Hidden identities of the AI Heiress

Chapter 283: Chapter 283 Fear
 

The midterm exams began soon after.

This time, it was a city-wide unified test.

Having lost hope in the future flowers of the motherland, Qiao Yun didn’t deliberately mess up this time.

She quickly finished jotting down the answers.

Right after the exams, it happened to be the weekend, and the old lady personally called to invite Qiao Yun to stay at the old house for a couple of days.

Su Mian didn’t agree immediately but first asked Qiao Yun, “Do you want to go?”

After pondering for a moment, Qiao Yun nodded, “That would be fine.”

Upon arrival at the old house, it was Lu Shiran who came out to greet her.

“So, how did the exams go?”

Lu Shiran asked awkwardly.

Qiao Yun replied indifferently, “Not bad.”

Lu Shiran’s eyes widened, “What do you mean ‘not bad’? Did you slip up? Or were you not feeling well on the day of the exam?”

Seeing that Lu Shiran was getting anxious, Qiao Yun explained, “I didn’t slip up.”

Lu Shiran coughed and put on a cold face, “I was concerned I’d win without honor, not worried that you didn’t do well.”

Qiao Yun: “Mm-hmm.”

Lu Shiran: “…”

This look of indulgence, what’s all this about?

It was at this moment that Qin Huan came down, dressed up brightly.

“Mom, are you going out again?”

“If you have nothing to do, go study, and avoid contact with all those messy people,” Qin Huan said, glancing at Qiao Yun.

Lu Shiran didn’t notice.

Qiao Yun couldn’t be bothered with Qin Huan.

Qin Huan had arranged to have afternoon tea with Ya Man and left after speaking.

Lu Shiran didn’t care about Qin Huan anymore, knowing that Qiao Yun was coming back; he had already thought about what to do with her.

First, to study together, then to discuss with Qiao Yun how the rolling program is constructed.

But the old lady interjected, “You just finished your exams, what’s there to study? Granddaughter, how about helping granny make some desserts?”

“Sure.” Qiao Yun had a lot of insight into cooking and was happy to work together with the old lady.

The old lady beamed with delight, hoping to get closer to Qiao Yun this way.

Lu Shiran puffed up like a pufferfish, “I want to join in too.”

“You’re a boy, all fingers and thumbs, what do you know?”

“I don’t care, I want to. Why can my sister do it, and I can’t? Maybe I can do it even better than her.”

“Alright, alright, then you can have a competition with your sister.”

“Let’s have a competition then.”

Watching the old lady argue playfully with Lu Shiran, a hint of nostalgia flickered in Qiao Yun’s eyes.

She remembered a time when it was Pei Yao’s birthday, and Grandpa, full of enthusiasm, suggested making a cake for him.

Pei Yao, not wanting to be subjected to a culinary disaster, started to throw a tantrum and wrestle with Grandpa.

And at that time, she unemotionally threw both of them out of the kitchen.

In the end, she finished the cake herself.

Of course, Qiao Yun didn’t throw the old lady and Lu Shiran out of the kitchen but said, “Let’s do it together.”

Lu Shiran hummed proudly.

Despite the teasing, the old lady was also happy for Lu Shiran and Qiao Yun to spend more time together.

After entering the kitchen, the old lady asked, “Sister Lin, are all the tools ready?”

“Old Madam, everything is prepared,” Sister Lin replied.

Even though she was mentally prepared, she couldn’t help but shiver upon seeing Qiao Yun again.

She simply couldn’t control her guilt.

In her lifetime, she had only done one bad thing.

With the dozens of years Qiao Yun was missing, she would pray and offer incense yearly to alleviate her sins.

Sister Lin thought Qiao Yun hadn’t noticed her gaze, but Qiao Yun had already sensed it, keeping her expression calm without any abnormalities.

She clearly remembered how Sister Lin had cowered when facing her the first time she returned to the old house.

And this time, she saw fear in Sister Lin’s eyes.

From the first time she returned to the old house, she had told Pei Yao about it, whether anything would be uncovered from Sister Lin.

At the moment, Qiao Yun still didn’t know.