Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 588 - Chapter 588 Chapter 588 Qiao Yun Refuses to be Taken Advantage

Chapter 588: Chapter 588 Qiao Yun Refuses to be Taken Advantage of Chapter 588: Chapter 588 Qiao Yun Refuses to be Taken Advantage of Qiao Yun gazed at Li Hanzhou, who was laughing almost hysterically, her expression growing chillier by the moment.

Li Hanzhou stopped laughing, but the upward curve of his lips still betrayed how pleased he was at that moment.

Suddenly, he reached out, took a strand of hair that was falling over Qiao Yun’s shoulder, and played with it between his fingers, much like the look in his eyes.

It was pervaded with undisguised, passionate tenderness.

He had never hidden the way he looked at Qiao Yun; it was simply that Qiao Yun didn’t understand.

“Have you figured out the answer?”

The man’s deep voice slowly rose, each word imbued with gentleness.

Qiao Yun quickly stepped back, creating distance between them, and said with difficulty, “I can’t comprehend what you mean by a different kind of ‘like’.”

As she spoke, her delicate and pretty brows furrowed with a hint of apology.

Because she couldn’t understand, she couldn’t provide an answer.

But what Qiao Yun inadvertently ignored was that, though she didn’t understand the ‘like’ Li Hanzhou talked about,

she also knew that if she didn’t ‘like’ someone, she should reject them, simply following her gut instinct.

After all, it wasn’t that she had never been confessed to before; yet, she hadn’t clearly rejected Li Hanzhou.

Because her heart didn’t give her an answer.

Qiao Yun interpreted this behavior as not wanting to lose a good friend, not wanting to make a good friend upset and heartbroken.

Li Hanzhou watched Qiao Yun intently for a while, then took her soft hand and asked, “Do you dislike me touching you?”

“Not at all,” Qiao Yun responded truthfully, for she had her guard down around Li Hanzhou and naturally did not resist his touch.

Li Hanzhou’s lips curled slightly as he pinched Qiao Yun’s hand teasingly, “Even the world-renowned MR.Q has things she can’t understand. Seems I’m quite something.”

Qiao Yun’s cheeks grew slightly warm as she retorted softly, “I will try to understand.”

Li Hanzhou didn’t press her to give an immediate answer. He withdrew his hand and smiled, “Alright, but until then, you’re not allowed to avoid me.”

Qiao Yun said with conviction, “I haven’t been avoiding you.”

Li Hanzhou raised an eyebrow and let it slide, remembering who had been in the car earlier, with an air of ‘don’t bother me, I don’t want to talk to you.’

Though he didn’t get the answer he wanted, he didn’t feel the slightest bit disheartened.

The fact that Qiao Yun hadn’t interpreted his feelings as a simple fondness between good friends and hadn’t given him the “friend-zone card” was enough to make his heart beat even faster than before.

Li Hanzhou lamentably thought that pursuing a wife to this extent was truly pitiful.

“I’m going in,” Qiao Yun said without looking at Li Hanzhou, touching her earlobe, feeling uneasy inside, yet her face remained expressionless.

“Not because you want to avoid me in a hurry?” Li Hanzhou’s tone was nonchalant, his gaze both teasing and amused as he watched Qiao Yun.

“Of course not.” Qiao Yun denied the notion, even though her voice sounded a bit guilty.

However, she quickly looked straight into Li Hanzhou’s smiling eyes and declared emphatically, “I don’t lie.”

Li Hanzhou said noncommittally, “Then I’ll just have to reluctantly believe you.”

Qiao Yun: “…”

For some reason, she felt that having such a ‘good friend’ was a bit infuriating.

Being presumptuous was not acceptable.

Qiao Yun refused to be taken for granted and so, with cold indifference, she turned and left without even saying goodbye to Li Hanzhou.

She left Li Hanzhou with nothing but a cool retreating figure.

Li Hanzhou was stunned for a moment, then let out a light laugh, filled with unconscious affection.

The kid really can’t take a joke.

…

Qiao Yun entered the door somewhat absentmindedly.

Su Mian was carrying a dish out of the small kitchen when she saw Qiao Yun come in. She smiled and asked, “Qiaoqiao, I thought I saw Mr. Li just now?”

Qiao Yun paused in her steps, her expression unchanged as she said, “He drove me home.”

Su Mian lamented, “I should have gone out to invite him in to sit for a while, it’s really impolite not to have done so.”

She was still thinking about inviting Li Hanzhou for a meal to thank him for speaking up for Qiao Yun online previously.

“He doesn’t mind,” Qiao Yun reassured Su Mian.

Moreover, she didn’t want to see Li Hanzhou now, to avoid him getting any wrong ideas.

“Looks like we can only wait until next time.”

Lu Zhanxing, who had finished his work and was in a hurry to get back for a meal with the family, happened to overhear Su Mian and Qiao Yun’s conversation. He rolled his eyes silently.

He wondered if his old mother would still be tearfully grateful to Li Hanzhou once she knew of his unspeakable thoughts towards her sister.

Lu Zhanxing was conflicted about whether to tell his parents or not, unsure if they might do something rash.

Or perhaps, joyously agree to the marriage?

After all, his parents and grandparents had a very high opinion of Li Hanzhou before.

He inwardly cursed Li Hanzhou’s deep and far-reaching stratagems.

Without even a prearranged marriage, Li had already managed to leave a good impression inside his family.

Su Mian put down the dish in her hand and called out to Lu Zhanxing, “You’re back, just in time for dinner, come and sit down.”

Lu Zhanxing nodded as a response and pulled out a chair to sit down.

Only after Lu Rui and Lu Jingzhi came downstairs did the family officially start their meal.

Qiao Yun suddenly remembered what her young uncle had said and threw a bombshell at her family with a deadpan face.

“Elder Granduncle’s birthday, he’s invited you.”

As soon as these words dropped, the joyful atmosphere at the table came to an abrupt halt.

The Lu Family: “…!!!!”

It’s troublesome; can’t you give some background before saying something like that?

Su Mian felt her heart might stop beating and, unable to sit still, asked, “Will all the Qiao Family be there?”

Qiao Yun wasn’t sure either and explained, “It’s rare for everyone to gather, but they should come for elder granduncle’s birthday.”

Lu Rui’s breathing tightened a little, “Isn’t, isn’t this too soon?”

“Finally, we can sit down for a meal together. Brother has been looking forward to this day for a long time.”

Lu Zhanxing indeed had been looking forward to it. He didn’t know much about his sister’s previous life and thought he might learn something through the Qiao Family’s words.

Lu Jingzhi felt the same and asked, “Sister, what does elder granduncle like?”

“Exactly, we need to prepare a gift,” Su Mian stated anxiously as she rose from her seat, muttering to herself, “Old Lu, go get your most precious painting. Someone scholarly like that must love things like paintings, flowers, birds, calligraphy.”

Lu Rui winced but still said, “No problem.”

“And for the other members of the Qiao Family, we also have to prepare gifts for our meeting. Ah, what should we prepare? You all must come up with ideas quickly. We absolutely can’t let them think we’re impolite. It has to be the kind of gift that lets them feel our sincerity.”

The father and sons, who were originally not nervous, started to feel a bit on edge due to Su Mian’s actions.

At that moment, Su Mian suddenly took off running upstairs.

Qiao Yun: ???

The three men: ???

When she came back down, Qiao Yun saw her holding a beautifully wrapped scroll in one hand and a variety of thoughtful nutrition products in the other.

With a grand gesture, she announced, “Alright, let’s go.”

Qiao Yun: “…”

Lu Rui’s mouth twitched as he pulled her back, “Where are you going?”

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