Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 674 - Chapter 674 Chapter 674 Sign the MOU Otherwise…

Chapter 674: Chapter 674: Sign the MOU, Otherwise… Chapter 674: Chapter 674: Sign the MOU, Otherwise… Lu Shiran found the circumstances acceptable, at least it was next to the school, and if Madam Qin wanted to harm him, he could still yell for help.

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Li Hanzhou had already been waiting at the school gate even before school let out.

After almost an hour, he saw Qiao Yun and Li Miao walk out together.

Qiao Yun immediately spotted him without Li Hanzhou having to call out.

Among a group of students, the man stood out like a crane amongst chickens.

Upon seeing Li Hanzhou, Li Miao asked with a beaming smile, “Brother, why are you so nice today, coming to pick me up from school?”

Li Hanzhou said ruthlessly, “You’re thinking too much, I’m here to pick up the kid.”

Li Miao: “…”

Li Hanzhou lifted his chin: “You can go now.”

“…”

Li Miao had already learned from Qiao Yun that she was dating her own brother.

Shock aside, she was also joyous at the thought that she would get to play with Qiao Yun every day from now on.

Now, she suddenly realized, with the Great Demon King acting like a massive third wheel, would she still be able to play with Qiaoqiao in the future?

Li Miao pursed her lips but was perceptive enough not to disturb them. She waved goodbye to Qiao Yun and headed towards her own car.

Qiao Yun seriously told Li Hanzhou, “You can’t bully Miaomiao.”

Li Hanzhou said with a smile, “Kid, aren’t you standing on the wrong side? We’re one, you should be standing with me.”

Qiao Yun stated, “Bullying children isn’t good.”

“Alright,” Li Hanzhou looked down at her, very obediently saying, “Whatever you say goes, I’m listening to you.”

Qiao Yun nodded, satisfied.

“Get in the car first.” Li Hanzhou opened the door, gesturing for Qiao Yun to get in.

Qiao Yun did not demur and bent down to get into the car.

As soon as she settled in, her phone rang.

Qiao Yun took it out and saw that it was Cheng Yi calling. A hint of surprise flashed across her face as she answered the call.

The moment she connected, an anxious voice came from the other side.

“Bad news, Little Sister Lu, Brother Lu has been taken away by an old lady.”

Qiao Yun frowned, “Where did they go?”

“I saw them enter a beverage shop. That old lady is obviously up to no good, looking for Brother Lu, god knows what bad things she’s planning. What should we do now? Should we storm in?”

Having the precedent of Qin Xuan’s case in mind, Qiao Yun was a bit worried about Lu Shiran’s safety. She told them to keep calm and then said, “Wait for me.”

“Okay, okay, hurry up, I’m afraid the old lady will pull some dirty tricks.”

Qiao Yun hung up the phone, her brow still furrowed.

Li Hanzhou turned to ask her, “What’s wrong?”

Qiao Yun looked up at him, “First, go to City No.1 Middle School.”

“Alright.” Li Hanzhou didn’t ask Qiao Yun what she was going to do and obediently headed for City No.1 Middle School.

…

Meanwhile, in the private room of the beverage shop.

Lu Shiran crossed his arms and glared at the person opposite him with a dark expression, scoffing, “Speak up, why did you want to see me?”

Madam Qin didn’t answer right away but instead praised him warmly, “Our last meeting was too hurried for Auntie to have a proper look at you. Now that I see you today, my nephew is indeed a handsome talent, rumored to be the top student in the whole school. Your intelligence is just like your grandfather’s.”

Lu Shiran was so creeped out by her friendly attitude that he got goosebumps all over.

As the saying goes, unsolicited favors are either from scoundrels or thieves.

There’s definitely no good news!

Realizing this, Lu Shiran lost his patience and stood up: “If you’ve brought me here to talk about this nonsense, sorry, I’m not the least bit interested in listening.”

Madam Qin had taken great pains to lure him here and hadn’t even discussed the main issue yet, how could she let him go so easily.

She hastily spoke, “Auntie sought you out for your cousin’s sake.”

“Cousin?” Lu Shiran looked puzzled; he didn’t recall having a cousin.

Madam Qin’s smile deepened, becoming more gentle and refined, “My daughter, Qin Xuan. She’s older than you, so of course, she’s your cousin.”

“Oh.” Lu Shiran said with sarcasm, “You mean that head thief who tried to abduct me and ended up in the police station, now with concrete evidence against her, soon to be prosecuted?”

Madam Qin narrowed her eyes; Lu Shiran’s arrogant attitude greatly upset her.

Being the only daughter of the Family Head of the Qin Family, everyone flocked to curry favor with her. Suddenly being put in a disadvantageous position by the Lu Family, she had lost all her face, and now she was being ridiculed by a junior.

Madam Qin’s eyes held a trace of ferocity, and the smile on her face twisted abruptly. She could clearly hear the challenge in Lu Shiran’s words.

