Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 623 - Chapter 623 Chapter 623 The Story of Three People Yet He

Chapter 623: Chapter 623: The Story of Three People, Yet He Became a Bystander? Chapter 623: Chapter 623: The Story of Three People, Yet He Became a Bystander? The man’s dark brows furrowed tightly, his gaze intense as he stared straight ahead.

After a while, he tilted his head back and downed the beer in his hand before casually tossing the can into a nearby trash bin.

Holding his phone, he stood up and walked away while dialing a number.

The young masters gathered around the man wanted to call out to him; however, someone stopped them, suggesting they not pry into the man’s affairs.

They were there today to keep him company, with the purpose of currying favor with the man to secure more resources for their families. Thus, even though they were at a holiday villa to have fun, they were extremely cautious in their interactions with him.

No one knew what had happened, but his complexion had suddenly turned so unsightly.

Qiao Yun seemed to sense something, suddenly turning to glance behind her, but noticing nothing unusual, she turned back with a puzzled look.

Li Hanzhou watched Qiao Yun with a burning gaze, casually asking, “Why did you suddenly decide to attend the banquet?”

Qiao Yun lifted her eyelids and gave him a glance, “Can’t I attend?”

Li Hanzhou paused, his expression subtly shifting.

It wasn’t an illusion; the kid seemed to be angry with him.

He carefully reviewed his recent actions, convinced he had done nothing to upset Qiao Yun, and felt a sudden pang in his heart.

Before he could continue to question her, Qiao Yun handed him a bitter gourd, “Here, for you.”

Li Hanzhou looked at the bitter gourd with a complex expression, finally accepting it silently.

Li Miao watched the scene, internally exclaiming that love was indeed grand. To win over Qiaoqiao, the Great Demon King had actually eaten the bitter gourd he hated the most.

In the future, she also wanted to find a boyfriend who would be willing to eat food he disliked for her.

“Hey, what a coincidence, you guys are here too.”

Hearing the voice, everyone turned to look in its direction.

Pei Ya, dressed in casual sportswear, was approaching with a beaming smile, “It’s such a coincidence, I didn’t expect to bump into you all here.”

Lu Rui and the elder hastily stood up to greet Pei Ya.

“Director Pei, here to have fun as well?”

Pei Ya chuckled, “Taking advantage of the weekend, just to relax a bit.”

As he spoke, he glanced guiltily at Qiao Yun, who was preparing the fish. Seeing that she showed no emotion, he finally felt at ease.

Knowing that Professor Qiao was going on an outing with her family and that Li Hanzhou had been invited, Pei Ya felt his own position was precarious and came uninvited.

Su Mian courteously said, “Director Pei, have you eaten yet? Would you like to join us?”

Pei Ya pretended to hesitate, “Is that alright?”

Su Mian warmly responded, “There’s nothing wrong with it. Qiaoqiao has been under your care quite a bit in ordinary times.”

Pei Ya thought to himself, indeed, it’s all me taking care, Li Hanzhou has nothing to do with it.

Lu Zhanxing, recalling what Pei Ya had said earlier and noticing how Li Hanzhou stuck close to his sister, quickly invited Pei Ya over with a roll of his eyes, “Director Pei, come join us over here.”

He still believed that Pei Ya’s kindness towards Qiao Yun was due to a secret crush.

So he thought to use this opportunity to irritate Li Hanzhou.

Pei Ya immediately put on a face as if to say, I didn’t really want to intrude, but you all are too enthusiastic, I couldn’t help it, and squeezed next to Qiao Yun.

Qiao Yun didn’t say anything and simply handed him a skewer of meat.

Pei Ya was moved to tears, convinced that Professor Qiao cared about him the most. Surely she was worried he was hungry.

Li Hanzhou: Heh…

With Pei Ya’s involvement, Li Hanzhou had fewer opportunities to speak with Qiao Yun, and no chance to ask if she was angry with him.

