Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 883 - Chapter 883 Chapter 883 Just Any Student Can Defeat Professor

Chapter 883: Chapter 883: Just Any Student Can Defeat Professor Qiao Chapter 883: Chapter 883: Just Any Student Can Defeat Professor Qiao Adrian’s comment made his team burst into laughter, clearly with an air of superiority.

“Even lowly rats dare to challenge me, if you have the guts, come out and face me head-on.”

Adrian spoke these words in Chinese, for his father was Chinese and he had faced racial discrimination from an early age, which had led him to despise the other half of his heritage. This also made him look down upon Chinese technology.

As for the Tianqi Research Institute, even though they had developed many works of wonder, he still deemed them nothing more than fancy but flimsy contrivances that wouldn’t stand the test of time.

He knew too little about MR.Q to be clear about them at the moment.

And regarding Professor Qiao, he had heard she was very young. How could someone so young be so successful? It must really be the team’s achievement.

Arrogant and secure in his vast experience, Adrian hadn’t considered anyone in China worth his time on this trip at the behest of his peers.

“Mr. Liang, welcome to China.”

Huo Yaozong, ignoring the displeasure flashing in Adrian’s eyes upon hearing his Chinese surname, greeted him cheerfully, “Finally, we meet in person. You must be tired from the journey. My name is Huo Yaozong, Huo Lin’s third uncle. He asked me to pick you up.”

Adrian glanced at Huo Yaozong arrogantly and reached out to shake his hand, emphasizing, “Please address me as Adrian or Dr. Adrian.”

Huo Yaozong had indeed overheard Adrian’s contemptuous comments about Chinese technology. Even though he disliked the people at Tianqi Research Institute, he was displeased by their remarks, and that’s why he had deliberately used Adrian’s Chinese name.

Knowing that Adrian disliked being thought of as Chinese, yet now being reminded, Huo Yaozong kept a smile on his face, “Dr. Adrian, my apologies. Please come with me, the car is ready. We’ll head to the hotel to give you a welcome reception, and Huo Lin will join us shortly.”

Seeing Huo Yaozong being tactful, Adrian’s expression softened slightly, “Let’s go.”

He walked past Huo Yaozong with his hands behind his back, his team following behind him without a sideways glance.

Huo Yaozong looked annoyed.

“Dad, what’s with their attitude, do they really see us as mere little receptionists?” Huo Feng, who had grown up privileged within the Huo Family, had never encountered people so arrogant.

“Hmph, however much he dislikes China, half of his blood is still Chinese,” Huo Yaozong said, infuriated.

If it weren’t for his eagerness to see Adrian embarrass Tianqi Research Institute, to vent his own frustration, he would have walked away already.

“For now, he’s a revered Buddha we have to entertain, especially since he was invited by Huo Lin,” Huo Yaozong swallowed his pride.

Seeing his father relent, Huo Feng said no more.

However, he had a feeling that Adrian’s visit might not go smoothly.

…

Today, Fu Yun had made arrangements with Jiang Jing to show her around the scenic spots of Yuncheng.

Jiang Jing was intent on forging a good relationship with Fu Yun, so she went out of her way to be hospitable, which only made Fu Yun see her more favorably, reminding her of her kind-hearted younger sister, Fu Yao.

Thinking of her long-lost relative, a flicker of sorrow crossed Fu Yun’s eyes. They had been close as children; why had Yaoyao betrayed her, causing her husband to suffer severe psychological trauma from the failure of an AI system, leading to his death years ago.

“Aunt Fu, what’s the matter?” asked Jiang Jing in a gentle tone.

Fu Yun shook her head, “Nothing, just remembering some things from the past.”

Jiang Jing tactfully didn’t press further, simply saying, “Whatever happened in the past, it’s all behind us now. You should try to stay happy.”

Fu Yun appreciated Jiang Jing’s measured behavior. If only she could have a daughter like her, but unfortunately, she had only one son.

As she was pondering this, her phone rang–it was Huo Lin.

“Is there something you need?”

Whatever was said on the other end, Fu Yun nodded, “All right, I’ll be right there.”

After hanging up the phone, she apologized to Jiang Jing, “It seems I’ll have to cut short our tour today. A guest has arrived, and I need to go meet them.”

It wasn’t necessary for her to be the one to go, but Huo Lin wanted to introduce Fu Yun to someone different.

“Then you should go. We can make plans again some other time,” said Jiang Jing, her smile gracious.

Fu Yun nodded, glanced at Jiang Jing, then as if struck by a sudden idea, she suggested, “Why don’t you come with me?”

Jiang Jing hesitated, “Is that okay? I’m an outsider…”

“It’s fine, there aren’t so many rules,” Fu Yun said with a smile, “Do you know Adrian? This time it’s to welcome him.”

Jiang Jing was startled, it was actually Adrian, someone as renowned as Professor Qiao!

