Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 692 - Chapter 692 Chapter 692 I Can Abdicate But

Chapter 692: Chapter 692: I Can Abdicate, But… Chapter 692: Chapter 692: I Can Abdicate, But… “Grandpa, are you interested in Lu Group?” Qin Yuan asked, his expression unreadable.

When Mr. Qin spoke about these matters, he didn’t ask Qin Yuan or Mrs. Qin to leave.

Hearing Qin Yuan’s question, Mr. Qin said leisurely, “Acquiring Lu Group would only bring benefits and no harm to our Qin Family.”

Qin Yuan’s face showed hesitation, “But what about my cousin…?”

Mr. Qin spoke unhurriedly, “I’ve expended so much effort to rescue Lu Group from disaster; shouldn’t he be grateful to me?”

Qin Yuan lowered his eyes, his voice calm, “You’re right.”

Grateful to you for almost bankrupting Lu Group?

“The list I gave you last time, have you made contact with them? What are their intentions?” Mr. Qin asked Qin Yuan.

Ever since the collaboration with Tianqi Research Institute fell through, Mr. Qin had given Qin Yuan a list of people to contact in hopes of replacing the cooperation with Tianqi.

When this came up, Qin Yuan’s eyes darkened, but he maintained a calm demeanor, “Still in the process of making contact.”

Mr. Qin nodded and asked no more.

However, Qin Yuan’s complexion wasn’t looking great.

He had contacted everyone on the list, only to find that none were interested in a partnership with the Qin Family.

This surprised Qin Yuan.

Hadn’t he offended these tycoons?

It was clearly in their interest to cooperate with the Qin Family, and yet, they had flatly refused without even considering it.

What were these people thinking?

Was someone sabotaging them behind the scenes?

Qin Yuan didn’t know that Pei Yao had been spreading word behind his back that collaborating with the Qin Family was equivalent to opposing him.

Between Shengqiao and the Qin Family, they would naturally choose Shengqiao.

As they were talking, Xiaozhang suddenly handed the tablet to Mr. Qin with a strange expression, “Old Master, take a look, someone else has spoken out.”

Mr. Qin looked slightly stunned as he took the tablet.

It turned out that just when Pei Yao was praising Lu Group during an interview, Li Hanzhou, attending an entrepreneurs’ event, suddenly mentioned Lu Group while speaking.

In the video, Li Hanzhou, dressed in a tailor-made suit, looked straight into the camera, his eyes sharp and unsettling.

“Lu Group… Ms. Lu and I are very good friends; I believe they wouldn’t do such a thing.”

With a smile on his face and an indifferent voice he said, “I admire people with ambition, but obviously, the person behind this is very foolish.”

Li Hanzhou’s forthright words pushed the discussion to another climax.

“What exactly is going on? When did Lu Group become such a hot property?”

“Speaking of which, aren’t they afraid of a backlash for speaking up for Lu Group now?”

“Shengqiao Group: I’m the richest man in the country, am I afraid of a crash? Li Group: Hmm, a crash? Only others crash at my behest. MR.Q: Heh.”

“I trust the perspectives of the big shots; surely someone is targeting Lu Group, so the culprit behind the workers’ deaths must be someone else?”

“The netizens of this era are so ineffective; after so long, they still haven’t dug out the real killer.”

“Quite the annual mystery drama.”

The topic #EveryoneIsLookingForTheRealCulprit instantly became a trending topic.

Mr. Qin turned pale, his hand shaking uncontrollably, he muttered to himself, “Have these people gone mad? All of them are insane! What benefits did the Lu Family offer them, that they are willing to risk damaging their reputations to speak up for the Lu Family?”

Mr. Qin had always looked down upon the Lu Family.

Now, with this turn of events, for a brief moment he began to doubt whether the Lu Family was actually not as simple as it seemed, possibly hiding more than it showed?

Otherwise, why would Shengqiao and Li Group speak out for Lu Family?

He recalled the previous incident with Qin Xuan, suspecting that someone might be backing the Lu Family from the shadows.

Was there really such a person??

Noticing Mr. Qin’s troubled expression and wishing to avoid being collateral damage, Qin Yuan discreetly stood up and went upstairs without a sound.

Seeing this, Mrs. Qin quickly followed.

…

Mrs. Qin’s face, adorned with delicate makeup, was full of anger and disappointment, and her tightly clenched hands were even trembling a bit.

“Your grandfather is just too biased, to go to such lengths for that little bastard.”

Qin Yuan said nonchalantly, “Grandfather says it’s for Lu Shiran, but his ultimate goal is for the Lu Group. This is just his excuse.”

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Qin felt slightly better in her heart.

She looked up at Qin Yuan, whose eyes carried a chill, and asked, “Is it you who’s been secretly acquiring shares of the Lu Group behind the scenes?”

