Hidden identities of the AI Heiress

Chapter 167: Chapter 167 Do You Dislike Me?

Lu Jingzhi suddenly stiffened and denied, “I’m just worried about you.”

Qiao Yun didn’t argue with him, but just nodded her head and said in a lackluster voice, “You see, I’m fine.”

It seemed as if she was telling him she didn’t need his concern, making Lu Jingzhi frown because of his own guess.

After a moment of silence, he asked the question he had been wanting to know.

“Do you dislike me?”

Qiao Yun spoke the truth, “I don’t dislike you, but I don’t want to talk to you.”

She didn’t like the so-called concern from Lu Jingzhi.

Lu Jingzhi: “…”

Is there a difference from disliking?

After Qiao Yun finished speaking, she went upstairs without looking back.

Lu Jingzhi watched Qiao Yun’s slender figure as she went upstairs and sighed softly.

“So stubborn.”

Why wouldn’t she listen to him? She was even getting angry with him over someone else.

“I don’t even know what to say to you anymore.”

Su Mian heard their conversation and didn’t come out of the little kitchen until Qiao Yun had gone upstairs.

Lu Jingzhi looked complex, “Do you also think that I’m wrong?”

Su Mian tried to persuade him, “How do you know whether the friends she makes are good or bad? Don’t impose your own conspiracy theories on Qiaoqiao.”

Thinking from Qiaoqiao’s perspective, she wouldn’t like having decisions made for her either.

“Your father and I, we don’t care what others think of us, and you shouldn’t either.”

“I’m not worried about my sister embarrassing us.”

Lu Jingzhi, who had a naturally cold look, pursed his lips even more, making him seem even colder.

Su Mian looked skeptical.

Lu Jingzhi’s expression darkened, and he stood up, walking out agitatedly, “Forget it, I’m going to the company.”

Su Mian almost laughed in frustration.

He said Qiaoqiao was stubborn, but he was the most stubborn of all.

Indeed, Lu Jingzhi had thought about how Qiao Yun’s matters might affect the Lu family.

But what he cared about most was the rumor that had been spread about Qiao Yun.

He had suggested keeping Qiao Yun away from Pei Ya and Li Hanzhou to prevent such things from happening again in the future.

He didn’t think he was wrong.

Lu Jingzhi narrowed his eyes.

He remembered how Qiao Yun was when she had just learned to talk.

Recently, he found himself recalling childhood memories more and more frequently.

Back then, he had been young too and didn’t dare to hold Qiao Yun.

Qiao Yun would toddle over, swayingly plopping onto his legs, tilting up her tender little face, and calling him inarticulately.

“Giggle, want a hug.”

The year he went abroad, little Qiao Yun cried until her eyes were red, so he held her and soothed her to sleep.

It wasn’t until she fell asleep that he took the opportunity to slip away.

Yet, he hadn’t expected to hear the news that Qiao Yun had gone missing two years later…

Thinking about Qiao Yun’s attitude just now, Lu Jingzhi was overwhelmed by a feeling of powerlessness.

She used to be so obedient when she was little; how did she become so difficult to get along with now?

Lu Jingzhi composed himself and called Lu Zhanxing.

He had not given up on his idea, and as soon as the call connected, he spoke his mind.

“In a few days when my sister goes to see you, find her some peers and introduce them to each other.”

Qiao Yun responded better to Lu Zhanxing than to him, so she might listen.

Lu Zhanxing asked Lu Jingzhi, “What made you think of introducing friends to your sister?”n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Lu Jingzhi paused but didn’t tell him what had happened, “Aren’t you worried as her brother that she will make bad friends? With our oversight, there’s no need to fear any trouble.”

“Even friends are chosen? That’s too much control over her freedom.”

Lu Zhanxing had a different viewpoint, “If our sister finds out about your arrangement, it’s highly likely she’ll dislike you.”

Lu Jingzhi: “…”

“Just listen to me, this is your job now.”

Lu Zhanxing expressed his refusal, but not wanting to be lectured by Lu Jingzhi, he agreed with him.

“Okay, I’ll remember.”

If his sister wasn’t happy about it later, it wouldn’t be his problem.

Having heard Lu Zhanxing’s agreement, Lu Jingzhi hung up the phone satisfied.