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Chapter 700 - Chapter 700 Chapter 700 From Beginning to End He Was the Least

Chapter 700: Chapter 700: From Beginning to End, He Was the Least Qualified Person Chapter 700: Chapter 700: From Beginning to End, He Was the Least Qualified Person “No,” Qin Yuan answered without any hesitation.

He had never shown his hand in regards to the matter of attacking Lu Shiran; the old man couldn’t possibly suspect him.

Moreover, all the evidence pointed to Qin Xuan; even if the old man had his doubts, he had no proof.

Qin Yuan considered it a perfect crime; he couldn’t have made a mistake.

Still, Mrs. Qin was a bit uneasy, twisting her fingers as she said, “But if your grandfather had no suspicion, why did he just ask whether I had seen your sister? Isn’t that strange? After his plans against the Lu Family failed, he still had the inclination to ask about that.”

Qin Yuan’s brow furrowed tightly, this was indeed strange. He pondered for a moment before saying, “I understand my grandfather’s personality; if he suspected me, he wouldn’t let me off so easily.”

His grandfather was arrogant and conceited, always believing that no one could escape his calculations.

His kindness towards them was only because, in his eyes, they were his accessories. He would bestow them with benefits when he was pleased and could retract those benefits at any time when not, leaving them unable to resist in the slightest.

His grandfather never believed they could cause any troubles, always seeing himself as the person in control of the whole situation.

Thinking of this, Qin Yuan scoffed disdainfully.

One day, he would show his grandfather that the cub had grown up and now had the power to strike back at the tiger king.

After some thought, Qin Yuan instructed Mrs. Qin, “Stay out of trouble recently, and don’t upset my grandfather. He is probably going to be angry for a while because of the Lu Family issue.”

At his words, Mrs. Qin felt reassured.

Although her son’s personality had become somewhat terrifying, he still cared for her, his mother.

In this way, she didn’t have to worry that one day Qin Yuan would treat her the same way he did Qin Xuan.

However, Mrs. Qin didn’t know that Qin Yuan merely didn’t want her to cause any trouble that could ruin his plans at a critical moment.

After all, when it came to Qin Xuan’s matter, his mother had certainly done more harm than good.

“What if I told that bastard about your grandfather going against the Lu Family? Wouldn’t that make him hate your grandfather even more and be even less willing to come back?”

Without having to dirty her hands with a person’s life, Mrs. Qin’s eyes lit up; she really was too clever.

“Mom, you think grandfather won’t know what you’re doing?” Qin Yuan asked with a smile that was not a smile. “Believe me, there are people watching us, both you and me, on behalf of my grandfather.”

Mrs. Qin was slightly startled. “Since when?”

Qin Yuan’s voice turned cold. “My grandfather never truly trusted us. But then, I’ve never considered him family either.”

Mrs. Qin looked into Qin Yuan’s dark and gloomy eyes and inexplicably felt chills down her spine, goosebumps all over her body.

Qin Yuan had been acting strange lately, as if he was brewing some conspiracy.

But for now, she had no idea what Qin Yuan intended to do.

As if sensing his mother’s fear, Qin Yuan suddenly said with a gentle smile, “You’re my mother; I won’t do anything to you.”

Mrs. Qin’s lips twitched into a stiff smile.

…

Two o’clock in the morning.

Zhou You was leading a group of his subordinates, sneaking around underneath a residential area.

Zhou You narrowed his eyes, looking at the residential building in front of him. He pointed towards the light shining from the fifth-floor window, “Are you sure it’s up there?”

His subordinate whispered, “Zhou Team, I saw the person go in with my own eyes; they’re definitely up there.”

Zhou You pressed down on his hat. “Follow me, keep it low key, don’t draw attention.”

“Yes.”

His subordinates responded in hushed voices.

The group made their way up the stairs under the cover of night.

When they arrived at the door, Zhou You raised his hand to knock.

“Who is it?” The person inside likely did not expect someone to come knocking in the middle of the night and opened the door without a second thought.

The door had just cracked open.

Zhou You immediately grasped the doorknob and forcefully pushed the door open.

Before the person inside could react, a group of people squeezed their way inside.

“Who are you?”

The young man was frightened by the sudden situation, wanting to shout for help.

But someone covered his mouth instantly.

Zhou You lifted his chin slightly, “Take him away.”

“Yes.”

The young man was trembling all over as he was taken away.

Zhou You pulled out his phone and reported to Pei Ya, “Master Pei, we’ve caught him.”

“I don’t care what means you use, you must make him talk.”

“…”

A touch of helplessness crossed Zhou You’s fierce face.

He was clearly a very normal and law-abiding bodyguard, so why had he not done anything proper since he started protecting Professor Qiao?

If he wasn’t on his way to kidnap someone, he was on his way to intimidate them.

It’s tough being a bodyguard these days.

But for the sake of Professor Qiao, it was worth it.

…

After the press conference, the Lu Family had remained silent, leaving the matter to internal company affairs; they had no obligation to share with the public.

