About an hour ago, Qiao Ruo had officially met Xinyuan's adoptive parents. As Xinyuan had described, they were people of a few words. Mr Xia Xing appeared to be tall and sturdy like an oak tree but hardly spoke. Mrs Xia, nee Hua Manyue, was slender and of mediocre height. However, it had been Mrs Xia who did most of the talking. None of them appeared to be strict, and this allowed Qiao Ruo to be at ease with them. They dressed casually in the latest trendy clothing.
Through Xinyuan, Qiao Ruo learned that the Xia couple had an older daughter studying in a university abroad in Malaysia named Xia Yixue. The couple missed their daughter vehemently and were keen to take Qiao Ruo as not their adoptive daughter, but their goddaughter. Observing her hesitance, Xinyuan suggested that they put her up at a five-star hotel in the meantime, while she contemplated the offer.
