"you!"

Qin Beiming frowned, abruptly releasing the girl who was baring her teeth and claws in front of him, and subconsciously protecting his vital parts.

"What do you mean, 'what ...'? Don't let me see you again, or I'll beat you up every time I see you."

Ling Mo curled his lip, shoved him aside, and smashed open the partition door that looked like it could fall apart at any moment with his big foot.

At the same time, the kidnappers who had just been roaming around the banquet hall suddenly had a sudden inspiration and swarmed into the not-so-spacious men's restroom.

"Boss, do you think that little slut really is hiding in the men's restroom?"

"Stop talking nonsense! Hurry up and find her! We have to take care of her before the hotel security arrives."

"Okay!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the kidnappers mustered all their strength and broke into each of the cubicles.

Ling Mo knew she couldn't avoid it and was about to fight back when Qin Beiming suddenly pulled her into his arms. "Trust me this once, okay?"

"I can trust you, but there's no need."

Ling Mo realized that Qin Beiming was trying to cover for him. After hesitating for a moment, he finally broke free from Qin Beiming's grasp and used a swift sweeping leg kick to knock down the two unsuspecting kidnappers outside the cubicle.

"Where did this brat come from? Brothers, get him!"

The kidnappers, who had fallen flat on their backs, glared fiercely at Ling Mo, who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere. For a moment, they didn't even recognize her as the Miss Ling that their sugar daddy had specifically ordered them to harm.

"You bunch of brats, how dare you act so arrogantly in front of your grandpa?"

Ling Mo's narrow eyes revealed a hint of nonchalance, and the corners of his lips curled into a mocking sneer.

As she spoke, she snatched the pistol from the fallen kidnapper's hand, and in one swift motion, pulled the trigger, slamming it into the kidnapper's forehead.

"Tell me, who sent you?"

"Brother, please forgive me! I was blind and didn't recognize your greatness. I accidentally offended you. I hope you will forgive me."

The kidnapper leader, paralyzed on the ground, was so frightened that his whole body stiffened, and he begged for mercy repeatedly.

The remaining kidnappers, seeing their leader being held at gunpoint, dared not make a move and could only stare menacingly at Ling Mo, who exuded a chilling aura in the dim light.

"Who the hell told you to spout this useless nonsense?"

Ling Mo slammed his elbow down on the kidnapper's chest, causing the man beneath him to howl in pain.

Qin Beiming stood in the cubicle with his hands in his pockets, exuding an air of nobility. He looked down at Ling Mo, who was crouching on the ground with a wild and untamed air, and his handsome brows furrowed involuntarily.

From the first moment he saw her, he noticed the wildness and untamed spirit in her eyes. But the problem was, she looked so young. It was one thing for her to be a bit rough in her behavior, but why did she even swear when she got angry?

Qin Beiming shook his head disapprovingly, and for the first time ever, he wanted to be a good person and personally lead this wild and arrogant little wildcat back to the right path.

The kidnapper, who was completely immobilized by Ling Mo's single hand restraint, wore a mournful face and, in an attempt to gain sympathy, even winked dramatically, "Big brother, I know I was wrong."

"Who sent you? What is your purpose?"

“We’re just doing this for money, we don’t know who the big boss is. All we know is that the big boss has some old grudge against the eldest daughter of the Ling family in Linjiang City, and he paid a lot of money to have us kidnap her, defile her and then upload the video online.”

"Ha..." How vicious.

Ling Mo was confident that he had never blocked anyone's way and never caused trouble, but unexpectedly, some overconfident clowns always came looking for a beating.

Qin Beiming pressed his thin lips together, staring intently at Ling Mo, whose eyes were gleaming with a fierce light. Suddenly, he seemed to understand why there were so many things in Ling Mo's eyes that he couldn't comprehend.

Perhaps it is because she has experienced too many hardships that she has wrapped herself in an indestructible armor.

In this respect, they are surprisingly similar.

The kidnappers in the restroom were all intimidated by Ling Mo's cold laugh, and asked tremblingly:

"What...what are you laughing at?"

"I'm in a good mood today, so I'll spare your lives for now. If you know what's good for you, get out of here." Ling Mo slowly stood up and kicked one of the terrified kidnappers in front of him.

After the kidnappers fled, she deftly took off the men's hoodie and casually tidied the ruffled knitted cardigan she was wearing underneath.

Qin Beiming turned his head away without showing any emotion, politely avoiding her even though she wasn't completely naked.

After she took off her black casual pants, leaving only a knee-length schoolgirl-style skirt, he finally fixed his gaze on her again. "Miss Ling, who is your martial arts teacher?"

Ling Mo walked out of the men's restroom without looking back, his voice cool and aloof, yet carrying an arrogance that few could match.

"Do you think anyone is qualified to be my master?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she pulled a lollipop out of her pocket and smashed the mirror of the security camera in the corridor outside the restroom with a "whoosh".

Qin Beiming's deep eyes darkened. Unlike ordinary people, he did not believe that she was exaggerating.

On the contrary, he always felt that she was already quite low-key, and the magnificent brilliance that occasionally shone through was perhaps just the tip of the iceberg.

After a moment, she shook off the image of Ling Mo's cool and dashing figure from her mind, Qin Beiming slowly squatted down, and as if possessed, stretched out two well-proportioned fingers to pick up the men's hoodie that she had thrown aside.

...

In the reception hall on the first floor of the Emperor Hotel, a steady stream of socialites and wealthy women, looking flustered, poured out, while media reporters who had been waiting there squeezed into the reception hall wave after wave.

In the blink of an eye, Ling Yunlong and Su Yu were surrounded by a swarm of entertainment reporters.

"Mr. Ling, were the armed robbers who caused widespread panic at your daughter's birthday party tonight sent by your enemies?"

Ling Yunlong's face turned ashen. He had originally planned to use Ling Tian's birthday banquet to win people over, but he never expected such a big blunder to happen.

However, faced with the microphone shoved directly at his mouth, he could only suppress his anger as much as possible and said in a deep voice:

"Thank you for your concern, media colleagues. The incident tonight was sudden and did cause some minor chaos. Fortunately, none of the invited guests were harmed. The matter has now been handed over to the police. Once the perpetrators are apprehended, the police will release the information to the public as soon as possible."

The gossip reporter, realizing he couldn't get any information out of Ling Yunlong, decided to hand the microphone to Su Yu, the former movie queen and now the glamorous matriarch of the Ling family.

"According to feedback from invited guests, Miss Ling, who had just been brought back to the Ling residence, mysteriously disappeared during the banquet, and is suspected of being kidnapped by kidnappers. What do you think?"

Despite the rapid-fire questions from various media outlets, Su Yu maintained her composure throughout.

She gently held the nearest microphone with one hand, her voice soft and unhurried as she spoke:

"Mo Mo was feeling unwell and left the event midway through. There was no kidnapping of her by kidnappers."

These gossip reporters, still searching for juicy gossip worthy of continued online buzz, relentlessly pressed Su Yu for answers:

"There are widespread rumors that you and Miss Ling have fallen out. Is this true?"