Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 812 - Chapter 812 Chapter 812 Security Activated Not Even a Mosquito

Chapter 812: Chapter 812: Security Activated, Not Even a Mosquito Can Fly Out Chapter 812: Chapter 812: Security Activated, Not Even a Mosquito Can Fly Out Qiao Yun asked thoughtfully, “The Huos from K Port?”

Qiao Xun was taken aback for a moment, somewhat surprised that his niece, who usually paid no attention to worldly affairs, would ask about this. He nodded and said, “Yes, the Huo Family from K Port. What made you suddenly ask about them?”

“Just a bit interested,” Qiao Yun shook her head, not elaborating further.

It was Su Qingyan who wondered, “Isn’t the academic exchange hosted by the Jiang Family Head?”

As far as he knew, the only academic exchange happening in Yuncheng at the time was organized by the Jiang Family Head. So why had it changed to the Huo Family?

Qiao Xun explained, “It’s a joint event between the Jiang Family and the Huo Family. When the time comes, you will attend as my assistant, and we’ll broaden our horizons together. Given the Huo Family’s influence, many people from the circle will attend this exchange.”

Like Shengqiao, the Huo Family’s main business was in technology, sponsoring numerous research and development projects over the years, giving them quite a bit of clout in the circle.

“Okay,” Su Qingyan understood that Qiao Xun was helping him build connections. He felt a touch moved, but also worried for the Su Family.

If the event organized by the Jiang and Huo Families turned out to be a success, it might shift the dynamics of Yuncheng, and as the second in command, the Su Family would likely feel some impact.

Qiao Yun appeared calm on the surface, but she was all ears to their conversation.

Seeing this, Li Hanzhou chuckled softly.

He knew that Qiao Yun had been paying close attention to the Huo Family lately because of Pei Ya, so he lowered his head and looked at Qiao Yun, “Do you want to go?”

After pondering for a moment, Qiao Yun answered him, “I do.”

She had been investigating the Huo Family for quite some time and had never met anyone from there. She was indeed curious to see what made the Huo Family worthy of Pei Ya’s attention.

Li Hanzhou’s lips curved into a smile, and he said slowly and deliberately, “Then, would you like to be my date?”

The Jiang Family had offended the Li Family, and with such a large event on their hands, they would naturally send out an invitation to the Li Family. On one hand, they wanted to make amends, and on the other, they wanted the Li Family to know that they could collaborate with the Huo Family.

Originally, Li Hanzhou had no interest in attending such an event, but now that Qiao Yun was intrigued, he was quite willing to accompany her.

Sure enough, Qiao Yun answered without any hesitation, “I’d love to.”

Hearing this, Qiao Xun squinted his eyes, keeping his expression unchanged as he said, “Qiaoqiao, if you want to go, your little uncle can take you. The Great Demon King has such a high profile; he is sure to attract a lot of attention. Don’t you hate being the center of attention?”

Qiao Yun blinked, looking hesitant.

Li Hanzhou’s eyes narrowed slightly, his voice lazy, “Little Uncle Qiao, it seems you’ve forgotten that in such settings, you attract more attention than I do.”

Qiao Xun: “…”

Wait a minute, who are you calling little uncle? Who’s your little uncle?!!!

Pah! Shameless!

What Li Hanzhou said was true; in a gathering of scientific elites, the famous Dr. Qiao was even more of a spectacle than a capitalist like him.

Qiao Yun decisively decided, “I’ll go with Zhouzhou.”

Qiao Xun touched his nose, feeling quite frustrated.

Back in the days, he had admired the legendary Dr. L so much. Who would have thought that Li Hanzhou would turn out to be Dr. L, and now he was taking away his niece too.

Li Miao, completely clueless about their conversation, just understood that they were going to an event without her. She immediately clung to Qiao Yun’s arm and coaxed, “Qiaoqiao, I don’t care, I also want to go. You can’t leave me behind.”

