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

Everyone turned around and saw a very young girl walking towards them from behind.

She dressed simply, had a slender figure, and exuded elegance.

"Designer Ning, you're finally here!" The boss saw Ning Yao and rushed over as if she were his savior. "You heard what they were saying, right? Do you really have any more evidence? This shop is my life's work, you have to help me save it!"

Ning Yao chuckled, "Don't worry, I'll definitely protect it."

Upon hearing the word "designer," the reporters immediately surrounded Ning Yao.

"You're the designer who designed the gradient dress? How do you explain the fact that your designs are so similar to those of foreign brands?"

"Your design filing date is only one day different from theirs. Is such a short time difference really a coincidence?"

"The gradient-style dresses are quite well-known in Whale City and sell well. Now that customers have accused you of plagiarism, how do you expect them to trust you and the brand again?"

"You just said you have more evidence. What is it? Can you show it to us?"

More than a dozen cameras were pointed at Ning Yao, effectively trapping her inside.

After Ning Yao appeared, both the curly-haired girl and the short-haired girl looked at her with mocking eyes.

They already knew from other sources that Ning Yao was not a patient person.

Especially under such high pressure, she would definitely get angry and might even do something more outrageous.

But they waited and waited, and Ning Yao never lost her temper.

How could this be? Could the intelligence be wrong?

Ning Yao noticed that the two girls were secretly observing her, so she also kept an eye on them.

Once she realized they were after her, she subtly curled her lips into a smile.

Before she died in a mental hospital in her previous life, she had suffered mental torment for a long time, so this kind of high pressure was nothing to her.

She looked calmly into the camera, her gaze clear and her demeanor serene.

"I will answer all your questions, but I'd like to show you something first."

When everyone saw her walk towards the curly-haired girl who had accused her, they all looked on with suspicion.

"Could I borrow the gradient dress you bought from this brand?"

Ning Yao asked politely, and the curly-haired girl stared at her for a couple of seconds before instinctively clutching her dress, "Why should I agree to your request?"

"Because I want to prove to you that the dress I designed can never be exactly the same as the dress your friend bought." Seeing that she was still a little worried, Ning Yao added, "Don't worry, I won't take it away. I'll prove it to you right here."

Seeing everyone staring at her, the curly-haired girl was afraid that refusing would arouse suspicion, so she handed the dress to her. "Don't try anything funny. If you dare to lie to me, the Song family will never let you off the hook!"

Upon hearing the name of the Song family, Ning Yao suddenly understood.

Ning Yan is familiar with many heiresses from wealthy families in Whale City, among whom the Song family is her closest friend.

When the others heard about the Song family, they knew that the curly-haired girl was no ordinary person, and they all looked at Ning Yao.

The boss also clenched her hands nervously. If she offended the Song family, she wouldn't be able to stay in Whale City.

Ning Yao, holding the dress, didn't immediately show everyone the different parts. Instead, she walked through the crowd with the dress in her hand, occasionally looking up at the sky as if searching for something.

Just as everyone was about to lose patience, she suddenly stopped and said to everyone, "Watch carefully, everyone."

I saw her fair hands cup up the bottom layer of the gradient black and gently stir it.

The original pitch blackness, when moved, revealed a layer of dazzling colored light, as if a rainbow was hidden within it.

Everyone looked shocked!

"Oh my god, how did you do that?"

After Ning Yao finished demonstrating, she asked Miss Song to hand her another dress, which she then gently adjusted from the same position and angle.

However, apart from being black, this dress does not have any iridescent colors.

"Everyone, did you all see it clearly?"

Everyone fell silent. They thought the gradient was just the color on the outside of the dress, never expecting such a surprise hidden in the hem.

Even Ms. Song and the short-haired girl, who had previously been confident of victory, were speechless.

Facts speak louder than words, and now no one dares to question it anymore.

Even the boss didn't expect her to have planted such a deep foreshadowing. Ning Yao simply explained that she wanted to surprise every guest.

In fact, this was also a way out she left for herself. All her designs contained hidden secrets, but only she knew the secrets.

The reporters were so excited that they asked Ning Yao for design tips, and a carefully planned scheme for her was easily foiled.

After the interview ended, Ning Yao noticed that Ms. Song secretly went to the side to make a phone call...

The shop owner immediately stepped forward to thank Ning Yao, "Designer Ning, thank you so much! If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to keep this shop and this brand today!"

Ning Yao waved her hand, and then told her about what she had just seen the curly-haired girl secretly making a phone call.

The boss slapped his thigh in anger, "There's definitely something wrong! It's very likely that our rivals are messing with me! I need to investigate this thoroughly these next few days!"

Ning Yao originally wanted to tell her boss that she was going abroad for further studies and would not be able to take orders in the future, but she felt that it was not appropriate and had to find another opportunity.

As she was about to leave, her boss suddenly said to her, "By the way, Designer Song, there's something I'd like to ask you for a favor."

"The girl who came with you last time lost a bracelet here. Could you please give it to her? It's strange, really. She was shocked when she found out we were working together and even asked me about you. You're family, so why didn't she ask you when she had questions? Why did she come to me, an outsider, instead of you?"

Ning Yao was taken aback. Last time? It seemed to be Ning Yan... Did she know that I was earning extra money?

She walked out with the bracelet in her hand, just in time to hear the curly-haired girl carrying a new shopping bag, video chatting with someone as she walked out.

She didn't want to pay attention, but then she heard the curly-haired girl shout into her phone, "Yanyan, you have such great taste! You really understand me, that dress looks amazing on me..."

Smoke?

Ning Yao turned around and followed the girl with curly hair.

"Yanyan, I'm really sorry to trouble you. That Ning Yao is no pushover. You'll have to be more careful in the future, and don't let her get to you..."

"So you're Ning Yan's friend."

Ning Yao suddenly spoke up, startling the curly-haired girl who was video chatting with Ning Yan, causing her to make a funny face and drop her phone to the ground.

"Mengmeng, what's wrong?"

Ning Yan, on the other end of the phone, didn't know what had happened and called out anxiously.

The next second, Ning Yao's face appeared on the other side of the camera.

She gasped for breath, then immediately ended the video call.

"Tsk?" Ning Yao sneered when she saw her phone screen go black, then turned to look at the curly-haired girl huddled in the corner next to her.

"Did Ning Yan send you to cause trouble?"

The curly-haired girl pressed her pounding heart, her face still showing the embarrassment and guilt of being caught red-handed: "I don't know what you're talking about."

"It's okay, it's not important anyway." Ning Yao placed the bracelet the shopkeeper had given her into the curly-haired girl's hand, then smiled at her. "Take this to Ning Yan, and also give her a message: if she's capable, she should let her abilities speak for themselves. If I find out she's using such tricks again, don't blame me for digging up her past!"

When she said this, her gentle eyes were veiled with a faint frost. The curly-haired girl was a little intimidated and nodded repeatedly in agreement before Ning Yao left.

On her way home, she received a call from teacher Lu Mingjin.

"Mingjin's mom, Mingjin isn't in a good mood today. She just got into a little conflict with some other children. Would it be convenient for you to come over and handle it?"

Ning Yao refused outright, "I'm sorry, teacher, I don't have time to go. In the future, please contact his father to handle these kinds of matters."

She hung up the phone as soon as she finished speaking!