Hidden identities of the AI Heiress
Chapter 874 - Chapter 874 Chapter 874 He Overestimated These People

Chapter 874: Chapter 874: He Overestimated These People Chapter 874: Chapter 874: He Overestimated These People The Han brothers were sizing up Li Hanzhou.

The man in front of them wore a black shirt and dress pants, the shirt smooth and wrinkle-free, the collar slightly open to reveal a delicate collarbone.

His skin was a cold white, his nose bridge high and straight, his body proportions perfect.

Even they, worldly as they were, had to admit that the man was very handsome. No wonder he could captivate Professor Qiao, just this face alone was enough to earn points in front of Professor Qiao.

Simultaneously, they all judged Li Hanzhou in their minds: Pah, pretty boy, shameless.

Li Hanzhou’s face carried a careless smile, leisurely meeting their gaze, not the least bit intimidated by their scrutiny.

This calm and composed look did earn him some respect from them.

It wasn’t easy for an ordinary person to withstand their intense scrutiny.

However, they didn’t look for long before they shifted their attention; after all, Professor Qiao was the most important thing at the moment.

“Wow! Teacher, I missed you so much, you finally deigned to come back, it’s simply the ninth wonder of the world!”

Han Four performed what was called an instant face change, just a second ago he was glaring at Li Hanzhou discontentedly.

The next second, he tearfully stretched out his arms and pounced towards Qiao Yun.

Just as he was about to hug her, Qiao Yun expressionlessly stepped aside.

Han Four did a faceplant, but quickly he bounced back up and lamented, “Today is yet another day without a warm hug from the teacher…”

The Lu Family: “…”

This, indeed, is quite spirited.

Li Hanzhou’s mouth twitched slightly; it seemed he had overestimated this group of people.

Han Three stepped forward, silently taking out his latest research achievement, his voice shy, “Teacher, look, this is the elixir of life I’ve recently developed. Would you like to try it?”

Qiao Yun raised her hand expressionlessly, and with a smack, the glass bottle containing the elixir fell to the ground and shattered into pieces. She said sternly, “How many times have I told you, making fake medicine is wrong. Punish yourself by standing in the corner and reflecting.”

Han Three murmured an acknowledgment and obediently stood off to the side.

The rest were eager to show Professor Qiao the changes they had undergone in the past year and a half.

Before they could act, Pei Yao decisively blocked them and angrily said, “Can’t you behave more normally? Aren’t you embarrassed?” He lowered his voice, “Do you still want to win the favor of Professor Qiao’s family? At this rate, you’ll scare her away.”

The Han brothers gave Pei Yao a look of disdain, as if their faces said, “What’s it to you?”

They also wanted to put on a show, but they just couldn’t control their own nature.

Han Wang’s voice was icy, “What, are you thinking of pioneering new lands?”

“…”

The Han brothers wilted.

Li Hanzhou pressed his brow and said to Qiao Yun, “I finally understand why you always look so disdainful when you mention them.”

Qiao Yun’s forehead relaxed slightly, “They are noisy, but I don’t hate them.”

She saw the vitality of human life in them.

It was with difficulty that Pei Yao managed to calm the group down and then awkwardly smiled at the Lu Family, apologizing, “Sorry, we didn’t scare you, did we? They’re just too excited, after not seeing Professor Qiao for such a long time.”

Su Mian gave an awkward smile, “I understand, if I hadn’t seen Qiaoqiao for that long, I would be very excited too. Seeing how much you care for Qiaoqiao, I’m also happy.”

Originally she was nervous, fearing that these people wouldn’t welcome them, but seeing their enthusiasm, her nerves eased.

With them around, Qiaoqiao probably hadn’t been so lonely in the past.

Su Mian looked at them with an added touch of tenderness. These people were probably in their twenties, still part of the younger generation in her eyes.

Just then, Zhou You finished moving all the big and small luggage. Su Mian walked over, first taking the local specialties prepared by Su Fan and handing them directly to Pei Yao, who had some authority: “Director Pei, these are gifts from Qiaoqiao’s uncle for you. Please take care of your health and don’t overwork yourselves.”

The group was somewhat stunned by her words and momentarily didn’t react.

Pei Yao accepted the gifts, saying politely, “You shouldn’t have gone through all this trouble, Director Su.”

“As long as you don’t mind,” Su Mian replied, pulling out several more gifts, all bought during their shopping trip the day before last, “It’s a small token of appreciation. Don’t be shy. We owe you for all the years you have spent with Qiaoqiao.”

Han Wang sensed the Lu Family’s nervousness and the esteem with which they treated them, her expression slightly relaxed as she accepted the gifts to save face.

Pei Yao didn’t turn down the offer, either, and took a gift for himself.

Seeing that the heads of the research institute had taken gifts, the Han brothers surged forward, each grabbing one, treating them as if they were treasures.

Su Mian smiled. To Tianqi, such small items were nothing, but each person seemed so unexpectedly thrilled.

In reality, it was because it was their first time receiving attention from an elder, so naturally, they were excited.

To be honest, they had been under Professor Qiao’s strict tutelage for so long that suddenly receiving kindness was quite unfamiliar to them.

Han Wu held his gift with tears rimming his eyes, “Teacher, your family is really nice, even preparing gifts for us. This is the first time I’ve received a gift from an elder.”

Seeing him looking so pitiful, Qiao Yun began to reflect on herself. She seemed to have never given them gifts before, the most being punishments of copying text a thousand times.

It was truly quite pitiful.

Next time, she would give them some study materials instead.

In the spirit of reciprocity, since the Lu Family had prepared gifts for them, they naturally had something prepared as well. With the intention of not embarrassing Professor Qiao, Han Er, speaking on behalf of the group, smilingly said to the Lu Family, “We have also prepared gifts for you.”

“Oh, what is it?”

The Lu Family members showed some interest.

Han Er explained to them, “We didn’t know what you would like, so we discussed and decided to send you a few contracts and some study books we wrote ourselves. Considering the inconvenience of carrying them, we’ve already had them delivered directly to your door.”

The Lu Family: ???

…

Meanwhile, in Beijing, Lu Jingzhi looked at the development contract worth billions that lay before him, totally bewildered, he asked his secretary, “What’s this?”

The secretary said, “President Lu, this is the development contract for the southern district.”

Lu Jingzhi was utterly perplexed, “How did it come to us? We didn’t participate in the bidding, did we?”

This was a huge project!

So many people would fight tooth and nail for it, and suddenly it just fell from the sky?

With the Lu Family’s qualifications, it might not be enough, right?

What exactly was going on?

Lu Jingzhi couldn’t understand.

Elsewhere, Lu Zhanxing had just managed to take a few days of rest when he was suddenly informed that several big-budget films had specifically requested to sign him.

He was dumbfounded and protested, “Is getting one day of rest too much to ask for?”

Xie Ying wore a sly expression. “No worries, no worries. It’ll be fine once you get through this. I don’t want to refuse either, but it’s a pity to turn down any of them. We might as well accept them all. They’ve expressed willingness to wait for you. Right now, you’re in high demand. Just put in a little more effort and you’ll be able to go international.”

Lu Zhanxing thought either the world had gone mad or he had.