Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 546 - Chapter 546 Chapter 546 More Complicated Than She Thought

Chapter 546: Chapter 546 More Complicated Than She Thought Chapter 546: Chapter 546 More Complicated Than She Thought The man followed Lu Zhanxing at a moderate distance until Lu Zhanxing entered the restroom.

Outside the restroom, he placed a “Construction in Progress” sign, then looked left and right to ensure no one was around.

He took a handkerchief out of his pocket and walked into the restroom.

…

Charity sale venue.

The person in charge introduced the paintings displayed today to the Lu family father and son, and after a comprehensive introduction, he smiled and asked them, “There are some more paintings on the second floor, if you are interested, I can take you to see them.”

“That’s fine.” The old man had seen quite a few contemporary famous paintings and was still not satisfied.

The person in charge looked at Lu Shiran, who was yawning, “It might take some more time, if you get bored, you can go ahead and have some drinks and snacks.”

Lu Shiran’s eyes lit up, and he turned to Qiao Yun, saying, “Sister, let’s go.”

“Okay.” Qiao Yun looked at Lu Rui.

Lu Rui smiled and said, “Go ahead.”

The old man scolded Lu Shiran, “I knew you couldn’t keep up, you were like this last time, and again this time.”

Lu Shiran pouted.

Seeing this, Qiao Yun said earnestly, “I’m tired.”

The old man’s expression changed in a second, showing concern, “Then go rest quickly.”

“Mm.” Qiao Yun nodded her little head.

Lu Shiran quickly grabbed Qiao Yun to escape this dull world.

Only then did the person in charge take the Lu family father and son up to the second floor.

After arriving, the old man was startled, “Why is there no one here?”

The person in charge smiled, “This area hasn’t been opened yet, it will open when enough people have arrived.”

“I see.”

The old man didn’t ask further.

Under the guidance of the person in charge, they began examining the paintings.

Meanwhile, access to the elevator and stairs to the second floor was blocked.

…

Rest area.

Lu Shiran ordered Qiao Yun to sit nicely, then went to get her a drink.

Qiao Yun obediently sat down. She had just lowered her head when a shadow suddenly covered her vision. She looked up and saw a middle-aged man looking at her.

“Miss Lu, your family asked me to call you, please follow me,” the middle-aged man said with a smile.

Qiao Yun didn’t move, quietly observing him.

The middle-aged man thought Qiao Yun might not have heard him clearly and repeated, “Your family is looking for you.”

Qiao Yun still didn’t respond, her dark eyes fixed intently on the middle-aged man, seemingly pondering something.

The middle-aged man broke out in a cold sweat from Qiao Yun’s stare.

It was strange.

She was just a young girl with no threatening appearance, yet when she looked at someone like this, it was quite terrifying.

There was an inexplicable sense of oppression.

Just as the middle-aged man thought his lie had been exposed, Qiao Yun slowly stood up and said indifferently, “Let’s go.”

The middle-aged man paused for a moment before realizing, and quickly said, “Please come with me, I will take you to your family.”

Qiao Yun glanced at the unsettled middle-aged man and silently followed him.

Who wanted to see her anyway?

Qiao Yun was somewhat bored and didn’t mind playing along.

The venue was extensive, comprising several conference buildings.

The middle-aged man led Qiao Yun to the back of the venue.

Qiao Yun casually followed the middle-aged man, not questioning him even though she knew the route was wrong.

She pulled out her phone, only to discover that the cell signal was being blocked.

Qiao Yun frowned.

It seemed the situation was more complicated than she had thought.

The middle-aged man walking in front led occasionally glanced at Qiao Yun to ensure she was keeping up. Seeing her in a daze, he wondered if the young lady from the Lu Family had issues with her mind.

“Just follow when asked to follow; no wonder she was trafficked as a child, she looks foolish.”

Qiao Yun lifted her eyelids and looked at the middle-aged man, whose attitude was growing contemptuous; her gaze was clear, as if she saw through his thoughts.

When the middle-aged man met Qiao Yun’s gaze, his breath hitched suddenly, and he quickly averted his eyes. Was she foolish or not?

It was not until they reached a conference room that the middle-aged man said, “Miss Lu, your family is waiting inside for you.”

With an indifferent expression, Qiao Yun said in an emotionless tone, “Lying, not good.”

The middle-aged man paused, watching as Qiao Yun, incredulous, pushed open the conference room door and entered.

She had known from the beginning that he was lying, yet she still followed him.

Was it intentional?

Knowing there was a trap ahead yet still jumping in–should one say she was brave or arrogant?

Qiao Yun opened the door and entered; two people were sitting in the conference room.

It was Zhou Xinyu and Old Master Zhou.

“Miss Lu, we meet again.”

Old Master Zhou was still a bit surprised to see Qiao Yun.

He had thought it would be difficult to get her to come over, but it seemed Professor Qiao had used all his intelligence on his research.

Old Master Zhou thought, this was good as it would make her easier to deceive. Even if he couldn’t deceive her, he still had Professor Qiao’s family as leverage.

Unless absolutely necessary, he did not want to completely fall out with Professor Qiao.

Qiao Yun raised an eyebrow: “You were looking for me?”

Old Master Zhou, caught off by Qiao Yun’s overly calm demeanor, was slightly stunned.

…

The television station.

Lu Zhanxing was bending over, seriously washing his hands.

Suddenly, he seemed to sense something unusual behind him and instinctively turned around.

However, there was nothing there.

He habitually touched his earring, furrowed his brows in confusion, rinsed off the handwash, grabbed a paper towel to dry his hands, then left the restroom.

Outside, Xie Ying was already waiting in the car for Lu Zhanxing. Seeing Lu Zhanxing’s thoughtful expression, he curiously asked, “What are you thinking about?”

Lu Zhanxing hummed thoughtfully. “I always feel like someone is following me.”

“What? Since when?” Xie Ying asked somewhat anxiously.

Ever since a fan caused an accident that nearly killed Lu Zhanxing the last time, he had taken such matters very seriously.

“It might just be a misconception,” Lu Zhanxing didn’t take it to heart, thinking he was being paranoid.

“No, I’m still going to find a few bodyguards to follow you at all times.”

“Aren’t you afraid people will say I’m throwing my weight around?”

Lu Zhanxing rejected the suggestion.

“How about just one then?” Xie Ying said. “Someone just applied to our studio for a bodyguard position. He’s a former special forces member, trained by the state, so he definitely won’t be bad. Look at the information on him.”

He opened the information on his phone and handed it to Lu Zhanxing.

Lu Zhanxing took it and glanced over it, slightly startled. The person looked somewhat familiar.

Looking at the name, it read Zhou Chong.

He suddenly recalled that Qiao Yun’s bodyguard also had the surname Zhou. What a coincidence.

“Let’s go with him,” Lu Zhanxing did not want to be nagged by Xie Ying, so he agreed to hire one bodyguard who could also act as an assistant to stay close by.

“I’ll call him right now then.”

Xie Ying hurriedly made the call to inform Zhou Chong to come to work.

The phone rang for a while before it was picked up.

“Hello, is this Mr. Zhou Chong? Our studio has decided to hire you. Could you start work tomorrow?”