Ling Mo curled her lips and slowly looked at Su Yu, whose smile gradually froze. She asked softly, "Aunty, did you see wrongly? Even if I wanted to go to the washroom, I should have entered the ladies' washroom. Why did aunty tell them that I entered the men's washroom?"
Su Yu was rendered speechless by Ling Mo's question. She stammered for a long time but could not come up with a reason.
When everyone saw that the eloquent Su Yu could not answer for a long time, public opinion once again favoured Ling Mo.
"Looks like Movie Queen Su has quite a prejudice against her step-daughter."
"Isn't that so? She was just spreading lies. Even if a normal person saw their own daughter break into the men's washroom, they wouldn't say it out loud, right?"
"That's right, even if it's true, they shouldn't be so unreasonable. Moreover, this Miss Ling is standing here perfectly fine. She doesn't look like she's been harmed at all."
"Indeed, there are many grudges between wealthy families. Poor Miss Ling. She lost her mother at a young age, and now she's being oppressed by such a vicious stepmother. It'll be difficult for her to succeed."
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Ling Yunlong watched as his capable wife was ridiculed by a group of people. He quickly weighed the pros and cons and made up his mind to sacrifice one for the other. "To know the truth, why don't we just watch the surveillance footage?"
"Yes, father is right."
Ling Mo agreed and nodded.
Her eyes were clear and her eyelashes trembled slightly. She had the image of an innocent and obedient girl. She was especially lovable.
"Now, let's just check surveillance cameras."
Su Yu couldn't wait to release the surveillance cameras to confirm that Ling Mo had indeed entered and exited the men's washroom.
However, when she met Ling Mo's clear and flawless eyes, she felt an inexplicable fear in her heart.
Strange...
Why was this little fox's gaze so terrifying?
At first glance, she looked innocent and harmless. However, after a few more glances, she discovered that there was a terrifying dark vortex hidden under her bright black pupils. It was mysterious and unfathomable.
Ling Yunlong saw that Su Yu's face was gradually turning pale and asked with concern, "Yu'er, are you feeling unwell?"
"Yu'er, are you not feeling well?"
Su Yu shook her head, her voice was ever so gentle, "Just now, because I was worried about Mo Mo's safety, I broke out in a cold sweat, causing my limbs to be a little weak."
When Ling Mo heard Su Yu's words, her stomach suddenly churned.
She did not expect that after so many years, Su Yu's disgusting acting skills had actually improved by a lot.
Now, she finally understood why Su Yu was able to beat Jin Zhi and Bai Hua, the two best actresses, by starring in the movie "Red Lantern" 20 years ago.
To put it bluntly, Su Yu had been acting in real life from the beginning to the end.
After the hotel manager inserted the USB flash drive that stored the surveillance footage into the wide-screen computer at the front desk of the hotel, dozens of people below the stage held their breaths and fought to squeeze to the front.
Even Liang Feifan, who was as cold as ice, could not suppress the anxiety in his heart at this moment. He quietly put down Ling Tian's hand and strode to the computer screen.
Ling Tian bit her lower lip. It was not easy for her to restrain the jealousy that was about to burst out. She glared at the calm Ling Mo through the crowd.
She wanted to see how long Ling Mo could pretend.
According to the original plan, the indecent video of Ling Mo being humiliated by the kidnappers the next morning would be widely circulated on the internet.
At that time, even if Liang Feifan's heart still had Ling Mo, he would never accept such a dirty woman.
Su Yu, who was in Ling Yunlong's embrace, also glanced at Ling Mo from time to time.
Until now, Su Yu still couldn't understand where Ling Mo's confidence came from.
Was it because she was too ignorant, or was it because she had a backup plan?
If she said she was ignorant, it was still valid. After all, Ling Mo had wasted seven years in the countryside. Even if she was once famous in Beijing, the radiance around her had long been overshadowed by the rustic air around her.
The most crucial point was that since she saw Ling Mo walk into the men's washroom with her own eyes, she would definitely be captured by the surveillance cameras outside the washroom.
Thinking of this, Su Yu finally calmed down. She pretended to be calm and asked Ling Yunlong, who was staring at the computer screen, "How is it? Is there Mo Mo's figure in the video?"
Ling Yunlong shook his head and said in a deep voice, "I can only see someone's back, but from the way the person walks, he should be a man."
"The surveillance cameras did not capture her walking out of the washroom?"
Su Yu frowned and quickly pushed aside the media reporters who were crowding in front. She focused on the surveillance footage on the blue screen.
Ling Mo, who was standing outside the crowd, looked at the stunned Su Yu and said indifferently, "I told you, I really haven't been to the men's washroom. If you don't believe me, you can go and check the surveillance cameras in the lounge. I was in the lounge the whole time."
The receptionist explained apologetically, "In order to protect the privacy of our guests, we don't have any security cameras installed in all the lounge rooms in the hotel. I'm really sorry for the inconvenience."
"Is that so?"
The smile on Ling Mo's lips deepened and she blinked innocently. "I just came back from the countryside. I didn't know that there were no security cameras installed in the hotel lounge."
Hearing her explanation, apart from Su Yu and Ling Tian, everyone in the audience believed Ling Mo's story.
The eyes of the reporters lit up, and they appeared to be very excited. Once this surveillance video was released, not only did it prove Ling Mo's innocence, it also pointed the blame at the former Movie Queen Su Yu.
As expected, "Movie Queen Su Yu Mistreats Stepdaughter", "The History of the Famous Movie Queen Su Yu As A Mistress", "Su Yu Lies About Stepdaughter And Kidnappers Fooling Around" and other headlines would be on all the major tabloid websites tomorrow.
Su Yu did not expect that she would fall for Ling Mo's trap again.
At this moment, other than disbelief, there was more anger on her face.
Ling Mo's indifferent gaze paused on Su Yu's face for a moment, and the corner of her lips curled up into a wanton smile. "Aunty, why do you look so awful?"
"Your aunty hasn't been feeling well these few days."
Ling Yunlong glared at Ling Mo and turned around to support the pale Su Yu as they quickly walked out of Dihuang Hotel.
Faced with the media's relentless pursuit, Su Yu did not give any other explanation. She only silently placed her delicate hand on her lower abdomen.
She had maintained her figure very well. Even though she was over 40 years old, there was still not the slightest bit of fat on her waist and abdomen.
However, the action of using one hand to cover her stomach had indeed caused more gossip. The sharp-eyed entertainment reporter had already captured the shot. They planned to use the headline "At 40 Years Old, Former Movie Queen Got Pregnant To Solidify Her Position As The Matriarch Of A Wealthy Family" to stir up more drama.
Ling Mo saw Su Yu's subtle action, but she did not disrupt her dangerous public relations tactic.
Compared to defeating the enemy in one move, she was more inclined to play Su Yu, Ling Tian, and the others in her hands, making these people who had once trampled on her lose their reputation and everything they had.
"Second Miss, Miss Mo, it's time to go back."
The driver, Liu Zhong, jogged over and greeted Ling Mo and Ling Tian, who was leaning against Liang Feifan.
Ling Mo nodded slightly and yawned lazily. Just as she was about to follow Liu Zhong to the expensive black business car parked at the entrance of the hotel, her slender wrist was pulled by Liang Feifan.