After the real daughter was reborn, the girl who traveled through the book was cannon fodder

After adding Qu Qingzhu's WeChat, Qin Yunie dragged her slightly exhausted body back to her room. After all, compressing two days' work into a day and a half did make her feel a little tired. Moreover, she had come back this time to continue pursuing Qu Qingzhu, but she didn't expect him to be on a business trip. This made her feel helpless and she could only choose to wait.

Qin Yunie lay in bed, slowly closing her eyes. She wanted to relax, but her thoughts drifted to the girl she'd seen on Qu Qingzhu's phone. She'd been pursuing Qu Qingzhu for so long, but now she realized she seemed to know nothing about his relationship status. She wondered if Qu Qingzhu had a crush on someone, and could that girl be the one he liked?

Qin Yunie felt like she was being scratched by a cat, turning over and over in her mind, feeling extremely entangled and even a little anxious. She felt that the girl might just be an ordinary friend, and then she worried that she was really the one Qu Qingzhu liked. All kinds of speculations and worries kept intertwining in her mind, making it difficult for her to calm down.

Afterward, Qin Yunie picked up her phone and, with a touch of anticipation and trepidation, opened Qu Qingzhu's WeChat Moments. However, the background image that appeared before her was also a picture of the girl's back. She stared at the figure for a long, long time, completely convinced that this girl was the one she had seen on Qu Qingzhu's phone screen.

Qin Yunie's mood instantly became a little lost, and she began to slowly scroll through Qu Qingzhu's circle of friends. To her surprise, there were only eight messages in Qu Qingzhu's circle of friends.

Two of them were photos of the interior decoration of Haishi Bar Night Whisper and Jingshi Bar Night Sinking, while the remaining six were all about news about foreign art exhibitions.

Qin Yunie looked carefully again and again. She remembered that in the information she had learned about Qu Qingzhu from Du Zhong, there seemed to be no mention of his love for art exhibitions. Then why was his circle of friends full of news about art exhibitions? Could it be that... that girl liked art exhibitions? This answer emerged in Qin Yunie's mind.

For some reason, she felt that her guess was probably correct, but she was unwilling to admit it.

Suddenly, her nose felt sore, and she felt that her love was about to end before it even began. Qin Yunie concluded that Qu Qingzhu had someone she loved.

Tears flowed uncontrollably from Qin Yunie's eyes, flowing down unconsciously. During this period, she had been following Qu Qingzhu, and her love for him was growing day by day. She had constantly encouraged herself, telling herself that even if Qu Qingzhu ignored her, she would continue to be brave.

But... all of this is based on the premise that Qu Qingzhu doesn't have anyone he likes. If he really does have someone he likes, then... should she really give up?

Qin Yunie's thoughts grew increasingly confused. She held her phone, her gaze fixed on the profile picture of Qu Qingzhu, whom she had just added on WeChat. The chat page was empty, with no messages.

And at this moment, she seemed to feel that she was no longer qualified to send any messages to Qu Qingzhu... Qin Yunie's eyes were blurred with tears, and tears dripped onto the pillow drop by drop, soon leaving a wet pool. Qin Yunie was immersed in sadness and gradually fell asleep. When she woke up again, night had fallen outside.

She was unwilling to give up so easily, she had to find out who that girl was.

Qin Yunie picked up her phone and quickly dialed Du Zhong's number. The only people she could consult were Du Zhong and Gu Senyu. Gu Senyu was very tight-lipped and difficult to get information from, so it would be a good idea to ask Du Zhong first.

"Hello, Queen Qin has been looking for me very frequently recently. What does she want to know about my brother Zhu?" Du Zhong asked on the other end of the phone.

"That... is a matter of life and death!" Qin Yunie said solemnly.

"What's so serious?"

"That is... you have known Qu Qingzhu for so long, does he... does he have a girl he likes?" Qin Yunie asked cautiously.

"Ah? This... let me think about it, um... it seems not." Du Zhong said after thinking seriously for a while, "Brother Zhu's circle of friends is very simple. In Hai City, there are only me and Gu Senyu. He usually goes between home and the bar. It seems that he has no time for love."

"That... doesn't necessarily mean being in a relationship. I mean if I have a crush on a girl."

"No, I haven't heard him say that, and I haven't noticed any clues in my daily life."

"Then he...he..."

"What's wrong? Did you find out that Brother Zhu has someone he likes?"

"I'm not sure... Have you checked his Moments?"

"I've seen it. Brother Zhu doesn't post on WeChat Moments very often. He lives like an old man, simple and unpretentious. It seems most of his posts are about art exhibitions. What's wrong?"

"It's about the art exhibition. I don't think painting was among the hobbies you told me about him before."

"Oh, that's the news about his sister's art exhibition. Zhu's sister likes to paint."

"So she is his sister?" Qin Yunie murmured softly.

"What did you say? I didn't hear it clearly." Du Zhong asked.

"Oh, nothing. Is that girl in the background picture of his Moments his sister?"

"Yes, Sister Qu."

"So...how's his sister?"

"Sister Qu, she's such a nice person and so beautiful. Oh, and she recently participated in a live variety show. You can check it out. I watch it every day. Sister Qu's performance in it is really great!"

"Is it the 'Ordinary Us'?"

"Yes, yes, Miss Qu's name is Qu Qingdai, you can go and take a look. By the way, if you want to pursue Brother Zhu, Miss Qu is a breakthrough point, hahahaha"

"Okay, I understand. Thank you."

"Okay, bye then!"

