Hidden identities of the AI Heiress

Chapter 102: Chapter 102: Qiaoqiao Asked Him for Help With the Project

They arrived at the study.

Lu Rui directly asked Lu Jingzhi, “Do you know about Qiaoqiao being suspected of cheating and stealing a classmate’s book at school?”

Lu Jingzhi was stunned for a moment before he admitted, “I know, and I was the one who handled it.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Rui frowned and asked, “Why didn’t you tell us?”

“I thought since it was all resolved, there was no need to worry you too much, so I didn’t tell you.”

Lu Jingzhi didn’t think he had done anything wrong and explained, “The cheating accusation was false, and the loss of the classmate’s book was a frame-up by Lu Xue. Although she’s a relative, since she framed Qiaoqiao, I taught them a lesson.”

Lu Rui’s brows remained furrowed, disagreeing as he said, “Regardless of whether you resolved it or not, we are a family, and you should have told us, especially about something involving Qiaoqiao.”

Seeing Lu Rui’s displeasure, Lu Jingzhi nodded, “If this happens again in the future, I’ll discuss it with you.”

Lu Rui’s expression then eased slightly before asking him, “What about Tingting? Why has she never mentioned it?”

Lu Jingzhi, sensing the suspicion in Lu Rui’s tone, immediately clarified, “I told Tingting not to tell you, it has nothing to do with her.”

Lu Rui frowned deep in thought.

Lu Jingzhi then asked, “But Dad, how did you find out? Did Ms. Wu call and tell you?”

Lu Rui shook his head and handed over his phone, “I saw it on the forum.”

Lu Jingzhi was taken aback, “The forum?”

He took the phone and scrolled down, his complexion immediately turned sour.

A clear anger crossed his face and even his voice carried a tinge of rage, “These are all rumors! I’ll contact the school right now and have them deal with it.”

“Let’s talk about that later,” Lu Rui said. “Did Tingting ever mention the forum to you?”

“No,” Lu Jingzhi replied subconsciously, then paused and added, “She loves studying so much, she might not have paid attention to it.”

After saying this, he remembered how he had asked Tingting how Qiaoqiao was doing in class.

What was her answer again?

There were some conflicts with classmates, but they had reconciled with her help.

Could it have been about this?

Did she not elaborate because she didn’t want them to worry?

Lu Jingzhi said with annoyance, “Maybe she did mention it, but I just didn’t think too much about it and didn’t pay attention. In the end, it’s my fault for not asking clearly about the so-called conflict and what it actually entailed.”

Lu Rui didn’t say anything but continued to frown, “What I want to know right now is how all this got out. There’s no smoke without fire. Qiaoqiao is being doubted as having gotten in through donations; there must be someone behind these rumors.”

After all, Lu Rui was experienced and such petty schemes were nothing in his eyes.

“So we need to find the person who posted this,” Lu Jingzhi agreed, “I’ll get the IT department to check it out right now.”

The Lu family had their own IT department, tasked with operating the Lu family’s various storefront websites and official online accounts.

It was a simple task to look up an ID.

Once they found the poster, they could ask where they heard the rumors and then trace back to find the person who originated them.

“That would be good,” Lu Rui agreed.

Lu Jingzhi immediately took out his phone and sent a message to the head of the IT department with the Shengyang High School forum link, asking for an investigation.

After Lu Jingzhi finished sending the message, Lu Rui brought up another matter, “I ran into President Pei today and he said that Qiaoqiao asked him for help with the project.”

Lu Jingzhi’s head shot up from his phone, his eyes filled with surprise and skepticism.

Lu Rui could tell at a glance that Lu Jingzhi didn’t believe it.