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"You've settled down in this city?" Teacher Wang asked kindly. "What kind of work are you doing now?"
"Pretty much. I was a salesperson, and he was a receptionist." In a flash, these were the only jobs Yun Jin could think of. "None of them are good jobs."
"You can't say that. It's hard to find a job these days. Having a job is definitely better than not having one. Don't be discouraged, Qiuqian," Teacher Wang comforted her.
Yun Jin smiled and pulled Qi Qi hard with her lower hand. He looked at Yun Jin as if waking from a dream, and then at Teacher Wang.
"Gu Xing, why have you been silent ever since you came in?" Teacher Wang asked Qi Qi. "You used to talk a lot when I was teaching you."
"Teacher Wang, do you still remember the dog you used to have?" Qi Qi's voice trembled slightly.
"Little Huang, remember, I gave it away on my way back," Teacher Wang sighed.
Yun Jin glanced at Qi Qi; this was quite different from what he had said about her being lost.
"Why give it away?" Qi Qi clenched her fists.
“I’ll be hospitalized for a long time after I come back, and my daughter can’t keep a dog there. That family is very nice, so we let him stay,” Teacher Wang looked at Qiqi, “You met Xiao Huang?”
Qiqi slowly loosened her grip, and a smile appeared on her face: "Yes, I ran into Xiaohuang. At first, I couldn't believe it."
Yun Jin noticed that Qi Qi, who had been tense and excited just moments before, was slowly relaxing, replaced by a complex tenderness.
As he spoke, he walked to the other side of the hospital bed and secretly gave Yun Jin a wink.
Yun Jin immediately understood.
She took out her phone, then gave a slightly apologetic look and said to Teacher Wang, "Excuse me, I got a call from the company, I'll go answer it."
After saying that, she nodded slightly to Qiqi, then hurriedly walked out of the ward and gently closed the door.
Outside the ward, Yun Jin breathed a sigh of relief. It was finally over. She rubbed her face. Although she had rehearsed the dialogue in her mind several times, so it was no problem, the performance was still a bit difficult.
Qiqi's story isn't entirely true. I'm really curious about what they're talking about. It's a real shame I can't follow the gossip. Yun Jin sat on a chair in the corridor, propping her head up with her hand and closing her eyes to rest.
There were few people in the corridor, only the beeping of medical equipment, and occasionally a few nurses would push carts to make their rounds.
Yun Jin yawned; she was even a little sleepy now.
"Hello, could you please take your bag? I'd like to sit here and rest for a bit."
The sudden sound startled Yun Jin. She snapped out of her daze, quickly picked up her bag, and said apologetically, "Excuse me, please have a seat."
"Thank you—" The girl started to thank him, but after seeing Yun Jin's face clearly, she paused, then asked with some surprise and uncertainty, "You are... Yun Jin."
Yun Jin then subconsciously looked up at the girl who had spoken, and what she saw made her heart skip a beat.
"Qin Yi!" she seemed to blurt out, her voice filled with disbelief. How could Qin Yi be here?
Qin Yi still had short hair, and a white mask covered most of her face. She seemed to be wearing a black hearing aid on her left ear.
Qin Yi noticed Yun Jin's gaze and quickly tidied her hair with her hand. Yun Jin then quickly looked away.
"Is it really you? I thought I was seeing things," Qin Yi said, her expression turning somewhat strange after her initial surprise. "What are you doing at the hospital?"
"I...I came with a friend to visit a patient. What about you?" Yun Jin regretted her words as soon as she opened her mouth.
She had overheard Qin Yi saying here that her ears were incurable, and that Qin Yi seemed to blame everything on herself.
"Oh, is that so? I'm here for a physical exam," Qin Yi nodded, giving an awkward but polite smile. "You can come here for a physical exam in the future; it's good for your health."
Qin Yi emphasized the words "good for your health," which made Yun Jin's heart jump.
Do you have anything to say?
Yun Jin swallowed nervously, feeling her throat go dry. Although she had secretly resolved to face it bravely last time, it was easier said than done.
She took a deep breath and mustered her courage to speak: "Um, Qin Yi, I've always felt sorry for that magic trick from when I was little. I... didn't know things would turn out this way."
Yun Jin could clearly hear her heart pounding faster and faster in her chest. "I didn't mean to scare you. At that time, I thought..."
After hearing her apology, Qin Yi's face flashed with a complicated expression. Then, she gave a standard professional smile: "Ah, you mean that thing... It was a small thing many years ago. I was quite timid when I was a child. It wasn't your fault. You don't need to apologize."
Qin Yi's tone was very polite, and she lightly brushed aside Yun Jin's apology.
Yun Jin's heart sank to the bottom. She knew that Qin Yi had not forgiven her. On the contrary, Qin Yi really hated her. Refusing to communicate meant that there was nothing more to say about this matter.
Yun Jin lowered her head helplessly. She had imagined all sorts of responses from Qin Yi when she apologized, but she never expected this one.
She stared at the cold floor, her pale face almost visible in the light. Her hands unconsciously clenched the hem of her clothes, her fingers turning white from the force.
