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

When she got to her apartment building, she remembered that she didn't seem to have any groceries left at home, so she went to the supermarket to buy some.

After paying the bill, she walked out carrying two large bags of things when suddenly her phone started vibrating incessantly.

She stopped immediately, took out her phone and saw that it was Lu Mingjin calling. She immediately put the phone into her bag.

When she got home, her phone showed five missed calls.

Three of them belong to Lu Mingjin, and two are Lu family landlines.

She had forgotten to block this ungrateful brat's phone number before, but now it's perfect timing.

She had just started typing when Lu Mingjin called again, and she answered it without even realizing it.

"Ning Yao, why didn't you pick Ming Jin up from kindergarten this afternoon? Do you know he was bullied..."

Lu Jingmo's cold, rebuking voice came from the other end, making Ning Yao laugh: "Didn't you go over there? Why would I go over there again? Besides, he was bullied, you should go find the person who bullied him."

"Ning Yao, haven't you made enough of a scene? I've explained to you so many times before that Ning Yan and I have nothing going on. Why do you have to keep harping on this little thing?"

“You are my wife and Mingjin’s mother. Even if you want to throw a tantrum, there should be a limit.”

Ning Yao clicked her tongue in disbelief at his fatherly tone. "Lu Jingmo, has your brain deteriorated and you can't remember anything? I've already asked you for a divorce, and I've signed the agreement. If you're still a man, just sign it neatly and stop dawdling!"

"You are being unreasonable."

"Yes, yes, you're right. So, are you going to sign it?"

"Dudu..."

Ning Yao's face turned cold when she heard the busy tone on the other end.

Lu Jingmo has never valued her, so what's the point of dragging out this divorce?

No, I need to give Ningyan a little nudge!

She had just turned on her phone when she was drawn to a pop-up message.

A story about a high-end brand hiring an unknown, mediocre designer has surfaced and become a hot topic.

It mentions that high-end brands have become incredibly popular online in the last two years, with one particular series reaching a price of five million for high-end custom-made items.

They even claimed that this was to maximize the brand's profits by hiring other well-known designers to create design drafts, then rejecting them for being unsuitable, and finally hiring a mediocre designer to copy the design, ultimately resulting in a successful product launch.

This blatant act of plagiarism ignited public opinion the moment it was released, with many netizens speculating about which unscrupulous brand was responsible.

[Everyone knows how difficult it is to create original content these days, yet they still resort to such malicious methods to steal other people's work! These people are utterly heartless!]

This industry cancer must not be let off the hook! Brands that aid and abet it must also be punished! Experts, dig them out quickly so everyone can avoid these pitfalls!

Netizens were very excited, but the information provided by the questioner was too vague, and after a round of deductions, they still couldn't pinpoint the target.

They listed dozens of brands in Whale City at once, including the high-end brand that partnered with Ning Yao!

Ning Yao looked at the comments and couldn't help but laugh. It was such a coincidental moment, and the identity of the instigator was becoming increasingly obvious.

Just then, Ning Yan appeared out of nowhere in the comments section as a young and outstanding designer...

Everyone's comments are very insightful. We absolutely cannot tolerate this cancer. I will do my utmost to prevent it from ruining our entire industry.

Although Ning Yan's design talent is average, she is very good at creating hype.

A few years ago, after she graduated from university, the Ning family spent a lot of money to help her establish a high-quality, rich, and beautiful image, saying that she was a shining pearl of that year's design school, and even used their connections to help her win a major national design award.

The outside world all thought she was a beautiful, rich, and talented woman with exceptional talent.

Her words immediately excited netizens.

[I never expected that Goddess Yanyan would take the time out of her busy schedule to pay attention to this matter, understand the difficult situation of us lower-level designers, and even say she would help us eradicate this scourge! I'm so touched!]

[Yes, Goddess Yanyan is so kind! She's truly the only rich girl I've ever met who has such a good family background, a good temper, and is also very capable!]

Ning Yan was very happy to see everyone praising her.

There's no need for such praise; I just did what I was supposed to do.

Looking at that sentence, Ning Yao could imagine how hypocritical Ning Yan's expression was, even through the screen.

She also posted a message using her alternate account—

[It's basic social etiquette to refrain from commenting without knowing the full story. The poster's comments have focused on profit and plagiarism. It's important to understand that you can't make claims without evidence; otherwise, everyone could face legal consequences. It's best to be cautious.]

Ning Yan, who was applying a face mask, saw this comment and immediately replied.

The poster was already under immense pressure to share this inside story. Asking them to produce evidence would only make them a target of public criticism. This friend probably saw the news about the 'Starry Night' series designer today, right? But don't confuse the two. Not everyone has that designer's caution and prudence, and the ability to produce solid evidence to turn the tide.

Ning Yao curled her lips coldly, finally revealing her true colors.

Seeing Ning Yan's comment, everyone is asking what happened to the designer of the Starry Sky series.

Soon, someone came forward to explain and released a video of Ning Yao showing the garment inspection report.

The girl's allergic reaction was really severe. Luckily, the designer reacted quickly and produced the test report; otherwise, there might have been another wrongful conviction.

[Am I the only one who finds it strange that the designer could immediately produce a test report? As a designer myself, I can't even remember the material composition, let alone a test report; I have to refer to my own notes.]

Seeing that Ning Yan's online trolls were attacking the designer's identity and abilities again, Ning Yao decided not to argue with fools and directly sent the brand owner the confirmation letter she received from Xingyi Group for further studies.

The other person happened to be catching up on this gossip and immediately sent her a thumbs-up emoji upon receiving her message.

[Designer Ning is amazing! Xingyi Group only gives training spots to the first-place winner of the competition. I knew I wasn't wrong about you!]

Immediately afterwards, Ning Yao and she both announced the news on Weibo.

The news spread like wildfire within the circle.

Soon, everyone learned that the 'Deep Sea' and 'Starry Sky' series, which were most popular among the wealthy young ladies in Whale City recently, were both designed by the top artist of Xingyi Group.

This first-place winner is extremely prestigious. Not only will they be sent directly to the Milan Design Institute, known as the cradle of the world's top designers, as an exchange student, but this designer will also have access to top global fashion resources in the future, with a limitless future ahead.

It caused a huge uproar on Weibo in less than five minutes!

Ning Yan was still trying to figure out how to expose Ning Yao when Weibo pushed her a news article about Ning Yao going abroad for further studies and entering a top design school... She was shocked!

Didn't Jingmo previously arrange for Xingyi Group to reserve the spot for themselves? Why was it still given to Ning Yao?

Could it be that Jingmo lied to her?!

Unable to contain her anger, she swept the fruit plate and tissues in front of her onto the floor.

Ning's mother heard the noise as she passed by her room and immediately turned back, asking with concern, "Yanyan, what's wrong?"

Upon hearing her voice, Ning Yan's anger immediately turned into grievance, "Mom..."

She opened the door, crying, and hugged Ning's mother, sobbing as she told her that Ning Yao refused to give up her spot.

After hearing this, Ning's mother was very angry, but she still gently comforted her, "Yanyan, don't cry. Mom will definitely stand up for you and make that unfilial daughter give you the spot!"