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

Ning Yao noticed that the door was blocked and subconsciously turned around. She was shocked to see a fair and strong hand blocking the door and screamed in fright.

"it's me."

As the door was pushed open in the opposite direction, Lu Jingmo's dark face appeared behind it.

Ning Yao realized that she had been having a lot of bad luck lately. Last time, she was scared by Zhong Yunche during a power outage, and today she was scared by Lu Jingmo at the hot spring spa.

My good mood vanished completely.

"Lu Jingmo, if you're out of your mind, go see a doctor. Stop appearing around me like a ghost all the time!"

Lu Jingmo's well-defined knuckles braced against the door, his dark eyes sweeping inside. "What are you feeling guilty about? Are you afraid I'll find out there are other men in your room!"

Seeing him about to push the door open, Ning Yao stuck her foot behind the door to block it, saying, "What's it to you?"

When Lu Jingmo saw that she didn't deny it, his heart felt like it was being submerged in ice water, so cold that even his fingertips were tingling.

"Ning Yao, you have a child! How can you ignore Ming Jin's feelings and be with another man!"

Ning Yao's face grew even colder when she saw him bring up the child again. "You haven't said enough of these things, and I've heard enough. Lu Jingmo, you need to understand, we have a child, but that doesn't mean I have to be entangled with you for the rest of my life. I have the right to choose the life I want, and you have no right to interfere!"

Her words were like a series of drumbeats, pounding a dull ache into Lu Jingmo's heart.

"As long as you are Mingjin's mother, I have the right to interfere!"

Ning Yao was enraged by his repeated, unrepentant, and forceful interference.

"Okay! Then I'll go find a lawyer tomorrow to sign an agreement severing all ties with Lu Mingjin. Can you let go now?"

Lu Jingmo was completely taken aback when she said such cold and heartless words.

He forced his way through the crack in the door, grabbed her hand forcefully, pulled her in front of him, and said fiercely, "Don't even think about cutting ties!"

Ning Yao hated his self-righteous behavior the most, and kicked his leg, saying, "My affairs are none of your business!"

These words were like a spark that ignited Lu Jingmo's suppressed anger.

He was so angry that he lost all reason. He grabbed her wrist and pinned her against the wall.

"I'll show you right now whether I can or can't control this."

His voice was deep and dangerous, each word seemingly squeezed out of his throat.

Ning Yao sensed something was wrong and tried to struggle.

However, this resulted in Lu Jingmo's even more forceful containment.

The next second, his kiss landed.

He was fierce and ruthless, without any gentleness, as if punishing her for her reckless words.

"Lu Jingmo!"

Ning Yao was both angry and shocked, and tried to dodge several times.

Lu Jingmo's rationality was completely worn away, leaving only the instinctive plunder.

His arms, as strong as steel, held her captive beneath him, leaving her nowhere to escape.

Ning Yao's lips were rubbed raw and painful, and within moments the taste of blood spread between the two of them.

Upon tasting this flavor, Lu Jingmo froze.

It was as if the pause button had been pressed.

The fact that no one came out despite the commotion the two made indicates that there was no one else in the room.

He misunderstood her again.

Taking advantage of the moment, Ning Yao pushed him away forcefully, her anger and shame clashing violently and surging through her mind.

She grabbed a bottle of mineral water that was placed next to her and threw it hard at Lu Jingmo.

Whether due to slow reaction or deliberate restraint, Lu Jingmo did not dodge.

The mineral water made a dull thud against his chest.

Ning Yao was even angrier. He thought that he dared to be so reckless because he thought he wouldn't dare to hurt him.

So she grabbed the housing notice that was stuck in the plastic frame and threw it at him again.

Just then, Lu Jingmo looked up, and the sharp corner of the plastic frame hit his brow bone directly.

With a thud, the plastic frame fell to the ground.

At the same time, a bloody gash was cut open on Lu Jingmo's brow bone, and blood gushed out instantly.

When Ning Yao saw the blood, her angry mind finally cleared up a little.

"you--"

Lu Jingmo's view was blocked. He reached out and gently wiped his fingers, seeing that they were covered in blood. He was neither angry nor did he scold her.

Instead, he was pointing to the only remaining vase next to him.

"If you still feel angry, you can use it."

Ning Yao took a deep breath, her gaze towards him calm and indifferent. "Go away. I don't want to see you again."

Lu Jingmo shuddered, as if he couldn't bear those words.

"Ning Yao".

He instinctively walked towards her.

Ning Yao quickly retreated, not giving him any chance to get close.

The wariness and defensiveness in her eyes pierced Lu Jingmo once again.

"Ning Yao, I have something to tell you."

Ning Yao stepped back to the sofa, where a small table held the phone number for the hot spring spa.

"I have nothing to say to you. You'd better leave now, or I'll have my staff call the police for me."

Lu Jingmo's deep-set eyes darkened, and his straight posture bent slightly.

"Ning Yao, believe it or not, from the moment we got married, I never thought about divorcing you."

Ning Yao scoffed, "That's because you're too arrogant. You don't believe I'll leave you."

Lu Jingmo did not argue; that was indeed what he had thought in the past.

The more he took it for granted back then, the more he regrets it now.

“I wasn’t avoiding you during the years I was abroad. It was because the business overseas was unstable, and I had to stay there to oversee things. But I would call my mom every week to ask about you. When I found out you were doing well, I didn’t ask any more questions.”

“Until Mingjin was born, I originally planned to go back to see you and your child, but unexpectedly, something happened at work and I was unable to go back in time. When I was preparing to go back again, my mother said that you and the child were safe and sound, and that I didn’t need to make a special trip.”

“But I was worried you were overworking yourself, so I arranged for a nutritionist and a postpartum nanny for you. However, I didn't know they weren't taking good care of you and the baby. Plus, my mom said she would help look after them, and told me not to get distracted and to focus on my career, so…”

Ning Yao had never heard him say these words before.

In her memory, she was an invisible person, whether in the Ning family or the Lu family.

No one cared about her thoughts or whether she was happy.

She had become accustomed to this neglect and accepted this indifference.

But today, Lu Jingmo said that he was not indifferent to her, and even took the initiative to call and ask about her situation.

This contrast brought her no comfort or warmth whatsoever.

Instead, it made her feel even more like a joke.

"Lu Jingmo, these things happened many years ago, why are you bringing them up now?"

Lu Jingmo reached out and pressed his bleeding brow bone. His eyes showed no indifference, only deep wounds.

“I’m telling you this not to force you to do anything, but simply to tell you that I’m not heartless or indifferent; I just realized it too late.”

“I think…” His Adam’s apple bobbed up and down, as if he was finding it difficult to speak, but he had to say it, “We might be able to have a good talk and get to know each other again.”