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Chapter 72: Chapter 67: Qiao Jing Attends the Award Ceremony

Hmm?

Qiao Jing slightly raised her eyebrows, pale as mist, her expression reflecting a mixture of doubt and inquiry in

the man’s eyes.

Zhan Qipei saw that Qiao Jing remained silent, which inexplicably distressed him.

Was this question that hard to answer?

As tticked by, Zhan Qipei suddenly becnervous.

He feared the next words out of Qiao Jing would be ones he didn’t want to hear.

“You—""

“You rest, | have something to attend to,” Zhan Qipei interrupted, suddenly unwilling to hear Qiao Jing’s

response. He stood up and left the hospital room.

Once outside, he leaned back against the door.

Why had he becso strange?

What was he to her? What was their relationship?

After composing his chaotic thoughts, Zhan Qipei regained his usual composure.

Qiao Jing looked at the closed hospital room door, pondered for a few seconds, then shrugged it off and picked

up her phone, idly browsing.

Now, all major social media platforms were abuzz about her newly developed corn variety, lauding her with

praise, elevating her status to something grand and great.

Seeing all these praises and compliments, Qiao Jing remained calm. For her, engaging in these activities

stemmed from passion and idealism, not for accolades.

Thus, her heart remained undisturbed.

Furthermore, another hot topic surrounding her was the award ceremony happening the next day.

A night passed.

The next day, the award ceremony started at 9:30 AM.

Qiao Jing arrived at the award venue in Zhan Qipei’s car.

Zhan Nanging, excited, rushed out of the car, “Great, I'll finally see the legendary Professor Qiao! When | meet

her, | must find a chance to shake hands with her!”

Qiao Jing turned to Zhan Nanging, “Your hopes will be dashed.”

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Zhan Nanging turned back unhappily, “What do you mean? What do you mean my wish will be dashed? Are you

deliberately picking a fight?”

Zhan Qipei looked at Qiao Jing, his gaze intensifying, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

“Because she won't appear today,” replied Qiao Jing.

Zhan Nanging scoffed, rolling her eyes disdainfully at Qiao Jing, “Just because you say Professor Qiao won't

come, she won't come? Why don’t you claim you are Professor Qiao yourself?”

Qiao Jing didn’t respond, just slightly squinted her eyes.

“Heh! Lost for words now, huh? Even though you work in the research institute, you're just a lowly janitor. Don’t

think too highly of yourself,” Zhan Nanging said disdainfully, hands on her hips.

Qiao Jing couldn't be bothered to waste another word with Zhan Nanging and headed towards the award

ceremony venue.

“Scurrying off, just like a rat,” Zhan Nanqing made a face at Qiao Jing.

“Nanging!” Zhan Qipei stepped forward, reproaching her sharply.

“Brother, you're scoldingagain for Qiao Jing! I'll tell mom!” Zhan Nanging stormed off, her eyes red with

anger.

Zhan Qipei took a breath, his expression somewhat dark, “She’s not a janitor.”

“Huh?” Zhan Nanging was momentarily stunned, then her eyes widened, “Not a janitor? Then, what does she do

at Professor Qiao’s research institute?”

Zhan Nanging had asked a question that Zhan Qipei was also curious about.

“Let's go in.”

Professor Qiao’s award ceremony had not only created a sensation in the Imperial Capital but had also shaken

the entire empire, which is why today’s attendees included not only the upper echelons from the Imperial Capital

but also high society from other cities.

“What a lively event! So many important people! It's really worthy of Professor Qiao’s award ceremony!” Zhan

Nanging said admiringly.

“Yes! Professor Qiao is the top agricultural scientist in our Imperial Capital. | heard from my second uncle that

although Professor Qiao is young, his talent and willpower far exceed those of his peers. | really want to see and

learn from him!” Lou Xinrou said with a face full of expectation and admiration.

Qiao Jing’s gaze swept lightly over the two, showing little reaction on her face.

“Hey! What are you doing at Professor Qiao’s research institute?” Zhan Nanging asked, looking at Qiao Jing.

Hearing Zhan Nanging’s question, both Zhan Qipei and Lou Xinrou curiously looked towards Qiao Jing.

“Research.” Qiao Jing told the truth because she knew that even if she told the truth, they wouldn't believe her.

“Pfft—" Zhan Nanging burst out laughing. “Oh my, I'm dying of laughter! Xinrou, did you hear that? Qiao Jing just

said she does research at the institute. Does she even know how to do research? | would believe her if she said

she knew how to farm!”

“Nanging, don’t say that about her, she’s just being humorous and playing with us,” Lou Xinrou said, though the

mockery and scorn in her eyes betrayed her.

Zhan Qipei watched Qiao Jing quietly, carefully pondering the words she had just said.

“I'm not going to drag this out with you, nor am | interested in what you do at the institute. I'm asking you, have

you met Professor Qiao?” Zhan Nanging asked again.

Qiao Jing nodded.

Zhan Nanging enviously pursed her lips, “What does Professor Qiao look like? How old is he? Is he single?”

“All employees at the research institute sign a confidentiality agreement before they enter, so | can’t tell you,”

she replied.

“Pfft! Fine, don’t tell, I'll be seeing Professor Qiao soon anyway,” Zhan Nanging rolled her eyes at Qiao Jing.

At that moment, Qiao Jing received a call from Xu Hongzu.

“Okay, I'm coming now.”

Xu Hongzu had called to tell her that the president of the foundation wanted to meet her in the VIP room.

“Hey! Where are you going? Don’t wander off! This is Professor Qiao’s award ceremony. With your temperament,

if you accidentally offend the wrong person, it could implicate our Zhan Family,” Zhan Nanging warned.

Zhan Nanging said this not just to

pick a fight, but from the interactions

over the past days shehnew@itb

Jing wablsameone who was neither

afraid of the earth nor the sky and

wouldn't put up with the slightest

injustice—a person prone to retaliate.

Today, the attendees included not

only people from the Imperial Capital

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Qiao Jing stopped in her tracks, turned around and looked at Zhan Nanging, “Don’t worry, if it really comes to

that, I'll take the initiative to ask for a divorce from your brother and cut ties with your Zhan Family.”

With that, Qiao Jing continued walking forward without turning back.

Zhan Qipei took a deep breath, his gaze turning three shades colder as he took his eyes off Qiao Jing, out of

sight, out of mind.

Meanwhile, Zhan Nanging watched

Qiao Jing's departing figure, opened

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“It’s probably just her way of making you lower your guard,” Lou Xinrou didn’t believe a word Qiao Jing said.

Her Brother Pei was outstanding. How could Qiao Jing not like him?

“Makes sense!”

Before Qiao Jing could reach the VIP room, she was stopped by Deng Yunyi who suddenly appeared.

“You're here too?”

With a faint frown, Qiao Jing asked, “And you are?”