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

Ning Yao thought her relationship with Lu Mingjin had improved, but she didn't expect that whenever Ning Yan appeared, he would still choose to protect her without hesitation.

The atmosphere became very subtle as soon as Ning Yan appeared.

Zhong Yunche only knew that Ning Yao had been unhappy before, but he didn't know the specifics. Now, seeing the unreasonable Lu Mingjin, the suddenly appearing Ning Yao, and Lu Jingmo who never respected her, he understood.

“Little friend.” He looked at Lu Mingjin, who was being protected by Ning Yan, and calmly explained, “Your mother did nothing wrong. Neither you nor your father have the right to blame her.”

Lu Mingjin glared at him angrily, "Our family matters are none of your business!"

"Lu Mingjin!" Ning Yao snapped, seeing his rudeness, "This isn't the Lu family home. Put away your spoiled brat attitude!"

Lu Mingjin was scolded twice in a row, and her chest was filled with grievances. Large tears rolled down her cheeks.

"Mingjin." Ning Yan hugged him with a look of heartache, then glared at Ning Yao angrily. "Yaoyao, Mingjin's actions were wrong, but you can't scold him like that. He's been waiting for your call all night, hoping you'd invite him to dinner. You didn't do it, so why are you blaming him!"

Ning Yao then remembered something she had forgotten. Lu Mingjin had called her that morning, saying he had prepared a gift and wanted to have dinner with her.

As a result, she forgot about it when she got busy.

Embarrassed.

She looked at Lu Mingjin, who was crying and looked very aggrieved, and stepped forward. "Lu Mingjin, come here."

"I won't listen to you, Auntie, let's go!"

Lu Mingjin was both angry and upset. She turned her face away and pulled Ning Yan outside.

"Wait a minute." Ning Yao stepped forward to stop him and explain what she had forgotten.

Unexpectedly, the moment her hand touched Ning Yan, Ning Yan was launched into the air!

Ning Yan narrowed her eyes slightly; Ning Yan was playing around again.

Lu Mingjin was stunned, completely unaware of what had happened.

When he saw Ning Yao's hand still hanging in mid-air, his bloodshot eyes widened, and he was heartbroken.

"You actually hit your aunt? Waaah, it was clearly your fault, you were the one who teased me, and you still dared to hit me! I'm calling Dad right now!"

He instinctively reached for his phone, and the gift he had been carefully protecting fell to the ground with a thud.

A jigsaw puzzle piece with only half a face was poured out along with other puzzle pieces.

Ning Yao looked at the jigsaw puzzle of half a face, and her heart was gently pierced.

It's her portrait.

The brushwork is immature and the colors are uneven, but the spirit captured is excellent.

It must have been a jigsaw puzzle that he drew himself and then had someone else make it.

She crouched down and reached out to pick it up.

"You're not allowed to touch my puzzle!" Upon seeing this, Lu Mingjin rushed over and pushed her without thinking.

Caught off guard, Ning Yao was pushed to the ground and sat down, staring at him quietly.

Lu Mingjin had her back to her, her little hands fiddling with the ground, crying as she said, "This is mine, I don't want you to touch it. Anyway, you don't care, I'll take it back myself, even if I throw it in the trash, I won't give it back to you."

"Ning Yao, are you alright?"

When Zhong Yunche saw her fall, he immediately reached out to help her up.

Ning Yao, supporting herself with his hand, stood up, shook her head, and said to Lu Mingjin, "Mingjin, what happened today was not my fault..."

"Ning Yao, are you leaving get off work so early to fool around with other men?"

Lu Jingmo's deep voice came from the doorway.

Indifferent yet sharp.

Ning Yao's attempt to explain was cut off by his use of the word "mingling".

"Dad!" Unable to put the puzzle back into the gift box, Lu Mingjin burst into tears, hugging Lu Jingmo's leg.

Lu Jingmo picked him up and comforted him.

At that moment, someone nearby exclaimed in surprise.

"Oh dear, it looks like her face is bleeding!"

"Where's the waiter? Quickly bring some disinfectant wipes."

Upon hearing the sound, Lu Mingjin immediately looked over there and saw Ning Yan being helped up by other guests, covering her face in pain, with blood seeping from between her fingers.

"Dad, Auntie is hurt! Mom pushed her, I saw it with my own eyes!"

Lu Jingmo immediately looked at Ning Yao, "Haven't I already explained everything to you? Why won't you let your sister go?"

As Ning Yao listened to his accusations, her heart clenched slightly, and she silently sank to the bottom.

She coldly retorted, "Who's really not letting go of whom?"

Lu Jingmo stared coldly at Ning Yao without saying a word.

Zhong Yunche couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up to defend Ning Yao, "President Lu, you weren't there, you have no idea what happened. Ning Yao, she didn't push..."

“Mr. Zhong, don’t be so presumptuous. This is a family matter between Ning Yao and me. You, as an outsider, had better not interfere.”

Lu Jingmo interrupted indifferently.

This farce has dragged on for so long that it has finally alarmed the restaurant manager.

Upon arriving, the other party immediately saw Lu Jingmo, hurriedly stepped forward to apologize, and took the initiative to arrange for someone to take Ning Yan to the hospital.

Seeing that Lu Jingmo was surrounded by layers of people, Ning Yao turned around and walked out with Zhong Yunche, bypassing the crowd.

"Ning Yao, I'm giving you permission to leave?"

Lu Jingmo's voice caught up with Ning Yao again as she stepped out of the restaurant.

Ning Yao turned to look at him expressionlessly. "Let me tell you, whether you want me to pay you back or admit my mistake, I won't accept it."

Lu Jingmo's jawline tightened. "I have other things to take care of with you. You can't leave."

Ning Yao didn't want to listen anymore. "I don't care what you're doing, just don't mess with me again. Although I'm no match for you, I can still take care of your heart."

She left after uttering those harsh words, and then departed with Zhong Yunche.

As Zhong Yunche brushed past Lu Jingmo, he whispered, "President Lu, you should let go."

Lu Jingmo's face suddenly darkened, and he picked up Lu Mingjin and was about to chase after them.

"Jingmo." Ning Yan called out to him softly, and whispered, "My face hurts so much, will it leave a scar? I'm so scared, please don't go."

"Dad, let's take Auntie to the hospital first."

Seeing that Ning Yan was injured, Lu Mingjin couldn't help but speak up to comfort him.

Lu Jingmo then restrained himself and instructed his bodyguards to take Ning Yan to the car.

When Xiaoxiao and Wen'an came downstairs, the commotion had already subsided, but the two pieced together the general situation from the guests' discussions.

The two knew Ning Yao must be very upset, so they quickly went outside.

"Please wait a moment, are you guests from VIP room 01 on the second floor?"

The two were stopped by the waiter and nodded in confusion.

The waiter immediately handed them a gift box whose shape was indistinguishable. "I think the person in this puzzle is one of the guests who dined with you, so this puzzle should be hers. Please take it to her."

Xiao Xiao and Wen An took the puzzle in a daze, and after meeting up with Ning Yao, they handed it to her.

Ning Yao thanked her and accepted the gift.

Back at her apartment building, she declined the three men's offer to accompany her and went home with the puzzle in her arms.

After entering the house, she opened the gift box, poured out all the fragments, and pieced them together one by one.

It took two whole hours to complete the puzzle.

Looking at her reflection in the portrait, her numb and desperate heart was stirred.