Chapter 195: Seeking Forgiveness

3:00 PM.

Yuhua Business Building, Shangya Clothing Design Company.

On the crowded desktop, manuscripts, fabrics, color cards, and samples were piled up like a mountain.

Colorful fabrics and paper patterns surrounded the area, and all kinds of sounds were endless.

"Done!"

Yao Lingling raised her head and rubbed her slightly sore wrists.

Looking at the clothes in her hand, a happy smile appeared on her face.

This set of sample clothes was sewn by her own hands, completely following the sketch design draft given by Tang Song, with a very high degree of restoration.

Moreover, the fabric used was the best, and it could even be worn directly.

She believed Tang Song would definitely be very surprised when he saw it.

As a student majoring in fashion design, Yao Lingling had only simply learned the skills of pattern making and garment making in college.

The reason she was able to complete it independently was mainly due to family heritage.

Her mother was a tailor, and her family ran a tailor shop when she was a child; under the influence of her ears and eyes, she mastered a lot of sewing skills.

Plus, she put her heart into it, and the effect was no worse than that of a professional garment maker.

Only designers knew how difficult it was for a sample garment to be born.

Just the initial inspiration capture, theme determination, material collection, and manuscript drawing required a lot of energy and time.

However, because of Tang Song's help, she only needed to complete the later work, which saved more than half of the work.

Opening the camera, she took a few photos of the shirt and jeans.

The new phone was really easy to use, and the photo effect was also great.

Yao Lingling touched her beloved phone, a big smile appearing on her face.

This phone hadn't been released for long, and the top version cost about 6,500 yuan, which was more than her monthly salary.

It had to be said that Senior Tang Song was truly generous!

She had just graduated for a year, and her work as an assistant was mainly learning; her salary was just enough to spend, and she couldn't save much money.

However, it would be fine after she was promoted to a formal fashion designer.

By then, she could totally return a gift; taking such a big advantage of a friend really made her feel bad.

This was also one of the reasons why she made the sample clothes day and night.

"Yao Lingling!" A voice came from the direction of the door.

Yao Lingling hurriedly stood up and said politely, "Sister Liang, is there anything?"

Designer Liang Jiani frowned, "Director Peng is looking for you, asking you to go to her office."

After speaking, Liang Jiani turned and left.

Yao Lingling made a playful face at her.

After joining the company, she had always been Liang Jiani's assistant, helping her busy back and forth; she did all kinds of dirty and tiring work, and from time to time, she had to take the blame and be scolded.

However, because she was capable and had strong execution, Liang Jiani used her very smoothly.

This time she was suddenly promoted to a designer, and the most uncomfortable person was Liang Jiani, who often made sarcastic remarks about her.

Putting the sample clothes into a bag and back to her workstation.

Yao Lingling tidied up her clothes and knocked on the door of the director's office.

"Director, are you looking for me?"

Peng Xinlei raised her head and smiled, "Lingling, Director Li is back from a business trip in Gusu. You should prepare; there will be a sample review meeting in half an hour."

Hearing this, Yao Lingling's heart beat violently, "Alright, thank you, Director Peng!"

Walking out of the office, Yao Lingling ran back to her workstation.

Looking around, she didn't see Xiao Mingxuan.

She touched Li Shumin's arm and asked eagerly, "Minmin, have you seen Mingxuan?"

There were two sets of sample clothes.

The one made by the company's garment maker was according to Xiao Mingxuan's size.

Li Shumin shrugged, "After eating lunch with us, he went home and hasn't come back."

Yao Lingling felt anxious, hurriedly took out her phone, found Xiao Mingxuan's number, and dialed it.

The phone rang twice.

"Snap!" A crisp snapping sound rang in her ear, and a familiar voice sounded: "Hello, beauty, are you looking for me?"

"You finally came back! Go change your clothes quickly!" A joyful expression appeared on Yao Lingling's face.

Turning her head, her expression was slightly stunned.

Immediately after, discussions from other colleagues sounded around.

"Holy crap, Xiao Xiao, why are you dressed so flashy today?"

"So handsome, Mingxuan!"

"Got a haircut, took off his glasses, feels like a different person."

"This outfit is really good-looking, is it the summer set Lingling designed? The effect on the body is great!"

Xiao Mingxuan smiled and said, "Is it a big surprise? For your review meeting, I specifically went back to take a shower, get a haircut, and change clothes."

After speaking, he swayed left and right in front of Yao Lingling, showing off his clothes.

Yao Lingling blinked, looked at him seriously for a while, her eyes full of surprise.

