"That was a gift from my third sister-in-law!"
Lu Jinjiu's alarm blared, and he quickly clutched the car keys he had tucked into his pocket, treating them like precious treasures.
Qin Beiming snorted coldly, secretly plotting to take the supercar that Ling Mo had given to Lu Jinjiu for himself.
He wanted anything she gave him.
Ling Tian, who was whispering sweet nothings to Liang Feifan, noticed that all the guests' eyes were on Ling Mo, and the smile on her face instantly froze.
She glared resentfully at Ling Mo, who was dressed modestly but possessed an outstanding demeanor, her eyes blazing with jealousy.
She was clearly the star of this engagement party, yet that bitch Ling Mo dared to steal the spotlight?
Su Yu, who was chatting with Liang's mother in the audience, was so angry when she saw Ling Mo's high-profile entrance that she could no longer keep a smile on her face. Her eyes turned cold and she stared fiercely at Ling Mo, who was walking towards her.
"Mrs. Ling, is your stepdaughter here to cause trouble? Why is she dressed so formally for Feifan and Xiaotian's engagement?"
Liang's mother still harbors resentment because Liang Feifan almost became a eunuch.
Seeing Ling Mo looking so radiant and completely stealing Ling Tian's thunder, she was naturally quite unhappy.
"Feifan and Xiaotian have a deep and abiding love. She can't possibly ruin this engagement party." Su Yu snorted coldly, clearly extremely displeased with Ling Mo's arrival.
"That's true."
Mother Liang nodded, quietly shifting her gaze away, no longer looking directly at her.
It was as if if you didn't look at her, all the light in the room would be focused on her new daughter-in-law, Ling Tian.
"Xiaotian's engagement party is really grand! Auntie, did you forget to call me? If I hadn't seen Xiaotian on the news, I wouldn't have known that the engagement party was scheduled for tonight."
Under the gaze of everyone, Ling Mo strode up to Su Yu.
The moment she opened her mouth, the entire room erupted in cheers.
Immediately, criticism arose, and Su Yu was thrust into the eye of the storm.
"I had heard that Su Yu and her stepdaughter didn't get along, and seeing it today, it's definitely true!"
"Didn't you see the news? It's said that the kidnapping at Miss Ling's birthday party was orchestrated by Su Yu herself. Her intention was to have the kidnappers kidnap Miss Ling, but Miss Ling somehow managed to evade the group of armed kidnappers and escaped unharmed."
"The internet is full of negative information about Su Yu abusing her stepdaughter. After reading it, I was truly horrified."
"Su Yu was a mistress who rose to power, so don't expect her to have any moral compass."
"It's unbelievable that Su Yu, a woman of humble origins, is so blessed. Once Miss Ling Er becomes the matriarch of the Liang family, her status will likely rise accordingly."
"To be honest, I really don't want such a morally corrupt mistress to become a leading figure in our circle. It just lowers our standards for no reason."
...
Hearing the dissent from the wealthy women behind her, Su Yu's face turned pale and then red, looking quite displeased.
"Auntie, why do you look so pale? Are you not happy to see me?"
Ling Mo curled his lips into a roguish smile.
In fact, she had no intention of attending this ridiculous engagement party.
The reason for dressing up was simply to personally promote Song Xingwan.
Although Song Xingwan won the gold medal in an international fashion design competition, she has not yet gained public recognition due to her lack of experience.
Even though she has been hired by DC Group, few people are willing to buy her ready-to-wear designs.
In order to quickly boost Song Xingwan's popularity in the industry, she had no choice but to personally take the stage, wearing an evening gown that Song Xingwan had designed for her, and make a grand entrance to "stun the audience."
"You silly child, you've got so many thoughts! I was just busy entertaining the guests and forgot to invite you. Hurry up and find a seat, don't miss the auspicious time." Su Yu awkwardly tugged at the corners of her lips, and even though she was unwilling, she could only pretend to be kind and friendly.
A lady at the next table noticed Su Yu's embarrassment and, seeing Ling Mo's incredibly luxurious evening gown, bluntly said:
"Miss Ling, in my opinion, it doesn't seem like Mrs. Ling deliberately didn't invite you. Look at your evening gown, how dazzling it is! Looking at the whole room, your evening gown is the most eye-catching. It seems that Mrs. Ling put a lot of thought into it."
“This evening gown wasn’t prepared for me by my aunt, but rather custom-made for me by Ms. Song Xingwan, the DC Group’s in-house designer,” Ling Mo said calmly.
"Miss Song Xingwan? Are you talking about that designer who won the gold medal at an international fashion competition at such a young age?"
"That's right. Ms. Song currently works at the China branch of DC Group. If you like her designs, you can call to invite her."
Ling Mo smiled and nodded, as if recalling something important. Suddenly, he took out a pair of emerald and jade earrings from his sparkling handbag and handed them to Su Yu in front of everyone.
“Auntie, I bought these earrings for you with the money I saved up from part-time jobs. I thought that with your fair skin, you would look very beautiful wearing these emerald earrings.”
"..."
Su Yu twitched her lips, and before she knew it, her eyes almost rolled to the sky.
Ling Mo knew perfectly well that Xie Xiao'ai had bitten her ear, and that it hadn't fully healed yet, but at this critical juncture, he actually gave her a pair of earrings in front of everyone. Wasn't this clearly an attempt to embarrass her?!
"Auntie, are you too touched to speak? Would you like me to put it on for you myself?"
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