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

Everyone was a little confused. Everyone was here, so who else was coming?

Soon, a slender figure walked in from outside the door.

The other person was wearing a simple dress, with long black hair and delicate features.

"She...she's not..."

"Is that Ning Yao? Oh my god, am I seeing things? She used to be such a country bumpkin, how come she's changed so much?"

"What's she doing here? We didn't invite her tonight!"

Ning Yan and Lu Jingmo were both surprised that Ning Yao would come looking for them, and their eyes immediately focused on her.

Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Ning Yao smiled and walked in, "Sorry to bother you, I have something to discuss with Ning Yan."

Although she was smiling, everyone could sense the coldness beneath the smile.

The others couldn't help but look at Ning Yan.

Ning Yan didn't want to appear timid, so she first glanced at Lu Jingmo beside her before smiling and standing up. "Yaoyao, why didn't you call me if you wanted to find me? Come, sit down first. Tonight is my friend's welcome dinner. You've come at the perfect time. Let me introduce you."

"No need." Ning Yao didn't even look at Lu Jingmo, refusing very decisively. "I have something to discuss with you. Let's go outside to talk."

Upon hearing this, Ning Yan looked troubled. "How about we talk later? My friends are here, so it's not very convenient."

"If you're not leaving, we'll talk here. You should know why I'm here. Are you sure you want me to tell you here?"

Ning Yao glanced at her coldly, and quickly caught the fleeting smugness in Ning Yan's eyes.

It was indeed related to her.

"Ning Yao, what are you doing now?"

Lu Jingmo noticed that Ning Yao hadn't looked at him since she entered the room, but instead had been making things difficult for Ning Yan. His expression suddenly darkened.

Ning Yao glanced at him, but only for a moment.

"President Lu, this is between Ning Yan and me. It would be better if you, a grown man, didn't interfere."

Everyone else gasped when they heard her words.

Is Ning Yao out of her mind? Otherwise, how could she dare to talk to Lu Jingmo like that!

Ning Yan didn't expect Ning Yao to be so bold. It seems that Ning Yao knew that the design draft was related to her.

But so what?

Keep making a scene; the more she makes a scene, the more Lu Jingmo will dislike her.

Sure enough, Lu Jingmo's eyes instantly turned cold and sharp.

"Ning Yao, who gave you permission to talk to me like that? You've been in the Lu family for seven years, haven't you even learned basic manners?!"

Ning Yao didn't want to waste words with him and looked directly at Ning Yan, "Ning Yan, I only came to see you tonight for one purpose: to clarify the misunderstanding about the design draft. Either your friend apologizes to me, or I will provide evidence and sue you for defamation."

Ning Yan didn't expect her to actually say it, and denied it with a wronged look on her face, "Yaoyao, what do you mean? I don't understand. What design draft? What apology? I didn't do anything."

Ning Yao guessed that she wouldn't admit it, and coldly laughed: "You didn't know? That's quite a coincidence. You left my company and we were exposed for the design draft scandal."

Lu Jingmo frowned deeply and said in a cold voice, "Ning Yan is your sister. Over the years, she has always been tolerant and understanding of you. She even gave you the qualification for the design competition. How dare you talk about her like that?"

"Besides, why should you, the cleaning lady, worry about Suixing's affairs? Mingjin is in the hospital, why aren't you taking care of her? Why are you meddling in so many other people's business?"

When the others heard his words, they were initially shocked that Ning Yao had gone out to work as a cleaning lady, but then everyone's lips unconsciously curled up.

However, because Lu Jingmo was there, they dared not show it too obviously and could only echo each other.

Ning Yan had been worried that Lu Jingmo would find out that Ning Yao was the mysterious designer, but now that she heard his words, she felt relieved.

"Yaoyao, why did you become a cleaning lady? If Mom and Dad find out, they... will be so heartbroken."