Qin Yuan paused in his steps and looked down at his mother. “Mom, do you think it’s me?”

“I…” Mrs. Qin was at a loss for words.

She thought it was.

Ever since she gave up the chance to save Qin Xuan for the sake of Qin Yuan, she had become increasingly afraid of this son.

In the past, she believed that in the Qin Family, Qin Yuan relied on her. Now she realized just how foolish she had been.

This son was no longer someone she could control.

Qin Yuan seemed to ask casually, not waiting for Mrs. Qin to answer, he narrowed his eyes and said, “This time, it really wasn’t me.”

Mrs. Qin showed a puzzled expression.

If not Qin Yuan, then who was it?

…

Qiao Yun saw Li Hanzhou’s statement.

Her delicate fingers lightly tapped the confident and assertive face of Li Hanzhou in the video.

The corners of her mouth lifted slightly, seemingly revealing a faint smile.

After this incident, Qiao Yun felt what it was like to be protected and cherished by others.

In the past, no matter what happened, she could solve it on her own, but now things were different.

It turned out there were many people behind her, silently paying attention to her.

Qiao Yun knew that Shengqiao Group was hers, so she could brazenly support the Lu Family.

But there was absolutely no need for the Li Family to be dragged into this turmoil.

If it weren’t for immense trust in her, truly wanting what’s best for her, they wouldn’t have gone to such lengths.

After some thought, Qiao Yun pulled out her phone and sent a message to Li Hanzhou: “What reward do you want? I’ll give it to you.”

On the other end, Li Hanzhou saw the message from Qiao Yun, chuckled softly, his thoughts stirring as he tapped the keyboard.

“I want to become official.”

Just as he finished typing the sentence, Li Hanzhou paused, deleted it, and instead typed: “Next time we meet, I want to kiss you.”

Some things are better not to rush.

Since Qiao Yun had said she would try hard to like him, she would surely do it.

As for becoming official, let nature take its course.

Qiao Yun was looking at her phone, waiting for a reply from Li Hanzhou, when suddenly it dinged.

A message appeared on the screen.

Qiao Yun clicked on it and saw it was a video sent by one of her subordinates.

As she played the video, Qiao Yun’s gaze became exceptionally cold.

She closed the video and shared it with Pei Yao.

That’s when Li Hanzhou’s message came through.

Looking at the message he sent, Qiao Yun’s little face flushed, feeling a bit embarrassed.

She didn’t hesitate, replying: “Okay.”

“Kiss for ten minutes.”

“…”

“Is that okay?”

Qiao Yun thought expressionlessly, how can a test subject be so greedy? This was too much.

Ten minutes, I would suffocate…

Mm.

Then let’s make it one minute.

…

At the Lu Group’s shareholders’ meeting.

Lu Xian still didn’t know that Pei Ya and Li Hanzhou had issued a statement to protect the Lu Group, leading public opinion towards the suspicion: Could there really be someone designing the PR direction against the Lu Group?

At this moment, Lu Xian was looking at the noisy shareholders.

“President Lu has led the group for so many years without ever making a mistake. To want to replace him just because of this incident, I feel it’s not justified.”

“The chairman is still in the hospital, and you’re pressuring President Lu like this. It’s really inappropriate.”

“Exactly, we should give President Lu a chance to explain.”

Shareholders in agreement spoke up, “What’s there to explain when the facts are right in front of us? Although President Lu indeed hasn’t made mistakes over the years, he hasn’t been particularly outstanding either. The group has not seen any growth, and if this continues, it definitely won’t do!”

“Right, having neither merits nor demerits comes off as mediocrity.”

“I agree to a vote.”

Someone sighed, “President Lu, why don’t you just resign voluntarily?”

With a “snap”.

Lu Rui couldn’t help but violently smack the conference table. When everyone looked his way, he scoffed and spoke, “What is this, disposable after use?”

The shareholders looked at each other.

While not overtly acknowledged, some indeed entertained this notion.

Director Xia stood up and asserted confidently, “It’s President Lu who has not handled things well. I think he should give everyone an explanation.”

Once someone began to speak, various shareholders echoed in agreement.

“Indeed, someone has to take all the responsibility to help the group overcome this crisis.”

“With the situation as it is, we can only inconvenience President Lu.”

Lu Rui was on the verge of laughing angrily and turned to ask Lu Xian, who had remained silent, “Big brother, don’t you have anything you want to say?”

Lu Xian’s expression was very cold.

In the face of interests, what did his personal gains matter?

If pushing him out could save the Lu Group from a precarious reputation, he was very willing.

But now, with people eyeing the Lu Group covetously, he could abdicate, but…

Lu Xian turned to look at Lu Rui and exhaled a long breath, “Originally, the person Dad was considering for this position was you. If it hadn’t been for certain events, the person leading the group today would have been you.”

