Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 717 - Chapter 717 Chapter 717 Not Again Here It Comes

Chapter 717: Chapter 717: Not Again, Here It Comes! Chapter 717: Chapter 717: Not Again, Here It Comes! Li Hanzhou began to doubt again if he, the experimental subject, was really just an experimental subject.

Li Hanzhou held his forehead, helplessly saying, “It seems now that you don’t have the time.”

“Right, I don’t have time today.” To avoid being misunderstood, Qiao Yun slowly added, “I have something to do, going to the Qin Family.”

When Li Hanzhou heard “Qin Family,” his brows furrowed deeply, “Why are you suddenly going to the Qin Family?”

Qiao Yun puffed out her little chest, saying fiercely, “To back up my brother!”

Li Hanzhou’s gaze involuntarily swept over Qiao Yun’s waist.

Pretty thin, and quite soft when embraced.

Li Hanzhou’s thoughts uncontrollably drifted a bit.

He rubbed his fingers together, forcing himself to look away, and said to Qiao Yun, “Do you need me to come with you to back you up?”

Qiao Yun didn’t like the people from the Qin Family; thinking of the recent news from the Qin Family, he could probably guess what she was going to do.

He had been keeping an eye on Qiao Yun, well aware of what she was up to.

He just hadn’t interfered.

If the kid wanted to play, he would naturally let her play happily.

Qiao Yun gently shook her head, “No need, I can handle it.”

“All right then.” Li Hanzhou didn’t ask further, he had a lot of confidence in Qiao Yun’s abilities; however, he still said, “Contact me if there’s any problem.”

Qiao Yun knew Li Hanzhou meant well, so she didn’t refuse, just nodded to show she understood.

Li Hanzhou, reluctant to part with Qiao Yun so soon, asked again, “Are you going there directly now?”

Qiao Yun nodded again, humming in agreement.

At her response, Li Hanzhou’s voice carried a hint of laughter, “Since you don’t need me to come with you, how about I drive you there?”

After thinking it over, Qiao Yun agreed, after all, she couldn’t let Li Hanzhou make the trip for nothing.

In a romantic relationship, such behavior is not advisable.

Qiao Yun opened the car door and sat in the passenger seat.

Since Li Hanzhou had come with the intention of a date with Qiao Yun, he had driven himself here.

He didn’t rush to drive off but instead opened the chat group that was buzzing non-stop.

He sent a message in the group: [Something came up, let’s meet another day.]

[Brother Li isn’t chickening out, is he? You promised to introduce us to your sister-in-law!]

[Honestly, I never believed Brother Li would get a girlfriend, and now, I believe it even less.]

[Hahaha, if Brother Li can get a girlfriend, I’ll eat shit.]

It was Shen Qi who said this; among the childhood buddies, Shen Qi was the boldest.

He had been overseas recently and just got back to the country when he heard Li Hanzhou had gotten a girlfriend.

Ha, as if that could happen.

He would never believe it.

[…]

Li Hanzhou snorted coldly: [You can take that back now while you still can.]

Shen Qi, courting death, replied: [Hahaha, I’ll go eat shit.]

Li Hanzhou typed unhurriedly: [You sure will.]

Seeing Li Hanzhou so confident, Shen Qi couldn’t help but murmur, could it be he really got a girlfriend?

He didn’t believe it!

Brother Li had his eye on Professor Qiao, didn’t he?

Last year in Hai City, that attentive behavior was clear as day to him, except to Professor Qiao herself.

Or could it be a new love interest?

What? How great is my idol, and you dare to be fickle?

Angered, Shen Qi typed furiously: [You dare be fickle towards Professor Qiao! [Angry][Angry][Angry]]

[??? Eh? Brother Li secretly loves Professor Qiao? Bold move.]

[Damn, I want to secretly love her too.]

Li Hanzhou lifted his eyes from the phone screen, his gaze landing on Qiao Yun, filled with an inexplicable profoundness.

Qiao Yun: “?? What’s wrong?”

Li Hanzhou’s voice carried a trace of jealousy, “Looks like you’re really popular.”

Qiao Yun cocked her head, her eyes very innocent.

Li Hanzhou chuckled without explanation and directly replied, “The master is with your idol now, happy?”

[???]

[Hahaha…]]

[How is that possible, hahaha…]]

[Li Ye can joke now, that’s fucking hilarious.]

Li Hanzhou raised his eyebrows indifferently, and turned to say to Qiao Yun, “Girlfriend, say something.”

“Say what?” Qiao Yun was clueless.

“They don’t believe you are my girlfriend.”

Qiao Yun tilted her head slightly and said frankly, “But I indeed am your girlfriend.”

Li Hanzhou’s heart rate picked up a bit from Professor Qiao’s frankness.

His current mood was like having the best thing in the world, eager to tell everyone that it’s his and no one else can take it!

