Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 602 - Chapter 602 Chapter 602 Wanting to Leave a Scar on Qiao Yuns

Chapter 602: Chapter 602: Wanting to Leave a Scar on Qiao Yun’s Beautiful Face Chapter 602: Chapter 602: Wanting to Leave a Scar on Qiao Yun’s Beautiful Face After he had seen Qiao Yun off, he boarded a flight to Hai City for work and then timed his arrival to wait for Qiao Yun, intending to surprise her.

But no matter how long he waited, he just couldn’t seem to find her. Strangely enough, he received a text message from his sister.

It said that she had safely arrived in Hai City and that she would be quite busy in the next few days, so she wouldn’t contact them for a while.

Lu Zhanxing looked at the message and felt increasingly uneasy; this didn’t sound like something his sister would say at all.

He put away his phone, his brows furrowing deeper.

“Why the sudden serious face? Did something happen?” Xie Ying asked worriedly, then puzzledly said, “Could you have remembered the time wrong? How much more delayed can it be, why hasn’t Miss Lu appeared yet?”

Covered in a mask and fully equipped, Lu Zhanxing was indistinguishable as the popular star Lu Zhanxing.

When he heard Xie Ying’s question, he didn’t answer but was filled with unease.

At that moment, he caught sight of someone from the corner of his eye.

Lu Zhanxing recognized him–it was his sister’s bodyguard, Zhou You.

Without thinking, Lu Zhanxing immediately chased after him.

Xie Ying, startled, quickly followed.

Zhou You suddenly found his path blocked, his body immediately tensed up, but he relaxed when he realized it was Lu Zhanxing.

“Mr. Lu.”

With a grave expression, Lu Zhanxing asked, “Where is my sister?”

“Uh…” Zhou You started, then hesitated.

Unsure if he should disclose anything to Lu Zhanxing based on his recent understanding of Professor Qiao, she probably didn’t want her family to worry about her.

Seeing Lu Zhanxing’s expression growing more tense and his eyes filled with panic, Zhou You couldn’t help but say, “I’m sorry, there are some things I’m not at liberty to decide. Perhaps you should ask Mr. Pei Ya.”

Lu Zhanxing suddenly felt a chill in his limbs; he just wanted to know where his sister was, why did he have to ask Pei Ya?

Uneasily, he dialed Pei Ya’s number.

Pei Ya had just left the nursing home–Elder Zhou was now so ill that he couldn’t even speak clearly, and was even less likely to give him any clues about the organization.

He hadn’t expected a call from Lu Zhanxing, but he soon found himself questioned about Qiao Yun’s whereabouts.

“Mr. Pei, please, could you tell me where my sister is?”

Pei Ya hesitated only momentarily before deciding to disclose the truth, given that the Lu Family needed someone to stabilize them.

This matter involved a secret too deep, and from the start, Professor Qiao had not informed them, clearly not wanting Lu Family to get involved.

“First, calm down and listen to me. Professor Qiao has disappeared, but don’t worry, it’s not a plane crash. I’m already looking for her.”

Upon hearing of his sister’s disappearance, Lu Zhanxing felt faint and turned ashen.

“How could she disappear? Everything was fine, how could she just disappear?”

He asked Pei Ya uncontrollably, “Who wants to harm my sister?”

“You don’t need to ask about this, just wait calmly for Professor Qiao to return safely.”

Pei Ya couldn’t give him an answer; explaining would be too complicated, and he didn’t have the time to explain. He persuaded, “Stabilizing your family is the best help you can provide Professor Qiao now.”

Lu Zhanxing’s throat felt tight, “Is my sister going to be in trouble?”

“I don’t know, but you have to believe in Professor Qiao’s capability; she is not as weak as you think.”

Lu Zhanxing’s eyes were bloodshot, his voice hoarse, “I understand, I won’t cause my sister any trouble.”

After ending the call, Xie Ying saw that Lu Zhanxing’s mood was very unstable, but he didn’t know how to comfort him.

He had caught a few words and knew that something had happened to Miss Lu.

When he got on the car, Lu Zhanxing finally couldn’t control his body from trembling. He held his mobile phone tightly, afraid to miss any updates.

At that moment, he despised himself endlessly. Why was he so useless, capable only of acting and singing, and now he couldn’t help at all?

At that moment, his phone rang.

Lu Zhanxing startled, his fingers trembling as he picked it up and saw that it was a message from Su Mian.

Asking him if he was with his sister and why he wasn’t answering his phone.

Lu Zhanxing took a deep breath before he replied to them.

“[It might be that I didn’t see it, I am just having a meal with my sister.]”

“[That’s good, I thought something happened. Take good care of your sister, okay?]”

“[I got it.]”

Lu Zhanxing dared not tell his family about his sister’s disappearance, fearing they would connect it to the incidents of their childhood and couldn’t withstand the blow.

