Chapter 457

"The old lady just went to the auction and asked me to call the young mistress and the young master, telling you both to hurry over to the auction."

After Shu Xia ended the call, she drove toward the auction.

She had been to the auction before and knew where it was, but the road was congested at this hour, so she turned on the navigation.

While driving, she was a bit curious: why did Qiao Nainai suddenly go to the auction?

Just as she was wondering, Qiao Muting called.

"I will arrive at the auction in ten minutes. How much longer will you be?"

Shu Xia glanced at the navigation, which showed about ten more minutes; after she told Qiao Muting the approximate time, Qiao Muting said he would wait for her to arrive so they could go in together.

The last time she attended an auction, although she and Qiao Muting went together, her status at the time was seen by others as merely that of a female companion.

But today, with Qiao Nainai there, her status had changed to Qiao Nainai's granddaughter-in-law.

She wondered what item at the auction Qiao Nainai had taken a fancy to.

Fifteen minutes later.

When Shu Xia arrived at the auction parking lot, she saw Qiao Muting.

This time, her small car entered the parking lot very smoothly.

Qiao Muting was in a high-end custom suit, his temperament prominent and cold, and Shu Xia only then realized she was dressed very simply today, in jeans and a trench coat.

"I've prepared clothes for you; change into them in the car." Qiao Muting handed over a bag.

Inside the bag was a white gown.

The underground garage lighting was dim, and changing clothes in the back seat of the car meant no one could see.

Shu Xia took it and went straight to the back seat to change.

The space in the car was a bit small.

Shu Xia found it slightly difficult to move around.

Moreover, Qiao Muting was still sitting in the front, and she felt very awkward.

"Hand me the clothes you took off." Qiao Muting suddenly spoke.

Shu Xia was stunned for a moment, then handed the clothes over.

After she finished changing and combed her hair neatly, she was surprised to find that Qiao Muting had actually folded the clothes she had taken off very neatly.

Her gaze landed on them, lingering for several seconds.

Her heart gave an unexpected, hard thud.

She took the folded clothes, "Thank you."

"It will be cold in the venue, put on this shawl." Qiao Muting handed over a beige cashmere shawl.

The soft, warm touch of the cashmere made Shu Xia's heart slow to calm down.

It wasn't until she reached the auction and saw Qiao Nainai that Shu Xia truly calmed down.

There were not many people at the auction today.

Beside Qiao Nainai was also a grandmother with a very refined temperament.

Upon seeing Shu Xia, she was slightly surprised, and after hearing Shu Xia call out "Grandmother," she asked the old Mrs. Qiao in a low voice, "Which granddaughter of yours is this? Why have I never seen her before?"

There was a hint of showing off in the old Mrs. Qiao's expression, "My granddaughter-in-law."

"What?" This grandmother was very surprised and went to look Shu Xia over again.

She had never heard of this!

She had just returned from abroad and had taken the initiative to call the old Mrs. Qiao today to invite her to the auction, all to strengthen their bond and arrange a marriage between their two families.

As it turned out, someone had actually beaten her to it!

And it was a little girl she had never seen before!