klisemfg Chapter 110 Back then, it was Dad's fault; I shouldn't have separated you.
Chapter 110 Back then, it was Dad's fault; I shouldn't have separated you.
In the darkness, Jiang Hua seemed to sense that someone was standing right in front of her.
"Country bumpkin? Let me tell you, if you dare to scare me in front of me, you're dead!" Jiang Hua reached out to probe, but Pei Zhan didn't move an inch in the darkness. However, he could sense the look on Jiang Hua's face.
The man stood silently in the darkness. Just as Jiang Hua was about to touch him, his face appeared right in front of her.
Suddenly, a sound came from downstairs.
"Miss, don't be afraid. The flashlight is out of batteries. I'm installing them now. Just stand still, I'll be right up."
Jiang Hua said, "Aunt Xu... hurry up."
She was afraid; her voice was trembling.
Just then, Pei Zhan, who had been silent for a long time, spoke up, "Miss Jiang, are you still afraid of the dark?"
Jiang Hua kept her eyes closed and didn't speak. Pei Zhan heard her rapid breathing. Jiang Hua suddenly felt weak all over. Just as she was about to collapse, for some reason, she suddenly couldn't breathe and fainted without warning.
"Huahua!"
Xu Qiulan finally arrived, but unfortunately, she was still a step too late…
Xu Qiulan, "Young Miss!"
The press conference in France was scheduled to start ten minutes early, but... for some reason, the screen only flashed Jiang Weiguo's image for a second, and then...
The other side's screen immediately went black.
Zhou Yan saw this scene, frowned, and made a phone call, speaking fluent English, "...What exactly happened, Aila? Why is the screen black?"
"I don't know. We're still trying to contact the Jiang family's branch, but it seems we can't reach them anymore. As for your situation in China..."
"I can't get through on the phone..."
Sounds could be heard intermittently from the scene.
"No signal."
"Let's contact them again..."
Then, to everyone's surprise, even Zhou Yan's connection was lost. After a few seconds of static, the screen went black.
"What on earth is going on!"
"Hey?"
Before Zhou Yan could finish speaking, the phone was hung up on her.
Yulong Bay also suddenly lost signal and power.
"Mr. Pei, you can put Miss on the bed. I'll go find some candles."
The candles in the room were all spares; Xu Qiulan never expected that she would need them one day.
The flashlight barely illuminated the entire room.
"What's up with her?"
Her face... was very pale. Pei Zhan had never seen her so fragile. In his memory, Jiang Hua was like a vibrant rosebud under the blazing sun, but now, the petals of this rose were slowly withering, and the stem was slowly falling away...
Xu Qiulan explained, "When you were four or five years old, you were playing around and went out alone. You were kidnapped by human traffickers and ended up in Wuchuan. Fortunately, those human traffickers only wanted money and did not actually harm you."
“We learned from the police that the young lady was locked in a small room for more than a month and suffered all kinds of abuse. She was not given food or water. If it weren’t for Ji…” Ji Liangchuan was a person who could not be mentioned in the Pei family. Xu Qiulan hesitated and then ignored it in the end. “If it weren’t for the fact that the young lady met a kind person who secretly fed her, perhaps… the young lady would not have had any chance of surviving.”
"She's been to Wuchuan?" Pei Zhan frowned.
Xu Qiulan nodded, "Yes."
When the orphanage caught fire, Pei Zhan escaped and ended up in a hideout. He spent some time with a group of people there. That year was the most difficult year for Pei Zhan, and he didn't go to the Zhou family.
Pei Zhan...did indeed encounter one, a little girl...who also had a spoiled princess temperament...
Back then, Pei Zhan didn't know that the girl had been abducted; he just felt sorry for her and took care of her.
But I've never seen what that girl looks like.
At such a young age, only five or six years old, Pei Zhan still can't forget that small room that was locked up, with only a dark hole visible.
Separated only by a wall, the girl's voice was extremely arrogant and domineering, showing no fear whatsoever, "Are you their dog? They beat you like this, and you don't even fight back!"
The girl said sarcastically, "You're so useless. If it were me... I would definitely teach them a lesson."
"I won't let them bully me like that!"
Pei Zhan didn't like her very much, mainly because she never said a kind word.
He was unwilling to say a word to her. At that time, Pei Zhan was only a teenager, and he was still working as a lackey for others in order to survive.
"But dogs that bite don't bark. You must be full of bad intentions."
"Leave the food behind, and you can get out."
Pei Zhan looked at Jiang Hua on the bed, his eyes lowered, suppressing all his emotions.
Xu Qiulan quickly found some candles and lit them in the room until the room was bright enough.
At this moment, hurried footsteps echoed in the corridor. After learning that Jiang Hua had fainted again, Jiang Weiguo disregarded everything else and strode to Jiang Hua's room.
"What on earth is going on? They can't even take care of two people. Where are the emergency lights in the hallway and the room?"
Jiang Weiguo rarely lost his temper with his servants, but now, the oppressive aura emanating from him sent chills down everyone's spines.
Lying on the bed, Jiang Hua frowned, her breathing rapid, her eyes closed, and cold sweat beaded on her anxious forehead.
"My flashlight ran out of battery, and I was looking for batteries. When I went upstairs, I never expected... that the young lady would..."
"You're good for nothing but causing trouble. What use are you to me? After all these years, how come you still can't take care of her properly? If there's a next time, get out!"
Xu Qiulan was frightened. "I'm sorry, sir. Next time... I promise there will never be a next time."
Jiang Hua's stress response is uncontrollable; no one knows what will happen.
He anxiously grabbed Jiang Hua's hand, only to find it ice-cold. He said angrily, "Don't do this kind of thing. Call the doctor right away, and... get some hot water bottles."
"Yes, sir, I'll go right away."
Pei Zhan: "I'll go check the route."
Jiang Weiguo frowned, his face grave, and gave Pei Zhan no response whatsoever.
Pei Zhan stepped out of the room, and just as he took one step outside, he heard Jiang Weiguo's words of compromise to Jiang Hua behind him: "You are my only daughter, Huahua... I've thought it through. Do whatever you want. I... won't force you anymore."
Pei Zhan stopped outside the door, while the voice continued to come from inside the room.
"After all these years, if you still like Ji Liangchuan, then I'll tell you where Ji Liangchuan is!"
"Back then, it was my fault. I shouldn't have separated you. Compared to the Jiang family business, I can't bear to lose you, even if I lose the company!"
"Back then, your father... was only focused on protecting the Jiang Group that your mother had built up, but he neglected your feelings. If you're not happy with Pei Zhan, then we shouldn't be together..."
Nothing is more important than your happiness.