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

As expected of a popular restaurant, Ning Yao and her two companions thoroughly enjoyed their meal.

Ning Yao felt that the delicious food had soothed her anger from the afternoon.

After paying online, she told Xiaoxiao and Wen'an to rest for a bit while she went to the restroom.

Unexpectedly, I ran into Ning Yan at the bathroom door.

"I knew I wasn't mistaken just now, Ning Yao, you're really something! You got to know the designer of 'Shattered Star' so quickly and even went out to dinner with her. If you had put this much effort into Jing Mo and Ming Jin back then, you wouldn't have been kicked out of the house by them!"

Without Lu Jingmo and his son, Ning Yan naturally stopped pretending.

Speak as harshly as you can.

Ning Yao had long seen through her true colors, and after hearing her words, she wasn't angry.

"Yes, I'm always one step ahead of you in everything I do, so no matter how hard you try or how much effort you put in, you can only 'eat' what I leave behind."

Ning Yan gritted her teeth in anger, took a step forward, and approached her.

"Ning Yao, I really don't know what you're so smug about? I said before that everything you have is mine. Now I've done it. Jing Mo doesn't want you, your parents don't want you, you have almost nothing now, what right do you have to be smug in front of me?"

Ning Yao asked in surprise, "Who said I have nothing? I took 50 million from Lu Jingmo in the divorce, plus the jewelry and other valuables I received before, and a property. My personal assets alone are close to 100 million. And you, besides that empty concern and affection, what do you have?"

This is Ning Yan's Achilles' heel.

Despite how much Ning Jianguo and Li Lifen dote on her and are willing to let her buy bags and clothes, they still don't own any property.

Not to mention the 50 million in cash.

Ning Yao, who is inferior to her in every way, has everything!

"What are you so smug about! What you have, I will have sooner or later, but what I have, you will never have."

Ning Yao laughed indifferently, "That's all you can do to comfort yourself now, otherwise you won't be able to get through this."

"Ning Yao, you just wait, I won't let you get away with this!"

Ning Yan stormed off in a huff.

Ning Yao clicked her tongue, completely unconcerned.

Even though they can't win an argument, they still insist on going along with it.

Isn't this a debt?

Ning family.

Ning Yan, who was deeply provoked by Ning Yao, found Li Lifen, who was having a spa treatment, hugged her tightly, and told her, embellishing Ning Yao's sarcastic remarks from the previous night.

Upon hearing this, Li Lifen could no longer sit still. That wretched man hadn't even told them about the divorce, and he'd even received a full 50 million in divorce settlement!

Seeing that Ning Yan was crying so hard, she quickly comforted her, "Yan Yan, don't cry. That bastard actually talked to you like that. I'll call her and give her a piece of my mind!"

When I tried to call, all I got was a busy signal.

Li Lifen immediately picked up the landline again and dialed, but it was still busy.

Now that she knew she had been blocked by that brat, she was even angrier.

"Yanyan, don't be afraid. Mom won't let you suffer in vain. I'll find out where she lives tomorrow and then settle the score with her!"

Ning Yan was very touched. After a little coaxing, she whispered, "Mom, I know you and Dad love me very much and never hesitate to buy me things, but this year is different. I'm turning 20 soon. Can I have my own house?"

Li Lifen asked in surprise, "Yanyan, you don't want to live with Mom and Dad anymore?"

"No, I just want a small house so that next time Yaoyao and the others laugh at me, I'll have the confidence to fight back."

Li Lifen felt that the request was not excessive, but she could not make the decision herself.

"Yanyan, of course Mom doesn't want you to suffer, but I need to discuss this with your dad."

Ning Yan's heart sank when she heard those words.

Although Ning Jianguo doted on her, he wasn't as easily appeased as Li Lifen; he always expected something in return for what he gave her.

We need to think of other ways.

Moreover, Ning Yao made her suffer so much, she absolutely cannot let her off easily!

Just as she was thinking this, she received a message from Lu Mingjin.

[Auntie, Dad's working overtime at the company today and isn't home. I want to eat ice cream, but the housekeeper won't let me. Can you come pick me up and take me to eat it secretly?]

Ning Yan looked at the message but didn't reply immediately.

Lu Mingjin didn't get a reply, so she started to act coquettishly.

[Auntie, please! I'll only eat one small ice cream cone, I won't be greedy, and I'll keep it a secret, okay?]

Ning Yan gave a cold, curt reply.

Okay, your auntie will come pick you up right away.

Lu Jingmo finished dealing with company matters at 1 a.m.

The streets were empty, and the night was quiet.

On his way back, he saw many vendors setting up stalls at the street corner. He had never paid attention to them before, but today he watched them for quite a while.

Yang Qian noticed him looking at the food stalls outside in the rearview mirror and couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Lu, are you hungry? Should I contact the housekeeper to prepare a late-night snack for you?"

"No need." Lu Jingmo indifferently withdrew his gaze, remained silent for a moment, and then asked, "Yang Qian, what do your parents do?"

Yang Qian didn't understand why he would suddenly ask about his family situation, but he didn't hide anything and answered truthfully.

“My dad is a repairman in a factory, and my mom is a teacher. Our family isn’t wealthy, but my parents have a good relationship, so I’m quite happy.”

After he finished speaking, he realized that Lu Jingmo had just gotten divorced, and he shouldn't have said those things.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lu, I didn't mean it..."

"It's okay, just focus on driving."

Lu Jingmo spoke calmly, his voice devoid of emotion.

Upon returning to the Lu family home, Lu Jingmo glanced upstairs before asking the butler who was waiting for him.

"Mingjin, did you eat well today?"

"The young master was very well-behaved today. He finished all his food and even read a book for a while, but..."

Lu Jingmo noticed the butler's pause and glanced at him indifferently. "Continue."

"The young master may have missed you, but he didn't dare to disturb you, so he asked Miss Ning to keep him company. The two of them took a walk outside for an hour before returning. However, the young master went back to his room to rest afterwards. I went to see him half an hour ago, and he was sleeping soundly."

Lu Jingmo paused for a moment while looking up at the second floor before instructing, "If he misses me in the future, bring him to the company to see me. Don't let him bother Ning Yan."

The butler understood what he meant and quickly nodded.

Lu Jingmo went upstairs to the second floor, intending to go straight to his own bedroom, but when he passed by his son's door, he still wanted to take a look.

So he gently pushed open the bedroom door and went inside.

He approached his son's bedside by the light of the corridor and saw that he was indeed sleeping soundly and motionless. He couldn't help but reach out and touch his face.

When he touched it, he found his hand covered in cold sweat.

He immediately sensed something was wrong.

Turn on the lights immediately.

As a result, he found his son lying on the bed covered in cold sweat and with a pale face.

He had already lost consciousness.

"Mingjin!"

On the other hand, Ning Yao worked overtime until midnight tonight, and went straight to sleep after getting home.

But halfway through her sleep, she started having nightmares.

In her daze, she heard her phone ring.

"Hey?"

Hearing her hoarse voice, the person on the other end remained silent for a few seconds before saying, "Ning Yao, come to the hospital immediately! Ming Jin is sick and needs surgery..."