Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 871 - Chapter 871 Chapter 869 The Secret on My Cousin

Chapter 871: Chapter 869: The Secret on My Cousin Chapter 871: Chapter 869: The Secret on My Cousin They were dying to bawl their eyes out and, by the way, discuss how to make a good impression in front of Professor Qiao’s family, and also figure out how to give Professor Qiao’s scumbag of a man a hard time.

Han Wang said with merciless indifference, “When the time comes, I want all of you to behave properly. If anyone dares to cause trouble or scares Professor Qiao’s family, hehe, this day next year will be your death anniversary, got it?”

Han Si couldn’t help but retort, “Wang sister, the way you say it, it’s like we’re some sort of a mess.”

The rest of the people silently nodded in agreement. Exactly, they were very proper people indeed.

Han Wang’s expression remained cold, and she said in a chilly tone, “It seems you do have some self-awareness, knowing that you are indeed a mess.”

The Han siblings: “…” I can’t even refute that.

Han San pushed up the glasses on his nose bridge and smiled gently, “Don’t worry, we will definitely be proper and won’t scare Professor Qiao’s family. But as for the one surnamed Li, that’s not so certain.”

Han Wang pondered for a few seconds before humming in agreement, “Just be mindful of the limits.”

The Han siblings: “…” Wang sister, so you play double standards too.

Since Han Wang didn’t oppose them doing something to Li Hanzhou, the Han siblings exchanged glances and the next second, huddled together, whispering and plotting their big plan against Li.

As for Professor Qiao dating, it’s no wonder they were so reactive.

She was fine when she left, but when she returned, there was one more person.

This person also managed to gain Professor Qiao’s favor, something nobody was willing to accept.

If you randomly grabbed someone from Tianqi Research Institute and asked them, everyone wanted to gain Professor Qiao’s favor, but as everyone knows, Professor Qiao is a very fair and impartial person, who will never show favoritism to anyone.

They were envious of Li Hanzhou.

What’s more important is.

Rumors had it that Li Hanzhou was heartless and ruthless, a person who killed without batting an eye, giving three parts ridicule, three parts indifference, four parts carelessness to anyone he met; at first glance, definitely not a decent man.

Professor Qiao, such a pure-hearted person, dating this kind of man, what if she is mistreated?

So, it was essential to nip this possibility in the bud.

Once Professor Qiao was set on something, she wouldn’t back down, so the only option was to make Li Hanzhou voluntarily step away.

Pei Ya had returned to the research institute a few days ago, and when Han Wang warned them earlier, he didn’t speak up. In fact, he was looking forward to seeing this group get scolded by Han Wang–after all, he had often been at the losing end with them before.

Now, seeing the excited looks on their faces, the corner of his mouth twitched: “Do you really want them to make trouble? Aren’t you afraid they’ll actually cause some trouble, and then it will be difficult to explain to Professor Qiao?”

Anyway, he had come to terms with it.

Opposition was futile; better to accept it, or the only person who’d be depressed would be himself.

Besides, he could see that Professor Qiao was happy with Li Hanzhou, even if it was subtle. She seemed completely relaxed in front of him.

Han Wang looked at them and smiled slightly, “Don’t you find it amusing to watch them suffer? Let them suffer a bit, so they’ll behave better next time and cause less trouble for Professor Qiao.”

Pei Ya: “…”

He knew it; little Xiaowang’s core was dark–indeed quite dark.

Pei Ya said in surprise, “How do you know it’s them who will suffer?”

A flash of displeasure crossed the depths of Han Wang’s eyes, “Based on the fact that Li Hanzhou managed to gain the teacher’s acceptance shows this person is not easy to deal with.”

Pei Ya nodded in agreement.

That’s right, every time he faced off against Li Hanzhou, he never won.

Han Wang snorted coldly, “He dared to come to the research institute with the teacher; he must be prepared.”

Seeing Han Wang so composed, Pei Ya’s expression turned even more surprised, “It looks like you don’t oppose it?”

Han Wang frowned, “You’re wrong. I oppose it more than anyone, but this is the teacher’s choice, and I trust the teacher.”

Pei Ya: “…” Could this be what they call a true fan?

…

On the day of departure, Su Fan brought Su Qingqing and Su Qingyan over with the gifts.

Seeing him come over, Su Mian laughed and said, “You really brought gifts? There was no need to go through all the hassle.”

“It’s nothing, really just some local specialties. I may not have gone myself, but as an uncle, I still want my intentions to be in the right place.” Su Fan opened the bag and gestured for Su Mian to take a look.

Su Mian peered inside and saw various tonics. However, they didn’t seem cheap at all.

Su Fan laughed and said, “Qiaoqiao’s rural home isn’t very remote, so the conditions must also be quite tough, right? These ginseng and deer antler can be brought over to help them boost their health.”

The corner of Su Mian’s mouth twitched, wondering whether she should tell her brother that although they were going to the countryside, it wasn’t the real countryside.

She had mentioned to Su Fan in the past, when she didn’t know Qiao Yun’s identity, that the countryside was very poor and had even asked Su Fan if he wanted to donate money to build roads.

Late, after learning about Qiao Yun’s identity and realizing her misunderstanding, she forgot to give Su Fan a heads up.

Of course, she didn’t plan to say anything now; the fewer people who knew about Qiaoqiao’s identity, the better.

Seeing Su Mian’s strange expression, Su Fan asked, “There’s something wrong with the gifts?”

“Nothing.” Su Mian asked, “They were expensive, weren’t they?”

