The three of them dressed similarly when they came, but when they left the VIP box, they were beaming, and their walking postures had a noticeable sway.

There was no helping it, adorned with so much jewelry on them!

Manager Zhou felt distressed, truly distressed, as he gave away so much without any silver in return, yet he couldn’t take his eyes off the radiant Madam. Her visits were the happiest moments for him, that woman who was even more beautiful than pear blossoms, a secret he couldn’t speak of.

Ye Zhi suddenly remembered something and said to Huanhuan, "Huanhuan, wait for me for a moment, I have something to ask Manager Zhou."

Then she waved her hand in front of the dazed manager: "Manager Zhou, come with me to the side hall, I have something to ask you."

After speaking, she headed to the side hall in the backyard first.

Feeling slightly embarrassed, Manager Zhou’s handsome face turned slightly red, and he followed with somewhat unsteady steps.

Huanhuan complained, "I don’t know what Ah Zhi wants to say to Manager Zhou, and I can’t listen."

"Maybe it’s something about the account books," Ming Yan deflected beside her. But in truth, there was a nine in ten chance the young lady called Manager Zhou in to ask if the young master had taken any jewelry from the pavilion, probably afraid he was giving it to another woman...

In the side hall.

From the outer area came the eloquent words of the staff introducing the jewelry to customers.

However, what was said inside the room could not be heard outside.

"Manager Zhou, you know how formidable the Prime Minister’s methods are, but I could marry him and manage the vast Shen Mansion, so I am no ordinary person either. I will ask you one question at a time, and you answer one at a time. If there is any deception, you know the consequences."

Ye Zhi kept a cold face, first giving a stern warning to raise her momentum.

Zhou Long realized the matter was not simple, put away his smile, raised his hand, and swore, "I dare not deceive Madam. Please ask freely."

She didn’t know that he worked at the Phoenix Pavilion just to see her a few more times. How could he deceive her?

Two years ago, after a glimpse of the beauty, Zhou Long could not forget her. He even asked his mother to propose at the Ye Mansion. But then, there were rumors circulating that she had a child husband, and given his average family background, how could the third miss of the Minister’s Mansion marry him? The marriage proposal fell flat.

Since then, he had always been looking for opportunities to get a bit closer to her. But, Shen Chen, the new noble figure rapidly rising in the Capital, protected her even better, leaving no room for suitors.

By chance, he learned that she would occasionally visit the Phoenix Pavilion, so he became a staff member there.

Later, as a young man he became Manager Zhou.

She didn’t know he just wanted to look at her a bit more, but in their interactions, he had imagined countless times in his mind. Now, when it was really just the two of them, his hands and feet trembled slightly, feeling somewhat at a loss and completely lacking the composure he usually had when dealing with customers.

Unaware that the person in front of her was her suitor, Ye Zhi issued another stern warning: "If you dare to deceive me, I will certainly not let you off lightly."

Then she asked, "Has Shen Chen brought any other woman to the pavilion to wear jewelry? Not just this one, but all the Phoenix Pavilions in the Capital. Do you know about this?"

Zhou Long clasped his hands and responded, "Madam Lin, no, he has not."

She persisted, "Has he come to take jewelry? Or did he send someone to take it? The store ought to have records."

Zhou Long lowered his hands and shook his head, "No, he has not."

Ye Zhi felt disappointed, the little traitor didn’t take it from here, maybe he bought it elsewhere for that vixen...

Noticing the beauty’s uneasy expression, he gently asked, "Madam, do you have something on your mind?"

The young lady’s suspicion of her husband’s affair was clear as day!