Michael was critical of Astrid, blaming her and her style choices when a business deal he was counting on fell apart. Astrid, however, was covering up her unhappiness because her husband had changed after he began acquiring his own wealth.
Meanwhile, Astrid and Michael Teo appeared to have a perfect marriage. In the same conversation, Colette got angry with Rachel and called her names when she would not try to persuade Carlton to start dating Colette again. Colette claimed not to have had any role in the poisoning and begged for Rachel’s forgiveness. Colette’s anger incited her personal assistant to poison Rachel and threaten her to stay away from China.
At one point, Colette heard Gaoliang suggesting that he might cut Carlton out of his will in favor of Rachel. Because Shaoyen felt threatened by Rachel, she refused to meet her, a situation that resulted in Rachel and Nick spending a good deal of time with Carlton and Colette.
Although Eleanor had not approved of Rachel, she became more accepting of her when she learned that Rachel was the daughter of Bao Gaoliang, a wealthy politician in China.Īfter their wedding, Rachel and Nick went to China to get to know Rachel’s family. When Eleanor saw a picture of Carlton, she hired a private investigator because Carlton looked so much like Rachel Chu, the girl to whom her son was engaged. His mother, Shaoyen hurried to London with her banker in order to pay hush money to ensure that it would never be learned that a third girl riding in the car was killed.ĭuring the trip to London, Shaoyen met Eleanor Young, the mother of Nick Young. The reader learns that Carlton Bao was driving the car in which he and another girl were badly injured. Finally, Kitty Tai came to realize that her reputation among the uber-rich was not as important as being able to be herself.Ĭhina Rich Girlfriend opens with a newspaper article about a terrible wreck involving a Ferrari in London. Rachel and Nick Young, meanwhile, suffer an almost lethal introduction into the lifestyle of the Baos, a family to whom Rachel had learned she is related.
Of the varied storylines in the novel, Astrid Teo tried to hold her marriage together even as her husband turned into a domineering and hateful man as his wealth increased. The novel China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan portrays a world of wealth and privilege unknown to most. The following version of the novel was used to create this study guide: Kwan, Kevin.
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