Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 548 - Chapter 548 Chapter 548 Cant Blame Him for Using

Chapter 548: Chapter 548: Can’t Blame Him for Using Unconventional Means Chapter 548: Chapter 548: Can’t Blame Him for Using Unconventional Means In the conference room, the old master of the Zhou Family was looking at Qiao Yun’s calm face, unable to guess what she was thinking, so he took the initiative to break the silence.

“Miss Lu, no, I should call you Professor Qiao.”

As these words fell, Qiao Yun had not yet wondered how the old man knew her identity when Zhou Xinyu, shocked and pale, blurted out in astonishment, “Grandfather, what did you just call her?”

The old master frowned, “No manners. She is Professor Qiao, no wonder your company went bankrupt.”

Zhou Xinyu was stunned, looking incredulously at the indifferent Qiao Yun.

She was actually Professor Qiao? Was his grandfather joking with him?

He could hardly accept the fact that this unthreatening person in front of him was the renowned Professor Qiao!

And he had once foolishly thought about sending Professor Qiao to Qiao Xun’s bed to ingratiate himself with Qiao Xun.

Had he gone mad?

Zhou Xinyu’s back was soaked in a cold sweat, finally believing that his company’s bankruptcy, which indeed happened after Qiao Yun had mentioned it, was related to her.

It occurred to him that his grandfather knew Qiao Yun’s identity but had invited her over in such a strong-armed way, what was he planning to do?

Zhou Xinyu felt extremely uneasy, sensing that his grandfather was rushing down a self-destructive path, and he might be implicated!

He had interacted with Qiao Yun and knew she was a person who would take revenge if wronged.

“Are you hot?” The old master saw Zhou Xinyu sweating profusely, lacking any spirit of the Zhou family, and felt immense disdain.

“No, I’m not hot at all.” Zhou Xinyu wiped the sweat off his forehead and plucked up the courage to say, “Grandfather, is it really appropriate for us to invite her here like this?”

“Do you think I wanted to do it this way?” The old man looked at Qiao Yun, his expression sincerely concerned, “Meeting Professor Qiao is really quite difficult, so I had no choice but to resort to these measures, and I hope you don’t mind.”

Qiao Yun’s expression remained unchanged as she glanced sideways at the kindly-looking old master, but her response was ungracious, “I mind.”

The old man’s expression stiffened.

Zhou Xinyu thought, I knew she was not an easy person to deal with, and now my grandfather is doomed!

The old master watched his increasingly panicked grandson, his disdain deepening.

No matter how formidable Professor Qiao might be, she was just a young girl buried in her research, naive about the viciousness of society and the complexities of the human heart. How could she outplay an old fox like him?

The old master carefully chose his words, and after a while, said with a smile, “The Zhou Family has approached the Tianqi Research Institute a few times, looking for collaboration but was repeatedly rejected, so this time, I wanted to discuss the matter of cooperation with you in person.”

Qiao Yun’s demeanor was still calm, her long lashes drooped listlessly, appearing as though her thoughts were elsewhere, which made the old man’s face fall–this was the first time someone dared to ignore him like this.

He suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart and continued, “I sought collaboration with Tianqi Research Institute for the sake of my spouse, so the Zhou Family is very sincere and willing to invest the most funds in this aspect.”

Qiao Yun raised an eyebrow, “Uninvited sincerity?”

The old master felt a few seconds of guilt; he didn’t want to use these methods either. But considering how difficult it was to get Professor Qiao to agree to a meeting, even when the Zhou Family approached the institute openly, they were directly refused.

Meeting Professor Qiao was probably only possible in dreams.

He didn’t want to be at the mercy of a mysterious organization, so he planned to make the first move and contact Qiao Yun, hoping to use her research to save people.

As long as Qiao Yun agreed, everything could be negotiated.

But if she was unwilling, then he couldn’t be blamed for using unconventional methods.