Chapter 942

Chu Xiang met with the Chu family again at a charity ball. It was the first time she had met them since she left the Chu family.

The charity ball was organized by Old Mrs. Feng, a very high-ranking person in the elite circle, who had devoted her life to charity work and had a strong family background. Thus, numerous people would ask for her invitations to every banquet she held. It’s not just a charity event but also an opportunity to make connections, so many people find a way to attend.

The Shao family came, the Chu family came, and even Chen Xuan came along with her sugar daddy.

Chu Xiang came with the Shao family, but Mr. Shao and Mrs. Shao were invited upstairs to have tea with Old Mrs. Feng as soon as they entered, while Chu Xiang and Shao Yan stayed in the banquet hall to chat with their friends and meet some people along the way.

When Mr. Chu called her, she had just exchanged business cards with an advertising agency owner to talk about new product cooperation later.

Chu Xiang heard someone call out to her and turned around with a polite smile. She saw the Chu family couple and also the “Ms. Chu” that Mrs. Chu had just found beside her. Chu Xiang nodded her head and greeted in a detached manner, “Mr. Chu, Mrs. Chu, long time no see. This must be Ms. Chu. Congratulations on your family reunion.”

Mr. Chu looked at her with complicated eyes. “Thank you. How… are you doing lately?”

Chu Xiang said lightly, “I’m doing great. Thanks for asking. My friend is over there, please excuse me.”

“Wait.” Mr. Chu called her, looked at Shao Yan beside her, and frowned, “Who is this?”

Chu Xiang briefly introduced, “This is Shao Yan. My classmate.”

Mrs. Chu’s eyes looked back and forth between Chu Xiang and Shao Yan and suddenly remembered what Chen Xuan once said Chu Xiang might be someone’s sugar baby as her card was suspended, but she still managed to buy branded items.

Of course, Mrs. Chu knew that the current Chen Xuan was also a sugar baby now. If a girl who grew up pampered could become a sugar baby, Chu Xiang, who grew up in poverty, would be bought with money easier. Anyway, Mrs. Chu did not believe that Chu Xiang can earn so much money and start a company by herself. It’d be different if she had a sugar daddy.

Mrs. Chu was now extremely sensitive to the relationship between men and women. At this thought, she revealed a look of contempt and lectured like a respectable elder, “A girl should have her own pride. Don’t choose the wrong path for the sake of vanity. You have been our daughter, so if you encounter difficulties, you can come to us for help. Do not degrade yourself.”

Shao Yan raised his head, and his sharp gaze startled Mrs. Chu. She almost took a step back. Then, she got angry and frowned. “Which family does this man belong to? How come I’ve never seen him before? Chu Xiang, you just joined the elite society. Be careful of being cheated, and you’ll gain nothing in the end.”

Chu Xiang smiled sarcastically. “Mrs. Chu, status and interests are not the only important thing in friendships. 20 years ago, you were just an ordinary citizen too. Now that you’re rich, you’re looking down on people. When I drowned, everyone thought I was dead, but it was Shao Yan who insisted on saving my life. He is my savior. No matter whose child he is, there is no deception between us. Don’t concern yourself with our relationship.”

Mrs. Chu’s face turned ugly, Chu Xiang’s words were close to explicitly calling her a snob and busybody. Mr. Chu looked at Shao Yan again. His expression was still a bit surprised when he asked, “He is your savior?”

Chu Xiang lightly laughed. “At that time Mr. and Mrs. Chu may be too busy with official business, so you have no time for other concerns and only treated my drowning as a child’s play. Naturally, you won’t know that I have a life-savior. Now that the real daughter of the Chu family is back, you two must take good care of her. After all, this is Mrs. Chu’s painstaking efforts to find her.”

Chu Xiang’s eyes glanced at Mrs. Chu and Ms. Chu’s faces, showing a meaningful smile as if she knew everything, making Mrs. Chu’s heart tremble. She reflexively said, “You don’t have to mind our family’s business. I’m just kindly reminding you because I’m afraid you’ll be cheated. If you don’t appreciate it, then forget it. Let’s go.”

“Who’s going to be cheated?” Mrs. Shao walked over with champagne. Her posture was elegant, and she asked the question seemingly casually, but her body carried an aura of power, making Mrs. Chu feel overshadowed.

Some people had noticed the situation over here earlier, and now that Mrs. Shao came over, more people were paying attention.

Mr. Chu hurriedly took a stand. “Mrs. Shao, we are just catching up with each other and exchanging pleasantries.”

“Oh? I thought Mrs. Chu was worried that my son lied to Xiang Xiang. Although we are busy with our business, we have never let up on our son’s education, so please don’t worry about that, Mrs. Chu.” Mrs. Shao walked to Shao Yan’s side and patted Shao Yan’s shoulder as she spoke.

This was the first time Shao Yan attended the party as the young master of the Shao family. Many people did not know his identity and were surprised to see this scene, and the most surprised would be the Chu couple across from them.

Mrs. Chu’s words were harsh, and Mrs. Shao’s words made it seem as if Mrs. Chu was questioning the Shao family’s upbringing. The Chu family would never dare. The Shao family’s family fortune was 10 times greater than the Chu family’s. Besides, the Chu family started with nothing, so they cannot compare with the Shao family’s generations of foundation. If Mrs. Chu knew Shao Yan was the young master of the Shao family, she would never dare to offend him. Now, she was sweating buckets.

If Mrs. Chu knew that Shao Yan was the Shao family’s young master, she would not have been offended, but now she is really anxious and sweating. However, Mrs. Shao won’t let it go. She took Chu Xiang’s hand in front of Mrs. Chu and said intimately, “Xiang Xiang is a good and lovely child, I like her very much from the first time I saw her, but I thought that you and Xiang Xiang have been separated for many years, so you need a lot of time together, so I didn’t dare to disturb her. But I never thought that your preference is so unique that you don’t like Xiang Xiang. Now that Xiang Xiang turns out to be not your daughter, then I can hog and spoil her.”

Mr. and Mrs. Chu’s expressions stiffened. Mrs. Shao’s status was so prestigious that they couldn’t afford to disrespect her. If they got angry and flipped out, their company’s business would definitely be in more trouble. So even if Mrs. Shao lectured them straightforwardly, they could only listen to her.