Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 849 - Chapter 849 Chapter 849 Who Exactly is He Dealing With

Chapter 849: Chapter 849: Who Exactly is He Dealing With? Chapter 849: Chapter 849: Who Exactly is He Dealing With? “The person who tampered with must have decided on the plan temporarily, so we easily found flaws,” he said.

“Who was it?”

Li Hanzhou’s deep black eyes brewed a storm, yet his face remained calm.

The person opposite him respectfully said, “When we left, we encountered another group. They were there to cover up the evidence. They confessed that the person who hired them was called Huo Chi.”

Huo Chi hadn’t expected anyone to investigate such a seemingly natural car accident, and thus he hadn’t bothered much with disguising it.

Li Hanzhou’s lips pressed into a straight line, and those familiar with him knew that he was on the verge of anger.

It was daunting enough that Professor Qiao’s identity made people wary, let alone Miss Lu’s identity.

Indeed, exceptional people always manage to capture attention wherever they go.

Li Hanzhou’s lips twitched, and he scoffed coldly.

It had been a long time since he felt such irritation because of someone else.

Huo Chi had planned the cruise incident before, and afterwards, he had shifted the blame onto Huo Lin. It seemed now that Huo Lin had not kept Huo Chi in check, which emboldened him to target Qiao Yun.

Regardless of whether he acted out of fear of discovering Qiao Yun’s identity or some other reason, Huo Chi shouldn’t expect to get away unscathed this time.

The person he loved–normally, he couldn’t wait to pamper her in his arms, hold her so tenderly that even holding hands made him fear of hurting her, let alone allowing anyone else to harm her.

Not even in their thoughts was it allowed.

If the Huo Family could not manage, then he would take control himself. He didn’t mind playing the villain to make certain people realize just what they were dealing with.

Li Hanzhou’s voice was deep, emotionless, “Let him experience the very thing he inflicted on others.”

The subordinate across him, startled by the ruthlessness in Li Hanzhou’s voice, immediately responded, “Sir, I know what to do.”

“Hmm.”

Li Hanzhou narrowed his eyes, and as he turned around inadvertently, he saw Qiao Yun’s petite figure walking towards him. In an instant, he masked the chill on his face, his lips curving into a tender smile.

He hung up the phone and walked briskly over to her. When he was a few steps away from Qiao Yun, he slowed down, dropping his gaze to her beautiful face, “Why are you here? Are you done with your tasks?”

“I have some downtime.”

The Tianqi Research Institute was indeed very humane. The second round of assessments began at two in the afternoon, during which candidates could move around freely.

Qiao Yun had been planning to find Li Hanzhou, and was surprised to run into him directly.

She tilted her face up, revealing her long, graceful neck, her expression subdued and her eyes contemplative as they roamed across the handsome face that nearly took her breath away. After a while, she confidently said, “You’re in a bad mood.”

“…”

Li Hanzhou paused, then slowly smiled, “What makes you say that?”

“I don’t know,” Qiao Yun shook her head, candidly admitting, “Just a feeling.”

Maybe it was from spending a lot of time together, but she seemed to easily discern Li Hanzhou’s mood now.

Hmm…

Whether that was good or bad, she wasn’t quite sure herself.

It was hard to say that Li Hanzhou’s originally annoyed mood wasn’t gradually improving because of this very comment from Qiao Yun. What could be more delightful than having the one you adore recognize your mood at a glance?

Li Hanzhou didn’t hide his feelings, playing coy, “Because of your situation, indeed, I’m in a very bad mood right now.”

“Ah?” Qiao Yun looked bewildered.

What did she do that upset Li Hanzhou?

Li Hanzhou told Qiao Yun directly about the investigation he had just conducted. It concerned Qiao Yun and there was no need to hide it from her.

“So that’s what happened…”

Upon learning that she was trapped on the mountain path because Huo Chi had sabotaged it, Qiao Yun curled her lips, “He’s so annoying.”

“Mhm.” Li Hanzhou agreed with her and then told Qiao Yun, “Don’t worry, he won’t be able to bother you much longer.”

Qiao Yun gazed into his deep, ocean-like eyes, slightly shaken, and felt a warmth in her heart, responding with a soft hum.

Although she was very strong herself and had ways to make Huo Chi’s life unbearable, this feeling of being protected by someone was actually not disliked by her, in fact, she felt a bit of happiness.

A little over a year ago, had someone told her, “I will protect you,” she might have thought that they were just causing her trouble.

Seeing that Qiao Yun was somewhat distracted, Li Hanzhou raised his hand to hold her delicate hand, asking, “What are you thinking about?”

“Hm?” Qiao Yun came back to her senses, blinked her curly lashes, and looked adorably dazed.

Li Hanzhou’s eyes deepened, he naturally squeezed her hand, his tone pampering, “Your boyfriend is here, why are you spacing out?”

“Oh.” Qiao Yun blinked and said in a matter-of-fact tone. “I know what Huo Chi is thinking.”

Li Hanzhou’s attention was successfully diverted, his brows slightly furrowed.

Qiao Yun continued, “He is probably afraid of me.”

Since Li Hanzhou was her own person, she recounted the recent incident, highlighting the main points concisely.

Li Hanzhou was quite composed at first, until he heard Qiao Yun mention how she had infiltrated the Huo Research Institute and caused a huge stir, even alarming Huo Lin, who then granted her a condition.

His gaze suddenly became complex, what kind of person was he really dealing with…

Qiao Yun sounded unconcerned, “He’s blocking me because he’s scared I’ll cause trouble.”

This wasn’t hard to guess, after all, the cruise incident had only failed because of her involvement. It wasn’t surprising at all that Huo Chi, after failing to win her over, fixed his attention on her.

Seeing that Li Hanzhou remained silent, Qiao Yun added in a soft voice, “Do you think I’m bad?”

“Of course not.” Li Hanzhou gripped her hand tighter, lifting it to his lips, and gently pressed a kiss upon it.

Qiao Yun’s eyes widened slightly, feeling a tingling sensation from her fingertips all the way to her heart.

She pursed her lips, unsure whether to pull her hand away or not, but before she could decide, Li Hanzhou had already let go, his voice faintly proud, “My girlfriend is really amazing.”

“Mhm, I am amazing.” Qiao Yun’s fair little face carried a touch of proud smugness.

Li Hanzhou quietly laughed, and praised again, “It was a good decision to go public, the Huo Family won’t get the chance to strike again, but why didn’t you do it earlier?”

Qiao Yun touched her nose, a bit evasively, “Theoretically, this product wasn’t solely my work, so I couldn’t decide on my own.”

Li Hanzhou raised an eyebrow, knowing Qiao Yun still had more to say. If he asked, he believed Qiao Yun wouldn’t lie to him.

But ultimately, he chose not to ask.

Qiao Yun sighed in relief, if Li Hanzhou had continued to press, it would have put her in a difficult position since it involved Pei Ya. Without Pei Ya’s approval, she wasn’t authorized to share his matters with others.

Just then, Lu Shiran sent a message.

Qiao Yun opened the message.

[Little sister, want to join us for dinner first before heading out to get busy?]

Assessment required a full day, and Tianqi naturally arranged food for the spectators.