Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 619 - Chapter 619 Chapter 619 Could it be she found out

Chapter 619: Chapter 619 Could it be, she found out… Chapter 619: Chapter 619 Could it be, she found out… Qiao Xun’s throat was clogged, and after taking a deep breath he said, “Dad, I’m going abroad to deal with some matters, so I won’t be coming home soon.”

“When will you be back?”

“I’ll come back after I finish the tasks.”

Qiao Se did not doubt Qiao Xun’s words but said with concern, “Take good care of yourself and don’t tire yourself out.”

After Qiao Se had finished instructing, Qiao Xun began to speak with a hoarse voice, “Dad, I’m sorry.”

There was a pause on the other end, followed by a puzzled response, “What’s the matter?”

“It’s nothing, I just feel guilty for not being able to spend more time with you.”

“Bah, I’m quite healthy now; I don’t need your company.”

As the two chatted on with mundane topics, and hearing his father, on the other end of the phone, telling him to take good care of himself, Qiao Xun fully realized how selfish he had been for ignoring his family’s feelings, and it strengthened his resolve to live well.

…

After getting off the plane, Lu Zhanxing had to leave for work, so he dropped Qiao Yun at her doorstep and then left again.

Seeing her beloved daughter return, Su Mian could not have been happier; she immediately took her by the hand and looked her up and down.

Qiao Yun did not struggle, letting Su Mian examine her.

After a long look, Su Mian said with relief, “Good, you’ve come back just as you were when you left.”

Qiao Yun said softly, “I’m back.”

“Welcome back,” Su Mian hugged Qiao Yun.

Sitting on the couch, knowing that his sister was returning today and having come home early specially for that, Lu Jingzhi looked envious. He wanted to hug his sister too, but he did not dare.

Qiao Yun seemed to notice Lu Jingzhi’s gaze and turned to look at him before giving a slight nod in greeting.

Lu Jingzhi felt a sense of pleasure even from this small gesture.

It was a good sign, at least his sister was not ignoring his existence.

He, as the older brother, really felt more and more humble.

During dinner, the conversation turned to the explosion in M Harbor for some reason.

Lu Rui casually said, “The official statement said it was a chemical leak that caused the explosion, but according to the information I got, it was a bomb explosion.”

“Indeed, I also know that this matter seems to be related to the Li Family,” Lu Jingzhi frowned slightly, instinctively looking at Qiao Yun.

Being related to the Li Family brought the fear that it might involve some enemy that could affect his sister.

He moved his lips, wanting to remind her to stay away from the Li Family for a while, but fearing that she might misunderstand his intentions, he eventually kept silent.

Qiao Yun ate her meal without changing her expression, as if she hadn’t noticed Lu Jingzhi’s gaze.

Su Mian said with a sigh, “Qiaoqiao, luckily you didn’t go to M Harbor this time; otherwise, it would have been dangerous.”

Qiao Yun: “…”

Lu Rui, speechless, said, “Hai City is far from M Harbor; Qiaoqiao wouldn’t be in any danger.”

Qiao Yun kept silent, continuing to eat her meal with her head down, for fear of revealing anything.

Lu Jingzhi looked at Qiao Yun deeply; why did he feel like his sister was acting a bit guilty?

After dinner, to avoid any suspicion, Qiao Yun went straight back to her room.

Su Mian thought Qiao Yun was tired and told her to rest as soon as possible.

Back in her room, Qiao Yun finally had a chance to call Lu Shiran.

Lu Shiran had been sending her text messages all the time.

Lu Shiran had nothing special to talk to Qiao Yun about; he was just being petulant because she went to Hai City without taking him along.

Then he told Qiao Yun to keep her weekend free to accompany him.

Naturally, Qiao Yun did not refuse.

Only then did Lu Shiran hang up the phone, satisfied.

After Qiao Yun had washed up and lay on her bed, she stared into space for a while, then lifted her hand to touch her forehead, her expression turning somewhat inexplicable.

After some time, she rolled around and burrowed herself into the quilt, wrapping up tightly.

The next day, Qiao Yun was woken by the persistent ringing of her phone.

It was the research group, bombarding the group chat with messages.

All of them were inquiring about the explosion and concerned about her health.

Previously, the group refrained from disturbing Qiao Yun, suppressing their urgent curiosity and not asking about it.

This time, knowing that Qiao Yun had returned to Shangjing City, they rushed to inquire about the situation.

Qiao Yun, feeling the warmth from their care, experienced an emotion she had never felt before.

So, she patiently replied to them for a change.

The whole research group was scared to death!

What was happening?

Why was Professor Qiao so gentle today?

Could it be, she had discovered…?

Han Yi, skulking around and peeking through the iron fence, looked toward the Lu Family’s grand entrance with palpitations and said, “Do you think Professor Qiao knows we sneaked over here, so she’s using a soft approach to make us confess without a fight?”

“Why not simply visit her directly?” Han Er bit into a large hamburger.

“We don’t want to frighten Professor Qiao’s family,” Han Si yawned, “How about this, I go in and knock them all out?”

Pushing up his glasses, Han San said, “So violent. It’s better if I just drug them to sleep.”

Excitement lit up Han Da’s eyes, “Good idea, that way we won’t scare them.”

Finishing the last bite of his burger, Han Er cleaned his hands, “Let’s go, take action.”

“Go where exactly?”

Suddenly, a chilling voice came from behind, startling the four of them. When they turned around, they saw Pei Ya with a twisted face, looking at them as if he had seen a ghost.

The four men: “…”

Pei Ya chuckled, “Knock them out? Drug them?”

Fortunately, he was able to monitor them at all times since their cell phones had a location tracking feature, otherwise, he wouldn’t have known they had escaped.

The four men: “Just kidding.”

With a stern look, Pei Ya didn’t say another word and took the four men away. To prevent any accidents, he packed them onto a private plane and sent them back to Yuncheng.

“Pei Ya you traitorous minister with ulterior motives!”

“Traitor! Why are you stopping us from seeing Professor Qiao!”

“Traitor! Your treacherous heart shall be condemned!”

Looking up to the sky above the cursing group, Pei Ya thought to himself.

Today was another earnest day of serving Professor Qiao.

Qiao Yun stepped out of her house and, sensing something, glanced at the distant iron fence. She tilted her head, puzzled, then withdrew her gaze.

In the end, she got into Zhou You’s car to head to school.

…

Meanwhile,

Although Qiao Xun was in the hospital, he was closely following the news on Li Nanfeng. He had been concerned that Li Family might intervene since Li Nanfeng was one of them.

But, strangely, there was no movement from the Li Family side at all, and everyone understood, including Li Nanfeng who had been shot by Qiao Yun and was now lying in the hospital with added injuries, that the Li Family had completely abandoned him.

Li Nanfeng actually had an inside ally in the Li Family, who had received many benefits from him over the years. So, he wasn’t too worried about being caught, but the ally had disappeared.

In fact, Li Hanzhou had caught this person.

After a visit to his grandfather’s place, he immediately noticed that the person looking for Qiao Yun was not his grandfather but someone using his grandfather’s name.

Upon investigating, he discovered several moles and Li Hanzhou took the opportunity to dispose of them.

The following actions went smoothly.

With no support, Li Nanfeng, like a trapped beast, demanded to see the elder Lis, but they were utterly disappointed with him and declared they had no such son.

Ultimately, unable to accept his failure, Li Nanfeng went insane and was admitted to a mental hospital.

However, that very night, Li Nanfeng mysteriously fell from a building.