Chapter 2345

Chapter 2345: Chapter 2345

The first time he saw Xia Qia, the whole group was already quite drunk. He was considered one of the slightly better ones among them. As he got up to go to the restroom, he saw Xia Qia on the path to the restroom, coming down from the side stairs.

With Xia Qia’s temperament, to be honest, when he saw her for the first time, he felt she shouldn’t be in such a mixed crowd place.

What happened next was like a scene in a TV drama. A group of people rushed over, seemingly targeting her. He was a bit slow to react because of the alcohol, but then he saw her take down a guy with just one hand!

A woman full of scholarly air, with a temperament similar to his mom’s, took down a big man with one hand—at that moment, Ruan Jie’s reaction was similar to what Ruan Jiaojiao’s would be later.

After he explained, he rubbed Ruan Jiaojiao’s little head: "The next few encounters weren’t that pretty, but see, your brother still won her over. Your sister Xia Qia isn’t the type to hold grudges. Let’s go out, okay?"

Ruan Jiaojiao thought about it too; someone like Xia Qia probably wouldn’t hold grudges.

She nodded, voluntarily picked up the fruit plate from his hands, and went into the living room.

In the living room, Shu Jiao was already chatting with Xia Qia. Seeing them come out, she looked up and smiled. Ruan Jie immediately walked over, spreading his arms out and sitting beside her like a boss, but Ruan Jianguo kicked him again, scolding, "Sit properly, what kind of behavior is this!"

Ruan Jie had to retract his arms and sit properly.

Xia Qia had a pretty good temperament. In just that short while, both the Ruan family’s patriarch Ruanlin and Ruan Jianguo were quite satisfied with her and had somewhat figured out her family situation.

Speaking of which, Xia Qia was indeed a pitiable person, but also quite a remarkable one.

The Xia family’s reputation in Beidu wasn’t as strong as the Shu family’s, but they were once equally ranked as a scholarly family. However, in the turbulent years, the older generation all perished, leaving only Xia Qia and her parents.

However, her parents’ health wasn’t good. After returning to Beidu, her father passed away, and within two years, her mother also fell bedridden. At that time, Xia Qia was just coming of age.

To take care of her mother, she shouldered the entire family and opened that nightclub in Beidu.

For a young girl to run such a mixed crowd nightclub, it surely brought constant trouble. Fortunately, she had some self-defense skills, and over the years, no major problems arose.

In earlier years, she had dated a boyfriend set up by her mother with a friend’s child. Initially, her mother wanted to find her someone to rely on and settle down with before passing, hoping for Xia Qia to be settled. To put her mother’s mind at ease, Xia Qia didn’t refuse.

She followed the process, getting to know him, dating, and eventually reaching the stage of discussing marriage. But at this point, the man’s family looked down on her work. At first, they disagreed, later suggesting that she should transfer ownership of the nightclub or have the man manage it while she stays home as a housewife. They said only then would they agree to the marriage.

Xia Qia’s response was to break up with the man directly.

She could date someone to put her mother’s mind at ease and, if the person was indeed good, could marry him for her mother’s sake, but that didn’t mean sacrificing her entire life for it.

In her interactions with the Ruan family, Xia Qia neither concealed her past relationship nor her current operation of the nightclub.