Ning Yao looked at Ning Yan, who appeared kind on the surface but whose eyes revealed schadenfreude, and the sarcasm in her eyes deepened.

“Lu Jingmo, let me remind you one more time: I earned my qualification for the Xingyi Group design competition through my own abilities, and it has nothing to do with any of you.”

"Secondly, I'm here tonight to see Ning Yan. You're not her dogs, so what are you barking about!"

"you--"

"Ning Yao! Don't think you can humiliate us just because Young Master Lu is here, believe it or not..."

"Please don't be angry, everyone. Yaoyao just said something without thinking. I apologize on her behalf."

Seeing that everyone was angry, Ning Yan quickly stood up and admitted her mistake.

Lu Jingmo was furious that Ning Yao had ruined such a nice meal.

"Enough! Ning Yao, stop embarrassing yourself here! They'll handle the 'Shattered Star' matter themselves; you don't need to worry about it. Go to the hospital first thing tomorrow morning to take care of Ming Jin until he's fully recovered!"

"I'm not going!" Ning Yao refused.

"You dare refuse me?" Lu Jingmo couldn't believe it. A cleaning lady job was more important than taking care of Mingjin?

"Yes, have you forgotten that we are now..."

"shut up!"

Lu Jingmo angrily interrupted her, stepped forward, and grabbed her hand.

"I think you've been out there having too much fun and have forgotten you have a five-year-old child!"

"Jing Mo."

Ning Yan saw Lu Jingmo pulling Ning Yao out and quickly followed.

She had only taken a few steps when she saw Ning Yao break free from Lu Jingmo's hand and slap Lu Jingmo across the face.

Everyone else who witnessed this scene gasped in shock.

Lu Jingmo reacted quickly and immediately grabbed both of her hands.

Ning Yao was furious and prepared to raise her knee.

Lu Jingmo was completely enraged and warned in a cold voice, "You dare to touch me!"

Ning Yao's anger subsided, and her mind regained some rationality.

"Lu Jingmo, let go! Otherwise, I'll tell everyone right now that we're divorced!"

She hasn't heard Lu Jingmo publicly announce their divorce yet, but she knows that Lu Jingmo's silence isn't because he can't bear to let go of their marriage in name only, but because it's related to Lu's Group's rise in business, which is why she dares to say this.

Lu Jingmo did indeed let go.

Ning Yao rubbed her hand, which had been pinched so hard, and angrily stepped back to keep a safe distance from him.

Ning Yan also came over, but Ning Yao didn't want to listen to her nonsense and said directly, "Ning Yan, you and your friend had better clear up the misunderstanding tonight, otherwise I will take the evidence to the police tomorrow, and if it causes a big uproar, don't blame me."

"Yaoyao, you..."

"Wow, what a big mouth you're talking about! I could feel it even through the door."

As they were talking, a girl pushed open the door and walked in.

Ning Yao didn't recognize her, but the other person locked onto her the moment she entered.

"Designer Ning, it's you. I was wondering how anyone could talk to Yanyan like that. It's not surprising that it was you."

Ning Yao raised an eyebrow slightly, and before she could speak, she keenly noticed that Lu Jingmo's expression was extremely unpleasant.

You're saying she's a designer?

Ning Yan sensed something was wrong when she heard Chen Yalin's words and immediately gave her a meaningful look.

To her surprise, Chen Yalin ignored her and turned to recognize Lu Jingmo next to her. Her expression changed slightly, and she dared not hide it.

"Young Master Lu, don't you know? Ning Yao is the mysterious designer who designed the dress for actress Jiang Tian."

"What! She's that mysterious designer?"

"That's impossible. Just now, Young Master Lu said she was a cleaner. How could she be a designer?"

"Did Yalin mistake someone else for someone else?"

The others, who had just been happy that Ning Yao could only work as a cleaning lady, were all shocked when they heard this fact.

Lu Jingmo suddenly looked at Ning Yao, his eyes darkening...