After Black Moonlight revealed her true feelings, everyone panicked.

Mu Liangyue looked up at Lu Sijian, "Miss Lu, I've been waiting for you all night."

Lu Sijian smiled and said, "Oh, then you've worked hard."

Mu Liangyue felt conflicted. She hadn't expected that Wang Ma had once been Zhang Xi's nanny. Because she was sent to prison by the Zhang family for stealing a gold bracelet, she had always harbored resentment towards Zhang Xi.

She never expected that Zhang Xi would make such a clumsy joke in order to vent his anger for her.

Moreover, someone anticipated his move and set a trap for him, waiting for him to walk right into it.

Mu Liangyue mustered her courage and said, "Ms. Lu, I want to apologize to you on behalf of Manager Zhang. I'm sorry, he only thought of standing up for me because he believed the rumors that Aunt Wang was bullying me."

Lu Sijian: "You don't need to take the blame. This has nothing to do with you."

Zhang Xi is just being a jerk and trying to put down Wang Ma; he would have done the same thing whether you were there or not.

Mu Liangyue's expression was serious. "No, it's all my fault. Today's events started because of me."

Lu Sijian already knew that the female lead had a strong sense of morality, so she didn't argue with her about this issue.

"Okay, now that you've apologized, go home if you have nothing else to do. It's too late, go to sleep early." She was really forcing herself to stay awake!

Mu Liangyue: "Wait a minute! Manager Zhang is still at the police station. He knows he was wrong. He didn't really mean to do anything to Aunt Wang; he was just playing a prank on her. Please let him go!"

Lu Sijian stopped in her tracks. "So you think that stuffing a million-dollar watch into someone's bag, accusing them of being a thief, and then calling the police was all just a prank?"

Mu Liangyue suddenly realized she had said the wrong thing, "I'm sorry, that's not what I meant..."

[The saintly heroine will indeed forgive the whole world, but why are you forgiving on behalf of the Queen Mother?]

[Just because Wang Ma wasn't framed and sent to jail as they wanted, does that mean she deserved it?]

Lu Sijian sighed, "This matter has nothing to do with you, can I ask you not to get involved?"

Mu Liangyue didn't want to give up. The Zhang family had already approached her, saying they were willing to pay her for help.

But she wasn't after money; she was doing it because of her guilty conscience.

She couldn't bear to see such an outstanding and promising person completely ruined because of a small mistake.

“He made a mistake, but it doesn’t warrant this. Miss Lu, he’s already been expelled from the Arts Association; that’s a lesson enough. If Aunt Wang still feels unsatisfied, the Zhang family is willing to compensate her for emotional distress!”

On the bus, Wang Ma's anger was instantly ignited!

She opened the car door, about to shout that she didn't want compensation, but Lu Sijian glanced at her and she immediately shut up.

If the young lady won't let her get involved, then forget it.

Lu Sijian asked with a smile, "Is that so? How much money is the Zhang family willing to offer?"

Mu Liangyue felt hopeful and breathed a sigh of relief: "Five hundred thousand. If that doesn't work, we can add more."

She knew Lu Sijian wouldn't care about such a small amount of money, but what about Wang Ma?

Wang Ma has no children. Although she has sisters, they all have their own families. She must have to consider her retirement.

Given the Zhang family's arrogant attitude, they wouldn't be willing to pay Wang Ma so much money.

Lu Sijian made a reasonable guess: "The 500,000 is actually a reward from the Zhang family, right?"

Mu Liangyue wasn't used to lying, and her eyes darted away. "No, that's not it."

Lu Sijian understood immediately. "Why don't you call the Zhang family now and ask them if they're willing to compensate Wang Ma one million?"

"So much?" Mu Liangyue was stunned. Where would she get so much money?

“One million isn’t much, is it? Zhang Xi’s watch alone costs over a million. The Zhang family can afford it without even having to grit their teeth.”

[I understand, the 500,000 is really a reward for Mu Liangyue's hard work.]

They could pay someone else for help, but they couldn't give the money back to Wang Ma, because deep down they felt she didn't deserve it.

[Wait a minute, Mu Liangyue's expression is strange. Could it be that the Zhang family isn't even willing to offer 500,000?]

Lu Sijian suddenly asked, "How much did the Zhang family give you, two hundred thousand or three hundred thousand? Are you planning to cover the rest yourself?"

"I'm sorry..." Mu Liangyue felt that she was too scary, as if she could see through people's hearts.

When the Zhang family approached her, they were only willing to give her 200,000 yuan as a reward for her hard work. She thought that since she had completed the restoration of the ancient painting, asking for 300,000 yuan wouldn't be unreasonable.

If we can raise 500,000 yuan this way and rescue Zhang Xi, it will be considered a meritorious deed.

Unfortunately, Lu Sijian saw right through her and even asked for a sky-high price of one million... She could manage to scrape together 500,000, but one million was simply out of the question.

She hesitated for a moment, glanced at Wang Ma in the car, as if she had made up her mind.

"If I can raise one million, will Wang Ma really be willing to drop the lawsuit?"

On the bus, Wang Ma couldn't help but laugh in exasperation.

Even though the young lady had warned her not to offend people easily, she couldn't help but want to say a few words.

Where did this weirdo come from? Does she really think she's some kind of living bodhisattva who's come to save all living beings?

The young lady has been tolerant and patient with her time and time again, and even now she is still willing to talk to her nicely, coaxing and persuading her.

She doesn't understand human language at all, yet she forces people to do things against their will, acting as if she's about to make a huge sacrifice.

Bah, who cares about your sacrifice?

"I will never withdraw the lawsuit or settle!" Wang Ma opened the car door and got out. "No matter how much money you raise, you can't buy my dignity! I don't want money, I just want Zhang Xi to get what he deserves!"

Mu Liangyue was startled by Wang Ma's cold and resolute demeanor, and her eyes instantly reddened. "Wang Ma, that's not what I meant..."

Wang Ma's chest heaved violently: "It's my fault for not forgiving you. What's the use of begging the young lady? If you have a problem, come at me."

Mu Liangyue looked at Lu Sijian helplessly.

Lu Sijian didn't look at her, but walked up to Wang Ma and hugged her, patting her back, "It's okay, don't be angry anymore, let's go home."

After helping Wang Ma into the car and settling her in, Lu Sijian turned to Mu Liangyue and said, "This matter has nothing to do with you. Don't worry about it anymore. It's too late, go home quickly."

Her tone was gentle and calm, without any hint of blame, but Mu Liangyue felt extremely ashamed.

In their eyes, they probably think they're being unreasonable.

But she really meant well and didn't understand why things had to escalate to the point of mutual destruction.

"Alright, stop crying." Lu Lingbai waited for a long time, but Mu Liangyue remained standing still. He couldn't help but come out.

Mu Liangyue came to her senses and realized that she was already in tears.

"Second Brother, when did you arrive?" Seeing Lu Lingbo's calm expression, she suddenly realized that he had already heard the whole thing.

Mu Liangyue was devastated and desperately wanted to seek recognition.

Lu Lingbo was one of the first people to stand by her side after the hostage situation occurred, so he must be able to understand her predicament.

"Second Brother, Aunt Wang and Miss Lu have really misunderstood me! I just thought it's good to be forgiving, I didn't mean to humiliate Aunt Wang with money! I'm not a rich person..."

"I know, you're just too kind, willing to sacrifice your own interests to help others."

“If you repay evil with kindness, how will you repay kindness?” Lu Lingbai sighed. “Liangyue, you shouldn’t have come today.”

Mu Liangyue was stunned when she heard the reproach in his tone.