Chapter 1031: Chapter 1031: Professor Qiao: You Want to Compete with for Soone? Are You Sure?
Pei Ya quietly stepped behind Han Wang, pretending he wasn’t present at the scene.
Han Wang: “…”
Weren’t you full of bravado just now?
Qiao Yun decided not to comnt on Pei Ya’s futile attempt to cover things up for now. Her gaze swept across the room and finally landed on Herbert.
“You still haven’t answered —why can’t she leave?”
Her voice was as calm as ever, completely devoid of any questioning tone.
Nolan looked at Qiao Yun with a puzzled expression.
The young woman’s deanor was understated, her face giving the impression of soone youthful, yet the oppressive aura radiating from her seed almost tangible.
Even the man standing silently behind her—one glance revealed he wasn’t a simple character either.
Who were these two?
Why did they seem sowhat familiar?
Nolan couldn’t recall.
The others present were grappling with the sa question.
A while ago, news about Qiao Yun winning awards under the title “Professor Qiao” had drawn significant attention not only in China but internationally as well.
The pieces just hadn’t clicked into place yet for everyone.
Herbert, however, was ntally screaming at his bad luck.
Never having t Professor Qiao before, he hadn’t expected their first encounter to be in such an awkward predicant.
He wasn’t keen on making enemies with soone influential in China.
Feigning nonchalance, Herbert broke into a wide grin and said, “Professor Qiao, I must apologize for letting you witness such an embarrassing scene.”
The mont “Professor Qiao” was ntioned—
Everyone present felt a jolt down their spine.
They rembered.
This young woman wasn’t just anyone; she was Qiao Yun—Professor Qiao—whose recent controversy with the Future Alliance had made global waves, culminating in her receiving the prestigious Nobel Prize!
Why was she here!?
The crowd was shocked, bewildered, and struggling to process her presence!
Nolan was more flabbergasted than anyone.
This was rely an engagent party—how had it escalated to the point of drawing Professor Qiao here?
Rembering Pei Ya’s earlier address of “boss,” Nolan felt as though he’d been struck on the head.
No wonder Pei Ya dared to mock him like that.
No wonder he looked down on him.
It turned out Pei Ya was the current CEO of Shengqiao Group, backed by Tianqi Research Institute, dominating business worldwide.
Though Nolan was an aristocrat from Europe, compared to Shengqiao Group, it seed he really didn’t asure up…
Nolan’s face instantly grew grim, a mixture of humiliation and resentnt as his pride seed to be ground into the dirt by Pei Ya.
The connection between Xiya and Shengqiao Group’s CEO genuinely surprised him.
Herbert, for his part, didn’t even care what others thought. Awkwardly, he continued, “There seems to be a misunderstanding in this matter.”
Qiao Yun let out a nonchalant “Oh,” then pulled out a chair, seated herself calmly, crossed her arms, and spoke in a steady tone, “Go ahead.”
Everyone: “…”
This face of yours, saying “Please, comnce your performance”—what’s with that?
Nolan’s expression darkened further.
Whose turf was this, exactly?
In the middle of the confusion, Li Hanzhou couldn’t hold back a chuckle.
Little one always had a knack for casually infuriating people.
Li Hanzhou, feeling like a lackey just standing behind her, also pulled out a chair and sat down, throwing Herbert a “go ahead” look.
Pei Ya: “…”
Why did this scene feel so much like the Queen Mother and Jade Emperor seated atop their thrones, interrogating the masses?
Wasn’t this dynamic completely flipped?
Herbert’s smile stiffened as he suppressed his irritation and explained, “Earlier, I had asked Xiya if she was willing to marry Nolan, and she personally agreed. Now she’s backing out against her word. Regardless of the reason, she shouldn’t irresponsibly walk away like this.”
Feigning indignation, he sighed.
“Xiya, I’m very disappointed. If you weren’t on board, you could have just told directly. Why let him stir up trouble instead?”
The “him” was clearly Pei Ya.
Pei Ya sneered. “What a shaless thing to say.”
Nolan pointedly jumped in, “Professor Qiao, is it? Your associate disrupted my engagent—surely I’m entitled to an explanation, or am I wrong?”
Han Wang opened his mouth as though to retort, but Qiao Yun raised a hand, signaling him to stay silent.
Her gaze was cold and indifferent as she calmly laid out the facts: “I know Han Wang well. She must have already rejected this arranged marriage. It’s your coercion that forced her hand, driving her to rebel.”
“You’re her father, yet instead of supporting her, you’re attempting to morally manipulate her. You’re not a good father.”
Herbert flinched slightly, his conscience pricked.
Qiao Yun turned her eyes to Nolan. “My associate does what he wishes. He owes an explanation, not you.”
Nolan’s stunned face: Isn’t this a bit… rogue?
“Furthermore…”
Qiao Yun cast an unflinching gaze over Nolan, her tone matter-of-fact as she said, “Weak limbs, lackluster spirit, pallid complexion—such an incapable man, you aren’t worthy of her!”
Her closing statent was sharp and succinct: “I am opposed to this marriage.”
After Qiao Yun finished speaking, subtle laughter rippled through the surrounding crowd. What she said wasn’t entirely off the mark.
Nolan’s lifestyle was certainly dood to bring about his own decline.
If Herbert truly cared for his daughter, he would have severed ties with the scandal-ridden Andrew Family the mont Nolan’s disgrace ca to light.
Instead, he blad Xiya for the fallout.
In Herbert’s eyes, Xiya was probably nothing more than a tool.
Nolan, having received no satisfactory response and endured a thorough verbal thrashing, now faced the likelihood that his reputation for being “weak of constitution” would soon circulate widely.
His expression hardened with suppressed fury but faltered when he t Li Hanzhou’s half-smiling gaze. A sudden pang of alarm made him avert his eyes instinctively.
This man was no pushover.
Herbert, who initially sought goodwill from Professor Qiao, was now visibly irritated by her blunt dismissal. “Professor Qiao, she is my daughter. This is a family matter.”
The implication was clear: It’s none of your business—what authority do you have to object?
Unruffled, Qiao Yun replied evenly, “I’m her ntor. She’s my student. She’s one of the core pillars of Tianqi Research Institute.”
Qiao Yun lifted her gaze, sharp and commanding: “You want to challenge for her? You sure about that?”
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