Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 815 - Chapter 815 Chapter 815 Doesnt Count

Chapter 815: Chapter 815: Doesn’t Count? Chapter 815: Chapter 815: Doesn’t Count? Huo Chi had schemed against everyone.

Every person on the cruise ship was bait to lure out individuals from Tianqi Research Institute.

At the same time, it was a message to the entire scientific community that there wasn’t just Tianqi Research Institute, but also Huo Research Institute, which was on par with Tianqi.

“If this can be accomplished, let’s see who would dare say Young Master only knows how to waste his days,” Huo Chi’s smile was reckless and unconstrained.

He had always been overshadowed by his elder brother, unable to show his full potential. Now, far from K Harbor and free from his brother’s constraints, he could do whatever he wanted.

Han Luo had no idea what Huo Chi intended to do, but from his remarks just now, he had roughly guessed.

This self-willed Young Master Huo wanted to use him to discredit Tianqi Research Institute in front of this group of highly accomplished magnates.

But alone, he couldn’t convince the crowd, so he had decided to stage this play himself.

Han Luo bit his finger, feeling somewhat anxious. He really didn’t know whether to call Huo Chi recklessly bold or clever.

He daringly schemed against these people; if anything went wrong, the entire Huo family would become the target of public criticism.

That was what he thought inwardly, although his face still showed a respectful demeanor, “Young Master, you have to tell me what this virus is so I can be prepared.”

Huo Chi responded nonchalantly, “Ever heard of ‘Doomsday’? It’s the major erosive virus that shocked the international community five years ago, causing the national grid to go offline. Any infected computers in the country would automatically destroy their hard disk files. It was only resolved when the Tianqi Research Institute stepped in.”

Han Luo certainly knew of this virus, his brow furrowed.

“What are you worried about?” Huo Chi’s fingertips tapped on the table as his scrutinizing gaze rested on Han Luo, squinting, “I recall that five years ago you were still with Tianqi. You should be more familiar with the ‘Doomsday’ virus than anyone else present.”

Since it was to be done, it had to be done convincingly.

Considering the distinguished people present, that’s why he had to bring out the formidable ‘Doomsday’.

If Tianqi could solve it once, then Han Luo, once a member of Tianqi, should naturally know how to solve it.

Han Luo took a deep breath, “Of course, I’ll handle it.”

He was no longer his past self; now, he was the director of a Huo branch.

…

The scene at the conference.

The podium was occupied by a previous international colleague sharing recent scientific discoveries with everyone. The atmosphere was incredibly enthusiastic.

Qiao Yun entered, immediately drawing the attention of several old scholars who knew her identity. They were incredulously delighted to see Professor Qiao at the event, having not expected her appearance.

There were also some who did not recognize Qiao Yun. Their gazes involuntarily lingered on her delicate and beautiful appearance for a moment.

Li Hanzhou’s eyes narrowed slightly, discreetly guarding against those people’s gazes.

Su Qingyan also saw Qiao Yun, his eyes slightly brightening before he whispered something to Qiao Xun. Qiao Xun then looked up at Qiao Yun and waved to Su Qingyan, “Go ahead.”

Su Qingyan quickly walked towards Qiao Yun but had not gotten close when he saw a celebrity from the tech circle reach her first, smiling giddily at her cousin, although he was unsure about what was being said.

Following that, he watched as Qiao Yun nodded at that person, who then beamed brightly.

After that person left, a few others came to greet Qiao Yun.

Su Qingyan hesitated for a moment, unsure if it was his imagination but feeling that these people seemed… a bit too respectful towards his cousin?

A strange feeling bubbled up inside him, but soon he thought that these people knew his cousin, perhaps due to Li Hanzhou’s presence beside her.

He suppressed the doubt in his heart and quickened his steps to Qiao Yun’s side, smiling as he greeted her, “Sister, are you getting used to it?”

Qiao Yun hummed in response. Although she seldom attended such events, she was quite accustomed to them, but she always felt a gaze staring at her.

She turned her head doubtfully and met Jiang Jing’s eyes.

Seeing her looking over, a look of anger and humiliation emerged on Jiang Jing’s face.

Qiao Yun nonchalantly averted her gaze, while Li Miao flashed a smug smile showing off his eight teeth at Jiang Jing, infuriating her to the point of stumbling backward.

After swindling her family of twenty million, he still dared to provoke her! What kind of people were these!

Jiang Jing swept a resentful glance over Su Qingyan, seeing that he was wholeheartedly speaking to Qiao Yun, completely oblivious to her presence, her eyes inevitably grew dimmer.

At that moment, the international friend concluded his speech, and the host walked onto the stage with a microphone, using an official tone, “Now, please welcome to the stage the representative of this event’s organizer, the director of Huo Research Institute’s branch, Han Luo.”

Qiao Yun lifted her eyelids and looked towards the stage, and a man about thirty-something years old came into her view.

The man was dressed in a tailored suit, though his complexion was unhealthy pale, with a polite smile hanging on his lips.

Everyone is aware of Huo Research Institute. Perhaps coincidentally, like Tianqi, it is shrouded in mystery, and the identities of many researchers are kept confidential. Hence, the public knows very little about Huo.

This was still the first time a representative of Huo Research Institute appeared in a public setting, particularly a branch director.

Therefore, many eyes were fixed on Director Han.

With each step Han Luo took, thinking about what was about to unfold, it felt as though he was walking on air. He smiled at the audience below, and unexpectedly, his gaze met with Qiao Yun’s, and he paused, startled.

It seemed strange that the sister of the famous star Lu Zhanxing managed to mingle in such a place.

Qiao Yun stared at him, a flicker of realization crossing her eyes.

Li Hanzhou asked in a low voice, interested, “Is it really your student?”

Qiao Yun had already matched Han Luo to the information she had, her eyebrows tightly knitted. She looked at Han Luo for a moment, slowly shook her head, then nodded again, “Not exactly.”

Li Hanzhou raised an eyebrow, his tone rising at the end, “Not exactly?”

Qiao Yun nodded affirmatively, “I’ll tell you later.”

Li Hanzhou did not press further.

At this point, the host, following the script, dropped a bombshell, “Also, Director Han is a student of Professor Qiao from Tianqi Research Institute…”

Qiao Yun fluttered her eyelids, her beautiful eyes squinting. To publicly say such a thing in front of so many people would certainly lead to wild speculations.

As expected, the previously calm venue began to stir.

“People from Tianqi moving to Huo? Why is that?”

“What is happening, isn’t Tianqi Research Institute the leading institution nowadays? Why would someone consider leaving for Huo?”

“However, we don’t know much about Huo, it might be on par with Tianqi.”

A flicker of displeasure crossed Qiao Yun’s face.

Qiao Xun walked over to Qiao Yun with furrowed brows, “What is going on?”

Qiao Yun grunted, “I don’t know either, but I’m not happy.”