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

“Jingmo, now that you’re divorced, you should be even more careful to avoid suspicion, otherwise people will think that our Lu family has improper family values,” Chen Wanrong earnestly advised.

She had initially disagreed with Ning Yao marrying into the family, but the old lady of the Lu family insisted, and her husband listened to the old lady very much, which gave Ning Yao an opportunity.

Now that they're divorced, she'd love for them to never see each other again.

In this way, others will gradually forget the shame that Ning Yao brought to the Lu family!

Lu Jingmo slowly walked downstairs, showing indifference to her persuasion.

"If anyone dares to gossip about you, feel free to tell them to come find me."

Chen Wanrong frowned deeply. Was her son possessed?

Ning Yan felt alarm bells ringing in her heart. In the past, Lu Jingmo had never cared about Ning Yao at all, so why was he protecting her all the time this time?

"Yaoyao, you should quickly persuade Auntie and Jingmo to stop arguing about you."

She said that on purpose to incite Chen Wanrong's disgust towards Ning Yao.

The Lu family has strict rules. As long as Chen Wanrong doesn't agree, even if Ning Yao becomes infatuated with Lu Jingmo, she will never be able to enter the Lu family again!

"Don't talk nonsense. They just have different opinions, it's not because I argued with them. Besides, Lu Jingmo and I are divorced. How is it my place to interfere in the Lu family's affairs?"

Ning Yao coldly uttered those words, distancing herself from the situation.

Seeing that she still acted aloof despite his efforts to protect her, Lu Jingmo's eyes turned icy.

"Ning Yao, don't be ungrateful."

Ning Yao looked at him indifferently, "You brought me here with my consent? We agreed that I would just be your companion, so what right do you have to bring me here? I'm already being considerate of our past relationship by not making a fuss about this, otherwise you would have been taken away by the police by now."

Lu Jingmo's eyes flashed with anger, "You—"

"Ning Yao, what are you saying! Jing Mo kindly brought you back, is that wrong?" Although Chen Wanrong was dissatisfied with her son's behavior, it did not stop her from protecting him.

Ning Yan couldn't help but speak up, "Yaoyao, what you said is really inappropriate. Jingmo meant well, he was afraid something would happen to you, how can you blame him?"

Ning Yao sneered, "You're the ones who blamed me for being here, and now that you've found out the facts, you're the ones who accused me of not pursuing Lu Jingmo. You're the law, you're the heavens, and everything you say is the truth?"

Chen Wanrong never expected her to say such outrageous things, and her face turned very ugly. "You've been in the Lu family for six years, and you haven't even learned basic respect and self-love. You have no manners at all."

Ning Yao knew she wasn't good enough for Lu Jingmo, so she endured all the mockery.

But now that she has escaped the quagmire, she naturally doesn't need to care about anyone's opinion or listen to anyone's lectures.

"In the six years I've been in the Lu family, when have you ever taught me any manners?"

Chen Wanrong was so angry that she started to feel dizzy.

"Auntie." Ning Yan quickly helped her up, then looked at Ning Yao angrily, "Yao Yao, how could you talk to your aunt like that? Look how angry you've made her."

Ning Yao said expressionlessly, "I grew up in an orphanage. I had no parents to teach me or any family to raise me, so naturally I don't know how to please people. But isn't this what you're best at? Do it well, and the position of the young mistress of the Lu family will definitely fall into your lap."

Her words practically exposed Ning Yan's carefully hidden thoughts.

The entire living room instantly became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

"Ning Yao, shut up!" Lu Jingmo couldn't stand it anymore and shouted angrily.

Ning Yao didn't take it seriously. "You dare to mess with me with this little fighting power! Fine, I won't get in your way here."

She lifted her skirt and swaggered out.

"Mother."

Lu Mingjin didn't get a chance to speak from beginning to end. Seeing that Ning Yao didn't say a word to him, he couldn't help but call out to her in a low voice.

Ning Yao heard it, but she didn't turn around.

From the moment she decided to divorce, she had no intention of looking back.

Moreover, these people are not worth her turning back to.

Lu Jingmo's gaze was fixed on the female lead's slender and refusal figure, and his thin lips curled into a faint, indifferent smile.

Shattered Star Company.

Ning Yao changed into the spare clothes in the office, washed her face again, and then returned to the office.

Upon entering, she saw Zhong Yunche waiting for her.

She paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "I never expected Manager Zhong to be the heir of Haicheng. That's quite a surprise."

Zhong Yunche sat on the sofa, his gaze gently falling on her. "I had no choice; I didn't mean to hide it from you."

Ning Yao sat on the sofa next to him and poured him a cup of hot tea. "I don't blame you. Everyone has the reason and right to decide their own life. But to be honest, if I had known your identity earlier, I probably wouldn't have let you join the company."

Her small temple could not possibly contain such a large Buddha statue.

Zhong Yunche took the teacup, took a small sip, and a faint smile curved his lips. "I guessed it, so I dared not say anything."

Ning Yao poured herself a glass and slowly drank it.

Zhong Yunche glanced at her again, then clasped his hands together, gathering the teacup in his palms. "Ning Yao, I'm sorry. In the end, I kept it from you. And I'm very sorry about what happened last night. I didn't know you would go. If I had known, I..."

His tone immediately stopped, and his fingers, which were closing the teacup, twitched unnaturally before he continued, "But what I told you before was all true. I like you, and that liking is only growing stronger."

This is the first time in Ning Yao's two lifetimes that she has been confessed to twice by the same person.

She saw sincerity in Zhong Yunche's eyes and was slightly moved, but this feeling was not influenced by his feelings, but rather by the warmth and excitement of being liked by a man.

“Zhong Yunche, thank you very much for your affection, but I still maintain that I am not considering relationships for the time being, so you should cut your losses.”

Zhong Yunche wasn't surprised by her rejection. He sighed softly, "It's impossible. You've liked people before, so you should know that feelings are beyond your control."

Ning Yao was slightly taken aback.

"However, this is also my business. I'm telling you this just so you know. I'm already trying to cancel my engagement with Lin Yiyi."

Ning Yao put down her teacup, "You..."

“It’s not because of you.” Zhong Yunche knew what she was going to say and answered first, “Even without you, I would not continue with the engagement. I, Zhong Yunche, will only marry someone I truly love and cherish, not someone I should marry.”

Zhong Yunche spread his hands, placed the teacup on the table, and smiled gently: "So, I'd like to ask President Ning for a leave of absence. I'll resolve the Lin family's matter this week, and then come back to be your right-hand man cleanly and without any problems."

Ning Yao could rightfully reject Lu Jingmo and Lu Mingjin, but she couldn't reject a sincere person.

Because of Zhong Yunche's leave of absence, Suixing was short-staffed and began recruiting again.

The recruitment process had just begun when Ning Yao received a call from Lu Jingmo.

"The design master will arrive at Lu's Group at 3 o'clock. Remember to be there on time."