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

Ning Yao turned her head in surprise, and the first thing she saw was Lu Jingmo's sharp and cold jawline.

Why is he here?

Lu Jingmo waited until she regained her balance before letting go of her hand, his gaze indifferent and casual as he looked at Zhong Lei. "If you're so curious about our relationship, why don't you ask me?"

"Mr. Lu... Mr. Lu." Zhong Lei didn't expect that his attempt to dampen Ning Yao's arrogance would alarm him so much. He hurriedly explained, "No, I was just worried that if they modified the design without reporting to you, it would damage Lu's reputation."

Lu Jingmo disdained to answer such a basic question.

His gaze swept over Yang Qian indifferently. "Is this how you convey my message?"

A huge pot fell from the sky, and Yang Qian naturally wouldn't acknowledge it.

“Designer Zhong, didn’t I clearly tell you that ‘Shattered Star’ is in charge of the design, and you only need to follow Designer Ning’s instructions and not interfere? Why are you meddling in ‘Shattered Star’s’ design?”

If it were anyone else, Zhong Lei could have fooled them.

But the person who came was Lu Jingmo, whom he feared the most.

"Assistant Yang, I was just acting rashly."

Ning Yao didn't accept his vague wording and looked at him coldly, "Designer Zhong, you really know how to nitpick. Our designs were all thoroughly discussed with the person in charge of the event and we only made changes after obtaining his written approval. You think you can get away with 'in a moment of panic'? Don't you think too highly of yourself?"

Zhong Lei was speechless, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

Or perhaps he wasn't sure how much Lu Jingmo had heard, and dared not refute it.

“Designer Zhong, your employment relationship with Lu’s Group ends here. Go directly to the Human Resources Department to complete the formalities.”

As the person in charge of the group, Lu Jingmo could not possibly protect an employee who maliciously undermined the cooperation, especially since he had spoken so openly about his private life in public.

"President Lu! Please don't fire me. I know I was wrong. I can apologize to Designer Ning. Please don't fire me..."

Zhong Lei never expected that his attempt to make things a little difficult for Ning Yao would result in him losing his job, which caused him to lose his composure.

Lu Jingmo turned and left, giving him no chance to back down.

Zhong Lei tried to ask Ning Yao to be lenient, but Ning Yao shrugged regretfully, indicating that she couldn't help him.

She wouldn't mind letting someone go as long as it didn't hurt her.

But since the other party has already stepped on her head, she naturally won't let the snake become a problem.

Ning Yao picked up the scattered signed manuscripts on the table and turned to leave.

"Assistant Yang, please help me. I've poured my heart and soul into the company all these years. The company can't just throw me away like that. Besides, I'm only thinking of the company. Why would Ning Yao, a perfectly good person, cooperate with Lu's Group? She must have ulterior motives!"

Yang Qian's expression turned cold when he saw that the man still didn't understand what mistake he had made.

"Designer Zhong, please watch your words. President Lu's decisions and private life are not matters for you to interfere with!"

Ning Yao walked to the elevator lobby, thinking that Lu Jingmo had already left, but she didn't expect him to still be there.

She slowed her pace and strolled over.

"There was a problem with work communication, why didn't you contact Yang Qian? Do you know that by making a scene, the whole company will be speculating about our relationship?"

Lu Jingmo looked at her expressionlessly, his eyes indifferent.

Ning Yao stopped half a step away from him, her gaze falling on the elevator display screen that was going up. "If you were worried, you shouldn't have come. You could have just sent Yang Qian."

A surge of anger welled up in Lu Jingmo's heart, "Are you blaming me?"

"I wouldn't dare. I'm under your roof now; I don't have the guts."

Ning Yao spoke respectfully, but her expression betrayed her true feelings.

Lu Jingmo's jawline tightened, making his features even more angular.

"Ning Yao, you'd better not talk nonsense. If I hear any more rumors about you and me, I will not let you off easily!"

The elevator arrived, and Ning Yao stepped inside.

Lu Jingmo was angered by her and stayed where he was.

Soon, Yang Qian finished dealing with Zhong Lei's problem and came over, only to find Lu Jingmo standing silently facing the window.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he said, "President Lu, I've figured out what happened earlier. It was definitely Designer Zhong who was in the wrong first. He was unhappy that Miss Ning, a popular online designer, had surpassed him, so he's been spreading rumors and slandering her in the office these past few days, accusing her of using dirty tricks. He was the one who started today's incident. If Miss Ning hadn't come to our door this time, the impact would have been even worse."

Lu Jingmo had just thought that Ning Yao was deliberately not contacting him, letting everyone speculate about their relationship, in order to use this ambiguity to make things easier for herself.

Now it seems I was overthinking things.

"Don't you think Ning Yao is very different now?"

Yang Qian glanced at him nervously, but seeing that he still had his back to him, he was unsure of what he meant by asking that question.

"It is somewhat different, but that's normal; people grow up."

Lu Jingmo's expression suddenly turned pale. Is that normal?

Because Zhong Lei was dismissed, the design department assigned a different person to work with them.

She is a very professional designer.

Both sides are cooperating very well, and all progress is proceeding steadily.

The only downside is that Lu Jingmo, for some reason, insists on coming to their department every day and even seeks out Ning Yao for a private chat.

Ning Yao didn't understand, but she couldn't refuse, so she could only patiently communicate with him.

Fortunately, Lu Jingmo only asked about work-related matters.

They would occasionally ask some professional design questions, so the whole process was fairly harmonious.

Others might not understand Lu Jingmo's actions, but Zhong Yunche knew perfectly well what was going on.

As the head of the Lu Group, Lu Jingmo would not do anything meaningless.

Several times, when he and Ning Yao worked overtime until midnight, they found that Lu Jingmo's office light was on.

He didn't know if he was really working overtime or waiting for Ning Yao, but this made him feel that he had to do something.

He took the initiative to approach Xiaoxiao and Wen'an, asking them to help him choose a romantic and quiet place.

During this time, Xiaoxiao and Wen'an had already figured out his intentions, and the two were very willing to cooperate.

The three men used a dinner party as an excuse to lure Ning Yao, who had been working for more than forty hours straight, out of the office.

No sooner had the four left than Yang Qian went downstairs to look for them, but they were all gone, so he went to the design department to inquire.

When he found out, he was almost scared to death.

"What did you say? Who's going to confess to whom?"

"Assistant Yang, don't be so loud. I just happened to overhear Xiaoxiao ordering flowers on the phone. Manager Zhong wants to confess his feelings to Designer Ning, but don't tell anyone, or there won't be any gossip to gossip about."

Yang Qian panicked and was still somewhat absent-minded when he returned upstairs.

He didn't even hear Lu Jingmo calling him.

"Yang Qian, if you don't want to do it, just say so. I can help you write a letter of recommendation."

Yang Qian took a deep breath and finally mustered up his courage. "President Lu, I just heard that Zhong Yunche is planning to confess to Miss Ning tonight. Right now, his entire team is out of the office."

Lu Jingmo was looking at the project proposal when he heard his words. His fingers unconsciously tightened, and he tore the entire page off.