Hidden identities of the AI Heiress

Chapter 242: Chapter 242 Are you still mad at me?

Lu’s father hesitated for a moment before turning to ask Qiao Yun, “Qiaoqiao, do you still remember your grandparents and your uncle’s family?”

Su Mian also looked at Qiao Yun, with worry, discomfort, and regret in her eyes…

It was so complicated that Qiao Yun couldn’t understand, but she thought that Su Mian probably didn’t want her to remember.

Qiao Yun hesitated for a moment and said vaguely, “I kind of remember.”

Lu’s father wanted to ask something else, but Su Mian spoke impatiently, “Qiaoqiao is only three years old, what can she remember? Do you really need her to remember anything to be satisfied?”

Lu’s father was left speechless by the retort and after a long while, he managed to say, “After all, we are family…”

Su Mian scoffed with disdain, “Hmph…”

Lu Jingzhi noticed that the atmosphere between his parents was off and quickly changed the subject.

“Sister, you still have school tomorrow, go rest.”

“Right, right, Qiaoqiao, you should go rest.” Su Mian was indeed distracted.

Qiao Yun’s expression was very calm, and she said in a soft voice, “Goodnight.”

Lu’s father coughed awkwardly, silently regretting bringing up the people from the old house, unsure whether Qiaoqiao would remember her childhood.

But this situation couldn’t be left stiff forever, Qiaoqiao was their biological daughter, and they needed to visit the home at some point to recognize the family.

After Qiao Yun left, they all dispersed.

Lu’s father gathered his spirits, preparing to have a serious talk with Su Mian.

Lu Jingzhi had intended to go back to his apartment, but hesitated, not knowing what to do, and finally turned to go upstairs.

He knocked on Lu Ting’s room door.

When Lu Ting opened the door and saw Lu Jingzhi, her eyes revealed an undeniable delight, “Big brother, what’s up?”

Because of the previous deception by Lu Ting on a project, Lu Jingzhi harbored complicated feelings toward Lu Ting. Watching her climb the stairs alone and desolate, he couldn’t bear it.

Thinking she was still his sister, he couldn’t just ignore her endlessly, so he knocked on her door wanting to show some concern, but found himself unable to start talking.

He couldn’t get over it, thinking his clever and sensible sister could spin him around her finger.

“Is your second brother doing well?”

Loss flashed in Lu Ting’s eyes, then her expression softened as she said, “We haven’t talked much, I don’t know much about his situation.”

“If big brother wants to know about second brother’s situation, he can ask sister, she knows better. Second brother takes her along on work trips often.”

Lu Jingzhi, upon hearing this, fell silent for a moment, “Qiaoqiao met him for the first time, he probably wanted to spend more time with Qiaoqiao.”

Qiao Yun paused and, with a heavy tone, asked, “Where?”

“At City Hospital, are you going over?”

Pei Yao frowned and decided, “I’ll go first.”

“I’ll go,” Qiao Yun insisted firmly. “This started because of me, so I should be the one to go.”

She stared at her own toes, her facial expression unclear.

Pei Yao fell silent for a while and then spoke seriously, rarely so, “This isn’t your fault. Although she might have been used, it’s undeniable that she indeed did something to hurt you.”

Qiao Yun didn’t respond to him but simply said, “You don’t need to come.”

Given Professor Qiao’s decisiveness, Pei Yao had no choice but to agree.

Although he did not want Qiao Yun to bother with such matters, he had witnessed how she dealt with trouble.

Her tactics were unconventional and sometimes deviated from normal human behavior.

He still remembered how, around the age of ten, Qiao Yun dealt with a traitor who had stolen research data.

She calmly proposed that they could cut open the traitor’s head, implant a chip in his brain, and then send him back to his mastermind to control his thoughts using the chip and work for them.

At the time, everyone assumed Qiao Yun was joking, as the method seemed too far-fetched.

It wasn’t until that evening, when he saw Qiao Yun sitting in front of a computer, her face tense like a small steamed bun, her small hands typing fervently.

She seriously documented how to safely crack open a skull and the success rates of developing a brain control chip.

It was then he realized, was Qiao Yun actually serious???

Was this really a behavior a ten-year-old girl should have?

Could it be a sign not of an antisocial personality?

So he did not want Qiao Yun to handle troubles by herself, not because he feared she couldn’t resolve them, but because he was afraid of her methods of resolution.

After hanging up Pei Yao’s call, Qiao Yun looked towards Li Hanzhou and asked, “Do you have time?”

Li Hanzhou raised an eyebrow: “Hmm?”

“Can you take me somewhere?” Qiao Yun asked him directly, her voice soft. “Never mind if you’re not free.”

Li Hanzhou’s lips slightly lifted, “Let’s go.”

Qiao Yun pursed her lips, gratefully glancing at him.

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It wasn’t until they were in the car that Li Hanzhou finally asked her, “Where are you going?”

“City Hospital.”

Li Hanzhou turned to look at Qiao Yun, scrutinizing her as he saw she was relatively composed, then asked reassuringly, “What are you doing at the hospital?”

“A classmate is in the hospital; I’m going to see her.”

Li Hanzhou pondered for a moment and then, frowning, asked, “Does the defamation matter have something to do with your classmate?”

“…”

Qiao Yun’s small head silently moved towards the car window.

Li Hanzhou laughed softly, “Little one, remaining silent is not a good way to avoid issues.”

Qiao Yun quietly retorted, “I’m not avoiding it, I want to resolve it myself.”

It actually had nothing to do with Li Hanzhou, yet she had even dragged him into it.

Sigh, she owed him a favor.

Li Hanzhou asked playfully, “Can you handle it?”

Qiao Yun nodded.

Li Hanzhou licked his teeth playfully, “Good, leave brother’s honor to you.”

Qiao Yun: “…”

Li Hanzhou promptly cut it off, not teasing her further.

After all, teasing too much is no fun.

After a while, Qiao Yun received two videos sent over by Pei Yao.

The first video was at an alley entrance.

She saw Xia Ling carrying a backpack, entering the alley.

At the same time, several thugs also followed her in.

Since there was no surveillance in the alley, Qiao Yun did not see what happened in the middle.

She opened another video.

About half an hour later, the thugs came out of the alley.

Another half an hour passed before Xia Ling came out.

Lu Jingzhi sighed deeply, “Stop overthinking, go rest.”

“Big brother…” Lu Ting stopped the person about to leave, anxiously asking him, “Are you still angry with me?”