Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 772 - Chapter 772 Chapter 772 Qiaoqiao Mom is Very Curious About

Chapter 772: Chapter 772: Qiaoqiao, Mom is Very Curious About Something… Chapter 772: Chapter 772: Qiaoqiao, Mom is Very Curious About Something… Meanwhile, at the Lu family residence.

Su Mian, not feeling entirely at ease, was standing outside the floor-to-ceiling window watching, fearful that something might go wrong with Elder Li. Everything seemed normal at first.

Until she saw Li Hanzhou gently touch Qiao Yun’s face with tenderness in his eyes, setting off alarm bells in her head.

Seeing the two of them reluctant to part, Su Mian’s eyes widened, and all the reasoning Lu Rui had previously laid out for her was ruthlessly overturned.

There was definitely something fishy going on!

The more Su Mian thought about it, the more uneasy she felt, and she directly blocked Lu Jingzhi, who was trying to sneak away.

With her hands on her hips and a furious stare, she barked at Lu Jingzhi, “Tell me, are you hiding something from me?”

Lu Jingzhi felt a groundless sense of guilt and averted his eyes, “Mom, you’re overthinking it. What could I possibly be hiding from you?”

Su Mian raised an eyebrow and said sternly, “Confess and you’ll be treated leniently, resist and you’ll be dealt with severely! Otherwise, don’t even think about coming home for dinner. I don’t want a son who bites the hand that feeds him.”

Lu Jingzhi said with a strange expression, “At least tell me what it is that you think I’m hiding from you?”

“Hmph,” Su Mian snorted, “What else could it be? I’m asking you what’s going on between Qiaoqiao and Mr. Li?”

Lu Jingzhi played dumb, “What do you mean what’s going on?”

Su Mian pointed to her own eyes, “Don’t think you can fool your mother with my piercing insight.”

Lu Jingzhi’s lips twitched slightly. It had taken him so long to realize that something was amiss between his sister and Li Hanzhou.

After all, it wasn’t easy for him to speak out about such matters.

Still, Lu Jingzhi was concerned that acting on his own would upset his sister, so he glanced at his watch, “Let’s not talk about this now, I have to go to work.”

After saying this, he attempted to open the door and leave.

Luckily, Su Mian was quick to react; she raised her hand and slammed the door shut with a bang, startling Lu Jingzhi.

Su Mian furrowed her brows and said with a stern face, “Seeing the way you’re fleeing in panic, you definitely know something.”

She had only been speculating, but it turned out Lu Jingzhi was indeed hiding something from her.

This made Su Mian so upset that she didn’t even care to speculate whether there was something fishy between Li Hanzhou and Qiao Yun anymore. Jealousy arose within her, thinking that her incompetent elder son could be privy to Qiaoqiao’s secrets, yet Qiaoqiao hadn’t told her.

What Su Mian didn’t know was that Qiao Yun wasn’t intentionally keeping silent. Her attempts to tell had been interrupted several times. Plus, there had been many family matters lately, making it even more difficult for her to speak up, so she kept putting it off.

Qiao Yun had a cold demeanor that belied her true feelings. She actually cared a lot about Li Hanzhou, especially as their relationship progressed. She realized that she might have feelings for him, the kind that made her want him to stay by her side.

Therefore, introducing her boyfriend was something that needed to be taken seriously. She didn’t want to slight Li Hanzhou.

Lu Jingzhi, knowing he couldn’t avoid it any longer, tried to change the subject, “If you really want to know, wouldn’t asking my sister be more accurate?”

Upon hearing this, Su Mian touched her nose and said, “It’s not easy to ask her outright. How can a mother doubt whether her daughter is… ”

sneaking around in a relationship.

If it were true, she would rather hear it straight from her daughter’s mouth.

Lu Jingzhi was silent for a moment. Though he knew the truth would eventually come out, he didn’t expect it to happen so soon.

Thinking of Li Hanzhou soon having a legitimate reason to be affectionate with his sister in the open,

Lu Jingzhi clenched his fist tightly: Heh, displeasing.

That was what he thought, but he still suggested, “Maybe you could ask my sister.”

“Fine, fine, just get back to your company. You’re no help,” Su Mian said impatiently.

Lu Jingzhi: “…” Great, he was being dismissed again.

Having grown accustomed to being disliked by his family, Lu Jingzhi showed no change in his expression and calmly opened the door and left.

He left Su Mian alone, disheveled in the wind, with her thoughts tumultuously complex…

Outside.

Qiao Yun had just bid farewell to Li Hanzhou and Grandpa Li, when her phone rang.

Seeing it was her brother calling, she didn’t hesitate for a second before pressing the answer button.

No sooner had she answered the call than she heard Lu Zhanxing say in a voice filled with helplessness, “Little sister, please stop sending me resources. It’s really more than enough. You don’t know how envious people in the circle are of me. Being so prominent, I’m bound to attract troublemakers.”

Knowing persuasion would be futile, Lu Zhanxing resorted to talking about safety concerns.

Unexpectedly, Qiao Yun replied directly, “Don’t be afraid, if anyone bullies you, I’ll teach them a lesson. I’m powerful and influential; they can’t beat me.”

Lu Zhanxing: “…” That turned the conversation dead.

#Having a wealthy, powerful, and influential younger sister is a sweet problem indeed.#

“Alright then, but let’s stop here. I want to make it on my own,” Lu Zhanxing didn’t want people to think the Lu family was being nice to her just to benefit from her position.

Qiao Yun didn’t respond immediately, instead asking, “Do you still want to quit the industry?”

“…” Lu Zhanxing replied with a deep sigh, “Now my schedule is booked up almost three years in advance. Even if I wanted to quit, there’s no way.”

Qiao Yun nodded in understanding.

