Hidden identities of the AI Heiress-Chapter 963: Qiao Yun: Are You Very Angry?

Li Hanzhou slightly curved his lips, then continued, "You can choose to admit to tampering with the competition, or I can expose all the things you’ve done over the years."

Adrian’s face turned deep red with annoyance.

His narrow, inverted triangular eyes stared intently at the cultured and distinguished-looking man in front of him, his lips moved slightly. "Are you threatening me?"

Li Hanzhou carelessly responded, "You can think of it that way."

Adrian was extremely irritated. He didn’t achieve his current position by being completely honest. Even Darren, his most esteemed student, didn’t know how many shady things he had done in the shadows.

Yet, unexpectedly, this person had found everything out thoroughly.

It really proved the old saying, "You can’t walk near the river without getting your shoes wet."

His gaze fiercely turned towards the chief instigator. When he met Qiao Yun’s clear, emotionless eyes, his throat choked up, and he suddenly couldn’t speak.

Qiao Yun noticed Adrian’s malice. She lazily lifted her eyelids, her voice lazy: "Do you hate me?"

Adrian gritted his teeth.

Qiao Yun nodded lightly, her tone indifferent: "But you can’t do anything about me, are you very angry?"

Adrian almost spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot, his face was a ghastly pale, his chest heaving rapidly, clearly infuriated by the truths Qiao Yun had pointed out.

Based on the current situation, he really could not do anything to Qiao Yun.

Li Hanzhou couldn’t help but let out a light laugh, amused by Qiao Yun’s brash manner.

Pei Ya thought it was quite normal. Although Professor Qiao was reserved and spoke little, sometimes her words could easily infuriate people.

Li Hanzhou tapped his fingers on the table, saying, "My patience is limited."

Adrian struggled desperately: "Do you think I’ll be intimidated by you? Even if I really did those things, do you have evidence?"

Li Hanzhou calmly stated, "I already told you, you’re welcome to try."

Adrian was at a loss for words, frankly, he didn’t dare to gamble.

The atmosphere became quiet for a moment.

Qiao Yun raised her hand and yawned, her beautiful eyes misted slightly, looking as though seen through a veil—elusive yet captivating.

Li Hanzhou’s heart skipped a beat, he raised his hand to touch Qiao Yun’s spiritless face: "Tired?"

Qiao Yun rubbed her eyes, dispelling the mist in them, and gently nodded: "A little."

Upon hearing this, Li Hanzhou completely lost his patience with Adrian. He glanced at his wristwatch and issued a final ultimatum: "From now on, you have one hour to prepare. If I don’t see an answer that satisfies me in one hour, you know well what the consequences will be."

Adrian’s face shifted slightly, hoping to test out just how much evidence they held.

But Li Hanzhou had already grabbed Qiao Yun’s hand, saying warmly, "Let’s go."

"Okay." Qiao Yun blinked her eyelashes, the curled tips dotted with droplets, making her look pitifully endearing.

Pei Ya hurriedly said, "Let’s head back, you are quite tired this time."

Qiao Yun then held Li Hanzhou’s hand, no longer concerned with Adrian behind her, and headed straight for the door.

Pei Ya, of course, followed them, as they had already informed Adrian of their intentions. Now, it was up to him to decide. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Simon rubbed his head, was this really it?

Adrian’s brows were tightly furrowed, his eyes squinting, filled with dissatisfaction.

Seeing this, Simon reminded him, "Dr. Adrian, I believe they are people who mean what they say, so you had better not cherish any fluke."

Adrian looked disgusted: "Simon, why would you help Qiao Yun? Just because she has beaten you before?"

Simon naturally would not reveal the truth to Adrian, shrugging his shoulders: "I’m sorry, I don’t talk to foolish people. Oh, and one more thing, you’ve always wanted to meet our President, right? In fact, you’ve already met him. Tsk, poor thing, still not realizing the reality."

Adrian’s face changed, his expression flitting with embarrassment.

He did not understand what Simon meant, when had he ever met the President of the Technology Association?

He wanted to ask, but Simon clearly didn’t want to engage with the two-faced Adrian and walked away chasing after Qiao Yun. Before leaving, he turned back and said.

"Dr. Adrian, remember, you only have one hour."

The room fell silent once again, but the atmosphere was drastically different from before.

Darren, previously suppressed by their presence, didn’t dare to speak up. Now that they had left, he finally spoke: "Professor, what should we do now?"

Adrian, feeling embarrassed in front of his student, replied curtly: "You tell me, what should we do?"

"I...", Darren was stuck.

What else could be done? They now had their hands tied by the other party, and likely nothing they did would help.

But what shocked him most was that his teacher had actually impersonated someone else.

This left Darren with mixed feelings, fearing that one day he might also be replaced by his teacher. For now, he would not trust his teacher unconditionally like he used to.

Adrian was unaware that he had lost Darren’s trust, seeing him unable to articulate a response, he vented his anger on him.

"Darren! If it weren’t for you losing the competition, I wouldn’t be in such a passive position now. To think that after so many years by my side, you still lost to a girl; no wonder you haven’t achieved anything for so long! If it wasn’t for my connections, probably nobody would even know who you are!"

Darren tolerated the scolding, his eyes filled with embarrassed anger.

Adrian slammed his hand heavily on the table: "They’ve gone too far!"

Although Darren was discontent, he and his teacher were in the same boat now, so he suggested: "Professor, why don’t we try contacting Mr. Huo? Let Mr. Huo talk to them?"

"You’re too naive. Huo Lin is not a trustworthy person." Adrian worried that Huo Lin would leverage his vulnerabilities against him in the future.

Just as he was worried, he received a message on his phone.

[50 minutes left.]

Adrian, infuriated, threw his phone and stood panting heavily for a long while before his shoulders slumped, looking like a beast that had lost its fighting spirit, his complexion ashen.

"It’s my own oversight; I didn’t expect them to be so capable."

Li Hanzhou said he had two choices, but in reality, there was no choice at all.

Now he could only try to minimize the losses.

If he chose not to admit to tampering in the competition, then the whole Future Alliance would lose its credibility and be denigrated by everyone.

If he chose to admit it, he would only lose credibility this one time, and he might be able to recover in the future.

And...

Adrian looked at the alarmed Darren, his eyes narrowing slightly, a decision forming in his mind.

He gathered his thoughts, smiled and said: "Darren, when we return to the U.S, I’ll promote you to be my only assistant."

Darren’s face showed surprise, the joy coming so unexpectedly that he even forgot the troubles at hand, and quickly assured Adrian: "Professor, I will definitely work diligently and not let you down."

Adrian nodded in satisfaction, saying meaningfully: "Such a good child."