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Chapter 706 - Chapter 706 Chapter 706 (With a Draw) Unexpected Surprises

Chapter 706: Chapter 706 (With a Draw) Unexpected Surprises Chapter 706: Chapter 706 (With a Draw) Unexpected Surprises “Poisoned?” Lu Shiran was incredulous, “Who could possibly poison him? It’d be impressive if he isn’t the one doing the poisoning.”

After all, the Family Head of the Qin Family being poisoned so easily was rather unbelievable.

Li Hanzhou didn’t pick up Lu Shiran’s comment as his gaze landed on Qiao Yun’s delicate face.

Qiao Yun’s expression didn’t change, as if she had anticipated this event all along.

Li Hanzhou raised his eyebrows meaningfully.

It seemed that his little friend was keeping something from him.

Feeling Li Hanzhou’s probing gaze, Qiao Yun lifted her eyelids to look at him and simply asked, “Is it possible to know what poison it was?”

Li Hanzhou was about to answer when he paused, changing his question, “You want to know?”

“I do.” Qiao Yun nodded honestly.

Li Hanzhou asked jokingly, “Do I get a reward?”

Qiao Yun straightened her face, admonishing, “That’s not right, we’re lovers and should give unconditionally to each other, demanding rewards isn’t appropriate. The kind of love that’s based on weighing benefits isn’t love, it’s mutual exploitation.”

Li Hanzhou was momentarily taken aback, but couldn’t help the upward curve of his lips. He cleared his throat, “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have asked you for a reward.”

“Mm, that’s more like it.” Qiao Yun’s face returned to calm, before she added, “But if you’re good, I will give you a reward.”

She wasn’t that stingy of a person, after all, she acknowledged good behavior when it was due.

Li Hanzhou struggled to contain his smile, “Okay.”

Professor Qiao in love was just too cute, it made his heart itch uncontrollably.

Li Hanzhou suddenly felt that he could let go of his earlier concerns about being too careful and scaring Qiao Yun away.

Caught in the middle of the couple’s lovey-dovey exchange, Lu Shiran felt dizzy with the oversweet atmosphere, ??? Aren’t you two forgetting that I’m still here?

And isn’t there an old man writhing like someone with epilepsy right in front of us?

Is it really okay to show off your affection in this sort of situation?

Li Hanzhou completely ignored Lu Shiran’s existence, returning to the matter at hand, “Finding out what poison he’s been subjected to requires testing.”

He took out his phone, tapped on the screen a few times, and sent out the orders.

Then he put his phone away.

Throughout this time, Lu Shiran’s gaze on the now still Elder Qin was filled with complexity.

On one hand, he felt sorry for Elder Qin, but on the other, he thought this might just be retribution for deceiving his own grandmother.

Seeing the expression on Lu Shiran’s face, Qiao Yun asked him, “Are you feeling sad?”

A big reason why Elder Qin ended up like this was her scheming against the Qin Family, inciting internal conflict.

She had meant to avenge the Lu Family and to punish them on behalf of Lu Shiran, keeping them too busy to bother the Lu Family.

But if Lu Shiran felt sorry for Elder Qin’s current plight, Qiao Yun would begin to question whether her decision was the right one.

Lu Shiran shook his head, his voice difficult to interpret, “I don’t have any emotional attachment to him, I’m not sad per se, but as a human being, I do feel a little sorry for him.”

Qiao Yun nodded, relieved that he wasn’t sad.

Just then, the door to the hospital room opened. It was Li Hanzhou’s bodyguard, carrying a set of equipment and placing it respectfully before Li Hanzhou.

“Sir, here’s what you requested.”

Li Hanzhou took the equipment and used it to extract blood from Elder Qin, then handed the sample to the bodyguard.

The bodyguard accepted it with both hands and bowed to Li Hanzhou before leaving.

The blood sample would be sent to Li’s bioresearch center for analysis.

