Yun Qing's voice gradually came to a stop, like flowing water.

The quiet room was suddenly filled with applause, and Sun Yiming's hands turned red from clapping.

"Miss Yun, you read so well, you're just like a professional voice actor."

Yun Qing lowered her head shyly: "Thank you for your praise. I am indeed trying to work in this area now."

"Really?" Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Sun Yiming's voice became even more enthusiastic: "I'm also very interested in voice acting. It seems we really are destined to meet."

"Ahem." Cheng Yi'an's expression turned unfriendly as he stopped him from continuing. "Mr. Sun, it's almost ten o'clock. I still need to take Yun Qing home. We'll take our leave now."

As he spoke, he took Yun Qing's hand and led her out of the room.

“Hey, hey—” Sun Yiming reached out his hand, but only heard the sound of the door closing.

the next day.

Qin Yuanbai opened his eyes in bed and saw Sun Yiming with dark circles under his eyes.

His voice trembled with fear: "How did you get here?"

Sun Yiming stared blankly: "You forgot? I came to visit you last night."

"What I mean is, why didn't you go back after I fell asleep?"

"Ahem." Sun Yiming scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "Actually, it's nothing. There's just something I can't sleep until I ask you about it."

Qin Yuanbai glared at him irritably: "I'd rather you woke me up last night to ask me than see your big face this morning."

"Oh, don't worry about the details." Sun Yiming leaned closer to him: "Tell me, if I were to pursue Yun Qing, would it be successful?"

"What did you say?" Upon hearing the name Yun Qing, Qin Yuanbai jumped up from the bed.

"Are you kidding me? Chasing Yun Qing? You think you're worthy?"

"Why are you so aggressive? What, you're allowed to like someone, but I'm not?"

Qin Yuanbai sneered: "Of course not. Do you need me to help you recall how many girlfriends you've had since college? With your womanizing ways, what decent girl would choose you?"

"I don't care." When Qin Yuanbai brought up his past romantic history, a moment of guilt flashed across Sun Yiming's face, but the next second, he started to sit on the ground and throw a tantrum.

"If you still consider me a brother, then give me Yunqing's WeChat. I'm begging you."

When WeChat was mentioned, something flashed in Qin Yuanbai's eyes.

"Let me tell you, there's no way you and Yun Qing can be together. Have you forgotten? You used to call her 'snake-face' all the time, and Yun Qing probably heard it with her own ears yesterday."

"Snake-like face? When did I say Yun Qing had a snake-like face?"

Qin Yuanbai rolled his eyes in annoyance, opened his phone, and found Yun Qing's post on WeChat Moments.

"Look, this is it. Didn't you say I had peculiar taste back then?"

Familiar photos appeared before his eyes, and Sun Yiming's mind went blank.

"You...you're saying the person in this photo is Yun Qing?"

A faint smile appeared on Qin Yuanbai's lips as he nodded.

"No, this, how is this possible?" Sun Yiming still couldn't believe it and snatched the phone from him.

The room suddenly fell silent, with only the sound of Sun Yiming tapping on the screen.

After going through Qin Yuanbai and Yun Qing's chat history, he had to admit a sad fact—the woman he once called "snake-faced" really seemed to be Yun Qing.

"Could she have had plastic surgery?" Sun Yiming wondered, then immediately dismissed the idea: "Impossible. Yun Qing's face looks as natural as can be. Even the most skilled plastic surgeon probably couldn't replicate even a tenth of her beauty."

Finally, he sat on the ground, dejected, and let out a long sigh.

"Yuan Bai, what do you think Yun Qing is after? She photoshopped her own picture like that."

After spending some time together, Qin Yuanbai naturally guessed the reason: Yun Qing's aesthetic sense might be a bit off. But of course, he wouldn't tell Sun Yiming about this. Even if they were close friends, when it came to stealing a wife, he would treat everyone equally and never show any mercy.

"I don't know either, but I guess maybe she just wants to filter out men like you who judge by appearance?"

*Pfft—* Sun Yiming coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Recalling the scene when he first saw this photo, he suddenly felt that the reason for his elimination was not unjust.

Compared to his good friend, aside from appearance and ability, he is far inferior in terms of respect for women.

Regardless of whether Yun Qing is beautiful or ugly, as a complete stranger, he shouldn't rashly use a derogatory term to describe her.

...

Three months later, the radio drama dubbed by Yun Qing was officially broadcast on major platforms.

As a work with a large fan base, it naturally received a lot of attention.

At first, many book fans listened with a critical mindset, believing that no one could truly capture the radiant and elegant Su Mingyue from the book.

However, the moment Yun Qing spoke, this idea was instantly changed.

As a voice actress, her skills are not much different from other voice actors, but her voice matching ability is truly amazing.

Whether it was her gentle strength in the early stages or her resilience and forbearance in the middle stages, she portrayed it all perfectly.

Yun Qing doesn't have a Weibo account, so many fans have spontaneously created a super topic for her.

However, they soon discovered that the voice actress for Su Mingyue was an unknown newcomer, and there was no information about her at all online.

Gradually, the fans' enthusiasm faded, and they could only hope that Yun Qing could produce more excellent works.

At first, Yun Qing was quite startled to see so many people paying attention to her news. Her personality had long been ingrained; excessive attention from others would put her under psychological pressure.

She even considered giving up voice acting altogether, because it would be too terrible if she suddenly collapsed one day.

Fortunately, the netizens' enthusiasm came and went quickly. After much anticipation failed to elicit a response, their attention gradually faded away.

At this time, Qin Yuanbai's insomnia was completely cured.

Yun Qing originally thought that their paths should have crossed completely, but unexpectedly, Qin Yuanbai started appearing in her life frequently, contrary to his usual behavior.

For example, he would often go online to play games with her, occasionally give lectures at the university, have meals with her, not to mention bringing her food or milk tea.

Gradually, Yunqing also figured something out, but he didn't say anything, and she didn't mention it either, and the days passed by like this.

[The main storyline of this world ends here, with an open ending. Starting tomorrow, three extra "what if" scenarios will be updated. You can read them according to your preference.]