He looked displeased as he coldly glanced at Pei Ya, “Director Pei, aren’t you going to accompany your friends?”

Pei Ya replied nonchalantly, “I came alone, where would I have friends from?”

“You came to the holiday villa alone?”

“…”

Pei Yao choked, and the next second, he sighed, “Yeah, who would have thought I have no friends, sigh…”

“Director Pei can join us, it’s more lively with more people,” Su Mian, seeing Pei Yao all alone, couldn’t help but feel tenderhearted.

The other members of the Lu Family naturally had no objections, considering Pei Yao’s wealth and status, they were also willing to befriend him.

“Then I’ll take you up on your offer,” Pei Yao, his scheming successful, smugly raised an eyebrow at Li Hanzhou.

Li Hanzhou sneered, childish.

Caught between them, Qiao Yun could naturally feel the tension, so she said to Li Hanzhou, “Go take a seat.”

Pei Yao quickly agreed, “Yeah, go sit down, we don’t need you here.”

Li Hanzhou’s lips tightened, his face showed surprise, was this to make room for Pei Yao?

Li Miao felt like she could see thick dark aura billowing out from her brother’s body, thinking to herself that it was over, the Great Demon King was displeased.

“I’ll grill something you like,” Qiao Yun didn’t look up, her voice soft as she added, “It’s not bitter gourd.”

She reflected on her behavior, feeling it wasn’t right to always give Li Hanzhou bitter gourd.

But for some reason, she just wanted to give him bitter gourd, as if doing so would make her a bit happier.

She was always someone who acted on her heart’s desires, doing what she felt like.

With that light remark, Li Hanzhou’s lips curved slightly, filled with pleasure.

Seeing that he didn’t respond, Qiao Yun looked up at him with bright eyes, “Is that okay?”

“Okay,” Li Hanzhou answered immediately, his gaze deep and tender as he looked at Qiao Yun.

Qiao Yun instinctively shifted her gaze away, focusing intently on grilling.

Pei Yao: Clearly it’s a story about three people, but why has he become an extra??

Does that make sense?

During the barbecue, everyone had different thoughts on their minds.

When the meal was nearly finished, Lu Jingzhi invited Lu Rui to go fishing with him, and the old man immediately declared that he wanted to join them.

Lu Zhanxing heard that there were wild vegetables and animals that could be foraged in the nearby bamboo grove and decided to take a look, with Lu Shiran also showing interest and following along.

As dusk fell, Su Mian lit a bonfire, the elderly lady prepared some snacks, and then they, along with Li Miao, sat together to chat.

The gentle breeze was soothing, and Qiao Yun closed her eyes, feeling completely relaxed in every limb.

When she opened her eyes and looked up, she saw the dazzling Milky Way.

She turned her head to look at the family members present.

Her heart swelled with joy.

It was wonderful.

She had inexplicably grown to love camping.

“Are you happy?” Li Hanzhou, sitting beside her, asked with a smile.

Qiao Yun thought carefully and nodded non-committally, “Mhm.”

She looked at the stars and said at an even pace, “I haven’t had this before.”

Li Hanzhou felt a twinge of frustration, his expression unchanged as he took Qiao Yun’s hand and said earnestly, “If you want to come again in the future, I’ll accompany you.”

Qiao Yun’s gaze fell on the hand Li Hanzhou held, and she fell silent for a moment.

Li Hanzhou said, “It’s normal for good friends to hold hands.”

Qiao Yun uttered an “Oh,” not pulling her hand away.

Li Hanzhou’s lips curved slightly, a smile lurking in his eyes, it was evident he was in a good mood.

Lu Zhanxing returned with a basket full of wild mushrooms he had picked from a hill not far away, he glanced around and asked in surprise, “Where’s Shiran? Why hasn’t he come back?”

The elderly lady was even more puzzled than he was, “Shouldn’t you be asking yourself? Shiran went to the bamboo grove with you.”

Search the lightnovelworld.cc website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.