When Xiao Mingxuan first joined the company, he had a short buzz cut; for more than a month after that, he didn't get a haircut, letting his hair grow wild, and his hairstyle could be said to be a mess.

Plus, he often wore glasses with a high prescription, making him look very ordinary.

At this moment, wearing contact lenses and a side-swept fringe.

Thin and tall figure, tailored white shirt, light-colored embroidered jeans, canvas shoes.

The whole person looked clean, sunny, bright, and spirited.

His facial features couldn't be said to be very handsome, but his temperament was very good, very eye-catching, and had a model style.

Yao Lingling gave a thumbs up and smiled, "I have to admit, you still have some charm!"

"Thanks for the compliment." Xiao Mingxuan raised his eyebrows proudly, chatted with other colleagues for a few words, and began to actively prepare for the upcoming review meeting.

Having been tempered at the grassroots level of the company for two months, he had a detailed understanding of the company's business model and personnel structure.

Next, with Yao Lingling's promotion to fashion designer, he also planned to officially step onto the big stage of corporate management.

Gradually establishing his own team in the company, embracing the Internet, and vigorously developing Shangya.

Zhuxi Neighborhood.

Guitar sounds came from the bedroom.

Liu Wenning sat on the sofa, singing with his eyes closed, his reddish-brown medium-long hair draped down.

Opposite him, Zhou Dongbing was chewing on a lollipop, his eyes fixed on the camera that was filming.

In their impromptu band, except for Cheng Qiuqiu, the other three were old friends who played self-media.

Liu Wenning was the best among them, had more fans, and often got jobs singing in various bars and restaurants.

By comparison, Mo Li and Zhou Dongbing were a bit miserable.

So they often came to Liu Wenning's place to hang out, eating and drinking along, without spending money, which was quite happy.

Just as the video was about to finish filming.

"Ding-a-ling—" The phone ringtone suddenly rang.

"F*ck!" Liu Wenning's eye twitched, "Calling at this time, are you sick!?"

He had been recording this playing and singing video for a long time, and it was hard to find the state, but he didn't expect it to be destroyed just like that.

Zhou Dongbing pressed the pause button and cursed a few times.

Liu Wenning put down the guitar and picked up the phone to look.

It was a local landline number.

Answering the phone casually, his tone was a bit aggressive, "Hello! Who is this!?"

Immediately after, a somewhat familiar voice came from the receiver: "Hello, hello, is this Liu Wenning? I am from the Qiaoxi District... We are investigating the case of the Mercedes with license plate Yan A***** being maliciously damaged. Because it involves a large amount of money, it has already constituted the crime of intentional destruction of property. Please cooperate with our investigation..."

Listening to the serious and earnest voice in his ear, Liu Wenning gripped the phone tightly, feeling both fear and anger in his heart.

"Okay, I know, I'll be there right away."

Seeing Liu Wenning's suddenly ugly face, Zhou Dongbing hurriedly asked, "What's wrong, Wenning? Who called?"

"Still that matter from last night, this idiot is actually playing this game, maliciously increasing the car damage, and having the police station summon us to cooperate with the investigation."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Dongbing's phone also rang.

After the call ended.

Zhou Dongbing swallowed his saliva and looked at Liu Wenning, "What should we do?"

Liu Wenning threw the guitar directly onto the bed, his face gloomy, "What else can we do, let's go over first. It's too disgusting, isn't it just scratching a car cover? And he wants to send us in."

"F*ck!" Zhou Dongbing clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, "This idiot can really toss! He's purely looking for trouble!"

Although his tone was very aggressive, he was still a bit nervous in his heart.

If the other party really found connections to set the car damage high, then they might really flip over.

The two hurriedly walked out of the bedroom door and happened to run into Mo Li who was returning from outside.

She smiled and shook the plastic bag in her hand at the two, "Is the video done? Fried chicken is bought, let's play games while eating."

Liu Wenning shook his head expressionlessly, "Can't eat, the police station contacted us again, summoning us to cooperate with the investigation, still that broken matter from last night."

Mo Li was stunned and said eagerly, "What's going on? Didn't you say it just scratched a bit of the car cover? At most 500 yuan, how come you're still summoned?"

Zhou Dongbing on the side added fuel to the fire and told the story.

"Then what about the performance tonight?" Mo Li said anxiously, "I already agreed with Boss Chu of Music Feast; our band is going to sing for an hour tonight, and the deposit has already been collected."

Her income wasn't high, and this performance fee wasn't a small amount for her.

"Let's see the situation, it's not even 4:00 yet, if we're lucky, we should be able to solve it before night." Liu Wenning pursed his lips, his eyes flickering.

He wasn't worried about paying the money; what he feared was Tang Song continuing to disgust him and not letting go.

