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Chapter 186: Being Teased
Chapter 186: Chapter 186: Being Teased
After the styling was done, the team took a few photos of Lu Zhanxing and posted them on Weibo for promotion.
Fans flocked to the post, filling the screen with cries of adoration, licking the screen over his handsome looks.
“Holy shit, my baby is so badass, it’s a J House brand, is there a collaboration in the works?”
“So far, the artists who have collaborated with J House are all Best Actor and Actress awardees! My baby is truly amazing!”
However, joy turned to sorrow when quite soon, some skeptics started raising questions.
“The watch Lu Zhanxing is wearing is Lens’s out-of-print Universe series, right? Isn’t it supposed to be on display at the Shengqiao Museum? How did it end up on his wrist?”
“Nonsense, it must be a knockoff! Wearing a fake to such a gathering of tycoons, isn’t it mortifying?”
Seeing these comments, the fans also felt nervous.
No way!
My baby would never wear a knockoff!
But the Universe series, even if you haven’t seen it, you’ve heard of it—never lent out!
The fans panicked and hurriedly poked the studio for an explanation.
Seeing Lu Zhanxing’s fans becoming anxious, the haters got emboldened.
They began to run to the official Weibo accounts of Lens and Shengqiao to inform them.
Wake up, someone’s wearing your fake goods.
For a while, Weibo was in an uproar.
Lu Zhanxing naturally saw Weibo too, but he didn’t post anyth
Li Hanzhou’s stoic face cracked slightly, and after a long pause, he asked with a teasing tone, “Kid, are you telling me this now because you want to take responsibility?”
Li Miao desperately signaled to her brother with her eyes, asking him not to be too harsh since Qiao Yun had come from the countryside and didn’t realize that he was a fearsome figure in Shangjing, known to make others tremble. It was normal for her not to know the rules.
Qiao Yun thought seriously for a moment, then corrected him, “Legally speaking, I’m already eighteen and an adult, not a ‘kid’.”
“…?”
“Also, I’m not even of legal marriage age, so this would be considered sexual harassment.”
Seeing Qiao Yun’s serious face, a hint of speechlessness flashed through Li Hanzhou’s shining eyes.
Is this straightforwardness typical of country folks?
To prevent Qiao Yun from saying anything more outrageous, Li Miao took the initiative to grab Qiao Yun’s suitcase and pulled her into the car.
“Alright, it’s getting late, let’s get in the car and talk.”
Li Miao first put Qiao Yun’s luggage in the trunk and after getting into the car, saw Qiao Yun casually inspecting the interior, which immediately inflated her vanity.
“Cool, right? This is the latest model of smart sports car. It can drive itself and even go underwater. Only five have been made worldwide. Do you know how much it costs?”
Li Miao stretched out a finger: “Almost a hundred million, you’ve probably never seen this much money in your life, have you?”
Qiao Yun silently recalled her bank account balance and permissively nodded.
Seeing Qiao Yun play along, Li Miao’s eyes filled with admiration: “It’s pricey for a reason, after all, it’s equipped with an MR.Q-developed smart system. Impressive, right?”
Qiao Yun paused, her lips slightly curved up: “Impressive.”
“You wouldn’t understand even if I explained it to you.”
Pampered Li Miao assumed that since Qiao Yun lived in the countryside, she probably had to work in the fields after school every day and likely had no time to learn about these things.
“Oh right, I forgot to tell you, your parents had some issues today, so they couldn’t come to pick you up.”
Qiao Yun, without even lifting her eyelids, calmly acknowledged with an “Oh.”
Li Miao suddenly became curious, “Why don’t you ask what it was?”
Qiao Yun was uninterested, but seeing Li Miao eagerly looking at her, she paused and asked, “What was it?”
Li Miao, her eyes full of mockery: “It was your half-sister from a different father and mother. I heard she was hospitalized with a fever yesterday and was so dramatic, clinging to your mom and wouldn’t let her go. Coincidentally, my mom heard about it and decided to pick you up instead. Oh, by the way, my mom and your mom were elementary school classmates.”
They were the type of classmates who kept in touch maybe once a year; she wondered why suddenly they were so eager to help.
Qiao Yun replied indifferently, “I see.”
“You’re not upset??”
