Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 675 - Chapter 675 Chapter 675 Give You a Big Gift

Chapter 675: Chapter 675: Give You a Big Gift Chapter 675: Chapter 675: Give You a Big Gift In the standoff, Lu Shiran raised his hand and slapped away the pen in Madam Qin’s hand with a smack before tilting his neck like a haughty white goose, huffing, “Threatening me, are you? Fine, if you dare make a cut on yourself, I’ll dare to jump from here.”

Madam Qin was stunned.

To prove he wasn’t joking, Lu Shiran scurried to the window, opened it, and threatened, “Come on, who’s scared? We’ll see if people believe I jumped myself, or if you, afraid of competing with me for the inheritance, tried to plot against me and pushed me out.”

He sneered, “Don’t forget, we still have the precedent of Qin Xuan. Everyone will definitely believe me more.”

“You… ”

“Threaten me, I hate being threatened the most! Cut yourself, why don’t you cut?”

For an instant, Madam Qin truly didn’t know what to say. She never expected Lu Shiran to pull such a stunt.

“You…” Madam Qin, livid, pressed a piece of broken glass against the artery on her wrist, “If you don’t believe me, I’ll cut it right now and show you.”

Lu Shiran felt a little guilty for a moment.

To be honest, he was somewhat concerned that Madam Qin would actually do it.

The two of them were threatening each other, neither acting, each covertly watching the other.

“Why aren’t you doing it?”

When the tense atmosphere persisted, a cold voice came through.

Qiao Yun walked in, holding a cell phone. She first gave Madam Qin an ambiguous glance and then looked at Lu Shiran, who was almost stepping out of the window.

“Ridiculous.”

Lu Shiran felt somewhat daunted by Qiao Yun’s reproachful gaze and inexplicably panicked. He quickly withdrew his foot and offered a sheepish smile, “I was just trying to scare her.”

Qiao Yun didn’t believe Lu Shiran’s words at all. If Madam Qin really dared to hurt herself, based on Lu Shiran’s diehard character, he would absolutely jump, putting the other party in check.

Hanging his head, Lu Shiran quietly explained, “I checked. This is the second floor, and there’s a canopy below. Even if I jump, I won’t get hurt. Brother’s agility is still very good.”

Qiao Yun, with a stern face, taught him a lesson, “Don’t allow it. You must cherish your body.”

“I was wrong, sister.”

Madam Qin sneered, “I knew you wouldn’t dare to jump.”

Qiao Yun turned to look at Madam Qin, her voice cool as she dropped a bombshell, “It doesn’t matter if you harm yourself, I have a video recording.”

She raised her cell phone, aiming it at Madam Qin.

“What…” Madam Qin staggered, nearly falling to the ground, “You secretly recorded?”

Lu Shiran exclaimed in surprise, “Sister, when did you get here?”

He regretted not thinking of the video recording solution himself, realizing he had been too naive.

Qiao Yun looked at Madam Qin as if watching a jumping clown, “When the cup broke.”

That meant she’d seen everything from start to finish. Backed by Qiao Yun, Lu Shiran demanded confidently, “Go on, make your move. Do it fast.”

Madam Qin’s eyelids twitched, and her gaze shifted to the cell phone in Qiao Yun’s hand, wondering whether she could overpower her and snatch the phone.

Looking up, she met Qiao Yun’s calm gaze and suddenly felt a sense of panic creep in, sending chills down her spine as if all her thoughts were transparent.

“Aren’t you finished?”

Another voice spoke, casual and lazy but also low and magnetic.

Madam Qin looked in the direction of the voice.

Li Hanzhou was leaning against the doorframe in a black shirt, his eyes warm and dazzling as they fixed on Qiao Yun.

Madam Qin looked utterly thunderstruck.

When had Li Hanzhou arrived?

Li Hanzhou’s lips curled into a smile, “Madam Qin’s acting is really quite good.”

Madam Qin’s head exploded with a boom.

She felt completely humiliated.

In a flurry, she stuffed the letter of understanding into her purse, then scurried away as if she couldn’t bear to be seen.

Lu Shiran blinked, “He ran off just like that?”

“Are you hurt?” Qiao Yun’s light voice carried concern.

“I’m fine.” Lu Shiran touched his head, “But how come you are here, little sister?”

“Cheng Yi said you were taken away.”

Lu Shiran clicked his tongue, “They’re making a mountain out of a molehill. That old witch just wanted me to sign some sort of forgiveness statement. Do you think I’m stupid enough to sign it? Please. They even threatened me, but I’m not afraid of their threats.”

“It’s right that you didn’t sign.” Qiao Yun said approvingly, “Well done.”

“Heh heh heh.” Lu Shiran felt a bit high on receiving praise from his sister.

“If they come looking again, don’t bother. Signing a forgiveness statement is useless, it won’t get her off for breaking the law.”

Lu Shiran agreed, “I know, I’ll ignore it next time.”

