Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 568 - Chapter 568 Chapter 568 Harm a Life to Achieve the Goal

Chapter 568: Chapter 568: Harm a Life to Achieve the Goal Chapter 568: Chapter 568: Harm a Life to Achieve the Goal Qiao Yun said mercilessly, “Keep rambling, and it’ll be one hour.”

Pei Yao: “…” Okay, I’ll shut up.

Qiao Yun was very satisfied with Pei Yao’s obedience. After hanging up the phone, she finally had time to look at the information Pei Yao sent about Old Lady Zhou.

After reading it, Qiao Yun’s expression showed no surprise, and she casually stamped the Zhou family in her mind as ‘big fools with a red seal.’

This Zhou family, really, so rich yet so naive, being used without even realizing it.

Old Lady Zhou’s illness was indeed an issue that originated from her own body, but…

After she fell ill, someone used medication to accelerate Old Lady Zhou’s condition. If she could have lived for another six months, now she had only one month left.

Qiao Yun was now certain that the mysterious organization, by worsening Old Lady Zhou’s illness and deceitfully providing medicine to Old Master Zhou that could stabilize the condition, wanted to manipulate and use Old Master Zhou to target her.

As for why Old Master Zhou failed to notice the issue with Old Lady Zhou’s illness, the data indicated that the chief physician had been bought off.

Qiao Yun wasn’t going to kindly remind them, she had no obligation to do so, moreover, the Zhou family hadn’t treated her well.

Professor Qiao was someone who held grudges.

Qiao Yun looked at the information, her eyes pensive.

To be able to manipulate an illness to such an extent, it seemed the members of the mysterious organization were no simple characters. At the very least, it was certain that at least one or more of their members were physicians with extensive medical research backgrounds.

This physician had exerted a lot of effort.

Although the Zhou family got what they deserved, Qiao Yun still found it hard to approve of achieving goals by harming a life, after all Old Lady Zhou was innocent.

Qiao Yun closed the information and sent a message to Pei Yao: “Need Old Lady Zhou’s blood.”

“OK, I’ll find a way to sneak it out.”

“The drug?”

“The microbiological institute funded by the Zhou family is indeed conducting covert research on a drug. I’ve already sent Han San there. However, since it’s not our turf, it’s somewhat difficult to steal.”

Pei Yao thought to himself, if it weren’t for him holding back, Han San would have blown up the institute by now, roughly seizing the drug.

If they actually blew it up, it wouldn’t be that they couldn’t handle the fallout, but it would be a bit of a hassle and might even involve the government.

Once the government got involved, would the state just watch as you possess such a medical miracle technology and keep it hidden without using it?

“Fine.”

Qiao Yun didn’t ask further questions. She was about to put away her phone when Pei Yao sent another message.

“Boss, this isn’t like you. You never used to care about these things, and you definitely didn’t deal with them personally. Are you worried about something?”

Qiao Yun looked at the message, her expression slightly startled.

Was she worried…?

Was she worried about those people finding him?

Qiao Yun furrowed her brows, then her expression cleared. They were friends, and it was only natural for her to care about a good friend’s safety.

…

“Sister, what are you thinking about?”

Lu Zhanxing noticed that Qiao Yun had been somewhat spacey since she came back.

Just sitting there, adorably out of it.

Qiao Yun pondered for a moment and asked with a heavy tone, “I’m thinking, how many kinds of ‘like’ are there?”

Professor Qiao, who loved to study, also refused to allow any question to go unanswered. Li Hanzhou had left her with a conundrum, and it was very uncomfortable for her not to solve it.

Lu Zhanxing wore an expression of shock: !!!!!

Lu Zhanxing wanted to jump up and down: ?????

Lu Zhanxing’s expression twisted, “You cunning wolf, what exactly did you say to my sister!”

Seeing that Lu Zhanxing couldn’t come up with an answer, Qiao Yun sighed with slight disappointment, “It’s fine if you don’t know, I’ll think about it myself.”

In his heart, Lu Zhanxing screamed, “Sister, you must never figure it out!”

However, because of this incident, Lu Zhanxing had been paying close attention to Qiao Yun recently and was very wary of her meeting with Li Hanzhou, leaving Qiao Yun somewhat puzzled.

But she wasn’t opposed to her brother’s concern for her.

Soon, it was New Year’s Eve.

This was the first time the Lu family and Qiao Yun spent the New Year together after more than a decade.

Therefore, the Lu family took it very seriously, and even Lu Zhanxing, who had been invited to perform on the Spring Gala, decisively turned down the opportunity to spend New Year’s with Qiao Yun.

Xie Ying nagged him about it every day.

The day before the New Year, Qiao Yun received countless new clothes, the kind she couldn’t finish wearing in a year.

There were gifts from her parents, the elders, from Lu Zhanxing and Lu Jingzhi, and even Lu Xian had sent some.

When Qiao Yun received so many clothes, her feelings were quite complex; this was the first time she got gifts from family members for the New Year.

The Qiao family didn’t place much importance on the New Year because they were too busy, busy to the point where they couldn’t even gather for the reunion dinner.

Therefore, Qiao Yun had no idea what to do for the New Year.

Every year, she would have a meal with her grandfather on that day, and then continue working back at the research institute.

Outside, there would be the lively sounds of fireworks and firecrackers, but all of that seemed unrelated to her.

On New Year’s Eve, they went back to the old house to join the elders in celebrating.

The grandmother and Su Mian personally cooked to prepare a great feast, while the men stuck Spring Festival couplets.

As for Qiao Yun, she was pressed into sitting on the couch, a cup of milk shoved into her hands by Su Mian, and was told to sit still.

Watching her busy family preparing for the New Year, Qiao Yun felt a sense of worldly warmth for the first time.

During the New Year’s Eve dinner, the grandmother, holding Qiao Yun’s hand, teared up, “I’ve been waiting for this day for so long, I’m glad you finally came back.”

“Grandma, I’m back,” Qiao Yun softly told her.

The grandmother was so upset she couldn’t speak, turned away and wiped the corner of her eyes.

Su Mian’s eyes also reddened, she took a deep breath, steadied her emotions, and said, “Let’s not talk about those things during the New Year’s celebration.”

“Right, right, we should be happy today,” the grandmother smiled.

Seeing that grandma was no longer sad, Qiao Yun also breathed a sigh of relief and looked around at the Lu family gathered around the table.

Her eyes curved, as if she were smiling.

Last year, she never would have imagined, nor thought it possible, to spend New Year’s with them.

After dinner.

The grandmother took out the prepared red envelopes, a thick stack of them, and handed them to Qiao Yun, “My dear granddaughter, this is your New Year’s money.”

Qiao Yun pursed her lips, obediently took them, and said softly, “Thank you, Grandma.”

Seeing this, the others quickly took out their own prepared red envelopes.

This time, Qiao Yun did not refuse and accepted them one by one.

Although it wasn’t the first time she received red envelopes during the New Year, this time it felt different, so she cherished them and stashed them away carefully.

She thought to herself, what should she give them that would be nice?

Of course, this time she wasn’t giving gifts out of obligation or to return a favor, but as presents from a family member.

Late in the evening, Lu Shiran made a video call to Qiao Yun.

The young boy looked pitifully wronged.