The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

An Xinlian's face stiffened. She glanced at An Mi, but could only grit her teeth and suppress her resentment. She picked up her chopsticks and ate silently, but with each bite, the originally delicious food tasted bitter, and her jealousy and hatred rose.

Anmi! How could she possibly trample her underfoot again?!

An Mi glanced at An Xinlian with satisfaction, a hint of sarcasm playing on her lips.

"Mi'er, I have something I need your help with today..." During the meal, An Yuefeng put down his chopsticks, looked at An Mi, and spoke meaningfully.

Ha! Finally speaking up? Asking for her help? It's rare to see this kind of attitude from her father. An Mi lowered her brows and calmly raised her eyes to meet An Yuefeng's gaze. "Father, just tell me what you need. Don't talk about helping or not. I'm just a humble person with little ability, so I don't know if I can be of any help."

"I can help, I definitely can. Look, Xianglan is doing quite well at Shengshi Lieyan recently. That Miss Yan is no ordinary woman. I saw her today, and quite a few people are giving her face!" An Yuefeng was also among the invited guests today. Regardless of how much the guests' appreciation for Miss Yan was genuine, he understood one thing: pleasing Miss Yan meant pleasing the King of Bohai.

Speaking of the King of Bohai, he felt some resentment towards An Mi. The King of Bohai was such a powerful backer, yet An Mi didn't seem to care about him enough. Now, it was that Miss Yan who benefited. He had seen the King of Bohai's attitude towards Miss Yan today, and he wouldn't doubt it for a second if he said that Miss Yan was the King of Bohai's woman.

Thinking of this, An Yuefeng was even more displeased with An Mi, but considering what he wanted her to do, An Yuefeng did not show any displeasure. "Anyway, you're free lately, so why don't you go and learn from Miss Yan?"

He had heard that Miss Yan had joined Shengshi Lieyan and was now the female manager of the company. Although he did not support women going out and showing their faces in public, he hoped that An Mi could take this opportunity to get closer to Miss Yan. In the future, if the An family wanted to do business with Miss Yan, it would be much more convenient with An Mi acting as a bridge. Moreover... An Yuefeng glanced at An Mi. These days, he felt that his daughter had grown more and more beautiful. Her previous sickly paleness had disappeared, and she looked radiant. If she appeared more often in the sight of the King of Bohai, she might even be able to attract the King of Bohai back.

With this thought in mind, An Yuefeng nodded repeatedly in satisfaction, "When you get to Miss Yan's place, you'd better be clever and perform well in front of the King of Bohai!"

A hint of sarcasm flashed in An Mi's eyes. She knew An Yuefeng's intentions perfectly well. He wanted her to go and "learn" under Miss Yan? Hah... that was probably the biggest joke she had heard recently!

"Father, this isn't up to me. The key is whether Miss Yan is willing to take Mi'er in!" An Mi frowned. Was An Yuefeng also eyeing Miss Yan?

"How could we not accept her? Even someone like Xianglan was accepted by Miss Yan, wasn't she?" An Yuefeng asked eagerly, but he didn't expect that his words would cause two people's expressions to change.

"Master!" Jin Qiaoyu called out softly. How could the master speak of Xianglan with such disgust? Xianglan like that? Didn't he even consider who Xianglan thought she was to become like this!

An Yuefeng suddenly realized something, and an unnatural look flashed across his face, but he didn't say anything to comfort her. Feng Xianglan sat there quietly, biting her lips hard under her veil. An Yuefeng's words had undoubtedly pierced her heart, reminding her of the merciless blow that Yan girl had dealt that day, and her heart ached even more.

She's disfigured, her hands are ruined, and it's likely her life will be ruined for the rest of her life!

This shouldn't be happening! Her life should have been beautiful, brilliant, something she could control in her own hands, something the world could admire. But everything is ruined!

The more her heart ached, the more she resented the Yan girl who had won the favor of the Bohai King. The jealousy almost burst from her body. Feng Xianglan tried hard to suppress it, but ultimately couldn't hold back. Thinking of something, a low voice escaped from beneath her veil, "Second Miss's attempt to seduce the Bohai King is hopeless, Father. You don't know, but these past few days, Xianglan has been watching closely at Shengshi Lieyan. The Bohai King only has eyes for Yan girl. As for the Second Miss… hmph! She probably won't even catch his eye!"

How could she not know what An Yuefeng was up to?

Anmi? She'll probably just have to watch helplessly as the King of Bohai showers Miss Yan with attention, just like her!

An Mi frowned slightly, a strange glint in her eyes. She looked up at Feng Xianglan again, a smile playing on her lips, and said meaningfully, "Miss Xianglan is quite observant, but..."

Feng Xianglan met her gaze, and for some reason, a faint unease rose in her heart. Then, she heard An Mi's voice pause for a moment before continuing, "However... Miss Xianglan, you've observed the Bohai King's every move so closely. Could it be that you have feelings for him?"

Having stayed at Shengshi Lieyan for so long, if she had suspected before that Bai Yi's purpose was for her, this time was enough for her to be certain of her guess. Feng Xianglan liked Bai Yi, and that liking was probably quite deep, otherwise she wouldn't have gone to such lengths to come to her Shengshi Lieyan.

Thinking of Liu Xu, An Mi's eyes narrowed slightly. Bai Yi, Bai Yi, does he really have that much charm?

The image of Bai Yi's hurried explanation to her flashed through her mind. It was the first time she had ever seen the dignified King of Bohai so anxious and helpless. An Mi couldn't help but smile when she recalled it.

Of the three thousand rivers, should I only drink from one?

Everyone else was focused on Feng Xianglan because of An Mi's words, and no one noticed An Mi's expression. Feng Xianglan, however, was embarrassed because her thoughts had been exposed. She glared at An Mi, who had seen through her thoughts, but she found the curve of An Mi's lips to be particularly strange.

But before she could think any further, another sarcastic voice rang out…

"Ha! She's already so unsightly, yet she still dares to dream of the mighty King of Bohai. Isn't that like a toad lusting after a swan? If she likes someone, she should at least look in the mirror and see what she looks like. If the King of Bohai saw her face under that veil, he'd probably be disgusted to the point of vomiting. Some people are just so overconfident. You know, that Miss Yan also wears a veil, and no one has ever seen her true face. They both wear veils, but under those veils... Hehe, I bet Miss Yan has an absolutely stunning face under her veil, while that person..." An Xinlian said in a sharp tone, her words carrying a hidden meaning, making no attempt to hide her schadenfreude. To be honest, the former Feng Xianglan was quite beautiful, and it wouldn't have been impossible for her to seduce the King of Bohai. But now, she only makes people want to vomit.