Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 603 - Chapter 603 Chapter 603 I Said Don’t Touch Her

Chapter 603: Chapter 603: I Said, Don’t Touch Her Chapter 603: Chapter 603: I Said, Don’t Touch Her Qiao Yun, seeing Qiao Xun’s silent brooding, declared confidently, “I’m right.”

During Qiao Se’s last birthday, while chatting with him, Qiao Yun listened as he vented some frustrations.

He condemned Qiao Xun for approaching thirty yet still not ready to settle down, claiming he had someone he liked but not even a shadow of that person had emerged.

At the time, Qiao Yun had simply listened quietly, not taking the matter seriously until she deduced from the chemicals that her uncle might be involved with the organization, then she began to investigate on her own secretly.

In this age of information, as long as you have the skills, it’s quite easy to search for a person’s entire life on the internet.

And so Qiao Yun discovered that during university, her uncle had gone abroad for further studies and met someone named Jia Yunzhi. They were schoolmates and members of the same group, apparently with a very close relationship.

But after graduating from college, that person disappeared.

Qiao Yun unearthed this information through posts and unintentionally captured photos she found on the forum of Qiao Xun’s university alumni.

Qiao Yun didn’t understand affection, but she was clear that her uncle was someone who valued relationships deeply.

“Qiaoqiao…” Qiao Xun turned his head, avoiding Qiao Yun’s eyes which seemed to see through everything.

After a long while, he sighed and said with a bitter smile, “Sometimes, I really can’t figure you out.”

Though Qiao Yun seemed clueless and naive, apart from burying herself in research and not understanding much else.

It was precisely for this reason that she was more insightful about people and things than anyone else. What she didn’t expect, however, was that she could find out about the person named Jia Yunzhi.

This caught Qiao Xun by surprise.

Qiao Yun asked, “Is she the one you like?”

Qiao Xun looked at Qiao Yun, his voice hoarse as if suppressing some emotion, “Yes, I really like her. She’s the one I want to marry, but she fell seriously ill.”

As he spoke, a pained look surfaced in his eyes, along with a hint of resentment, as his fists clenched tightly.

Qiao Yun shared her analysis, “You want the Rebirth Project to save her?”

Qiao Xun was taken aback, then confirmed following Qiao Yun’s words, “I do want to save her. If possible, I would rather trade my life for hers.”

He looked out the window at the floating white clouds, his gaze full of memories, “She’s a really good girl, kind-hearted, passionate about research. Her greatest wish is to save more people, and she’s always been working hard towards that. Why must fate be so cruel to her?”

Qiao Yun observed the endless pain on Qiao Xun’s face, but her heart remained unmoved.

She couldn’t comprehend the feeling of deeply loving someone, but seeing her uncle change so much for the person he liked that she could hardly recognize him anymore, she inconsiderately wondered.

If it were her, would she also violate her own principles for the one she loved?

She didn’t know, after all, it hadn’t happened yet.

“I’ve said it before, it’s impossible,” Qiao Yun crushed Qiao Xun’s hope.

Qiao Xun shook his head, “If Li Hanzhou can come back to life, then so can she.”

Qiao Yun remained silent, looking at Qiao Xun with a hint of pity in her eyes.

She had previously believed her uncle wouldn’t turn into a bad person, but now she was beginning to waver in that belief.

Qiao Xun lowered his eyes, not looking at Qiao Yun, his voice even hoarser, “Qiaoqiao, just help your uncle this once.”

Qiao Yun replied coldly, “Impossible.”

Before Qiao Xun could speak, a woman who had been eavesdropping on their conversation snickered, “Doctor Qiao, why waste so much talk with her? With a stubborn mule like this, use a little trick and I don’t believe she won’t comply.”

She looked at Qiao Yun, her eyes filled with the thrill of capturing prey.

Qiao Xun frowned and glanced coldly over, “I have already said, don’t touch her.”

The woman chuckled, shrugged her shoulders, and made a face as if to say, ‘There’s nothing you can do about it.’

At that moment, a hoarse and deep voice, clearly altered by a voice changer, emitted from the woman’s cell phone.

“Do as Doctor Qiao says, no one is allowed to touch Professor Qiao,” the voice commanded.

Despite the voice alteration, it was easy to discern that the speaker was a man.

The woman replied respectfully, “Yes, boss.”

As if to reassure Qiao Xun, the raspy voice continued, “Doctor Qiao, rest assured, as long as we obtain the Rebirth Project, I will keep my promise. The first to benefit from this achievement will certainly be the woman you love. You want to cure her, don’t you?”

When Qiao Xun heard this voice, the corners of his mouth tensed involuntarily, and a visible displeasure crossed his face.

As expected.

His conversation with Qiao Yun had been overheard by the person on the other end.

He composed himself and let out a derisive chuckle, “If possible, of course, I really want to cure her.”

Qiao Yun’s gaze swept over Qiao Xun, sensing something off about his words. Before she had time to ponder, the person on the other end addressed her.

“Professor Qiao, your reputation precedes you. Securing your participation hasn’t been easy. We just want to work with you and contribute to society, but you insist on denying our request, leaving us no choice but to offend you.”

Qiao Yun, however, said, “You’re wrong.”

“What do you mean?” the voice on the other end hesitated.

Qiao Yun’s expression remained indifferent as she bluntly stated, “You don’t want to benefit society. You are ill, possibly dying. You’re afraid to die, you want to live.”