He sent out the very phrase Qiao Yun had said.

As soon as the voice message was sent,

the group went completely silent, not a word from anyone, dead quiet.

Li Hanzhou waited for a while, then, seeing that they were scared stiff, put away his phone, started the car, and drove Qiao Yun to her destination.

A few minutes later…

His phone began buzzing like crazy.

[Fuck me!!!]

[Damn, that really is Professor Qiao’s voice.]

[As long as I haven’t heard it, I don’t know Professor Qiao and Li Ge are dating. [Smile]]

[Where’s Shen Qi?]

Shen Qi: [Don’t call me, I’m busy eating shit.]

[…]

[…]

Qiao Yun turned her head and saw Li Hanzhou’s lips curling up slightly, his mood seeming quite good.

She suddenly realized and asked with a bit of confusion in her voice, “You made plans with them, right?”

Li Hanzhou hummed an affirmation, “Happened to be free.”

Qiao Yun said, “It’s not good to miss an appointment, can we make another one another day?”

“Sure,” Li Hanzhou told Qiao Yun, “If you don’t want to see them, you don’t have to. They’re not that important.”

The childhood friends: ??? Is that even human language?

All of Li Hanzhou’s childhood friends were no ordinary characters, and Qiao Yun knew a bit about them as well.

Some of their elders were even her students.

Therefore, Qiao Yun casually said, “It’s okay to meet them.”

Upon hearing this, Li Hanzhou suddenly regretted it; he should have hidden Qiao Yun away for his eyes only.

…

After Li Hanzhou dropped Qiao Yun off at her destination, he didn’t hurry away but looked down at Qiao Yun, “Are you sure you don’t need my help?”

“No need,” Qiao Yun was very honest, “If I do need help, I won’t refuse you.”

“Alright then.” Li Hanzhou met Qiao Yun’s bright eyes, thinking to himself, having a girlfriend with a strong background and smart brains was both sweet and troublesome; why did it make him feel a bit useless?

“Shall I go then?”

“Sure.”

Qiao Yun gestured for him to go ahead.

And then stared down Li Hanzhou, who hadn’t lifted a foot to leave.

A minute later, Qiao Yun puzzled, “Aren’t you leaving?”

“…”

Li Hanzhou was stifled once again.

He looked into Qiao Yun’s clean and clear eyes and felt a slight stir in his heart. He went straight up to her, took her hand, and pulled her into his embrace, holding her gently.

Qiao Yun: 0.0

It was a bit sudden, and she didn’t react in time.

Li Hanzhou hugged her for a while before releasing her, “Alright, I’m leaving.”

And then he actually got into his car and drove away.

Qiao Yun didn’t move; she watched Li Hanzhou leave until she could no longer see the car. Then she turned her head to glance at the building in front of her.

Qiao Yun didn’t rush to go in; instead, she waited for a bit.

Zhou You arrived shortly afterward: “Professor Qiao, have you been waiting long?”

Since Li Hanzhou was there, Zhou You hadn’t approached too close, so he arrived a bit later than Qiao Yun.

“I haven’t waited long.” Qiao Yun nodded and asked, “How are things on your side?”

Zhou You replied respectfully, “Everything is going smoothly; you can rest assured that there won’t be any problems.”

Qiao Yun knew of Zhou You’s capabilities, so she didn’t ask further, only nodded her head to indicate she understood, and then she began to walk towards the building.

Seeing this, Zhou You straightened up and puffed out his chest, trying to appear as fierce and ruthless as possible while following Professor Qiao into the building.

It was the first time he was openly appearing next to Professor Qiao as a bodyguard, and he was determined to make a good impression.

He aspired to strike awe into everyone, as if felling enemies on all sides, taking on eight at a time!

Qiao Yun caught a glimpse of Zhou You’s ferocious demeanor and said earnestly, “Be friendly.”

Zhou You scratched his head and gave a silly smile, “Don’t worry, I understand.”

Being friendly, when translated, meant to kill politely.

Qiao Yun… felt exhausted.

…

The Lu Family.

Before heading out, the elder tirelessly reminded, “Be careful out there; our Lu Family cannot be bullied by the Qin Family.”

“Grandpa, I know,” Lu Shiran waved to the elder, reassuring him not to worry, “What can they possibly do to me in broad daylight?”

The elder thought so too.

No matter how dirty the Qin Family’s tactics were, they wouldn’t dare to attack in public.

As if the law didn’t exist?

Lu Shiran got into the car.

Seeing Lu Shiran aboard, the driver started the car and drove forward.

Lu Shiran sat in silence, looking out the window and pondering: what exactly did the Qin Family head mean? Could he really regard him that highly?

Could it be possible?

If he genuinely held him in such regard, he wouldn’t have waited so many years to reach out.

It was too bizarre.

