Suddenly, the banquet hall, which had been filled with laughter and joy, fell silent.
Everyone turned their heads in unison, curiously observing Ling Mo, who was clutching his chest with both hands in the center of the dance floor.
Liang Feifan was clearly caught off guard by this turn of events. He instinctively wanted to take off his suit jacket to help her out of the predicament, but when he met her cold gaze, the affection he had been hiding deep in his heart silently transformed into a faint sneer at the corner of his lips.
Ling Tian bit her lower lip, staring intently at Liang Feifan, afraid that his soul would be bewitched by Ling Mo's natural charm once again. Only when she caught a glimpse of disgust in his eyes did her heart, which had been pounding in her throat, finally settle down.
After a moment of silence, the socialites and heiresses surrounding her erupted in a frenzy.
"Ling Mo is so shameless! He actually undressed in public just to seduce the young master of the Liang family."
"It's unbearable to look at."
"Judging by her appearance alone, I would have thought she was a serene and elegant fairy, but I never expected..."
"This kind of person deserves to be called a socialite? She exudes slut and vulgarity from head to toe!"
Su Yu noticed the commotion on Ling Mo's side, so she swayed her slender waist and hurried over:
"MoMo, what happened?"
Ling Mo blinked, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, her voice soft and sweet:
"Auntie, I don't know what happened either. The dress strap just broke without any warning."
Su Yu raised an eyebrow and shook her head firmly, "Impossible. The dress you're wearing is a haute couture piece by Ella, the quality is absolutely flawless."
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Ling Mo with even more contempt.
Since there is no problem with the quality of the dress, the problem must lie with Ling Mo himself.
She must have done this to seduce Liang Feifan, which is why she went to such lengths to create such a commotion, hoping that Liang Feifan would come to her rescue.
Unfortunately, the young master of the Liang family remained unmoved, watching coldly with a livid face, showing no intention of helping her out of the predicament.
Liang Feifan stood with his hands in his pockets, a hint of mockery hidden in his deep eyes:
"So, you start undressing in public?"
"You don't suspect that I tampered with my dress, do you?" Ling Mo's hands, which were covering her chest, slid down an inch, revealing a large corner of her light pink round-neck vest underneath her dress.
Xiong Chumo crossed her arms and suddenly added:
"Do you dare say you didn't deliberately tear the dress strap?"
"I love the haute couture dress that my aunt carefully prepared for me. How could I possibly tear the shoulder strap myself?"
Ling Mo curled the corners of his lips, his brilliance undiminished by the broken shoulder strap.
Su Yu's face darkened. She hadn't expected Ling Mo to make such a fool of himself and still stand calmly in the center of the dance floor.
Fortunately, she had achieved her goal; the celebrities present clearly regarded Ling Mo as a big joke.
In this situation, Ling Mo has no way to reverse his reputation.
Just then, a sharp-eyed wealthy woman suddenly stepped forward, pointed at Ling Mo's light lotus-root-colored vest that almost blended into his skin tone, and asked:
What's with the crew neck vest under your dress?
Upon hearing this, everyone noticed the light lotus root-colored vest that Ling Mo was wearing, which was not particularly noticeable under the banquet lights of Yingmei.
Ling Mo appeared very obedient, answering softly:
"I'm not used to wearing formal attire, so I just wore a casual outfit underneath."
As soon as she finished speaking, the shrewd people in the room immediately understood.
Given that Miss Ling is such a conservative person, how could she tear off the dress strap in public? It seems that the person who tampered with the dress was most likely Su Yu, who meticulously designed this haute couture gown for her.
Now, the focus of public opinion has smoothly shifted from Ling Mo to Su Yu, the stepmother.
Everyone knows that Su Yu was a mistress who rose to power.
On the surface, people would still give her some face because of her status as the wife of the chairman of Shijian Group.
But that's not the case in reality.
Most of these wealthy women come from prominent families, and what they despise most are unscrupulous mistresses who specialize in seducing other women's husbands.
Su Yu noticed that the rich ladies were looking at her with a deeper meaning, and her eyes were blazing with anger. She wished she could tear off Ling Mo's round-neck vest on the spot.
She never expected that Ling Mo, that little hussy, would dare to play dirty tricks on her.
Now look what happened, they tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead.
Ling Mo wrapped herself up tightly, so the harlot theory was obviously unreliable.
What's worse, the fire unexpectedly spread to her body!
The wealthy women looked at the helpless Ling Mo with pity, already regarding Su Yu as the instigator of all these changes.
"Miss Ling, why are your clothes so torn?"
Another wealthy woman pointed at Ling Mo's ripped, light pink round-neck vest, her eyes filled with pity.
"I..."
Ling Mo seemed a little flustered. He glanced at Su Yu, whose expression was quite unpleasant, then quickly lowered his head and said cautiously:
"Auntie, I didn't mean to."
"..."
Su Yu was so angry that she almost fainted on the spot. She hadn't expected Ling Mo to play such a dirty trick on her.
Liang Feifan originally wanted to accuse Ling Mo of being shameless and using any means necessary to seduce him.
But when he caught a glimpse of Ling Mo's crew neck vest covered in small holes, he inexplicably felt a pang of heartache.
Ling Tian keenly sensed the unusual emotion in Liang Feifan's eyes, and unconsciously clenched her fists.
Ling Yunlong, who was chatting with General Manager Li of Guanghua Industry not far away, witnessed this farcical farce, and his disgust for Ling Mo deepened even more.
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