Honey Trap

This woman did look familiar.

Yet after Sun Shaozong thought carefully, he could not recall ever seeing her before.

That should not have been possible.

Sun Shaozong had always had an excellent memory, especially when the other party was such an exceptionally beautiful young woman.

Hmm...

Perhaps he had only caught a glimpse of her amid a crowd.

As he pondered this, Li Jinzhi had already stepped down from the carriage. Swaying like a willow in the breeze, she approached him by a few steps and gave him a tearful Wanfu Greeting. "I beg Your Excellency to show mercy. Our Tongde Hall is a small business with meager profits; we truly cannot hold on any longer!"

"My father suffered a stroke after returning home yesterday. He lies muddled in bed, unable even to recognize my mother, yet he still worries over that life-saving payment!"

"If not for this, how would a humble woman like me dare show my face in public again and again?"

As she spoke, tears streamed down her face without end.

Tsk~

A beauty in tears was indeed enough to stir any man's pity, but Sun Shaozong had no desire whatsoever to involve himself in this matter!

What rotten luck. Why had both mistress and servant singled him out?

If they had been men, they would have been easy enough to dismiss.

But with a young maiden crying herself into a helpless wreck right in the street, Sun Shaozong could hardly force her to leave.

He could only try to persuade her gently. "Miss, there is no need for this. I have already instructed the General Affairs Hall to give your establishment a satisfactory answer as soon as possible. At most, it should take another two or three days..."

"Your Excellency!"

Li Jinzhi suddenly interrupted him and