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Ji Nuan was also startled. Tonight, Mo Jingshen had some work he needed to complete at the company and could not take time out. He also wanted to give her the chance to step out alone and did not plan on appearing.

Unexpectedly, he had actually come.

She clearly understood she did not suffer much grievances; it was only a battle of tongues. However, this situation, combined with Sheng Yihan’s appearance, caused her scalp to prickle in discomfort.

Miss Han’s expression instantly changed after hearing Mo Jingshen’s voice. She turned back in disbelief, and the moment she saw Mo Jingshen, she felt her legs turn weak.

“C-CEO Mo…”

The crowd turned in his direction. The man wore a black suit that revealed his white dress shirt. His black pants were smooth and straight, without the slightest wrinkle. He took unhurried steps in his handmade Italian shoes, approaching before the eyes of the crowd.

The instant the tall, handsome, and charming man showed up in the hall, his cold aura caused the people surrounding him to hold their breath as they took a step back. No one dared to step in to add their opinion. The cold, indifferent eyes framed by his short hair hid a layer of frost. His moving, perfect face contained a frigidness that prevented anyone’s approach.

The moment she met Mo Jingshen’s gaze, Ji Nuan lips slowly curved up.

These people refused to stop and insisted on making a low-key person like him unhappy in such a circumstance. In the end, the ones who would be at a disadvantage were still them. Even she did not wish to witness the humiliation they would have to face. Yet, she also felt that after her husband showed such a cold and cool charisma to these women stubbornly infatuated with him, they would surely have all sorts of thoughts in their mind. She really wanted to hide this man away.

Miss Han saw the man approaching and knew better than anyone that Mo Jingshen’s gaze did not land on them for even a second. From the beginning, the only person he was looking at was Ji Nuan.

After desiring this man for so long, she truly never once gained the slightest bit of affection from him. She never even had a meeting of eyes with him.

Everyone had their eyes on Mo Jingshen; from the instant he had appeared, no one dared to speak.

Regardless if it was the business world or the political world, in this Hai Cheng, countless people hoped to gain the favor of the Mo family. Even if these people refuse to give the Sheng family face, there was no way they would dare to offend Mo Jingshen. Otherwise, the consequences would not be easy to swallow…

It was only that they did not expect that Ji Nuan would obtain Sheng Yihan’s protection even when she was facing criticisms from the public. They had heard Sheng Yihan’s relationship with the Ji family back then was not simple, and there was clearly some bad blood between them.

However, what was more important right now was that Mo Jingshen had come.

Mo Jingshen actually showed up! This was something no one saw coming.

If they had known he would be here, who would have dared to spill dirty water on Mrs. Mo. Right now, everyone in the crowd dearly wished they could retreat 800 feet away to avoid being implicated.

Mo Jingshen stopped before Ji Nuan, touching her hair that was rarely styled. He lowered his gaze to look at her evening gown, saying with a low and heavy voice, “Very beautiful.”

Ji Nuan: “…”

Everyone in the crowd was completely taken aback. Although they had heard Mo Jingshen gave Ji Nuan special attention, they never expected that in such circumstances and under such an atmosphere, the first thing he would do would be to praise his wife’s beauty.

He truly did not take others into consideration.

By the side, Miss Han felt even more humiliated. Back then, for the sake of being able to speak to Mo Jingshen, she had even tried to jump from a building. However, this man was cold and never afforded her a single glance. He did not even send an assistant to comfort her. Even when the incident landed on the news and she was interviewed by reporters, he still did not give her any response. It was as though all the women who pursued him and liked him did not exist in his eyes. There was no need to waste a single second on them.

However, toward this Ji Nuan… he actually…

Ji Nuan did not suffer much earlier. However, because it happened before the eyes of so many people, her emotions were still somewhat affected. Now that Mo Jingshen was by her side, her entire body seemed to relax. She stood by his side without speaking and only smiled.

“No matter where you go, there are always people trying to bully you. Is it because you’re really too defenseless, or does everyone think they can climb on top of Mrs. Mo as they please?” Mo Jingshen’s gaze was cold, and his tone did not contain much warmth. Yet, it revealed his protectiveness toward Ji Nuan.

No one dared to breathe loudly after hearing his words. Ji Nuan smiled and was about to say no one had bullied her. However, the man pulled her into his embrace, holding her waist and dragging her in his arms. He touched her shoulders, lowering his gaze to look at her. “Cold?”

Ji Nuan shook her head. “There’s air-conditioning in this hall. I’m not cold.”

By the side, Miss Lin and several other young ladies were all green with envy.

