Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 615 - Chapter 615 Chapter 615 The Li Family Cannot Escape the Blame

Chapter 615: Chapter 615: The Li Family Cannot Escape the Blame Chapter 615: Chapter 615: The Li Family Cannot Escape the Blame He seemed to say it casually and did not wait for Qiao Yun’s response, bringing the prepared porridge to Qiao Yun and ordering her, “Eat first.”

“Oh.” Qiao Yun pulled out a chair to sit down and, looking at the colorful and fragrant vegetable porridge in front of her, felt a sense of hunger in her stomach.

She picked up a spoon and was about to start when she paused, giving Li Hanzhou, who seemed to be in a good mood across from her, a faint remark, “You eat too.”

Li Hanzhou’s eyes twinkled with a deeper smile upon hearing this.

Qiao Yun found his inexplicable cheeriness somewhat baffling, not knowing what he was so happy about.

Watching Li Hanzhou take a sip of porridge, seeing that his expression remained unchanged, Qiao Yun felt reassured enough to scoop up a spoonful and swallow it, after which she praised, “Delicious.”

Li Hanzhou pressed his lips together into a smile, of course it was delicious, because to capture Qiao Yun’s stomach, this young master who usually didn’t lift a finger, had specifically learned from a great chef.

Their manners at the table were excellent, neither spoke nor made noise during the meal, and for a while, no one spoke again.

After finishing the porridge, Li Hanzhou stood up first, collecting the bowls and chopsticks into the kitchen, striving to leave Qiao Yun with an impression of him as an exceptionally homey and good man.

Qiao Yun leaned against the back of her chair, took a sip of water from her cup, and then made a phone call to Pei Yao.

“How’s it going?”

Pei Yao yawned, “He hasn’t woken up yet, but his condition is stable, boss, so you can relax.”

“Good,” Qiao Yun instructed. “I will come over later.”

“No rush, I’m here,” Pei Yao said.

Qiao Yun didn’t say anything more and, after telling Pei Yao to watch over Qiao Xun carefully, she hung up.

Putting away his phone, Pei Yao’s gaze landed on the unconscious Qiao Xun on the hospital bed and sighed with a feeling of frustrated disappointment.

Is it worth risking your life for revenge?

“President Pei, don’t worry, Dr. Qiao’s data is very good across the board,” the Dean said to Pei Yao, who shook his head, assuming he was worried about Qiao Xun’s health.

Honestly, having been in the profession for so many years, he had never seen someone with such strong recovery power.

It was simply miraculous!

Certainly related to that medication.

“If you’re not busy, go ahead,” Pei Yao said as he pinched the bridge of his nose, looking fatigued.

The Dean hesitated, troubled by his own thoughts.

Pei Yao looked up at him, “Anything else?”

“Nothing, nothing at all.”

Pei Yao smiled lightly, “Don’t think I don’t know what you’re thinking. Remember what I said to you yesterday. If you dare to let it slip, you can stop being the Dean.”

The Dean quickly gestured, “I’ll definitely keep it a secret.”

Pei Yao hummed noncommittally, thinking to himself that it was just one medication that made the Dean so itchy. If he knew about the existence of the ‘Rebirth Plan,’ he would be in over his head.

He was just glad that Li Nanfeng wasn’t brainless, fearing someone else would want the ‘Rebirth Plan’ and keeping it very confidential.

Now that Li Nanfeng no longer posed a threat, no outsiders would ever know of this.

…

Qiao Yun watched Li Hanzhou, who had tidied up the dishes and come out, and asked in a soft voice, “Is this your place?”

Li Hanzhou sat down, his smile beaming as he explained, “Seeing you were asleep, I just brought you here directly.”

He could have taken Qiao Yun to a hotel, but due to a little selfishness, he brought Qiao Yun back to his residence in Hai City.

He just wanted to be able to say good morning to Qiao Yun personally when she woke up.

Thinking this, Li Hanzhou’s eyes deepened as he said in a casual tone, “Morning, kiddo.”

Qiao Yun paused, then responded to him, “Good morning.”

“Going to the hospital?” Li Hanzhou asked.

“Yes.” Qiao Yun nodded, then suddenly remembered something. She narrowed her eyes and asked, “How did I get back to my room?”

She had woken up in her room that morning, so it must have been Li Hanzhou who had brought her back.

Li Hanzhou’s mouth stiffened, and he tactfully changed the subject, “There’s something I need to tell you. You were asleep yesterday, and I didn’t get the chance to say it.”

Qiao Yun was curious, “What is it?”

Li Hanzhou spoke seriously, “My people have been monitoring Li Nanfeng, but I’ve never received any information about him conducting illegal experiments. Now there are two possibilities: he has an accomplice who is helping him cover everything up, or the person monitoring him has been turned.”

Qiao Yun furrowed her brows, remaining silent.

“I will get to the bottom of this,” Li Hanzhou said, worry evident in his tone, “Until then, you need to be careful, and you can’t take any risks.”

Qiao Yun said a bit guiltily, “Okay.”

After saying this, she felt perplexed again. Why was she feeling guilty? Nobody had the right to meddle in her affairs.

Li Hanzhou added, “If someone from my family comes to bother you, don’t pay them any attention.”

Qiao Yun looked confused, “Hmm?”

Li Hanzhou said with disdain, “Li Nanfeng is the youngest; the elders in the family are a bit indulgent.”

Qiao Yun suddenly understood. Li Nanfeng had committed an unforgivable act, and Li Hanzhou was worried the Li Family elders would come to her to plead for mercy.

She couldn’t help but think that Li Nanfeng turning out the way he did today was probably related to the indulgence of the Li Family elders.

Li Hanzhou hadn’t told Qiao Yun too much about the Li Family’s affairs. He was now beginning to suspect that over the years, the Li Family might have provided financial support to Li Nanfeng. If that were the case, then the Li Family could not be completely dissociated from the matter.

Soon, Li Hanzhou received a call from Father Li.

Father Li told him, “After our call yesterday, I immediately had someone look into it. Over the years, out of fear or guilt for the incident years ago when you were forced to let Li Nanfeng off with a threat of death, no one has been in touch with him after he was sent abroad. The family was even more shocked by his foolish actions than I was.”

Li Hanzhou uttered a soft “Mhm,” “I understand.”

It appeared the Li Family was not involved in this matter.

Father Li continued, “You don’t need to worry about the family members bothering Professor Qiao. I won’t give them the chance.”

“Good.”

“Son, you go ahead and pursue Professor Qiao with peace of mind.”

It was Mother Li who spoke these words, and in the background, there was the sound of Father Li complaining about someone snatching his phone.

“Mom is your strong support, and she will absolutely not let anyone trouble you. If you can’t win over Professor Qiao, don’t bother coming back!”

Li Hanzhou: “…”

He ended the call with cold indifference.

He then received investigation results from his subordinate.

The person monitoring Li Nanfeng had committed suicide out of fear of his crimes the day before. It was death by carbon monoxide poisoning, with no wounds on his body or signs of having taken drugs, and there was no indication of a struggle in the room.

“Boss, he left a suicide note, saying he took Li Nanfeng’s money out of greed, and now that everything has come to light, he was afraid you would take action against him.”

Li Hanzhou’s expression turned icy, his brows tightly knit.

The death was too convenient.

“Investigate further.”

“Yes.”

Meanwhile,

Qiao Yun received a call from Grandpa Qi, and she was somewhat surprised. Why would Grandpa Qi call her?

“Grandpa Qi, do you need something?”

“Well, Xiaoqiao, someone asked me to pass on a message to you. They said they want to meet with you. You’ve been too hard to find, so they reached out to me.”