Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 656 - Chapter 656 Chapter 656 Whoa Someone is Going to be Doomed

Chapter 656: Chapter 656: Whoa, Someone is Going to be Doomed Again Chapter 656: Chapter 656: Whoa, Someone is Going to be Doomed Again Qiao Yun answered the phone.

Pei Yao, with his sharp ears, heard Li Hanzhou talking to Lu Shiran and immediately complained discontentedly, “Is Li Hanzhou beside you?”

“Yeah.”

“Boss, it’s not great for a single man and a woman to be alone together, is it?”

“We’re at the hospital.” Qiao Yun had recently noticed Pei Yao’s growing animosity towards Li Hanzhou, still unsure what Li Hanzhou had done to provoke him.

One was a good friend, the other a nanny. She couldn’t side with either without being wrong, so she chose to help neither.

“At the hospital.” Pei Yao was slightly embarrassed. To ease the awkwardness, he said assertively, “Next time, you can ask me to accompany you to the hospital, why ask him? Li Hanzhou has a large conglomerate to manage, always bothering him isn’t good, right?”

Qiao Yun thought expressionlessly: Didn’t you forget you also have a large conglomerate to manage?

She said helplessly, “If you have something to say, just say it.”

Only then did Pei Yao steer the conversation back on track, purposely playing coy, “I found out some things, heh heh, boss, do you want to take a guess?”

Qiao Yun remained silent.

Pei Yao: “…”

Pei Yao said understandingly, “That group of kidnappers received the bounty mission on the dark web. I found the account of the person who posted the mission has been deleted, but, well, such small tricks are useless before absolute technology.”

Pei Yao said proudly, “I had the kids restore the account and saw the chat records between the poster and the kidnappers. The person told the kidnappers that they wanted Lu Shiran’s two hands. A day later, they contacted the kidnappers again and said they would send them a kind of drug to inject into Lu Shiran.”

Qiao Yun couldn’t help feeling a bit puzzled upon hearing this.

She had previously guessed that perhaps two people were targeting Lu Shiran.

But now Pei Yao was telling her whether it was to maim Lu Shiran’s hands or to inject him with a drug, it was all done using the same account.

Could it be that she had guessed wrong?

Qiao Yun suppressed this doubt and said calmly, “Did you find the person?”

“Of course. Although the other party erased all traces and even hid their real address through a VPN, they probably didn’t expect us to get involved. Through IP search and positioning, we have now confirmed that the person who posted the message is at the…”

Qiao Yun’s face remained calm and waveless as she heard Pei Yao lightly utter two words: “Qin Family.”

Seeing that Qiao Yun made no comment, Pei Yao continued, “But it’s not excluded that someone is trying to set up a frame-up. Moreover, with so many people in the Qin Family, who knows who did it. So, I looked further into the publisher’s account and, surprisingly, found something interesting.”

“Oh?”

“This account was purchased with money, likely a first attempt at such an operation and not done perfectly. I tracked down the transaction records and found that the funds for the account purchase were transferred from an overseas account named Mike.”

Pei Yao scoffed, “Notably, I also found that this so-called Mike, an M-country man, is an avid suitor of Qin Xuan. To sum up, I am certain that it’s Qin Xuan who did this!”

Qiao Yun felt neither shock nor joy, but rather a sense of ‘as expected.’

Yesterday, when Qin Xuan came to the hospital, although she remained silent from start to end, the first look she gave Lu Shiran was one of surprise, though she quickly hid it, it was still very clear to Qiao Yun.

It must have been surprise that Lu Shiran wasn’t injured.

Qiao Yun praised, “You did very well.”

To have found out about this in such a short time, Pei Yao was indeed remarkable.

Pei Yao said with pride tinged with modesty, “Miss Qin from the Qin Family is like a persistent fly, truly relentless.”

Qiao Yun, looking through the glass of the ward door, glanced at Lu Shiran inside the room, pursed her lips, and said, “Brother Shiran, it’s because of me.”

“That’s not right.”

Pei Yao disagreed with that view.

“Even without you, Lu Shiran has Qin Family blood and inheritance rights, someone would have targeted him sooner or later.”

Qiao Yun shook her head, speaking faintly, “We need to find conclusive evidence.”

“It’s already under investigation, don’t worry, we won’t let Qin Xuan get away with it.”

“Mhm.”

“Leave this matter to me to handle.”

“No need.” A glint of darkness flashed in Qiao Yun’s eyes, yet her expression remained unchanged, “She did a bad thing, she needs to be taught a lesson.”

Pei Yao shivered unexpectedly.

Uh…

If he hadn’t guessed wrong, Professor Qiao was angry, right?

Pei Yao thought gleefully, Ho, someone’s going to be in big trouble again.

Qiao Yun did not chat much with Pei Yao and hung up the phone before returning to the ward.

Li Hanzhou was sitting on the couch, his deep eyes sweeping over Qiao Yun’s face, as if discerning something, he hummed meaningfully.

Qiao Yun was also looking at Li Hanzhou, her black eyes clear, her gaze profound.

Li Hanzhou stood up, approached Qiao Yun, raised an eyebrow, and asked, “Looking at what?”

He raised his hand, intending to ruffle Qiao Yun’s head again.

Qiao Yun quickly dodged, casting a disapproving glance at him.

Li Hanzhou’s lips curled into a faint smile, “What’s wrong?”

When Qiao Yun thought of how Qin Xuan was the one who almost hurt Lu Shiran, she inexplicably found Li Hanzhou less pleasing to the eye again.