Having done all this, Li Hanzhou said to Qiao Yun, “Now it’s just a matter of time.”

Qiao Yun responded with a hum, only to see Li Hanzhou still looking at her.

“What is it?” Qiao Yun asked.

“Just a hum?”

Qiao Yun blinked, puzzled.

“Don’t I get praise?” Li Hanzhou said, his long eyelashes drooping, “Was I not obedient enough?”

Lu Shiran: Pfft! What a green tea guy.

Qiao Yun took Li Hanzhou’s hand and gently patted it, “Good boy.”

Lu Shiran’s complexion grew even grimmer.

He shouldn’t be here; he should be under Old Mr. Qin’s bed.

Li Hanzhou always felt that Qiao Yun did this action with unbelievable proficiency and squinted his eyes, asking, “Have you done this for anyone else before?”

Qiao Yun honestly replied, “No, I’ve only done it for Da Bai.”

Li Hanzhou’s face darkened, “Who is Da Bai?”

“The dog Grandpa raised.”

Li Hanzhou fell silent.

His mood suddenly became a bit complicated.

Lu Shiran: Hahaha… dog… *hic*… doggy.

“Grandpa passed away, and it stopped eating, following Grandpa in death,” Qiao Yun spoke in a small voice. She rarely mentioned the past, but somehow it came to mind this time.

Lu Shiran could no longer laugh, scratched his head, looking completely at a loss.

In situations like this, was he supposed to say something comforting?

Li Hanzhou stretched his hand in front of Qiao Yun, “Touch it again.”

Qiao Yun touched it, puzzled.

Li Hanzhou said, “You can treat me like Da Bai; Grandpa is very willing.”

Qiao Yun muttered, “But you’re not a dog.”

As she spoke, she touched again.

Lu Shiran: Please kill this single dog, thank you.

Lu Shiran decided, from now on where Li Hanzhou was, he wouldn’t be; otherwise, he would only infuriate himself to internal injury.

“Sister, let’s go.”

With Old Mr. Qin suddenly poisoned, something must have gone wrong with the Qin Family, and Lu Shiran had no desire to get involved.

Qiao Yun’s attention shifted away from Li Hanzhou, and she nodded, “Let’s go.”

Knowing already what had happened to Old Mr. Qin, staying any longer was useless.

She was very clear that besides Qin Yuan, no one else would have turned Old Mr. Qin into this state.

The group left the hospital without lingering and got straight into the car.

They did not realize that not far away, a person had been watching them the whole time. His gaze swept over Li Hanzhou, furrowed his brow in thought, and after some hesitation, turned and walked in the opposite direction.

…

On the way back, Li Hanzhou followed, under the pretense of escorting his girlfriend home.

Lu Shiran wore a smile on his face, but inside he was displeased.

In the car, Lu Shiran suddenly thought of something, “Who sent me the message telling me to come and see him? I thought it was from the Qin Family at first, but when I got to the hospital, I didn’t see a single person from the Qin Family, so it certainly wasn’t them.”

Qiao Yun thought his analysis made sense and nodded in agreement.

She came along for fear it was a trap, but now it seemed she had worried too much.

Lu Shiran shook his head, “Forget it, don’t think about it anymore. The Qin Family’s problems have nothing to do with me.”

Qiao Yun said, “Stay away from them.”

“Sister, don’t worry, I know,” Lu Shiran replied with lingering fear, “I sure don’t want to be kidnapped over their trivial family issues again.”

Lu Shiran’s words reminded Qiao Yun, who took out her phone and sent a message to Zhou You.

She asked him to send a few people to follow Lu Shiran, just in case the Qin Family went looking for him.

Once at the old house, Lu Shiran asked Qiao Yun, “Sister, since you’re already here, why don’t you stay for the night? It would save you the trip back and forth.”

Before Qiao Yun could speak, Li Hanzhou cut in, “I’ll take you back.”

“Oh.” Qiao Yun didn’t object; she guessed Li Hanzhou had something to ask her.

