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

Lu Mingjin ran to the elevator lobby, panting, but couldn't catch up with Ning Yao. She could only watch as the elevator doors closed mercilessly.

"Mother."

When Lu Jingmo saw him burst into tears, he frowned deeply. "What are you crying about? It's not like your mother won't come anymore."

Lu Mingjin's sobs choked back, and she asked, her voice trembling, "Really? Dad, will Mom come to see me again?"

Lu Jingmo recalled Ning Yao's words before she left, his deep eyes darkening. After a moment, he said, "Yes."

After returning, Lu Jingmo politely asked Ning Yan to leave again.

Ning Yan was unwilling, but had no choice.

She received a call from Li Lifen as soon as she returned to her ward.

A moment later, she walked to the corner of the room and asked in a low voice, "Mom, are you sure you didn't hear wrong? 'Shattered Star' delivered the samples on time, and the project progress wasn't affected at all?"

"Of course I heard correctly. Your dad just got really angry about this and said he wanted Mr. Lü to return all the money!"

Li Lifen was also very angry, unable to understand how Ning Yao, who used to be as soft as dough, could be so prickly now.

Ning Yan's heart sank.

Ning Yao has neither a high level of education nor strong connections, so it was impossible for her to get through this crisis safely. Where did things go wrong?

"Mom, did Dad mention how Ning Yao solved this problem?"

“We don’t know the specifics either. Your father is currently overwhelmed with money problems.” Li Lifen couldn’t help but sigh, placing all her hopes on her. “Yanyan, you need to make the most of your time at the hospital to build a relationship with Jingmo. The Ning family’s crisis depends on you to solve it.”

Ning Yan comforted her for a few moments and then immediately hung up the phone.

If all my scheming didn't make Ning Yao suffer any losses, then all my previous subservience to President Lü was just a joke.

Moreover, Lu Jingmo and Lu Mingjin's attitudes toward her have started to change recently, so she has to think of other ways and can't just sit and wait for her fate.

……

After Suixing Company reached a cooperation agreement with Lu's Group, Lu Jingmo persuaded Ning Yao to bring his people to Lu's Group's office for easier communication, and even arranged for their office to be downstairs.

Ning Yao was initially worried that Lu Jingmo would frequently come downstairs to inspect the work and disrupt their progress.

But after two days passed and Lu Jingmo didn't show his face, she finally felt relieved.

“Lu’s Group is not the same as our original office area. There are more rules and procedures here. Everyone needs to adapt as soon as possible and try not to have conflicts with Lu’s Group employees.”

After Ning Yao gave her instructions, Xiao Xiao took the lead in agreeing.

Wen An and Zhong Yunche nodded in agreement.

But unexpectedly, something still happened.

"I'm so angry! That designer is out of his mind! We clearly have a division of labor with Lu's Group. We are in charge of design, and they are in charge of external communication. But when I asked them to notify the factory to speed up production after Yao Yao's revised and signed draft, they said that our design draft lowered Lu's Group's brand image and refused to notify the factory no matter what."

Seeing that Xiaoxiao's face was flushed with anger, Wen An immediately poured her a glass of water and asked, "Didn't you tell him that our revised signed draft has been approved by the person in charge of the event?"

Xiao Xiao slammed her water glass down on the table. "Of course I said so, but they said that the organizer's approval is their business and has nothing to do with Lu's. They told us to work overtime tonight to revise the draft, otherwise it would be our own responsibility to delay the progress."

Wen An was also angry after hearing this, "How could this person be like this! Sister Yao Yao, should we tell President Lu about this?"

Ning Yao shook her head slightly, "No need. If we can't even resolve this small conflict, even with Lu Jingmo in charge, there will be plenty of trouble later on."

Zhong Yunche said, "Every word they said was aimed at President Ning, and they deliberately used Lu's Group to pressure us. It was obviously intentional. We have had no contact with Lu's Group except for that bidding meeting, so I suspect that the designer is the one who lost to President Ning at the bidding meeting."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoxiao immediately pulled out her phone. "I was so angry that I took a picture of his employee ID card. Sister Yaoyao, take a look."

Ning Yao and Zhong Yunche went up to confirm, and it was indeed him.

"It's alright, you guys continue with your work, I'll go talk to him."

Ning Yao picked up the signed manuscript that Xiao Xiao had placed on the table and walked out of the office.

Xiao Xiao and Wen An were worried, but Zhong Yunche calmly reassured them.

Ning Yao went to the design department on the 15th floor and knocked on the door of the designer's office.

Everyone else had just witnessed Xiaoxiao storm off, and when she arrived, they all wore expressions of anticipation, as if watching a show.

After entering, Ning Yao glanced at the other party's name and then smiled, "Designer Zhong, I apologize for bothering you. My subordinate Xiao Xiao just said that you have some questions about our revised draft, so I came here specifically to discuss this matter with you."

When Zhong Lei saw her arrive, he showed no surprise. Instead, he looked her up and down and said, "I've already spoken with your subordinate. Didn't she tell you? Designer Ning, you should learn how to manage your subordinates effectively instead of coming to me."

His words were like sparks falling on dry tinder, instantly creating a cacophony of conflict.

Ning Yao wasn't angry. She pulled out a chair and sat down opposite Zhong Lei, placing the design draft that he had rejected on the table.

The voice was soft, yet it revealed a sharp edge.

“I’m here to inform Designer Zhong that the project collaboration is with the Lu family and ‘Shattered Star,’ not with you and me. Your opinion will not affect my design, nor will it affect the progress of the entire project. But if you maliciously obstruct me, then I’m sorry, I will immediately take my people away and terminate the cooperation with the Lu family!”

top layer.

After accompanying Lu Jingmo to the meeting, Yang Qian discovered that the employee group he had infiltrated using a secondary account was buzzing with discussion about Ning Yao's conflict with Chief Designer Zhong Lei.

"Mr. Lu, something bad has happened! Miss Ning and Zhong Lei are having a fight."

Lu Jingmo, who was about to enter the office, turned and walked straight downstairs.

As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, he saw that the corridor on the 15th floor was full of people.

Seeing that he had a slight frown, Yang Qian immediately stepped forward to clear a path.

"It's working hours now, what are you all doing gathered here?"

The employees, who were watching the drama unfold, turned around and saw the handsome, indifferent-faced, and extremely charismatic CEO arrive. They scattered like birds.

"Ning Yao, don't push your luck! If you weren't good-looking, President Lu would never have agreed to cooperate with you!"

Upon hearing Zhong Lei's filthy words, Ning Yao immediately stood up, grabbed the signed manuscript from the table, and threw it at his face.

"Keep your mouth clean!"

Those things didn't hurt when they hit his face, but Zhong Lei felt immense humiliation.

Enraged, he rushed forward and shoved her.

"You dare to do it but not admit it? What kind of good person are you!"

Ning Yao was caught off guard by the push and lost her balance, falling several steps backward.

Until someone supported her back and reached out to steady her.