“Big brother, what do you mean by that?” Lu Rui was a bit confused.

Was this the time for such talk?

Director Xia said, “Let’s not talk nonsense. Let’s proceed with the voting.”

However, it was at this moment that Lu Xian announced, “I can step down, but…”

Director Xia had just heard Lu Xian express his willingness to resign and hadn’t even begun to feel smug when the conference room door was pushed open.

A casual and frivolous voice with a touch of cynicism rang out.

“Yo, it seems I’ve come at just the right time. Abdicating? Why abdicate? I don’t agree with this.”

As the sound of dress shoes clicking on the floor began, the conference room felt as if a pause button had been pressed, and all eyes turned to the person who had just arrived.

The newcomer, donned in a suit, had his hair slicked back and a playful smile on his lips as he walked in step by step.

Seeing who the newcomer was, all the shareholders were shocked.

Pei Ya!

Why was he here?

This was their Lu Group’s shareholders’ meeting, not the Shengqiao Group’s. Why was he here?

Director Xia looked at Pei Ya, his brows deeply furrowed.

Had Lu Xian made some deal with Pei Ya?

He was startled and hurried to look at Lu Xian, only to discover that Lu Xian’s face was also full of surprise.

It seemed that Lu Xian also didn’t know why Pei Ya had come.

Everyone was guessing Pei Ya’s purpose.

Under the gaze of everyone, Pei Ya walked towards an empty seat. His gaze swept over the shareholders leisurely, taking in the expression of each one.

He straightened his back to make himself look more imposing and authoritative.

As he reached the empty seat and was about to sit down, the recently recovered Chairman Xia stopped him, “Director Pei, we are currently holding a shareholders’ meeting. Have you come to the wrong place?”

Even the Chairman Xia, who had just been full of grandeur, didn’t dare to be too presumptuous in front of Pei Ya.

Lu Xian and Lu Rui also turned to look at Pei Ya.

They were more surprised than anyone else.

Although their relationship with Pei Ya was fairly good due to Qiao Yun, they also didn’t know what Pei Ya’s purpose was.

Pei Ya glanced at the person who had spoken, compared him with the information in his mind, and said with a light laugh, “I’m not in the wrong place. I came precisely for your shareholder meeting.”

Chairman Xia frowned, seeing Pei Ya about to sit down, he spoke through gritted teeth, “Director Pei doesn’t have the right to sit in the shareholders’ position, does he? You’re not a shareholder of our group.”

Pei Ya raised his eyebrows, “You have a problem with that?”

Chairman Xia: “…”

Shareholders: “…”

Are you, an uninvited guest, being a bit too arrogant?

Chairman Xia laughed dryly, “Please leave, or I will have to call security.”

The warning was very clear.

His plan had nearly succeeded just moments ago, and Pei Ya had interrupted it out of nowhere; how could he be happy about this?

No one spoke up, even though Pei Ya was an uninvited guest, they also didn’t dare to accuse Pei Ya.

Lu Rui and Lu Xian also kept silent.

Based on their understanding of Pei Ya, he wouldn’t come to the Lu Group’s shareholder meeting for no reason just to confront a shareholder; he certainly had other objectives.

“You’ve reminded me,” Pei Ya said, his voice rising at the end, “Indeed, I don’t have the right to sit here. The person who does have the right to sit here is someone else.”

While everyone was still confused, they saw Pei Ya take out his phone and operate it for a while.

Then, he respectfully placed the phone on the table at the shareholder’s seat, propping it up with a stand.

After doing all this, Pei Ya took a seat behind the designated spot and smiled, “Now that everyone is present, we can continue with the shareholders’ meeting.”

Everyone looked towards the phone, which displayed the interface of a video call.

Their side of the video was crystal clear, but the person on the other side couldn’t be seen clearly, showing only darkness.

“What do you mean by this?” Chairman Xia asked impatiently to Pei Ya.

Pei Ya didn’t reply; the person in the video began to speak.

The voice wasn’t loud, but it was compelling, causing everyone to involuntarily look towards the phone.

“Hello, my surname is Qiao. Everyone likes to call me Professor Qiao, and you can do the same,” said the voice.

Lu Rui’s gaze sharply shot to the phone.

Was it Qiaoqiao? His daughter??

“What did you say?” Chairman Xia suspected he had heard wrong, “Which Professor Qiao?”

Qiao Yun, seated in a car, spoke into the phone, “I’m from Tianqi Research Institute.”

The shareholders: !!!

Qiao Yun’s voice remained calm, “Also, I am now one of the shareholders of the Lu Group.”

Boom.

The conference room erupted.

What the hell?

Professor Qiao from the Tianqi Research Institute, how did she become a shareholder in the Lu Group??

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