Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 910 - Chapter 910: Chapter 910: Pei Yao Publicly Exposes the Huo Family; Professor Qiao Accepts the Challenge

Chapter 910: Chapter 910: Pei Yao Publicly Exposes the Huo Family; Professor Qiao Accepts the Challenge

On the stage, Pei Yao was oblivious to the undercurrents swirling among the audience. He was completely delighted, and if it weren’t for the inappropriateness of the occasion, he felt like running eight hundred laps in celebration.

He had done it; he had finally made the whole world know his mother’s name.

Not just now, but in the future when AI systems become widespread, his mother’s name will be deeply remembered by everyone.

Pei Yao’s chest swelled with warmth as his gaze followed Qiao Yun, only returning to the crowd once she was seated.

He pursed his lips, trying to suppress his smile, and said to the people present, “If you have any questions about the AI system now, feel free to ask.”

A small climax ensued in the venue; after witnessing technology beyond their understanding, they indeed had many questions they wanted to ask.

Pei Yao casually selected a tech mogul from the audience, who happened to be Professor Xu, someone Qiao Yun was familiar with.

Seeing himself chosen, the usually composed Professor Xu felt a small surge of excitement.

Unable to contain the excitement in his voice, he asked, “I would like to know, who developed the holographic technology?”

It must be a super mogul!

Pei Yao said meaningfully, “Such an amazing technology, of course, it was developed by MR.Q.”

Immediately, a wave of discussion erupted in the venue.

“So it’s MR.Q, no wonder there’s nothing to be surprised about.”

“This mysterious mogul, every move is shocking to me.”

“When can we ever see this person’s true face?”

“Which one do you think is more impressive, Professor Qiao or MR.Q?”

“There is no need to say, both are very impressive, alright?”

To tell the truth, they were more curious about the more mysterious MR.Q than Professor Qiao; at least some people knew who Professor Qiao was, but no one knew anything about MR.Q.

The topic of the discussions, Qiao Yun, remained calm. She had already instructed Pei Yao to attribute questions about the holographic technology to MR.Q. As Professor Qiao, there would undoubtedly be many inquiries for her.

But in truth, when she initially developed the Holographic Chamber, she had no intention of bringing it to market.

Unable to hold back, Professor Xu asked another question: “When do you plan to market it?”

“The holographic technology is not mature enough at this point, so there are no plans for market release,” said Pei Yao with a light smile. “I know everyone is curious about holographic technology, but I can’t say too much about it right now.”

Hearing this, the audience, no matter how curious, had to suppress their questions and began asking about the AI system, which was the focus of this event.

Most of the questions were friendly, but there were exceptions.

“As everyone knows, Huo Family has been focusing on AI system research, but now Tianqi is the first to launch it to the market. So has Tianqi always seen Huo Family as a competitor?”

Pei Yao glanced at the young man who asked the question, then let his gaze fall on Huo Lin, who was cold-faced and seemed to be on the edge of fury, as well as Fu Yun, who was already stunned.

A sneer crossed his mind, but his expression remained that of a businesslike elite.

“Your statement is incorrect,” he said. “Just because you like to eat rice doesn’t mean I can’t eat rice; it’s not like others are not allowed to make tasty meals first if you didn’t make good meals. You can’t blame others for your poor cooking skills. What do you think, am I right?”

In a nutshell.

I developed it first; if they can’t develop it, it’s their lack of ability.

It’s a fair point, after all, everyone competes fairly.

There has never been a rule that only Huo Family can research AI systems, but others cannot.

Now it seems that Huo Family really falls short compared to Tianqi.

The audience couldn’t help but shift their gaze to the Huo Family camp, guessing that no one from Huo Family was feeling good at this moment.

Huo Lin watched Pei Yao with a righteous expression, his hand beside him clenching slightly, his eyes dark and unclear. He let out a barely audible sneer: “Truly a thief’s argument.”

Fu Yun’s lips were tightly pressed, her fingers twisted anxiously as she said, “Alin, actually, think about it, it’s not a bad thing that the AI system was able to be developed. After so many years, Huo Family has made no progress; now it’s a good time to cut losses.”

She was afraid Huo Lin would find out about the past, so she did not want him to dig too deep.

Huo Lin’s eyes narrowed slightly, and with a smile that barely concealed his intent, he said, “Mom, you don’t have to worry about this.”

The color drained from Fu Yun’s face.

At that moment, someone else had a question.

Shen Qi waved his hand for quite a while before Pei Yao finally noticed him. Having been named to ask his question, his eyes gleaming with admiration, he asked, “I would like to know, is Miss Fu also a researcher at Tianqi Research Institute?”

“Of course…”

Pei Yao’s voice was measured, his mocking gaze leisurely landed on Fu Yun.

