Serena Li put down her handbag as soon as she entered the door and lay down on the sofa, unwilling to move, her feelings incredibly complicated.
If Victor Mo directly proposed to her, she would definitely reject him and stop seeing him. Now, his words and actions are both subtle and ambiguous, and she has no experience in dealing with this kind of ambiguous flirting, so she’s been thrown off balance by his series of tactics.
I turned off the bedside lamp and put on an eye mask before going to sleep, but I couldn’t shake that handsome face from my mind as I tossed and turned.
It’s quite obvious that Victor Mo ‘s aggressive behavior these past few days has disrupted her peaceful life.
The next morning, I returned to school.
As soon as Ms. Xu saw her enter the office, she leaned over to her, looked at her, frowned, and said, “Why are your dark circles so obvious today? Did you not sleep well last night because you were too nervous about being the emcee?”
“No, you found out too?” Serena Li didn’t expect the news to reach her colleague so quickly.
“I ran into the director at the school gate, and he mentioned that each class needs to prepare a performance. I have high hopes for you; you have an excellent appearance and temperament, and you’re also very eloquent. You’ll definitely impress everyone,” Teacher Xu said, raising an eyebrow at her.
“Your words put even more pressure on me.” Serena Li put down her handbag, sat down, and then said, “I think a music teacher would be more suitable to be an emcee.”
“Don’t you know? The music teacher is newly pregnant and has severe morning sickness. How can she be the emcee?” Teacher Xu replied instantly.
“I see,” Serena Li understood.
Victor Mo didn’t contact her for the next week . After the details of the school’s anniversary celebration were finalized, Serena Li also got busy. Every day after class, she would discuss the details and rehearse the lines with her partner, Ms. Sun. After returning home, she would also watch some videos of large-scale celebrations. With things so busy, she didn’t think about Victor Mo.
On Friday, it was Sophia Su’s birthday. Joyce Wu wanted to invite her and Lynn Yan to SOHO to celebrate with Sophia Su , but Lynn Yan was out of town for training and couldn’t come.
Sophia Su was in a bad mood because of her troubled divorce from Jack Jiang . Before Serena Li even arrived, she had already drunk most of a bottle of liquor.
Everyone knew she was upset, so they didn’t stop her and let her vent, understanding that she was drinking because she felt wronged.
“I’m going to the restroom.” Sophia Su put down her glass and patted Joyce Wu on the shoulder.
“I’ll go with you!” Joyce Wu stood up, her face flushed.
“I’ll go!” Serena Li suggested that Joyce Wu come along, seeing that she had also drunk quite a bit.
Serena Li helped Sophia Su to the women’s restroom. Once inside, Sophia Su immediately ran into a stall and started vomiting. Serena Li quickly grabbed her hair to prevent it from getting smeared.
“…It feels so bad.” Sophia Su said, her throat sore after vomiting.
Serena Li helped her to the sink to wash her face. Sophia Su cried and said, “Serena, do you think I’m such a failure? I’ve known he’s been cheating on me for a long time, but I couldn’t bear to divorce him before. Now that I want to divorce him, he doesn’t want to divide the property and is dragging his feet on the divorce. Jack Jiang is a bastard, and I’m an idiot.”
“Sister Min, now that you’ve figured it out, isn’t it all the same? It’s never too late to dump a jerk,” Serena Li comforted her.
After coming out of the restroom, Sophia Su said she wanted to go to the terrace for some fresh air, so Serena Li helped her there, settled her in a chair, and then planned to go back to the private room to get her a bottle of mineral water.
On the way back, a woman wearing a black, tight-fitting, deep-V dress staggered toward Serena Li , who steadied her.
A strong scent of perfume wafted over, and Serena Li almost sneezed.
“Thank you.” The woman thanked him and tried to get up, but she could no longer stand steadily.
Serena Li asked, “Which room are you in? Let me help you back.”
“Thank you, VIP5.”
Serena Li first called Joyce Wu and asked her to go to the terrace to check on Sophia Su , then helped the woman back.
I found the door number, knocked a few times, and someone opened the door a moment later.
Serena Li and the other person both froze. The person who opened the door was Daniel Zhou , Jack Jiang’s relative . What a coincidence!
“Oh, Ms. Li?” Daniel Zhou was quite surprised to see Serena Li , then a hint of something unreadable appeared in his eyes, and he glanced back into the room.
Serena Li glanced inside and saw Victor Mo sitting on the sofa, legs crossed, a cigarette between his fingers. Several men in suits and several scantily clad women were also seated there.
Upon seeing Serena Li , Victor Mo raised an eyebrow slightly.
After a moment of stunned silence, Serena Li reacted and looked at Daniel Zhou , “Mr. Zhou, I ran into this lady in the hallway. She was a little unsteady on her feet, so I helped her back.”
Daniel Zhou took the woman from Serena Li and smiled , “Thank you so much, Ms. Li. Would you like to come in for a drink?”
“No need, my friend is waiting for me, so I won’t bother him.”
Daniel Zhou glanced back at Victor Mo , and seeing his calm expression, said, “Alright. Thank you, Miss Lin, for bringing Andy back.”
Serena Li turned to leave, she saw Andy, whom Daniel Zhou was supporting, break free of his hand and rush towards Victor Mo , crying out, ” Victor , I… I have so much to tell you…”
Before anyone could stop her, the woman threw herself into his arms.
Serena Li lost interest in watching and quickly left.