"Alright then, Qiuqiu gets off work at 6:00, and we'll take our instruments to meet you then."

"Alright, bye-bye." "Bye-bye."

Immediately after, the two walked downstairs quickly, got on their motorcycles, and drove toward the police station.

The reason they called themselves "White Knight" was mainly because all four of them loved playing motorcycles.

Songmei Clothing.

General Manager's Office.

【"Youjie Housekeeping" is an innovative enterprise focusing on providing high-quality housekeeping services. Committed to providing customers...】

Tang Song sat in front of the computer, browsing the "Business Plan" sent by Xu Qing in the morning.

The "Business Plan" is crucial and necessary for financing companies.

This material written by Shen Yu herself was very attentive, with clear and neat formatting, totaling 13,000 words.

It detailed key information such as the enterprise's vision, goals, business model, market opportunities, and competitive advantages.

In the attachment materials, there were also market research reports, product samples, team introductions, etc.

After browsing it seriously, Tang Song forwarded the plan to the corporate email of Zhang Chengyuan of Juqing Juqing Hui Jin.

Then he dialed the phone and began to arrange research work for "Youjie Housekeeping."

The investment department of Juqing Juqing Hui Jin also had a branch in Yancheng, and many of them were elites from Kate Trust.

The company's partners included top consulting firms and accounting firms.

In addition to conducting a bottom-line investigation of Youjie Housekeeping, they could also provide better strategic planning, business optimization, and other opinions.

Since he decided to invest, Tang Song was more willing to treat this matter as a rare opportunity for experience, just like the roadshow he attended at the negotiation meeting last time.

"Buzz buzz buzz," the phone on the table suddenly vibrated.

It was Lawyer Zhao Xingzhi.

Tang Song answered the phone, "Hello, Lawyer Zhao."

"Tang Zong, the police station has already summoned the two people who damaged the vehicle, and I and the company's agent are handling it at the police station. Liu and Zhou have committed the act of intentional destruction of public and private property, but the criminal circumstances are minor, and they have pleaded guilty and accepted punishment, and are first-time offenders with repentance. The police station has proposed a reconciliation opinion; Liu and Zhou want to apologize to you in person and compensate for the losses, seeking your forgiveness."

Looking at the time, Tang Song stood up, "Okay, I know, I'll be there right away."

In the police station.

Zhou Dongbing's face was filled with panic and fear.

His eyes secretly sized up the few people opposite.

He regretted it to the extreme in his heart.

He never thought that just by casually wiping his feet, he would provoke such big trouble.

Liu Wenning's face was pale, his fists clenched, his body stiffly sitting on the stool, staring silently at the ground.

Coming here this time, he didn't see Tang Song.

Instead, several lawyers and agents came.

They came up with a bombardment, scaring them both silly.

That Mercedes S-Class was under the name of Yancheng Jin Dun Security Company, and the car cover was a custom model from V-KOOL, with a market retail price starting at 80,000 yuan.

According to the damage assessment sheet given by the film-applying store, just the customization and construction of the rear car cover amounted to 11,000 yuan.

Of course, this money was still acceptable to Liu Wenning, and he could take it out.

The key was that the amount exceeded 5,000 yuan, and under the record of surveillance, it was indeed them who passed by and then turned back to kick it actively.

Liu Wenning raised his head to look at the two lawyers in suits and leather shoes opposite, a trace of fear flashing in his eyes.

He didn't doubt at all that if they didn't plead guilty and apologize, they would definitely file a lawsuit.

According to the police officer, they might be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention.

Thinking of having to apologize to Tang Song in person, he only felt his face burning and his heart aching.

However, at such a time, face didn't matter at all.

He was just an ordinary young man and couldn't afford such a terrible consequence at all.

"How is it? Have the two considered it?"

Zhou Dongbing looked at Liu Wenning and said weakly, "Considered it, I admit my mistake and accept punishment, and deeply reflect on my mistakes."

Liu Wenning squeezed his hands until they "creaked," and said with difficulty, "I am also willing to admit my mistake and apologize in person."

"That's good." Zhao Xingzhi didn't have any surprise, nodded calmly, and stood up to dial Tang Song's phone.

"Qiuqiu! Over here, over here!" Mo Li waved her hand vigorously.

Soon, the humming sound of the motorcycle approached from far to near.

The white Suzuki GSX250 drove over slowly and parked on the side.

Cheng Qiuqiu, wearing gray leggings and a white T-shirt, took off her helmet casually.

Frowning, she said, "Mo Li, what exactly is going on?"