Lu Shiran said with stark clarity, “You want me to forgive her?”

Madam Qin’s eyes reddened as she tearfully said, “Indeed, your cousin did wrong, and Auntie is very angry about it, but we are all family. We should sit down and discuss any issues privately, it’s unnecessary to make a spectacle at the police station. Your grandfather is getting on in years and is now distressed eating and drinking because of this incident; if this continues, his health will certainly deteriorate.”

Lu Shiran stayed silent, his brows slightly furrowing.

Thinking she had a chance, Madam Qin lowered her head in a show of modesty, “You’re a filial child, wouldn’t your conscience be burdened if your grandfather’s health suffered because you encountered this issue?”

Lu Shiran was silent for a moment, then said in puzzlement, “You must be mistaken. Why is it my issue? It’s clearly because of Qin Xuan.”

“But the cause of everything was you.”

Madam Qin’s ability to twist truth was remarkably strong; she became increasingly upset as she spoke.

“Just finding out about her loving grandpa and having a nephew she didn’t expect, she couldn’t accept it and that led her to such folly, which is also somewhat understandable.”

Lu Shiran was dumbstruck, utterly shocked by this twisted logic. He was the victim and yet was expected to empathize with the perpetrator?

Madam Qin’s face turned pale, “Just for the sake of your grandfather’s health, will you sign this letter of forgiveness? Once your cousin is released, however you want to punish her, Auntie definitely won’t say a word.”

With that, she took out a letter of forgiveness from her bag and pushed it towards Lu Shiran.

Lu Shiran looked at the letter of forgiveness and laughed, “You said so much nonsense, and it was all for this?”

He sat back down and slowly said, “I’m curious, with which eye did you see that I would be worried about…”

Lu Shiran paused, unsure how to address Old Master Qin.

Grandfather, he would never call him.

Scumbag, seemed a bit impolite; his upbringing didn’t allow him to speak like that to an elder, even though the elder was not a good person.

He decided to cut to the chase and said directly, “You’re wrong. I’m not worried at all, let alone about signing this letter of forgiveness. If you break the law, you must face legal punishment. It’s only natural, and not even the king of heaven could change that.”

Madam Qin clenched her fingers, her eyes darkening, and suddenly she stood up.

Lu Shiran was startled, then heard the person opposite him say in a pitiful and tragic tone, “What if I knelt down and begged you, would that work?”

As she spoke, she slightly bent her knees as if she were truly about to kneel, actually waiting for Lu Shiran to soften and speak up.

After a few seconds, not hearing Lu Shiran’s voice, Madam Qin’s brows furrowed tightly.

Why hasn’t he called out to her yet? Does he really want to see her kneel? Isn’t he afraid of being struck by lightning?

Lu Shiran was actually too shocked to react, his eyes wide open, staring straight at Madam Qin’s movements.

If this old woman really knelt down to him, and if it got out, the Lu family’s reputation would definitely suffer.

But soon, observing Madam Qin’s indecisive kneeling posture, Lu Shiran snapped back to reality, and let out a cold laugh, “Go on, kneel. Why aren’t you kneeling?”

Madam Qin’s expression changed.

Lu Shiran seemed so easy to fool, but she had not expected him to be so malicious at heart.

If such a person were to return to the Qin family, he would surely cause trouble!

The smile slowly faded from Lu Shiran’s face, replaced by a mocking look, as he said in a very heavy voice, “Stop pretending in front of me; you don’t like me at all, how could I possibly sign the letter of forgiveness. And don’t try to pressure me with any kind of family affection, I’m not interested.”

Madam Qin couldn’t save face, irritation at being exposed flashed through her heart, she straightened up and, pointing at Lu Shiran’s nose, she scolded, “I can’t believe my father thought you were a filial and sensible child, thinking of training you as an heir. Now it seems you’re nothing but an ungrateful wolf.”

Seeing her finally reveal her true colors, Lu Shiran almost laughed out loud, “Oh, not pretending anymore? I wasn’t done enjoying the show.”

Madam Qin’s face was stormy as she let out a cold laugh, “The blood you bleed is of the Qin family, and your life is also given by the Qin family. Now you want to turn against the Qin family. My father should really see for himself what kind of person his beloved grandson truly is.”

“What kind of logic is that, how could my life be given by the Qin family? It was clearly given by my biological father,” Lu Shiran declared, unconvinced.

Madam Qin retorted confidently, “Without my father, could Lu Wan have given birth to your biological father on her own? Your biological father’s life was given by my father, to say nothing of yours.”

Lu Shiran’s expression darkened, “So, I should also thank him for abandoning my real grandmother? For making her depressed until her death? If not for him, my real grandmother might still be alive and very happy right now.”

Madam Qin was at a loss for words, stammering, “That, that’s her own fault, she seduced my father into having an affair.”

The more she thought about it, the more convinced she became of her logic, and she even began clapping her hands with conviction.

