Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 556 - Chapter 556 Chapter 556 Named Han San Im Zhang San

Chapter 556: Chapter 556: Named Han San? I’m Zhang San Chapter 556: Chapter 556: Named Han San? I’m Zhang San Qiao Yun gently patted Pei Yao’s hand while her mind wandered to another matter.

It was about the memory issues that Li Hanzhou had mentioned to her before, she hadn’t found an opportunity to get him checked yet.

Now it seemed, it was better to figure out the cause sooner rather than later.

But what reason should she find?

Qiao Yun kept thinking about this issue all the way home, not knowing how to bring it up to Li Hanzhou since she was bad at lying.

“Hey, boss, are you even listening to me?”

Pei Yao was about to give up.

Rarely seeing Qiao Yun so distracted, he really wanted to know what was on her mind, so he asked straightforwardly, “What are you thinking about?”

“Oh, I was thinking about Li Hanzhou.”

Qiao Yun spoke in an offhand tone, not seeing any issue, whereas Pei Yao felt a sudden surge of annoyance upon hearing that.

What the heck!?

What did the big bad wolf do to deserve her undivided attention all this way?

“What do you want him for?”

Linking her behavior to her thoughts, he angrily said, “Don’t tell me you eloped with him?”

When did that happen?

Exactly when did the boss come to her senses?

Qiao Yun didn’t understand why Pei Yao was freaking out, she glanced at him as if he were an idiot and said lightly, “You’re so noisy.”

Pei Yao argued, “If you haven’t eloped, why would you think about him for no reason? No way, I oppose this marriage!”

Qiao Yun got out of the car expressionlessly, too lazy to deal with Pei Yao’s incessant complaining.

Pei Yao was generally a good guy, but occasionally his brain just didn’t work, he was really too stupid.

Seeing that Pei Yao still wanted to argue, Qiao Yun told him, “I was thinking about how to perform a brain surgery on him, do you want one too?”

Pei Yao: “…”

No, not really.

He started the car with a calm facade, as if the person who had just been blustering and wailing wasn’t him.

“If there’s nothing else, I’ll be going first, I’ll take care of the Zhou Family’s matter, you don’t need to worry.”

The kid, frightened enough to even use a respectful tone.

Qiao Yun hummed a response.

Pei Yao sped off, refusing to undergo the brain surgery.

…

Qiao Yun entered the house and immediately noticed Su Mian sitting on the couch tuning her violin.

Seeing Qiao Yun return, she greeted with a smile, “Qiaoqiao, you’re back.”

Qiao Yun softened her expression and replied, “I’m back.”

Lately, she found herself saying that phrase more and more fluently.

Her gaze fell on the violin in Su Mian’s hand which looked quite old.

Noticing Qiao Yun’s curiosity, Su Mian explained with a smile, “This violin was used by Mom when she was younger, there’s a self-hosted concert at the academy before the new year, and Mom will also perform on stage, it will be her first public performance in many years.”

Saying so, she visibly tensed, murmuring, “I need to practice well.”

Qiao Yun asked, “Your hand?”

Su Mian touched her wrist, “It’s not a big deal, just for one performance it should be fine.”

She had an old injury in her wrist which didn’t allow her to engage in activities involving her hands for long periods, but playing one piece was doable.

“Your hand, have you thought about it?” Qiao Yun asked.

Su Mian was taken aback, she hadn’t really thought about that question, after the doctor had declared the prognosis, despite her reluctance, she had accepted the verdict and later married Lu Rui.

Now that her family was complete, she had no regrets.

“Is there… a good way to do this?”

“Yes,” Qiao Yun answered very affirmatively. Su Mian had suffered nerve damage to her hands. While others might not be able to help, she had a way.

Su Mian looked troubled.

She didn’t want to experience another setback.

Seeing her concerns, Qiao Yun said, “Take your time to think about it. You can reach out anytime.”

Su Mian nodded, her gaze towards Qiao Yun filled with immense tenderness, “Qiaoqiao, you’ve become more and more understanding of your family. Mom is really happy about that.”

Qiao Yun was stunned.

Su Mian took her hand and held it tightly. “Honestly, when you first came back, your dad and I felt a little uneasy facing you. We didn’t know you well and were afraid of asking too many questions which might annoy you or make you dislike this home.”

Qiao Yun pressed her lips together, “That’s not the case.”

“I know.”

In the past, they had treated Qiao Yun wrongly. Later, when they took the initiative to understand her, they realized that although she was not good at expressing her emotions, she was also trying to help them in her own way.

They owed Qiao Yun too much.

“Let’s not talk about this now; mom will play a piece for you.” Su Mian was slightly excited to perform in front of her beloved daughter.

“Okay.”