Qiao Yun comforted her, “I’ll take you with us.”

That made Li Miao happy.

The exchange would not start until the following afternoon, so the group went to have dinner first and then returned to the hotel to rest.

Su Qingyan dropped Qiao Xun off at the hotel and arranged to meet him the next day before heading home.

Li Hanzhou had booked the room next to Qiao Yun’s. It was getting late when he returned, and Qiao Yun bid him goodnight.

“Wait,” Li Hanzhou said with a smile, his lips slightly parted, “You forgot something.”

“What?” Qiao Yun looked puzzled. As the words fell from her lips, the man’s cool breath filled her nostrils, and her hand on the doorknob tightened slightly.

After the man backed away, Qiao Yun was still a bit stunned.

Li Hanzhou laughed softly, his thumb brushing over her lips that glistened with moisture, “Go rest.”

Qiao Yun pursed her lips, whispering softly, “Mhm, goodnight.”

After saying that, she quickly opened the door and entered the room.

Li Miao had arrived before Qiao Yun and was currently sitting on the sofa playing with her phone. When she saw Qiao Yun come in, she looked up, and the next second she exclaimed in confusion, “Qiaoqiao, why is your face a bit red?”

Qiao Yun replied seriously, “I ate something a bit spicy.”

Li Miao uttered an “Oh,” thinking to herself that it must have been quite spicy, even her lips were a bit red.

…

The next day.

The rest of the Lu Family was still playing on the island, and Su Qingqing wouldn’t be able to come back until tomorrow as she was accompanying them. Su Qingyan, being the host, arrived just on time to take his cousin for breakfast.

Ever since Qiao Yun called him “brother,” he found himself liking Qiao Yun more and more.

If Qiao Yun was going, naturally Li Hanzhou and Qiao Xun would follow along, and Li Miao tagged along as the little tail.

Su Qingyan chose a Cantonese teahouse, its delicate flavors suiting Qiao Yun’s small appetite.

Once the dishes were served, Li Hanzhou’s slender fingers picked up a chopstick, leisurely picking up a siu mai for Qiao Yun, his deep gaze containing a smile as he watched her, “Eat this?”

Overshadowed by his gaze, Qiao Yun felt oddly uncomfortable for some reason, as if he were like the White Bone Spirit.

She averted her gaze, nibbling on the siu mai bit by bit like a little hamster, unbearably well-behaved.

Li Hanzhou propped his chin on his hand, tilting his head and kept his eyes fixed on Qiao Yun as he waited for her to finish before continuing to feed her, clearly very content.

Qiao Yun lifted her eyelids, her eyes helplessly conveying, “You eat.”

She had never cared about outside gazes before, but Li Hanzhou’s gaze made her feel somewhat flustered.

Li Hanzhou hummed carelessly without moving his chopsticks, still tirelessly feeding Qiao Yun.

Qiao Yun, seeing this, also picked up some food for him, commanding in Professor Qiao’s tone, “Eat.”

Li Hanzhou paused for a moment, his eyes brimming with more laughter, “Thank you, girlfriend.”

Qiao Yun whispered quietly, “Mind the occasion.”

Li Hanzhou pinched her fingertips, his voice lazy and incredibly seductive, “Don’t mind, they’re used to it.”

Qiao Yun’s fingertips tickled, and she glanced at Li Hanzhou’s fair, slender fingers. She didn’t pull her hand away, thinking to herself that her boyfriend really had no shame, and decided she would have to teach him a lesson in proper conduct later.

The small gestures between the two were observed clearly by Qiao Xun and Su Qingyan across from them.

Qiao Xun ferociously bit into a xiaolongbao, as if biting into an enemy.

Su Qingyan’s brows were tightly knitted, his thoughts unclear.

Li Miao was used to it by now and was currently wolfing down her meal. She found it quite odd, for the Great Demon King of her family, who normally wouldn’t stoop to menial tasks, to kindly serve someone else for a day.

