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

Chapter 496 Adult matters are children's business.

In the room, Gou Dan jumped into Jiang Hua's arms, his little hands wrapped around her waist, and looked up at her, "Mom, don't be angry. I'll tell you a secret, I've found you a new dad."

"New dad?" Jiang Hua was a little confused. This child was usually at school or at home clinging to her. When did she meet this 'new dad'?

Hearing familiar footsteps, Jiang Hua looked at the man entering through the door, who was carrying shopping bags that Jiang Hua had bought at the mall. Her expression immediately turned sour. Pei Zhan put the things in his hands on the table.

Jiang Hua didn't even look at him. As he approached, Gou Dan immediately blocked Jiang Hua's way, preventing him from getting closer. "You're not allowed to come near Mom."

"Mom, come with me." Gou Dan said, pulling Jiang Hua's hand and getting up.

After saying this, Pei Zhan watched helplessly as his son took his wife away without uttering a word. He was of low status and couldn't even get a word in edgewise.

When Gou Dan brought Jiang Hua into the room, he closed the door, afraid that Pei Zhan would hear something.

As she spoke, Jiang Hua saw Gou Dan crawl under the bed, take out a small blue backpack, and then take out some textbooks. "Mom, look! These are all the textbooks my new dad taught me."

“My new dad is so good to me. The uncle originally told me not to tell you, saying it was our secret.”

"But I found out that that big bad guy is not nice to Mom at all. I can hear Mom crying secretly in her room at night. Mom, that big bad guy, did he hit you? Gou Dan will help you beat him up."

A strange look flashed across Jiang Hua's face before she carefully examined Gou Dan's workbook and discovered that the content was already elementary school material, far exceeding the knowledge he had at his age.

Seeing the familiar annotation font above, the standard square regular script, each stroke flowing smoothly, square and upright, the characters above have his unique writing habits.

Jiang Hua's heart sank slightly, and her voice trembled involuntarily, "You...you've seen him?"

"Does Mom know that uncle too? He's so nice to me, Mom... please don't be with such a bad guy, okay? Let's go find that new dad. I asked around, and he's not married."

“Look, he taught me all of this. He said… I’m very smart, I can learn it in no time.”

Jiang Hua closed the book with mixed feelings. "Since you're so smart, why did you pretend not to know those math problems your father taught you?"

This infuriated Pei Zhan.

a few days ago.

Pei Zhan: "Count to the number you want, is that so hard?"

"Count it again."

There were six beads. Dog Egg clearly counted to six, but in the end, he said "8".

There were also basic linear equations in one variable, like 2X+3=5, which he still couldn't learn even after being taught for ten minutes.

Jiang Hua was also by his side at that time. Hearing Pei Zhan's dark face, his clenched fists, and the cold aura emanating from him, she wasn't afraid that Pei Zhan would get angry. She was just afraid that if she continued teaching him, he would be so angry that he would die.

That evening, Jiang Hua saw him taking his medicine alone in the study again.

In the following days, she didn't dare let him teach the children.

When the topic of children came up in bed, Pei Zhan remained silent for a long time, and his face darkened as the conversation continued.

Jiang Hua comforted him, patting his chest to help him catch his breath: "It's okay, we'll have another one, and this time we'll teach it properly."

Back then, when she was angry with Pei Zhan and said all those nasty things to him, Jiang Hua never saw him get that angry.

In the following days, he simply stopped caring.

Unexpectedly, he wasn't incapable.

Dog Egg: "I did it on purpose to annoy him. The lessons he taught were too simple, and I didn't want to write them."

"Mom, please don't marry him anymore, okay?"

"What if he makes Mom sad again?"

Jiang Hua patted his little head, her lips curving slightly upward. She smiled because she was happy. Her child was not stupid at all; on the contrary, he was very clever and mischievous, and he was not dull when he did things.

Jiang Hua sent him to the best kindergarten in the entire capital city. From a young age, he was exposed to foreign languages ​​and traditional Chinese culture. It was different from ordinary kindergartens. Occasionally, there would be some small tests, and Gou Dan always came in last place.

She looks much the same as when she was a child.

Upon seeing his first result, she could only console herself that he was born just like her.