Qiao Yun seated herself obediently, looking at Su Mian with expectant eyes.

Su Mian took a deep breath, positioned herself, and gently started moving the bow.

Suddenly, there was a ‘snap’ sound; the violin string had broken.

Su Mian paused, agonized, “How did it break? This was specially custom-made for me, but it has also been over twenty years.”

This violin was made for Su Mian by her mother when she first started learning to play, so she had always cherished it.

Fortunately, it was only the string that had broken, and it could still be repaired.

“Don’t be sad,” Qiao Yun whispered comfortingly.

“No worries, I just need to buy another one otherwise I might not make it in time for the concert,” Su Mian was already considering which brand to buy as custom-made would be too late now.

Understanding the situation, Qiao Yun nodded, “I understand.”

Su Mian was confused, understanding what?

…

The next day.

Qiao Yun received a package, this time delivered by someone else.

He explained to Qiao Yun, “Zhou’s appearances have been too frequent and coincidental in front of your family members. Currently, it’s inconvenient for him to deliver things to you.”

“Mm,” Qiao Yun acknowledged.

It was the team member’s first time being this close to Professor Qiao, and he was quite excited. If it wasn’t for the circumstances, he almost would have asked for an autograph.

“Qiaoqiao, can you manage such a big box by yourself?”

Lu Rui put down his newspaper and stood up from the sofa to help Qiao Yun with the box.

Qiao Yun didn’t refuse Lu Rui’s help, and the two of them carried the box inside.

“What good stuff did you buy?” Su Mian emerged from the kitchen, a bit surprised to see such a large box.

The box was leather-bound, leading onlookers to think it might contain something valuable.

And indeed, it did contain something valuable.

Before her family, Qiao Yun opened the box, which contained a violin.

Qiao Yun handed the violin to Su Mian, “For you.”

Su Mian was delightfully shocked, “Did you buy this for mom?”

“It was given to me,” Qiao Yun honestly replied, “You need it, I don’t.”

Su Mian carefully took it and was struck with awe, her hands trembling slightly, “Qiaoqiao, was this really given to you by someone else?”

“Given,” Qiao Yun assured her, noticing Su Mian suddenly trembling, she asked with concern, “Are you feeling unwell?”

“What’s wrong, where do you feel uncomfortable?” Lu Rui asked, visibly more anxious than Qiao Yun.

Su Mian held her forehead, taking a moment before saying, “No, I am shocked.”

“Qiaoqiao, do you know this is a very famous brand’s custom-made violin, and there are only three in the whole world? It’s extremely precious, not something you can evaluate with money.”

“I didn’t notice.” Qiao Yun didn’t care much.

Su Mian was dumbfounded. Who was so generous to give her daughter such a precious violin?

Could it be someone from the Qiao Family?

She exclaimed, “The Qiao Family is really good to you.”

She guessed that giving Qiaoqiao the violin was meant to encourage her to learn how to play.

Qiao Yun wondered what giving the violin had to do with the Qiao Family but still nodded and said, “They are very good to me.”

“Is it really right for me to accept this?” Su Mian worried that people from the Qiao Family might think she was taking her daughter’s things.

Qiao Yun said, “Giving it to someone who can make good use of its value is great.”

Although Qiao Yun said this, Su Mian still hesitated to play the violin, feeling like she would be desecrating it.

She then looked at Qiao Yun’s calm demeanor.

Su Mian felt very conflicted; Qiaoqiao seemed to have no feelings about money at all.

She thought, fortunately, the Lu Family is wealthy, so if her daughter ever wanted to splurge, she could.

“Lu Rui, you need to step it up,” Su Mian suddenly clapped Lu Rui on the shoulder, her voice grave, “Try to make more money.”

“Aren’t you the one who is indifferent to money?” Lu Rui couldn’t help laughing and crying at that.

Su Mian said, “You don’t understand.”

You don’t understand that our daughter might be a bit of a spendthrift…

Qiao Yun: ?????

When Lu Zhanxing’s own mother boasted about owning one of the only three violins in the world, his expression remained as calm as still water.

He was unfazed; he had seen plenty of this sort of thing before; it wasn’t anything extraordinary.

With a sister as incredible as her, what was a violin anyway?

He was used to it.

But seeing his mother show off, he pointed to his earring and said, “Mom, what’s the violin compared to my earring, which is worth a lot more than your violin.”

“You’re just talking nonsense,” Su Mian didn’t believe him at all, cherishing the violin, “The most valuable is what my daughter has given me.”

“It’s clearly mine that’s valuable.”

It’s worth a billion, okay.

These days, even family members have started to compete internally.

Su Mian worriedly said, “Qiaoqiao has no concept of money; I wonder if she has enough pocket money. No, I’ll have to give her more.”

