Chapter 2453

Chapter 2453: Chapter 2453

Her long hair wasn’t really that long, reaching down to her lower back, and usually, besides some trimming, she never styled it. This was truly the first time.

When the hairstylist took out her array of tools, she was incredibly curious and watched with great interest.

However, sitting in the chair, she couldn’t move, and over time, she couldn’t help but feel drowsy, eventually nodding off to sleep.

It wasn’t until the hairstylist finished her hair that they realized she had fallen asleep. Just as they were about to gently wake her, they saw Xia Qia motioning to them not to.

Xia Qia signaled the makeup artist working on her face to stop for a moment, walked over to Ruan Jiaojiao’s side, bent down, slipped one arm under her knees, and the other around her waist, and easily lifted her up.

She held Ruan Jiaojiao in her arms and nodded towards the group of girls who had been sitting quietly in the corner.

The group of girls were all attendants from her karaoke bar, there to act as bridesmaids and help with the drinking ceremony. Seeing her gesture, they quickly came over and moved all the items piled on the bed onto several sofas.

Xia Qia laid Ruan Jiaojiao down, covered her with a blanket, and reminded the girls nearby, "Keep your voices down, don’t wake her."

The girls nodded hastily.

Only then did Xia Qia sit back down and continue with her makeup.

About twenty minutes later, she finished her makeup and went to the dressing room to change into her gown. As she walked away with the stylist, she glanced in Ruan Jiaojiao’s direction, feeling that she wouldn’t wake up any time soon, but still instructed the girls, "If Jiaojiao wakes up and looks for me, tell her I’m changing."

"Okay." The girls nodded again.

However, once Xia Qia was truly gone, the girls, thinking Ruan Jiaojiao was deeply asleep, couldn’t resist starting to talk.

"Speaking of which, our boss really hit the jackpot, marrying into the Ruan Family, that’s real high society," one said.

"Indeed, it must be fate; she’s lucky," another agreed.

"Lucky? What’s so lucky? An orphan, with no parents. I reckon she got in by toadying up. Didn’t you see how much she flattered the Ruan Family’s young lady earlier? I used to think she was more independent." The voice was kept incredibly low, but filled with acidity and sarcasm.

After she spoke, the rest of them fell silent.

They were all employees of Xia Qia’s karaoke bar, with no personal relations with Xia Qia—only a business relationship, including today.

Working in a karaoke bar, their drinking capabilities were undoubtedly good.

And at a wedding feast like that, toasting was a must; Ruan Jie’s group of groomsmen was strong, not to mention the several brothers from the Ruan Family; even just his comrades from the military unit were plenty.

So on the bride’s side, Xia Qia brought all her good-looking employees from her shop along to help with the drinking, with additional pay promised afterward.

Among these employees was a new one, who loved making snide remarks in private—not just about Xia Qia, but everyone at the karaoke bar had been targets of her sarcasm.

But they hadn’t anticipated that, even on an occasion like today, she couldn’t keep her mouth shut.

After she finished speaking, the rest fell silent, instinctively looking over at Ruan Jiaojiao on the bed. Seeing this, they were left breathless, because they thought Ruan Jiaojiao was deep asleep, but at some point, she had already propped herself up with the blanket and was looking in their direction.