Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 712 - Chapter 712 Chapter 712 Qiao Yun is a Jinx Bad Luck Strikes

Chapter 712: Chapter 712: Qiao Yun is a Jinx, Bad Luck Strikes Upon Meeting Her Chapter 712: Chapter 712: Qiao Yun is a Jinx, Bad Luck Strikes Upon Meeting Her Qiao Yun, petite in stature, stood with her fair face tensed up in front of the towering security guard, looking like a child bullied by an adult.

When he looked over, she immediately met his gaze with her clear and innocent eyes, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Qiao Xun’s eyes were sharp, his voice deep, “What’s going on here?”

Qiao Se hurriedly walked in front of Qiao Yun, protecting her behind him, looking her up and down with pity in his eyes, “Xiaoqiao, were you bullied by her?”

With those words, he turned and pointed angrily at Mrs. Qin.

Looking at Doctor Qiao who had been cold-faced towards her a second ago, and now speaking to Qiao Yun in a gentle and delicate voice, as if coaxing his own precious child.

Mrs. Qin was dumbfounded.

…What was going on?

She scrutinized Qiao Yun with surprised eyes for a moment, then glanced at Qiao Se and Qiao Xun with their darkened expressions, and an unbelievable thought rose in her heart.

Could it be that the esteemed guest Qiao Se was referring to was actually Qiao Yun?

Qiao Xun directly asked Qiao Yun, “Were you bullied by her?”

Qiao Yun seriously accused, “Yes, I was bullied.”

Qiao Se, upon hearing this, showed a furious face and questioned the manager, “Tell me clearly, how did you bully her?”

“Dr. Qiao, do you, do you know her?”

The manager was also confused by the situation at hand.

It was not the first time he had seen Qiao Se, but it was the first time he had seen him be so harmonious and friendly towards someone else.

Qiao Se scolded, “Did I not tell you that I would be hosting an esteemed guest! Is this how you treat my esteemed guest?”

When Mrs. Qin heard these words, she felt slightly dizzy, so it really was an esteemed guest?

Her pupils dilated, inspecting Qiao Yun with disbelief, feeling that Qiao Yun seemed more and more peculiar to her.

It was enough that she was protected by Pei Yao and Li Hanzhou, but why was even the famous surgeon Dr. Qiao extra protective of Qiao Yun?

It was like seeing a ghost!

In contrast, the manager, after hearing Qiao Se’s question, felt like crying without tears and bowed repeatedly to apologize, “Dr. Qiao, I am sorry, it was my negligence, and I didn’t verify clearly.”

Still, who could tell that she was the esteemed guest you mentioned, it was all because Mrs. Qin made unnecessary trouble!

The manager wiped the sweat from his brow internally, thinking, why should he suffer when immortals clash?

Worried about being implicated in the matter, the manager apologized to Qiao Yun with a sincere attitude, “Miss, I am terribly sorry, I was blind, please accept my apology.”

Qiao Yun seriously educated him, “What you did was incorrect, you shouldn’t judge guests by their appearances alone. You should treat everyone equally, without discrimination.”

The manager instinctively responded, “Yes, yes, yes.”

Then he paused for a moment.

Why was this young lady so experienced at lecturing others?

“It’s good that you know what you did wrong; I’ll forgive you this time, but don’t make the same mistake again.”

Although it was wrong of the manager to drive people away without proper verification, and for the sake of the guests’ safety, he now seemed genuinely contrite; she decided to let it go for the time being.

But his salary would definitely be docked!

Qiao Yun then pointed to Mrs. Qin, who was pale, and said to Qiao Se, “She wanted to drive me away, oh, and she wanted to show me how different classes receive different treatment.”

Qiao Xun’s brow twitched as he looked up and cast Mrs. Qin a somewhat peculiar look.

You want Professor Qiao to experience the world in his own industry, are you sure?

Qiao Se’s expression was one of impatience as he pressed Mrs. Qin with heavy brows, “Do you really think the Qiao Family can be easily bullied?”

Mrs. Qin’s face changed under their gaze.

Qiao Se’s attitude towards Qiao Yun took her by surprise, she always felt that something was beyond her control!

Mrs. Qin steadied her emotions and shifted her gaze between Qiao Yun and the two members of the Qiao Family, probing, “Is Elder Qiao very familiar with her?”

Qiao Se replied curtly, “Ridiculous! Xiaoqiao is a child who grew up in our Qiao Family, under my watch. If I’m not familiar with her, are you?”

His face turned cold, “Once or twice, does the Qin Family have some kind of problem? Must you pick on a child?

Qiao Yun, “…” She wasn’t a child.

Mrs. Qin, as if struck by lightning, opened her mouth subconsciously but couldn’t utter a word.

Her gaze towards Qiao Yun was full of skepticism.

Given how the two from the Qiao Family had defended Qiao Yun, she had suspected that Qiao Yun knew Qiao Se and maybe the Lu Family had ties with the Qiao Family, but she had never imagined that Qiao Yun had grown up in the Qiao Family!

This was completely different from what she knew! Wasn’t she supposed to have grown up in the countryside?