Lu Shiran was even more annoyed now, laughing dryly a few times, “Li Hanzhou really is going out of his way!”

He emphasized the words “going out of his way.”

Li Hanzhou responded with a lazy smile, “It’s no trouble.”

Lu Shiran’s mouth twitched: Ugh, what a sly fox.

“I’ll be off then,” Qiao Yun bid goodbye to Lu Shiran.

Lu Shiran watched the retreating car with its back to him.

Whimper… Second Cousin, I’m no match for him!

Lu Shiran hung his head in dejection, anxious about how to stop his sister from being whisked away.

“Where have you been?”

As Lu Shiran was walking, he was blocked by the family head.

The family head narrowed his eyes, suspiciously asking, “You weren’t going to see that old coot, were you?”

“I wasn’t.” Lu Shiran was just short of swearing to the heavens, “What would I see him for?”

The family head huffed, “You better not have.”

They had always been investigating who was targeting the Lu Family, and recently they had already identified a suspect.

It was the Qin Family.

Now that he thought about it, the Qin Family did have reasons to target them.

But if the Qin Family wanted to target the Lu Family, why bother with such petty schemes?

If it really was the Qin Family… the family head sighed.

After all, the Qin Family was a major clan, and if the Lu Family wanted to fight them, it was likely to severely deplete their strength.

…

Meanwhile, in the car.

Qiao Yun was blinking at Li Hanzhou.

Li Hanzhou was amused by her, “Why are you looking at me like that?”

Qiao Yun looked expectant, “Do you have something to ask me?”

Doing something bad for the first time, she couldn’t wait to share it with Li Hanzhou.

She knew that no matter what she did, Li Hanzhou wouldn’t have any bad thoughts about it.

Li Hanzhou chuckled softly, “Is the Qin Family’s matter your doing?”

“Mhm.” Qiao Yun watched Li Hanzhou’s expression, and sure enough, it was just as she expected; Li Hanzhou’s expression didn’t change.

Li Hanzhou guessed, “Is it them when it comes to the Lu Family’s issue?”

Qiao Yun’s eyes sparkled, “You know?”

Li Hanzhou denied, “I don’t know, but if the Qin Family hadn’t done anything to the Lu Family, you wouldn’t have moved against them.”

He craftily added, “I understand you.”

Qiao Yun’s mood brightened somewhat as she pressed her lips together and asked, “If I did something bad, would you think I’m bad?”

“This isn’t bad, you are ridding the people of a scourge,” Li Hanzhou stated righteously. He thought to himself, if this was considered bad, then what he had done in the past would make him utterly vile.

He then asked, “Do you know who poisoned Old Master Qin?”

“I do.” Qiao Yun hardly doubted it: “It was Qin Yuan. I used a tiny bit of sly plotting to stir up discord within their ranks.”

“Professor Qiao is truly formidable.”

When Li Hanzhou called her ‘Professor Qiao,’ it inexplicably took on a flirtatious tone.

Qiao Yun agreed wholeheartedly, “I think so too.”

Li Hanzhou couldn’t help thinking, Qiao Yun willing to share these things with him, could it be proof that his position in her heart had risen?

Not just a subject of study anymore?

When they arrived at the Lu Family’s doorstep.

No sooner had Qiao Yun gotten out of the car than she was called.

“Qiaoqiao.”

Qiao Yun turned her head and saw Su Mian.

Having just returned from the music academy, Su Mian hadn’t expected to bump into Qiao Yun, and then she noticed Li Hanzhou.

“Mr. Li is here too, thank you for bringing Qiaoqiao back.”

Seeing her future mother-in-law, Li Hanzhou suppressed his imposing aura and courteously said, “Madam Lu.”

Su Mian warmly invited, “Mr. Li, you’ve taken such good care of Qiaoqiao, we haven’t properly thanked you, let’s have a meal together sometime. How about tomorrow?”