It seemed he still wanted to quit. Good, she would continue to arrange work for her brother. When dealing with a disobedient elder brother, one must employ extraordinary methods.

In this, Professor Qiao was quite adept. Otherwise, the bunch under her tutelage wouldn’t be so well-behaved.

If Lu Zhanxing really wanted to retire from the industry, Qiao Yun wouldn’t interfere; she would even choose to respect his wishes. However, the reason Lu Zhanxing wanted to retire was because he was afraid his popularity might cause her trouble, so she had no choice but to get involved.

On the other side, Lu Zhanxing continued to speak, “One big-production movie is enough; there’s no need to give me two. I’m almost too busy to handle it.”

Qiao Yun, on the other hand, hummed in confusion.

She remembered Pei Ya telling her that they only gave one movie because it was directed by Davis, ensuring quality, so there was no need to overwhelm Lu Zhanxing with more roles.

Lu Zhanxing knew Qiao Yun too well. Hearing his sister’s reaction, he asked, “It wasn’t you, was it?”

“No, it wasn’t,” Qiao Yun obediently answered.

And she quickly thought of someone else, Li Grandpa.

It was just too coincidental, and since he had given presents to everyone from the Lu Family, he wouldn’t possibly leave out Lu Zhanxing.

At this moment, Qiao Yun felt the importance the Li Family placed on her. She pursed her lips and said, “It’s Li Grandpa.”

“Li Grandpa, who?” A bad feeling crept over Lu Zhanxing.

“Zhouzhou’s biological grandpa,” Qiao Yun said. “He came to our house today.”

“What? You guys have officially met the parents? Why didn’t I know about this, why didn’t anyone tell me?” Damn it, has Lu Jingzhi gone mad? Such a big event, and he didn’t hear a peep about it.

Qiao Yun said somewhat sheepishly, “Not yet.”

Lu Zhanxing breathed a sigh of relief and said, “What’s the point of sending me movie resources for no reason? Forget it, I’d better not take it.”

“It’s okay, you can take it,” Qiao Yun said calmly. “It should be considered as my betrothal gift, so it’s fine to accept.”

Lu Zhanxing’s face darkened at those words: A betrothal gift???

Was it necessary to start planning so early to snatch his sister away? People from the Li Family really are up to no good!

And could you not make it sound so natural, sister? Your brother is feeling quite hurt here.

Lu Zhanxing was flabbergasted.

Qiao Yun didn’t notice and said lightly, “I gave Li Grandpa a mine, so it’s okay to accept the gift.”

Lu Zhanxing was stunned. A mine? Just giving away something like that?

Lu Zhanxing was still in disbelief even after the phone call with Qiao Yun ended.

Xie Ying couldn’t help but glance at him curiously, “What’s wrong?”

Lu Zhanxing replied in an odd tone, “No good, even if it’s my sister, I’m feeling a bit of wealth envy.”

Xie Ying had a puzzled look. What on earth was he talking about? Has Lu Zhanxing been worked to a frazzle lately? It seems they might really need to get a psychologist to check on him.

…

After putting away her phone, Qiao Yun was just about to enter the house when Lu Jingzhi opened the door and came out, giving her a meaningful glance.

Qiao Yun blinked as she made eye contact with him.

“Mom might have something to ask you,” Lu Jingzhi reminded.

Qiao Yun responded with an “Oh” and did not ask any further.

Lu Jingzhi took another look at Qiao Yun before he finally stepped away.

When Qiao Yun entered the house, she noticed Su Mian’s expression didn’t look too good. She seemed lost in thought, so deep that she didn’t even notice Qiao Yun approaching.

Qiao Yun didn’t ask any questions but simply handed the bag she was carrying to her.

Surprised by the sudden appearance of a bag in front of her, Su Mian was taken aback. Then, she curiously took it, asking, “What’s this?”

Qiao Yun emphasized, “It’s from Zhouzhou.”

Su Mian’s eyelids twitched and she pretended to be casual, “Zhouzhou is Mr. Li?”

“Mhm,” Qiao Yun answered tersely. “It’s a nickname, so it isn’t awkward.”

Su Mian paused for a second as a thought crossed her mind.

Was it because they were good friends that they used such intimate nicknames to avoid awkwardness?

While Su Mian was puzzling over it, she took out an antique vase from the bag. It looked quite old but was well-preserved, with beautiful colors that she fell in love with at first sight.

“It’s for mom to put flowers in,” Qiao Yun explained.

Not wanting to let go of the vase, Su Mian caressed it, saying, “How could I accept this? Mr. Li is really too thoughtful, gifting something so meaningful. However, this vase doesn’t look new; it might be an antique and probably quite valuable, right?”

“Zhouzhou said it’s not worth much.”

“Is that so.” Su Mian thought to herself, maybe Li Hanzhou just spontaneously gave her the vase because it looked nice.

Su Mian found herself swaying a little; the people from the Li Family were really too good at this–each one so thoughtful.

Thinking it over, Li Hanzhou with his family background and status was indeed a match for Qiaoqiao. If there really was something between them, she couldn’t find anything to object to. Being too outstanding also had its downsides.

Su Mian sighed inwardly while smilingly saying, “I’ll use it for flowers later.”

If Old Master Li knew that a vase worth hundreds of millions was being used to hold flowers, he would probably feel it was a terrible waste. But what could he do if the mother-in-law loved it? Let it be.

Qiao Yun, unaware, never knew how hard Li Hanzhou was working for their future, subtly ingratiating himself with the Lu Family. Seeing her mother’s fondness for the vase from Zhouzhou satisfied her.

Su Mian reluctantly put down the vase and lifted her eyes to her obedient-looking daughter, whose gaze was clear and pure. Her lips moved as she slowly said, “Qiaoqiao, mom is very curious about something…”