Mo Li grinned and said helplessly, "Still that matter of kicking the car last night. Originally, the car owner said that as long as there was an in-person apology + 500 yuan compensation, it would be fine. But you also know the temperaments of Zhou Dongbing and Liu Wenning; they definitely wouldn't compromise.

Originally, we thought at worst we'd pay a bit more money, but the car owner didn't know what connections he found, and the damage assessment exceeded 10,000 yuan, constituting a crime, so they were summoned by the police."

"Damaged a piece of car cover, and the damage assessment exceeded 10,000?" Cheng Qiuqiu opened her mouth a bit wider, a bit unable to understand.

"I just talked to Wenning on the phone; he spoke a bit vaguely, saying that the other party brought quite a few people, including lawyers. Let's go! Let's go in and see."

While talking, Mo Li pulled Qiuqiu and walked toward the gate of the police station.

Asking the staff, they successfully arrived at the summoning room.

Cheng Qiuqiu looked inside, a look of difference appearing on her face.

There was no tense atmosphere in the office as she had imagined.

Liu Wenning and Zhou Dongbing were shrinking their necks, sitting there very quietly.

Opposite them was a group of four, men and women, all in standard formal wear, with calm expressions, composed and confident, with elite temperament.

She had come into contact with such figures before, such as the big leaders of their company, important clients, and university professors.

Compared with them, Liu Wenning and Zhou Dongbing were like children who had made a mistake, not daring to raise their heads.

Cheng Qiuqiu's heart moved, knowing that this was provoking a truly big figure.

"Wenning, Dongbing, are you okay?" Mo Li walked a few steps quickly and came to their side, "What's the situation now?"

Liu Wenning raised his head to look at her, then looked at Cheng Qiuqiu who followed closely behind.

Gritting his teeth, he said, "Wait for the car owner to come over, compensate, apologize."

He really regretted it now; he shouldn't have kicked those few kicks while drunk before. It was indeed cool at the time, but after the fact, he had to apologize to Tang Song in such a humiliating way.

"Alright then, you guys should be careful in the future, don't be so impulsive." Mo Li sighed and patted him and Zhou Dongbing on the shoulder comfortingly.

"Mainly because we drank alcohol, we couldn't control it at the time, and it wasn't intentional." Zhou Dongbing explained with his neck stiff, looking at the opposite side again.

Cheng Qiuqiu stood behind, opened her mouth, but didn't say anything.

She hadn't known Liu Wenning for long, only a little over a month.

At first, it was because he often came to borrow books from the senior sister, and he played the guitar well, so she chatted with him about music and reading insights.

After coming and going, the relationship became familiar, and later she found out he was also a motorcycle enthusiast.

He pulled her into a few riding groups, and they went out to play two or three times.

This was how they gradually became friends.

She did appreciate the musical talent and artistic aura on Liu Wenning, but as a college student with normal values, she still knew right from wrong.

Running over to kick someone's car was indeed their fault.

Even if the other party's driving wasn't standard and they parked recklessly, destroying someone else's car was illegal.

Since they did it, they could only bear the corresponding consequences.

"Buzz buzz buzz—" A vibration sounded.

Zhao Xingzhi picked up his phone to look, and whispered to the three people next to him, "Tang Zong is here!"

Immediately after, the four stood up hurriedly.

Liu Wenning sat up straight subconsciously, looking at the door, his eyes a bit red.

"What's going on?" Mo Li asked in surprise.

Zhou Dongbing explained with a grimace, "This car is registered under the company, and the people who came to talk to us are the agents and lawyers found by the car owner. We have been waiting for the car owner to come over and apologize in person."

Cheng Qiuqiu was stunned and followed to look at the door.

"Tap tap tap—" The sound of leather shoes hitting the floor tiles sounded.

Immediately after, the office door was pushed open gently.

A young, handsome, and upright figure walked in.

His facial features were handsome, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and his figure was very good.

Wearing a high-end casual suit, the slightly open collar revealed solid muscles.

He carried a light and airy temperament, and his bright, spirited gaze swept across the entire office.

"Tang Zong!" "Tang Zong!"

"Hello, Tang Zong! I am Cheng Mingbo from Jin Dun Security."

"Tang Zong, I am Li Yanqiu from Jin Dun Security."

Mo Li blinked and quickly recognized Tang Song who walked in.

So the car owner was him!

This handsome guy she met at the restaurant last night was very eye-catching; his figure, looks, and temperament were all impeccable. If it weren't for Zhou Dongbing and the others, she would definitely have gone up to strike up a conversation.

Cheng Qiuqiu's eyes trembled, staring blankly at Tang Song who walked in. ===== CHAPTER 196 =====