After Black Moonlight revealed her true feelings, everyone panicked.

Lu Lingbai didn't think he had said anything hurtful; he just wanted to offer some advice to Mu Liangyue.

If he hadn't heard his sister's heartfelt words, he might have thought that his sister and Aunt Wang were deliberately making things difficult for him.

In all his years with the Lu family, he had never seen Wang Ma so hysterical.

If she hadn't suffered a great injustice, Wang Ma wouldn't have been shouting so desperately.

My sister is right. The bad guys staged this whole thing themselves, and we've already called the police. This can't be summed up by just the word "prank."

He knows the law; a target of one million is enough for the maximum penalty for theft. The person who set this up is despicable.

Mu Liangyue has no right to forgive on behalf of Wang Ma, naively believing that money can smooth over all the hurt.

What's more, after the Zhang family got into trouble, instead of taking the initiative to apologize to the victims or actively seeking their forgiveness, they immediately approached Mu Liangyue as a mediator.

In terms of attitude, she simply didn't think her son had done anything wrong.

Why should Wang Ma forgive such a person?

“Liangyue, I’ve seen plenty of people like this in our circle, and you’ve seen them too. Remember that girl who was hit by a rich kid’s speeding car? Her family didn’t apologize or offer any compensation. Even though 300,000 yuan could have been used for her surgery, the rich kid said he’d rather spend 500,000 yuan on online trolls and lawyers than give her a single penny. Have you forgotten?”

Mu Liangyue's voice was hoarse: "...How can these two things be compared?"

Lu Lingbo: "Why can't they be compared? Do you think there's a difference between the rich kid's attitude towards that young girl and Manager Zhang's attitude towards Aunt Wang?"

Seeing Mu Liangyue remain silent, Lu Lingbo said, "Perhaps it is precisely because they have always looked down on the victims that they so recklessly trample on the victims' self-esteem."

"You're just too kind, and the Zhang family took advantage of you. They knew that if they asked you for help, you would definitely go to great lengths and even suffer losses yourself to get things done."

"You really shouldn't have taken it all on yourself. Why would anyone be grateful? They'd just laugh at you for being foolish..."

Mu Liangyue couldn't listen anymore, her smile stiffening. "Second Brother, I know I was wrong."

She was rather dull-witted and couldn't understand those grand principles; she just couldn't bear to easily ruin someone's life.

Lu Lingbo: "Sorry, I've talked a bit too much. It's getting late. Shall I take you home?"

This is a villa area, so it's hard to get a taxi this late.

"No need, I came by electric scooter, I'm leaving right away!" Before anyone could react, Mu Liangyue hurriedly ran over, got on her electric scooter, and left.

Lu Lingbai's foot had just healed, so he couldn't chase after him. He stood there scratching his head, then turned and walked back.

I realized halfway there that I forgot to ask her where she lived.

But since you came by electric scooter, you must live not too far away, right?

-

At two o'clock in the morning, Mu Liangyue finally dragged her tired body to open the door.

She immediately became alert as soon as she entered the door, "Who's there?"

Someone slowly turned their head at the bar, and Mu Liangyue was stunned. "Mr. Lou, what brings you here?"

After saying that, she felt it was inappropriate. This was Lou Xiao's house; he could come and go as he pleased.

Lou Xiao reeked of alcohol. In the dim light, the man's face was flushed, and the collar of his white shirt was a far cry from his usual self-disciplined and refined gentlemanly image.

Mu Liangyue's heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason.

"Why are you so late?" Lou Xiao downed the amber-colored liquor in his glass in one gulp.

Mu Liangyue: "..."

She couldn't very well say that she impulsively went to find Lu Sijian, only to find that her electric scooter ran out of power halfway there and she had to push it back herself, could she?

"Mr. Lou, is something on your mind?" Mu Liangyue couldn't help but ask.

The other person's condition was not normal. The two had known each other for many years, and had been in frequent contact because of taking care of Lu Sijian. They had never seen him so depressed.

It's almost like he's drowning his sorrows in alcohol.

Seeing Lou Xiao pour another glass of wine, she rushed over and drank the whole glass in one gulp.

Lou Xiao was stunned. "Are you alright?"

Mu Liangyue stood there for a moment, then suddenly felt dizzy and was caught just as she was about to fall.

Lou Xiao looked at the woman in his arms and frowned: "What are you trying to prove if you can't drink?"

"Mr. Lou, are you going to scold me too? Then go ahead and scold me, scold me as much as you want!" Mu Liangyue chuckled, her mind hazy with drunkenness.

Lou Xiao: "Why did I scold you?"

Mu Liangyue counted on her fingers: "Miss Lu scolded me, Aunt Wang scolded me, even my second brother didn't stand up for me, and you're definitely going to scold me too. I feel like I'm such a failure as a person!"

As soon as she finished speaking, tears streamed down her face.

Lou Xiao froze, and unusually coaxed her in a low voice, "How could you fail? You're so good."

"I'm bad, I'm terrible!" Mu Liangyue said dejectedly. "I work from dawn till dusk every day to restore ancient paintings, hoping that Miss Lu can go to university and to make up for the damage I caused."

"But I didn't know that when Miss Lu went to the association, she would run into Manager Zhang, who had an old grudge against Aunt Wang, which ultimately led to Manager Zhang being locked up in the police station."

Lou Xiao's heart skipped a beat. "What does this mean? What did A-Jian do this time?"

Is it not enough to destroy Zhang Yuze and Mu Liangyue's cousin's restaurant? Do they have to persecute others too?

"Waaaaah, Miss Lu won't let Manager Zhang off the hook, what should I do!" Mu Liangyue couldn't help but throw herself into Lou Xiao's arms.

She tried her best to ensure a good outcome for everyone, but why was it so difficult?

-

At three o'clock in the morning, Mu Liangyue was already fast asleep.

Lou Xiao couldn't sleep; despite being extremely exhausted, he was unusually clear-headed.

From Mu Liangyue's disjointed narration, he had pieced together the whole story.

He was aware that Lu Sijian was going to the art association to gain experience, since the Lu family hadn't kept it from him.

Lu Sijian will be going there to clock in for work every week, at least to make it look like she's there.

But what he didn't expect was that Mu Liangyue was actually a genius who could restore ancient paintings, and was even willing to give up huge fame and fortune so that Lu Sijian could sign his name.

She kept it so secret; if she hadn't been dealt a blow tonight, she wouldn't have revealed the truth while drunk.

She did so much for Lu Sijian, but Lu Sijian turned around and wanted to send her senior brother, who had helped her so much, to jail.

If you repay evil with kindness, how will you repay kindness? No wonder she broke down like that, as if her faith had collapsed.

The amber-colored liquor reflected Lou Xiao's clear eyes as he sent a message to his assistant.

[Have the technical department find a way to recover that video, no matter what.]

-

A week later, Lu Sijian finally finished her hectic and busy schedule.

After that, she slept soundly at home for a whole day to catch up on her sleep.

I slept until the afternoon, when I was so hungry that I got up and went downstairs to eat.

Just as Wang Ma finished setting the plates, an unexpected person walked over.

Aunt Ye, dragging her suitcase, said with a smile that she had come to say goodbye to Lu Sijian.

"Miss, I want to resign. Since I didn't apply in advance, I will compensate the Lu family with one month's lost wages."

As she spoke, Aunt Ye placed a stack of money on the table.

The servants of the Lu family all looked at Sister Ye with envy.

My goodness, has Sister Ye struck it rich? It's so satisfying to stand up to her employer like that!

Sister Ye looked smug. "All you ever do is try to control me with money. But now that someone's backing me up, who cares about the Lu family anymore?"