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

Jiajia had used similar methods to frame people before, but no one had ever spoken out like Ning Yao.

The argument between the two attracted the attention of many customers.

Surrounded by guests, Lu Jingmo heard Ning Yao's voice and stepped out from the center of the crowd.

Seeing that she seemed to be in a difficult position, his expression darkened and he strode over there.

Jiajia was somewhat embarrassed and glared at Ning Yao, "Don't think you can clear your name by saying that! I'm going to search your bag right now, and I want to see how you manage to take the necklace right under my nose!"

Hearing her say that, Ning Yao gave a cold laugh, "You have no right to search my bag unless you call the police and have them search everyone's bags here. Otherwise, I have no obligation to cooperate with you."

If they want to smear her, then she'll drag everyone down with her.

Those who were just watching the drama unfold realized that this scandal might affect them, and they all demanded that Jiajia produce evidence.

"That's right! Tonight's guests are all prominent figures in Whale City, so you can't just say anything out of turn."

"Think about it again. If this necklace were really that valuable, you certainly wouldn't leave it lying around."

"Miss Ning is Mr. Lu's wife. What kind of necklace doesn't she want? Why would she have to snatch it from you?"

Jiajia certainly couldn't produce any evidence right now. She had personally put the necklace in Ning Yao's bag. How could she get evidence without searching the bag?

Seeing that she couldn't speak, Ning Yan said softly, "Jiajia, don't worry, think carefully about where your necklace is, otherwise it won't be good to cause a misunderstanding."

Jiajia was furious when she saw that her daughter had changed her mind at the last minute and betrayed her. "Whether I misunderstood her or not, others don't know, and neither do you?"

Ning Yan cursed the idiot in her heart, but on the surface she didn't care and gestured for her to look at Ning Yao's bag.

Jiajia noticed that Ningyao's bag was being held in her hand, making it easy to knock it away.

When everyone sees the necklace in the bag, the truth will naturally come out.

Thinking of this, she immediately smiled at everyone.

“You’re right, so let me recreate what happened. I was standing here taking pictures, and when I saw that it was almost time, I walked through here to go inside.”

As she spoke, she retraced her steps, finally stopping in front of Ning Yao and looking at her coldly. "But it was right here that I bumped into Miss Ning, just like this..."

She waved as if it were an accident.

Ning Yao's bag was knocked away by her.

With a "thud," the bag fell to the ground, scattering its contents—lipstick, phone, keys, and other small items—all over the floor.

The moment Jiajia and Ningyan saw Bao Luo, their eyes gleamed with undisguised pride and joy.

Steady!

When they saw that the valuable necklace wasn't among the items that had fallen out of Ning Yao's bag, their smugness slowly froze.

Jiajia's expression changed drastically, "How could there not be!"

Ning Yao gave a cold laugh, "I told you, your necklace has nothing to do with me, of course it won't."

"How could this be!" Jiajia exclaimed in disbelief, glaring at her angrily. "Where did you put my necklace?!"

That necklace was a coming-of-age gift her mother bought for her. All her sisters in the family had one. If she lost it, her parents would scold her to death when she got home!

Ning Yao crossed her arms and looked at her calmly. "You're such a strange person. Before, you didn't search my bag and accused me of taking your necklace. Now you've gone to all this trouble to knock my bag over, and even though you didn't see the necklace, you still claim I took it. Do you think all the guests here are blind?"

The surrounding air quieted down for a moment.

Jiang Tian was surprised that Ning Yao would be involved, and hurriedly came over to speak up for her.

Unexpectedly, Lu Jingmo arrived at Ning Yao's side first to support her.

"I'll give you one chance. Pick up Ning Yao's bag and her scattered belongings, put them away, and apologize to her. I can let it go."

Jiajia and Ning Yan were taken aback, clearly not expecting Lu Jingmo to show up.

Xu Sang was also startled by the commotion. She came over and saw that Lu Jingmo had arrived and was standing next to Ning Yao. She quickly ordered someone to go find the necklace.

When Lu Jingmo spoke, the onlookers exchanged glances and then rushed to speak.

"Just because someone bumped into you, you insist on pinning the blame for the missing necklace on Miss Ning. You're being incredibly unreasonable!"

"I'm just wondering, with so many people here, why are you so fixated on Miss Ning?"

"You can't produce any evidence or find any witnesses, so how can anyone believe you? If you ask me, this necklace might be something you made up."

Jiajia was ridiculed by everyone, and immediately looked to Ningyan for help.

Now how to do?

Ning Yan hadn't expected Lu Jingmo to help Ning Yao. Even though the two of them now needed to be linked together because of the company's interests, no one would dare to question it if Lu Jingmo was unwilling.

What went wrong?

She smiled gently at Lu Jingmo, "Jingmo, don't misunderstand. Jiajia didn't intentionally knock over Yaoyao's bag just now. She was just too eager to find her coming-of-age necklace. Don't take it to heart."

"There's no reason for me to take back what I said," Lu Jingmo said indifferently.

Ning Yan's face turned pale and then red. He had never refused her before, so why was he different this time?

Ning Yao didn't want Lu Jingmo to interfere in her affairs, so she directly asked Jiajia, "Didn't your elders teach you that you should apologize if you wrongly accuse someone?"

In other words, she was criticizing Jiajia for being ill-mannered.

Jiajia was a pampered princess raised by her family and had never suffered such grievances.

Enraged, she pointed at Ning Yao and yelled, "Ning Yao, don't push your luck! My necklace is in your bag, it's mine..."

"Hey, look, isn't this necklace yours?"

Xu Sang smiled and asked the staff to open the lid of the charity donation box.

Inside were some earrings, bracelets, and a light purple diamond necklace.

Ning Yao glanced at her indifferently when she saw that she had interrupted Jiajia.

Xu Sang returned the look with an apologetic one, explaining that her shop was still in its trial operation phase and she didn't want to cause any trouble.

"Yes, this is mine."

Jiajia recognized her necklace at a glance and hurriedly reached out to pick it up, but Ning Yao calmly replied.

"The evidence is right here. If you don't admit it, you're deliberately slandering me?"

She and Xu Sang had only just met, and there was no reason for her to suffer for her sake.

Jiajia was a little angry when she saw Ning Yao still stirring things up. "Ning Yao, don't talk nonsense. I didn't donate it, and I don't know how it got in there."

Ning Yao's smile grew even colder. "Before, you said you didn't know where the necklace went, leading everyone to suspect me. Now that the necklace has been found, you say you don't know why it ended up in the charity donation box. You not only treat everyone like they're blind, but you treat everyone like they're stupid!"

"I……"

Jiajia couldn't explain it.

She almost blurted out that she had put the necklace in Ning Yao's bag, but Xu Sang interrupted her, and she didn't have the courage to bring it up again.

If this gets out, not only will she lose face, but her parents and family will also be implicated.

Seeing that she was still hesitating, Lu Jingmo said indifferently, "Either apologize and pick up your things, or leave the necklace and go."