Pei Yao was right, stabilizing the family was the greatest help he could provide his sister.

…

On the plane.

Qiao Yun sat in her seat, flanked by a man and a woman both in uniform, who were looking at her with scrutinizing eyes.

“So this is Professor Qiao, really young. Could it be a mistake?”

The woman doubted Qiao Yun’s identity.

The man’s gaze settled on Qiao Yun’s beautiful face, a flicker of desire in his eyes, “She’s young, but indeed very attractive.”

“Looking good isn’t for you to touch unless you’re not afraid of dying,” the woman said with a hint of jealousy toward the more attractive Qiao Yun.

She’s not just pretty, but also incredibly smart.

Qiao Yun’s delicate face showed no emotion, as if the two people she was conversing with weren’t talking about her. At that moment, her eyes were fixed on the man sitting opposite, a faint bitter smile on his face–Qiao Xun.

This was her uncle, who had watched her grow up since childhood.

Before boarding the plane, Qiao Yun had even hoped that the journey would go smoothly without any incidents.

Unfortunately…

Upon boarding the plane and seeing two people dressed as a steward and stewardess, but with malevolent eyes and calluses on their knuckles, obviously from long-term handling of guns, she knew that everyone on this private plane was from that mysterious organization.

Her uncle had deceived her.

At that time, Qiao Yun just glanced at them, didn’t even resist, and sat aside, her attitude so cold that it made Qiao Xun unwittingly give her side glances.

But even if she had resisted, it would have been futile; she might as well take this opportunity to clarify things.

With this thought, she spoke out directly, “Uncle, you lied to me.”

Qiao Xun’s smile was strained, as he found an excuse for his guilt, “Remember I told you before that I wanted your help with something? You had agreed back then.”

Qiao Yun pointed out, “You said it wasn’t a bad thing. They are not good people.”

The woman immediately felt annoyed, “How can you tell we’re not good people?”

Qiao Yun said expressionlessly, “Kidnapping me, is bad.”

“Still so arrogant at this point,” the woman sneered, raising her hand, intent on scarring Qiao Yun’s beautiful face.

Seeing this, Qiao Xun shouted angrily, “No one is allowed to hurt her!”

The woman’s hand paused, looking at Qiao Xun, and scoffed mockingly, “Doctor Qiao, don’t you feel hypocritical saying that? Without you, we couldn’t have taken her away smoothly.”

She looked toward Qiao Yun, saying with a smile, “Honestly, we did consider just kidnapping you directly, but the people around you are not simple, and we had no ways to get close to you, if not for Doctor Qiao’s help, maybe you would still be fine.”

Qiao Yun’s face remained completely impassive.

Her appearance made the woman unable to resist criticizing inwardly, “Is she sick? Shouldn’t a normal person feel afraid? She’s as calm as if she were at home???”

Qiao Xun stared intently at the person who spoke, her voice coldly saying, “Your boss wants the research Qiaoqiao has. If anything happens to her, you yourself explain it to your boss.”

The man who had been watching the drama finally spoke up, “Stop arguing, the matter at hand is more important.”

The woman then stopped and sat back down in her place.

Qiao Xun looked towards Qiao Yun, her voice full of apology, “Qiaoqiao, sorry for scaring you. Don’t worry, I won’t let them hurt you.”

Unexpectedly, Qiao Yun said, “I know.”

Qiao Xun was stunned and looked incredulously at Qiao Yun.

Qiao Yun said, “You said you wouldn’t hurt me.”

She had always remembered.

Back then, because Zhou Xinyu was causing trouble continuously, she had her uncle arrange to meet with Zhou Xinyu.

At that time, her uncle had told her.

‘No matter what happens in the future, your uncle will always stand by your side, will never hurt you. Do you believe me?’

Her response at the time was that she believed.

So, even if her uncle had done something bad now, she still believed he wouldn’t hurt her.

Qiao Xun smiled, a helpless expression in his smile, “Why are you still so naive? You believe whatever I say.”

Qiao Yun thought about it, then said softly, “When I was four years old, I got lost again. It was you who carried me home.”

At that time, she was a little curious about the world, so she sneaked out but got lost on the mountain.

All alone, forlorn, caught in heavy rain, yet she didn’t know how to take shelter, letting the rain soak her through. Human bodies are too fragile, and she quickly developed a fever.

When she was delirious, she saw a young boy, walking towards her through the pouring rain.

That was the first time she saw Qiao Xun.

The young boy carried her for several hours before they descended the mountain.

The next day, he himself developed a high fever that nearly turned into acute pneumonia and almost took his life.

That was the first time Qiao Yun felt cared for by someone other than her grandfather.

Returning from her memories, Qiao Yun looked at Qiao Xun who had grown into a mature man, “Uncle has been very good to me.”