Earlier on, this Ji Nuan had been fearlessly arrogant. Now that Mo Jingshen showed up, in a blink of an eye, she softened into a harmless little rabbit. She was wrapped up in the man’s embrace and completely unlike her earlier domineering self.

“CEO Mo, don’t be fooled by her appearance. Earlier on, she was ridiculously arrogant. Does she always pretend to be frail and pitiful when she’s around you? She had clearly bumped into me earlier, yet she didn’t even apologize and even…” Miss Han angrily spoke up with reddened eyes.

Mo Jingshen patted Ji Nuan’s head, turning to glance at Miss Han. He smiled imperceptibly. “Earlier on, were you the one that wanted her to take off her clothes before the public?”

Miss Han had thought to use the opportunity to smear Ji Nuan’s name. However, the moment she met Mo Jingshen’s gaze, her heart filled with fear.

She resisted the terror she felt, raising her head high to speak. “My gown was dirtied by her. Initially, I only wanted to exchange gowns with her, but she refused. She even talked back at me, and took the… the past… the incident between us to mock me…”

Miss Han’s voice became softer as she felt embarrassed and shy.

Mo Jingshen coldly eyed her. “Us? Did something happen between us? Do we know each other?”

Miss Han’s complexion instantly turned white. The wealthy young ladies in the crowd all shifted their pitying, yet despising gaze onto her.

Not only was Miss Han’s expression poor, everyone in the crowd was staring in disbelief at Ji Nuan, held protectively in Mo Jingshen’s embrace.

Mo Jingshen’s clearly sounded calm and indifferent, yet his simple words were like silent, sharp knives. Miss Han was completely covered in blood after being stabbed by him.

Miss Han bit her lip painfully. She never thought as the involved party when she had almost thrown her life away for him and shocked the entire city, Mo Jingshen did not even remember her name…

“C-CEO Mo, I…” Miss Han felt wronged and wanted to fight back for herself.

However, Mo Jingshen did not offer any care for her wronged expression as he calmly repeated, “Are you the one that wanted her to take off her clothes before the public?”

Mo Jingshen’s tone was calm, but it was layered with cold danger.

Ji Nuan suddenly felt a sharp frost seeping into her bones from this man who was usually gentle and patient with her.

“It’s actually not a big issue. They can’t bully me,” Ji Nuan softly whispered in his embrace.

However, Mo Jingshen only gently caressed her hair, warmly saying, “Be good, some people have to be disciplined. Just because your temper is good, doesn’t mean I will tolerate it.”

Miss Han’s expression was about to crumble, while the crowd by the side cried in their minds.

Ji Nuan’s temper is good?

When has her temper ever been good?

Did Ji Nuan actually possess outstanding acting skills, or was this the so-called ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder’?

Ji Nuan was stunned into silence for a moment. She then gently pinched his sleeve, whispering, “My goal in today’s evening party is to leave a good impression on the leaders of the city hall’s National Land Office. Taking back my face will suffice, don’t tangle yourself in such matters.”

Mo Jingshen pressed a kiss on her hair comfortingly. “All right, I understand.”

His attitude could not be considered too gentle, but the various wealthy young ladies present, including Miss Han, were all green with envy.

The typically cold and indifferent man actually doted and loved Ji Nuan above all; what right did she have!

“CEO Mo… let’s just let today’s incident go…” Miss Han’s father thickened his skin to speak up. “This… My daughter is also partially at fault here. Her favorite gown was dirtied, and it caused her to lose control of her emotions. She offended Mrs. Mo, but it’s really…”

Miss Han’s father wanted to continue speaking but was silenced by Mo Jingshen’s gaze. “I dislike watching my woman being publicly humiliated more than anything. Everyone present here, who else wants to watch her take off her clothes?”

Both Miss Han and Miss Lin began to tremble involuntarily.

Sheng Yihan did not feel much about the situation earlier. Now that Ji Nuan was held in Mo Jingshen’s embrace, his gaze swept passed Mo Jingshen, revealing an amused smile.

Glancing at Miss Han, who was trembling from fear, Mo Jingshen’s black eyes scanned her darkly. “Didn’t you want a public confirmation of her figure? Since you were the first to look for trouble, we’ll start from you. Take off your clothes.”

Miss Han’s expression stiffened as she held her skirt in a deathly tight grip. On the one hand, she was scared witless by Mo Jingshen, and on the other hand, her face had turned red from Mo Jingshen’s forceful demand of taking off her clothes.

