The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

Everyone stared in disbelief at the scene. Those who had initially been watching with amusement began whispering amongst themselves. Was this the woman destined to become the young mistress of the Liu family, the richest household in the world? She was indeed as arrogant and shrewish as rumored, and she was ruthless in her actions. If she were to marry into the Liu family, who knew what kind of chaos would ensue once the young master took a concubine?

"An Xinhe, stop right now!" An Yuefeng, whose face was already as black as could be, suddenly stood up and roared, "What kind of behavior is this!"

He had said that Xinhe was a shameless girl, but he never expected that she would cause such a mess today. Everyone who came today had some standing in Rongjin City, and she had completely disgraced him, An Yuefeng. How could he face these people in the future?

An Xinhe seemed unable to listen to anyone, constantly muttering things like "Feng Xianglan is a bitch" and "Feng Xianglan ruined me." In the struggle, she even threw Feng Xianglan to the ground. Still seemingly unwilling to give up, she sat on Feng Xianglan and started punching and kicking her.

Yu Fangfei was worried that An Xinhe's actions would anger the Liu family and give them something to talk about. She was already as anxious as an ant on a hot pan and wanted to pull her away, but because of An Xinhe's crazy actions, she was almost caught in the crossfire several times.

Jin Qiaoyu, who was originally worried that Feng Xianglan had been wronged, suddenly burst into tears, grabbing An Yuefeng's hand and looking pitiful. "Master, Qiaoyu wants to get along well with my sister and the two young ladies, but... but you saw with your own eyes how the Fifth Miss bullied Xianglan. You said that you would treat Xianglan as your own daughter, but she was about to be beaten to death by the Fifth Miss."

"Shut up!" An Yuefeng's face turned even uglier, and he shoved Jin Qiaoyu away.

Jin Qiaoyu was stunned. She thought that her tearful plea would soften An Yuefeng's heart and make him side with her, but... looking at that angry face, Jin Qiaoyu seemed to see something clearly. She gritted her teeth unwillingly. The man who was willing to do anything for her was now a thing of the past. Perhaps he would remember their past relationship and take her under his wing when she was down on her luck, but now, he valued his own face more.

Indeed, An Yuefeng's anger stemmed entirely from the fact that this woman had humiliated him. An Xinhe, acting like a madwoman, had caused him to lose face completely. Wasn't Jin Qiaoyu's statement a way of telling everyone that her An family was in turmoil?

An Mi watched their reactions, her inner sarcasm deepening. She hadn't expected that before she'd even pushed things forward, these people had already thrown themselves into chaos. Ha! What if… she were to give them another push…

She glanced discreetly at Madam Liu and Liu Zhan, whose faces were grim and tinged with disgust and disdain. She knew all along that if it weren't for their belief in An Xinhe's "embroidery skills," they would never have wanted to marry An Xinhe. Did they feel ashamed?

What she wanted was not just to embarrass the Liu family and its members.

An Mi lowered her brows, concealing the glint of light that flashed in her eyes. She glanced at An Xinhe, who was frantically grabbing and pulling at Feng Xianglan. Even Yu Fangfei was unable to stop An Xinhe, but An Mi resolutely stepped forward.

When Yu Fangfei saw An Mi approaching, it was as if she had seen a savior. In a panic, she immediately ordered, "An Mi, quickly pull them apart."

Little did they know, this was exactly what An Mi wanted. At this moment, Feng Xianglan, who had originally been simply being beaten, also tried to grab An Xinhe while struggling. Her cries of pain were mixed with curses. To the ears of the crowd, the sarcasm of watching the show intensified, and those whose faces had darkened even more.

Under everyone's gaze, An Mi approached An Xinhe and Feng Xianglan. Among the crowd outside the door, a tall figure shrouded in a cloak kept his eyes fixed on An Mi the whole time. He saw the composure that others had not noticed in An Mi, and that feeling that seemed to be that everything was in her hands.

He was captivated by the confidence she exuded, and he even had to admit that the more he looked at An Mi, the more pleasing she became to his eye.

Thinking back to his initial disdain and contempt for her, Bai Yi frowned slightly. Even his father praised his sharp eyes, saying that he could see through a person's true nature with just one glance. But An Mi was an exception.

He made a mistake at first glance, but he was fortunate that he still had a chance to correct it.

tranquil……

Bai Yi's lips curled up slightly, still remembering what he was doing: watching the show! He wanted to see what An Mi meant by those words she had just uttered in the backyard.

"Ladies, please stop fighting. Everyone is watching. Father..." An Mi pleaded like a young wife, her voice trembling slightly, as if afraid of being dragged into their struggle.

But the two of them, blinded by rage, wouldn't listen to any advice. They continued to struggle, and the two who were once well-dressed and made up were now a mess and a sorry sight.

An Mi seemed to have met with a rebuff, but she wasn't in a hurry. Yu Fangfei's urging rang out again, "What are you still standing there for? I told you to pull them apart, are you deaf?"

Yu Fangfei got impatient and actually gave her such orders and reprimands in front of so many people.

An Mi's lips curled up imperceptibly, then vanished in an instant. Just as Yu Fangfei had instructed, she disregarded the possibility of being accidentally injured by the two young ladies, and rushed forward without hesitation. She grabbed An Xinhe's hand, which was about to strike Feng Xianglan, and pulled her up with a force she didn't know she had.

"Let me go, or I'll beat that bitch Feng Xianglan to death! If you don't let go, I'll teach you a lesson too!" An Xinhe shouted angrily.

An Mi was startled, but still managed to hold onto An Xinhe's hand tightly. However, Feng Xianglan, who had just gotten free and gotten up from the ground, quickly raised her hand and slapped An Xinhe hard across the face, leaving five finger marks.

This undoubtedly further provoked An Xinhe, who was about to teach Feng Xianglan a lesson.

"Fifth Sister, don't forget that today is the day Young Master Liu comes to propose marriage. Please calm down." An Mi said loudly. To everyone's surprise, An Xinhe seemed to have listened to An Mi's words and gradually calmed down.

Everyone was puzzled, especially those who knew An Xinhe's personality. They were even more confused. Yu Fangfei's attempts to dissuade her had failed, yet An Mi had managed to persuade her.

However, one of the people in the crowd outside the door had a slight smile on his lips beneath his cloak. From his angle, he hadn't missed a single movement over there, and his keen eyes clearly saw that An Mi had said more than just the one sentence that everyone had heard to An Xinhe.

But... what else did An Mi say? That it calmed An Xinhe's anger? And wasn't An Mi hoping for chaos? What exactly is she trying to do?