Lost in his thoughts, he was suddenly jarred by a screeching sound as the driver braked abruptly, causing the tires to skid across the pavement.

Lu Shiran was thrown forward by inertia. Thankfully, he had buckled his seatbelt, which prevented a spectacular crash through the windshield.

Lu Shiran’s complexion shifted dramatically, his heart pounding furiously, almost leaping out of his throat.

Once the car had come to a stop, he patted his chest, still shaken, and stammered, “Wh-, what’s going on? Why did we stop all of a sudden? Holy shit, that scared me to death.”

The driver’s voice was uneasy, “Young master, there’s a car blocking the road.”

“Who’s blocking the road? Are they courting death?”

Lu Shiran looked up and saw a van parked across the road in front of them.

Lu Shiran’s expression became tense.

At that moment, the van’s door opened.

A few burly men stepped out, each with a menacing look on their faces, clearly not good news.

They walked up to the window on Lu Shiran’s side, and one of them asked fiercely, “Lu Shiran?”

“Ah?”

Lu Shiran was stunned, his thoughts racing uncontrollably.

Not again!

Kidnapping!!!!

…

The old lady was watching the news and gasped with sympathy, “Ah, how tragic.”

“What happened?”

The old master was startled by the old lady’s reaction, clutching his small teapot, craning his neck, and glancing over.

With her reading glasses on, the old lady pointed to her smartphone and showed it to the old master, “Look, there’s been an accident at the intersection not far from our house. A van and a sedan collided; it’s quite serious–the cars are deformed.”

The old master squinted his eyes; why did that wrecked and unrecognizable car look somewhat familiar?

But such similar cars are many; he didn’t take it to heart.

The old master instructed the old lady, “Indeed, it’s serious. Have the eldest take another route home later, as it’ll likely be jammed, judging by what I see.”

“I’m calling him right now.”

The old lady picked up the phone and dialed Lu Xian’s number.

The old master took a sip of tea, and just as he intended to place the teapot on the table, his hand shook unexpectedly.

The teapot slipped from his grip, crashed to the floor, and shattered into pieces.

The old lady turned at the noise and hurriedly asked, “Why so careless?”

The old master was distressed, “This was my favorite teapot; how could it break like this? Surely, it’s not a sign of bad omen, right? It wouldn’t mean that something bad is going to happen?”

The old lady: “…”And now he’s superstitious.

…

Suddenly, the lawyer for the Qin Family Head announced that the will was to be declared, which puzzled quite a few people of the Qin family.

When was it made, and why didn’t they know about it?

A single will could potentially alter the power structure of the entire Qin family.

Given that the Qin Family Head was currently unable to move, the Qin family sent his younger brother, also the second great-uncle of the family, to represent him.

This second great-uncle also happened to be an illegitimate child whom the Family Head disliked.

Hence, he had always lived outside and was considered a neutral party within the Qin family, disinterested in the family business and spending his days tinkering with useless things.

He was a marginalized figure in the family, someone who could be gone for years without anyone remembering his existence.

Nevertheless, he held certain sway with the power given to him by the previous generation of the Family Head, so his word carried weight.

Having him involved this time was undoubtedly the best choice.

In the conference room.

Everyone was present except for Lu Shiran, whose absence prevented the will from being declared.

“How much longer do we have to wait? I don’t have all day for this. If he doesn’t show up soon, I’m leaving.”

The second great-uncle, though only in his fifties, already had a full head of silver hair. Impatient with the delay in declaring the will, his face registered his displeasure.

He had an important meeting to attend tomorrow and lacked the time to dawdle with them.

He’d rather be working on more sets of data with the time he had.

If it weren’t for the fact that he and the Qin Family Head were half-brothers, he wouldn’t even be interested in the Qin family’s affairs.

‘Let the Qin family do what they want–it’s none of his concern, just don’t bother him.’

Seizing the opportunity, Mrs. Qin applied some “eye medicine,” “That little rascal… cough, I mean, my nephew is quite thoughtless. You must be tired of waiting, second uncle. When he arrives, I’ll be sure to have a word with him.”

“Don’t rush, second great-uncle. My cousin should be arriving soon,” said Qin Yuan, his expression gloomy, as if he were concerned about the Family Head’s illness.

“Young master…”

The man in the black suit behind Qin Yuan leaned in and whispered, “The matter has been taken care of.”

With that, he took out his smartphone to show Qin Yuan.

Qin Yuan turned his head towards the phone screen.

It was displaying a news alert about an extremely severe car accident at a certain intersection, complete with photos from the scene.

Finally, a snort of disdain surfaced on Qin Yuan’s gloomy face.

Two seats away, Mrs. Qin keenly sensed the shift in Qin Yuan’s mood and glanced at him.

Seeing Qin Yuan still in the mood to smile, she frowned, wondering.

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