Qiao Yun added, “No matter what happens, you’re not allowed to hurt yourself.”

“Oh.” Lu Shiran felt guilty. If he had known that his sister had already arrived, he wouldn’t have been so impulsive.

“By the way, did you really record it?”

“Mhm, recorded it.”

Lu Shiran sneered, “Send me a copy.”

Qiao Yun didn’t know what he was planning to do but nodded in agreement, “Okay.”

Li Hanzhou finally asked Qiao Yun with a light smile, “Is everything okay now, can we leave?”

Lu Shiran asked confusedly, “Where are you two going? Sister, since you’re already here, why not join us for a meal?”

“No, can’t do.” Qiao Yun shook her head, her expression unchanging, “I’ve already promised him, I can’t go back on my word.”

“Then let’s go together.”

“That’s not possible.” Qiao Yun said seriously, “I’m dating him, we can’t have a third wheel, that would be wrong.”

Li Hanzhou was almost soul-snatched by Qiao Yun’s words.

He found that Professor Qiao really knew how to spoil someone in a subtle way.

Lu Shiran was dumbfounded, “What the heck?”

Li Hanzhou grabbed Qiao Yun’s hand, fingers interlocked, “Let me introduce myself again, I am her newly appointed boyfriend.”

Lu Shiran: What? What is this?

“I’m leaving first, contact me if you need anything.” Qiao Yun tugged at Li Hanzhou’s hand, walking shoulder to shoulder with him.

Lu Shiran stood frozen in place.

How could the world change so fast?

“Brother Lu, are you okay?”

Yu Fan poked his head in through the doorway, with Cheng Yi standing behind him.

Seeing Lu Shiran standing stiffly, eyes widened, he called out anxiously, “Damn, were you drugged or something? Why else do you look like an idiot?”

Lu Shiran came back to his senses, irritable, “You’re the idiot.”

Cheng Yi asked, “If you’re okay, what are you just standing there for?”

“It’s nothing.” Lu Shiran’s head was in chaos, “Right, how come you guys called my sister?”

Yu Fan laughed, “We were worried you might get into trouble.”

Lu Shiran mumbled, “Having my little sister come save me, as a grown man, is pretty embarrassing.”

With that thought, Lu Shiran felt a fire burning in his heart, fuming and with nowhere to vent.

He didn’t know if it was because he felt embarrassed having been rescued by his sister, or because of Li Hanzhou’s words,

Eventually, he decided to direct all that fire at Madam Qin.

If Madam Qin caused him trouble, he’d cause some for her as well.

After being bullied to this extent, how could he possibly not take revenge?

…

Mrs. Qin’s face was sullen as she returned to the car.

Thinking about the humiliation she had suffered in front of the Li Family, and how a little girl like Qiao Yun had foiled her grand plan.

She angrily tore up the letter of understanding she had taken out of her bag into shreds!

It seemed this tactic was useless…

Mrs. Qin was anxious, thinking that if Qin Xuan really couldn’t get out this time, she didn’t know whether Qin Yuan would be affected.

Mrs. Qin frowned. How could this be? Qin Yuan was innocent. Why should he bear the criticism for Qin Xuan?

The more she thought about it, the more her head ached. She pressed her temples with resentment.

If it weren’t for Lu Shiran, how could she have been humiliated like this today?

Now she might even be in Qiao Yun’s grasp.

Mrs. Qin secretly swore that she would definitely not let Lu Shiran return to the Qin Family! She would make Lu Shiran regret humiliating her like this today!

At that moment, her mobile phone rang.

Upon seeing the caller ID, Mrs. Qin’s heart involuntarily jumped.

…

In the car, Qiao Yun asked Pei Ya to arrange for some people to protect Lu Shiran. If the Qin Family had sought him out once, they might do so a second time, so it was better to be cautious.

This time, Pei Ya did not dilly-dally, mainly because he was afraid Qiao Yun would ask if he had memorized the information.

After giving the instructions, Qiao Yun turned to look at the car window, and noticing they were not on the way home, she turned to Li Hanzhou with bright eyes and asked, “Are we going on a date?”

“Cough cough cough…” Li Hanzhou nearly choked on his own saliva.

Such a straightforward child, he almost couldn’t cope.

Of course, Li Hanzhou was happy that Qiao Yun could be so straightforward.

If Qiao Yun were all shy and evasive around him, he would have been troubled instead.

Qiao Yun raised her hand, and her soft little hand gently patted Li Hanzhou’s back, “You’re so silly.”

Li Hanzhou naturally took hold of Qiao Yun’s hand, “It’s too late for a date today, but taking you to dinner can be considered a celebration.”

Today marked the first day that Qiao Yun had agreed to him; it had to be celebrated properly.

“Oh,” Qiao Yun looked down at their clasped hands and said nothing.

She did not feel uncomfortable.

…

The two arrived at a Western-style restaurant.

