Chapter 66

At that time, Qiao Anhao was not aware of it and was convinced that Xu Jiamu was awake . She rushed to the hospital happily, going to give her blessings to the friend she had been close to ever since young . She was so happy she had teared while hugging him .

It was only afterwards when Xu Jiamu’s mother had spoken to her privately that she found out that it was Lu Jinnian she had hugged .

The Xu family and Qiao family were both close due to good working relationships . Han Ruchu, Xu Jiamu’s biological mother had always treated Qiao Anhao well, and that afternoon, she held onto her hand, telling her the story red-eyed and teary . Many of the board members wanted to take back their investments and marriage was their only solution . But since they had told the public that Xu Jiamu was disfigured, no heiress was willing to marry him . She begged Qiao Anhao to help them, and that was to marry the ‘fake’ Xu Jiamu, Lu Jinnian .

Qiao Anhao was thoroughly shocked by the news . Not able to fully comprehend the request, she told Han Ruchu she needed time to think about it .

Han Ruchu didn’t make things difficult for her, but instead, hoped that Qiao Anhao would keep it a secret, not letting anyone in the Qiao family know about it .

Qiao Anhao understood the gravity of the situation and promised not to let the word out .

After leaving, she thought quietly for a long time . It felt as though the heavens were trying to reward her, and if she were to accept it, she and Lu Jinnian would no longer be strangers .

Qiao Anhao had always longed to be Lu Jinnian’s wife . But it was always a hopeless situation until now . Now, the opportunity to be his wife was directly in front of her .

However, she could only tell her grandfather that she was marrying Xu Jiamu .

Even so, it was her only shot at getting close to Lu Jinnian . If she let this opportunity go, there was a high chance they would end up as strangers for the rest of their lives, never saying a word to each other again .

She struggled for a long time before calling Han Ruchu to accept the proposal . But she had one request and that was not to let anyone outside the board and business partners to know about her marriage with Xu Jiamu .

Han Ruchu agreed without hesitation . After all, now that the public thought that Xu Jiamu was disfigured, the Xu family were not willing to hold a grand wedding for people to gossip about .

Just like that, Qiao Anhao and Lu Jinnian became a married couple .

A couple without a marriage certificate .

However, a small wedding was held . Not many people came, only people with business ties with the Xu family .