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nTranslator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

nIn the room.

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nQin Yiyi casually threw the gift box on the side table, bent down to change her shoes, and walked over.

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nShe only glanced at the gift and raised her eyebrows.

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nA little dress?

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nWhy did he give her a dress for no reason?

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nShe only glanced at it and then moved her eyes away.

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nAfter thinking for a moment, she took out her phone and opened WeChat to send a question mark over.

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nThe WeChat user with only one business word was almost waiting for her message.

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nInstantly, she received a reply. “Did you like the dress? If you don’t like it, I’ll get someone to change it for you.”

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nAnyway, there were plenty of design and clothing brands!

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nHer fingertips paused on the phone screen, and she typed a few more words out of curiosity. “Why did you give me a dress?”

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nThe other party’s reply was very simple. “Your birthday present.”

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nHer birthday…

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nAfter a pause, she lightly typed a line of words. “I don’t celebrate birthdays.”

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nThen, she threw her phone to the side and got up to change her clothes. She rummaged through the ingredients in the fridge and made a simple dinner.

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nAfter the meal, she put away the bowls and chopsticks.

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nAfter the kitchen was cleaned, she went to study.

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nShe opened her laptop, and after a moment of hesitation, she opened a website. She looked at the four red words, ‘welcome back, as always.’

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nQin Yiyi was slightly stunned. A faint smile flashed across her eyes. It was a feeling that she had not felt for a long time.

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nHowever, the next moment, she looked at the scene of a cartoon bunny girl dancing after a shower of flowers with the music of ‘welcome back’.

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nQin Yiyi looked at the dancing movements of the charming cartoon girl on the screen.

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nShe could not help but twitch the corner of her mouth.

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nIn her previous life, didn’t she have such a silly and stupid brain?

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nShe raised her hand and chose a hidden item, decisively turning off the dancing scene on the screen.

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nAs her fingertips floated up and down on the keyboard, the screen on the computer froze on a forum.

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nSoon, someone noticed her appearance. An active person quickly sent a private message to greet her.

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n“Hey, Bunny is online. Hello, Bunny.”

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n“Bunny, you’re finally online.”

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nThere were some earlier messages asking her if she was online and when she was online.

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nAfter flipping through them, there were a total of 100 messages.

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nShe directly ignored them and poked one of the people on her friend list.

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n“Allen, help me purchase these few things.”

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nAfter sending the things she needed, her fingertips paused for a moment before she added another two words.

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n“Urgent use.”

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nAllen should not be around.

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nQin Yiyi waited for five minutes before she directly chose to log off.

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nWhat she did not know was that almost at the same time that she logged off, a few messages from Allen quickly popped up,

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n“Bunny, Bunny, where are you?”

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n“Bunny, Bunny, these are all medicinal herbs, and two of them are almost extinct. Even if there really is a price, it is not an ordinary high…”

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n“Bunny…”

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nOn the other side of the ocean, a certain young man angrily slammed the table a few times.

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n‘This damned girl!’

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nAlthough he was angry, after he calmed down, he sat on the chair and started to worry.

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n‘These few medicinal herbs…’

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n‘Forget it, forget it. What’s the point of thinking so much? If that girl wants them, then I’ll help her!’

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nAfter closing the computer and doing a few more pages of questions, Qin Yiyi looked at the time and saw that it was already 10 o’clock. She stretched her back and stood up.

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nShe washed up and changed into her pajamas.

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nQin Yiyi, who was about to go to bed, suddenly remembered that she hadn’t looked at her phone for a while.

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nShe held it in her hand and realized that it had been muted at some point.

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nThere were more than ten missed calls and dozens of unanswered messages.

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nAll of them came from one person, Shang Jiuying.

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nHer gaze swept over the dress in the corner of the table not far away. The image of Shang Jiuying’s body floated in her mind.

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nShe frowned slightly and pressed the call button on her phone with her fingertips.

