Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 868 - Chapter 868 Chapter 868 If You Encounter Jiang Jing Stay Away

Chapter 868: Chapter 868: If You Encounter Jiang Jing, Stay Away from Her Chapter 868: Chapter 868: If You Encounter Jiang Jing, Stay Away from Her Qiao Yun was mindful of her family’s presence and didn’t want to upset them over a trivial matter, so she didn’t spell it out, but Li Hanzhou understood nevertheless.

She hadn’t kept the attempted kidnapping from him and had told him about it yesterday.

Li Hanzhou’s face remained expressionless, but his eyes darkened significantly, betraying a dangerous aura, “Is it him?”

Qiao Yun was taken aback for a moment before she remembered that Li Hanzhou had told her last night that the person likely behind the kidnapping attempt was Huo Chi.

Huo Chi was insidious and vengeful; now that he had suffered a great misfortune, it was unlikely that he would let things rest.

Having been disowned by the Huo Family, he no longer needed to worry that his actions would bring trouble to them.

Now, with nothing to lose, he seemed to be in a state of reckless abandon, desiring mutual destruction.

Qiao Yun answered, “Yes, it’s him.”

Li Hanzhou laughed coldly, “Pests should stay where they belong.”

In a single sentence, he had determined Huo Chi’s fate.

Qiao Yun had no comment on this. She didn’t understand why Huo Chi would target her, but if he dared to do so, he would have to face the consequences.

The two whispered together, looking very intimate.

Lu Shiran narrowed his eyes and then leaned in, asking curiously, “Sis, what are you two talking about? What pest?”

Qiao Yun opened her mouth, not lying, but simply saying, “It’s nothing.”

Lu Shiran pouted, feeling excluded from the little secret his sister and Li Hanzhou shared.

Alas, it’s so sad.

Li Miao could sympathize, patting Lu Shiran on the shoulder and comforting him, “You’ll get used to it, just get used to it, see, I’m used to it now.”

Seeing this, Qiao Yun dutifully placed a slice of lamb into Lu Shiran’s bowl with her bright, sparkling eyes, “Brother, for you to eat.”

Lu Shiran immediately brightened up, picked it up, and put it in his mouth, squinting his eyes in pleasure and saying in an extremely exaggerated tone, “Wow, the lamb my sister cooked is so fragrant, so delicious, absolutely unique in the entire world. There’s nothing more delicious than this, and having the chance to taste something this good in my lifetime, I could die without regrets!”

Li Miao shot him a look that read, “Are you an idiot?”

Qiao Yun’s mouth twitched slightly, and she quietly kept her head down and continued eating.

Su Mian laughed, “Qiaoqiao, why don’t you cook for Mom too?”

“And Grandpa?” the old man said with a chuckle, “Don’t play favorites.

Su Qingqing bit on her chopsticks and silently raised her hand, “I also want to eat the lamb my cousin cooked.”

“Grow up,” Su Qingyan shook his head, smiling wryly as he cooked a piece of lamb for himself, wondering why it seemed less appetizing all of a sudden.

Qiao Yun, realizing they were teasing her, gamely said, “Everyone will get some.”

Professor Qiao was a very fair person.

She diligently helped everyone with their food.

Li Hanzhou gazed at Qiao Yun’s delicate and pretty brows and eyes, and although her face was expressionless, he could still tell that Qiao Yun was enjoying this life.

He couldn’t help but curl his lips slightly, making his handsome features even more striking.

Li Hanzhou picked up his chopsticks and cooked a piece of tripe, moving it up and down swiftly, before placing it in Qiao Yun’s bowl, “What else would you like to eat? I’ll get it for you.”

“I can get it myself,” Qiao Yun softly refused, not yet comfortable with being looked after too much.

Li Hanzhou acknowledged with a hum, but his hands didn’t stop moving.

At that moment, his cell phone began to vibrate. His hand paused with his chopsticks in mid-air before he set them down and took out his phone to check it.

An unfamiliar incoming call.

Li Hanzhou didn’t answer the call, casually placing his phone aside as he continued to attentively care for his little girlfriend.

As Su Fan enjoyed the hot pot and listened to the laughter around him, he suddenly remembered something. He put down his chopsticks, pulled out a tissue to wipe his mouth, and reminded Qiaoqiao, “Recently, if you run into Jiang Jing, stay away from her.”

He had heard about the incident at the Lanting Pavilion from someone else.

While Su Fan agreed with Su Qingqing standing up for Qiao Yun, he also worried about Jiang Jing doing something extreme.

After all, a genius suddenly facing such a major setback, who knew what kind of extreme action she might take.

Moreover, the situation had already begun to ferment, turning into a joke within their circle; everyone was waiting to see if Jiang Jing dared to keep her promise to leave the scientific research community.

Qiao Yun lifted her beautiful face and said earnestly, “I didn’t do anything wrong.”

She hadn’t done anything wrong, it should be Jiang Jing who needed to stay away from her.

“Exactly,” said Su Qingqing, clearly displeased, “They went too far, if they’ve lost, they’ve lost, yet they still had to find all sorts of excuses to save face. If they wanted to find excuses, fine, but why go and slander my cousin?”

Su Mian praised, “Qingqing, you did well in this matter.”

Su Qingqing revealed a shy smile, “I have only one cousin, of course I have to protect her.”

Su Fan said helplessly, “I’m not saying Qiaoqiao did anything wrong, I’m just worried about Jiang Jing saying something unpleasant to Qiaoqiao.”

Su Qingyan sympathized and said, “Jiang Jing is actually quite petty, she might not show it openly, but she’ll definitely seek revenge. And once she sets her mind on something, it’s hard to change her mind.”

It was like her pursuit of him; he had rejected her many times, yet Jiang Jing still wouldn’t give up until she hit a dead end.

He didn’t believe that Jiang Jing was really in love with him to be so persistent.

It was just because among so many people, he was the first to dare reject her.

Thinking of this gave Su Qingyan a headache.

Qiao Yun didn’t argue with their comments; she didn’t care about Jiang Jing as a person, provided Jiang Jing didn’t come before her and become a nuisance.

As for what Jiang Jing was thinking or might do in the future, it wasn’t something she could control.

However, Qiao Yun was very clear about one thing, and that was that Jiang Jing couldn’t hurt her.

Li Hanzhou chuckled softly, reassuring her, “Don’t worry, I will protect you.”

Qiao Yun silently gave Li Hanzhou a look, indulging him, “Alright then.”

Li Hanzhou inwardly thought that he did want to protect her, but unfortunately, she often didn’t give him the chance.

At that moment, his phone beside him rang again, still the same unfamiliar number.

Li Hanzhou’s brow furrowed, but he didn’t hang up the phone.

Qiao Yun noticed and asked him, “Aren’t you going to answer?”

Calling twice in a row, it might be something important.

“Then I’ll answer it,” Li Hanzhou was very accommodating of Qiao Yun. He picked up his phone, excused himself to everyone in the room, and pushed open the private room door to go outside to answer.

Once in the hallway, he shed the tenderness from his eyes and demeanor, his figure becoming casual and stern, his long fingers pressing the answer button.

…

Huo Yaozong had just called on a whim, not really expecting Li Hanzhou to answer. He almost couldn’t catch his breath when the call was picked up. A mere two or three seconds later, he hurriedly identified himself.

“Mr. Li, good day, I’m Huo Yaozong, Huo Chi’s father…”

Before he could continue with his politeness, Li Hanzhou cut him off, “Oh, you’ve called regarding Huo Chi?”

His voice was cool and indifferent, devoid of any warmth.

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