Hidden identities of the AI Heiress-Chapter 957: How Could He Be With Her?

Li Hanzhou sneered.

Simon: "..."

Oh God, does he want to kill me?

Simon didn’t know what he had done wrong, hurriedly stepped back, and complained to Qiao Yun, "Q, can you tell your man to tone down his gaze? It’s kind of scary."

Li Hanzhou raised his eyebrows, quite pleased with Simon’s reference to ’your man’, retracted his gaze, and even hooked his lips friendly towards Simon, showing a slight smile.

Simon: "..." Why do I feel even more frightened now.

Pei Ya chuckled, "Mr. Simon, you really are full of energy."

Simon thought Pei Ya was complimenting him, and smiled even more warmly, opening his arms towards Pei Ya, "Darling, do you want to feel my warm hug? Come on, even though you’re a man, I won’t mind."

Pei Ya said, I do mind though.

Qiao Yun said somewhat speechlessly: "Stop messing around."

"OK." Simon lowered his hands and winked at Qiao Yun, "Alright, back to the matter at hand, where do you want to take me?"

Qiao Yun said, "I’ll treat you to a meal."

Simon’s eyes lit up, to be honest, if it weren’t for Qiao Yun’s sake, he would have already been restless to go enjoy the food. Now that Q is inviting him to eat, of course he agreed.

"What are we waiting for then, let’s go. Q, you ride with me, and we can get to know each other better."

Pei Ya unexpectedly felt a sense of crisis, what is up with this guy, why is he being so attentive, is it because he wants to compete with me for the nanny position?

No, he disagrees.

Before he could speak, Li Hanzhou took the lead and arranged, "Qiaoqiao and I will go together, you go with him."

’Him’ naturally referred to Pei Ya.

Pei Ya pursed his lips, but to prevent Professor Qiao from being blinded by Simon, he could only suffer in silence.

Simon shrugged his shoulders: "Alright then."

He was quite sensible, not wanting to disturb the couple.

Qiao Yun was completely unaware of their thoughts and had no objections to such arrangements.

She found it strange, why they couldn’t just take one car together.

Just then, Lu Zhanxing sent her a message asking why she hadn’t arrived yet, so she stopped pondering and told them it was time to leave.

...

The group headed outside.

As they walked, Simon said admiringly, "Q, congratulations on getting first place this time, you’ve really opened my eyes, especially during the second round, under those circumstances, you could still turn the tables, no wonder I can never beat you."

The strategies Qiao Yun used in the contest nearly made his jaw drop, so awesome.

This competition was fully publicized and globally revealed.

Simon hadn’t had the chance to browse online yet, but he could guess what the world thought of Qiao Yun.

Qiao Yun calmly said, "Thank you, you’re not bad either."

Simon rubbed his head, feeling shy being complimented by a younger girl.

He remembered something else, put away the smile, and asked puzzledly, "By the way, how did your equipment get hacked?"

Pei Ya angrily said, "Definitely someone is messing around. The ones who wanted to win the most were the Future Alliance, so it must have been them."

Simon immediately expressed solidarity, "That’s awful! When I first came to China, he even hinted that I should help the Future Alliance. I pretended not to hear, but it seems he was relentless."

Pei Ya was also a bit surprised, apparently, the Future Alliance had been scheming behind the scenes all along.

Simon showed sympathy, sighing, "Such an unpleasant thing happened, and you could still compete so calmly, I really admire you."

Qiao Yun relaxed and told him, "Getting anxious doesn’t solve the problem."

That was just her nature, even in urgent situations, she wouldn’t show it, but she’s never been anxious anyway.

This was probably because she was very confident in herself.

Simon admired Qiao Yun even more, if someone did that to him, he would have exploded long ago, yet she could handle things so calmly, he sincerely admired, "Q, you are truly amazing."

Pei Yao’s mouth twitched a little, this guy really knows how to kiss up.

Simon eagerly said, "Do you need my help?"

Pei Yao directly declined for Qiao Yun, "No need to bother you, I’ll handle it."

Li Hanzhou slightly lifted his eyelid and seriously said to Qiao Yun, "I can help too."

Qiao Yun: "..."

Qiao Yun couldn’t understand what there was to fight over.

Men are really unfathomable.

Simon didn’t think too much and playfully brought up another topic, "Q, you representing Tianqi in the competition means you’re with Tianqi now?"

"Hmm."

Qiao Yun didn’t deny this.

Simon rubbed his hands together and spoke in a negotiating tone, "Here’s the thing, Professor Qiao of Tianqi is so famous, I wonder if I would be honored enough to meet him and discuss academics? Q, I believe with our relationship, you’d definitely help me, right?"

