Chapter 460: Chapter 460: A Letter Filled with Malice Chapter 460: Chapter 460: A Letter Filled with Malice “Shall we continue with the fireworks?” Li Hanzhou suggested.
“Okay,” Qiao Yun agreed.
The two crouched on the ground, each holding a sparkler, quietly celebrating the arrival of the new year, silently accompanying each other.
Li Hanzhou, fearing Qiao Yun might be cold, took her back after the display.
“Qiao Yun.”
Li Hanzhou called her na, looking into her beautiful eyes, he said slowly, “Next year we’ll set off fireworks together again.”
He knew that Qiao Yun took promises seriously.
So he made Qiao Yun give him a promise to be by his side next year.
Qiao Yun didn’t think too much and nodded upon hearing his words, “Alright, next year I’ll take you to set off fireworks.”
One turn each was fair.
…
Qiao Yun returned ho.
Unexpectedly, she saw a cup of milk on the table.
It hadn’t been there when she left.
So, it must have been prepared by soone after she had gone out.
Qiao Yun walked over, reached out to touch the cup, and it was still warm.
She also noticed a note on the table.
[Drink the milk before you sleep.]
The handwriting was strong and powerful, signed by Lu Jingzhi.
Qiao Yun was stunned.
Looking at the warm milk on the table, she picked it up, cradling it in her hands and sipped it down.
After finishing it, she washed the cup before going upstairs.
A while later, Lu Jingzhi, who had been waiting for Qiao Yun to return, heard so noise and then went downstairs to check.
Because he had business matters to handle, he had stayed up late.
Naturally, he saw Qiao Yun and Li Hanzhou going out, and his instinct was to stop Qiao Yun from contacting Li Hanzhou.
But then he thought again of Qiao Yun’s identity.
He backed down.
He knew he couldn’t control her, and no one could, not Professor Qiao.
Moreover, from what Lu Shiran had told him, he knew his sister was accompanied by bodyguards.
Lu Jingzhi now also understood Li Hanzhou’s particular behavior towards Qiao Yun; he must have known who she was early on.
Li Hanzhou’s contact with Qiao Yun was not because she was the young Miss of the Lu family, but because she was Professor Qiao.
Despite this, Lu Jingzhi was still worried and therefore had waited for Qiao Yun to return.
Now that Qiao Yun was back, his anxious heart finally settled down.
Seeing the cleaned cup, a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.
He had bought clothes for Qiao Yun before, but he had never seen her wear them.
Honestly, he felt disappointed.
Now that his sister drank the milk he prepared, although it was only a cup of milk, it was a great encouragent for him.
…
When Li Hanzhou got ho,
Madam Li was still awake, playfully teasing him, “Yo, back from a date, are we?”
Li Hanzhou replied indifferently, “It wasn’t a date.”
Madam Li imdiately scolded with disappointnt, “How useless can you be, it’s been so long and you still haven’t managed to reel Professor Qiao back ho.”
Li Hanzhou said lightly, “However useless, I am still your son.”
“My dear son, are you trying to drive your mother mad?” Madam Li accused him of not knowing how to speak properly, clearly exasperated.
Li Hanzhou smiled slightly, “Things between us, they can’t be rushed.”
Madam Li huffed, clearly unsatisfied.
At his current leisurely pace, when would he be able to bring Qiao Yun ho?
It seed hopeless.
Li Hanzhou did not know when Qiao Yun would notice.
That there was soone, who was always waiting for her.
However, he had never thought of breaking the current situation.
He thought to himself, just wait a bit longer…
When she grows a bit older.
When she has the emotions she ought to have.
When she knows what true feelings are.
Li Hanzhou wasn’t afraid to wait, so he was willing to wait, even if it ant three years, five years, ten years…
“Right, I have an invitation to a dinner party here, you go in my stead,” Li’s mother said with a smile that was sowhat malevolent.
“Not interested.”
“Are you stupid or what, you could take the chance to invite Professor Qiao.”
Li Hanzhou’s steps upstairs halted, and after a few seconds of silence, he said, “I’ll consider it.”
…
The next day.
When Qiao Yun woke up, she received a ssage from Pei Yao.
[Boss, I’ve looked into it, and the Su Family’s trip to Shangjing is to seek a famous doctor for the Zhou Family matriarch’s treatnt. They want to go into business with the Zhou Family, whom the patriarch deeply loves. He once said whoever could cure the matriarch, he’d be willing to grant them a request.]
Qiao Yun was pensive.
She had looked into these matters just to confirm whether the Su Family was in trouble and whether it might indirectly implicate the Lu Family.
It seems she had guessed wrong.
Since it had nothing to do with her, she didn’t dwell on it.
It was the Su Family’s business if they wanted to deal with the Zhou Family and it had nothing to do with her.
[I got it, no need to look into it any further.]
Pei Yao asked her, [Boss, are you thinking of saving Mrs. Zhou? We don’t need a promise from the Zhou Family, or do you actually want to work on a project with them?]
It was this very Zhou Family that had contacted Tianqi Research Institute last ti wanting to explore the mysteries of life.
Talk about desperation.
[It has nothing to do with .]
Qiao Yun’s answer was simple and clear.
[OK, I got it.]
Qiao Yun put down her phone, got dressed, went downstairs to the kitchen, and started preparing breakfast.
She made seafood porridge and so side dishes to go with it.
When Lu Jingzhi ca down, she placed the steaming porridge in front of him.
The porridge was still emitting steam, fragrant and appetizing at first glance.
Lu Jingzhi was sowhat surprised his sister would prepare food for him; it was the first ti, and he said with both nervousness and excitent, “Thank you, sister.”
He even hesitated to eat it.
This was too rare an occasion, sothing he wouldn’t even dare to dream of.
Qiao Yun humd in response, “For yesterday, returning the favor for the milk.”
Upon hearing this, Lu Jingzhi felt as if a bucket of cold water had been dumped over him, drenching him through and through.
He opened his mouth, then ended up giving a bitter smile, “You don’t need to thank for such a small thing. You’re my sister, and it’s only right for to look after you.”
Qiao Yun said seriously, “No, I can’t owe favors.”
Lu Jingzhi felt a dense, prickling pain in his heart, looking at the fragrant porridge in front of him, he suddenly found he had no appetite at all.
Just then Lu Zhanxing ca down and, seeing that his older brother had a breakfast personally prepared by his sister, he imdiately clamored, “I want a lovingly prepared breakfast from sister too.”
“It’s not a breakfast made with love, everyone’s got one.”
Of course she wouldn’t prepare it for just one person.
Making it for one person or two didn’t make a difference.
Qiao Yun went to the kitchen to serve porridge for Lu Zhanxing.
Lu Zhanxing sat smugly at the table waiting and, seeing his older brother still staring at his porridge motionless, asked curiously, “Big brother, what are you daydreaming about?”
Lu Jingzhi ca back to reality, hiding the disappointnt in his eyes, he scooped up a spoonful of porridge into his mouth, and said softly, “It’s very tasty.”
Lu Zhanxing said proudly, “Of course, sister’s cooking skills are amazing. Back in Hai City, it was always sister who made food for .”
Lu Jingzhi: Heh heh…
Yes, he was jealous.
…
After New Year’s Day, Qiao Yun went back to school.
Then she received a letter sent to the school, quite a rare dium of communication these days.
Qiao Yun was a bit curious, and when she opened the letter, she saw it.
A bright red ‘DEATH’ occupied the entire page, confronting her.
It was a letter filled with malice.
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