His comment interrupted the previous topic, and simultaneously shifted everyone's attention onto me. I couldn't help but frown, "Vice President Xiao, what do you mean by that?"
"Miss Shen claimed that she has been in the jewelry business in Guangzhou over the past few years. I specifically asked a friend from Guangzhou about it. Guess what my friend from Guangzhou had to say?"
The look he gave me carried an extra hint of lechery. This kind of sleazy glance, I had encountered it frequently when I was with Master Zhao, as many of his business partners had given me similar suggestive looks.
They felt innately superior, looking down on a woman like me while coveting my beauty and body. But out of respect for Master Zhao's status, they only dared to give me those measuring glances in secret, or hinted at it with their words.
I pursed my lips, my expression placid, "What was said?"