"So you're all dirty today, with mud on the soles of your shoes, did you run out to see him?"

Pei Xun nodded vigorously: "Mmm."

“I crawled through the dog hole in the west yard and was out in no time.”

Jiang Hua narrowed her eyes dangerously, reached out and slapped his bottom lightly, but it didn't hurt at all. "You naughty boy."

"Children should stay out of the adult business."

"Go take a shower, do your homework for today, and then go to bed."

Pei Xun: "Okay."

Perhaps to cheer him up, he turned around and took off his clothes, throwing them away as he did so. Naked, he happily skipped to the bathroom. Usually, he would have to coax her to carry him to the bathroom before he would take a bath by himself. Jiang Hua looked at him helplessly, got up and picked up his clothes, but still worried, she went to the bathroom to help him wash.

"Dog Egg, tell Mom the truth, do you really not like him?"

Pei Xun shook his head without hesitation, "I don't like it."

Jiang Hua: "Then...when did you and him meet?"

Pei Xun told her everything in detail. It turned out that Shen Yebai would secretly visit him while he was at school, something she had no idea about.

Gou Dan wasn't as fat as he is now. He used to be slim and a very handsome young man, practically a mini version of Pei Zhan.

It wasn't until that year that he gradually started eating more and gained weight.

He secretly skipped school to go home, but was caught by Shen Yebai…

The two then began to get to know each other.

"...Uncle Shen would take me to the amusement park and buy me lots of delicious food. When you weren't home, Uncle Shen would teach me to read. Mom...I want a dad like Uncle Shen. I don't want my current dad. He doesn't like me, he doesn't like Mom, and I don't like him either."

Jiang Hua: "Gou Dan, Uncle Shen also has his own children."

Jiang Hua hadn't seen her for five years since she became pregnant, as if she was deliberately avoiding her. As for the reason... she wasn't stupid, and she could guess what the reason was.

The Supervisory Department is under Shen Yebai's jurisdiction. How could they have taken Dad away without his permission, especially for an entire night?

A slightly heavy feeling spread through her heart.

“I’ve met him. He looks a lot like Uncle Shen. For Uncle Shen’s sake, I will get along well with him. That way, Gou Dan will have a brother too.”

"From now on, half of Dog Egg's things can be given to him."

Jiang Hua smiled and said, "Even your favorite remote-controlled car?"

"This was made for you by your great-grandfather. There's only one like it. Are you really willing to part with it?"

Pei Xun: "Yes, I'm willing."

If Pei Zhan heard this, he would probably have a dark expression on his face too.

She took half of what Pei Xun said to heart. She told him that his father had been injured and hadn't fully recovered, and that he shouldn't upset him so much. She certainly kept her word.

In the past few days, the father and son have had very little communication and have hardly spoken a word to each other.

Pei Zhan stopped interfering with his studies. He assumed that Pei Zhan's disobedience was simply due to his rebellious nature and that he wasn't used to it yet.

Unexpectedly, this child was capable of everything and simply wanted to talk back to Pei Zhan, hoping to drive him away so that the 'new father' in his heart could take over.

Children's minds are always simple; they like whoever is good to them.

Jiang Hua struggled to lift the child out of the water and dried him off with a clean towel. "Dog Egg, do you dislike your dad because you think he doesn't like you? Or do you just want Uncle Shen to be your dad?"

Pei Xun, with his clever little brain, thought carefully for a moment and said, "I'm not familiar with that dad. I still prefer Uncle Shen. Anyway, I think Uncle Shen is more suitable to be my dad. He can do so many things. He can even make wontons for me, and they taste just like Mom's."

“I always complete the assignments that Uncle Shen taught me, and I have also learned calligraphy. Uncle Shen always praises me for learning well.”

Jiang Hua: "Wow, that's amazing! You can even write calligraphy. How about you write something for Mom later?"

Dog Egg nodded vigorously, "Okay."

The lack of five years of companionship is real; he listens to Shen Yebai more than Pei Zhan.

After taking a shower, Jiang Hua accompanied him while he did his homework tonight. Watching him skillfully write his name with a brush, she noticed that Jiang Hua had never taught him any of these skills.

