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

Zhao Zhao gave a bitter smile: "Han Sheng, I have a question for you. Is it true that half of the care you usually give me is out of a desire to make amends to someone you've lost, and the other half is because of Qiao Wan? You only want to protect her, even at the cost of using me and those two children."

Pei Hansheng looked tired and had no heart to care about Zhaozhao's feelings anymore.

Zhao Zhao is right, everything was for Qiao Wan.

"I don't really like children, except for Qiao Wansheng's. Even though Xiao Bao isn't mine, I treat him as my own, willingly. But I can't be that selfless with Jin Jin and Bei Bei."

Pei Hansheng looked at Zhao Zhao, his eyes as cold as ice, chilling Zhao Zhao to the bone.

"So, my two children are just tools you use to protect the woman you love?"

Pei Hansheng remained silent. He did not refute it, which meant he admitted it. However, this fact was too much of a blow to Zhao Zhao, and she found it difficult to accept.

The man was incredibly cruel: "It's an open secret we all know, isn't it?"

Zhao Zhao lowered her head, tears streaming down her face like pearls falling from a broken string.

She sobbed uncontrollably. Over the years, her body had endured too many surgeries, and she had swallowed too many grievances, only to be met with nothing but empty joy.

A fake is always a fake, but she lost her former self and became a second Qiao Wan.

"Have you thought about the future of these two children? Jiang Nanhe is dead, and the children are no longer of any use to you, so you're going to abandon us?"

"I've supported you, given you a house, raised your children, and now I've given you a job. I've even kept you under my nose and haven't sent you abroad. You call this abandoning me?"

Zhao Zhao gritted her teeth, letting out a painful sob escape her throat.

She thought Pei Hansheng would support her for life, so she gave up her job and career development. Now that he's asking her to come back to work, she feels like she's sitting on pins and needles.

At first, she was full of confidence, believing that if Qiao Wan could do it, she could also make a name for herself. However, the market sales business was really difficult. She had to deal with different clients every day, and some men even took advantage of her.

She's been spoiled rotten; it's incredibly difficult for her to talk about independence and making a living now.

"You're the one who spoiled me, and now you're blaming me."

Pei Hansheng retorted, "Then what do you want me to do? Support you for the rest of your life, Yao Zhaozhao?"

Zhao Zhao shook her head: "The job of a marketing specialist is too tough. I can't do it. I often don't get home until late at night and can't even spend time with my child. Can you arrange a less demanding job for me?"

Pei Hansheng said coldly, "Zhaozhao, if I arrange something for you, you'll say that a leisurely job is too boring. Work itself is not easy, and you can't endure that kind of hardship. Why don't you listen to me and take the child to Australia? I'll guarantee you a comfortable life for the rest of your days."

"Don't even think about kicking me out!" Zhao Zhao's eyes reddened. "You didn't love Qiao Wan before, but you still had a place for me in your heart. Now you want to go back to the family, and you think I and the child are in the way? It was Qiao Wan's idea to send me abroad, wasn't it? You guys are really ruthless! You've driven us, a widow and her child, out into the world. No one will even collect our bodies when we die."

Pei Hansheng frowned: "You talk as if we've had any improper relationship. You're working here, so keep your mouth shut and don't say anything out of line."

Zhao Zhao gave a bitter smile: "Afraid your darling wife will hear this and cause trouble for you? I'll grant your wish. From today onwards, I will never depend on you. I will prove myself with my own strength."

Pei Hansheng was more than happy to agree: "That's great, I support you, so go to work and keep it up."

Zhao Zhao swallowed her resentment, a dark glint flashing in her eyes.

"Hansheng, no matter where I am in the future, whether by your side or on the opposite side, my heart and body will always be loyal to you."

After saying that, she turned and ran out of Pei Hansheng's office, heading towards the northern part of the group's premises.

The Pei Group has three main buildings.

To the north is the original office building of Pei's Company. After Pei Hansheng took over the family business, he built the South and East Buildings and renovated the old building.

Pei Xu and Pei Pengcheng are in charge of the North Building, the East Building is a brand created by Ju Cai and Pei Hansheng, and the South Building is the core industry of the Pei Group, controlling the lifeline of the entire family.

From then on, the Pei Group's business empire became a remarkable sight in the capital. National leaders would come here to hold meetings and receive foreign guests for visits, tours, and exchanges.

Zhao Zhao jogged and knocked on Pei Pengcheng's office door.

The man inside was playing a game, cursing without looking up: "How many times have I told you, I've shown all the documents to Pei Xu, I'm busy."

"Vice President Pei."

A soft, gentle voice sounded, and Pei Pengcheng looked up, took off his headphones, and hung up.

"Zhaozhao? Why are you crying?"

"It's nothing, I just figured a lot of things out." Zhao Zhao looked at Pei Pengcheng: "Vice President, do you need a secretary? I speak English and know sales, what do you think of me?"

Pei Pengcheng laughed heartily: "Great job, you're really something. But how come Pei Hansheng was willing to let you come over? I need to call Nanlou."

The call landed on Pei Hansheng's end: "President Pei, the marketing specialist you assigned said she wants to be my secretary. You have no objections, right?"

Pei Hansheng coldly refused: "I won't allow it. If she insists, then get out of Pei's Group."

With the phone on speakerphone, Zhao Zhao's feelings were complicated.

Pei Hansheng still cared about her after all, but he was also determined to sever ties with her.

She has no choice but to stay; only by staying can she turn the tide...

"Vice President Pei, are you still unsure about hiring a secretary yourself?"

Pei Pengcheng hung up the phone: "Being my secretary isn't as simple as you think. Do you know how my previous secretary left?"

"I know, he was kicked out of the company by your wife and mother-in-law."

"Aren't you afraid?"

"There's nothing between us, nothing to say."

Pei Pengcheng laughed heartily: "That's good then. You're a smart guy. Join the company."

……

Pei Hansheng didn't work overtime today; Goldman Sachs drove him to Merrill Lynch.

Teacher Chen and her grandson were waiting in the private room.

The man introduced himself directly: "Pei Hansheng, Qiao Wan's husband."

Upon hearing the name Qiao Wan, Chen Yafang became extremely upset, knocking over the teacup beside her and scalding the child next to her, causing blisters on their hand.

Pei Hansheng narrowed his eyes and instructed Goldman Sachs, "Take the child out and handle this."

Only the two of them remained in the private room. Chen Yafang was clearly terrified: "You're the big boss, all-powerful. You'll definitely find out about Qiao Wan's background. Why make things difficult for me?"

"No matter how powerful you are, you can't fight against a carefully crafted lie. The one who should be punished is the person who abandoned the child. I believe Teacher Chen also has her own unspeakable difficulties."

"She was abandoned by her biological mother and abused by her adoptive parents; that was her fate. But working as a top hostess in a Hong Kong nightclub, having children with men indiscriminately, and having abortion after abortion—that was the sin she committed."

"You defamed her, do you want to die?"

Pei Hansheng's face suddenly turned grim. He crushed the wine glass in his hand, and the red liquid mixed with the blood flowing from his wound was horrifying to see in Chen Yafang's eyes.

Chen Yafang was so frightened that her legs trembled and she knelt on the ground: "Mr. Pei, this is what someone told me to say. That person gave me a bribe to ruin Qiao Wan's reputation."

Pei Hansheng narrowed his eyes: "Who else did you meet while you were in the capital?"