Fu Yun’s heart skipped a beat, and then she could hear nothing else, just a buzzing in her ears.

Run!

At this moment, this was the only thought in her mind.

Unfortunately, she was still a step too late.

She heard Pei Yao speak in an emotionless voice: “Of course not. However, my mother had been working at Huo Research Institute before she passed away.”

Upon these words, the scene immediately erupted in an uproar!

They gleaned a trove of information from this statement!

The AI system’s developer, Fu Yao, had previously worked at Huo Research Institute.

Huo Research Institute was also developing an AI system; the project’s initiator was Huo Lin’s father.

Now that Tianqi has taken the lead in successful development, Huo has made no progress!

This implied that there was something fishy!

Everyone couldn’t help but speculate in their minds.

Could it be that the initiator of Huo’s AI system project was not Huo Lin’s father!?

Huo Lin could feel the piercing gazes of those present, but he couldn’t refute that Fu Yao was a thief; his words alone were not enough to convince anyone.

There was nothing he could do now, he could only let people speculate about Huo.

Fu Yun felt dizzy, and she thought if she continued to sit there, she might go insane on the spot!

What should she do?

She couldn’t think of a solution…

No, maybe there was a way.

Fu Yun suddenly looked up at Pei Yao, her eyes brimming with an incomprehensible eagerness.

If only Jiujiu could come back, everything would be fine.

Once back, it meant Yaoyao would also be back, and wouldn’t that things belonging to Yaoyao still be Huo’s?

Yes, that’s right, that’s it!

No matter how much speculation there was among the crowd, this was not the time and place for them to delve into it, but that didn’t stop them from discussing it privately.

They were no strangers to the idea of occupying others’ research; they naturally tended to think in that direction now.

And there were quite a few people pulling at this thread of inquiry.

Pei Yao’s clever ambiguity led the crowd’s speculations to grow more and more outrageous.

“Does anyone else have a question?”

Pei Yao’s gaze swept through the audience, “If there are no further questions, then this Q&A session will come to an end.”

“I have a question.”

Pei Yao narrowed his eyes and looked over.

The speaker was Adrian, his face wearing a faint smile, his demeanor as arrogantly aloof as ever.

Qiao Yun turned her head to look, her eyes slightly cold.

Li Hanzhou uttered softly: “Ill intentioned visitors, indeed.”

“Yes.” Qiao Yun thought so, too.

To her, Adrian was now synonymous with a sneaky character.

Jiang Jing tensed up when Adrian suddenly spoke up… Here it comes!

Huo Lin reined in the cold expression on his face, his lips curling lightly, looking like he was ready to enjoy the show.

Adrian’s name was well-known amongst them, especially since not too long ago, he was online challenging Tianqi, mocking Professor Qiao as the second Edison, with a reputation but no substantial achievements.

Being watched, the expression on Adrian’s face grew even more contemptuous, and he inwardly scoffed, a bunch of country bumpkins.

Pei Yao was only startled for a moment, then calmly said: “What is your question?”

Adrian fixed his sharp gaze straight at Han Wang, standing behind Pei Yao.

“I’ve heard that Professor Qiao represents China’s pinnacle of science and technology, so this time I’m representing the Future Alliance to propose an exchange of learning with Professor Qiao. Unfortunately, I still haven’t seen her in person. I wonder if Professor Han could convey my wishes to Professor Qiao?”

At this, not only the current audience was shocked, but even the netizens watching the live broadcast online were stunned by this move.

The barrage was silent for a moment, and then it exploded.

“It sounds nice to call it an exchange, but isn’t this just wanting to challenge Professor Qiao!”

“The gauntlet has been thrown right in front of us, how can we not accept? Support Tianqi in taking up the challenge!”

“Time to let these foreigners know that China’s technology is also very strong!”

A single stone causes a thousand ripples.

In an instant, the whole internet was calling for Tianqi to accept the challenge from the Future Alliance!

Qiao Yun remained quite calm because she had guessed that Adrian might do something today.

Oh.

So this is a public declaration of war, a challenge thrown in front of so many people, Tianqi can’t possibly show any weakness.

But Qiao Yun never intended to back down in the first place.

Just now she received a message from Han Si, stating that this massive hacking attack on the system is likely related to the Future Alliance.

Amidst the buzzing of the crowd, Han Wang stepped forward, still with that icy demeanor, uttering words even more arrogant than Adrian’s.

“You’re not qualified enough to meet my teacher!”

Because Adrian did not expect Han Wang to be so haughty, surprise immediately flashed across his face, followed by a darkening of his expression as he rebutted: “Oh, it seems Professor Qiao is just as I had imagined.”

And what is he imagining?

That she’s undeservedly famous, right?

