Bai Luoyu said thoughtfully, "Now I'm more curious about how many things Qianmo is hiding from us. She actually managed to get someone from the UK Fund to be her private financial advisor, and she also has a close relationship with Shang Xingzhou. Shang Xingzhou is a top stock market trader, and the deals he handles are often worth hundreds of millions."

"We really underestimated her before; this girl is far stronger than we thought."

After listening to Bai Luoyu's analysis, Bai Kangyan was also puzzled.

"Gou Si, Shang Xingzhou, and that Young Master Xie—people of such status are all so familiar with Qian Mo. How did Qian Mo, at such a young age, get to know these people?"

Moreover, their relationship is so good that these individuals all stepped forward to support her.

"There's nothing strange about it."

Han Songyan, who had been expressionless the whole time, slowly opened her mouth.

"Mom, do you know something?"

Han Songyan glanced at Bai Kangyan and Bai Luoyu, who probably didn't know about Qianmo and Gu Jueye's affair.

Even figures like Shang Xingzhou and Gou Si treated Qian Mo with utmost respect, which is likely related to Gu Jueye.

"Let's not talk about that now. The guests will be here soon. Tell the chefs in the kitchen to prepare the dishes quickly. Zhou Mei, come with me to greet the guests."

After giving her instructions, Han Songyan got up and walked towards the door.

Zhou Mei followed closely behind.

Bai Kangyan and his son Bai Luoyu stared at each other blankly.

"I feel like my mom has been acting strange lately."

Bai Kangyan casually tossed the entertainment newspaper in his hand into the trash can: "It might not be a bad thing."

With something on his mind, Bai Kangyan gave a brief instruction to the kitchen and then turned and went back to his study.

He took out his phone, hesitated for a moment, and then made a call.

"Beep beep beep..."

Inside a car

Bai Xiruo had been sitting in the car for more than two hours, and she was on the verge of anger and collapse.

At this moment, the car was parked by a river outside the capital city. Bai Xiruo stared at the flowing water, gripping the steering wheel tightly, her gaze cold and resentful.

"ah!"

With a scream, Bai Xiruo pounded the steering wheel in a fit of rage.

"Bai Qianmo, you ruined everything for me, you bitch, I will never let you get away with this!"

Just then, a ghostly black shadow slowly approached the car. In the blink of an eye, the shadow passed through the car door and sat in the passenger seat.

Upon seeing the man in black suddenly appear in the passenger seat, Bai Xiruo screamed in terror, her face contorted, her pupils wide, staring in horror at the "person" who had suddenly appeared before her.

The man in black before them wore a menacing bronze mask, beneath which lay a pair of eyes like two deep, empty vortexes, utterly lifeless and devoid of any emotion.

Looking into those eyes, one senses the approach of death.

"With such little courage, you think you can fight Bai Qianmo?"

The other person's voice sounded like the whirring of an old bellows, harsh and eerie.

"You...are you a human or a ghost?"

"What I am, Bai Qianmo is." The masked man's sinister laughter echoed inside the car.

Bai Xiruo felt as if her three souls and seven spirits had left her body.

"What...what are you saying? I don't understand."

The masked man didn't speak again. In front of Bai Xiruo, he stretched out his hand, which was covered by a black leather glove. He then pierced the car window with his hand.

Upon seeing this, Bai Xiruo's heart clenched, and she began to tremble with fear.

"Do you know why you can't beat Bai Qianmo? Because she's not an ordinary person."

Not an ordinary person? Bai Xiruo frowned, looking at the masked man in front of her with a puzzled expression.

"What's the meaning?"

*

The Bai family's daughter's birthday banquet was held at Longxi Garden.

Because the incident involving Prosperous Media continued to circulate online that morning, the relatives and friends who attended the birthday banquet also saw the related news.

Some entertainment gossip reporters rushed over upon hearing the news.

Bai Kangyan was prepared and arranged for several security guards to stand guard outside the gate, refusing entry to anyone without an invitation.

now

Bai Qianmo accompanied Bai Lao, Bai Kangcheng, Xu Hualan, and Bai Yitang to Longxi Garden in one car.

Seeing the reporters crowding the entrance, Bai Qianmo frowned slightly.

"Aunt, these reporters are waiting for me. You go in first, I'll be there shortly."

Xu Hualan glanced out the car window and saw that dozens of reporters had completely surrounded the Bai family's gate.

“Dad, you’re getting old and can’t take this kind of hustle. Kangcheng and I will go in with you first. Yitang, you and Qianmo can go around to the back door later. I’ll have someone open the back door for you in advance.”

Seeing the situation before him, Old Bai knew that he was getting old and that staying to accompany his granddaughter would only add to his burden.

"Be careful."

"Don't worry, Grandpa, I'll help Qianmo get out of this predicament," Bai Yitang assured him, patting his chest.

Old Bai glanced at Bai Yitang indifferently: "As long as he doesn't make things worse, that's fine."

Bai Yitang frowned deeply, looking displeased, and said, "You underestimate me too much, don't you? Do you think I'm that kind of unreliable person?"

Bai Kangcheng coughed. Although the old man was right, his son was an adult now, so he should still give him some face.

"I'll open the car door and get out first. Hua Lan, you help Dad."

"good!"

After the couple discussed it, Bai Kangcheng opened the car door and got out, then walked around from the driver's seat to the back seat.

The reporters saw a man in a suit and tie, with an extraordinary air, get out of the car, and they were all guessing who he was.

Today, many people with status and background came from the Bai family. Even if we didn't see today's main characters, Bai Qianmo and Bai Xiruo, we could still get by by taking pictures of some celebrities.

So, as soon as Paik Kang-sung came down, the reporters immediately raised their cameras and started snapping away.