Ji Weiting's face turned even more ashen. He was the second young master of the Ji family, yet he was being told to strip naked and crawl like a dog.

"Impossible! Are you kidding me?" Ji Weiting gritted his teeth. "Gu Momo, no matter what the Ji family is like, it's not your place to threaten me here! Just based on the Ji family's status in the Alice Music Consortium, you can't do anything to me!"

With that, he sneered and dragged Ji Dandan out of the hall: "Sister, let's go! Let's see what she can do to us!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a whoosh whistled past his ear!

Immediately afterwards, a sharp dagger grazed his ear and plunged into the door frame!

Ji Weiting and Ji Dandan were so frightened that their hearts stopped. They turned around and yelled at Gu Momo, "Gu Momo, how dare you!"

But when they turned their heads and met Li Zhanting's deep, smiling eyes, Ji Weiting and Ji Dandan both stiffened:

"Ting...Master Ting?"

Although the Ji family is a musical family with a prominent status, it is worlds apart from the Li family, which holds sway over the capital.

Moreover, Li Zhanting's ruthlessness is evident to everyone in the capital!

What's Li Zhanting doing here? They didn't see him at all!

Gu Momo was about to turn her head when she suddenly felt her back being enveloped by the man's firm chest.

She was enveloped by a strong masculine aura, and that strange feeling stirred up ripples in her heart.

Li Zhanting gently enveloped Gu Momo's soft hand with his large, warm palm and slowly lifted it up.

Her sharp gaze turned dangerously towards Ji Weiting: "My little girl has been bullied, so it's only reasonable for me to stand up for her, right?"

A deep, mellow voice rang in Gu Momo's ear, making her heart skip a beat.

The little girl... this was the first time in her life that someone had spoken to her in such a tone, as if she were being cherished.

But she's not the kind of innocent flower who needs to be pampered...

Ji Weiting's expression changed repeatedly, and Li Zhanting's dagger was clearly pointed at him!

"Ting...Master Ting!" Ji Weiting's voice was filled with fear, and he wanted to beg for mercy.

Before he could finish speaking, Li Zhanting suddenly tightened his grip on Gu Momo's hand!

The dagger, like a sword released from a bow, plunged straight into Ji Weiting's thigh!

"Ahhh!" Ji Weiting let out a bloodcurdling scream, startling everyone around him.

As expected of Master Ting, he really goes all out!

Seeing Li Zhanting protecting Gu Momo, Ji Dandan weakly squeezed out tears, wanting to plead for her brother: "Mr. Ting, please spare my brother. It's just a bet, my brother and Miss Gu were just joking around..."

"Just kidding?" Li Zhanting smiled. "I let my Momo crawl around a couple of times, just for fun. Since he can't handle it, then I'll have to pay for my Momo to play along. Isn't that better?"

As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes suddenly turned fierce, and the dagger that flew from his hand went straight for Ji Weiting's thigh!

"Ahhh!" Ji Weiting screamed in agony again, rolling around on the ground.

This move was far more ruthless than Gu Momo's!

Gu Momo only wanted to crush Ji Weiting's pride and dignity, but Master Ting broke his leg!

Physical pain is a double torment of the soul and the body!

Ji Dandan's delicate face was streaked with tears as she hurriedly pleaded for her brother, "Master Ting, my brother knows he was wrong."

"He's a musician, a spiritual guide for countless enthusiasts. How is he supposed to face the audience after this?"

She appeared to be pleading for her brother, but in reality, she was deliberately stalling for time until her eldest brother, Ji Weiying, arrived.

She had already informed her older brother, Ji Weiying, that Gu Momo must be removed from the Alice Music Foundation.

She wanted to see how Master Ting would protect Gu Momo then!

Gu Momo was simply not used to being held protectively in Li Zhanting's arms, so she twisted her body, wanting to leave.

Li Zhanting gently grasped her hand again, holding another dagger in his hand, his eyes filled with a captivating smile:

"His legs refuse to kneel, and they're useless anyway, so why don't I cripple them for him? Then he can still perform despite his disability, and wouldn't that kind of indomitable spirit be a guiding light for countless music lovers?"

With a whoosh!

The dagger flashed like lightning, slicing through the air and piercing the thigh!

The crowd even heard the sound of bone marrow breaking in Ji Weiting's thigh!

"Ahhh!" The shrill scream sent chills down one's spine.

The words Ji Dandan was about to say were swallowed back down her throat by fear.

The older brother was just making a bet with Gu Momo, and Tingye is already backing Gu Momo up like this.

What exactly is the relationship between Ting Ye and Gu Momo?

The subordinate quickly pulled the three daggers out of Ji Weiting's thigh and handed them to Li Zhanting.

Li Zhanting took out a handkerchief and casually wiped the blood off the dagger with his fair hand: "This is just a warning. If anyone dares to bully my little girl in front of me again, this dagger might not just leave a thigh!"

This scene deeply shocked everyone present. It seemed that Master Ting's sympathy for Gu Momo was a warning to them—

Gu Momo is Li Zhanting's woman. Anyone who dares to bully Gu Momo will suffer the consequences!

But they just didn't understand, wasn't the mother of Master Ting's four children the top producer, Miss Xingyue?

Why is Master Ting so protective of Gu Momo?

Just then, a servant's voice came from outside the banquet hall: "Young Master Ji, you can't go in, Master Ting is inside!"

Li Zhanting lazily raised his eyes slightly, his calm gaze suggesting he had anticipated the current situation.

Everyone turned around in shock and saw a well-built man in a suit stride in. His steps were imposing, and his sharp eyes were fixed on Gu Momo as soon as he entered. This man was Ji Dandan's older brother, Ji Weiying.

"Big brother!" Ji Dandan's eyes immediately lit up with excitement, and she quickly stepped forward to hug Ji Weiting.

Her older brother is an advisor to the Alice Music Foundation and has the authority to kick out unqualified candidates. If Gu Momo doesn't kick them out now, when will she?

"Good girl, little sister." Ji Weiying glanced at Ji Dandan, then said to Li Zhanting in a righteous tone:

"How Mr. Ting wants to protect Gu Momo is none of our business, but since Gu Momo has an invitation from the Alice Music Foundation, she should be a member of the music foundation. However, the Alice Music Foundation has a rule that it cannot keep people of bad character."

"Gu Momo's musical talent is indeed high, but she hurts people to the bone at the drop of a hat, which is completely inconsistent with the character of a musician!"

"As an advisor to the Alice Music Foundation, I have the right to remove Gu Momo from the foundation. I'm sure Mr. Ting has no objection, right?"