Li Hanzhou followed Qiao Yun’s gaze and looked over. The second floor was empty, but he clearly knew who Qiao Yun was referring to.
At the mont, the person most concerned about Han Wang could only be Pei Ya.
Li Hanzhou withdrew his gaze and sat down next to Qiao Yun.
The two sat very close, close enough for Qiao Yun to almost feel Li Hanzhou’s warm breath brushing against the back of her ear. She touched her earlobe and continued speaking calmly and unhurriedly, "I’m in no rush. After all, he’ll handle it. He needs a chance."
Pei Ya was actively pursuing Han Wang, and she was happy to give Pei Ya an opportunity to prove himself.
The woman she was now was no longer the clueless Professor Qiao of the past who knew nothing about relationships.
Qiao Yun took a sip of her milk and remarked with a sigh, "I really am a good person now."
Li Hanzhou was amused by her serious expression. He couldn’t help but reach out and pinch her little nose, teasingly saying, "Oh? So, you weren’t a good person before?"
Qiao Yun shook her head and corrected him, "I was a good robot before."
Li Hanzhou’s lips twitched. "Professor Qiao, you can joke?"
Qiao Yun glanced at Li Hanzhou, her thick eyelashes fluttering, an innocent gleam in her eyes as she replied, "I’m not joking."
Li Hanzhou stared into her eyes, and there wasn’t the slightest hint of humor in them.
He fell silent.
He recalled how Qiao Yun had once said that her return to the Lu Family was to learn how to be human. At the ti, he’d thought it was a joke.
But now, he knew Qiao Yun never joked.
He began to think about Qiao Yun’s unusual behavior and her advanced knowledge, far beyond ordinary understanding...
A ridiculous thought surfaced in his mind, and Li Hanzhou’s expression grew distinctly odd.
Noticing his peculiar look, Qiao Yun tilted her head and asked in confusion, "Are you feeling unwell?"
"No."
Li Hanzhou pinched the bridge of his nose, attempting to compose himself.
He looked at Qiao Yun again, his expression a mixture of complexity and unease, wondering: Could his fiancée... possibly be a robot?
The notion was so absurd that Li Hanzhou couldn’t help but twitch his eyelids. He even reached out to grasp Qiao Yun’s hand and gave it a squeeze.
Soft, warm.
Human.
Li Hanzhou let out a breath of relief.
It seed he was overthinking things.
In every conceivable way, Qiao Yun was a living, breathing person.
But even if she weren’t human, what of it? He had already chosen Qiao Yun. He loved her, no matter what form she took.
With that thought, Li Hanzhou looked earnestly at Qiao Yun and said, "Even if you aren’t human, I’ll still love you."
Qiao Yun blinked her eyes. "What if I were an animal?"
Li Hanzhou choked on her response.
...
anwhile, elsewhere.
Pei Ya was staring at his phone, his thin lips tightly pressed together. His eyes were devoid of any warmth, radiating a chilling malice that could make one’s heart race in fear.
In front of Professor Qiao, he was obedient and well-behaved. In front of Han Wang, he seed unreliable.
But anyone who had dealt with Pei Ya in person knew that he was more of a wolf—a predator you didn’t dare provoke.
Cross him, and you’d better be prepared to lose a chunk of yourself.
Just as now, Pei Ya let out a cold laugh before pulling out his phone to send a ssage.
[You can begin what we prepared earlier.]
After sending the ssage, he set his phone down.
Pei Ya had a habit of leaving nothing to chance. Even when he flew to O State to crash the wedding, he had ticulously prepared contingency plans.
So of these plans targeted the Herbert Family, while others were aid at the Andrew Family.
Now that soone had the audacity to stand in his way, they would have to pay a heavy price.
When Pei Ya learned about Han Wang’s past, his heart ached for her.
Han Wang was ant to soar, proud and indomitable, not to be troubled by such trifles.
Let all the dirty work fall on him.
...
At the sa ti.
Han Wang stared coldly at the online chatter.
Especially the absurd claims that she had sohow beco Nolan’s "first love," with Nolan even posting pretentious defenses of her online.
The coldness in her eyes grew even more chilling, and her frosty lips pressed into a straight line.
Nolan’s previously strange behavior now made perfect sense. It turned out he was trying to use a façade of deep affection to clean up his reputation.
No wonder he hadn’t retaliated no matter how hard she struck.
Han Wang didn’t care what Nolan did to whitewash his image, but dragging her into the ss was an entirely different story.
She let out a derisive laugh and then opened her laptop.
If that’s the case, she would play along with him, thoroughly and without holding back.
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