Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 881 - Chapter 881 Chapter 881 If He Dares to Come Ill Take Him On

Chapter 881: Chapter 881: If He Dares to Come, I’ll Take Him On! Chapter 881: Chapter 881: If He Dares to Come, I’ll Take Him On! Pei Yao pretended not to see the disdainful look in Professor Qiao’s eyes and spoke on his own accord, “Have you seen the news?”

Qiao Yun gave him a look that said she knew he was asking a rhetorical question.

“I get it, you definitely haven’t seen it.” Pei Yao said with a I’m-so-clever expression, “Do you know Adrian of the Future Alliance?”

Qiao Yun hummed in response, lazily nodding her head, “I’ve heard of him.”

Pei Yao, extremely dissatisfied, said, “Adrian mentioned you in a seminar yesterday.”

“Oh.” Qiao Yun was uninterested, for it wasn’t the first time she’d been mentioned by someone.

Pei Yao saw Qiao Yun about to leave after closing the door, showing a lack of enthusiasm, and hurried to follow her, chattering incessantly, “It’s not just as simple as mentioning you; he also brought up MR.Q. You should see for yourself.”

The seminar video was leaked out, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and even spread online, sparking a fair amount of discussion.

In the video, someone asked Adrian if he knew of China’s famous MR.Q.

Adrian was an elderly man with white hair, high eyebrows, and deep-set eyes, his sharp blue eyes faintly displaying a disdainful look. He didn’t respond to the question, but instead said, “You know Edison is called the king of inventors, but in truth many of his inventions were not his own, but rather from his team, or patents he acquired. Instead of calling him an inventor, it’s more accurate to say he was a shrewd businessman, and then an inventor.”

He chuckled, arrogantly saying, “I believe this MR.Q is more or less the same.”

“What about Professor Qiao?”

Adrian shrugged, “I haven’t met her in person, but she has an excellent team.”

“Are you implying that both MR.Q and Professor Qiao’s inventions might come from their teams, rather than being personally developed by themselves?”

Adrian didn’t directly answer the question, instead smiling, “Tomorrow I will be going to China, and if given the chance, I would be very pleased to face these celebrities in a fair and just duel, so they can prove their abilities.”

“…”

Pei Yao paused the video, so angry that his hair almost stood on end, “This old coot, we’ve had no quarrels with him, and all these inventions are indeed developed by yourself. His words make it sound like you’re fishing for fame, capitalizing on others’ achievements as your own. He’s all but outright stating that you’re just a businessperson, not an inventor.”

Qiao Yun didn’t get a word in as Pei Yao continued, “A duel, no less. Now that he’s thrown down the gauntlet, if we don’t accept, wouldn’t that just validate his claim?”

He now deeply suspected that the circulation of this video online could very well be deliberate.

And now online, because the international tech mogul looked down on domestic tech leaders, netizens are clamoring for Professor Qiao to show Adrian a thing or two, to let them see how impressive China’s technology is.

Compared to Pei Yao’s outburst, Qiao Yun remained calm, asking in a collected tone, “Is he provoking me?”

“It’s pretty obvious, Adrian is well-known in the industry, and his statement has probably gone viral by now. If he really comes to challenge us, do we accept or not?”

Pei Yao was quite keen to see Professor Qiao shut these people up, but knowing that she didn’t like the limelight, he was already scheming how to cunningly shift public opinion back in their favor.

Of course, everyone needs to realize profoundly that Professor Qiao’s inventions are indeed her own.

Qiao Yun might not care, but they do!

Being misunderstood is not a good feeling at all.

Qiao Yun’s eyes were dark and bright as if they held light, “Accept. If he dares to come, I’ll take him on!”

Pei Yao was taken aback for a moment before rubbing his hands together excitedly.

Clearly, Adrian had yet to realize who exactly he was challenging.

Heh, heh.

The prospect of seeing Professor Qiao dominate the field and show the international community the prowess of China’s technology had him barely able to wait.

But before that, there was still the matter of clearing Professor Qiao’s ‘injustice.’

Pei Yao had already figured out what to do, Tianqi was not in the habit of letting people bully it easily.

Full of enthusiasm, Pei Yao said to Qiao Yun, “Boss, I’m going to take care of this.”

“Mm,” Qiao Yun watched Pei Yao with gratification.

Not bad, really hardworking.

…

Qiao Yun knew that Pei Yao would handle it well, she didn’t need to worry too much, so she turned and went to Li Hanzhou’s room, where she found that the room Han Wang had arranged for Li Hanzhou was indeed very tucked away.

She knocked on the door, and a man’s relaxed and pleasant voice came from inside, “The door isn’t locked.”

Qiao Yun pushed the door open and entered. Seeing the layout of the room, her eyes flickered, and she felt somewhat guilty for some reason, “You’ve had it hard.”

The room was very small.

It was no more than five square meters by estimate, with only a bed and nothing else, no natural light, and the air was not circulating at all.

For someone of Li Hanzhou’s status, who was used to living in large houses, suddenly moving to such a small place was indeed hard on him.

Li Hanzhou’s brows lifted slightly as he looked at Qiao Yun.

The girl was dressed simply in a T-shirt and jeans, with her long, slightly curly black hair tied back in a ponytail, her small brow furrowed, making him find her cute and amusing.

Li Hanzhou sighed and said, “For you, I’d be willing to live in a toilet, let alone such a small room.”

Qiao Yun pursed her lips.

The man was sitting on the one-meter-two bed, with the light from above shining down, reflecting a glimmering light in his eyes.

Qiao Yun’s heart softened, and she spoke softly, “I’ll get you a different room.”

Her own boyfriend still needed to be pampered.

It was as if Li Hanzhou’s heart had been scratched by a kitten, unbearably itchy. He stood up, walked over to Qiao Yun, brushed aside the hair on her forehead, and smiled faintly, “Girlfriend, seeing as your boyfriend is in such a plight, shouldn’t you offer some comfort?”

“Hmm?” Qiao Yun lifted her eyelids, the corners of her eyes arching up, making his heart itch even more.

Li Hanzhou’s eyes narrowed slightly, “Or shall I just take it myself?”

As he spoke, the handsome man’s face was already close, his eyes deep as the sea. Qiao Yun didn’t react in time until her lips were touched by his.

She pondered dazedly.

Had she been swindled?

…

When Qiao Yun and Li Hanzhou arrived at the cafeteria, the Lu Family and Li Miao were already there, as were Han Wang and Han San. The others were on night shifts, so they probably hadn’t woken up yet.

Initially, Qiao Yun was going to sit next to Li Hanzhou, until she saw Han Wang looking at her eagerly.

Qiao Yun hesitated for a moment, then sat down next to Han Wang.

Only then did Han Wang contentedly retract his gaze.

Li Hanzhou chuckled lightly but didn’t say anything, choosing to sit opposite Qiao Yun.

Lu Shiran said to Qiao Yun with a face full of excitement, “Sis, the research institute is so high-tech; everything in my room can be voice-controlled.”

Voice control functionality has been on the market for a while, but the institute’s system was smarter, as if there was a real-life butler by your side.