Pei Yao muttered, "What’s this, moral abduction?"

Simon pretended not to hear, but as long as he could meet the legendary Professor Qiao and satisfy his curiosity, he’d even go cling to Q’s thigh and cry if he had to.

Qiao Yun paused, "Um..."

"How about it? Will you agree?"

Seeing Simon’s eager face, Pei Yao couldn’t help but snort a laugh.

Simon wondered what was so funny.

Pei Yao coughed lightly, "Mr. Simon, do you really want to meet Professor Qiao?"

Simon nodded, "I believe no one would not want to. God, this is a man who has changed technology..."

Whatever Simon thought, he said it, always ready with praises.

Qiao Yun felt somewhat socially dead.

Pei Yao was almost embarrassed for Professor Qiao, this was too much flattery; he admitted he couldn’t compete.

Just as he was about to tease Simon, Qiao Yun’s lips twitched, "Let’s go, we shouldn’t keep them waiting too long, it’s impolite."

Pei Yao looked embarrassed as he said to Simon, "It’s not that I don’t want to tell you the truth, but reality doesn’t allow it."

Simon: ???

Qiao Yun pursed her lips and walked forward on her own.

Li Hanzhou looked down at her, his gaze falling on her ears, and he pinched them, "Kid, feeling shy?"

Qiao Yun’s face was cold.

She wasn’t shy.

It was just Simon’s shiny eyes that made her very uncomfortable.

...

The people from the Future Alliance took a less crowded route because they didn’t want to face the media.

Coincidentally, Adrian saw Simon’s figure from afar.

Mainly because he was tall and had strikingly bright shoulder-length golden hair that was really eye-catching.

Adrian hesitated for a moment, thinking about greeting him.

Next to him, Darren said in astonishment, "Teacher, is that Qiao Yun next to Simon?"

"Qiao Yun?"

Adrian squinted his eyes, only then noticing there was another person beside Simon.

Actually, no.

Not just one, but three people.

And one of them indeed was Qiao Yun who had utterly embarrassed the Future Alliance!

Enemies narrow the road!

Darren wondered, "How come Simon is with her? Doesn’t he ignore everyone?"

Adrian was already upset about losing the competition, and Darren’s words made his face even more sullen.

Simon, this guy, seems easy to fool but is actually tough to deal with.

Thinking he was clever, he invited the Technology Association to referee and even purposely encountered Simon, wanting Simon to side with the Future Alliance during the competition.

He thought beautifully, Simon being a Westerner, should be like him, discriminating against Asians.

For this, he specially invited Simon to dine, but this fellow did nothing but eat, showing no reaction to his hints.

It’s unclear whether he genuinely didn’t understand or was pretending with him.

Adrian’s face looked grim.

Darren whispered, "Professor, does Simon know Qiao Yun?"

Adrian was startled for a moment, recalling Simon’s attitude when he met Qiao Yun, and he denied, "That shouldn’t be possible, Simon is probably trying to pursue Qiao Yun."

Darren argued logically, "Professor, take a closer look, their atmosphere doesn’t seem like they’ve just met, it’s more like they’ve known each other for a long time, moreover, Simon spoke up for Qiao Yun during the competition."

Darren’s words made Adrian harboring doubts; he squinted and stared at the two from a distance.

Qiao Yun’s expression was dull, while Simon next to her was all smiles talking to her, not minding her coldness at all.

No matter how you look at it, it looks like a pathetic plea.

However...

Adrian still noted that Qiao Yun didn’t drive Simon away!

In his limited understanding, Qiao Yun, like himself, wouldn’t show the slightest mercy to those she dislikes.

Moreover, Qiao Yun’s official boyfriend is at the scene, and Simon dares to pursue her so blatantly?

Adrian’s eyes suddenly widened: "They indeed know each other!"

Darren’s gaze flickered and said, "Professor, the first round’s questions were set by the Technology Association. If Simon really knows Qiao Yun, do you think he would help her?"

Thinking that Qiao Yun’s results might be fishy, Darren’s heart, shattered by Qiao Yun before, finally began to beat.

Thumping, beating rapidly.

During the first round, Jiang Jing questioned Qiao Yun’s scores, and Adrian initially thought that since the questions were set by the Technology Association and Simon was invited by him, how could he help someone from Tianqi.

Now seeing Simon mingling with them, his previous perceptions were overturned.

Adrian grows angrier the more he thinks: "The competition might indeed be unfair."

