Lin Mo did this entirely for Shi Miao's sake.

After all, the capital city is a mixed bag, with all sorts of people. There are always one or two who don't think before they go out, like people like Bai Xinxin.

He was quite eager to see Bai Xinxin and the others' reactions after Shi Miao went on stage. Looking at the girl with anticipation, he continued, "You don't need to say anything, just show your face on stage."

Shi Miao raised an eyebrow, quite casually, and refused without even thinking, "No."

A hint of disappointment flashed in Lin Mo's eyes. He had thought she would agree, but he still wanted to try. "Ms. Shi, it's just that you'll be on stage with the other designers to thank them at the end of the show. You don't need to say anything. I think the other designers at Moon will be overjoyed if they know you're going on stage with them."

"You absolutely have to go?" Shi Miao fiddled with her phone, leaning back lazily in her chair. Her dark eyes shimmered, and her cool voice was completely pure. "You know I don't like crowded places, and I'm only here with an elder today. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come."

Lin Mo glanced at the two seats to Shi Miao's left and right out of the corner of his eye, but no one was sitting there. "An elder?"

Shi Miao gave a faint "hmm," and said, "She went to the restroom."

Lin Mo looked somewhat surprised, quite curious as to which elder had such influence that this big shot would accompany him to the show. However, seeing that Shi Miao was unwilling to elaborate, he wisely refrained from asking further and returned to the previous topic.

"It's not that you absolutely have to go. I just saw that you, Miss Shi, came here, and this is a good opportunity. It's okay if you don't want to go on stage."

Shi Miao nodded slightly and said calmly, "Mm."

Lin Mo glanced at his watch; there were still two minutes until the show started. He said gently, "Ms. Shi, I'll go ahead and get back to work. I won't bother you any longer."

As he spoke, he straightened up, greeted Shi Miao, and then turned and left.

...

Just as Lin Mo left, Ji Rou returned.

When she came in, she saw Lin Mo standing in front of Shi Miao with his head bowed and talking to her. He looked quite respectful, but she didn't think much of it. Lin Mo left quickly.

"It's about to start, isn't it?" Ji Rou sat down to Shi Miao's right and looked up at the stage in front of her.

Shi Miao calmly put away his phone, turned his head to look at her, his features clear and handsome, "Hmm, two more minutes."

As soon as they finished speaking, a staff member ran up to them and said respectfully, "Hello, Ms. Ji, we just received a notification that you and your friend should switch seats to seats 1 and 2 in the first row. Would you be willing to switch?"

The Ji family holds a prominent position in the capital, but Ji Rou only managed to get numbers 7 and 8 in the first row this time.

Although it's a first-row seat, it's definitely different from the seats in front of it.

She frowned subconsciously and didn't agree immediately.

As far as she knew, the first five seats in the first row of Tianzhi Group were not open to the public, especially seat number 1 in the first row, which was extremely special.

But she hadn't misheard; the staff had indeed said number 1 and number 2 in the first row.

Ji Rou hesitated for a moment, then turned to ask the girl next to her for her opinion, "Miao Miao, shall we change?"

Shi Miao's eyelids twitched, and a hint of helplessness flashed across her dark eyes. She hadn't expected Lin Mo to pull this stunt again. After thinking for a moment, she said softly, "Let's change it."

It's just a change of location, nothing serious.

She hadn't originally planned to come to the show. She and Ji Rou were already quite conspicuous sitting in the first row, and now they'd been moved to the VIP section of the first row. Shi Miao could easily imagine how many eyes would be on her once they moved there.

The main problem is that if she doesn't change, Lin Mo might secretly pull some big surprise later.

Ji Rou didn't think much of it. After seeing that the girl agreed to change seats, she communicated with the staff.

Changing seats wasn't a big deal; it was just a show. Apart from Ji Rou carrying a handbag, Shi Miao didn't bring anything.

She rolled up her sleeves, revealing her fair and slender wrists, one hand in her pocket, her brows furrowed with languor as she slowly walked toward seat number 1 in the first row.

Just as she expected, as soon as she sat down, many scrutinizing eyes fell on her from behind. However, since she had agreed to change seats, she didn't care about those gazes at all. She simply raised her hand to adjust the brim of her hat and didn't even turn her head.

...

Meanwhile, in the background.

After arranging the final preparations before the start of the event, Lin Mo thought for a moment and then took out his phone to call He Zhi.

"What happened? Did something go wrong with the show?" He Zhi's deep yet authoritative voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Boss, Miss Shi has arrived," Lin Mo said respectfully.

"Heh." He Zhi chuckled softly, somewhat surprised. "Didn't she say she wasn't coming?"

"It was a last-minute decision; I was accompanying an elder."

He Zhi said calmly, "That's it?"

Lin Mo cleared his throat and briefly recounted what he had heard from Bai Xinxin earlier, "Boss, it's like this, I just overheard a woman talking about Miss Shi behind her back. She said that Miss Shi was blind and bumped into her, spilling her cola all over her. She also said that Miss Shi acted all high and mighty, not only did she not apologize to her, but she almost tried to run away without paying compensation."

Seeing that He Zhi didn't speak, Lin Mo paused for a moment and asked, "Boss, how do you plan to handle this matter?"

He Zhi clicked his tongue, quite nonchalantly, "I think you've gone mad from staying in the capital. You need to ask me for permission to do something like this?"

Lin Mo coughed lightly, touched the tip of his nose, and said in a low voice, "Boss, you mean..."

"Just throw it out."

...

At this moment, the lights in the show gradually dimmed, and as the music started, the first model walked out of the runway.

Bai Xinxin, however, was distracted and kept glancing unconsciously at Shi Miao. She naturally witnessed Shi Miao getting up and changing to seat number 1 in the first row.

Her fingers tightened slightly as she gripped her handbag, completely bewildered by the situation. How had Shi Miao suddenly moved to the VIP area, specifically the very special number 1 spot?

Bai Xinxin swallowed hard, her face pale, her brows furrowed with barely concealed panic. She stammered, "Senior Xu... just who is this Shi Miao? Is she really just an ordinary college student from H City?"

Xu Shiran was also quite annoyed, her gaze fixed on Shi Miao and Ji Rou at the front, and she replied in a less-than-friendly tone, "How should I know?"

When Shi Miao changed seats, she naturally saw Ji Rou, who got up with her and walked in front of her.

At first, she was hoping that the two might not know each other and had just switched seats together, but the next second she saw Ji Rou turn her head to talk to Shi Miao, and it was clear that the two seemed to be very familiar with each other.

But no matter how hard he racked his brains, he couldn't figure out how Shi Miao knew the Ji family.