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

Ning Yao sneered in anger, "Who's pushing their luck here? What does it matter to you if I'm not generous or kind? If you can't accept that, then don't mess with me!"

Looking at Ning Yao, who was covered in sharp spikes, Lu Jingmo felt a surge of indescribable emotion.

It was as if the Ning Yao who used to be so obedient, gentle, and soft was just an illusion he had.

He was very uncomfortable with this sense of unfamiliarity.

Ning Yao and Lu Jingmo were arguing fiercely, and a hint of pleasure flashed in Ning Yan's eyes.

Immediately afterwards, she took Lu Jingmo's hand and gently persuaded him, "Jingmo, don't argue with Yaoyao because of me. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have made Yaoyao angry. I can apologize to her again."

She said that, but in reality she was just sobbing and didn't apologize at all.

Ning Yao was used to her little tricks and smiled dismissively at them.

Ning Jianguo and Li Lifen felt terrible seeing Ning Yan crying her eyes out.

Li Lifen turned around and saw Ning Yao still sneering. She was furious. "You wretched child! Didn't you see how much your sister cried because of you? How dare you laugh!"

Ning Jianguo glared at her angrily, "How could my Ning family produce such a cold-blooded thing like you who disregards family ties!"

Ning Yao's smile faded, her expression turning indifferent. "Playing games with you guys for a bit? You really think you're something special! Don't forget what I said before. If you mess with me again, I'll reveal what I have and see who's shameless!"

Ning Jianguo and Li Lifen didn't understand what she was implying, but Ning Yan understood perfectly.

She subconsciously looked at Lu Jingmo.

Lu Jingmo's thin lips were pressed tightly together, and his restrained anger surged violently in his deep eyes.

It's clear that they've been suppressed to the limit.

The air suddenly became tense, as if a storm was quietly gathering and could erupt at any moment.

"Ms. Ning, we received a call saying that someone is causing trouble in the office building. May we ask who is causing trouble?"

At this moment, property management staff led three security guards to the entrance of Suixing Company and questioned Ning Yao.

The tense atmosphere dissipated instantly.

Ning Yao glanced at the four people over there and said in a calm tone, "Could you please ask them to leave for me?"

Upon hearing this, the staff immediately signaled for the security personnel to come forward.

Li Lifen had been pampered since marrying Ning Jianguo and had never been treated like this before. She was furious and blurted out, "Do you know who we are? If you dare to touch us, be careful—"

"Shut up! Aren't you embarrassed enough already!" Ning Jianguo immediately stopped her.

Li Lifen felt wronged, but seeing his anger, she had no choice but to hold back.

"Ning Yao, you're really great!"

Lu Jingmo threw down those words in a huff and strode away.

Once he left, the Ning family naturally couldn't keep him and also left in a huff.

With her ears finally at peace, Ning Yao couldn't help but sigh inwardly. She wouldn't argue with fools; she'd have to get the property management to stop these people from leaving in the future.

"Sister Yaoyao, are you alright?" Xiaoxiao and Wen'an had been watching her from upstairs. As soon as she left, they rushed downstairs.

"It's nothing." Ning Yao shook her head. "You hired the property management company, right? Thank you."

Xiao Xiao shook her head, "It's not us, it's Brother Yun Che."

Ning Yao looked over and saw Zhong Yunche hand her a glass of water. She immediately smiled and said, "Thank you."

Zhong Yunche looked at her smile and the corners of his mouth also curved up. "It's nothing, don't worry about it."

After Ning Yao finished drinking the water, he added, "I specifically checked the current popularity of 'Shattered Star' this morning. Although it has dropped a bit compared to yesterday, letting it go unchecked will definitely be detrimental to us. So I suggest we contact the parties involved to see if we can reach a settlement."

Ning Yao held her water glass, pondered for a moment, and then said, "No need, this matter will be resolved today. We should focus on the orders we have now. Instead of wasting time explaining, we should let our performance speak for itself."

Zhong Yunche was somewhat surprised. In the past, when he handled public relations crises, he would deal with public opinion first and then stabilize the internal situation. He did not expect that Ning Yao did not take the public opinion to heart.

They also said that the negative public opinion against Shattered Star would be resolved today.

Was she overly optimistic, or... was she truly confident?

"Okay, you decide."

Ning Yao looked at Xiao Xiao and Wen An, "Some clients' orders are due soon, so you need to hurry up and make sure nothing goes wrong at this time."

Xiao Xiao and Wen An originally wanted to comfort Ning Yao, but seeing her calmly discussing business with Zhong Yunche without being affected by negative emotions at all, they both admired her greatly.

"Sister Yaoyao, don't worry, we definitely won't cause any trouble."

hospital.

Because Ning Yao had accidentally scraped her leg when she fell, and because Ning Jianguo and Li Lifen were trying to bring the two together, they both made excuses to leave. Lu Jingmo had no choice but to take her to the hospital and also visit his son.

When Lu Mingjin learned that his father had arrived, he immediately ran to the door of the ward to look around. When he saw Lu Jingmo arrive, he rushed over immediately.

"father!"

Lu Jingmo reached out to protect him from being bumped into as he approached, before speaking, "Your body hasn't recovered yet, so you can't do strenuous exercise for the time being."

Lu Mingjin leaned against him affectionately, nodded obediently, and subconsciously looked back. When she saw that there was no one else, a hint of disappointment flashed in her big eyes.

"Dad, did you come alone again today?"

During his hospital stay, he saw many children with their mothers, but he didn't, which made him feel a little sad.

Lu Jingmo noticed his son's disappointment and was even more dissatisfied with Ning Yao's indifference towards their son.

He tenderly stroked Lu Mingjin's head and said softly, "If you miss your mother, I'll..."

"No, I don't want her! She's the one who didn't want me, so I won't think about her!"

Lu Jingmo felt a mix of emotions when his son denied it in a huff.

"Mingjin, your aunt has come to see you. Are you feeling better today?"

Ning Yan limped over from the other end of the corridor, a gentle smile on her face.

"Auntie!"

When Lu Mingjin saw her, a smile immediately bloomed on her face, but when she noticed the bandage wrapped around her knee, the smile vanished.

"Auntie, how did you get hurt?"

Ning Yan's injuries weren't serious; she was deliberately walking like that to try and get Lu Mingjin's attention.

"It's nothing, it's not serious at all, it's just... I accidentally fell and scraped my skin."

She deliberately avoided Lu Mingjin's gaze. Although Lu Mingjin was only five years old, he could tell that she was lying.

"Auntie, are you lying to me? You're my favorite auntie. If even you're lying to me, I'll be very sad!"

“Mingjin, Aunt is… is…” Ning Yan seemed a little lost and quickly asked Lu Jingmo for help.

Lu Mingjin knew she had guessed right, and her little face instantly tightened. "I know, it must be her! How could she be so mean? Not only does she ignore me, but now she's even targeting someone as good as you, Auntie! I hate her, and I'll never acknowledge her as my wicked mother again! Waaah..."

Lu Jingmo was dealing with official business and hadn't finished when he heard Lu Mingjin crying and shouting that he didn't recognize Ning Yao as his mother. He was about to reprimand her when he unexpectedly saw Ning Yao carrying a fruit basket at the end of the corridor...