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

The next day, Ning Yan got up and took the initiative to prepare breakfast for Lu Jingmo and his son.

However, her attentiveness did not attract Lu Jingmo's attention; instead, Lu Jingmo mistakenly thought that she was alright.

“I think you’ve recovered pretty much. Go to the hospital today to change your dressing and then head back to the Ning family home. Uncle Ning called me yesterday; they must be worried about you too.”

"Jingmo, I saw my face this morning, and there are still very obvious scars. If I go back now, my parents will be more suspicious." Ning Yan subtly expressed her reluctance to leave.

Lu Jingmo understood, but his attitude remained unchanged: "You are not Mingjin's mother, so it is not appropriate for you to stay here any longer."

Ning Yan didn't expect him to be so direct this time. She paused for a few seconds before reluctantly nodding, "Okay, I understand. I'm sorry to have troubled you."

"Auntie?" As soon as Lu Mingjin came downstairs, he saw Ning Yan walking towards the guest room looking lost and confused. "Dad, what did you say to Auntie? She looks so sad."

Lu Jingmo poured him a glass of milk. "It's nothing, she should go home."

Lu Mingjin was still a little reluctant to part with him, because her aunt had been staying with her, and her father had been coming home more often these past two days.

She also patiently helped him make paper lanterns, because he was afraid that after his aunt left, the house would become cold and empty again.

"Dad, how about letting Auntie stay with me for another day? I have an art class tonight and I need her help."

Lu Jingmo looked at him with a deep gaze, "There are housekeepers and nannies at home, they can all help you, you don't necessarily need your aunt."

“But…” Lu Mingjin’s brain raced as she tried to find a suitable excuse.

Lu Jingmo didn't want to hear it. "Eat breakfast, and I'll take you to school."

Lu Mingjin: "..."

Ning Yan, who was eavesdropping on the father and son's conversation from a corner, saw how resolute Lu Jingmo's attitude was and steeled her resolve as well.

We have to give it our all this time!

Otherwise, she might never have the chance to come here again!

After dropping Lu Mingjin off at school, Lu Jingmo went straight to the company.

He took the elevator to the top floor, but did not go out.

Instead, amidst Yang Qian's confusion, he pressed the button for the floor where Master Merlin was located.

Yang Qian suddenly realized that they were going to see his wife.

"Mr. Lu."

Along the way, employees greeted him warmly.

Lu Jingmo nodded with a cold face and went to the office where Master Merlin and Ning Yao often stayed. He pushed the door open and went in.

However, only Master Merlin and Wenzhao were present.

Wen Zhao asked in surprise, "President Lu, what brings you here?"

Merlin smiled knowingly.

Lu Jingmo didn't see Ning Yao, and his handsome brows furrowed slightly. "Is Ning Yao late?"

Wen Zhao glanced at Mei Lin, and seeing that he didn't seem inclined to speak, he smiled and explained, "No, Designer Ning hasn't been to the office since yesterday. You didn't know?"

The moment he finished speaking, the air temperature in the entire office seemed to drop by two degrees.

Yang Qian subtly retreated, afraid that he would become the unlucky one at any moment.

Lu Jingmo's eyes were as deep as an ancient well, revealing no emotion. "Master Merlin, did you convey my message to her?"

Meilin nodded, "I've relayed the message, but Yao has her own things to do and can't attend to things here."

Lu Jingmo snorted coldly, "Is it that you can't care, or that you don't want to care?"

Neither Merlin nor Wenzhao spoke.

Lu Jingmo wasted no time and turned to leave.

Yang Qian thought he was going back to his office and was about to press the up key when Lu Jingmo coldly shouted, "Don't you even have this much sense? You can report to the finance department tomorrow."

Yang Qian was startled and quickly pressed the arrow key.

Oh my god, I almost lost my life!

Shattered Star Company.

Ning Yao is discussing the brand's logo with Zhong Yunche and the others, and they are also considering whether to use online or offline channels.

This issue is crucial to whether Shattered Star Company can instantly gain widespread recognition, so it has not been finalized yet.

At this time, the doorbell rang.

Wen An, who was closest to the door, took the initiative to go out and open it.

But before she even reached the door, she stopped and called out to Ning Yao, "Sister Yao Yao, President Lu is here."

Upon hearing her words, Ning Yao paused the meeting and slowly walked out.

Seeing that the person standing at the door was indeed Lu Jingmo, her expression turned somewhat indifferent.

"What are you here for?"

Seeing that she seemed unwilling to see him, Lu Jingmo said indifferently, "Open the door."

Ning Yao looked at him calmly, "This isn't the Lu family business, so you don't get to decide."

Lu Jingmo's handsome face was cold and sharp, his eyes filled with icy coldness. "Ning Yao, open the door now while I still have patience, or I won't hesitate to smash it."

Ning Yao saw that he didn't seem to be joking, gritted her teeth, and opened the door.

Lu Jingmo didn't even glance at anyone else and walked straight up to the second floor.

Halfway there, seeing that Ning Yao wasn't moving, he shouted unhappily, "Aren't you coming with me?"

Ning Yao was so angry that she sneered. She was unwilling, but she still followed him.

"Ning Yao, I'll go with you." Zhong Yunche followed her upstairs.

Upon seeing this, Lu Jingmo's pupils constricted sharply, and he sneered in a cold voice, "You always like to meddle in everything, are you a centipede?"

Seeing that he was still venting his anger, Ning Yao stopped and said, "President Lu, go take your anger out on whoever you've been upset with, don't cause trouble here."

"Making trouble?" Lu Jingmo's mockery deepened as he watched her protect an outsider. "If anyone's going to cause trouble, it'll be you causing trouble for me. I'll give you one minute. If you don't come up here, I'll call my legal team."

Ning Yao immediately knew what he was referring to, and her anger flared up. She told Zhong Yunche not to get involved and went upstairs with her phone in hand.

"Sister Yaoyao?" Xiaoxiao and Wen'an were a little worried.

"It's alright, you guys go about your business."

After saying this, Ning Yao pushed open the door and went into the office.

Yang Qian stood guard at the door.

Inside the office.

After entering, Lu Jingmo sat directly on the sofa with his back to the outside, and lowered all the blinds around the office to prevent anyone from seeing their every move.

After Ning Yao went in, she placed stacks of evidence she had prepared beforehand in front of him.

“Mr. Lu, we’ve already settled our payment. You said that as long as I help you negotiate a cooperation with Master Merlin and confirm the product, our previous compensation would be wiped clean. I remember that. Take a look.”

Before Lu Jingmo could say anything, he was so angry at the stack of documents she threw at him that his face turned ashen. "You're so wary of me? You even printed out our chat history!"

“You have too many criminal records, so I can only be prepared,” Ning Yao replied confidently.

Lu Jingmo was so angry that his liver hurt. Seeing that Yang Qian was not there, he could only use his phone to find the feedback he had just received. "This is the first draft that you confirmed with Master Merlin. The company's legal department said that some of the drawings in the design draft involved plagiarism. Why did you make such a low-level mistake in your detail optimization?"

"How could that be?" Ning Yao didn't believe it and immediately took the phone to check. Sure enough, she saw three circles in red indicating this problem.