Jiang Jing hadn’t expected such a good opportunity to come so quickly, her face could not hide her excitement, but she still demurely said, “But won’t that be too disturbing?”

“What’s there to disturb about, I still owe you a favor anyway.”

Fu Yun was thinking of Jiang Jing’s focus on information technology and wanted to take this opportunity to give Jiang Jing a hand.

Of course, whether Adrian would take notice of her depended on her own abilities.

Fu Yun was still very willing to help talents like Jiang Jing, especially since Jiang Jing reminded him a bit of Fu Yao, who once threw herself into scientific research.

Jiang Jing’s heart raced; she had only hoped to enter the Huo Research Institute through Fu Yun’s connections, but now she had such a great opportunity–what if she could take Adrian as her mentor.

She could stand tall in front of Qiao Yun! And even have the chance to humiliate Qiao Yun!

Such a great opportunity was not to be missed by Jiang Jing, so after a few refusals, she finally agreed to attend the banquet under Fu Yun’s insistence and excitement.

…

In the hotel.

Adrian looked at the man across from him.

He was very young and handsome, but had an extraordinary aura about him; even with Adrian’s high standards, he knew this young man was not to be underestimated.

“Dr. Adrian, if there’s anything you need, feel free to ask,” Huo Lin said leisurely as he sipped his wine.

Adrian laughed, “To have the Family Head of the Huo say that to me is an honor. I wonder how much you know about Professor Qiao?”

“I’m not very clear on that, but…” Huo Lin’s gaze held a hint of mystery, “She must be a very interesting person.”

She took so much money from him and even invited him to attend the new product launch of Tianqi, he still didn’t know what Tianqi was actually going to release.

He had never before met someone who played their cards so unorthodoxly.

This time, his goal in facilitating Adrian’s trip to Yuncheng was to force Professor Qiao to show herself, he was very interested in finding out what kind of person Professor Qiao really was, and incidentally, he wanted to give Tianqi a hard time.

The Huo Family couldn’t always be bullied.

Upon hearing Huo Lin didn’t know much, Adrian wasn’t disappointed and arrogantly smiled, “Then I hope Professor Qiao can surprise me.”

Huo Lin’s thin lips curled into a smile, he asked with interest, “Do you wish to personally challenge Professor Qiao?”

Adrian said contemptuously, “No, such trivial matters don’t require my attention, any of my students would be more than enough to defeat her.”

Huo Lin frowned subtly, but in the end, he said nothing.

This time, he mainly wanted to cause trouble for Tianqi, and he didn’t care about the outcome of the confrontation, whether it was a loss or a win.

As they were talking, the door to the private room was pushed open.

Fu Yun came in with Jiang Jing.

Jiang Jing caught sight of Adrian at a glance, and her heart immediately began to pound violently, secretly resolving to seize this opportunity–it had everything to do with whether she could reclaim her dignity from Qiao Yun in the future.

…

Qiao Yun wasn’t paying attention to Adrian. During her time at the base, she had been busy in the lab.

As for what she was busy with, no one knew.

Only Han Wang vaguely guessed that Professor Qiao was working on research that would definitely cause a global sensation if successful.

Qiao Yun was the type to lose track of time when busy, and the lab’s juniors didn’t dare to disturb her. Li Hanzhou, fearless of anything, would come to call Qiao Yun for meals and sleep when it was time.

Every time, the juniors secretly waited to see Li Hanzhou get kicked out, but to their disappointment, what they saw was Professor Qiao obediently following along.

The juniors: ??? Professor Qiao, your favoritism is so obvious, do you realize?

The kids expressed their anger and jealousy by constantly troubling Li Hanzhou, such as taking him to the mountains to play and intentionally leaving him behind halfway.

Strangely, Li Hanzhou came back unscathed on his own.

Not only did he return, but he also sought comfort from Professor Qiao.

Who exactly were they punishing?

Later on, they found out that Li Hanzhou had a photographic memory and wasn’t afraid of getting lost at all.

Given that every time they messed with Li Hanzhou, he would turn to Professor Qiao for a cuddle, they later didn’t dare to harm him, fearing it would backfire.

When they stopped playing tricks, Li Hanzhou became unhappy; how was he supposed to find a girlfriend to cling to then?

After spending a week at the base, the Lu Family planned to return, and Qiao Yun naturally followed.

Before leaving, Qiao Yun took a trip to the back mountain.

Her grandfather was buried here.

Standing here, one could see the base. Grandfather had said: “Poor child, after I’m gone, no one will care for you anymore. Bury me on the back mountain. Grandpa will always, always watch over you, until someone loves you.”

Qiao Yun looked at the kind, smiling old man on the tombstone, feeling somewhat heavy in her heart.

She had felt the same way when grandfather passed away, but back then, she didn’t know what this emotion was.

