The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

An Mi's lips twitched involuntarily. For a moment, she couldn't figure out Bai Yi's intentions. Bai Yi was always like this, unpredictable. Until one day, many years later, when the two remembered what happened that night, An Mi couldn't help but ask her question: Why did he do such a childish thing? Isn't this inconsistent with his status as the King of Bohai?

But the King of Bohai smiled and replied: What belongs to me, I will not allow Qinglan to interfere. He will naturally correct it.

Anmi frowned, remained silent for a moment, and then asked: What if Qinglan had really kissed you that night?

The King of Bohai's face darkened, but then he chuckled: "If Qinglan kisses me, then I will kiss her twice as hard right here, until my kisses erase Qinglan's kisses, erase your memory of Qinglan's kisses. I will only allow your memory to contain my kisses!"

Of course, that's all in the future.

At this moment, Bai Yi was still looking at An Mi, raising an eyebrow, "Aren't you going to get up? Do you really want me to sit here all night?"

Sitting here all night? An Mi was slightly taken aback. That was terrible! Wouldn't she be watched like this all night? How could she possibly sleep? The atmosphere was too eerie, too eerie. Just thinking about it sent chills down her spine!

An Mi suddenly opened her eyes, sat up, and met Bai Yi's seemingly amused gaze. "You knew from the beginning that I was awake?"

Bai Yi smiled but remained silent, yet that smile already gave An Mi the answer: he did know from the beginning that she was awake, so just now... he did it on purpose?!

An Mi frowned slightly, not taking his prince status seriously. "Your Highness, An Mi has woken up. You may leave now."

"Ha! You really dare to send me away? Have you forgotten that I was the one just now..." Bai Yi frowned, but there was no anger in his heart.

However, before he could finish speaking, An Mi interrupted him abruptly, "Young Master Qinglan is a gentleman and would not do anything excessive to An Mi. Your Highness is overthinking it. However, An Mi also thanks Your Highness for your concern. It is getting late, and it would be bad for the reputation of the Prince of Bohai to be implicated in such a situation. Your Highness, An Mi will not see you off."

Bai Yi's lips twitched, and he stood up abruptly, glaring at An Mi fiercely, but he didn't say anything more. After a moment, he regained his smile and chuckled, "Very well, I'll leave then. However... you're a bit too light. Holding you in my arms is a bit uncomfortable. If you were a little bit fleshy... it would be more comfortable."

Upon hearing this, An Mi's expression froze, and her eyes changed drastically. However, Bai Yi noticed this and left before she could fully react, leaving An Mi sitting alone on the bed. As Bai Yi left, her brows furrowed even more deeply...

Qinglan left Rongjin City early the next morning. He did not invite Anmi to see him off, but left quietly.

Inside the An residence, An Yuefeng instructed his servants to tidy up An Mi's courtyard early in the morning. It used to be where An Mi's mother lived. After An Mi's mother died many years ago, Yu Fangfei used the excuse of moving the courtyard to other uses. At this time, An Yuefeng wanted to please An Mi and paid special attention to her affairs.

As soon as An Mi stepped out of the house, she saw Jin Qiaoyu in the servants' courtyard. Upon seeing An Mi come out, Jin Qiaoyu immediately came up to her with a warm smile. "Second Miss, you're finally awake! I specially had some breakfast prepared and kept it warm on the fire, just waiting for you to come out. I'll tell the servants to take it to the hall right away."

An Mi frowned slightly, noticing Jin Qiaoyu's enthusiasm, and gave a slight, distant smile, saying, "Fifth Aunt, you've gone to so much trouble."

"Hehe, it's nothing. We're family, so naturally we should take care of each other, don't you think?" Jin Qiaoyu said meaningfully, linking her arm with An Mi's.

How could An Mi not know her meaning and thoughts? However, she remained silent, only a slight smile on her lips, making it impossible for anyone to fathom her thoughts.

Jin Qiaoyu's face stiffened. She thought to herself that An Mi had become arrogant. However, considering that An Mi was valued by Brother Feng and the purpose of her visit today, she could only suppress her displeasure. "Second Miss, since you call me Fifth Aunt, I will treat you as one of my own. Fifth Aunt has a favor to ask of you. You must promise Fifth Aunt."

An Mi's eyes flickered slightly, and she said calmly, "Fifth Aunt, please speak freely."

“Hehe, it’s like this. You’ve seen it yourself. Xianglan is the same person An Xinhe is now. She’s got a heart of stone. Xianglan’s life is probably ruined. Tell me, I only have one daughter. If I pass away, how will she survive if she doesn’t have a livelihood?” Jin Qiaoyu said, while watching An Mi’s expression. An Mi remained unchanged, and with a slight twitch of her lips, she continued, “Second Miss, thanks to your intercession last night, Master agreed to let Xianglan go with you to familiarize herself with the business. In the future, you must take good care of Xianglan for me…”

An Mi had seen through her thoughts long ago, and when she heard her say this, she simply said, "Of course."

Taking care of Feng Xianglan? She hadn't forgotten that this woman hadn't been kind to her much in her past life either!

Feng Xianglan... Ha! She was actually looking forward to the days when Feng Xianglan would be by her side.

Jin Qiaoyu was delighted to see that An Mi agreed so easily, and nodded hurriedly, "That's good, that's good!"

An Mi merely glanced at her indifferently without saying anything. That day, An Yuefeng went out to inspect the shops, taking An Mi and Feng Xianglan with him. However, he did not let An Mi and Feng Xianglan interfere in any shop affairs, but instead introduced An Mi to everyone he met.

An Yuefeng was in a good mood as he pondered his plan.

An Mi let him introduce her to others, and as he intentionally or unintentionally mentioned the King of Bohai, a strong sense of irony arose in An Mi's heart.

The day passed just like that. The next day, An Mi asked An Yuefeng for leave, saying that she was not feeling well and could not go. An Yuefeng frowned, but did not insist. He instructed the servants in the mansion to stew some nourishing food for An Mi to please her, and then went out with Feng Xianglan.

Seeing this, Jin Qiaoyu was overjoyed. After they left, An Mi instructed Shuangyue to cover for her at the mansion, while she quietly left alone.

An Mi was on her way to the Flourishing Flame. When she passed by the Holy Healer Hall, she looked in that direction and was quite surprised to find that the Holy Healer Hall was closed today, exuding a desolate atmosphere that chilled her to the bone.

She had always known that Qinglan was actually the true owner of the Holy Medicine Hall. Now that Qinglan was gone, would the Holy Medicine Hall also close down?

An Mi frowned, and for some reason, she had a strange feeling in her heart, and felt cold all over her body.

Throughout the journey, Anmi couldn't figure out where this strange feeling came from until they arrived at Shengshi Lieyan.