Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character's Revenge

Qi Ning realized that what he said sounded a bit outrageous, so she quickly explained, "He's not my biological father, he's my stepfather. My mother passed away more than half a year ago, and he has a new girlfriend now."

Hearing Qi Ning say this, Pei Mo finally understood.

It turns out that her parents have passed away, and she now lives with her stepfather, who has a new girlfriend.

No wonder Qi Ning wanted to go abroad; it seems he has no relatives left in China.

"Then what are you doing here?" Qi Ning asked Pei Mo.

Pei Mo didn't know she was asking a question she already knew the answer to, and earnestly explained, "My parents are abroad and haven't come back. My grandparents and my second uncle's family went to the beach. The weather there is warm, so the elderly can get through the winter comfortably."

"Why didn't you go?"

"Something came up and I'm delayed. I'll go tomorrow."

"Oh, so that's it."

Qi Ning nodded and fell silent, seemingly unsure of what to say.

Pei Mo looked at her for a while, then asked, "Since you can't go home, where are you planning to go tonight?"

A gust of wind blew by, and Qi Ning shivered, shrinking her neck. She said, "Let's go to a hotel and go back tomorrow. They probably won't be home then."

Seeing Qi Ning's predicament, Pei Mo couldn't help but feel a pang of pity.

He hesitated for a moment and said, "If you don't mind, you can stay at my house for the night."

"Is this... okay?"

Pei Mo didn't think there was anything wrong with it; going to his house was safer than letting Qi Ning, a girl, stay in a hotel alone.

"There are so many empty rooms in the house, just let Aunt Yang tidy up a guest room for you."

Some time ago, Qi Ning was allowed by Pei Mo to frequently borrow his study, but Pei Mo himself was not always at home; it was Yang Ma who was always home.

Therefore, Qi Ning became even closer to Yang Ma than she was to Pei Mo.

Qi Ning did not agree immediately, and seemed to be considering something.

Pei Mo guessed she was embarrassed and, too lazy to persuade her any further, simply said, "Let's go."

Qi Ning looked up and pointed inside the convenience store: "My instant noodles..."

"No need to take it, Aunt Yang has prepared the meal."

After saying that, Pei Mo turned and walked towards the car.

Qi Ning watched his retreating figure and immediately followed him.

There was a driver in the car, and Qi Ning followed Pei Mo into the back seat.

When they arrived at the Pei family home, Yang Ma was naturally a little surprised to see Qi Ning. Pei Mo explained a few words to her, and Yang Ma understood.

"Okay, then stay here for the night. I'll prepare a guest room for Qi Ning later."

"Thank you for your help, Aunt Yang," Qi Ning said.

When they first met, Qi Ning broke a vase, and Yang Ma's first impression of her was that she was clumsy. However, after spending some time together, Yang Ma's attitude towards her changed a lot.

After hearing Pei Mo's account of Qi Ning's family situation, Yang Ma couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy.

"No need for trouble, let's go eat first, I've prepared all the food," said Yang's mother happily.

She had originally thought that Pei Mo would be eating New Year's Eve dinner alone tonight, which would be quite lonely. Now that Qi Ning is here, there will be more people to talk to, making the house more lively.

But Yang's mother was clearly celebrating too soon.

Pei Mo only brought Qi Ning back and took her in for one night because he felt sorry for her. In reality, the two of them barely spoke a few words during their meal.

It wasn't that Qi Ning didn't want to talk, but rather that she couldn't force conversation.

Pei Mo is a quiet person. If she tries to get his attention by making small talk, it will definitely annoy him.

Furthermore, Qi Ning's visit to Pei Mo today was entirely spontaneous; she hadn't made any specific plans, so everything was done as she pleased.

After dinner, the two of them sat quietly watching TV, only occasionally exchanging a few words about studying and going abroad. Seeing this, Yang's mother shook her head repeatedly.

Honestly, I thought someone would come and talk to Pei Mo, but I didn't expect Qi Ning to be such a quiet person too.

It's only 8 p.m., are we supposed to just sit here quietly for hours?

She thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "Amo, it's still early. I heard there are going to be fireworks at the city center square. Do you and Qi Ning want to go check it out?"

Pei Mo was somewhat surprised to hear this. He looked up, glanced at Yang Ma, and then looked at Qi Ning: "Do you want to go?"

Qi Ning replied, "Either is fine."

This answer left Pei Mo speechless. He should have known that Qi Ning was indecisive, or perhaps she had ideas but didn't dare to express them.

"Then let's go." Thinking that there was really nothing else to do, Pei Mo stood up and said.

He paused for a moment, then said, "Wait for me, I'm going upstairs."

"Okay." Qi Ning didn't know what Pei Mo was going upstairs to do, but she responded.

While Pei Mo was upstairs, Qi Ning took out her phone.

She had several unread messages on WeChat, from two different people: Wen Xuheng and Han Yuchen.

Wen Xuheng originally wanted to go next door to find Qi Ning, but his mother stopped him.

His mother told him that Qi Huajiang had brought a woman home and might be getting married again, and that Qi Ning would soon have a stepmother, so he wasn't allowed to go over there.