Li Hanzhou: “…” He hadn’t expected this pleasant surprise.

Did this count as indirectly meeting the parents?

Li Hanzhou didn’t rush to agree, he first went to see Qiao Yun.

Qiao Yun didn’t understand why Li Hanzhou was looking at her and thought he was waiting for her to ask so she asked, “Do you want it?”

“Yes.” This is your own invitation.

When Su Mian saw their interaction, the odd feeling she had before in her heart resurfaced.

Why did it feel like Li Hanzhou was very responsive to Qiaoqiao’s suggestions?

Unable to figure it out, Su Mian replied, “Then it’s settled, tomorrow it is.”

Li Hanzhou was very pleased. He didn’t stay long, bid farewell to Su Mian, and looked at Qiao Yun with undisguised tenderness, “I’ll be leaving first.”

“Mhm, goodbye.” Qiao Yun’s attitude remained normal.

It was only after Li Hanzhou got into the car and left that Su Mian said perplexedly, “Qiaoqiao, you and Mr. Li have a really good relationship.”

Qiao Yun said, “A very good one.”

“By the way, does Mr. Li know about your identity?”

“He knows.”

“Including the matters concerning Shengqiao Group?”

Qiao Yun didn’t hide anything, “He was the first to know.”

The intricacies of her and Li Hanzhou’s entanglement were too complex, so Qiao Yun did not elaborate further. After all, it was all in the past.

So that was it…

Su Mian understood then, so the reason Li Hanzhou and Qiaoqiao’s relationship was so good was probably the mutual respect between the strong.

Su Mian had never considered that the two might be in a romantic relationship.

In her eyes, Qiaoqiao was still young and indifferent to emotions, so how could she possibly be in a relationship.

She probably would have a relationship with data, rather than with a human being.

Su Mian tried to imagine a dating scene between Qiao Yun and Li Hanzhou, and her expression suddenly changed.

Stop, she couldn’t think about it.

Otherwise, she’d feel like chopping meat.

…

Upon learning that someone had controlled the bodyguard monitoring Old Master Qin and went to see him, Qin Yuan immediately rushed to the hospital.

As he was leaving the house, he bumped into his mother, who had been stood up by Lu Shiran.

Heard that someone had broken through the defense to see Old Master Qin, she hurriedly followed.

Mrs. Qin was internally panicked, “Wasn’t it said that there was no problem? How could such slips still happen? Could it be that someone from the Qin Family knows what you have done?”

Qin Yuan’s eyes darkened, “Don’t scare yourself, my uncles simply look down on us. If they knew what I had done, they would probably have directly come to kill us already.”

Qin Yuan was very clear about it.

The grandfather controlled the entire Qin Family with extremely strict governance, not allowing any embezzlement.

There had long been uncles dissatisfied with the grandfather.

Now, those people were interested in him only because they thought he was easy to control.

Once he was pushed to the position of Family Head of the Qin Family, no one would be able to manage them anymore.

By then, they wouldn’t need to worry about the affairs of the Qin Family and could do whatever they wanted.

Qin Yuan outwardly complied as a puppet, but once the Qin Family truly fell into his hands, it was yet to be seen who would come out on top.

It wasn’t even summer yet, but Mrs. Qin’s back was covered in cold sweat. However, upon arriving at the hospital and finding out that the intruders were Lu Shiran and Qiao Yun,

Mrs. Qin breathed a sigh of relief but was also extremely annoyed, “It’s that little bastard again. Making me wait an hour for nothing must have been a trick to lure me away!”

Qin Yuan suddenly looked at her, “You arranged to meet with Lu Shiran?”

Mrs. Qin realized she had slipped up and immediately shut her mouth.

Displeasure flashed across Qin Yuan’s face, “Mom, what did you see him for? Haven’t I told you not to cause trouble for me?”

“I was just afraid he had other ideas.” Mrs. Qin defended herself staunchly, “See, I guessed right. He is indeed interested in the Qin Family.”

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