As everyone held their breath, Academician Luo raised his eyelids and asked Mo Xing'er, "Excuse me, Miss, where did this jade pendant come from?"

Mo Xing'er was visibly panicking, but she calmed herself down and said, "This is a family heirloom. Although my pawnshop is having some problems right now, I still have the stuff."

After saying that, she lowered her head in panic.

Shen Ting was already furious.

His luck was extremely bad today.

Mo Xing'er wanted to escape from his control and use this jade pendant as a stepping stone to enter the inner field and get close to Mr. Hong. Her purpose is self-evident. She must want to make a comeback.

By that time, Mo Xing'er would no longer need Shen Ting, and would probably even settle old scores with him.

Of course Shen Ting couldn't accept it.

"Mo Xing'er, your family's stuff is almost gone. Where is the jade pendant? You didn't just find it randomly to deceive Academician Luo!"

Mo Xing'er's face turned red with anxiety when she heard this.

It can be seen that she is very thin-skinned. She doesn't want to argue in front of everyone, but she cares a lot about her own face.

After being interrupted by Shen Ting, she could only bite her lips, tears welling up in her eyes, unable to utter a word.

However, Shen Ting's words did remind Academician Luo.

He picked up the jade pendant and looked at it carefully again.

Suddenly, his expression changed.

When he looked up at Mo Xing'er again, the admiration in his eyes was no longer there.

"Miss, this jade pendant is not good. As for how it was made, I won't tell you... Go away!"

Mo Xing'er was horrified. She took two quick steps and ran to Academician Luo, wanting to grab his arm, but felt it was a bit rude, so she had to take her hand back.

"Academician Luo, I beg you, I must see Mr. Hong today. I have nothing left at home. This jade pendant was given to me by someone else. As for whether it is real or not, I don't know..."

The beautiful woman was crying beside him with tears in her eyes. If it were someone else, he would probably be moved.

But he is Academician Luo, and there are countless people crying and begging him to do things for them every day.

There are many beauties of Mo Xing'er's level.

Academician Luo's duty today was to review all the gifts sent. Even if he felt sympathetic, he would never let Mo Xing'er off in front of so many people.

"Miss, today is Mr. Hong's birthday party. There are thousands of people here and outside who want to see Mr. Hong. But I'm sorry, I can only classify the gifts according to their value. Your jade pendant is not right. I'm sorry, I can't help you."

Academician Luo's voice was very calm, and his expression did not change. But it was this that made people feel extremely desperate.

Mo Xing'er nodded woodenly, her body trembling slightly. It took her a long time to react. She turned around and walked towards the back step by step.

When passing by Shen Ting, he grabbed the stumbling Mo Xing'er and, with a bang, pushed her into sitting on the chair.

They were not far away from Lin Han and others, and the conversation between the two was clearly heard by Lin Han.

It is also possible that Shen Ting deliberately provoked Lin Han's displeasure. He pinched Mo Xing'er's shoulder and said with gritted teeth: "I brought you here, and you are still not satisfied? You are such an ungrateful person! You want to escape from my control so much? You want to pay tribute to Mr. Hong with your own gifts? Don't dream!"

At this time, Mo Xing'er seemed to have lost all hope. She sat there numbly, allowing Shen Ting to laugh at her and manipulate her.

"With your little money and a jade pendant, you want to coax people? How are you going to convince Mr. Hong? Will you pledge your love to him like you did to me?"

This is simply too unkind.

Even the numb Mo Xing'er couldn't help but raise her eyelids and look at him with her red eyes.

Shen Ting didn't care at all, and even raised his voice, deliberately letting Lin Han and the others hear: "My things will always be mine! Others can only envy them! This is true for my ring, and even more so for my woman!"

These words not only made Lin Han grit his teeth, but also made Zhuang Yao beside him feel very uncomfortable.

She turned her head, stared at Shen Ting and said word by word: "A lowly person like you doesn't look like a prince even if you put on the dragon robe! Are you not convinced of your defeat? If you are not convinced, then show your real stuff, don't be angry with a woman!"

"What's it got to do with you? It's like a dog trying to catch a rat!"

"Bullying women is none of my business!"

Zhuang Yao and Mo Xing'er sat in front and behind.

Zhuang Yao stretched out her hand, trying to move Mo Xing'er to her row.

Who knew that Shen Ting was so quick-witted and quick-handed that he grabbed Mo Xing'er and wouldn't let her leave.

Mo Xing'er looked at Zhuang Yao, then at the man beside her who was as fierce as a jackal or tiger, and her teeth were itching with hatred.

She pushed Shen Ting away, without looking back, and sat next to Zhuang Yao.

As if she felt that her behavior just now was not worthy of being in a respectable place, Mo Xing'er lowered her head, rubbed her shoulders, and said to Zhuang Yao: "Thank you, Miss Zhuang."

Zhuang Yao shook her head: "It's just a piece of cake. Lin Han has been selected as the top ten today. Each of the top ten can bring a companion..."

Zhuang Yao hesitated to speak, looked at Lin Han and said, "Why don't you take Miss Mo in? I don't have anything special to do with Mr. Hong anyway."

Before Lin Han could speak, Hong Huohuo spoke first: "Sister Zhuang Yao, have you forgotten who I am? If Miss Mo really wants to see me, I can try to talk to my grandfather... but I can't guarantee it."

The series of accidents made Mo Xing'er a little bit unable to believe what was happening before her eyes.

She looked at Zhuang Yao and Hong Huohuo, not knowing what to say.

"You...are you Miss Hong? Thank you, but I..."

Lin Han stopped her.

"Forget it. I just happen to have something on hand. You can use it for emergency purposes first, and then you can find a way to return it to me later."

As she spoke, Lin Han took out a small silk bag the size of a mahjong tile from her handbag and handed it to Mo Xing'er.

Under Ge Fu's surprised and somewhat aggrieved eyes, Lin Han handed him another small bag.

"Don't worry, there are yours too!"

Mo Xing'er didn't understand what was going on, but at Ge Fu's suggestion, she still opened the small brocade bag.

In the bag was a white round ring, which, judging from its texture, should be made of jade.

Even though Mo Xing'er didn't know much about these things, she could see that this ring was unusual.

"This...I can't accept it...I'm already very grateful that you guys can help me speak up today."

She must really mean it.

However, Zhuang Yao disagreed.

"Sister, don't refuse. Didn't Lin Han say that you had to return it to him when you borrowed it from him. Today, he just asked you to use it for emergency."

Mo Xing'er looked at Lin Han in disbelief.

After receiving the latter's affirmative answer, Mo Xing'er raised her right hand tremblingly.