Sober and beautiful, my husband and son begged for my forgiveness on their knees.

Lu Jingmo?

How can this be?

Although the Lu family has always looked down on the Ning family, Lu Jingmo at least has some regard for Yanyan's past relationship and would never suddenly take action against the Ning family.

Ning Jianguo snapped out of his daze and laughed angrily through gritted teeth.

"Did you deliberately instigate Lu Jingmo to target the Ning family? If I had known you were such an ingrate, I should have let you die out there back then!"

Even though she had experienced the Ning family's indifference countless times, Ning Yao's heart still ached uncontrollably when she heard Ning Jianguo's chilling words that cut straight to the heart.

It's a huge joke that their biological parents acted like this.

"Say what you will, anyway, the Ning family's good days are over."

Ning Yao uttered a casual remark and left without looking back, leaving Ning Jianguo, who was facing interrogation, jumping up and down in frustration.

Over the years, she has been extremely kind and righteous to the Ning family. The Ning family deserves this retribution; they have only themselves to blame.

"I was worried that you wouldn't be able to handle Ning Jianguo, but now it seems I was overthinking it."

As I stepped out of the police station, a cool breeze blew by, accompanied by a familiar, deep, and magnetic voice.

Ning Yao was startled and looked up to see Lu Jingmo standing by the car. Under the streetlights, his cold and thin face showed no emotion, but Ning Yao could hear the concern in his tone.

Ning Yao was certain that this man had been waiting here on purpose.

"With the surveillance you gave me, resolving this matter shouldn't be difficult. I just didn't expect Ning Jianguo to go to such lengths."

Ning Yao walked over without changing her expression, looked directly at Lu Jingmo, and after a few seconds of silence, finally spoke again.

“Although we are divorced and there is no affection between us, I still want to thank you. If it weren’t for that surveillance footage, Shattered Star would have been completely destroyed.”

Lu Jingmo frowned, not happy at Ning Yao's thanks, but rather displeased.

"What do you mean by having no feelings? Ning Yao, everything I said before was true. You don't need to question it. Just give me a definite answer."

Ning Yao looked away, deliberately avoiding Lu Jingmo's intense gaze, and chuckled softly.

"I am indeed very grateful for your help, but I cannot give you the so-called answer, because the answer is not important to me at all."

"How can it not be important?"

Lu Jingmo's tone suddenly changed, and he instinctively gripped Ning Yao's wrist tightly, his dark eyes becoming extremely intense.

“The past is indeed irreversible, but Ning Yao, we still have Ming Jin. Do you really want to see Ming Jin become a child without a mother?”

Perhaps thinking that he couldn't persuade Ning Yao with his own status, Lu Jingmo specifically mentioned Lu Mingjin.

He thought Ning Yao would at least be somewhat swayed, but Ning Yao forcefully shook off his hand.

"Both you and Lu Mingjin chose Ning Yan back then. Now that you've made your choice, just go find Ning Yan. Why bother playing the emotional card in front of me?"

She had given the father and son chances before, but each time the hope she managed to raise was ruthlessly crushed.

She warned herself never to turn back, because if she were to soften her heart again, the consequences would be a thousand times worse than before.

Lu Jingmo was slightly taken aback, and in that instant of distraction, Ning Yao had already walked across the street.

And there stood Zhong Yunche, who had just arrived.

"Ning Yao!"

Lu Jingmo shouted almost out of control, his dark eyes turning an unusual crimson.

"Believe it or not, I have never thought about divorcing you!"

Ning Yao stopped in her tracks. Across from her, Zhong Yunche frowned.

Ning Yao finally chose to let go of the past completely, but does Lu Jingmo want her to go back to the days when she was exploited and humiliated?

Zhong Yunche walked quickly to Ning Yao's side, glanced at Lu Jingmo with a complicated look, then put his hand on Ning Yao's shoulder and spoke gently.

"Ning Yao, we should go back."

This sentence is like a reminder, and also like a plea to stay.

Zhong Yunche knew that there was no possibility between him and Ning Yao, but under these circumstances, he did not want such a good girl as Ning Yao to be held back by Lu Jingmo.

Ning Yao nodded and followed Zhong Yunche into the car without hesitation.

Lu Jingmo watched them leave, a somber aura emanating from him, faintly revealing a chilling presence.

He waited for Ning Yao at the door for half an hour, but as soon as Zhong Yunche arrived, she left without looking back.

In Ning Yao's heart, their marriage of so many years couldn't compare to a man she had only known for a few months.

The more Lu Jingmo thought about it, the more suffocated he felt in his chest.

Yang Qian watched from behind and sighed silently in his heart.

This time, President Lu really put a lot of effort into the young mistress, even giving her the evidence beforehand after noticing something was amiss. But even so, it can't make up for the hurt the young mistress suffered in the past.

When Lu Jingmo returned to the villa, Lu Mingjin was already asleep, but he was still thinking about Ning Yao in his sleep.

"Mommy...Mommy, don't go...don't leave me..."

Lu Mingjin seemed to be having a nightmare; her small hands suddenly started waving, and her voice was tinged with anxiety.

Lu Jingmo held his small hand, and his words sounded like a solemn promise.

"Don't worry, Mingjin, Dad will definitely bring Mom back."

……

"How is the situation with Shattered Star now?"

On the way back, Ning Yao asked Zhong Yunche about it.

Zhong Yunche responded earnestly while turning the steering wheel.

"Although many merchants are terminating their contracts with Suixing and some customers are demanding refunds, some people are still waiting for Suixing to clarify."

Ning Yao couldn't help but be surprised.

"I originally thought that there were very few people who supported Suixing, and that Suixing would go bankrupt before I came back. I didn't expect that there are still many people who support Suixing."

Zhong Yunche smiled.

"Although Shattered Star is a newcomer, its design style is liked by many young people. The online public opinion changes so quickly, smart people know to wait and see."

Ning Yao and Zhong Yunche exchanged a glance, both of them smiling.

This battle was not as difficult as I had imagined.

"Tonight we'll stay at Shattered Star and draft a clarification statement as soon as possible. Once it's released, the storm will be completely over."

Twenty minutes later, Ning Yao and Zhong Yunche returned to Shattered Star and saw two figures anxiously standing at the door looking around.

After recognizing one of them, Ning Yao's expression turned slightly cold.

"Didn't I already tell her to leave? Why is she still here?"

Although she knew that Wen An's betrayal was understandable, she believed that if she doubted someone, she should not use them, and Wen An absolutely could not stay in Suixing any longer.

Zhong Yunche sighed and explained.

“When Suixing got into trouble, she insisted on staying, and since she caused this whole mess, she wanted to make amends.”

As they spoke, the two had already reached the door.

Xiao Xiao and Wen An immediately came over, their eyes filled with undisguised worry.

"Sister Yaoyao, are you alright? What did the police say? Are they really going to shut down Suixing?"

"Sister Yaoyao, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. If it weren't for me, Suixing wouldn't have been implicated. I really don't know how to make up for my mistake. As long as there's anything you can do to help me, I will do it without any complaints!"