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

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the four sat down facing each other.

Ning Yao had just taken a sip of water when she saw Jiang Tian winking at her.

She didn't understand.

The next second, her phone started vibrating.

It was a message from Jiang Tian.

【Oh my god, sis, who is this guy? He's totally my type! Send me his WeChat right now!】

Ning Yao was speechless. She glared at her and replied, "Let's talk later. I have important things to discuss."

Seeing Ning Yao look up at him again, Xu Sang then apologized for what happened last time.

"It's a small matter. If it were me, I would have made the same decision as you," Ning Yao said honestly.

Xu Sang smiled and nodded, "Thank you for your understanding, Miss Ning. Please feel free to ask if you need anything."

Ning Yao didn't stand on ceremony and went straight to the point, "Since Miss Xu has put it that way, I won't stand on ceremony with you either. I'm looking for a new fabric, a kind of dress material that's popular abroad this year, but I've searched the entire Whale City and neighboring cities and no factories have it in stock. I wonder if you could help me inquire about it?"

As she spoke, she opened her phone and sent the photos of the fabric to Ms. Xu.

After glancing at it, Xu Sang smiled and said, "What a coincidence! My cousin's company just happened to have purchased this fabric, but later, due to a change in the company's projects, the batch of fabric was put on hold. If you don't mind, I can contact him and ask him to bring a sample over."

Ning Yao was surprised by the coincidence and quickly agreed, "Of course not. If it's convenient, could you do it as soon as possible? My time is quite tight."

"Wait a moment." Xu Sang immediately picked up her phone and went outside.

Jiang Tian knew she was just there to be there, so she didn't say a word from beginning to end.

Seeing that Xu Sang had left, she then hinted to Ning Yao to send her Zhong Yunche's WeChat contact.

Ning Yao replied directly this time, "No."

Jiang Tian got all lovey-dovey with a minor actor at the hot spring spa last time, so her interest in Zhong Yunche now is probably just because she's lusting after his body.

Zhong Yunche isn't Jiang Tian's type; it's best to stay away from him.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Tian pouted, "Are you unwilling, or are you reluctant to part with it?"

Hearing her ask such an ambiguous question, Ning Yao glanced at her sideways and said, "Neither. You two are not a good match."

Jiang Tian chuckled. "Then who would be a good match?"

Zhong Yunche turned to look at Ning Yao. Although he didn't know what the two were talking about, it wasn't hard to guess.

In particular, Jiang Tian's eyes kept sweeping over him.

He practically wore his ambiguity on his face.

"Miss Jiang, please don't joke with Ning Yao. She's easily embarrassed."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Tian's smile widened. "Oh! How do you know she's shy? Did you touch her or kiss her?"

"Jiang Tian!" Ning Yao didn't expect her to say such a terrifying thing, so she quickly shut her up.

Zhong Yunche noticed a faint blush on her face and his eyes softened unconsciously. "Not for now, but I will try my best."

Jiang Tian couldn't hold back any longer and laughed so hard she could barely stand up straight, leaning on the table for support.

Ning Yao was also embarrassed; she now understood what it meant to make things worse the more you tried to explain.

When Xu Sang returned, she saw Jiang Tian laughing uncontrollably and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Why is she laughing like that?"

Ning Yao muttered, "I guess someone tickled my funny bone from a distance."

Xu Sang sensed that she didn't want to talk about it, so she didn't ask any further and took the initiative to bring up the matter of the fabric.

“My cousin lives nearby. He said he has some free time right now and can send the samples over for you to see.”

"That's great, thank you for your help."

Xu Sang smiled and shook her head.

The four of them started chatting. During this time, Xu Sang took the opportunity to subtly inquire about Zhong Yunche's parents' current situation while chatting with him, but Zhong Yunche cleverly deflected her questions.

Jiang Tian guessed from their chat that Zhong Yunche's identity was unusual, and sent another message to Ning Yao.

[Does this handsome guy have connections? Is that why you rejected me earlier?]

Ning Yao replied with an "Mm".

Jiang Tian promptly stopped teasing and sat up straight.

Soon, Xu Sang's so-called cousin arrived.

The moment Ning Yao saw him, she felt like she had seen him somewhere before.

But I couldn't remember it for a moment.

"Ning Yao, take a look at this sample. Is this the one you were looking for?"

Xu Sang handed her the sample.

Ning Yao took it, looked at it carefully, and then nodded with a smile, "Yes, this is what I've been looking for."

Xu Sang was delighted. "That's wonderful, cousin. He's a very good friend of mine. Give me a fair price."

Looking at Ning Yao, her cousin said politely with a smile, "Since you're my cousin's friend, I won't beat around the bush. How about we go with this price per meter?"

He compared numbers with Ning Yao.

Ning Yao silently calculated for a moment, then looked at Zhong Yunche. Seeing that he did not object, she readily agreed.

Both parties agreed to pick up the goods first thing tomorrow morning.

The afternoon tea time for the four of them has come to an end.

Ning Yao and Zhong Yunche walked toward the parking space, but unexpectedly encountered Chen Wanrong and Li Lifen walking towards them on the way.

"Mrs. Lu, we're really in trouble this time. Please put in a good word for us..."

Li Lifen was smiling apologetically at Chen Wanrong.

Chen Wanrong remained unmoved, maintaining the airs of a wealthy lady.

As they were talking, Li Lifen spotted Ning Yao across from her with her sharp eyes, and her smiling face instantly fell.

The way she looked at Ning Yao was as if Ning Yao had stolen her 30 million!

"Ning Yao, what are you doing here? Who's that wild man next to you?! Who gave you permission to flirt with other people behind Jing Mo's back? If this gets out, your father and I will be ashamed!"

Zhong Yunche didn't recognize Li Lifen, and upon hearing her words, his gentle expression immediately darkened.

"Madam, who are you? What gives you the right to speak to Ning Yao like that!"

Li Lifen was so angry that she walked right past Chen Wanrong, but seeing Ning Yao's frighteningly cold expression, she stopped in the middle and pointed at her from a distance.

"Ning Yao, are you mute? Hurry up and tell him who I am."

Ning Yao was amused by her self-righteous attitude. "Madam, I don't know you. Please don't call me by my name. It's an insult to my name!"

"Ning Yao, how dare you speak like that! She's your biological mother!"

Chen Wanrong already disliked Ning Yao, and seeing her with other men and speaking to her mother in that tone only made her more disgusted with her.

Zhong Yunche was astonished. Could there really be a mother who would say such a thing about her daughter?

Ning Yao glanced at Chen Wanrong indifferently and explained with a smile, "Ms. Chen, if you don't know enough about the things between me and the Ning family, then don't say anything. I severed ties with the Ning family long before I divorced your son. She is now at most an ordinary elder I know."

"What?!" Chen Wanrong never expected that Ning Yao would sever ties with the Ning family!

Li Lifen finally managed to get Chen Wanrong to come out today, hoping to use her connections to persuade the bank to extend the repayment period for the Ning family.

Before she could even get the job done, Ning Yao exposed her shortcomings, which made her furious and embarrassed.

"You brat, what nonsense are you spouting! If it weren't for the Ning family, you'd still be scavenging for garbage, an orphan despised by everyone! You're where you are today thanks to your father and me, and you're turning your back on us like this!"