After Su Qingyan had his fill of porridge, he saw that Qiao Yun was almost done eating and began discussing serious matters, “Cousin, are you interested in that student of Professor Qiao?”

Qiao Yun’s brows knitted, and after a moment, she realized what Su Qingyan was referring to.

Wasn’t that the academic exchange event where Professor Qiao’s student was reportedly attending? But wasn’t that just a rumor?

“I asked around after I went back…”

Seeing Qiao Yun’s interest in this the day before, Su Qingyan took the initiative to investigate on his own.

Now that he was finally getting closer to his cousin, he just wanted to do something for her.

Seeing Qiao Yun curiously looking over, he lifted his lips slightly, “It’s true.”

“Really?” Qiao Yun was puzzled.

“I asked the Jiang family, but what’s a bit strange is that this person claims to be a student of Professor Qiao yet works for the Huo Corporation. He came to Yuncheng with the second young master of Huo. That’s all I could find out,” he said.

The Su family and the Jiang family have no conflicting interests, so they still share some cordiality. It’s just that due to Jiang Jing, the relationship had become somewhat distant over the past few years.

The Jiang family wanted Jiang Jing to aim high, naturally not hoping that she would set her sights on him.

As for him, he had distanced himself from the Jiang family because he didn’t like Jiang Jing.

Sitting to the left of Qiao Yun, Qiao Xun frowned upon hearing this, as if he could kill a fly with his brow: “What’s going on?”

Qiao Yun shook her head gently, she herself was unclear about the situation.

Li Hanzhou pulled out a tissue, wiping his fingers meticulously, his voice calm and steady, “We’ll see when we go there.”

This academic exchange event was arranged so abruptly, and the emergence of a student of Professor Qiao suggested there might be a problem.

Qiao Yun thought so as well.

True or false, they would know once they met the person.

…

Though the Jiang family co-hosted the event with the Huo Corporation, the second young master of Huo had entrusted all authority to the Jiang family, with Huo merely serving as a facade.

Jiang Shaocheng had spared no effort to introduce the Jiang family into the tech circle, knowing that many tycoons would attend out of respect for the Huo Corporation and to showcase the Jiang family’s wealth.

He specially chose a large cruise as the venue, exchanging academic insights while sailing the sea – a truly lavish experience.

By the time Qiao Yun and the others arrived, many people had already gathered. Numerous luxury cars were parked at the dock, and due to the auction event, many prominent families had also received invitations.

Boarding the cruise ship, Li Hanzhou wrote his name on the guestbook, whereas Qiao Yun, as his female companion, didn’t have to sign.

After passing security, a steward handed them a map of the cruise ship.

Qiao Yun opened it curiously, noting the large ship had seven floors, with the crew’s quarters below and the deck being the site of the academic exchange.

The fourth floor was the venue for the auction event, with rooms above it.

Qiao Yun examined the map in detail, her gaze pausing on the security control room for a second before she put the map away.

She surveyed the surroundings with a discerning eye.

She noticed there were quite a few surveillance cameras, and saw that both the entrance and windows had security doors.

The defenses were very strict.

Li Hanzhou explained softly, “This is to prevent terrorist attacks.”

After all, many magnates and financial moguls from the academic circle were present today.

Qiao Yun’s face showed no expression, but an amusing thought crossed her mind, and her eyes narrowed slightly.

Li Hanzhou’s eyebrows lifted, his voice lazily seductive, “Kid, what are you thinking?”

How had he just caught a glimpse of slyness in Qiao Yun’s eyes?

Qiao Yun looked up, her clear, innocent eyes assertive as she said, “Nothing.”

Li Hanzhou hummed a response, his voice low as he asked, “Really?”

Qiao Yun’s gaze flickered, whispering, “Okay, I was thinking of something a little fun.”

Li Hanzhou smiled, “Then enjoy yourself.”

