Hidden identities of the AI Heiress

Chapter 151: Chapter 151: Will You Believe in Me?
 

Qiao Yun’s hand gripping the phone suddenly clenched tight.

Her entire complexion changed.

This was Qiao Yun as Li Hanzhou had never seen her before, so much so that he wanted to pull out his phone and record it.

For the first time, her anger and disappointment were visibly discernible…?

The change in Qiao Yun was momentary; soon, she regained her expressionless countenance.

She sent a message to Pei Ya, asking him to locate these people.

“Why can people be so bad,” Qiao Yun’s voice was low.

Li Hanzhou indifferently said, “Human nature has always been complex; there are no absolute good people, nor are there absolute bad people.”

Hearing this, Qiao Yun let out a world-weary sigh.

She had answered countless questions, but the puzzle of ‘humanity’ was one she could never solve.

Upon arriving at the hospital, Li Hanzhou didn’t follow Qiao Yun up.

At this time, Xia Ling lay on the hospital bed looking haggard, the whites of her eyes stained with blood-red, and her right leg encased in plaster.

“Ling Ling, your classmate is here to see you.”

Xia’s mother pushed the door open, followed by Qiao Yun.

Xia Ling was initially stunned, then reflexively buried herself in the covers, like an ostrich refusing to see anyone.

“Your classmate is here, why are you hiding yourself,” Xia’s mother said to Qiao Yun, helplessly.

“You sit first; I’ll go get Ling Ling’s medicine.”

Qiao Yun obediently nodded.

She approached the bedside and spoke to the bulging covers, “Xia Ling.”

The covers trembled.

Qiao Yun waited a moment, then said, “You don’t want to see me?”

The person under the covers remained still, and after a short while, Qiao Yun heard the sound of crying.

The voice was soft, yet the crying sounded heart-wrenchingly sad.

Qiao Yun opened her mouth then hesitated, somewhat at a loss.

If these were her students, showing such vulnerability before her, a glance from her would have them standing to attention.

But Xia Ling wasn’t the same as those tough-skinned, thick-fleshed students.

Qiao Yun awkwardly tried to comfort her, “Don’t cry; crying too much is bad for the eyes. Tears produced by crying, if you’re not careful in wiping away tears and bacteria gets into your eyes, can lead to secondary infections, causing conjunctivitis and keratitis, resulting in diminished eyesight…”

“…”

Xia Ling wordlessly threw off the covers, wiped her tears, and resignedly said, “Did you come to scold me?”

From the moment Qiao Yun appeared at the hospital, Xia Ling knew Qiao Yun must have found out something.

After all, the Lu Family didn’t sit around doing nothing; it would’ve been easy for them to dig something up.

“Yes, the post on the forum was made by me. Go ahead and scold me, and if that’s not enough, you can hit me…”

Qiao Yun shook her head, “I’m not going to hit you.”

“Ah?” Xia Ling’s mouth hung open, stunned.

Qiao Yun said, “I don’t blame you; I know you had your reasons.”

“I…”

Xia Ling’s voice choked up, and she tentatively said, “Would you be willing to trust me?”

Qiao Yun nodded firmly.

This nod made Xia Ling’s psychological defenses crumble, and her tears started flowing uncontrollably again.

From the second she had posted on the forum, she had been tormented by her conscience.

She had cried all night.

She knew she had done wrong, but she had her reasons for doing it.

Yet she felt guilty towards Qiao Yun.

And now, Qiao Yun was saying she trusted her.

What had she done to such a good person as Qiao Yun? How could she have done this?

Seeing that Xia Ling seemed to have calmed down a bit, Qiao Yun pointed to her leg and asked, “How did you get injured?”

Xia Ling shuddered all over, terror rising in her eyes.

Just as Qiao Yun was puzzled, she keenly spotted beneath Xia Ling’s loose collarbone, a fresh red scratch.

It was the mark left by human nails.

Her gaze suddenly went cold, “What did they do to you?”

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