After writing a few words, he began copying the pinyin letters from his textbook.

"Mom, I've told you Uncle Chen's secret. Do you think I'll still be allowed to see Uncle Chen?"

Jiang Hua patted his little head. "No, you can go whenever you want in the future. Mommy won't stop you, but it's agreed that you can't mention him being your father again."

"Uncle Shen also has his own children."

"He would be unhappy if he heard that."

"It's like having a child who wants me to be his mother and live with us. Then, with another child in the family, the mother can't take care of you in many ways, and she likes to give everything to him. And she also gives him your favorite toys. Would you be happy?"

The possessive Gou Dan immediately pouted, "I don't like this, I won't say it again."

"Mom can only have one good baby, me."

Jiang Hua's heart skipped a beat at the last sentence, "But Gou Dan, don't you like the younger brother or sister that Mom gave you? That way, Gou Dan will have a younger brother or sister to play with."

Pei Xun: "I don't want younger brothers or sisters, I just need my mom to be with me."

Jiang Hua was about to say something when the child, who seemed to be thinking about something else, suddenly changed his mind and said, "I can have an older brother."

After hearing what he said, she didn't mention wanting a second child again.

Ultimately, the person he can truly accept is Shen Yebai.

After Jiang Hua coaxed him to sleep that night, she quietly left and went into his study. At his desk, she placed something in front of him, and only then did Pei Zhan turn his gaze to her. "What's wrong?"

"What's wrong? You still have the nerve to ask what's wrong?" Jiang Hua stood in front of him with her arms crossed, looking at him with a cold smile. "You don't care about your own child, but there are plenty of others who do."

"No wonder he deliberately tried to provoke you and drive you away as soon as you came back."

"Pei Zhan, when will you be able to spare a little attention from the company for Pei Xun?"

“If you don’t care about this child, then pretend I didn’t say anything.”

"And then there's the matter of our remarriage..."

"Actually..." Pei Zhan was about to say something when Jiang Hua interrupted him, "I don't plan to remarry you. Not being bound by a marriage certificate is not bad for you, me, or our child."

"The only bond between us is our child; without our child, it's nothing."

“Biologically, we are indeed connected in terms of the existence of this relationship. But I also hope you recognize your own position.”

“It would be better if we slept separately for a while, or else… you could move back to the Huo family’s ancestral home.”

Ultimately, she chose the child over him.

Pei Zhan frowned deeply as he watched her leave.

After Jiang Hua left the study, she heard a violent cough coming from inside. Even though she heard it, she turned around and left without looking back, returning to the child's room. She removed the key from the outside, locked the door from the inside, and then used a chair to prop it up.

Kagel poured Pei Zhan a glass of water, which he took and drank, feeling somewhat better. "You might as well tell Madam what you think is best. If the two of you remain silent and don't communicate, Madam will only mistakenly believe that you don't care about the young master at all."

“The young master is deliberately going against you now in order to force you to leave. If it really comes to the point where the young master has no choice but to go to Mayor Shen, the rift between you and your wife will only grow wider.”

"Master, you can put aside your work for now and wait for Miss Huo Ling to come back so she can handle it."

"Family is the priority. After all, the owner now has everything he needs."

Pei Zhan's face darkened: "Have someone block up that dog hole for me tomorrow."

"Yes, Master."

Pei Zhan put everything down, and when he returned to his room, he found the door locked from the inside. Even with the spare key, he couldn't open it.

He was turned away at the door.

Pei Zhan didn't get a chance to see her until the next day when the child went to school and the door opened.

Xu Qiulan placed the freshly washed school uniform in the room. Jiang Hua sat on the edge of the bed and put socks on him. When the tall figure walked in, he carried her into the room.

"You big bad guy, let go of my mother."

With a 'bang,' the bedroom door slammed shut, leaving Gou Dan locked out.

The door outside was being banged on loudly.

Jiang Hua was thrown onto the bed. "What's wrong with you so early in the morning!"

"Let's talk about our situation."

“We have nothing to talk about.” Jiang Hua got up to leave, but Pei Zhan pressed her back down.

"I think about remarrying all the time, but I don't want to be too casual about it."