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

Because of vehicle restrictions, Ning Yao couldn't drive, so she took the shuttle bus.

The shuttle bus from Whale City to the neighboring city runs once an hour.

She was lucky; she got on a bus as soon as she arrived at her stop.

The shuttle bus smelled a bit strong, but she didn't feel uncomfortable.

This is the taste she is most familiar with and most accustomed to.

The reason I was so familiar with Tianjiao's name was because the restaurant where she worked during her summer vacation was not far from it.

At that time, she had not yet been found and returned to the Ning family. Her adoptive parents had just passed away, and she needed to raise a year's tuition fees, which was far from enough by simply picking up garbage.

A kind aunt told her that a restaurant in a neighboring city was willing to hire her for a summer job, so she went from Whale City to the neighboring city.

The restaurant had two floors and was spacious and grand, a level of luxury she had never seen before.

So even though she gets up at six in the morning and works until midnight every day, she doesn't feel tired.

I am full of energy every day.

It wasn't until one time when she went into a private room to ask a customer to take their order and almost couldn't get out that she begged her boss to settle her wages. She was only a few days away from completing a month's work, but her boss insisted on giving her half a month's wages.

She had no choice but to go home crying.

She almost got expelled that year because she couldn't afford the tuition.

If it weren't for the help of the uncles and aunts at the neighborhood office, she probably wouldn't have been able to graduate from high school.

Thinking of her past life, Ning Yao's eyes welled up with tears.

Life was really tough back then.

So when the Ning family found her and brought her back, she thought it was because God saw how much she had suffered that He allowed her to return to her biological parents.

Little did they know that once they returned, they would never see the light of day again.

She took a deep breath, trying to pull herself out of that despair.

When she came to her senses, she had already arrived in the neighboring city.

She wasted no time and took a taxi directly to the restaurant where she used to work.

When she got off the bus, she realized that the restaurant that she had once thought was unattainable was just an ordinary restaurant.

The yellow oil stains and dusty curtains clearly indicate that its business has declined significantly.

It was even on the verge of bankruptcy.

She looked around and saw that things had changed a lot. A hundred meters down the alley was the busiest commercial street in the neighboring city.

Just then, a black Bentley drove past her.

She didn't pay any attention and turned to walk into the Tianjiao Factory following the signs.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lu, the navigation isn't working properly and has led us into this narrow alley. But we'll be out of here soon and at the hotel where the design master is staying."

Yang Qian explained nervously, not even daring to look in the rearview mirror.

She was terrified of meeting Lu Jingmo's murderous gaze.

Lu Jingmo's expression was indifferent as he glanced out the window, where the scenery rushed past.

Suddenly, his gaze froze.

Is that Ning Yao?

"parking!"

Yang Qian had already seen the commercial street and was about to speed up when he heard Lu Jingmo's urgent shout from the back seat, so he quickly slowed down and stopped.

"Retreat fifty meters."

Yang Qian did as he was told, secretly glancing at him with a puzzled look on his face.

Lu Jingmo had already lowered the car window and looked out. As far as the eye could see, there was only a dirty, cracked driveway, and no one in sight.

He frowned slightly. Had he misread it?

"Let's go."

Ning Yao walked further in and soon saw the words "Tianjiao Factory" written on a dusty stone block. She walked over quickly.

She first glanced at the guardhouse, finding it empty, and then looked inside.

Although several cars were parked inside and the offices were open, no one was seen.

She immediately found the number online and dialed it.

The call was answered immediately.

"Who!"

Hearing that the other person's voice sounded young, Ning Yao quickly replied, "Hello, I'm from Whale City. I heard that Tianjiao Factory has machine-made mesh fabric, and I'd like to take a look at the goods."

"Wow, you're well-informed. But my factory isn't in Whale City, it's in a neighboring city. Even if I show it to you, you won't be able to see it!"

Ning Yao didn't like the other person's tone, but still said truthfully, "It's okay, I'm right at the entrance of Tianjiao factory. If it's convenient, I'd like to take a look at the goods. If there are no problems, I'll place an order."

"You've arrived?"

Ning Yao heard a clicking sound from the phone and soon saw a blond-haired man with a cigarette in his mouth walk out from the corner.

He was wearing a T-shirt, shorts, and a pair of blue flip-flops.

The two looked at each other.

The blond-haired man's eyes widened, and the words he was holding fell to the ground.

"Holy crap! A beautiful woman!"

Ning Yao's pupils contracted slightly, and she slowly put down her phone.

This person... in her past life, she once helped a fellow patient with a drawing.

As soon as she finished painting, her fellow patient, eyes bloodshot, lunged at her, overturning the painting and easel to the ground, yelling, "Bastard! You ruined me, I'll kill you..."

Hey! What are you staring at! Are you going to check the goods or not?!

"Impatiently shouted loudly."

Ning Yao then snapped out of her daze and quickly smiled, "Of course I want to see it. I'm the designer of 'Shattered Star.' I'm here on the boss's orders to inspect the goods. I'll be reporting to him later, so please show me the way."

She said this to remind him that someone knew she was there, and to warn him not to act rashly.

She only learned later that the reason her fellow patient went insane was because this man had forcibly taken her to the warehouse and imprisoned her.

From then on, the patients lived a life that was neither human nor ghost, a life worse than death.

To prevent her from having the strength to escape, this scumbag not only fed her once every two days, but also gave her dirty water to drink.

The physical and mental torment completely destroyed the patients.

As a result, even after being rescued, some patients were unable to return home and could only wait to die in mental hospitals.

She must handle this carefully.

The blond-haired man looked her up and down, and after a moment he laughed and said, "Let's go. Beautiful lady, you've come at the right time. We just received a batch of new mechanical mesh fabric, the quality is better than what's currently on the market, it's in the warehouse in the back."

Ning Yao held her phone, listening with a smile, but was actually editing a text message to report an emergency.

As she turned the corner, she pressed the send button.

Suddenly, a gust of wind came from behind!

She quickly adjusted her posture.

This was her protective instinct when she was being beaten in the mental hospital.

The next second, the stick grazed the back of her head and struck her hard on the shoulder.

She endured the pain and fell to the ground, turning the tables on him.

After all, she didn't know there were other people around, so she couldn't risk a direct confrontation.

Soon, the blond-haired man's lewd laughter could be heard, "Little girl, who told you to come looking for trouble? Of course I'm not going to let you get away with this!"

Huang Mao simply picked Ning Yao up and threw her into a corner of the warehouse.

He rubbed his hands together, laughing wildly.

"Tsk tsk, this is the first time I've ever seen such a hot woman. I've hit the jackpot!"

Ning Yao's muscles were taut to the limit. Since there was no sound from anyone else around, it meant that only the blond-haired man was here, which meant she had a fighting chance!

She had pepper spray in her bag, which she bought to protect herself from Lu Jingmo's bestial behavior.

I never expected it would come in handy now.

"Click——"

Unbuckle the belt.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of materials rubbing against the body could be heard.

Ning Yao leaned against the wall, secretly opening her eyes a crack, and quickly reached for the pepper spray when he wasn't looking.

Just as she was calculating the distance and preparing to make her move, a sound suddenly came from outside.

The blond-haired man's face changed after his good deed was interrupted. He cursed and stormed out!