"There's a saying I'd like to return to you in kind: There are some people you simply cannot afford to offend, no matter who's backing you. The Li Family is not one to be bullied by any Tom, Dick, or Harry. How are you doing, Rou?" Li Wanying's expression turned cold as she quickly helped Shangguan Rou to her feet, a flash of chill in her gaze as she looked at Gu Weixiong and his daughter.
"Mommy," Shangguan Rou wailed, tears streaming down her face as she cried piteously, "they bullied us! Sister Li, Brother Li, those petty merchants look down on our Li Family!" In the past, with the backing of the Shangguan Family, she was fawned over wherever she went. Now, she was being bullied by a mere merchant, and her status had plummeted from the heavens to the earth. How could she accept this?
The complexions of siblings Li Meisu and Li Ruiming also turned ugly as they both glanced at Elder Li.