Su Fan waved his hand dismissively, “That’s not a lot of money. Oh, and tell them that all this was bought from a wholesale market, really cheap, so they should feel free to consume without worry, lest they feel it’s too precious and just keep it as a collectible.”

Su Mian: “…”

Su Mian chuckled dryly, “Okay, got it.”

When Qiao Yun and Li Hanzhou arrived, Su Fan chatted with them for a bit, asking Qiaoqiao to pass on his regards to those who had taken care of her in the countryside.

Qiao Yun nodded in agreement.

The driver for this trip was still Zhou You, and since there were seven of them, he drove a van.

As the vehicle drove away, Su Qingqing’s eyes darted around; then she said to Su Fan, “Dad, I’ve got something else to do, so I won’t be coming home.”

“Sure,” Su Fan didn’t overthink it.

Su Qingyan narrowed his eyes, then smiled, “Perfect, I have to go somewhere, you drive me there first.”

“Brother…” Su Qingqing hesitated, inwardly figuring out how to refuse.

Su Qingyan didn’t give Su Qingqing the chance to refuse and got directly into the passenger seat.

After a moment of conflict, Su Qingqing said nothing and got in the car and started it.

Once they had driven a distance,

she weakly said, “Brother, otherwise I’ll call you a cab, I’m really in a hurry and can’t take you.”

Su Qingyan looked at Su Qingqing with a smile that was not quite a smile, “Spill it, what are you up to?”

Su Qingqing deflated, “Alright, I actually just wanted to follow and take a look, really just a look, to see the place where my cousin used to live, and then I’ll come back.”

Originally, she wanted to tag along, but was put off by various excuses. She hadn’t thought much of it before, but now it seemed a bit strange.

Su Qingyan frowned, “You planned to secretly follow?”

Su Qingqing quickly said, “Of course not. Once we’re outside the city, I’ll just ‘bump into them’ by chance, isn’t that more natural?”

Su Qingyan pondered for a moment, “I’ll go with you.”

“Ah?” Su Qingqing was a bit surprised.

“They left, follow them quickly,” Su Qingyan commanded.

“Okay,” Su Qingqing quickly stepped on the gas.

Su Qingyan was thinking, Qiao Yun used to live in the countryside, but she was adopted by the Qiao Family, so Qiao Xun might have also lived in the countryside.

As an admirer of Qiao Xun, he was very curious about the place where his teacher had lived before.

There were a lot of cars leaving the city, and Su Qingqing followed from a distance without being detected for the moment.

Once out of the city, she planned to ‘coincidentally meet’ them at the next service area.

However, at that moment, Zhou You, sharp as ever, noticed it, and using his superior driving skills, quickly left them behind.

Su Qingqing lost track of them, confused: “Brother, we’ve been spotted, haven’t we?”

Su Qingyan nodded, “Yeah.”

Su Qingqing was shocked, “Are drivers really so skilled nowadays? They even understand counter-surveillance?”

Su Qingyan was checking the map, his expression slightly stern, and then with a frown, he asked, “Do you know the name of the village?”

“I don’t know,” Su Qingqing shook her head.

Su Qingyan was full of doubt, “The map doesn’t show any villages along that road.”

Su Qingqing paused, then guessed, “Maybe it hasn’t been recorded?”

Su Qingyan still found it strange, but couldn’t think of any other explanation and had to accept that for now. He directed Su Qingqing, “Let’s go back. If you want to visit, next time have your cousin take you.”

Su Qingqing sulkily pouted her lips.

She felt a pang of sadness. By not taking her, did they still treat her as an outsider?

Su Qingyan was still looking at the map, his gaze fixing on the area that was marked as unrevealed.

If his calculations were correct, his cousin’s family was heading in that direction.

He immediately understood that his cousin had secrets, secrets they didn’t know but the Lu Family did.

That was why he told Su Qingqing to go back.

He was only concerned about the places his cousin and Qiao Xun used to live, not intending to pry into Qiao Yun’s secrets.

It was false to say he wasn’t curious, but secrets were called secrets because they weren’t convenient to share with others.

Su Qingyan thought, if one day they were willing to talk, he would listen. If they wanted to keep it hidden forever, he would pretend to be unaware.

…

When Zhou You saw that the car behind had stopped following, he said to Qiao Yun, “Professor Qiao, your cousin seemed to be on the same road as us, but now she’s gone a different way.”

He had recognized Su Qingqing’s car from the outset, as he had seen it before.

Qiao Yun nodded lightly, indicating she understood.

Li Hanzhou chuckled softly, “They seem to really care about you.”

Qiao Yun’s mouth pulled into a small smile, “Yes, they’re very kind.”

Caring about her meant wanting to know about her past.

Qiao Yun hummed, wondering whether to find a time to tell them that the countryside was not really the countryside. She just didn’t know if they could accept that, and still treat her naturally?

“Qiaoqiao, is it okay for me to tag along?”

Before Qiao Yun could figure it out, Li Miao poked her head out from the backseat.

She already knew that the countryside was actually the scientific research base of Tianqi Research Institute, the coveted core area harboring the secrets of Tianqi.

Qiao Yun told Li Miao, “It’s fine, you’re not an outsider, good friends don’t have secrets from each other.”

Li Miao felt triumphant inside.

Ah, to be Professor Qiao’s good friend, who else in this world, who else!

Being able to visit the scientific research base of Tianqi Research Institute, she was simply the luckiest person in the world.

But it didn’t take long before Li Miao regretted her decision; if she could turn back time, she would definitely not have followed.