Chapter 683

Qiao Anhao stepped into the clubhouse and handed her invitation to the service attendant, before they escorted her into The Crystal Palace themed hall . The gala was filled with glistening lights and gentle piano music in the background . All the prominent families of Beijing were in attendance, dressed in luxury, as they mingled cheerfully with familiar acquaintances .

Qiao Anhao wore a peach-colored strapped long dress under a jacket, which she handed to the attendant . Clutching her handbag, she stood at the entrance, scanning the room from left to right . Eventually, her line of sight fell on a group of wealthy ladies . She walked elegantly in her high heels towards Mother Qiao, who was chatting and laughing away .

"Auntie . "

When Mother Qiao heard her voice, she immediately turned around . Seeing that it was Qiao Anhao, she affectionately held her hand . "Qiao Qiao, you're here?"

"En . "

Qiao Anhao picked up a wine glass from a tray carried by an attendant next to her . She then obediently stood by Mother Qiao's side, and after each and every one of the ladies finished introducing themselves, she immediately greeted them with a raised glass .

Qiao Anxia and Chen Yang were in Japan, so they couldn't attend tonight's gala . Despite this, Qiao Anhao was in attendance, and though she wasn't as flamboyant as her sister, she was sweet-tempered . In addition to this, Qiao Anhao released two dramas with high ratings, and so Mother Qiao received never-ending compliments from the wealthy ladies .

Even though Qiao Anhao wasn't Mother Qiao's biological daughter, but after taking her in for over ten years, her mouth hung open in delight from other people's compliments .

Qiao Anhao wore a smile on her face as she stayed with Mother Qiao for a while, surveying the area around her . Finally, she found Han Ruchu in the midst of a casual conversation . She whispered in Mother Qiao's ear, "Auntie, I'll go say hi to Aunt Xu . "

Mother Qiao gave a kind laugh and quick nod .

Qiao Anhao gave a friendly smile and nod at the wealthy ladies beside her and said "Excuse me" . Then she turned around and rushed towards where Han Ruchu stood .

Though Lu Jinnian had the largest amount of shares in Xu Enterprise, the beneficiary was actually Xu Jiamu . In the past five months, Xu Jiamu had slowly accumulated more shares in the company, so he had been gaining increasingly more authority . Presumably so, to console Han Ruchu, who had ran the company to the ground .

It had been almost over a month since Qiao Anhao and she had last seen each other . Her complexion looked a lot better than when she had seen her last on her birthday .

Qiao Anhao speculated that by now, Han Ruchu had probably already used her scheming ways to clear the conflict she’d created in their mother-son relationship back then .

. . . Which was normal .

Qiao Anhao never really hoped that what had happened that night could break their mother-son relationship . After all, blood is thicker than water . Even if Han Ruchu committed the worst of mistakes, Xu Jiamu would still be softhearted .

However, misunderstandings can be remedied, but the divide can never be wiped away .

Yet, tonight, she was going to drive an even deeper wedge in their mother-son relationship!

At that thought, a cold flash of light crossed Qiao Anhao's eyes . It was only for a split-second, and she instantly regained her usually soft and warm glow . She took a few steps towards Han Ruchu, and opened her mouth to call her as intimately as possible, "Aunt Xu . "

When Han Ruchu heard Qiao Anhao's voice, her smiling expression whilst chatting with other guests clearly froze . After about ten seconds, she looked over at Qiao Anhao, and smiled with the least bit of warmth, "Qiao Qiao . "

After last year's birthday fiasco, surely she must think she's wretched!