A country bumpkin, suddenly becoming the adopted daughter of a medical family, this status was completely different.

Mrs. Qin’s face turned a mixture of pale and green with anger and annoyance in her heart.

She cursed inwardly, if only Qiao Yun had said so earlier, she wouldn’t have picked on her at this time, that wretched girl must have been doing this to mock her!

Mrs. Qin, after her shock, quickly regained her composure.

Although it was the Qiao Family, she was not afraid, but she could not afford to provoke the Qiao Family and cause trouble for Qin Yuan at this time.

Although Mrs. Qin was angry, she still retained some rationality.

If it had been the Lu Family here today, she surely wouldn’t have backed down, but facing the Qiao Family, she had to weigh the pros and cons.

Suppressing her embarrassment, Mrs. Qin’s lips stiffly twisted, “Elder Qiao, hear me out, there has been a misunderstanding…”

“Don’t bother explaining,” Qiao Xun looked at Mrs. Qin, his eyes ice-cold, “We don’t wish to hear your explanations. The fact is that you’ve misled others about Qiaoqiao’s character and even wanted to drive her out. Now, please apologize to Qiaoqiao immediately.”

Mrs. Qin’s expression was one of astonishment, as if she had heard the world’s most laughable joke. Apologize to Qiao Yun?

Wasn’t this a joke to her?

So what if she was raised by the Qiao Family? Was her status higher than Mrs. Qin’s?

“Yes, apologize,” Qiao Se demanded Mrs. Qin, insisting she apologize in front of everyone.

Mrs. Qin neither wanted to nor was willing to apologize to Qiao Yun, she was about to get angry.

Qiao Yun, who had been staring at her phone since earlier, suddenly spoke up, lifting her eyes with a cold expression, “Apologies are meaningless.”

Many people utter apologies with their lips while not meaning it at all in their hearts.

Such pointless apologies were not what Qiao Yun needed.

“Then what do you suggest we do, Qiaoqiao?” Qiao Xun withdrew his gaze from Mrs. Qin, his eyes softening a lot when he looked at Qiao Yun again.

Qiao Yun’s voice was nonchalant, “Just now, she made things difficult for me.”

Qiao Xun: “Hmm?”

Qiao Yun looked at Mrs. Qin, “So now it’s my turn to make things difficult for you. One turn each, quite fair.”

Professor Qiao always remembered his grandfather’s teaching, if someone bullies you, you must bully them back.

Mrs. Qin’s face turned extremely unsightly, finding Qiao Yun to be arrogantly presumptuous.

Thinking she could make things difficult for her? In her next life, maybe.

At that moment, the manager who had been trying to marginalize his presence received a phone call. Whatever the person on the other end said, the manager subconsciously looked at Mrs. Qin, who was unsuspecting; his expression turned somewhat astonished and skeptical.

“General Manager, are you sure?”

The manager thought he had heard wrong, but as soon as he heard what was said on the other end of the phone, he quickly replied, “Yes, I understand.”

After hanging up, he directly said to Mrs. Qin, “Mrs. Qin, I am very sorry, but starting from today our restaurant will no longer serve you.”

Mrs. Qin was dumbfounded again, repressing her anger she asked, “What do you mean? What do you mean you will no longer serve me? I am one of your restaurant’s super VIP customers.”

The initial flattery on the manager’s face had vanished as he said indifferently, “It means you’ve been blacklisted by us, and I need you to leave now, please.”

“You’re asking me to leave?” Mrs. Qin nearly laughed out of sheer anger, “You should know who I am.”

She was here today to entertain socialites. If she were to be thrown out in public, how could she save face?

“Of course, I know who you are, but your unprovoked difficulty caused to our customers has violated our restaurant’s rules,” the manager said bluntly. “Now, would you like to leave on your own, or shall we have you escorted out?”

As he spoke, he gestured with his hand, and two security guards quickly stepped forward.

Seeing this, the bodyguard beside Mrs. Qin also immediately stepped up to protect her.

The manager said coldly, “What are you doing, trying to cause trouble? Do you believe I will call the police?”

“Stand down,” Mrs. Qin scolded the bodyguard.

If the police were really called, she would be embarrassed in front of the whole world.

The daughter of the Qin Family was also having a day where she was being turned away!

Mrs. Qin clenched her fists tightly, her teeth bit down in fury, and her cheeks turned a shade of red due to embarrassment and anger.

What she had just done to Qiao Yun had boomeranged right back at her!

Continuing the struggle would not only cause her to lose face, but Qin Yuan might also blame her for stirring up trouble.

Mrs. Qin had only intended to teach Qiao Yun a lesson, and she hadn’t expected to end up being the unlucky one. Seeing that the situation was bad, she feigned indifference and dropped the comment, “Huh, what a lousy restaurant. As if Shangjing City only has your establishment.”

She glared hatefully at Qiao Yun and left hurriedly, as if beating a hasty retreat in her high heels.