Now she knew: she was sad and reluctant to let go.

“If you’re sad, just cry. No one will see,” Li Hanzhou said behind Qiao Yun, his gaze falling on the photo as he silently thought.

Mr. Qiao, I am your grandson-in-law, rest assured I will take good care of Qiaoqiao, let her live a carefree and peaceful life.

Qiao Yun shook her head: “I don’t feel like crying, just missing grandpa a little.”

Li Hanzhou said, “Counting the time, your grandpa would be two years old now, a healthy, chubby little boy.”

Qiao Yun blinked: “Are his parents nice to him?”

Li Hanzhou put on a thoughtful face, then after a moment said, “Calculating… yes, his parents love him very much. He’s the little darling of the family and also a little tyrant.”

Qiao Yun’s eyes curved in a smile, knowing that Li Hanzhou was talking nonsense, but she still felt pleased.

“Let’s go.”

Qiao Yun took one last look at the photo on the tombstone and whispered in her heart: “Grandpa, I’m not a poor child anymore, I have someone who cares for me.”

…

Descending from the back mountain, Qiao Yun felt less heavy in her heart thinking about how her grandpa had a happy family.

The Lu Family was already packed up.

Seeing Qiao Yun return, Su Mian silently petted her head.

Qiao Yun narrowed her eyes, obediently rubbing Su Mian’s palm as a response to her concern.

Su Mian gratefully glanced at Li Hanzhou.

Li Hanzhou was watching Qiao Yun, feeling inexplicably a bit sour.

He too wanted to rub Professor Qiao’s palm.

The people at the research institute were reluctant to let Qiao Yun go, when they escorted them out of the base, they looked so gloomy it seemed as though Professor Qiao wasn’t just going down the mountain but ascending to heaven.

Han Wang couldn’t stand it any longer, telling them, “It’s just a few hours away. If you want to see the teacher, can’t you go by yourselves?”

“Really?” the Han brothers chimed in unison, their eyes almost glowing.

Han Wang said with a stern face, “You need to apply through me, understand?”

Han brothers: “…”

Li Hanzhou slightly bent his thin lips and said to them, “You should thank yourselves, because of you, Qiaoqiao’s and my feelings have deepened quite a bit.”

Han brothers: “…”

On purpose, right?

He’s definitely doing this on purpose!

After everyone had left, the Han brothers looked at Han Wang with faces as if they had been struck by lightning.

“Wang sister, what did he mean by what he just said?”

“Yeah, yeah, why thank us?”

“Is he thanking us for being merciful?”

Han Wang looked at them as if they were idiots: “The worse off he is, the softer the teacher’s heart towards him, understand?”

Han brothers were shocked.

So, when they thought they had tortured Li Hanzhou, in fact, they had been used by him all along?

What kind of sly Big Bad Wolf was this!?

Innocent Professor Qiao was no match for this kind of person!

They were furious and promised to teach Li Hanzhou a lesson next time they met.

…

Sitting in the helicopter, Li Hanzhou looked down at the base, “I finally understand why you disdain them so much.”

Qiao Yun nodded vigorously: “Too dumb.”

…

The helicopter was much faster than driving; in less than an hour, they were back in the city.

When Su Qingqing heard that Qiao Yun was back, she immediately went to see her.

“As soon as they met, she hugged Qiao Yun tightly, touched her head, pinched her face, and sighed, “You’ve lost weight.”

Qiao Yun kept a straight face, breaking free from Su Qingqing’s embrace, tidied her hair with her hand, and said sternly, “You’re only allowed to touch once.”

She didn’t want to mess up her hair.

Su Qingqing regretfully said, “Ah, only once? Then let me touch again, I didn’t get a chance to enjoy the feeling earlier.”

Qiao Yun: “…” Can she refuse?

“Okay, okay, I won’t tease you anymore,” Su Qingqing chuckled, finding her serious-faced cousin too cute.

“Come on, sister will take you for some delicious food,” Su Qingqing couldn’t wait to whisk Qiao Yun away.

Qiao Yun didn’t refuse; she liked this cousin very much.

After choosing for a while, Su Qingqing finally decided on Lanting Pavilion, as it had an elegant environment and would not be disturbed.

She was very curious about the village Qiao Yun had been to.

When Su Qingqing intended to take Qiao Yun, Lu Shiran and Li Miao naturally followed as tails.

Su Qingqing didn’t mind, she took the three kids and drove off.

Arriving at Lanting Pavilion, Su Qingqing parked the car and led them to the elevator to the top floor.

Money wasn’t an issue, so the best spot was the obvious choice.

As the elevator doors opened.

Unexpectedly, from a distance, they saw a vexing figure. Su Qingqing muttered, “Like a lingering spirit!”

Qiao Yun didn’t catch Su Qingqing’s words; she was looking at someone she felt was vaguely familiar.