"Besides, you're saying all this now, but what will you do when he uses the child to bind your heartstrings in the future? Will you still remember your promises now?"

Huo Jiayuan didn't believe it; people's hearts are ever-changing.

Pei Zhi asked, "Then what do you want me to do?"

Huo Jiayuan's mouth moved slightly; of course, he hoped that Pei Zhi would make Xu Xingran abort the child in her belly.

The words were on the tip of his tongue, but Huo Jiayuan swallowed them back down.

Huo Jiayuan also understood that this was impossible.

"You should transfer Xu Xingran to another hospital; you can't let him come to this hospital for examination."

After Huo Jiayuan finished speaking, he still felt it wasn't enough, "No, let him go to another city. I don't want to live in the same city as him."

"I never want to run into him again."

“Okay,” Pei Zhi readily agreed, “but you might not see me much after that.”

"What do you mean?" Huo Jiayuan asked, confused.

Pei Zhi said bluntly, "Right now, the child is the most important thing."

Huo Jiayuan was taken aback. Pei Zhi had made it so clear that Huo Jiayuan didn't dare to cause any trouble, even if he wanted to.

Pei Zhi told Huo Jiayuan directly that she valued the child.

"You are..." Huo Jiayuan wanted to ask if Pei Zhi was really not afraid that he would propose a divorce.

Huo Jiayuan thought about it carefully and realized, "Yes, what is Pei Zhi afraid of?"

Given Pei Zhi's circumstances, once he divorces her, countless people will want to take her place.

She's rich, runs a big business, is good-looking, and generous.

Now, the one who cannot file for divorce between the two of them is him.

Huo Jiayuan retorted, "Am I supposed to just swallow this huge grievance?"

Pei Zhi also generously asked, "What do you need to heal your wounded heart?"

Huo Jiayuan twitched the corner of his mouth. The compensation Pei Zhi could offer him was nothing more than money or real estate.

"I want shares in your company."

Huo Jiayuan is no longer the Huo Jiayuan he used to be. He now knows what is truly valuable.

With company shares in hand, all I have to do is wait for the hefty dividends every year.

Pei Zhi readily agreed, "Okay."

"I can't give you much right now, just four percent, which will be transferred to your name within a month, is that alright?"

"Four percent?" Huo Jiayuan raised an eyebrow. Pei Zhi's first words were four percent? That much?

Huo Jiayuan suddenly remembered his grandfather's distribution of property.

He and his father together only own four percent of the shares.

"We've recently spent too much cash, and if we transfer a large amount of shares again, it could cause some trouble."

Huo Jiayuan didn't say he was satisfied with the result, but he pretended to be wronged.

"You must remember what you said: even if he has a child, he won't threaten my position."

Pei Zhi stared into Huo Jiayuan's eyes and said, "I never lie to you."

Huo Jiayuan wanted to snort, but upon careful consideration, he realized that Pei Zhi's words made a lot of sense.

Although Pei Zhi and Xu Xingran had an ambiguous relationship and even had a child together.

But Pei Zhi really didn't lie to him; in this respect, she could be considered "frank."

If Pei Zhi, in order to appease him, said that she had already had Xu Xingran abort the child, Huo Jiayuan wouldn't find out.

“You need to transfer him to another hospital. I don’t want to see him in this hospital again.”

Pei Zhi readily agreed, "Okay."

Changing hospitals is not a big deal.

"You must resolve today's matter perfectly, and you must not let any news spread that would embarrass me."

Pei Zhi understood Huo Jiayuan's meaning. "I've got it."

"And one more," Huo Jiayuan warned Pei Zhi, "Just this one. If there are any more in the future, I'll make sure you suffer, even if it means we both die!"

Pei Zhi understood what Huo Jiayuan meant; Huo Jiayuan only tolerated this one child.

If Pei Zhi were to have another child outside the marriage in the future, Huo Jiayuan would have to endure this injustice, even if it meant giving up everything else.

Huo Jiayuan was reminding Pei Zhi that he could tolerate this once, but it would definitely only be this once.

Huo Jiayuan didn't want Pei Zhi to think that he was easy to talk to and could be appeased with a little money. He thought that having one child wasn't enough, and that there would be more to come.

Pei Zhi said firmly, "There will absolutely not be a next time."

Pei Zhi's voice betrayed her exhaustion: "Jia Yuan, you may not believe it, but I have an even bigger headache than you right now."

Huo Jiayuan didn't believe it. "Stop pretending in front of me. Behind my back, you're probably having a great time and you're about to have a baby."

Pei Zhi shook her head and sighed helplessly. She couldn't tell Huo Jiayuan about her current predicament.

"Did you get your report? Is there anything wrong with it?"

Huo Jiayuan said sarcastically, "You still remember to care about me?"

Pei Zhi narrowed her eyes slightly: "Didn't we already promise to give you shares? Can't you speak properly?"

Huo Jiayuan glared at Pei Zhi. "What, do you think I should be grateful just because you gave me something?"

Pei Zhi raised her hands in surrender, "Pretend I didn't say anything."

"The report is out, nothing's wrong, I'll be going now."

Huo Jiayuan sarcastically remarked to Pei Zhi, "I'll give you some space to go and coax your little darling."

Pei Zhi didn't refute this time, because Huo Jiayuan was right, Pei Zhi really did need to coax Xu Xingran.

After Huo Jiayuan left, when Pei Zhi was alone in the ward, she couldn't resist taking out a cigarette case again.

In fact, Pei Zhi had also considered whether or not to let Xu Xingran take over.

The key to the mission is the child, and Pei Zhi understands what Xu Xingran is after.

Once Xu Xingran truly takes the position, she might not use the child in her womb to make unreasonable demands of her, and she would be able to relax considerably.

But Pei Zhi quickly rejected this idea.

She and Huo Jiayuan had been married for less than six months, and after a grand wedding, they quickly divorced.

Xu Xingran is pregnant again and has risen to power. Not to mention that there won't be a good public opinion environment after the child is born.

It will be extremely difficult for Pei Zhi to marry Xu Xingran.

I doubt any of the old folks in the Pei family would agree.

If Pei Zhi wants to divorce Huo Jiayuan smoothly, the Huo family will also help Huo Jiayuan and bite Pei Zhi hard so that Pei Zhi can get a smooth divorce.

To put it simply, Pei Zhi was actually unwilling to marry Xu Xingran.

Some people's backgrounds are fine for playing around outside, but when it comes to serious matters, they're a bit too much to handle.

Pei Zhi took one last drag of her cigarette, extinguished it, gathered her thoughts, and went to see Xu Xingran.

Before meeting Xu Xingran, Pei Zhi messed up her hair, unbuttoned her collar, and made some wrinkles in her clothes.

Xu Xingran needs to believe that she and Huo Jiayuan parted on bad terms.

Only in this way will Xu Xingran not make a big fuss.

Xu Xingran was full of grievances, but seeing Pei Zhi's disheveled appearance, she couldn't bring herself to cry anymore.

What's wrong with you?

Pei Zhi tossed her coat aside in frustration. "I'm fine. Are you and the baby alright?"

Xu Xingran shook her head, "The doctor has seen me, I'm fine."

Pei Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and readily agreed, "That's good. If anything happens to the child, I won't let him off the hook."