In the days that followed, Qin Yunie immersed herself in watching live broadcast replays. She carefully rewatched the variety show "Ordinary Us" from beginning to end, specifically rewatching Qu Qingdai's scenes. Then, she opened various social media apps and, just as she had with Qu Qingzhu, began to delve deeper into his sister, Qu Qingdai.

As Qin Yunie got to know Qu Qingdai better, she fell in love with her. She discovered that Qu Qingzhu and Qu Qingdai, brother and sister, were very different from the people she knew. Although they grew up in an orphanage, they still lived an incredibly wonderful life, far more outstanding than many people.

Qin Yunie liked them from the bottom of her heart, and this feeling of liking them became stronger and stronger.

Two days passed by like a fleeting moment. During these two days, Qin Yunie stayed at home, hardly leaving the house. Finally, on the morning of the third day, she began to dress up carefully. She put on some beautiful makeup, then picked up her phone and opened Qu Qingzhu's WeChat.

[Feather: My dear neighbor, are you coming back today? Do I deserve a free meal?]

It took a long time before Qu Qingzhu replied to the message.

[Z: I'll be back this afternoon. I can only have dinner, and I'll take care of the rest myself.]

【Feather: OK OK, waiting for you! 】

Qin Yunie waited for a long time but did not receive any reply from Qu Qingzhu, but she did not care, because this was Qu Qingzhu's usual character. It was already very good to be able to have dinner for free.

Qin Yunie hummed a little tune cheerfully as she began to think about her next plan for pursuing someone. She recalled her previous experience of accompanying Qu Qingzhu to the bar and eating out with her every day, and she felt that the results weren't particularly good. It was time to find a new plan.

Qin Yunie played with the ends of her hair while seriously thinking about her response strategy. Suddenly, she thought of what Du Zhong said, starting with Qu Qingzhu's sister Qu Qingdai, and she felt that this seemed to make sense. So, Qin Yunie quickly picked up her phone, contacted her agent, and prepared to go to the program crew as a flying guest.

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After confirming that she could be a guest in the final episode, Qin Yunie continued to hum a little tune happily and paced back and forth in the room.

At this moment, the bed was piled high with all kinds of clothes, completely spread out. There were suspender skirts, slit long skirts, white shirts, sleeveless short skirts, etc. The dazzling array of colorful clothes almost covered the entire room. Qin Yunie carefully selected them, struggling for a long time, but still couldn't decide which one to wear to go across the street.

Finally, she chose a relatively non-revealing dress, put on some light makeup, walked across the street, and rang the doorbell.

When the doorbell rang, Qu Qingzhu had just returned from outside. He stood at the door, thinking for a long time, and finally decided to walk to the door and open it. The person who came into view was Qin Yunie standing in front of him with a smile on her face.

"Good evening, Qu Qingzhu. Did you just come back?" Qin Yunie asked with a smile as he looked at Qu Qingzhu, who was wearing a neat suit.

Qu Qingzhu hummed softly, stepped aside to let Qin Yunie in, then closed the door and said, "Please sit down for a while."

Qin Yunie watched Qu Qingzhu walk into the room and then close the door. She rolled her eyes and casually found a sofa to sit down, thinking that Qu Qingzhu must have gone to change clothes.

After a while, Qu Qingzhu came out in a light outfit. He looked at Qin Yunie and asked, "What do you want to eat?"

Qin Yunie's eyebrows curved, a bright smile on her face, and she said, "I'll eat whatever you eat."

Qin Yunie leaned against the kitchen door, quietly watching Qu Qingzhu skillfully chopping vegetables and preparing dinner. She sighed softly in her heart, thinking to herself: How could someone be so good-looking even standing in the kitchen? His every move attracted her attention and made her heart beat fast.

At the dinner table, Qin Yunie looked at Qu Qingzhu intently and asked curiously, "How come you are so good at cooking?"

Qu Qingzhu glanced at her calmly, picked up the vegetable soup beside her, took a sip, and said slowly, "When I was little, I often helped the dean's mother cook. When I grew up, I cooked with my sister. I naturally became proficient after doing it so many times."

Qin Yunie uttered a low "Oh" and quietly ate the food in front of her. For some reason, she felt a pity for Qu Qingzhu.

After dinner, Qin Yunie took the initiative to wash the dishes. However, all he heard was the sound of bowls breaking one after another. Qu Qingzhu suppressed the anger in his heart and carried Qin Yunie from the kitchen to the living room.

Qin Yunie rubbed her arm that had just been pinched by Qu Qingzhu, and stood at the kitchen door, whispering an apology: "I didn't mean it." There was a hint of innocence in her eyes, and she added, "It was just a slip, I promise." In fact, she was thinking in her heart that she had washed dishes at home before, so they wouldn't be broken. It must be because Qu Qingzhu had been standing at the kitchen door looking at her, and she was too nervous.

Qu Qingzhu ignored her and continued to wash the dishes diligently. He picked up a paper towel beside him and slowly wiped his hands, which were covered with water droplets. He wiped each finger one by one, his movements elegant and meticulous. Qin Yunie, watching from the side, was stunned and secretly marveled: How can someone's hands be so beautiful? Even a single hand looks so pleasing to the eye, making it impossible to look away.

Qu Qingzhu had just wiped the water off his hands when he looked up to find Qin Yunie staring intently at them. He lowered his eyes slightly, coughed lightly, and said, "Go out."

Qin Yunie let out an "Oh" and came to her senses, then quickly walked out. She was secretly annoyed, thinking it was so embarrassing.

Just as Qu Qingzhu was about to rest, Qin Yunie was naturally kicked out of his house. However, she did not give up. She pushed the door of Qu Qingzhu's house and asked, "So you are not leaving for the last few days, right?"