Seeing that this Miss Han could still blush in such a situation, Ji Nuan’s heart felt unhappy. She raised her eyes to look at Mo Jingshen. The man lowered his lids to meet the gaze of the jealous woman in his embrace, before taking a glance at the time; he understood she no longer had any patience to deal with these people.

He then glanced back at them. “Those who were stirring up trouble earlier, whoever wishes to see them take off their clothes, this Mo doesn’t mind opening up a big hall in the hotel for you to see your fill.”

Although the crowd was large, the hall was silent; No one dared to speak up.

Everyone could hear Mo Jingshen’s intentions in ‘opening up a big hall’ was actually to send these troublesome people to a certain place; anyhow, it was not going to be a good place, and they were definitely going to have a tough pill to swallow.

“Not taking it off, is it?” Mo Jingshen then threw another frosty glance at Miss Han before he coldly chuckled. “Then shall we listen to Mr., Sheng’s earlier suggestion and dig out the first pair of eyes?”

Miss Han’s face instantly turned pale, her eyes filling up with terror. “I…”

Mo Jingshen’s cold, indifferent eyes swept through the crowd. Instantly, bodyguards charged in from every direction. Feng Ling, who had stayed in her position earlier with the assumption that Ji Nuan would be able to manage things well, also stepped forward.

Mo Jingshen’s tone was unhurried, but it contained an iciness that seeped into their bones. “Bring her away, take off her clothes, and throw her outside the hotel entrance.”

“No!” Miss Han suddenly shrieked, “I won’t take off my clothes! I don’t want to!”

Those guards had already rushed forward to hold her down. Miss Han struggled and shrieked frantically. “I don’t want to… no… CEO Mo, you can’t do this to me. My clothes were dirtied by Ji Nuan. I only wanted to play a joke on her; I didn’t actually plan on doing anything…”

Mo Jingshen’s lips curved up into a cold smile. He glanced at her as though she was the true joke. “So, do you want to take it off yourself, or do you want my people to take it off for you?”

“I’ll take it off! I-I’ll take it off…” Miss Han tugged her hand out and pulled down the sleeve of her gown while crying. Although her action only opened her gown slightly, she still felt extremely humiliated. She wailed miserably at Mo Jingshen, begging for him to let her off.

Mo Jingshen’s cold gaze did not land on her. He turned to glance at the dumbstruck Miss Lin by the side. “Do you want my people to help you or will you do it yourself?”

Miss Lin was startled to realize that she would also be punished. She stood unmoving in embarrassment, and as the guards approached her, she cried out in alarm. She hugged her shoulders and sat on the ground, crying and refusing to take it off.

Miss Han’s father could not stand watching any longer. He could only politely whisper to Ji Nuan, “Miss Mo… We were truly in the wrong today, but this… There are many government officials here today. It won’t benefit anyone to stir up a big fuss here…”

What he meant was for Ji Nuan to beg for their forgiveness. He understood that if Ji Nuan did not speak up, Mo Jingshen would be able to settle the accounts with everyone present.

Ji Nuan considered for a moment; although she did not possess such a benevolent heart, she honestly did not wish for Mo Jingshen to stir up too much of a fuss for her.

She did not want for her own problems to implicate him, especially when it came to these issues between women…

Ji Nuan was about to raise her head in his embrace when she heard Mo Jingshen speak up from above. “Using the political world to warn her; do you think this Mo is only decoration?”

Miss Han’s father was instantly embarrassed.

Indeed.

No one among the present people dared to refute Mo Jingshen. Even the people from the political side had to give him face.

In such a situation, the government officials would try to mollify Mo Jingshen’s temper. Who would dare form a poor impression of Ji Nuan in his embrace…

By the side, Miss Han continued crying while tugging at her clothes. Her movements were feeble.

Mo Jingshen’s gaze did not turn in her direction. Instead, he gently caressed Ji Nuan’s head, asking softly, “Do you feel better now?”

Ji Nuan nodded. Although it was indeed very satisfying, she still tugged on his sleeves to whisper, “Let them off with a few apologies, all right? I still have to interact with these people. I can’t leave them with too poor of an impression. Otherwise, they’ll keep their distance from me in the future.”

There was a pin-drop silence in the hall. The only thing that could be heard was Miss Han’s trembling body.

Hearing Ji Nuan’s words, Miss Han suddenly turned to her with a bright red face. She really did not wish to take off her clothes any further and could only cry out an apology. “Mrs. Mo, I’m sorry… I admit I spilled red wine on myself intentionally earlier. I shouldn’t have looked for trouble. It was my fault!”