Upon hearing this news, Wen Xuheng couldn't help but worry about Qi Ning, fearing she would be heartbroken, so he sent her two messages to ask about the situation.

Qi Ning glanced at it and replied with two words: It's nothing.

She opened Han Yuchen's chat window, where he sent a long message about his own affairs and asked what Qi Ning was doing.

Qi Ning replied with two more words: "At home".

The system chuckled: "Host, your reply is so perfunctory."

"Where is this perfunctory? Isn't this perfectly normal?"

Qi Ning had just finished replying and put down her phone when Pei Mo came downstairs.

He handed Qi Ning a black wool coat, his face expressionless: "Mine, want to wear it?"

Qi Ning was taken aback. It turned out that Pei Mo had gone upstairs to get her a coat because she was dressed lightly and would be cold if she went out.

She quickly accepted it, saying, "Thank you."

Pei Mo responded casually, probably just out of kindness and good manners, but Qi Ning was still quite happy.

She immediately put on the coat.

Pei Mo glanced at it, and a smile appeared on his previously expressionless face.

"What are you laughing at?" Qi Ning muttered to himself.

Actually, Pei Mo didn't mean anything by it; he just thought that his coat was too big and looked a bit ridiculous on the thin and frail Qi Ning.

Fortunately, Qi Ning has a fair and well-behaved face, so she doesn't look ugly.

"Let's go."

Pei Mo threw down two words and walked out.

Qi Ning immediately followed Pei Mo out the door.

The two arrived at the city center square, which was indeed very lively and crowded with people.

Compared to the deserted Qi and Pei families, this place clearly has a stronger festive atmosphere for the New Year.

However, a large number of people also meant congestion. Pei Mo was tall, so he walked in front and had to turn around from time to time to check if Qi Ning was still there.

The two strolled around the square for a while when Qi Ning was suddenly stepped on, almost breaking the heel of her shoe.

Just as she was about to fall flat on her face, Pei Mo suddenly seemed to sense something. He turned around and quickly caught Qi Ning's arm.

"what happened?"

"Someone stepped on my foot, and my shoe almost came off."

Seemingly feeling a little embarrassed, Qi Ning smiled shyly.

The two were standing very close when Pei Mo noticed that Qi Ning had two shallow dimples when she smiled, which looked much better than her usual cautious demeanor.

He glanced at it and then looked away.

Once Qi Ning had regained her balance, Pei Mo released her arm and pushed her to the inside of the aisle.

"Let's go inside."

Qi Ning hummed in agreement, then looked up at the sky and asked, "What time do the fireworks go off?"

"I don't know." Pei Mo had never been here before, and he guessed, "Around midnight."

"That will take a long time; we're too early."

Just as the two were talking, the system suddenly appeared: "Host, Han Yuchen is on the third floor of the building to your left. He is very likely to see you from that position."

Upon hearing this, Qi Ning immediately turned her face to the right.

She almost forgot about Han Yuchen, who loved to join in the fun; he would never be absent from such an occasion.

"What's wrong?" Pei Mo asked, somewhat puzzled by Qi Ning's actions.

"It's nothing, it's just that there are too many people. Should we go somewhere else?"

“Okay.” Pei Mo also dislikes noisy crowds.

He was only there because he thought Qi Ning liked it, and since she wanted to leave, the two of them left quickly.

Sure enough, when Qi Ning took out her phone in a quiet place, she found that Han Yuchen had sent her a message a few minutes earlier.

"I think I saw you around the central square. Are you out having fun?"

"How could that be? I'm at home."

Qi Ning replied that she couldn't let Han Yuchen know that she and Pei Mo had been in contact privately.

Looking at Qi Ning's reply, Han Yuchen thought to himself that it made sense. There were too many people, so it was normal for her to admit her mistake. Besides, Qi Ning didn't seem to have clothes in that style.

Qi Ning managed to fool Han Yuchen, and then she and Pei Mo found a quiet place to watch the fireworks before going home.

That night, Qi Ning stayed in Pei Mo's guest room.

I'm sleeping alone in an unfamiliar room, but it feels warm.

An unexpected day passed without incident. Qi Ning was content with having a coat when she went out and a blanket in her room, and slept very well that night.

Early the next morning, Pei Mo went to the airport to go to his grandparents' place.

Qi Ning also returned to the Qi family from the Pei family.

Fortunately, when she returned, Qi Huajiang and Mei Li had already left. She didn't know where the two of them had gone off to fool around again, but Qi Ning didn't care much.

Time flies, and before we knew it, the winter vacation was over.

With only one semester left in their senior year, they started school early.

With the college entrance examination drawing ever closer, the atmosphere at school is becoming increasingly tense, with inspiring slogans displayed everywhere.

Besides their busy studies, the most frequent topic of discussion among everyone in their spare time is the issue of college application choices.

Wen Xuheng and Han Yuxin are both going to University A. Wen Xuheng even asked Qi Ning what she thought. Qi Ning only said that she hadn't thought it over yet, but she was sure she wouldn't get into University A.

Perhaps it was the atmosphere, or something else, but even Han Yuchen poked Qi Ning in the back with his pen one day. When Qi Ning turned around, he asked her, "Which university are you going to?"

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