Hidden identities of the AI Heiress-Chapter 996: Outrageous, too damn outrageous!

Chapter 996: Chapter 996: Outrageous, too damn outrageous!

[What confirmation? Don’t leave me hanging here.]

[Great, you’ve successfully caught my attention.]

[Is no one curious about when the Lu Group started associating with Volkov? These two are like worlds apart, not even in the same circle. Could this mean future collaboration?]

Anonymous netizen: [Take it easy, listen to me slowly. My professor asked me once what kind of birthday gifts are usually given. I casually asked who it was for, and he told me it was Volkov asking him. Apparently, Volkov was planning to go to China to meet the Technology Association’s president, whose birthday is at the end of August, so Volkov wanted to know what gift would be suitable.]

[So what’s the main point of all this jargon?]

[Seriously, I thought this was going to be some groundbreaking revelation, but this is it? This is it?]

Anonymous netizen: [Netizens these days are impossible to lead. Don’t you see it yet? Volkov is attending the Technology Association president’s birthday banquet, and now Volkov is attending Qiao Yun’s birthday banquet. The Technology Association president’s birthday is at the end of August, and Qiao Yun’s birthday also happens to fall at the end of August! What does this say!!]

As soon as these words were posted, the reply section exploded with "WTFs."

[WTF! The amount of information is overwhelming, let me process it. Are you insinuating that Qiao Yun is the president of the Technology Association? That’s impossible!]

[WTF! Isn’t Qiao Yun just starting university this year?]

[WTF! For real? Are you just making up a story to get clicks and traffic?]

[Friendly reminder: Fabricating rumors is illegal!]

The anonymous netizen, feeling annoyed, outright posted a pixelated college admission notice to prove they were indeed studying abroad. They also included an award certificate from a computer competition.

Anonymous netizen: [If even one word of mine is false, may I be struck by lightning! As for whether Qiao Yun is truly the president of the Technology Association, I can’t be 100% certain, but I think it’s highly likely. Otherwise, how do you explain such a coincidence? I even verified something else with my professor just now: Volkov is scheduled to return home the day after tomorrow, and the only birthday banquet he’s attending in China is Qiao Yun’s!]

Netizens were floored, exclaiming how ridiculously absurd this was. The coincidence was so striking that they couldn’t help but doubt.

Yet, no one dared to believe that Qiao Yun could actually be the president of the Technology Association.

Until someone reminded them: [Have you all lost your memory? Remember the Simon incident that caused a huge stir not long ago? Didn’t someone claim Simon knew Qiao Yun and accused the exchange competition of being rigged? Simon clarified later that he lost to Qiao Yun fair and square. In fact, many members of the Technology Association have also been defeated by Qiao Yun, which evidentally shows her unusual relationship with the association.]

[So, is it because they lost to Qiao Yun that she became the president?]

[If this is true, all I want to say is—Qiao Goddess, you’re epic!]

[No wonder I fell for her—how can she be this amazing!]

As the discussion heated up, someone couldn’t bear it any longer and jumped in to throw shade.

[I’m so sick of you Qiao-worshippers, blowing her up to god-like status every single day. Does she really deserve to be the president of the Technology Association? Want me to school you on the association’s history?]

[This is basically moon-landing levels of clout-chasing. Qiao Yun is desperate for fame, huh? Always running marketing stunts.]

[Stop hyping her up as if she’s the savior of humanity—I can’t take it anymore.]

[Anyone else like me, hitting ’dislike’ on every post related to Qiao Yun?]

Qiao Yun had many admirers, but also plenty of jealous haters.

Otherwise known as the infamous "green-eyed syndrome."

[My Qiao Goddess doesn’t need marketing; she’s got natural hype, understand?]

[Can’t stop laughing—why can’t Qiao Goddess be the president of the Science and Technology Society? Her technical skills are insane; even Darren couldn’t beat her.]

The dispute between the two camps escalated rapidly, sending the thread to the top trending section of the website, drawing hordes of curious onlookers to join the discussion.

Finally, someone claiming to be from Qiao Yun’s social circle popped up with a statement: [I know Qiao Yun. Her boyfriend is Li Hanzhou from Li Group. The massive turnout at her birthday banquet this time is likely because of Li Hanzhou’s influence.]

Netizens were astonished.

What?

My Qiao Goddess actually has a boyfriend?

And the boyfriend is that powerful? Seriously?

This reply instantly sent Qiao Yun’s haters into a frenzy.

[So, Qiao Yun’s achievements today might very well be due to relying on a man!]

[Isn’t Qiao Yun also the missing daughter of the Lu Family? Rumor has it she lived in the countryside for fifteen years! How does a girl from a rural background have access to so many resources?]

[Come on, it’s not the dark ages—who still looks down on people from the countryside?]

[Hold up—Qiao Yun is a student of Professor Qiao.]

[Is there solid proof that Qiao Yun is Professor Qiao’s student? Has the professor personally admitted to this?]

[The fact that Qiao Yun managed to connect with Tianqi Institute and represent them in competitions is definitely thanks to Li Hanzhou.]

[Then how do you explain the Simon incident?]

[Simple. Li Hanzhou likely paid Simon off to lie and polish up Qiao Yun’s resume.]

[Nonsense! The exchange competition was publicly witnessed by everyone, and Qiao Yun genuinely won—it proves her skills are real!]

[You mean ’real skills’ obtained through a man?]

The netizens exploded, arguing non-stop.

From debating whether Qiao Yun might actually be the president of the Technology Association, the discussion shifted to how much of her success was attributable to her technical skills versus relying on men.

What started as a fight on a niche forum got reposted by marketing accounts onto major social platforms.

Qiao Yun already had her own fanbase, and coupled with the fans of Lu Zhanxing who liked her because of their association, any black posts about her were quickly countered by her supporters.

Meanwhile, Lu Zhanxing’s haters took this as the perfect opportunity to mock Lu Zhanxing’s sister, accusing her of trading her dignity for success.

In the end, the controversy snowballed, with #WhoIsQiaoYun# climbing to the trending charts.

Netizens devoured the drama until discovering the post had been deleted and the hashtag removed almost immediately.

Such action only fueled the fire, making the debate even hotter.

[Why was the post deleted? Feeling guilty?]

[After reading all this, can someone finally tell me—is Qiao Yun the Technology Association president or shamelessly fishing for attention?]

"Jingjing, what are you looking at?"

Xu Qiao noticed Jiang Jing glued to her phone and called out to her.

"Reading the news."

Jiang Jing didn’t lift her head, typing out a comment on a private account: ’Rumor has it Qiao Yun is very close to Pei Ya of Shengqiao Group. Has Li Hanzhou been cuckolded?’ She pressed send, then casually put down her phone as if nothing had happened.

Although Pei Ya had locked them up, he hadn’t confiscated their phones, merely having people keep an eye on them to prevent them from leaving the villa.

Jiang Jing didn’t dare seek help from Jiang Shaocheng, afraid that Pei Ya might retaliate against the Jiang Family, leaving her with no way out.

In her frustration, she stumbled upon the forum thread.

The one who leaked information about Li Hanzhou and Qiao Yun’s relationship as "insider knowledge"? That was her.