Hidden identities of the AI Heiress-Chapter 956: Where Does Her Confidence Come From?
Fu Yun’s heartbroken expression froze, and her gaze landed on Qiao Yun, wondering why she suddenly became so amenable.
Huo Lin knew it wouldn’t be that simple and squinted slightly as he asked, "What’s the condition for not calling the police?"
If it weren’t for Qiao Yun having both testimonial and physical evidence, he wouldn’t be so passive now.
This was the first time Huo Lin had been blackmailed like this, and surprisingly, he wasn’t angry but felt somewhat intrigued.
His impression of Qiao Yun shifted once again.
She wasn’t big in stature, yet her presence matched his. Where did her confidence come from?
Huo Lin scrutinized Qiao Yun, trying to detect any trickery in her expression.
Li Hanzhou quickly sensed Huo Lin’s unusual gaze and swept his sharp eyes over, carrying an evident warning.
Huo Lin thought of the relationship between Qiao Yun and Li Hanzhou, and for some unknown reason felt slightly guilty and awkwardly withdrew his gaze.
Seeing Huo Lin’s tact, Li Hanzhou shifted his gaze as though casually.
Their eye confrontation was brief, and Qiao Yun didn’t notice. She told Huo Lin, "You have two options: we can reveal that the reason for my being late was due to Huo Family’s interference, or you can choose to call the police."
Huo Lin chuckled dismissively, knowing Qiao Yun was not an easy person to fool.
Either option was highly unfavorable.
If he followed Qiao Yun’s suggestion and disclosed the reason for her tardiness, the Huo Family’s hard-earned reputation would be utterly destroyed.
If they called the police, based on his mother’s fault, she would definitely be detained and might even spend a day or two in jail.
Thus, his mother would be stained for life.
Huo Lin did not make a choice immediately, leaving Fu Yun both angry and frustrated: "What is there to consider? Don’t you know what you should choose?"
Of course, he should choose to protect her.
Huo Lin paused, then suddenly asked, "Aren’t you concerned about the impact it may have on the Huo Family?"
Fu Yun urgently said, "Can’t we make amends afterwards, Alin, I believe in your ability, you will find a way, right?"
Pei Ya sneered, "How selfish."
Fu Yun’s expression changed slightly, and as though to prove she wasn’t selfish, blurted out without thinking, "Jiujiu, you misunderstand me, I would do anything for you."
When she spoke, she hadn’t thought much about it, after all, it was something she always said. As for how sincere it was, only she herself knew.
Huo Lin didn’t know how to react to his mother’s ’favoritism,’ but he had made his decision.
"Let’s do as you said."
Pei Ya was not surprised at all and immediately made a phone call.
Fu Yun’s face turned pale, she weakly supported herself on a nearby chair, "You actually let them call the police..."
Pei Ya gloated, "Don’t worry, won’t be imprisoned for long, but there will be a record."
Even being detained for an hour was an insult to Fu Yun, let alone having a criminal record, it was like ripping off her face and trampling it on the ground.
Despite having other choices, Alin still abandoned her.
At that moment, Fu Yun really started to focus on her biological son. When had he become so disobedient?
Huo Lin naturally had a way to lessen Fu Yun’s suffering, which is why he opted for calling the police.
If the Huo Family’s reputation were to be damaged again, it would be very difficult to recover.
He wanted to explain to Fu Yun, but knowing her personality, he realized she would not understand and thus said nothing.
He reassured softly, "With me here, you won’t have any problem."
Fu Yun didn’t believe him, her eyes reddening, "You really are a good son..."
Pei Ya looked at her with disdain, "You are also a good mother, right? What kind of mother doesn’t consider her son’s interests."
Fu Yun retorted, "I didn’t." She suddenly felt frightened and quickly grabbed Huo Lin’s arm, "Alin, Mom loves you, you have to believe Mom."
Huo Lin responded indifferently with a hum.
Fu Yun then thought that Huo Lin understood, felt relieved, and resentfully glared at Qiao Yun.
She regretted it.
She shouldn’t have been impulsive.
She should have been more cautious before acting.
Qiao Yun met Fu Yun’s gaze squarely, her eyes dark and inscrutable.
Stared at by her, Fu Yun couldn’t bear it and averted her gaze first.
...
The police arrived quickly and took Fu Yun away immediately after hearing what had happened. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
Fu Yun did not make a scene. She maintained the pride of being Mrs. Huo, stood straight as if she wasn’t flustered at all, but her heart was in fact in total chaos.
Naturally, Huo Lin followed as well. Though he was angry about what his mother had done, he couldn’t just ignore her as she was his biological mother.
After all, he was the Family Head of the Huo Family, and that status turned out to be quite useful.
But he had a feeling, putting aside Pei Ya, Li Hanzhou would definitely intervene, and to get his mother released without charges, there would probably be a price to pay.
Before being taken away, Fu Yun cast a long look at Pei Ya, as if he were some kind of ungrateful person.
Pei Ya felt very uncomfortable under that stare and scrutinizingly said, "I’m asking you, did you know my parents would die in an accident?"
Fu Yun’s heart skipped, now calming down she replied confusedly, "What do you mean by that? I don’t understand. Are you suggesting that I knew beforehand they would have an accident?"
She was incredulous, "Jiujiu, how can you think like that, has someone been talking to you?"
Perhaps because her mind was full of not being found out, the urgency on her face was utterly genuine.
Unable to decipher Fu Yun’s expression, Pei Ya decided not to deal with her any further.
...
Qiao Yun sat in a chair, looking up at Pei Ya who seemed a bit lost in thought, and discerned the desolation in his eyes.
She pursed her lips and softly soothed, "Everything will be alright."
Pei Ya came back to his senses and apologetically said, "Boss, punish me."
He had troubled Professor Qiao by provoking Fu Yun; he deserved punishment.
Qiao Yun showed a rare expression, as Pei Ya actually asked to be punished, she shook her head thoughtfully and said, "We are family; we share blessings and hardships together."
If it weren’t for the inappropriate setting, Pei Ya would have been moved to tears.
Li Hanzhou said, "If you need anything, just tell me. After all, I’m your elder now."
Pei Ya: "..."
That damn Li Hanzhou, making his tears go back in.
Simon had been out of the loop since earlier, so he had remained silent, but his grasp of the Chinese language wasn’t very strong, so he remained somewhat confused throughout.
Now that things were resolved, he invited Qiao Yun: "Q, your matters are settled, I’ll treat you to a meal, and maybe soothe my wounded soul as well."
He was still angry about his character almost being insulted by money.
Seeing this, Qiao Yun remembered that there were others waiting for her to celebrate, but failing to refuse Simon, she said, "Follow me."
Simon hugged himself, "God, what do you want to do with me?" He spread his arms, "Come on, I’m willing."
Qiao Yun: "..."