There’s no shortage of Tianqi’s competitors present, but even so, hearing a foreigner disparage domestic technology like that was pretty irritating.

Han Wang spoke with no rush: “You’re welcome to exchange ideas with my teacher, but first, you must earn her approval.”

With that said, she raised her hand and pointed.

Everyone followed the direction of her pointer.

It was a girl.

Dressed simply and understated, her expression indifferent, at the bustling press conference, she seemed like she was in a world of her own.

The crowd was first taken aback by her beauty, and then belatedly realized who she was.

Wait a second!

Did Han Wang mean that Adrian has to beat this little girl first?

Are they out of their minds?!

Jiang Jing almost couldn’t believe her eyes when she saw whom Han Wang was pointing to and exclaimed incredulously, “Are they crazy?”

How could it be Qiao Yun!

Qiao Yun is actually highly regarded by Tianqi Research Institute!

Her eyes darkened, and she could barely contain the jealousy inside her!

Hmph.

It’s absurd.

Qiao Yun is skilled but not to the extent that she’s capable of challenging Adrian.

Is this a joke?

Obviously, everyone thought so.

Su Fan was even more anxious, “What’s going on, why let Qiaoqiao take the lead? How can she do this!”

Su Mian spoke with a gentle tone, “Besides Qiaoqiao, there’s no one else who can step up.”

People have come running to our doorstep to cause trouble; it’s time to teach them a lesson.

Su Fan was dumbfounded, “Big sister, why are you joining in on the excitement.”

He really couldn’t understand; what does Tianqi’s matter have to do with Qiao Yun, and why is it specifically Qiao Yun who has been designated.

Proudly, Lu Zhanxing said, “Don’t worry, uncle, my sister is really amazing.”

Su Fan’s mouth twitched slightly.

He found that whether it was his eldest sister or other members of the Lu Family, there was always an inexplicable confidence in Qiao Yun.

He still couldn’t figure out, where did their confidence come from?

Seeing their unhurried appearance, Su Fan thought to himself that after the press conference, he would have a good talk with Qiao Yun.

Meanwhile, after a brief moment of astonishment, Adrian’s face revealed incredulity as he said: “Are you insulting me? Her?”

Han Wang answered, “Yes.”

Seeing Han Wang being so full of confidence, Adrian felt some hesitation as he examined Qiao Yun and frowned, “Have you graduated from university?”

Qiao Yun declared confidently, “Just attending university.”

Adrian: “…”

Everyone: “…”

Online viewers: “…”

Jiang Jing calmed her emotions and whispered to Adrian, “Doctor, this lady used to be an examiner for the Tianqi assessments.”

Adrian’s eyebrows flickered slightly. Being an examiner, she must possess some capability.

But with just this little capability, she dares to accept the challenge from the Future Alliance?

Truly bold for one so young.

However, why did Han Wang specifically choose her?

Could it be that…

An idea suddenly surfaced in Adrian’s mind, and he finally looked at Qiao Yun properly, “Could it be that you’re a student of Professor Qiao?”

Qiao Yun was still indifferent, her voice faintly conveying, “You may think so, or you may think that I have a close relationship with Professor Qiao.”

She didn’t want to use Professor Qiao’s identity, mainly for fear that more people would come looking for her if her identity was exposed.

So she simply used the identity of Miss Lu.

Jiang Jing went blank, her face showing an expression of disbelief.

Qiao Yun is a student of Professor Qiao?

Impossible! How could this be!

She had just been bragging to Qiao Yun about being taken in as a student by Adrian, thinking that Qiao Yun’s indifferent appearance was her withholding jealousy.

Now, she had been slapped in the face!

Qiao Yun was actually disdainful of her being able to become Adrian’s student, because she herself had a more powerful backer.

So that’s how it is…

That’s why Qiao Yun is so capable.

At this moment, Jiang Jing was jealous of Qiao Yun, extremely jealous.

Why wasn’t she the one taken in by Professor Qiao as a student!

After Adrian self-assuredly assumed that Qiao Yun was a student of Professor Qiao, he arrogantly said, “You are just a student of Professor Qiao, not yet qualified to interact with me, but I can send one of my students.”

He had brought a whole team with him this time.

The matter with Huo Security was just the spark.

In fact, as the reputation of Tianqi grew bigger, it would also have some impact on him, so this time he came, he also wanted to earn a reputation for himself.

Qiao Yun’s eyes were light, “Fine, as long as you don’t regret it.”

Adrian was dismissive.

Li Hanzhou spoke slowly, “Since it’s such a rare international exchange, why not have an exchange competition?”

Everyone was thrilled!

Li Ye’s words were exactly what they wanted to hear.

Mainly because they wanted to see Tianqi compete against others!

This would definitely be a world-class competition.

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