Could it be because Qin Xuan hadn’t given up on Li Hanzhou that she was feeling annoyed?

Qiao Yun’s eyes widened slightly.

Could it be that she was irked because Qin Xuan was still clinging to Li Hanzhou?

Before Qiao Yun could figure it out, feeling somewhat ignored, Lu Shiran gave a light cough, waiting for Qiao Yun to look his way before asking with a smile, “Little sister, are you coming to see me again tomorrow?”

According to Qiao Xun’s suggestion, it was for Lu Shiran to stay in the hospital for three days for observation, and today was already the second day.

“Here.” Qiao Yun gently shook her head to cast off the thoughts swirling in her mind.

She was not suited to ponder over issues related to human emotions.

But if the reason she repeatedly found Li Hanzhou displeasing was because of Qin Xuan, then it was better to deal with Qin Xuan.

That way, she would find Li Hanzhou more agreeable.

Qiao Yun sighed silently; being human was difficult. Why did humans have to have so many emotions?

Lu Shiran craftily said, “Does that mean if I keep staying in the hospital, you will come to accompany me every day?”

Qiao Yun sternly replied, “You cannot entertain such thoughts.”

Lu Shiran sighed, “Alright, alright.”

Qiao Yun hummed in acknowledgment.

She didn’t stay long. Seeing that it was about time, she got up, planning to head back.

Lu Zhanxing had just called her to ask what time she would return because he planned to come pick her up, which made Lu Shiran quite annoyed.

Looking at Lu Shiran’s silly and cheerful appearance, Qiao Yun brought up an issue that made everyone in the Lu Family very angry.

“The Qin Family told everyone that you are their bloodline.”

She believed that Lu Shiran had the right to know about this.

The reason she didn’t tell him the investigation results was that the evidence was still insufficient and she didn’t want him to worry.

Lu Shiran’s expression stiffened, his brows furrowed tightly, and then he seriously said, “I understand.”

Qiao Yun obediently said, “I’m going home now.”

“Okay, be careful on your way.”

“Mmm.”

Lu Shiran watched Qiao Yun leave with a full-faced smile. However, as soon as the door to the ward closed, the smile at the corner of his mouth dropped, and his expression turned somewhat irate.

He didn’t understand what Old Master Qin meant. The man had clearly told him he needed some time to think.

Now that it had been widely publicized that he was the Qin Family bloodline, what would his family think?

Lu Shiran hated it when others hurt his family members, so it seemed he needed to speak clearly with Old Master Qin.

As soon as he thought it, Lu Shiran reached for his phone, lowered his eyes, unlocked the device, and found a message.

It was from Old Master Qin, sent earlier that day, inquiring about his health.

After pondering all night, Lu Shiran had decided not to get involved with the Qin Family, thus he hadn’t replied to the message.

Now he directly dialed Old Master Qin’s number.

At that moment, Old Master Qin was having dinner with his family when he was suddenly surprised by Lu Shiran’s call. Forgetting to excuse himself, he picked up the phone right in front of his family members.

Old Master Qin exclaimed cheerfully, “Shiran, how is your health?”

He thought Lu Shiran was calling because he had made up his mind.

Upon hearing it was Lu Shiran’s call and seeing her father’s elated demeanor, Mrs. Qin barely concealed a sneer at the corner of her mouth.

Lu Shiran got straight to the point, “What do you mean by this?”

“What’s wrong?” Old Master Qin was taken aback.

Lu Shiran asked, “Why would you tell others that I am the Qin Family bloodline?”

Old Master Qin detected the reproach in Lu Shiran’s tone and his face turned slightly unpleasant. “You are indeed my grandson; sooner or later, people were going to find out.”

Lu Shiran resolutely said, “I’m not returning to the Qin Family.”

Anger surged in Old Master Qin’s heart.

How could the Qin Family bloodline be exposed to outsiders!

However, he soon regained his composure, thinking Lu Shiran must have been influenced by the Lu Family, and he softened his tone, “Grandpa is doing this for your own good. Unknown people are trying to harm you. I figured if they knew you are the Qin Family bloodline, those who want to harm you might be deterred by their fear of the Qin Family’s power.”

Now it was Lu Shiran who was taken aback.

All of Old Master Qin’s words were for his benefit, which left Lu Shiran uncertain how to stay angry.

After struggling for a while, Lu Shiran forced out, “I don’t need you to do this for me. I am a member of the Lu Family, and I have nothing to do with your Qin Family.”

After speaking, he hung up the phone.

Lu Shiran thought irritably that he really wasn’t suited for dealing with the elderly.

Especially when the elder showed only goodwill and no malice, it was hard for him to feel angered.

Lu Shiran stewed in frustration for quite some time, feeling rather useless, and when Lu Xian finally finished his work and came over, the frustration had not yet dissipated.

As Lu Xian entered the ward, he saw his son huddled on the bed with a sullen face, exuding a ‘don’t mess with me’ vibe.

He chuckled, “Why the long face?”

“Dad…” Lu Shiran’s gaze fell on his father’s deeply concerned eyes, his nose tingling slightly, and then he assured, “You don’t have to worry. Even if the whole world knows about my connection with the Qin Family, it won’t change the fact that I need you, and I still rely on you to provide for me.”

Lu Xian was momentarily taken aback.

Looking into Lu Shiran’s earnest dark pupils.

He felt an inexplicable sense of pride seeing his son growing up.

But the trace of worry that had arisen from the Qin Family’s unorthodox approach indeed dissipated completely.

He pleasedly narrowed his eyes, smiling, “Alright, I’ll provide for you for a lifetime.”