Li Hanzhou had specifically reserved a couple’s private room and sneaked a peek at Qiao Yun when they entered, eager to see her reaction.

Unfortunately, Qiao Yun showed no reaction, and simply pulled out a chair and sat down without much concern.

Li Hanzhou: “…”

Forget it, talking about romance with Professor Qiao is less effective than talking about research.

They sat down and the dishes were served one after another.

Qiao Yun didn’t rush to eat; she looked at Li Hanzhou, thoughtful.

Li Hanzhou lightly tapped the table with his well-defined fingers and teased, “If you keep looking at me like that, I’m going to turn into a beast.”

Qiao Yun snapped back to reality, unfazed, she asked, “Do you want to do business with me?”

“Hm?” The subject changed so suddenly, Li Hanzhou didn’t catch on right away.

Qiao Yun’s voice was soft as she said, “The new tech product developed by the research institute, are you interested in a collaboration?”

Li Hanzhou paused, “Why are we suddenly talking about this?”

Qiao Yun said earnestly, “The internet says that in a relationship, giving a gift the other person likes will help to enhance the feelings.”

Professor Qiao was indeed researching seriously.

Li Hanzhou lacked for nothing, and Qiao Yun felt that he might be interested in business, so she took him to earn money.

Qiao Yun added another sentence, “Watering my own field, I understand that concept.”

Li Hanzhou rested his chin on his hand and couldn’t help but laugh, “Kid, you’re really good to me.”

Qiao Yun nodded earnestly, “You’re mine now, so it’s only right that I treat you well.”

Professor Qiao was famous for being protective.

“But I don’t need that,” Li Hanzhou told her, “I don’t want our relationship to be mixed with interests.”

Qiao Yun blinked, seemingly puzzled, “The gifts I give you, they’re not mixed with interests.”

Li Hanzhou’s mouth twitched, “A gift worth over a billion… Does Pei Yao know you’re wasting so much money?”

Qiao Yun nodded honestly, “He knows.”

“…”

Qiao Yun said carelessly, “It’s okay. I support him, which means I expect him to make money for me. If he can’t earn it back, what use do I have for him?”

Li Hanzhou had once thought Pei Yao to be a stumbling block on his path of love, but now he wondered if this stumbling block was actually a bit pitiful?

Li Hanzhou knew that collaborating with Professor Qiao would bring him great benefits, but he still refused.

As a man, how could he let his wife support him? Did he have no pride?

Then he heard Qiao Yun say, “Qin Yuan has been looking for me all this time, wanting this patent. Oh, right, he still hasn’t given up. If you don’t want it…”

“…” Li Hanzhou snorted and said unfazed, “I’ve accepted your gift.”

“That’s my good boy,” Qiao Yun murmured, her lips slightly curving into a hint of a smile.

She silently checked off ‘giving a gift’ on her mental list.

Li Hanzhou always had the feeling of being schemed against, definitely a misconception. How could Qiao Yun, so innocent, scheme against him?

Li Hanzhou thought helplessly that he hadn’t even done anything yet, but Qiao Yun had already gotten ahead of him.

He inexplicably felt like he was being kept by Qiao Yun?

Thinking of the date Qiao Yun mentioned today, he planned in his heart to give Qiao Yun a perfect date.

…

After dinner, Li Hanzhou drove Qiao Yun home.

The car stopped at the entrance to the Lu family estate, and Qiao Yun unbuckled her seatbelt to get out of the car, telling Li Hanzhou to be careful on the road before she started to walk away.

But Li Hanzhou grabbed her wrist.

She paused and turned to look back.

The light from the streetlamp fell into Li Hanzhou’s deep eyes, adding a gentle softness to eyes that were usually inscrutable.

Qiao Yun’s eyelids twitched, she hadn’t noticed before, but now her mindset had changed, she realized that Li Hanzhou did indeed meet her standards of attractiveness.

Li Hanzhou’s thumb caressed Qiao Yun’s wrist, his voice deep with meaning, “Didn’t you forget something?”

“What?” Qiao Yun looked blankly confused.

Li Hanzhou chuckled lowly, his voice teasing, “Our relationship is different now, don’t you think something is missing?”

“Oh,” realized Qiao Yun, remembering the information she had read, “You mean a goodnight kiss, right?”

Li Hanzhou couldn’t help but widen his eyes slightly, staring intently into Qiao Yun’s eyes. He licked his lips, visibly moved, “I didn’t catch that, say it again.”

“It’s said in the material that couples will kiss when they part, as an expression of love.”

Qiao Yun, determined to do her research well, looked down thoughtfully at Li Hanzhou’s lean waist.

It seems like she should go for a hug, right?

Qiao Yun moved her fingers, then chose to grasp the fabric on either side of his shirt, and stated unperturbed, “I’m ready, you can come now.”

As she spoke, she lifted her fair neck, her clear beautiful eyes looking at Li Hanzhou.