Qiao Yun’s eyes crinkled with pleasure, “Okay.”

“Qiaoqiao, I’m going to meet some friends first, I’ll find you later.”

In such a setting, Qiao Xun couldn’t stay by Qiao Yun’s side all the time. He turned to Su Qingyan, who was following behind, and said, “Come with me.”

Su Qingyan was more than happy to do so.

He felt lucky. If it weren’t for Qiao Yun, he wouldn’t have met Qiao Xun and wouldn’t have entered the circle so early.

After Qiao Xun and Su Qingyan left, Qiao Yun’s cell phone rang.

With her brows furrowed, Qiao Yun unlocked her phone to see a document sent from the institute.

It was about the list of personnel who had left Tianqi Research Institute in recent years.

Tianqi Research Institute was a top-tier research institution, brimming with talent–the one thing they were never short of, and where every researcher aspired to be.

However, Tianqi didn’t need too many people, which limited the number of members they recruited.

Even if one got in, there was no guarantee they could stay until the end.

There might only be one among a hundred people able to enter the core area.

Therefore, there were still people who, unable to withstand the pressure, would leave Tianqi from the outside.

Qiao Yun opened the document, the light from her phone casting her face in relief, rendering her pale eyes even more detached and indifferent.

She skimmed through the document at ten lines a glance.

Her formidable memory allowed her to remember everything at a glance–the faces, the names, the reasons for their departures.

In just a few minutes, Qiao Yun had committed all the information to memory.

…

Jiang Shaocheng was quite surprised to know that Li Hanzhou had come to attend the event; he had thought the Li Family bore a grudge against them because of Jiang Yuan’s incident.

Now that Old Master Li had arrived, did that mean the matter would be dropped just like that?

“Jingjing, come with me to greet someone,” Jiang Shaocheng said, deciding to have Jiang Jing greet Li Hanzhou.

Jiang Jing wasn’t very eager to go; she had seen many influential figures and wanted to chat with them in the capacity of the co-host’s daughter, but out of respect for her father’s authority, she agreed.

Jiang Shaocheng instructed Xu Qiao, “You handle the reception here.”

“Go ahead, leave this to me,” Xu Qiao said with pride today, as it was the first time the Jiang Family hosted such a large-scale event.

Jiang Shaocheng, still anxious, gave Xu Qiao a few more reminders before he led Jiang Jing to find Li Hanzhou.

Li Hanzhou’s identity was too notable, so he wasn’t hard to find.

Jiang Shaocheng saw him from afar, immediately putting on a smile and moving forward to greet him.

Jiang Jing’s gaze, however, landed on Qiao Yun, who was beside Li Hanzhou, turning sour; she had no desire to see Qiao Yun after what had happened a few days before.

“Dad, I won’t go over,” she said.

Jiang Shaocheng frowned, and she quickly gave herself an excuse, “There’s something I want that’s about to be auctioned; I’ll head to the auction hall first.”

Without giving Jiang Shaocheng a chance to retain her, she hurried away.

Seeing this, Jiang Shaocheng had no choice but to go by himself.

…

“Old Master Li.”

Jiang Shaocheng approached cheerfully, “Why didn’t you let me know in advance when you were coming so I could have come to receive you?”

This amiable demeanor belied the fact that the person before him was the chief culprit for ordering his son’s arm broken.

Li Hanzhou replied calmly, “The child at home was interested, just came to have a look.”

Jiang Shaocheng instinctively looked at Qiao Yun, dazzled for a moment by her striking appearance.

Yet Qiao Yun suddenly asked him, “Who is responsible for the security of the cruise ship?”

Thinking the young lady was merely curious, Jiang Shaocheng informed her, “The security is managed by people from Huo Research Institute, with many new technologies deployed, surely very secure. Once the security system is activated, not even a mosquito can fly out.”

Qiao Yun uttered “Oh,” and added, “Is that so…”

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