Just as the atmosphere was slowly freezing, Qin Yi suddenly asked, "By the way, do you have a calico cat?"
"I didn't raise any." Yun Jin denied it almost instinctively.
Qin Yi smiled when she saw Yun Jin's reaction. Only then did Yun Jin realize that Qin Yi was testing her!
"So that's Yun Chen's pet? But that's not important. Have you come across a pet blogger called 'Yun Miaomiao's Daily Life'?" Qin Yi's gaze drew closer.
"No, I don't use my phone much." Yun Jin's voice trembled slightly with nervousness. She tried her best to control her expression, but it was difficult.
Qin Yi's face revealed a victorious "I knew it" expression. The corners of her mouth turned up slightly, and she said in a relaxed tone, "You should go and see. It really is exactly the same as the one you conjured up back then."
"Bang."
Yun Jin could no longer hold onto her bag, and it fell to the ground with a dull thud, drawing the attention of passersby.
Yun Jin's mind was in complete turmoil, her breathing became faster and faster, and her chest heaved violently.
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When did she find out?
Did Qin An say that? No, Qin An had no idea.
The immense fear was like a bucket of ice water poured over Yun Jin, making her tremble all over and her limbs feel cold.
Seeing Yun Jin's state, Qin Yi moved slightly closer, seemingly enjoying Yun Jin's terror.
"What do you want to do?" Yun Jin looked at Qin Yi coldly.
"I won't do anything, after all, I'm a good person," Qin Yi tilted her head. "I remember you loved performing in front of everyone when you were little, and this magic trick shouldn't be just for me to enjoy."
Yun Jin suddenly grabbed Qin Yi's wrist: "Because of the fever, your hearing is impaired, and you're blaming everything on me."
Qin Yi's smug expression softened slightly, and her voice became a little hoarse: "Yes, all my misfortunes are caused by you."
After saying that, Qin Yi forcefully shook off Yun Jin's hand and walked away with a "thump thump thump".
Looking at Qin Yi's retreating figure, Yun Jin felt a chill of fear. She took several deep breaths and decided that she would never film the variety show "Amazing Furry Kids" again.
"It'll be alright, it'll be alright." Yun Jin gently patted her chest, comforting herself.
"What's wrong, Yunjin?"
A figure appeared in front of Yun Jin. Yun Jin looked up and found Qi Qi looking her up and down.
"It's nothing, I was just a little distracted," Yun Jin said, standing up with her bag. "Have you... finished talking?"
"We just chatted for a bit. He doesn't have much energy, so I said goodbye and left." Qi Qi lowered her head. "You don't look well. Are you really alright?"
"Let's go back, I'm so tired today." Yun Jin turned and left.
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The atmosphere in the villa's living room was somewhat somber. Yun Jin lay motionless on the sofa, exhausted, still reeling from the shock Qin Yi had caused her.
Qi Qi paced anxiously to the side. After returning from the hospital, he noticed that Yun Jin was not in good condition, but she didn't say anything and he didn't know how to help her. After thinking it over, Qi Qi decided that the only way was to distract her.
So he walked to the sofa, squatted down, and nudged Yun Jin's arm a few times: "Yun Jin, aren't you curious about my true story?"
“I’m not that curious,” Yun Jin said weakly. “If you want to talk, then go ahead.”
Qiqi took a deep breath and began to tell another version of the story: "About what I said, that Teacher Wang abandoned me on the way back, is not the whole story. He gave me away, or more accurately, to a dog meat vendor."
After saying that, as if recalling something, Qiqi's tail, which had been wagging in the air, slowly began to accelerate.
"At first, I was locked in a small room with all the dogs that person had taken in. You can't imagine how terrible the conditions were in that small room: mutilated bodies, rotting food, and feces..."
"Stop, there are some parts that don't need to be explained in such detail." Yun Jin quickly pinched Qi Qi's mouth shut.
Seeing that Yun Jin seemed a bit more energetic now, Qi Qi smiled and continued talking.
“Okay, if it weren’t for the fact that I’m a demon, I would have almost died there. So I didn’t go to him with gratitude in the first place. You’re a kind person. If I had told the truth from the beginning, you definitely wouldn’t have helped me. So I told a little lie.”
Qi Qi paused for a moment, then looked out the window.
"So, you're just in a hurry for revenge?" Yun Jin turned to the side, looking at Qi Qi with some shock.
“Yes,” Qiqi admitted frankly, “I am a vengeful demon. I was taught from a young age that humans are friendly, but that experience made me feel that everything was fake. I knew what risks there would be in rashly entering the city, but the anger of being deceived overwhelmed everything.”
His tone grew increasingly agitated, and even the hairs on his body stood on end.
But then he calmed down, paused for a while, and then said, "It wasn't until we met today and I asked him a lot of questions that I learned that his daughter didn't approve of him keeping a dog. He was eager to find me a home before I was hospitalized, and he even gave that person more than seven hundred yuan..."
Yun Jin looked at Qi Qi's bright eyes, but didn't say anything.
“So,” Qiqi breathed a long sigh of relief, “I’m relieved, and that anger has dissipated.”
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