But they have no proof; who will believe if we say it out loud?

Frustrated by his loss, Adrian immediately came up with a great idea.

After all, he had hinted online that they hadn’t put their full effort into this competition, and Tianqi winning meant Future Alliance was careless.

So he could also expose the relationship between Simon and Qiao Yun.

A referee and a contestant being close can easily lead to speculation.

What Adrian needs to do is to do his best to salvage the reputation of Future Alliance.

The corner of his mouth turned up slightly, a crafty smile flashed across his eyes, and soon he returned to normal: "Let’s go back to the hotel first."

"Yes, Professor."

...

Qiao Yun did notice the people from Future Alliance, but she didn’t pay much attention.

In contrast, Pei Ya chuckled, "Just let him laugh a little longer."

The matter of the equipment sabotage has already been tasked to someone, and he believes results will be obtained soon.

Let’s see who gets the last laugh then.

...

Just as Qiao Yun and her company were preparing to attend the celebration party.

The hot searches online have already changed several rounds.

Qiao Yun’s name dominates the hot search, all praising her for bringing glory to the nation this time.

Previously, the Future Alliance kept provoking and claiming China’s technology was backward, but now that Qiao Yun has defeated someone from the Future Alliance, everyone feels extremely elated.

Look at these idiots underestimating China’s technology, now they’ve been slapped in the face.

Netizens excitedly went to international websites, ready to thoroughly mock the Future Alliance.

Then they saw Adrian’s statement, claiming Tianqi Research Institute won because the Future Alliance let them, which pissed them off to no end, prompting them to pick up their keyboards and argue with those supporting such claims.

"Oh my, it’s so awkward trying to save face like this."

"If you can’t bear to lose, don’t compete; and if you lose, don’t spout nonsense."

"Admit it, China’s technology is superior to yours."

"Don’t rejoice too early, Tianqi Research Institute only won because the Future Alliance didn’t compete wholeheartedly. If they were serious, it might not be clear who would win or lose."

"Laughable, Darren is just a researcher from the Future Alliance, if Dr. Adrian personally stepped in, Tianqi would definitely lose."

"Sorry but we also have Professor Qiao. If he personally stepped in, the Future Alliance would only be able to get thrashed."

"Unfortunately, Professor Qiao only dares to stay behind the scenes."

"Don’t joke, please, Qiao Yun is still just a child. Darren, who is over thirty, can’t even beat a kid. This is the strength of the Future Alliance."

"Oh, heaven, Darren just underestimated his opponent..."

"Pfft, sore loser..."

The international internet inexplicably erupted into chaos.

Qiao Yun did see these comments because Pei Ya, seething with anger, kept sending them to her, causing her phone to constantly buzz.

Li Hanzhou couldn’t help but turn his head to ask, "Who sent those to you?"

"Pei Ya." Qiao Yun blocked Pei Ya’s messages, her long eyelashes drooping, she said indifferently: "Someone said Tianqi won because the Future Alliance let them, he’s angry."

Li Hanzhou’s gaze darkened slightly: "They need a lesson."

"Yeah, I think so too," Qiao Yun put away her phone, "But, no rush."

Li Hanzhou asked, "Aren’t you angry?"

"Not really," Qiao Yun said, "The bigger they make this, the more foolish they’ll look when we counterattack."

Li Hanzhou was still a bit surprised, "Qiaoqiao, you actually understand this logic."

"..." Qiao Yun glared at him, wrinkling her nose, "I’m not stupid."

Li Hanzhou smiled: "True, you are the smartest."

Qiao Yun nodded reservedly.

Half an hour later.

The car stopped at a restaurant, and the four headed to the private room, opting for a hotpot meal because it was simple, quick, and filling given the number of people.

Simon drooled upon hearing they were having hotpot.

But as soon as he entered the private room and saw such a large group of people, he immediately turned serious.

The people in the private room were quite surprised to see Simon.

They didn’t know Qiao Yun knew Simon and were astonished that the referee of a competition would suddenly join the contestants’ celebration dinner.

Shen Qi was the first to react, asking, "Mr. Simon, you knew Professor Qiao already?"

The people present all knew of Qiao Yun being Professor Qiao, so Shen Qi didn’t think too much and simply asked.

Simon blinked: "Eh, when did I know Professor Qiao, how come I don’t know about this?"

Shen Qi more surprised: "You don’t know Professor Qiao?"

And still come together?

Simon looked baffledly at Qiao Yun: "Q, I actually know Professor Qiao? Am I suffering from amnesia?"

Qiao Yun: "..."