Mrs. Qin rushed back to the socialites, plastering a fake smile on her face, “Always eating here must have bored you, haven’t it? Just so happens I know a newly opened restaurant with a very good taste, why don’t we change the venue?”

The socialites didn’t understand why Mrs. Qin suddenly wanted to switch venues, but they were willing to give her some face.

At that moment, the manager came over, smiling cheerfully, “Mrs. Qin, since you still have a balance on your membership card at our restaurant, please come with me and I will handle the refund process for you–as you’ve been blacklisted by the restaurant, you won’t be able to dine here in the future.”

The socialites were taken aback.

What kind of business drives away customers?

Mrs. Qin must have done something bad to be blacklisted, right?

Considering what Qin Xuan had done, the socialites looked at Mrs. Qin with eyes full of suspicion and a hint of disdain.

“Sorry, I just remembered I have other things to do, I must be going,” one of them suddenly said, not wanting her reputation tarnished by association with Mrs. Qin.

“This, let’s meet up next time, I have something to attend to as well,” said another.

Mrs. Qin watched as the group of socialites made excuses one by one to avoid her, her face turning as black as the bottom of a pot.

Today’s incident would surely spread, and she might become the laughing stock of the social circle.

Mrs. Qin’s head buzzed with fury.

The identity of the restaurant’s influential owner was unknown, however, it was rumored that they held great power, and to this day no one had managed to find out who the owner was.

Once, a rich young master caused trouble in the restaurant, smashing many valuable antiques. While other establishments might turn a blind eye, this restaurant gave no leeway and called the police, landing the troublemaker in the station.

It is said that afterwards, not only were the young masters’ families not angry, but they personally came to the restaurant to apologize and paid a significant sum to settle the matter.

Because of this matter, no one dared to cause trouble here.

Madam Qin had just dared to make things difficult for Qiao Yun at the restaurant because she misunderstood that Qiao Yun had malicious intentions, and now she had instead lost face.

She really could not understand what Qiao Yun had done to make the manager’s attitude change so swiftly?

Could it be that the restaurant’s owner behind the scenes was acquainted with the Qiao Family?

Madam Qin’s eyes widened suddenly; she recalled something.

The Lu Family managed to get through the crisis this time because Professor Qiao suddenly got involved.

Qin Yuan and the elder Qin were guessing that Professor Qiao might also want the Lu Corporation and therefore took the opportunity to step in.

But now Qiao Yun was connected to the Qiao Family.

Both having the surname Qiao, could it be that…

Madam Qin felt some unease, always feeling that something about Qiao Yun was off, but then she thought she was overthinking it.

After all, it was only a young girl, and even though she now had the identity of the Qiao Family’s foster daughter, it wasn’t anything remarkable.

But in the future, she should still stay away from Qiao Yun, this plague. Every time she got involved with Qiao Yun, she had never had it easy.

Once Qin Yuan secured his position in the Qin Family, Madam Qin snickered… By then, it wasn’t certain who would be the unlucky one.

…

Inside the private room.

Qiao Se helplessly said, “Xiaoqiao, the restaurant is your property. You should have thrown her out early on, to avoid being mistreated yourself.”

Despite Qiao Yun’s young age, she owned a lot of property, which even made him wonder in amazement.

“I wasn’t mistreated,” Qiao Yun’s eyes shined clearly, and truly, there wasn’t a trace of grievance on her face. She picked at the tabletop lightly with her fingers, speaking at an unhurried pace, “It’s quite fun actually.”

Seeing Madam Qin hopping mad like a monkey was indeed amusing to Qiao Yun.

Moreover, she disliked the people of the Qin Family. Now that Madam Qin had brought trouble on herself, Qiao Yun had a reason to teach her a lesson, which was why Madam Qin was thrown out in public.

If Madam Qin knew that Qiao Yun was watching her as if she were a monkey, she would probably be furious again.

Qiao Xun understood and couldn’t help but chuckle, “My niece Qiaoqiao is becoming mischievous, learning how to play tricks on people?”

“Ah?” Qiao Yun immediately looked up at Qiao Xun, blinking her bright, wide eyes, an innocent look on her face that said she had no idea what he was talking about and that she was the one being bullied.

With that look, Qiao Xun laughed again, his smile curving.

After not seeing her for a while, his little niece had changed again.

She had grown more personable.

Qiao Xun couldn’t help but say, “If I had a daughter, she would be as adorable as you, Qiaoqiao, pity…”

He pursed his lips, his eyes dimming slightly, “Pity, I can never have children in this lifetime.”

Qiao Yun’s voice was soft but carried a soothing power, “Look forward, not backward.”

Qiao Xun said, “I probably won’t be able to fall for someone else in my lifetime. She remains in my heart in her most beautiful form, and no one can take that place.”

He laughed at himself, “Qiaoqiao, you wouldn’t understand.”

Qiao Yun muttered, “I do understand.”

She now had a lover, too; it’s just that she wasn’t able to develop as strong feelings for him as her uncle had.

“What?” Qiao Xun caught the remark sharply, his eyes narrowing as he asked incredulously, “Do you really understand?”

Qiao Yun nodded, “I do, because I…”