So when she guessed that her uncle was involved with the organization, besides being surprised, her second thought was whether her uncle was being blackmailed by the other party.

Qiao Xun, however, was stunned for a long while, a bitter expression increasingly evident on his face.

He never expected Qiaoqiao to trust him so much.

What was he supposed to do now…

He said without any emotion, “Qiaoqiao, as you know, people change over time. It seems you still haven’t learned how to be worldly-wise.”

Qiao Yun, unswayed, stated factually, “The medicine.”

“What medicine?”

“The medicine given to Elder Mrs. Zhou, it was you who provided it,” Qiao Yun said. “I didn’t understand why at first, but later I found out. They had been drugging Elder Mrs. Zhou, and the medicine you provided saved her.”

Qiao Xun’s expression changed slightly, denying, “You’re wrong. The medicine for Elder Mrs. Zhou was intended to force Elder Mr. Zhou to listen to us, not to save Elder Mrs. Zhou.”

He sighed, “I’m not as good as you think. I won’t hurt you, but that doesn’t make me a good person. If I were a good person, I wouldn’t be colluding with the organization, nor would I allow the Zhou family to keep troubling you.”

Qiao Yun fixed her gaze on Qiao Xun, asking a question that mattered to her, “Was it you who drugged Elder Mrs. Zhou?”

Qiao Xun opened his mouth, facing Qiao Yun’s clear gaze. He felt like there was a fishbone stuck in his throat and ultimately chose not to lie to her.

“It wasn’t me.”

“Okay, I understand.”

Su Mian’s lips slightly curled, “Uncle, you’re lying.”

Qiao Xun was momentarily confused, not sure if Su Mian was referring to his denial of not poisoning Old Lady Zhou, or something else…

He looked at Su Mian’s relaxed face and couldn’t help but remind her, “Qiaoqiao, you are kidnapped right now, do you understand?”

“I know.” Su Mian took a sip of the juice Qiao Xun had prepared for her earlier and said indifferently, “So what?”

Qiao Xun: “…”

It seemed that he still had a lot to learn about his young niece.

Su Mian didn’t care about her current situation; she was more interested in finding out who was behind the organization, which was why she knowingly walked into danger.

She didn’t even tell Pei Ya, because the fewer people who knew, the smoother the plan would be.

“Qiaoqiao, they just want the Rebirth Plan. As long as they get the Rebirth Plan, they will let you go,” Qiao Xun persuaded Su Mian to talk, “They’ve promised me they won’t lay a finger on you.”

“Plus, if your research is successful, it will save countless lives. That’s also a good thing.”

Su Mian repeated herself, “I have already said, it can’t be done.”

Qiao Xun laughed and mentioned a name, “Because of Li Hanzhou, right?”

Su Mian abruptly opened her eyes wide and looked over, her expression calm but her gaze somewhat cold.

Qiao Xun shook his head and chuckled, “It’s rare indeed, you care so much about him.”

Su Mian put down the juice in her hand, and said knowingly, “Grandpa’s computer, you tampered with it.”

She hadn’t thought her uncle would be involved with the organization, which had led her to take Li Hanzhou to the Qiaose Research Institute for a health check.

“Yes, I was also surprised,” Qiao Xun said. “I later used the internal network to check and guessed that you had saved Li Hanzhou, just like you saved your second brother.”

It took Su Mian a few seconds to respond, “What is your objective?”

“Li Hanzhou.”

At this point, Qiao Xun felt there was no need to hide anything from Su Mian and told her the truth, “I said I wouldn’t hurt you, and that’s true, but it doesn’t mean I won’t hurt others. Qiaoqiao, only you can make Li Hanzhou obey.”

Su Mian frowned, her tone discontent, “I hate it when you do this.”

This was the first time Qiao Xun had heard the word ‘hate’ from Su Mian’s mouth, and it made his heart ache.

Was he hated by Qiaoqiao?

Maybe that’s for the best…

After being silent for a while, Su Mian slowly said, “Why would you join them?”

Qiao Xun pursed his lips, the smile on his face slowly fading, seemingly recalling something painful in his eyes.

“You don’t need to know.”

But Su Mian didn’t let it go, speculatively saying, “Is it because of Jia Yunzhi?”

Qiao Xun’s breathing suddenly became rapid, his eyes widened slightly, staring at Su Mian in astonishment.

Su Mian spoke unhurriedly, “Grandpa mentioned to me, you once said you had someone you loved.”

The Qiao Family wasn’t lacking in power, and uncle lacked for nothing.

What made him join an underground organization, and why was he so persistent about the Rebirth Plan.

She initially thought her uncle was being blackmailed, but judging from her uncle’s reaction now,

She was wrong.

Jia Yunzhi was the key.