Back in the private room, Sophia Su and Joyce Wu hadn’t returned yet. Just then, her phone rang. When she answered, Joyce Wu was panting on the other end, saying, “Serena, come to the terrace quickly. Minjie and Jack Jiang are arguing.”
Serena Li instructed the waiter in the hallway to lock the door to their private room before rushing to the terrace.
Before I even reached the terrace, I heard several voices shouting at each other.
Sophia Su stood behind Joyce Wu , her right cheek swollen and red, leaning against the railing .
Joyce Wu was arguing with the woman next to Jack Jiang in front of him .
“You old hag, you’re old and faded, you can’t have children, and you’re still dragging Jack Jiang along without getting a divorce. What are you really up to?”
“You bitch, you think my cousin doesn’t want a divorce? It’s that scumbag Jack Jiang who won’t let her go. Don’t think you’re so great just because you’re pregnant with his child. Do you think that scumbag will be devoted to you? Be careful, he might be sleeping with other women while he’s sleeping with you!”
San’er was furious, so she called her sisters to push Joyce Wu . Joyce Wu lost her balance and fell to the ground.
Serena Li was about to go over and pull Joyce Wu up when a 600ml bottle of mineral water came crashing down on her head.
She stumbled backward, landing on a strong, broad chest. A strong scent of perfume wafted over, the same as the one emanating from the woman in the black dress in the restroom.
Victor Mo hugged her tightly, and she was enveloped by his embrace.
“What’s going on?” His voice carried absolute authority, and the people in front stopped.
Daniel Zhou, who was standing behind Victor Mo , changed his expression upon seeing Sophia Su and Jack Jiang’s group, and gestured to Jack Jiang to quickly lead his men away.
Jack Jiang saw Victor Mo and Serena Li , whom he was supporting , he noticed the subtle tension between the two and realized something was wrong. He quickly pulled San’er away.
Joyce Wu tried to get up and chase after her, but unfortunately, she had also drunk quite a bit that night, and after being pushed down, she couldn’t stand up.
Jack Jiang and San’er left, Daniel Zhou went up to help Joyce Wu up . Joyce Wu wanted to go see Serena Li , but he pulled her over to Sophia Su .
Serena Li’s head was throbbing from the blow, but when she saw who it was, she pushed the man away. The smell of his perfume made her feel nauseous. He had just finished flirting with another woman before embracing her; this realization immediately made Serena Li think that this man was promiscuous and had a depraved private life.
Victor Mo didn’t completely let go of her. After straightening her body, he lowered his eyes and asked softly, “Are you alright?” After saying that, he reached out to brush her hair aside to check the place where she had been hit.
Serena Li sensed his movement and immediately took a step back, saying, “It’s okay, thank you!” Then she lowered her head and didn’t look at him.
Victor Mo sensed her strong resistance and was about to say something when a voice rang out from behind him.
“Mr. Mo, I’m so sorry. A waiter just came over and told me that someone was causing trouble here and even injured your friend.” The person who came over was the club’s manager. Victor Mo is a top-tier VIP at SOHO and a good friend of the owner, Jason Qin . As soon as the manager heard that someone was causing trouble and that Mr. Mo’s friend was involved, he didn’t dare to delay and came over to handle the situation.
Sophia Su , who was behind , had just seen Victor Mo helping Serena Li and was wondering how the two knew each other. When she saw the club manager coming over, she didn’t think much of it and immediately went up to him and said, “Manager Chen, someone slapped me and injured my friend for no reason. Could you please provide the surveillance video from the terrace so we can investigate the matter?”
“This…” Manager Chen didn’t dare to make a decision on his own and turned to look at Victor Mo.
Victor Mo kept his eyes downcast as he looked at Serena Li for a moment before saying, “Manager Chen will have someone pull up the video tonight. I’ll talk to your boss.”
Manager Chen understood immediately and said, “I’ll arrange it right away,” before leaving the terrace to run his errand.
Upon hearing that Victor Mo had intervened, Daniel Zhou immediately realized that Jack Jiang was likely to be sued by Sophia Su and would be in serious trouble. He was also even more certain that Victor Mo had ulterior motives towards Serena Li .
Sophia Su hadn’t expected the video to go so smoothly. With the video, she could prove Jack Jiang had abused her because of his extramarital affair, which would greatly help her divorce case. She quickly went over to thank Victor Mo : “Mr. Mo, thank you.” Victor Mo was a powerful figure in Pengcheng, known to everyone in the business world, but why would he help them? Having been drunk and then assaulted, Sophia Su’s mind was in turmoil, and without thinking much, she simply thanked him.
Victor Mo nodded, then looked at Serena Li and said, “I’ll contact you after I get the video.”
Serena Li really didn’t want to have anything to do with him anymore, but given today’s situation and how important the video was to Sophia Su , at least it helped Sophia Su , so she hadn’t been completely taken advantage of today. She looked up at him calmly and said, “Okay, thank you for your trouble, Mr. Mo.”
At this moment, Joyce Wu also walked over to Serena Li and asked, “Serena, are you alright?”
Serena Li shook her head.
Victor Mo looked at Serena Li for a moment and said, “I have some things to take care of here and can’t leave. I’ll arrange for someone to take you back first.”
She wanted to say no, but seeing that Sophia Su and Joyce Wu weren’t in good condition, she nodded in agreement.
I thought that once I got the video, I would have nothing more to do with him.