I Am Already A Queen

Chapter 55: Chapter 55: Will Introduce Qiao Meixia To Rich Society

”I don’t care what you are thinking or what petty excuses you have. This is absolutely not a matter open for discussion. You are going to school, and that is final.” Jiang Lukang added.

In reality, Qiao Meixia had never actually attended a proper, conventional school in her entire life. She had simply never been given that standard opportunity growing up.

Everything she knew, ranging from advanced theoretical mathematics to lethal combat techniques and high-level, complex coding, had been taught to her by world-class, elite instructors through highly unconventional, underground means. She had never received a traditional, formal institutional education.

However, she did not actually dislike the idea of going to school. The concept simply felt entirely unfamiliar, novel, and somewhat amusing to her.

”I will have Butler Jun complete all the necessary registration procedures later this evening.” Jiang Lukang continued, assuming his heavy tone had successfully pressured her into accepting the arrangement. ”The elite academy is currently on break. Once the new semester officially begins, you will attend school together with Yanna and Chinan every single morning.”

After saying everything he wanted to say, Jiang Lukang immediately waved his hand dismissively to signal the end of the conversation. He did not give Qiao Meixia any opportunity to object, complain, or ask further questions.

Not that Qiao Meixia had ever intended to waste her breath doing so in the first place.

To Jiang Lukang’s utter surprise, Qiao Meixia simply stood up from her chair calmly, her expression completely unbothered.

”Okay.” Qiao Meixia replied.

After leaving behind that single, brief word of agreement, she turned around on her heel and walked straight out of the study.

Jiang Lukang stared fixedly at the closed wooden door for several seconds, feeling somewhat stunned by the lack of friction. For some strange, inexplicable reason, he suddenly felt that convincing Qiao Meixia had been far too easy. And that nagging feeling left him feeling oddly uneasy deep down.

However, he quickly brushed the uncomfortable thought aside. Even though Qiao Meixia was aloof, cold, and incredibly difficult to read, he was highly confident that a mere countryside girl could not cause any major trouble under his roof.

Once Qiao Meixia had fully settled into the household protocols, he planned to host a grand, lavish banquet to celebrate her official return. At the same time, it would serve as a calculated announcement to formally introduce Qiao Meixia’s identity to the public and insert her into the upper-class social circle.

Only after she was properly introduced would Qiao Meixia truly have any tangible commercial value to him. A marriage alliance with another wealthy family would bring immense benefits to the Jiang corporation.

Thinking about the massive financial benefits that would inevitably come from her debut into high society, a satisfied, greedy smile slowly appeared on Jiang Lukang’s face.

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Meanwhile, Qiao Meixia returned to the quiet sanctuary of her newly renovated bedroom. After washing up in the pristine bathroom and changing into a set of more comfortable, loose-fitting clothes, she climbed onto her comfortable queen-sized bed.

Just as she was about to pull the soft blanket over herself and go to sleep, a sharp notification tone suddenly rang out from her phone, piercing the quiet room.

She reached over, picked up the heavily encrypted device, and glanced at the glowing screen. A highly secure, untraceable message had arrived through her private dark-net channel.

[MadDog]: Hey! NineHell has already increased the dark-net reward to thirty million. You said before that you’d finally accept the mission if the price reached thirty million. So, are you actually taking the job or not?

Qiao Meixia stared fixedly at the blinking message and thought about it logically for a brief moment. She could easily accept the hacking mission. The digital security barriers of the target were not a problem for her expertise. However, considering her current living situation within the Jiang estate, carrying it out right now would be incredibly difficult.

Her primary customised laptop had been completely destroyed by Jiang Chinan’s temper tantrum, and she still had not received a replacement device powerful enough to handle such high-level, complex processing workloads. If it were an ordinary corporate data breach mission, it would not be a problem, even on a basic, commercial machine.

If it were an ordinary corporate data mission, it would not be a problem even on a basic machine. But this specific mission directly involved the international military network. That fact alone made things completely and dangerously different.

She would need to proceed with flawless, absolute caution. The absolute last thing she wanted was for her signature digital footprint to be identified, tracked, and permanently placed on the international military’s global watchlist. That kind of massive exposure would create far more annoying trouble than the thirty million reward was actually worth.

[Q]: Nope. My laptop is completely ruined. I can’t work on another basic machine for a job like this. I need to fully rebuild my rig first.

[MadDog]: Oh... Yeah... Right. I completely forgot about that disaster.

[Q]: Speaking of hardware, have you sent out the special components yet?

[MadDog]: It’s already in transit. The custom tech should arrive at your designated drop location in two days.

[Q]: Alright. As for NineHell’s military mission, just tell them to wait. If they want the best, they can stay patient.

[MadDog]: Okay.

[Q]: How’s everyone else on the grid?

[MadDog]: Since you have not been active on the platform lately, the inner circle has been asking a lot of questions about you. Everyone’s curious. I just told them that you were taking a temporary digital detox and a break.

[Q]: Alright. Good. I’m off for the night. Don’t call if it’s nothing.

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