Silence fell on the other end for a long moment, the breathing turned more rapid. After a while, the person laughed heartily.

“Quite the Professor Qiao indeed, to discern even that.”

Qiao Yun couldn’t be bothered with him.

From his breathing rate and the effort in his speech, it wasn’t hard to guess that the person on the other end was someone suffering from a grave illness.

Suppressing his voice, the man said, “You’re right, I only have a few years left to live, and I can’t accept that! I don’t want to die. If Professor Qiao agrees to cooperate, I can give you a lot of money, an amount beyond your imagination. From now on, if you’re ever in trouble, we can also help you unconditionally.”

Qiao Yun responded coldly, “I have more money than you.”

“…”

“The compensation I offer you, you can’t even begin to imagine how much it is,” the man said.

He was a person who valued life over money, willing to give up everything he owned as long as Qiao Yun agreed to cooperate.

Qiao Yun asked, “Have you heard of the Shengqiao Group?”

“So what if I do?”

“That belongs to me.” Qiao Yun spoke with disdain, “Are you richer than me?”

The other party: “…”

Unable to hold back, Qiao Xun laughed quietly.

Only Qiaoqiao could remain so calm at a time like this.

“You may not care about money, but don’t you care about your family?”

The other party became frustrated, clearly agitated by Qiao Yun.

They had already investigated how much Qiao Yun valued the Lu Family before daring to threaten her with her family.

“You can’t hurt them, otherwise, I wouldn’t be here.” Qiao Yun paused, glancing at the speakerphone, “The reason I am here is that I came of my own accord.”

The other party: “…”

In a hesitating voice, Qiao Xun asked, “Qiaoqiao, why?”

Why would she walk into the trap, knowing that it could be dangerous?

Without any particular emotion, Qiao Yun replied, “Because you are my uncle.”

So, she believed that her uncle wouldn’t hurt her.

However, after the recent probing and learning why her uncle was so obsessed with the New Life Project,

She didn’t know if she should continue to trust her uncle.

Qiao Xun closed his eyes, feeling incredibly bitter, realizing just how much trust his little niece had in him. At this moment, he didn’t know whether to feel happy or helpless.

“It seems we have nothing left to discuss, and since you are uncooperative, whatever happens next, don’t regret it.”

The other party was enraged by Qiao Yun’s indifferent demeanor.

Professor Qiao had not yet realized the predicament she was in.

Moreover, according to the news from the front, after Qiao Yun disappeared, her close ones were panicking, which indirectly proved that they did not know where Qiao Yun was.

Qiao Yun didn’t want to bother with the other party’s impotent fury; she would find him and crush him!

The woman put away the hung-up phone, her look towards Qiao Yun was full of mockery.

Let’s see how long you can remain composed.

With a sigh, Qiao Xun said, “Qiaoqiao, you should have agreed to him; these people are not to be trifled with.”

“Who are they?” asked Qiao Yun.

Even now, the information she had was still too little.

Qiao Xun candidly replied, “I’m not sure, the organization has been around for a long time, always conducting medical research. Yunzhi once helped them with research, but she didn’t know what they were actually doing…”

He paused before changing the subject, “You also know his ultimate goal; it’s merely the fear of death.”

Qiao Yun understood.

The reason the other party had approached her uncle, could it be because of Jia Yunzhi’s connection, knowing that her uncle was an impressive doctor, so they dragged him into this mess?

Was it really like that?

Qiao Yun always felt something was off.

Qiao Xun sighed again and said, “Qiaoqiao, you already knew it was me, you shouldn’t have come.”

Qiao Yun shook her head: “It has nothing to do with you.”

She wasn’t lying.

While she did want to know the reason behind her uncle’s actions, she also wanted to uproot the organization completely.

Apart from wanting to protect Li Hanzhou, she didn’t want to be bothered by these people.

Qiao Xun didn’t continue on this topic but informed her, “Now that you are not cooperating, we can only turn to Li Hanzhou.”

“He won’t listen to you.”

To Qiao Xun’s surprise, Qiao Yun spoke with certainty, “I can tell, he likes you very much, and we are alike, willing to do anything for the ones we love.”

Qiao Yun didn’t respond.

She had already told Li Hanzhou in advance to trust her and that she would handle it herself.

So he would definitely trust her, and wouldn’t recklessly jump into danger knowing it was risky.

Reading her thoughts from her eyes, Qiao Xun shook his head with a smile.

Qiaoqiao, so naive.

Li Ye wouldn’t just sit and wait for doom.

Out of curiosity, he suddenly asked, “Qiaoqiao, you can disregard your own safety for him, do you like him?”

Qiao Yun was startled, and after a moment, the corners of her mouth curved slightly: “Yes, I like him.”

Qiao Xun looked into Qiao Yun’s eyes, which were pure and clear, devoid of any desire, yet carried a barely discernible gentle warmth.

He was a bit dazed.

Did Qiaoqiao understand the kind of ‘like’ he was referring to, or not?

…

An hour later, a private plane landed on a secluded island.

Qiao Yun was escorted off the plane, furrowing her brows slightly, as the situation was different from what she had anticipated.

She had assumed she would be taken to the head of the mysterious organization, especially since they were so eager to capture her.

But this place was clearly not the organization’s headquarters.

Qiao Yun collected her thoughts; without meeting the leader, certain plans couldn’t be executed, so for now, she would wait and see how things unfolded.