The Lu Family might have quieted down, but the netizens were in an uproar–they wanted more than just a half-explanation and demanded the full story be told.

Who exactly was targeting the Lu Family? Had someone been caught? What about the follow-up on the safety helmets?

The Lu Family’s response: “No comment. We will announce the results when there’s an outcome.”

When netizens couldn’t get answers from the Lu Family, they flooded Lu Zhanxing’s social media accounts with ‘interrogations’.

Lu Zhanxing hadn’t even seen the enthusiasm of the netizens, as he was busy picking up the old master from the hospital.

After the situation was resolved, the old master’s health visibly improved. Were it not for the old lady’s prohibition, he probably could have run wild for eight hundred miles.

The old master’s discharge from the hospital was a major event for the Lu Family. Even the busy Lu Xian, Lu Rui, and Lu Jingzhi returned to the old house to visit.

It happened to be the weekend, and naturally, Qiao Yun also came over.

Qiao Yun arrived first. Su Mian and the old lady were busy in the kitchen, while the old master, having not been home for a few days, was eagerly visiting his garden to see the flowers and birds he had been tending to.

Only Lu Shiran and Lu Zhanxing were in the living room.

Lu Zhanxing seemed very busy, rapidly tapping away on his phone.

Qiao Yun then sat down on the sofa. Lu Shiran, lost in thought, had such a vacant look in his eyes that he didn’t even notice Qiao Yun sitting beside him.

Qiao Yun couldn’t help but turn to look at him and asked softly, “What are you thinking about?”

Lu Shiran, startled by the sudden voice, turned and realized it was Qiao Yun. He exhaled, “Sister, when did you get here?”

Qiao Yun said, “Just now.”

Lu Shiran exclaimed in surprise, “Ah, I didn’t even notice.”

Qiao Yun, puzzled, “What’s bothering you? Can I know?”

Lu Shiran hesitated for a moment, then looked around before whispering to Qiao Yun, “Actually, I might know who helped our family.”

“Who?” Qiao Yun straightened her back, her hands resting on her knees, her eyes bright.

Lu Shiran’s expression was complicated, “It might be the Qin Family.”

Qiao Yun looked blankly, “…”

Lu Shiran sighed, “You see, he just told me the other day that he had a way to solve our family’s problem, and the next day, our family was fine.”

Qiao Yun fell silent; she was somewhat doubtful of Lu Shiran’s intelligence.

Lu Shiran sighed with a heavy heart, “Now that I’ve received such a big favor from him, how am I going to face him and heartlessly reject him in the future? Grandfather has taught me since I was young not to be ungrateful, but now…”

He sighed again, not giving Qiao Yun a chance to speak, and continued, “And if Grandfather finds out who helped our family, he would surely rather die than yield.”

At this point, he grabbed Qiao Yun’s hand and instructed her seriously, “Sister, you must keep this a secret. You absolutely must not let Grandpa know who helped us. Right, I also need to speak to Dad about this.”

Qiao Yun: “…”

I have something to say but I’m not sure if it’s appropriate.

“Actually…”

Just as Qiao Yun was about to speak, she heard Su Mian shouting, “Time for dinner, Shiran go and call your grandpa.”

Lu Rui, Lu Xian, and Lu Jingzhi entered the house together at just the right moment.

The gloom that had clouded Lu Rui’s face for days had been swept away, now wearing an easy smile instead of a forced one, “It seems we came back just in time.”

Lu Xian asked, “Where’s Dad?”

“Your father is in the garden.” The old lady chided, “He’s been fussing over those plants ever since he got back, acting as if his pain is all forgotten.”

Lu Xian chuckled, “I’ll go call them.”

“Go ahead,” the old lady gestured with her hand.

Ever since the company incident, the atmosphere at home had been very somber, and although everyone had their worries, they didn’t want to burden their family and so they kept a serious face all day.

It had been a while since the atmosphere at home was as relaxed as it was now.

The old lady was very happy in her heart.

She didn’t ask for much, only wishing for her family to be safe and worry-free for their entire lives.

Lu Jingzhi was the only one in the entire Lu Family whose face remained dark. He glanced at the clever and cute Qiao Yun, hesitated in his step, and said, “I’ll go call Granddad too.”

The old lady, at a loss for words, said, “One person is enough, what are you going for?”

But Lu Jingzhi, as if he hadn’t heard, walked off on his own.

Qiao Yun slightly tilted her head, wondering if she hadn’t misread the situation–was Lu Jingzhi avoiding her?

This thought only circled through Qiao Yun’s mind briefly before she pushed it aside.

Lu Jingzhi’s attitude towards her had always been strange.

While Qiao Yun was puzzled, she didn’t care much about it.

Lu Zhanxing looked around then quickly followed after him.

The old lady couldn’t help but laugh and said, “What’s going on? Why is everyone rushing to see him all of a sudden? They never used to do this.”

