The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

Bai Yi shrugged, but a hint of mockery appeared in his eyes. "You can sleep as you please, you can completely pretend that I don't exist."

An Mi's smile froze slightly. Who could pretend that the King of Bohai didn't exist?

Just as An Mi was about to say something, she saw Liu'er, who had been lying on the bed, sit up and her childish voice rang out in the room, "Liu'er also wants her uncle to sleep with her."

These words were like a thunderclap in the room, startling both of them. Even Bai Yi hadn't expected Liu'er to make this request. An Mi, realizing what was happening, immediately went to Liu'er's side and gently coaxed, "Liu'er, be good. Tonight, Mother will sleep with you. Uncle needs to go back to his own room..."

Liu'er pouted, looked at her beloved mother, and then at her doting uncle, "Liu'er wants Uncle and Mother to sleep with Liu'er!"

To express her firm resolve, Liu'er nodded several times as she spoke, looking expectantly at An Mi, as if she would be very sad if An Mi did not agree.

Even with An Mi's intelligence, she was helpless when faced with Liu'er's behavior. Just as she was thinking about how to change Liu'er's mind, Bai Yi seemed like a cat that had stolen some fish. He thought to himself, "It's not in vain that I dote on Liu'er so much. She can actually play a big role at this crucial moment."

Remembering what Liu'er had told him about the dream of sharing a bed, Bai Yi's lips curled up. He strode to the bedside, but said regretfully, "Liu'er, your uncle can't stay with you tonight."

"Why?" Liu'er frowned, looking at Bai Yi. Her uncle never refused her requests before, so why today...?

Bai Yi reached out and affectionately pinched Liu'er's nose. "With Uncle here, Mother will be unhappy. Uncle can only stay with Liu'er if Mother agrees. What a pity..."

As Bai Yi spoke, he sighed almost imperceptibly, glancing at An Mi without leaving a trace. Seeing her furrowed brows, the smile in his eyes deepened. He wasn't in a hurry for An Mi to confront his feelings, but he also hoped to get closer to her.

Tonight, however, presents a good opportunity.

Upon hearing Bai Yi's words, An Mi's heart skipped a beat. She glared at Bai Yi fiercely. Could this man really want to sleep with Liu'er...?

Just thinking about that scene made her feel like a mountain was pressing down on her, making it hard to breathe.

Bai Yi raised his handsome eyebrows slightly, completely ignoring An Mi's glare, instead looking on with amusement.

"Mother, please promise Liu'er that Uncle can stay. Liu'er wants Mother and Uncle to sleep with Liu'er. Mother, please promise Liu'er!" Liu'er held An Mi's hand, her face full of anticipation.

“Liu’er…” An Mi frowned, but as soon as she spoke, she saw Liu’er’s smile fall. She was stunned, and the refusal she was about to say was stuck in her throat. She couldn’t say it no matter what. After a moment of silence, she finally nodded.

Liu'er, upon hearing An Mi's agreement, excitedly kissed An Mi's cheek. The little girl was so happy that she was wide awake. She pulled An Mi to bed, and once An Mi was lying on her side, she excitedly called to Bai Yi, who was lying beside her, to get on the bed as well, "Come on, Uncle, come here!"

Bai Yi glanced at An Mi, and naturally wouldn't refuse this tempting invitation. Under An Mi's glare, he lifted the quilt outside Liu'er's body and lay down on it with great enjoyment.

The atmosphere instantly became extremely ambiguous. Even though Liu'er was between them, they could hear each other's breathing. This was undoubtedly a great stimulation for An Mi. She stared straight at the ceiling, not looking at Bai Yi, but as perceptive as she was, she could feel a gaze fixed intently on her.

An Mi's mind was filled with images: Bai Yi's ambiguous smile, the tenderness in his eyes when he looked at her, his stubbornness and focus in dragging her to every jewelry shop in Rongjin City just to buy her a pair of earrings. Was all of this just because she was his business partner?

She had been using this excuse to deceive herself, but at this moment, another thought jumped into her mind.

The King of Bohai, the biggest merchant in the entire Jin Dynasty, has countless partners throughout the land. But would he treat every single one of them like this?

An Mi frowned. Some questions she had been avoiding kept popping up. Even though she knew she shouldn't think about them, because thinking about them thoroughly would only make things more complicated, she couldn't control the things that were becoming clearer and clearer.

Beside her, Liu'er pestered Bai Yi to tell her stories. Bai Yi's gentle voice echoed in her ears, but An Mi's heart could not calm down. Even after Liu'er fell asleep and the lights were turned off, An Mi's feelings became more and more real.

“Mi’er…” Bai Yi’s voice suddenly rang out in the darkness.

An Mi's body suddenly tensed. Mi'er? Bai Yi had called her that more than once, but she had always thought it was just a prank by Bai Yi. But was it really a prank?

An Mi's lips twitched slightly, and she instantly realized something was wrong. "Don't disturb Liu'er, go to sleep!"

An Mi quickly interrupted Bai Yi's words after his soft call, tightly closing her eyes and trying to shut down her senses, unwilling to hear anything Bai Yi was about to say, as if what Bai Yi was about to say was a spell to imprison her.

In the darkness, Bai Yi's eyes flickered, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly. While telling Liu'er a story, he was also paying attention to An Mi's every reaction. Sometimes she frowned, sometimes she shook her head. He had never seen her like that before. As shrewd as Bai Yi was, how could he not know why she was like that?

That soft call was merely a test.

Hearing him call her that, her reaction was surprisingly strong, which was adorable to him!

This confirmed his guess. It seems that Liu'er's help tonight really did him a big favor!

Making Anmi realize that he treats her differently from others, and letting her feel his feelings for her, undoubtedly brought them a big step closer!

Thinking of this, Bai Yi felt extremely smug. He knew that An Mi was running away, but she probably could no longer ignore his feelings for her.

Tomorrow, perhaps I should add fuel to the fire and bring the two of us even closer.

With these thoughts in mind, Bai Yi fell asleep contentedly.

The next morning, when Bai Yi woke up, a smile had already appeared on his face before he even opened his eyes. He had slept very well last night with An Mi by his side, even with Liu'er in between. If he could have more opportunities like this in the future... if he could get closer to An Mi when he had such opportunities...

As Bai Yi thought this, the smile on his face grew wider. He opened his eyes, wanting to see if the woman who had made him so happy was still asleep. How charming was she, so languid in the morning?