“Impressive, really impressive. My real grandmother tried to seduce my father into greater fortune, and now the real grandson wants to eliminate my daughter. There’s not a single good person in the Lu family.”

As Lu Shiran listened to Madam Qin targeting his real grandmother, his face grew even darker, and Madam Qin should be thankful that she was a woman, otherwise he would have punched her by now.

He could clearly discern the jealousy in the old woman’s words–she probably couldn’t wait to strangle him to death.

Madam Qin indeed envied Lu Shiran: just a child borne out of wedlock suddenly became the legitimate young master of the Qin family, causing her daughter to be arrested and her son to almost fall out of favor. How could she not feel jealous?

Madam Qin lifted her chin proudly, “Don’t think I don’t know. You’ve always been reluctant to acknowledge my father, only because you want to pique his interest and have all his attention on you.”

She hadn’t had this thought before, but today, after discovering Lu Shiran was different from what she had expected, the idea occurred to her.

And the more she thought about it, the more she believed it was true.

Lu Shiran scoffed, his face full of disdain, as if he had tasted something disgusting.

“As long as you sign the letter of forgiveness, I won’t stop you from returning to the Qin family, otherwise…” Madam Qin hooked the corner of her mouth into a cold smile, her face suggesting “you know what.”

Lu Shiran glanced at her, “I’m not interested!”

“You!”

“If you want me to forgive her, you’ll have to dream about it at night.”

“I am your elder, what kind of attitude is this?” Madam Qin was furious, her finger trembling as she pointed at Lu Shiran, evidently very angered.

“You really think the Qin Family is a prized possession everyone desires.” Lu Shiran rolled his eyes rudely, “Only a dog would want it.”

Madam Qin was initially stunned, and then she realized that Lu Shiran’s words were indirectly calling her a dog.

Instantly, her face twisted even more fiercely, and her hands started to shake uncontrollably.

Lu Shiran stood up, ignoring Madam Qin whose face was flushed with anger, and was about to leave.

If he stayed any longer, he feared he might actually hit someone.

Seeing this, Madam Qin trembled even more with rage. She had made the first move to be conciliatory, but who would have thought that Lu Shiran could be so unappreciative, and even slap her in the face.

Just as Lu Shiran reached the door and was about to open it to leave, suddenly, the sound of a cup being smashed came from behind.

He jumped with a fright and instinctively looked back.

He saw Madam Qin holding shards of glass, and as she saw him look over, she said in an unhurried voice, “If I get hurt now, and the word gets out, do you think outsiders will believe that I injured myself, or will they think you tried to covet the Qin Family’s assets and I uncovered it–that’s why you harmed me?”

Lu Shiran froze on the spot, looking as if he’d seen a ghost.

He had grown up under the national flag, conducting himself with integrity. The greatest malice he had seen was Qin Huan stopping at nothing for the sake of inheritance.

He could never have imagined that Madam Qin would be so vicious, capable of stooping to such despicable tactics.

Thinking Lu Shiran had been frightened by her, Madam Qin snorted coldly, “Either sign the letter of understanding, or wait for the Lu Family’s reputation to be utterly ruined.”

Lu Shiran licked his lips and laughed in exasperation, “Are you threatening me?”

“That’s right, I’m threatening you.”

Madam Qin elegantly sat back down, her demeanor composed as she swept the loose strands of hair back behind her ear, and spoke gently, “Alright, my dear child, sign the letter of understanding, then issue a statement saying you won’t pursue this matter. Then, today, you can walk out of here unscathed.”

Lu Shiran clenched his fists, staring coldly at the letter of understanding on the table.

He was caught in a dilemma.

He could simply leave, but it would be hard to guarantee that this old woman wouldn’t actually harm herself and then panic, saying he did it.

The Lu Family’s financial power certainly couldn’t compare with the Qin Family’s, and there might indeed be people who would believe her words, thinking he was coveting the Qin Family’s assets.

Even if he explained, it wouldn’t be clear.

How do rumors start, if not with one person’s lies and the rest just blindly following?

As a member of the Lu Family, Lu Shiran naturally did not want the Lu Family to be slandered because of him.

Madam Qin looked at Lu Shiran with arrogance, as if she was looking at an insignificant ant, so petty and overestimating oneself.

With no real power, he still wanted to play mind games with her?

Look, he’s scared stiff.

Madam Qin tapped the letter of understanding and said with a victorious smile, “Hurry up and sign, you don’t want the Lu Family’s reputation to suffer because of you, do you?”

As she spoke, she took out a pen from her bag, rose from her chair, walked over to Lu Shiran, and handed the pen to him.

Lu Shiran looked down, eyeing the water-based pen in front of him.

Veins popped on his forehead, and his face suddenly became gloomy, completely at odds with his usually goofy demeanor.

He thought in a somewhat dazed manner, do I look that easy to bully?

Otherwise, how dare a perpetrator’s family member come to show off in front of him, the victim?

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