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

"Get out of the way! This isn't a market, what's all the noise about!"

The surging crowd, which had been flowing like a tide, suddenly quieted down.

Ning Yao's ears were still ringing from the noise around her, so she didn't hear the sound.

Seeing that the people around her suddenly stopped moving, she seized the opportunity and quickly got up.

However, because she was still on the slide and her right hand injury had not yet healed, she could not easily gain leverage.

Just as she was about to fall again, a strong force suddenly grabbed her hand from behind and gently pulled her into a firm embrace.

"Stand still not letting go? Or do you want me to carry you?"

Ning Yao recognized Lu Jingmo's voice, immediately let go, and took several steps back.

Her eagerness to avoid suspicion caused Lu Jingmo's face to darken instantly.

"Mr. Ning, are you alright? Let me see your hand."

With a worried expression, Zhong Yunche walked around the crowd and came to Ning Yao, carefully examining her right hand, which was still bandaged.

"Thankfully, there's no more bleeding, otherwise it would have been troublesome."

When Lu Jingmo saw the man holding Ning Yao's hand and carefully examining it, an inexplicable anger suddenly welled up in his heart.

He immediately turned cold and said to Ning Yao in a commanding tone, "Come here, I have something to say to you."

Hearing Ning Yao's domineering tone, which left her no room to refuse, Zhong Yunche's gentle expression also darkened.

"President Lu, our President Ning is not your subordinate. Please watch your tone."

Lu Jingmo's nerves were stung by his words "our President Ning".

Ning Yao and he had only been divorced for less than a month, and not only had she found someone new, but she was also being so intimate with him!

She really is fickle!

“I’m talking to her, it’s none of your business to interrupt.”

Seeing that Zhong Yunche and Lu Jingmo were about to start arguing, Ning Yao quickly spoke up, "President Lu, I have something to do. We can talk about it another time. We'll be leaving now."

As she spoke, she gestured for Zhong Yunche to run away.

Zhong Yunche wasn't afraid of Lu Jingmo, but Ning Yao's words of defense showed that she considered him one of her own, so he didn't want to put her in a difficult position and turned to follow her outside.

The crowd that had previously blocked them had been dispersed by Lu Jingmo's appearance.

Now all that's left are curious onlookers, who naturally don't dare to stop them.

Lu Jingmo watched helplessly as Ning Yao left with another man without any regard for him, and his eyes instantly turned cold.

Almost instinctively, he took long strides and chased after him.

The onlookers thought the drama was over when the main character left, but when they saw the powerful head of the Lu Group chasing after him, their expressions instantly became excited.

When he made a move to follow, he was blocked by a group of bodyguards.

Yang Qian smiled and stepped forward, politely reminding everyone.

"The bidding meeting is over. Everyone should have their own things to do, so let's call it a day."

The implication is that they can't afford the drama that follows, so they shouldn't go and risk getting themselves killed.

Those people then scattered like birds and beasts.

Zhong Yunche gentlemanly opened the passenger door for Ning Yao, letting her get in first.

Then I walked around to the other side and prepared to get on the bus.

"Ning Yao, get down here!"

Unexpectedly, Lu Jingmo opened the passenger door without any hesitation and pulled Ning Yao out of the car.

His actions were rude and lacked any gentlemanly manners.

"Lu Jingmo, what's wrong with you! Let go!"

Ning Yao was completely unprepared for him to catch up and couldn't help but wonder if there was something wrong with his brain.

Lu Jingmo's dark eyes sharpened as he pulled her back, saying, "Since you don't want to talk to me properly, then I'll make you listen to me in my own way."

Zhong Yunche immediately rushed forward and stopped Lu Jingmo, "President Lu, she said she doesn't want to go with you, you can't force her!"

Lu Jingmo was half a head taller than him, and his gaze towards him was filled with arrogant disdain. "My business with her is none of your concern, an outsider."

Zhong Yunche met his gaze without fear and said coldly, "Ning Yao is not your personal property. You have no right to force her."

Lu Jingmo pulled Ning Yao behind him as if asserting his ownership, and said coldly, "She is the mother of my son. Our family matters are none of your business. You'd better not get involved."

Ning Yao had known Lu Jingmo for many years and had seen him be unreasonable in many ways, but she had never seen him so domineering and unreasonable.

Realizing that Lu Jingmo was determined to get what he wanted today, she stopped struggling and calmly asked, "Lu Jingmo, isn't it just about talking? Let's go to the coffee shop next door."

The fierceness in Lu Jingmo's eyes vanished instantly. He stared at her intently for several seconds before letting go of her hand.

"Just you and me."

"Row."

That's a fair place, so Lu Jingmo wouldn't make things too difficult for her.

"Ning Yao." Zhong Yunche realized that she didn't intend to bring him along and couldn't help but worry.

Ning Yao smiled at him and said, "Don't worry, I'll be back in a bit."

When Lu Jingmo saw her smile, his anger, which had just subsided, surged back.

But this time he held back and nodded arrogantly.

His loss of control just now made him unable to understand himself.

If things get out of control again, he might not be able to help but suspect that Ning Yao has bewitched him.

Otherwise, how could he have done something so insane!

Seeing the two enter the coffee shop, Zhong Yunche was worried that Lu Jingmo might have another brain fart and make things difficult for Ning Yao, so he followed them without feeling at ease.

But at the door, they were stopped again by Yang Qian and his bodyguards.

"I'm sorry, our CEO Lu has some private matters to discuss, so I can't let you in."

Zhong Yunche didn't say anything and walked to the chair outside to sit down.

Seeing that he had behaved himself, Yang Qian breathed a sigh of relief.

Today's boss was acting really strangely.

He couldn't quite understand it either.

Inside the restaurant.

Ning Yao casually ordered a glass of lemonade and went straight to the point with Lu Jingmo, "Didn't you say you had something to talk about? Go ahead and say it, don't waste time."

Lu Jingmo felt a sense of familiarity upon hearing those words.

It seems like I said something similar to Ning Yao.

But he had no recollection of when it happened.

Realizing that his thoughts had wandered again, he quickly looked away.

"I'm looking for you to discuss a collaboration."

Ning Yao thought he was going to talk to her about Ming Jin, but she didn't expect that to be the case.

At the same time, she didn't understand.

"Is the Lu Group going bankrupt? So you're even trying to get a piece of the pie from this project?"

Lu Jingmo's breathing became heavier, and his brows furrowed tightly, as if he was suppressing some kind of emotion.

"I am speaking to you as the president of the Lu Group. This project may not seem like much to the Lu Group, but it is a matter of life and death for 'Shattered Star,' which was only recently established and has already experienced two negative public opinions."

“This project may not seem profitable, but you need to understand that it's backed by a globally renowned multinational corporation. If this project goes well, you can collaborate with that corporation. However, ‘Shattered Star’ isn't significant enough right now to seize this opportunity.”