I was pampered like a treasure after being married off to the young marshal, but my father and broth

Shang Pengyue was dressed exceptionally flamboyantly today, wearing a bright red cheongsam with a white fox fur vest draped over it, and a sparkling diamond brooch around her neck, making her look radiant with wealth and beauty.

The brother and sister together are a perfect example of "a petty person getting their way".

Shang Sheyu sneered inwardly.

"What? Wasn't Third Sister at the Quan Mansion? Why is she here?" Shang Pengyue let go of Shang Li's arm, walked over in her high heels, and looked Shang Sheyu up and down.

"What kind of place is this Quanmen Chamber of Commerce? Is it a place you can just come and go as you please?" Shang Pengyue covered her mouth, feigning surprise, and said, "Oh dear, I forgot, although Third Sister has married into the Quan family, she's just an unloved figurehead. Could it be that she was kicked out by the Quan family and has nowhere to go, so she came here to find work?"

Shang Li, who was listening nearby, said coldly, "Now that you're married, behave yourself and stop showing your face in public all the time, disgracing the Shang family. This is not a place for you to come here. Go back now and stop getting in the way."

Shang Sheyu watched the two of them singing in unison and found it amusing.

"Why can't I be here?"

Shang Sheyu remained calm and composed.

"As for you, what are you doing here instead of staying at home? Are the businesses about to go bankrupt, requiring the young master to personally act as a pimp?"

"What did you say?!"

Shang Li was stunned, not expecting these words to come from Shang Sheyu's mouth.

He flew into a rage, pointing at Shang Sheyu and yelling, "How dare you talk to me like that? I'm here to discuss a big deal, a deal worth tens of thousands of silver dollars!"

Shang Pengyue's expression changed, but she quickly put on a haughty and superior look.

"Third sister, don't be a sour grapes. Eldest brother has made an appointment with a distinguished person from the Chamber of Commerce and is about to rise to prominence. On the contrary, you're standing here blocking the way. If you offend this important person, can you bear the consequences?"

As she spoke, she waved to the security guard not far away.

"Hey! Security guard, come here!"

A security guard in uniform jogged over, bowing and scraping, and asked, "Miss, what can I do for you?"

Shang Pengyue took out two silver dollars from her handbag, casually tossed them to the security guard, and pointed at Shang Sheyu, saying, "Get this woman out of here. She's bad luck. Don't let her tarnish the important person's eyes."

The security guard caught the silver dollar, his eyes lit up, and he immediately put on a fierce expression, turning to look at Shang Sheyu: "Madam, please leave. This is not a place for irrelevant people."

Shang Sheyu stood still, his gaze coldly sweeping over Shang Pengyue and the security guard.

"What if I don't leave?"

"Not leaving?" Shang Pengyue sneered. "Then don't blame me for being impolite. Security, what are you waiting for? Make your move! If anything happens, I'll take responsibility!"

Hearing this, the security guard became bolder and reached out to shove Shang Sheyu.

"stop!"

A sharp shout came from the stairwell.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

Zhou Lin was seen carrying a briefcase and walking briskly down the stairs.

His face was ashen, his brows were furrowed, and his eyes were fixed sharply on them.

Shang Pengyue did not know Zhou Lin.

She only knew that she had arranged to meet one of Mr. Quan's favorites, but she only knew from the middleman's description of what he looked like; she only knew that he was a young man.

Seeing Zhou Lin rush over and block Shang Sheyu's way, Shang Pengyue subconsciously assumed that this was also a helper that Shang Sheyu had found.

"Hey, where did this chivalrous protector come from?"

Shang Pengyue crossed her arms and said sarcastically, "Third Sister, you're too shameless! You've only been married into the Quan family for a few days, and you're already flirting with other men? If Third Master Quan finds out, won't he break your legs?"

She pointed at Zhou Lin, her face full of disdain: "Look at you, dressed so smartly, what? Are you this woman's lover? Let me tell you, you'd better get lost and stop meddling in other people's business, or I'll take care of you too!"

