Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 468 - Chapter 468 Chapter 468 Furious Family Members (1)

Chapter 468: Chapter 468 Furious Family Members (1) Chapter 468: Chapter 468 Furious Family Members (1) This time, Su Qingqing primarily wanted to see this cousin whom she had never met before, while Ye Miaoshan was just dragging her along to show off a bit.

Once they left the Lu Family’s doorstep.

Su Qingqing furrowed her brows, her tone gentle as she asked, “Mom, does my cousin not like the gift I gave her? I feel something was off with Auntie.”

“You must have seen it wrong, you were so considerate of her academic performance, she must have liked it.”

Ye Miaoshan didn’t tell Su Qingqing that Qiao Yun was the top student in the city; she was displeased that her daughter was outclassed.

“That’s good.” Su Qingqing sighed in relief and smiled, “Then next time I’ll give the same kind of gift.”

“Once is enough. How many times do you want to give it? You’re just too kind-hearted,” Ye Miaoshan asked again, “How much longer will you be staying in Shangjing City?”

“I’ll be heading back to Yuncheng in two days.”

“Are you in such a hurry?” Ye Miaoshan pondered for a moment and said, “If you have nothing to do in these two days, you should visit your Aunt more often and spend some time with your cousin.”

“Why?” Su Qingqing’s eyes widened in surprise. Didn’t her mom have major grievances against Auntie?

Ye Miaoshan explained, “Your cousin knows people from the Li Family, if you visit more often, perhaps you could get acquainted too.”

What if Old Master Li fell for someone else?

If she could marry into the Li Family, not just Su Qingqing, but the entire Su Family would rise to prominence.

Su Qingqing paused for a moment, reflecting on this, “I understand now.”

Seeing that Su Qingqing agreed, Ye Miaoshan thought she knew what to do.

…

When Qiao Yun returned home from school, Su Mian, recalling what Ye Miaoshan had said, asked Qiao Yun, “Qiaoqiao, did you go to the Cheng Family’s dinner party?”

Qiao Yun didn’t hide it, and answered honestly, “Meeting friends.”

Su Mian didn’t think too much about it, assuming the friends Qiao Yun mentioned were Li Miao and Li Hanzhou.

She just thought Ye Miaoshan was overthinking things.

Su Mian felt this was not okay and decided she needed to have a good talk with Ye Miaoshan soon, to stop her from spreading rumors that could tarnish her daughter’s reputation.

Since returning, Qiao Yun hadn’t many friends.

She didn’t want to ruin their friendship because of this, leaving Qiaoqiao all alone again.

…

Qing University.

After being reminded by Qiao Yun the previous day, Su Qingyan returned to university and immediately clarified the ins and outs of the situation.

Song Li had been put at a disadvantage by Qiao Yun twice and was also punished for fighting and brawling.

Furthermore, because of his resentment “disliking this person,” many had ostracized him, so he spread rumors that Qiao Yun was his girlfriend, causing misunderstandings about her and leading to hostile remarks.

The labels “scheming woman,” “white lotus,” all fell on her.

Of course, his reputation was greatly affected too, absurdly becoming known as a playboy.

Once Su Qingyan knew about it, he logged onto his long-unused account to affirm that Qiao Yun was his cousin, his direct cousin!

This declaration caused an uproar on the forum.

Some admirers of Su Qingyan, seeing this, sheepishly deleted their previous criticisms of Qiao Yun and came over to Su Qingyan’s side to apologize.

Su Qingyan bluntly told them, “What you like is not me, but an imagined version of me; such affection is better off gone.”

This left the admirers shamed and without recourse.

They immediately turned their criticism toward Song Li, challenging him to spread more nonsense.

Su Qingyan thought this affair was over and wanted to inform Qiao Yun, but suddenly realized he didn’t have her contact details, so he made a compromise and called Lu Jingzhi instead.

Lu Jingzhi was still working at the company when he received a call from Su Qingyan, which was quite surprising to him.

Although Su Qingyan was his cousin, they did not communicate much.

“Is there something you need?”

“There is something I need to trouble you with regarding my cousin,” Su Qingyan didn’t rush into it but began by asking, “Do you know that someone caused trouble for my cousin on Christmas Day?”

“I know,” Lu Jingzhi said, still a bit annoyed about the matter.

His sister had been maliciously slandered by someone without his knowledge, and though Lu Shiran had later retaliated, he was still very uncomfortable.

“Why do you ask about this?”

Su Qingyan chose his words carefully, explaining, “The person is a junior from my school. After I found out about it, I warned him slightly, but I didn’t expect that he would spread rumors online that my cousin and I are a couple.”

Lu Jingzhi’s expression turned cold, “Why didn’t you tell me sooner?”

Su Qingyan spoke with a somber tone, “I only found out yesterday. Someone who likes me sent a threatening letter to my cousin. She told me about it, but I’ve already clarified things. Tell my cousin not to worry.”

Lu Jingzhi clenched his teeth, his eyes dark and profound, his tone icy, “Spreading rumors about my sister will not be so easily forgiven!”

Qiao Yun had always been subject to rumors and misunderstandings, and he did not want to see it happen again.

Any misunderstanding about Qiao Yun was like a stab to his heart, reminding him of his own past.

Although he knew that Qiao Yun’s background was substantial and she was certainly capable of handling such minor issues, he just couldn’t sit idly by.

He felt an inexplicable urge to see Qiao Yun, to see if she was alright and to make sure she wasn’t angry or upset.

Lu Jingzhi couldn’t wait any longer. He hung up the phone and hurried home.

Su Qingyan could detect the anger in Lu Jingzhi’s tone.

He pinched the bridge of his nose, suddenly regretting having warned Song Li earlier.

If it hadn’t been for that, Qiao Yun wouldn’t have been threatened and there wouldn’t have been so much trouble.

Su Qingyan thought that with his clarification, the matter would calm down.

But unexpectedly, Song Li, who was bombarded, also took a reckless stance.

He accused Su Qingyan of lying.

Because nobody had ever heard about him having a cousin, he was definitely lying to protect his little girlfriend; don’t be deceived by him.

He had no evidence to prove any of this, mainly relying on rhetoric to incite, speaking eloquently and persuasively, so convincing that it was a waste for him not to participate in debate competitions.

Additionally, some classmates who were jealous of Su Qingyan’s popularity echoed below, and the situation escalated.

[The school’s heartthrob is really something, hiding the fact that he has a girlfriend, just because he can’t let go of his fishing pond.]

[Is Su Qingyan going to mess up too? With such morals, how can he become a doctor in the future?]

[I used to be in the same project group with Su Qingyan; he always made excuses to talk to junior girls.]

[Just two words: Awesome!]

[It must be that woman seducing our senior, she should look in the mirror and see if she is worthy of our senior!]

[Why should she get the senior, am I not better than her? I have liked the senior for three years, from high school to Qing University!]

[Don’t mention it, a girl in our dorm has had a crush on Su Qingyan for a year; finding out he has a girlfriend nearly made her cry to death.]

[That woman is from Shengyang High School, right? Isn’t this underage dating? Can I report this?]

Song Li watching the tide turn was extremely pleased.

He just wanted to target Su Qingyan, and Qiao Yun was merely dragged in as cannon fodder.

But since Qiao Yun did not speak for him, and he was not forgiven even though he admitted his mistake,

a single punishment had ruined his future.