From Runaway Bride to Global Queen
Chapter 285: Qiao Qiao Wants to Have a Blind Date

No one would have thought that Dirk, who had operated overseas for decades, was actually Chinese!

And he even had a secret base in China!

If it weren’t for An Wei accidentally overhearing Dirk’s conversation with someone else, this information wouldn’t have been obtained!

"So, it’s very possible that Dirk has already fled back to the country, and is right in his secret base!"

No one can turn a blind eye to such a dangerous person, not even Lu Yanchuan!

Qiao Yi had personally experienced how dangerous Dirk was. Someone who could establish Dirk Group must be incredibly cunning.

What’s more, for all these years, apart from his most trusted subordinates, there was not a single person who had seen his true face.

To achieve this, it wasn’t just being careful that could make it happen.

It could be said that disguise and concealment were innate traits that he had embedded in his bones.

"The most troublesome thing now is that all the clues about Dirk are wrong; nobody ever thought to connect him with a Chinese!"

With no leads, and over a billion Chinese people to consider, where on earth would one start looking for such a master of disguise and concealment?

For a while, Qiao Yi and Lu Yanchuan fell into silence together.

Having such a dangerous person lurking in the shadows, waiting to take revenge on them!

Don’t even suggest that Dirk is now too busy to care about them.

Someone like Dirk, if he really wanted revenge, would pay no heed to his own life!

He’s a complete madman!

"Yiyi, how about you come work for Lu Group?"

This proposal wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment idea for Yanchuan; he had been considering it for a long time, just never finding the right opportunity to discuss it with Qiao Yi.

Now that Qiao Qiao is in charge of Qiao Family, even though some of his ways of handling things are still immature, with Qiao Benqing overseeing him, it’s entirely acceptable to let him handle things on his own.

Anyway, it doesn’t really matter where Qiao Yi works; she might as well work for Lu Group, where the two of them can spend more time together.

"I’ll think about it."

Qiao Yi was tempted, but she couldn’t just drop everything at Qiao Family.

Not to mention keeping an eye on Qiao Qiao at the company, she also had a team of beloved employees under her; surely she couldn’t take them all to Lu Group?

If Qiao Benqing found out she poached an elite team from Qiao Family to join Lu Group, he would definitely be furious!

Seeing Qiao Yi’s hesitation, Lu Yanchuan didn’t press her, but arranged for even more bodyguards covertly, and instructed Hound to follow Qiao Yi closely without leaving her side.

Qiao Yi was completely speechless regarding Hound.

He kept following her, and the kid was always acting coquettish and gossipy, taking advantage of his younger brother-like face, he did things that could make Yanchuan silence him.

It led to Qiao Qiao coming specifically to ask Qiao Yi if she found someone to keep her company because Yanchuan had been away on business trips for too long.

Of course, Qiao Qiao received a punch and a slap as an answer from Qiao Yi.

Thinking of this, Qiao Yi gave Hound a warning look.

Warning him not to do any bizarre things in the company, like acting spoiled and asking Qiao Yi to buy him ice cream or something.

On the weekend, Qiao Yi had originally planned to go home early and spend time with Lu Yanchuan, but she was stopped by Qiao Qiao.

"Big sis, I’ve got a little problem, and I need your help..."

Since when did Qiao Qiao, who was never ashamed to ask for anything, start acting all coy in front of her?

Curious, Qiao Yi couldn’t help but slap Qiao Qiao on the head instinctively.

"What trouble have you gotten into now that you need me to clean up after you?"

Qiao Qiao’s face turned a shade redder.

Though he was indeed a bit timid and mischievous as a child, always getting into trouble and having Yiyi take the heat, it was embarrassing to have these old stories brought up.

But that was all in the past, and he was genuinely seeking Yiyi’s help for an important matter this time!

"Sis! It’s not what you think! It’s, it’s that Mom set me up on a blind date with a girl..."

"Blind date? How old are you? Do you think you’re twenty-three already? You’re in such a hurry to go on blind dates? I didn’t get married until I was twenty-five! What’s the rush for Mom?"

Qiao Yi exclaimed in shock, causing Qiao Qiao to slip, quickly he covered her mouth and shoved her into his car.

"My dear sister, keep it down a bit! So many people are watching!"

Who knows how many people inside the company were watching him like a piece of delectable pastry, and the few shouts from Yiyi had already turned several heads their way.

While talking, Qiao Qiao signaled the driver to start the car.

Before the driver could start the car, the door to the passenger seat was pulled open, and Hound squeezed in.

"Hey! What are you doing coming up here!"

Though aware that Hound was sent by Lu Yanchuan to protect Yiyi, Qiao Qiao found it awkward to discuss his situation with others around, especially with Hound here, how could he even speak!?

Hound stared straight ahead at the windshield, acting as if he wasn’t even there.

"Forget it, forget it, just pretend he’s not here."

Hound was actually pretty good at this, knowing what should and shouldn’t be said.

Seeing that Yiyi didn’t want to send Hound away, Qiao Qiao had no choice but to ignore Hound and began to explain the purpose of his visit to Yiyi.

It turned out that Mr. and Mrs. Qiao had noticed how Qiao Qiao, since returning to China, hardly hung out with friends, let alone dated anyone, so the parents were getting a little anxious.

So, Mrs. Qiao, worried about her son not finding a partner, did what most Chinese mothers would do.

She arranged a blind date for Qiao Qiao!

Keep in mind that Qiao Qiao was only twenty-three this year, and it had been less than two months since his twenty-second birthday. According to Chinese law, that age had just reached the legal marriageable age.

But Mrs. Qiao completely forgot that her son was just a recent graduate and rushed to arrange several blind dates for Qiao Qiao!

Qiao Qiao had managed to dismiss the previous candidates with various excuses, but this one was impossible to avoid!

Today’s date was with the Song Family’s youngest daughter, and the reason Qiao Qiao couldn’t refuse was that the Qiao Family and the Song Family were currently discussing a business collaboration.

Although his blind date with Miss Song wouldn’t greatly impact the cooperation between the two families, skipping the date without meeting would be terribly disrespectful to the Song Family!

Though the Lu Family backed the Qiao Family, they couldn’t rely on just one partnership with the Lu Group; it was essential to be part of the upper echelons in Capital City, and no social event could be missed.

And to make matters worse for Qiao Qiao, there was another complication: he and Miss Song had a past together.

They were close friends in high school, and only after Qiao Qiao went abroad did they lose contact.

Former buddies now turned into blind date candidates!

Just the thought of it was painfully awkward!

"Sis! You must save me! I don’t want to go on a blind date alone!"