Astrid becomes extremely paranoid about her findings, even getting herself into a car crash after failing to concentrate on the road due to her preoccupation with the issue. She is one of the only members of Nick's family that Rachel Chu had already met before her trip to Singapore, and is one of the few that openly welcomes her and treats her kindly.Īfter a night with her husband Michael, who is often away due to his occupation as an entrepreneur, Astrid accidentally grabs her husband's phone, and finds a text from an unknown number suggesting that Michael was cheating on her. She is often described as being very alluring, or model-pretty.Īstrid Leong is first introduced at a Parisian banquet hosted by her close friends the L'Herme-Pierres, one of France's greatest banking families. Astrid and Michael permanently separate by the end of the China Rich Girlfriend, and she rekindles her old relationship with Charlie Wu before settling down with him at the end of the series.Īstrid is widely known for her beauty, being described in the book as having a jawline too prominent for a girl, eyes set too far apart, a delicate nose, bee-stung lips, and wavy hair.
Their relationship becomes strained in the first book due to him being unable to tolerate his life as her husband, but they eventually reconcile.
He was the one who introduced her to high fashion and helped cultivate her fashion sense due to her parents not wanting to spend money so flippantly.Īstrid was later married to former military specialist turned businessman, Michael Teo, and has a son named Cassian with him. Initially, in her university days, Astrid was engaged to Charlie Wu but was forced to break up with him due to her parents not viewing him as a suitable husband. She is close to her cousin, Nicholas Young, and is one of the few family members who treats his girlfriend, Rachel Chu, kindly.īy birth, she is a member of two prominent Southeast Asian families, the Leongs and the Youngs. Her old-moneyed Peranakan family, the Leongs, are implied to be even richer than the Youngs themselves, and are very conscious of their own image, preferring to keep a low profile and avoiding the press or scandal. She is referred to as "The Goddess" in Singapore due to her beauty and impeccable fashion sense, being skilled with vintage brands and couture fittings. Astrid Leong (Teo) is the youngest child and only daughter of Harry Leong and Felicity Young.
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