Could it be that they all have a psychological shadow now that the old man had fainted once?

…

Walking down the pathway in the botanical garden, Lu Jingzhi was deep in thought.

“Big Brother, you were too obvious just now,” said Lu Zhanxing as he walked up to Lu Jingzhi’s side. “Aren’t you afraid she will misunderstand?”

Lu Jingzhi was taken aback, “Was it that obvious?”

“Yes, anyone could see that you were avoiding her like the plague.”

Lu Jingzhi was annoyed, “That’s not what I meant.”

“Then what did you mean?”

Lu Jingzhi clenched his fists and asked with a strained voice, “Even though things have been explained, could this situation arise again in the future?”

“Huh?” Lu Zhanxing was confused.

Lu Jingzhi’s frown deepened slightly, “It’s my fault, I was too presumptuous, always applying my own thoughts to sister, which gave Lu Ting the chance to hurt her. And I always felt that Lu Ting was the innocent one. If I had seen through Lu Ting’s true colors earlier, sister would not have been troubled by Lu Ting this time. She must dislike me, doesn’t she?”

Lu Zhanxing then understood.

It turns out that Big Brother was brooding because sister got dragged into the situation this time.

Lu Zhanxing slowly said, “You’re overthinking it, sister won’t mind.”

She never cared before, how could she start disliking him because of this?

That was too harsh a statement, Lu Zhanxing left it unsaid.

Lu Jingzhi grunted in acknowledgement, suppressing the sourness in his heart.

He had thought that after all this time, he had earned the right to be Qiao Yun’s brother, and Qiao Yun’s attitude toward him was no longer as cold as before.

But looking back, the mistakes he made wouldn’t disappear and might even be brought up repeatedly, used over and over again to hurt his sister.

From beginning to end, he was the least qualified person for that role.

…

After being reminded by Lu Zhanxing, although Lu Jingzhi was preoccupied, he stopped avoiding Qiao Yun after returning from the garden.

The one who did wrong was him, why should his sister have to suffer because of him?

If Qiao Yun knew about Lu Jingzhi’s thoughts, she might tell him he was overthinking it.

The person capable of hurting Professor Qiao hadn’t been born yet.

At the dining table.

The old master raised his wine glass with a chuckle, “This time the group was able to weather the crisis thanks to the three of you, I raise my glass to you all.”

The old lady reminded, “Drinking is bad for your health, you can only have one glass.”

The old master rolled his eyes, “Alright, alright, I got it.”

Lu Rui glanced at Qiao Yun and told the old master, “Dad, you’re mistaken, it wasn’t us who saved the group, it was…”

“Wait…”

Lu Shiran suddenly stood up, frantically making eye signals to Lu Rui.

Lu Rui: “?? Shiran, is there something wrong with your eyes?”

Lu Xian admonished, “It’s impolite to interrupt when the elders are speaking.”

Feeling rebuked, Lu Shiran carefully responded with a weak “Oh,” and cautiously added, “I just wanted to say, actually we already know who was helping the group, so you don’t have to say it, uncle.”

“What?” The old master was the most confused.

Lu Rui smiled, “So you already know, it was Qiaoqiao who saved the group.”

“Huh?” Lu Shiran was stunned, turning abruptly to look at Qiao Yun.

Qiao Yun leaned into Lu Shiran’s ear, and said in a low voice, “It’s not the Qin Family, you don’t have to repay them.”

Only then did Lu Shiran realize he had been a complete fool, he scratched his toes and he-hehed a laugh, “Well, what I meant was, I was just joking with you, I actually knew it was you, just wanted to give you a big scare.”

As long as I don’t feel embarrassed, it’s others who are.

After a moment’s thought, Qiao Yun covered her little heart and said seriously, “Mhm, I was scared.”

Lu Shiran: “…”

The old master couldn’t help but interject: “What on earth are you all talking about?”

Lu Xian then recounted the whole situation, including how Qiao Yun had confronted the shareholders.

The old master listened with a mixture of shock, joy, and heartache, his expressions changing throughout.

After taking a sip of water, Lu Xian said, “Dad, we didn’t tell you before because we were worried about your health.”

The old master was silent for a long while, feeling bittersweet, “I should have been the one to handle this. Qiaoqiao, you’ve gone to a lot of trouble.”

Qiao Yun shook her head, “It was no trouble, very simple.”

All she did was tell Pei Ya how to do it, and then Pei Ya did the investigation.

Thinking about it that way, Pei Ya seemed to have had a hard time, so next time, copying a hundred times should do.

Quietly turning her head, Su Mian couldn’t help but her eyes redden.

Her daughter was so sensible and strong; she must have had a difficult time before.

Seeing her reaction, Qiao Yun felt a bit awkward, not knowing how to comfort Su Mian, and conveniently her phone rang at that moment.

[Professor Qiao, I’ve brought the thing you asked for.]

[Good.]

Qiao Yun stood up, “I’ll step out for a moment,” she said to them.

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