Chapter 2448

Chapter 2448: Chapter 2448

To prevent others from looking down on her, the Ruan Family had Ruan Jiaojiao accompany her throughout the event, indicating to the outside world that even though Xia Qia didn’t have much background, the Ruan Family still valued her.

Xia Qia truly never paid much attention to these matters; otherwise, she wouldn’t have opened her own nightclub. But she noted what the Ruan Family did for her. People’s hearts are made of flesh; while she didn’t show it on her face, she sincerely remembered it all in her heart.

The next day, for Ruan Jiaojiao to keep up with the main group, she was woken up by an early morning excavation around four o’clock. Having gone to bed in the wee hours, she accumulated less than five hours of sleep.

At first, she was so sleepy she couldn’t even open her eyes. Duan Xi felt incredibly sorry for her, but Ruan Jiaojiao was stubborn, so he could only bear the heartache and help her out of bed, brushing her teeth and washing her face along the way.

It wasn’t until the final moment, when she had to put on her evening dress, that Ruan Jiaojiao slightly perked up and pushed him out.

Ruan Jiaojiao wore a new evening dress she had purchased a few days ago. She had a fair number of evening dresses before, but since she wasn’t of age at the time, they were all quite modest, with a touch of a children’s clothing vibe. This time, however, she went for a more mature style.

The day she bought the dress, she didn’t want anyone to notice the love marks on her body, so she didn’t try it on but simply went by her size.

Now, she chose a peach-colored evening dress. The upper part was an off-the-shoulder, fitted lace sleeve that revealed her pretty collarbones, while the lower part was a vertical tulle skirt that stopped just above the knee, showing off her long, straight, fair legs.

She paired it with this year’s newest, most fashionable pair of wedge T-strap sandals. However, while the straps of other people’s shoes typically featured faux diamonds, hers were custom-made by Gu Zichen with genuine diamonds on the straps — eight on each side, amounting to a total of sixteen. They weren’t just any diamonds, and the price of this single pair of shoes soared to six figures! Even more expensive than the previous gem-encrusted pair.

The necklace around her neck was one Xia Qia had bought for her a few days ago — platinum with a sapphire pendant. It wasn’t expensive, but the style was very appealing. It was bought to match the evening dress purchased for this occasion.

This was the first time Ruan Jiaojiao dressed so maturely. While getting dressed, she was a bit nervous, afraid she wouldn’t look good. But when she saw herself in the mirror, all those worries vanished. She proudly spun around in front of the mirror and snapped a few photos, finally setting down her phone with some satisfaction.

She seriously examined herself in the mirror, yet felt something was missing.

But no matter how long she looked, she couldn’t figure it out until she heard Shu Jiao knocking on the door from outside: "Jiaojiao, are you up? Time’s running out."

Ruan Jiaojiao quickly responded and rushed to open the door.

Outside the room, Shu Jiao was on a phone call. When she looked up and saw Ruan Jiaojiao, her eyes unmistakably lit up with amazement.

Shu Jiao wasn’t one to be unaware of her own beauty. She always knew she was good-looking, and her three children inherited her appearance. Often, people outside would comment on how outstanding her children were. Hearing it so frequently made her numb to it, although she did think her kids were the best-looking.

Until this moment, seeing Ruan Jiaojiao standing there so charmingly in front of her, she suddenly realized she had given birth to such a beautifully striking child.