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

Ning Yan was pleased with herself, having achieved her goal. "Ming Jin, don't be sad. Maybe the gift you gave didn't suit your mother's taste. If this gift had been specially prepared for me, I would have been very happy. Auntie has never received a gift from Ming Jin before."

She deliberately acted pitiful, hoping to gain Lu Mingjin's comfort.

But Lu Mingjin was too heartbroken to comfort her.

He held the smashed gift, sobbed for a moment, then bit his lip and said resentfully, "If Mom doesn't like my gift, she can tell me. Why did she smash it? I'm going to go find her and demand an explanation!"

Lu Mingjin may seem like a pushover on ordinary days, but she is the darling of the entire Lu family, and once she decides to do something, she will definitely achieve it.

He returned to the back seat and said to the driver, "No matter what you do, I'm going to see my mother."

The driver was a bodyguard arranged for him by his father. He knew he couldn't find his mother on his own, but the bodyguard could.

Seeing him sitting there sulking, the bodyguard noticed a resemblance between him and President Lu on his youthful face and dared not refuse. "Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

"Mingjin, how could you go to your mother?" Ning Yan had finally managed to sow discord between them, so naturally she didn't want him to go to Ning Yao for confirmation.

Wouldn't that expose your scheme?

But Lu Mingjin looked at her with a stern face, "Auntie, I'm not a three-year-old anymore. Dad said I need to learn to solve my own problems, and now I'm going to solve them in my own way."

Ning Yan looked at him. Although his features were still soft, his eyes no longer held the adorable foolishness of before. Instead, they had a coldness that resembled Lu Jingmo's.

She frowned; this little good-for-nothing who's starting to think is such a nuisance.

The place where Ning Yao and Zhong Yunche ate was in the city center, a century-old restaurant.

If it weren't for Xiaoxiao's recommendation, Ningyao wouldn't have known that there was such a restaurant with a story in the bustling city center.

The four of them ate to their heart's content.

Ning Yao went downstairs to pay the bill first. As soon as she finished paying, she turned around and saw Zhong Yunche coming down.

He handed Ning Yao a black velvet box and smiled, saying, "This is a gift I prepared for you. I hope you like it."

"No need, you're going to spend too much." Ning Yao refused instinctively.

Although there is no logo on the black velvet box, judging from the material of the gift box, the contents are definitely not cheap.

After being rejected by her, Zhong Yunche's smile faded, and his gaze towards her gradually darkened. "Do you really have to be so clear with me?"

Ning Yao looked at him without saying anything.

Zhong Yunche walked up to her, his eyes gentler than the moonlight. "Ning Yao, it's my business that I like you, you don't need to feel any burden. Besides, this gift is for you as a friend."

As he spoke, he opened the black velvet box, took Ning Yao's wrist, and put a diamond-encrusted women's watch on her wrist.

The watch has a silver strap, and although the dial is set with diamonds, it doesn't look ostentatious at all; instead, it exudes a feminine charm.

"Look, it suits you perfectly."

Zhong Yunche's expression was very open and honest. Although he personally put the watch on Ning Yao's wrist, the entire process was done through Aunt Chen's cufflinks, without crossing any boundaries.

He was so polite that Ning Yao felt it would be pretentious to refuse him again.

"Okay, I'll accept this gift from a friend. I'll return the favor after you've calmed down."

The smile finally reached Zhong Yunche's eyes. Although Ning Yao was still distant towards her, at least they were exchanging greetings.

"it is good."

"mom!"

Lu Mingjin walked in from outside, escorted by bodyguards, and saw her mother smiling at a strange uncle.

That smile was brighter than either he or his father had ever seen.

It was as if the other person was the most important person to her.

Ning Yao thought of the piercing call and initially didn't think the other party was coming for her, so she looked down to adjust her watch strap.

Zhong Yunche, however, looked at Lu Mingjin and saw a resemblance to Lu Jingmo in the other's distinctive features. He then asked Ning Yao in a low voice.

"Ning Yao, do you know this child?"

Ning Yao looked over after hearing this.

Lu Mingjin glared at her angrily, looking just like a pufferfish that had just been caught.

"What are you here for?"

Seeing that she showed no remorse whatsoever, Lu Mingjin didn't have time to think and rushed in, smashing through her and the strange uncle like a bull.

"If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have known you were doing this behind Dad's back!"

Zhong Yunche noticed that people were looking in their direction and immediately stepped forward to explain, but was stopped by Ning Yao.

She looked at Lu Mingjin calmly and said, "What did I do? Explain yourself."

Although Lu Mingjin was young, she knew what it meant for a man and a woman to stand together so intimately.

"You have me and your father, you can't be so close to other people!"

The onlookers stared wide-eyed in astonishment.

They'd seen husbands catch their wives cheating, and they'd seen wives catch their wives cheating, but they'd never seen such a young child do it... cough cough...

So fresh.

Moreover, this child exudes nobility; it's clear at a glance that he's not from an ordinary family.

This whole thing is definitely not simple.

"Little friend, don't talk nonsense. Your mother and I are just friends." Zhong Yunche didn't want Ning Yao to be misunderstood, so he immediately spoke up to explain.

But Lu Mingjin didn't believe a word of it. "I saw you grab my mother's hand. You're so annoying!"

Ning Yao was amused by his words, "You only saw him grabbing my hand, but you didn't see why he grabbed my hand?"

Lu Mingjin glared at her angrily, "No matter the reason, he just can't touch you! No one but Dad!"

Ning Yao never expected that after avoiding the lunatic Lu Jingmo, another domineering little devil would appear.

She bent down, presented her wrist, which was adorned with a watch, to him, and sneered, "See? This is a birthday present from someone else. He was just being a gentleman by putting it on for me. What are you yelling about?"

"Besides, your father and I are divorced. What I do is my own business."

"That's not how it is!" Lu Mingjin shook her head vigorously, and the gifts she was holding fell from her arms.

Ning Yao noticed that the pieces were scattered jigsaw puzzle pieces with many different colors on them, and she felt like she had forgotten something.

"Yaoyao, Mingjin came here specifically to see you, and he even brought a gift he made himself. How could you say such a thing about him!"

Ning Yan ran in from outside and shielded Lu Mingjin behind her like a mother hen protecting her chicks.

In reality, she was afraid that Lu Mingjin would question Ning Yao about ruining his gift, causing her scheme to be exposed.

As expected, Ning Yao's expression turned completely cold when she saw her. "This is a matter between my son and me. What does it have to do with you?"

"I won't allow you to talk about your aunt like that!"

Seeing that she didn't even look at her puzzle, Lu Mingjin's eyes reddened with grievance, and hearing her blame her aunt who stood up for her, she immediately spoke up to defend her.