Shang Li chimed in from the side, "How dare you meddle in the affairs of us merchants? Don't you even know who I am?"

Zhou Lin's face grew increasingly grim, turning as black as the bottom of a pot.

As the assistant to the chief of the powerful Quanmen Chamber of Commerce and Quan Wanggui's right-hand man, he was addressed as "Mr. Zhou" by everyone in the Northern Business Community.

Today, two clueless bastards pointed their fingers at me and called me a "pretty boy" and a "mistress"?

Before Zhou Lin could react, the security guard who had taken the money was already so scared that his legs went weak.

How could he not know Zhou Lin?

This is my top boss!

"Assistant Zhou... Assistant Zhou..." the security guard stammered, dropping the two silver dollars in his hand as if they were burning hot to the ground with a crisp sound. "I... I don't know..."

"Don't you know?" Zhou Lin glanced at him coldly. "You think you can just kick people out after taking money? Have you completely forgotten the rules of the Quanmen Chamber of Commerce?"

"Assistant Zhou, I was wrong! I really didn't know this person was..." The security guard was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground with a "thud" and slapped himself hard twice.

Zhou Lin didn't even glance at him, and said coldly, "Go to the finance department and collect your salary for this month. Get out of here immediately. Quanmen Chamber of Commerce doesn't keep blind dogs."

"Yes...yes..."

The security guard felt like he had been granted a pardon and ran away as fast as he could.

This scene completely stunned Shang Pengyue and Shang Li.

Assistant Zhou?

The only person in the Quanmen Chamber of Commerce who can be called Assistant Zhou is that one...

The color drained from Shang Pengyue's face instantly, her lips trembled, and she stared incredulously at the cold-faced man before her.

Is this the "benefactor" she went to great lengths to arrange a meeting with, using countless connections?

"You...you are Mr. Zhou Lin?"

Shang Pengyue's voice was trembling.

Zhou Lin completely ignored her, instead turning to face Shang Sheyu, bowing slightly, his attitude unusually respectful: "Third Young Madam, I'm sorry you were frightened. It was my incompetence that allowed these ignorant things to offend you."

Why is Zhou Lin so respectful to Shang Sheyu?

"It's alright."

Shang Sheyu straightened his cuffs, his expression calm: "It was just a few barking dogs that made a bit of a racket."

Zhou Lin straightened up, turned to look at the brother and sister who were already terrified, and said with a cold gaze: "So you two are the eldest son and fourth daughter of the Shang family. Mr. Quan asked me to come down today to see the sincerity of the Shang family. I didn't expect to see a good show instead of sincerity."

"Mr. Zhou...this is a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding!"

Shang Li realized what was happening and, sweating profusely, stepped forward to try and grab Zhou Lin's hand.

"We didn't know you knew Sheyu... no, you knew the Third Young Mistress. We were just joking with our sister..."

Zhou Lin took a step back, avoiding Shang Li's hand, and patted his sleeves in disgust.

"A joke? Just now, you two were insisting on kicking the Third Young Mistress out and even slandering her reputation." Zhou Lin sneered. "The Quanmen Chamber of Commerce can't afford such a joke. As for that medicinal herb deal..."

He paused, then said resolutely, "I see no point in talking anymore. Guards!"

At his command, four fully armed guards rushed out from all around the hall.

"Throw these two troublemakers out of here and blacklist them forever. They're never allowed to set foot in the Chamber of Commerce again!"

"yes!"

The guards pounced on them like wolves, grabbed Shang Li and Shang Pengyue, and dragged them outside.

"Mr. Zhou! Please let me explain! Don't do this! That's a business deal worth tens of thousands of silver dollars!" Shang Li struggled desperately, howling like a pig being slaughtered.

Shang Pengyue, her hair disheveled and looking utterly wretched, glared at Shang Sheyu with eyes full of resentment and bitterness: "Shang Sheyu! You bitch! You just wait! I won't let you get away with this!"

Shang Sheyu stood there, watching the two people being dragged out like dead dogs, a mocking smile curving his lips.