Lu Zhanxing thought it over.

Although his sister had royalties, given her spending mentality, could she be short of funds?

After all, since she had returned, she had spent a substantial amount at the Lu Family.

The more Lu Zhanxing thought about it, the less he could accept it, so he quickly took out his phone to call Xie Ying.

“Now, immediately, right away, arrange work for me. Accept as many as there are, with priority given to the ones that pay well.”

Xie Ying exclaimed in surprise, “My goodness, you finally have some ambition? There really is a god.”

“No, I need money.”

“You, a young master of the Lu Family, need money?” Xie Ying was slightly shocked: “Has your family gone bankrupt?”

“It’s your family that’s gone bankrupt.” Lu Zhanxing said proudly: “I need money to support my sister; you wouldn’t understand.”

Xie Ying: Pfft!

When Qiao Yun came downstairs, Lu Zhanxing said to her with determined look, “Sister, you don’t need to worry about money; your brother will work hard to support you.”

Qiao Yun couldn’t bear to tell the ambitious Lu Zhanxing that she was actually the richest person in the country.

Seeing her brother work hard for her seemed quite amusing.

“Qiaoqiao, your uncle is heading back to Yuncheng today. Would you like to come with me to see him off?” Su Mian asked Qiao Yun.

This family is full of busy people; only she and Qiaoqiao had some free time.

“Okay.” Qiao Yun did not dislike her uncle and his family.

Lu Zhanxing originally wanted to go with them, but unfortunately, he had an appointment today and had to give up on the idea.

At noon.

Qiao Yun and Su Mian went to the airport to see him off.

Because of the issue with Ye Miaoshan, both Su Fan and Su Qingqing looked utterly dejected.

As Qiao Yun was involved, Su Qingyan was now working as an assistant at the Qiaose Research Institute, which was a rare internship opportunity, so he did not go back with them.

Su Fan smiled awkwardly at Su Mian, “Big sister, I did not expect you to come see us off.”

After all, Ye Miaoshan nearly killed her family members; there would be some resentment, to say the least.

Su Mian said irritably, “How many times have I told you, do you think my words are nothing? What she did has nothing to do with you. If I let this come between us, wouldn’t it be exactly what she wanted?”

Su Fan sighed, “This time I’ve caused trouble for you. If I had known, I wouldn’t have come. Now it hasn’t affected our business with the Zhou Family, but it’s turned this family upside down.”

Su Mian couldn’t say much in response.

It seemed that Su Fan did not expect any comforting words from Su Mian; after wallowing in self-pity for a while, he said to Qiao Yun, “The person I owe the most apology to is you.”

Most of the foolish things Ye Miaoshan did were aimed at Qiao Yun.

Qiao Yun spoke softly, “I forgive you.”

Only then did Su Fan smile.

Su Qingqing awkwardly asked, “Cousin, you won’t distance yourself from me, will you?”

“No,” Qiao Yun said earnestly.

Su Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief.

Damn, that scared the hell out of me. I thought because of her mom’s actions, I’d be estranged from my cousin forever.

At that moment, the boarding announcement started.

Without saying more, Su Fan, followed by a reluctant Su Qingqing, entered the security checkpoint.

Su Mian remarked, “If Ye Miaoshan hadn’t been so dramatic, she would be here today too.”

She only got what she deserved.

…

At that time in a certain biological research institute.

A middle-aged man introduced a young man to everyone, “Let’s get to know this person. This is a new member. Please get along well with him. By the way, what’s your name?”

The newcomer was suddenly transferred here without any notice.

If it weren’t for the new employee information in the system, the middle-aged man would have doubted his legitimacy.

The young man lifted his head. He had a head of messy black hair, a handsome face, black-rimmed glasses, and a very polite demeanor, evidently a man of integrity.

He cracked a smile, “Hello, my last name is Han, you can call me Han San.”

Some people murmured upon hearing the name.

“What kind of name is that? It lacks effort. I might as well be Zhang San.”

“But he is really good-looking, even if he seems a bit slow. He isn’t one of those who paid their way in, is he?”

Han San wasn’t annoyed and just grinned, “Because my ancestors were too lazy to name, and I was the third child, they called me Han San.”

Someone scoffed, “So if you were born earlier, you would have been called ‘the second,’ haha.”

Han San was teased but showed no reaction, clearly an easy target.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man was quite pleased with this new member, looking simple-minded–perhaps he had researched himself silly?

However, being a bit simple was good; it meant he wouldn’t discover the secrets of the institute.

“From now on, you’ll stay in this department. If you have any questions, you can ask your team leader.”

Han San licked his lips and squinted smilingly, “Don’t worry, I will surely ask.”