Li Miao thought Qiao Yun’s reaction was abnormal since most people would be disappointed if their biological parents chose to take care of someone else who wasn’t even their own.
Qiao Yun perplexed: “Should I be upset?”
Li Miao: “…”
Feeling something wasn’t quite right and yet it seemed all right???
Qiao Yun truly wasn’t upset. Although this body was biologically related to the Lu family, she had been lost at the age of three and abducted, and they hadn’t seen each other for more than a decade.
Li Hanzhou watched Qiao Yun through the rearview mirror.
Her snowy white face partially engulfed in shadows, those eyes indifferent without a trace of emotion.
She truly felt no anger.
As Li Miao’s eyes darted around, thinking that Qiao Yun, on her first trip to the city, must be curious about the world outside the mountains, she started to describe the scenery.
“You see that skyscraper? It’s Shengqiao Group’s newly completed headquarters. Impressive, isn’t it? Not bragging, but in China, only Li Group can rival Shengqiao Group.”
Qiao Yun’s bright eyes looked up at the towering skyscraper and nonchalantly hummed an approval, showing no envy.
Just then, Qiao Yun’s phone vibrated.
Her slender fingers tapped on the message.
[Heard you’re back in Shangjing, when will you visit the Group?]
Qiao Yun glanced down, tapping on her phone: [I’ve already arrived.]
[Where? Why didn’t you say earlier, I could have arranged a welcome ceremony for you.]
Qiao Yun: [Driving past.]
After a while, the other side replied: [……]
Qiao Yun typed with utmost sincerity: [The new building is so ugly, looks like a huge vest.]
[A hundred-billion-dollar building and you call it a vest? There’s something I’m not sure whether I should say!]
Qiao Yun coldly replied: [Hold it in.]
After a while, the other person sent an aggrieved emoji.
Li Miao had been explaining for a long time and seeing that Qiao Yun didn’t respond, thought she might be overwhelmed by the big city, so she changed the subject: “By the way, now that you’re back in Shangjing, you must have transferred your school registration, right?”
Qiao Yun put away her phone and drawled, “It’s been transferred.”
Li Miao nodded, “Excellent, the resources in Shangjing City are definitely better than in the countryside. Just focus on your studies and you’ll surely make something of yourself.”
Qiao Yun lifted her eyelids, her gaze conveying an unspoken message to Li Miao, ultimately saying nothing.
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As they walked further inside, he finally snapped out of it, “Sister, how come you have an invitation?”
And his invitation was black, while Qiao Yun’s was gold.
“It was given to me.” Qiao Yun answered tersely.
Lu Zhanxing automatically assumed it was from their parents.
But he found it odd, would the Qi Family invite them?
Could it be that during the two years he was away, the status of the Lu Family had changed?
Lu Zhanxing frowned, “Why would mom and dad let you come here alone?”
“To find you.” Qiao Yun said calmly, revealing only half the truth.
Lu Zhanxing was puzzled, “So just because you were coming to find me, they let you come to the event?”
Qiao Yun didn’t respond because that wasn’t the case—but she didn’t want to lie.
Lu Zhanxing still found it strange, considering the character of their family members, how could they possibly send just his sister to this kind of event?
Even if dad was willing, his elder brother would never agree.
“Zhanxing.”
A cold and haughty voice came from behind, interrupting Lu Zhanxing’s thoughts.
He turned around and upon seeing the person, the disgust in his eyes was unmasked.
Xun Minzhi was in a fitted black off-the-shoulder gown, her scrutinizing gaze falling on Qiao Yun.
“Who is she?”
Qiao Yun lifted her eyelids to glance at her, then looked away.
She never cared about people she didn’t know.
“None of your business.” Lu Zhanxing glared at her coldly.
Xun Minzhi felt stung by that gaze.
After seeing the photos of Lu Zhanxing with Qiao Yun, she got angry and gave Lu Zhanxing a lesson.
Now, he dared to show up with that girl, completely disregarding her feelings!
Qiao Yun understood, this must be the woman clinging to her second brother.
The man who came with Xun Minzhi suddenly spoke, “Sister, what’s your name? Are you new here? Let’s get acquainted, I’m Xia You, Lu Zhanxing and I are sworn brothers.”
Xia You’s eyes blatantly ogled Qiao Yun, his voice carrying a hint of frivolity.
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