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

"President Ning, something's happened! These are new samples my factory sent us, but when I opened the package, I found that they were all faded. Not only that, the fabric of the sports tops also seems to have a problem."

Zhong Yunche realized something was wrong and immediately took the sample to Ning Yao.

Xiao Xiao and Wen An followed her to Ning Yao's office upon hearing the news.

When Ning Yao received the sample and saw the mottled color of the sports top, her expression darkened slightly. She then reached out and touched the fabric, and her brows furrowed.

"This sample is definitely not good. Contact the factory immediately and ask them why this problem occurred."

“I just contacted the factory, and he said he contacted the same suppliers we provided. The pigments and the fabric for the sportswear are all sourced from the same company.”

After Zhong Yunche finished speaking, Wen An quickly explained.

"I chose the company responsible for the pigments and fabrics. I had worked with this company before, and their quality has always been very consistent. This kind of mistake shouldn't have happened."

Seeing that Ning Yao's expression wasn't good, Xiao Xiao was afraid that she would blame Wen An, so she immediately said, "Sister Yao Yao, An An is always reliable in handling things. If she thinks something is reliable, then it must be reliable."

"The organizer will be looking at the samples tomorrow afternoon. We definitely can't deliver on this quality, and we might even be disqualified."

Ning Yao touched the sample, her expression quite unpleasant.

Xiao Xiao and Wen An were also surprised when they heard this.

They had worked incredibly hard to win this bid, and if anything went wrong, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Wen An's eyes immediately reddened. "Sister Yao Yao, it's my fault for not doing a good job of overseeing things, which has caused trouble for the company."

Upon seeing this, Xiaoxiao immediately comforted her, "An'an, don't be sad. Sister Yaoyao definitely won't blame you. Right now, there's a problem, but we'll just solve it."

Seeing this, Zhong Yunche looked at Ning Yao and said, "Before the sample was produced, we had two meetings with the factory. We confirmed both the videos and photos they sent. It just so happens that a problem occurred at this time, so the responsibility definitely lies with the factory."

Reminded by him, Xiaoxiao's face turned angry. "Sister Yaoyao, Brother Yunche is right. The factory is definitely responsible for this. Let's go find them and demand an explanation!"

"Stop." Ning Yao put down the sample and called out to them, "Now is not the time to assign blame. We don't have much time left. We must seize every minute and second to find a way to produce samples that meet the required quality standards."

Xiao Xiao and Wen An then stopped.

“I’ll try contacting other factories in Whale City.”

Zhong Yunche then went to make a phone call.

Influenced by Ning Yao's composure under pressure, Wen An also rallied, "Sister Yao Yao, I also know a few merchants who have this material. I'll go and ask them right away."

Xiaoxiao immediately offered to help, and the three of them got busy again.

Ning Yao stared at the sample in a daze, realizing that Zhong Yunche had been right about something earlier.

The fact that something went wrong at this crucial moment, when nothing had happened before, clearly indicates that the other party deliberately sabotaged the sample.

She simply cannot determine whether this is the factory's own decision or if there are other people behind the factory.

Meanwhile, Ning Yan and Ning Jianguo were having a pleasant conversation in a private room, clinking glasses with others.

After finishing his drink with the other party, Ning Jianguo laughed heartily and said, "President Lü is still a cut above the rest, delivering a fatal blow at the crucial moment."

Mr. Lü chuckled, “Mr. Ning, you’re too kind. If it weren’t for your help, I wouldn’t have been able to get the other material suppliers in Whale City to agree on the same thing! Speaking of being capable, I’m definitely not as good as you, Mr. Ning. I’ve heard that the owner of ‘Shattered Star’ is your daughter.”

Ning Jianguo and Ning Yan's expressions changed slightly.

"Mr. Lü's information network is truly impressive! She is indeed my daughter, but she is no longer related to us. So once 'Shattered Star's' qualification is revoked, Mr. Lü can confidently cooperate with us."

President Lü's gaze swept over Ning Yan, who was smiling gently beside him, and his eyes narrowed slightly. "That's natural. 'Shattered Star' can't turn things around right now. All we can do is wait for good news."

Ning Jianguo understood President Lü's look and immediately gestured to Ning Yan to offer him a toast.

Ning Yan was reluctant, but when she thought that President Lü could help her suppress Ning Yao and prevent her from making a comeback, she got up and toasted President Lü.

……

"Sister Yaoyao, something bad has happened. The companies we confirmed had materials all said they've already sold them and don't have any extra to sell to us."

“I even asked those middlemen, and they all said they didn’t have any, that all the goods they had had already been sold.”

Xiao Xiao and Wen An were both a little flustered.

Upon hearing this, Ning Yao had a basic understanding of the situation.

Seeing that Zhong Yunche's expression was also not good, she asked, "Have the other factories said they can't take our orders?"

Zhong Yunche's expression changed slightly. "How did you know?"

Ning Yao smiled faintly, "I guessed it. Someone warned me before that there would definitely be people in Whale City who didn't want 'Shattered Star' to complete this project smoothly. I thought I was careful enough to avoid it, but I didn't expect to fall for it."

Zhong Yunche immediately thought of Lu Jingmo. She had talked with Lu Jingmo for a long time at the restaurant that day, and they must have talked about this topic.

Seeing this, Wen An felt even more guilty. "Sister Yao Yao, I'm sorry, it's all my fault."

Seeing that she was about to cry, Ning Yao reached out and patted her shoulder. "It's okay, it's not time to despair yet. Since it's not in Whale City, let's go somewhere else."

Xiao Xiao was overjoyed, "Sister Yao Yao, what other places are you referring to...?"

"Neighboring city".

Lu Group.

"Mr. Lu, the design master you've been wanting to visit has changed his itinerary and decided to go to a neighboring city instead of Whale City. Do you still need to make an appointment with him?"

Lu Jingmo sat in his office, but his mind wandered off.

He didn't come to his senses until Yang Qian came in to report.

"Has this news been confirmed?"

“Yes, I have already contacted his assistant. He said that the design master is very busy and does not have time to come to Whale City. So if it is convenient, please let us go to the hotel to meet him.”

This concerns the interests of the Lu Group, so Lu Jingmo naturally wouldn't refuse. "Cancel the afternoon's schedule, and you'll come with me to the neighboring city."

The neighboring city is not far from Whale City; it takes about two hours to drive there.

Lu Jingmo set off immediately...

Ning Yao finished arranging everything at the company, declined Zhong Yunche's offer to come along, and set off on her own.

She was certain that the neighboring city had it because in her previous life, a brand called "Wenshu" suddenly appeared in the neighboring city and led the trend of sportswear for a period of time.

At that time, people all over the country, from celebrities to fans to children, rushed to buy that brand.

And she happened to have read about the history of the "Wenshu" brand.

At that time, "Wenshu" was not called by that name; it was called Tianjiao.