bring her back.

Witnessing their happiness from the perspective of a destroyer is perhaps the cruelest form of revenge.

Qiao Wan's tears flowed silently. How many more times would she have to cry before this pain ended?

"Stop pretending to be asleep, get up and take your medicine."

Pei Hansheng put down his phone, easily found the first-aid kit, and took out Qiao Wan's hypoglycemia medication.

He unscrewed the bottle cap, inserted the straw, and turned around. Qiao Wan got out of bed barefoot and went into the dressing room.

"What are you looking for?"

"Little Bear".

Qiao Wan searched through all the cabinets. The walk-in closet was quite large. She was a little tired, but she didn't stop.

Pei Hansheng had never seen her so persistent. He often couldn't understand her, nor did he want to.

"Are you a three-year-old? Is it really that serious?"

Qiao Wan glanced at him sideways; he was really forgetful.

Or perhaps she was just too persistent.

It takes a very short time to fall in love with someone, and then a very long time, perhaps a lifetime, to forget Pei Hansheng.

She didn't explain to Pei Hansheng.

She crouched down and rummaged through the cabinet, but couldn't find anything. Just like the happiness she had lost, it had vanished along with it.