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

Seeing the two chatting and laughing, Lu Jingmo's eyes were as cold and sharp as ice.

His pent-up anger finally broke through his defenses, causing him to call out Ning Yao's name in desperation.

"Ning Yao!"

Ning Yao had just reached the entrance of the office building when she heard someone call her name. She subconsciously turned around and saw Lu Jingmo striding towards her with a livid face.

She was getting annoyed and asked in a cold voice, "What are you doing here again?"

Zhong Yunche recognized the person at a glance as Lu Jingmo, the head of the Lu Group, and couldn't help but glance at Ning Yao.

He had long heard about the marriage between the real daughter of the Ning family and the head of the Lu family, but last time he saw that the Ning family didn't care about Ning Yao, he thought she was a fake daughter. Now it seems that he was wrong.

Lu Jingmo's dark eyes flashed with anger as he coldly retorted, "If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have known you'd already hooked up with another man!"

Zhong Yunche was surprised that he immediately started to smear him and Ning Yao, and immediately retorted, "President Lu, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want."

Lu Jingmo stared at him coldly, "You all dare to act recklessly, yet you're afraid of what people will say?"

"Lu Jingmo, please watch your words! This is a public place. Mr. Zhong and I are completely innocent. Don't spread rumors and slander us!" Ning Yao was also very angry and retorted to him righteously.

"You're not allowed to yell at my dad! You're in the wrong, I saw it all, don't try to fool us!"

At that moment, Lu Mingjin's childish, angry voice also rang out from the doorway.

Ning Yao then noticed that Lu Mingjin was also there, and her expression darkened even more. "Lu Jingmo, what are you doing bringing him here? Weren't you humiliating me enough at the hospital, so you came here to humiliate me again?"

Hearing her say that, Lu Mingjin felt a little guilty, but then he remembered how beautifully she had smiled at that uncle earlier, and he angrily rushed over and pushed her.

"You don't want to see me, and I don't want to see you either! If Dad hadn't told me to come and apologize to you, I wouldn't have come to find you! Now you're clearly in the wrong, and you're turning around and insulting me and Dad, humiliating you. You're so mean! I hate you, and I never want to see you again!"

Caught off guard by his push, Ning Yao staggered back several steps and was about to lose her balance when Zhong Yunche caught her.

"Little friend, it's okay to be angry, but you can't push people."

Lu Mingjin was filled with anger and resentment at being abandoned by her mother. Hearing him blame her made her even angrier, and she pushed him along with him.

"I'm going to push! It's none of your business!"

Ning Yao and Zhong Yunche were both pushed so hard they lost their balance.

He pushed her twice, and the wound on Ning Yao's finger, which had just been bandaged, tore open again, causing her to gasp in pain.

Looking down, she saw that the blood had soaked through the gauze and was dripping down her fingertips onto the clean white tiles. At this point, she could no longer hold back her tears.

"Lu Mingjin, haven't you caused enough trouble?!"

"Lu Mingjin, stop!"

Lu Jingmo's voice and hers rang out one after the other.

Lu Mingjin was so angry that his chest heaved violently, but the next second, tears rolled down his cheeks without warning.

He wiped his tears with the back of his hand, crying out, "You all mean me! I'm never talking to you again! Waaah..."

After saying that, he ran away.

Lu Jingmo quickly ordered his bodyguards to stop him. When he turned around, he noticed that Ning Yao's right hand was covered in blood. His anger, which was about to erupt, suddenly stopped. "What happened to your hand?"

Ning Yao covered her right hand, annoyed and speechless.

Zhong Yunche noticed that the property staff were secretly watching the show. Not wanting himself and Ning Yao to be misunderstood, he explained in a cold voice, "Thanks to President Lu, President Ning's hand injury from the razor blade was just treated, but your child caused it to tear a second time. She'll probably need to go to the hospital for stitches."

"I didn't ask you, this is none of your business!" Lu Jingmo warned angrily.

Zhong Yunche didn't seem to care. "Of course it's my fault. President Ning is the most talented designer in our company. If your child had injured her hand like this, I might have lost my job. Shouldn't I blame you?"

"Besides, I was just helping Ms. Ning drive her repaired car back from the repair shop, and I politely carried her bag because her hand was injured. And you called me a gigolo who lives off a woman. I have to come and clear my name!"

Lu Jingmo's face was ashen; only now did he realize that he might have misunderstood Ning Yao.

He, who was used to being assertive, remained silent for several seconds before speaking again, "Ning Yao, get in the car, I'll take you to the hospital."

Ning Yao refused without hesitation, saying, "I wouldn't dare trouble Mr. Lu."

She then said to Zhong Yunche, "Could you please take me to the next hospital?"

Zhong Yunche chuckled, "With pleasure."

Seeing that Ning Yao preferred to have her employees drive her rather than come with him, Lu Jingmo's face turned ashen again. "Ning Yao, your son is still in the car. He came specifically to apologize to you. Can you really bear to disappoint him?"

Ning Yao didn't even turn her head. "A belated apology is worthless, I don't need it."

When Zhong Yunche heard the word "son," his eyes flickered, but after hearing Ning Yao's answer, he knew that the marriage between the two was most likely over.

However, due to certain reasons, it has not been made public yet.

It seems that all wealthy families have their own shady dealings that can't be brought to light.

hospital.

Lu Jingmo was about to give Lu Mingjin a few words of advice, but he walked into the ward without saying a word.

The butler was somewhat worried, "Young Master, what's wrong with the young master...?"

"It's nothing serious. Keep a close eye on him these next few days and make sure he doesn't leave the hospital. Let him rest and recover here."

The butler nodded in agreement.

Lu Jingmo thought for a moment and then added, "Don't let him see Ning Yan for now. I'll try to spend as much time with him as possible these next few days."

"That's wonderful! Young Master and Madam have always hoped that you would come home to spend more time with them. Now their wish has finally come true."

As soon as he finished speaking, the butler realized he had said the wrong thing and quickly shut up, carefully observing Lu Jingmo's expression.

I thought he would be furious, but to my surprise, he seemed to lose his composure for a moment.

"Did Ningyao used to want me to come home more often?"

The butler dared not hide anything and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, the young mistress waits for you to come home every night before going to sleep. Knowing that you have an upset stomach after drinking, she will prepare hangover soup in advance and have us deliver it to your room. The young master's food, clothing, and daily necessities are all taken care of by the young mistress herself..."

He stopped there and didn't say anything more.

Lu Jingmo stood against the light, his handsome features shrouded in shadow, making it impossible to see his expression.

After the housekeeper left, he took out his phone and made a call.

"Didn't the Chen family want to discuss cooperation with us before? We invited them over this afternoon for a face-to-face meeting."

……

Ning Yao's finger required three stitches. After being re-bandaged, she returned to the company during rush hour.

Xiao Xiao and Wen An learned about Ning Yao's entanglement with Lu Jingmo from the property management. Worried, they waited for her at the company. When they saw her return with Zhong Yunche, they inquired about her situation.

Ning Yao's frustration was instantly relieved.

"By the way, Sister Yaoyao, you guessed right! The Chen family took the initiative to clarify that the previous design drawings were a misunderstanding, and they even apologized to us on Weibo. Now public opinion has reversed, and those who used to criticize us are praising us. 'Shattered Star' is very popular now!"

As soon as Xiaoxiao finished speaking, Wen An couldn't wait to share another piece of good news with her.

“That’s not all! Sister Yaoyao, just ten minutes ago, I received a mysterious phone call. The caller said they wanted to invite us to a bidding conference. I haven’t agreed yet. I want to discuss it with you before replying.”