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nAlmost as soon as the call was made, it was as if the other party had been waiting by the phone. Shang Jiuying’s low voice immediately rang out. “Yiyi.”

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nQin Yiyi’s mind was focused on whether or not his body condition had gone awry, so she naturally did not notice the other party’s address. When she heard Shang Jiuying’s voice, she was slightly relieved. However, she could not see his expression through the phone. She thought for a while and opened her mouth to ask, “Are you alright?”

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n“I… I was a little uncomfortable just now, but I’m fine now.”

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nThe moment the words left her mouth, Shang Jiuying understood the meaning of the little girl on the opposite side of the phone.

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nShe must have thought that he was not feeling well, so she called to check up on him, right?

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nOriginally, he should have said that he was fine.

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nHe was indeed very well.

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nEver since the onset of the illness on the last full moon night, he had taken a pill every day according to Qin Yiyi’s words.

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nAlthough the effect was minimal, it was indeed effective!

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nIn the past, the world’s top experts, professors, and even people from the ancient medicine world that he had invited were all helpless!

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nBut this little girl’s medicine was effective on him!

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nShang Jiuying didn’t know if Qin Yiyi knew, but he knew clearly in his heart.

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nIf this matter were to spread, the impact would be huge!

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nMoreover, it was highly likely that it would bring danger to Qin Yiyi’s life.

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nShang Jiuying had thought about these matters very clearly, so even when facing Xu Zhuoyuan, whom he trusted the most, he didn’t reveal the slightest bit!

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nPursing his lips, he tightened his grip on the phone. In the next moment, he calmly changed the topic.

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n“I just wanted to ask if your dress fits well. If you don’t like it, you can change it tomorrow. But you didn’t pick up the phone, so I was a little worried…”

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nQin Yiyi listened to his calm voice. His breathing seemed steady, and his voice was firm.

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nAs long as he didn’t recklessly stop his medicine, his condition would be stabilized for a few months.

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nWhen the time came, the medicinal herbs she bought would be able to remove the poison from his body.

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nQin Yiyi did not say anything as she thought about this. She only thanked him lightly and said, “I’m not wearing the dress. You can get someone to take it back tomorrow.”

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nIf she wanted to wear it, she could buy it herself.

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n“It’s a birthday dress for you. If you don’t like it, just leave it.”

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nShang Jiuying recalled the information he had found out about her in the Qin family during this period of time. He felt a little sorry for Qin Yiyi.

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nThen, he thought of Qin Jiatong’s annual birthday party a few years ago, where she invited Shanghai’s famous socialites.

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nHer clothes were elegant and her hair was shaded.

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nFlowers, wine, and food…

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nHowever, this little girl could only follow her grandparents and hide in a small town, looking forward to it.

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nShe was hoping that her parents, who had heard of her, would think of her on a whim and come to visit her.

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nFor some reason, he felt like they were in the same boat.

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nHe turned around and smiled. Who cared what he was? Could he not protect a little girl?

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nThe two of them spoke a few more words. Qin Yiyi’s crisp voice was transmitted through the phone.

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n“Is there anything else? It’s 10:30. I have to rest.”

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nShang Jiuying raised his head and looked at the computer screen in front of him. There were still a few international conferences on it.

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nThinking of the little girl’s serious expression when she said that she wanted to go to bed early and wake up early like a good student, a hint of a smile flashed across his eyes. He unconsciously lowered his voice and said, “Good night, Miss Qin Yiyi.”

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nThe next morning, she got up at 6:30 a.m. and went out to run a few laps around the neighborhood. She came back drenched in sweat.

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nAfter eating breakfast, she carried her school bag out of the door and saw Ding Yi smiling at her through the car window like a flower.

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n“Miss Qin, Miss Qin, I’m here.”

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n“Have you eaten breakfast? This is for you.”

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nTwo buns and a box of milk.

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nDing Yi caught them in a flurry, his face full of surprise.

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n“Aiya, Miss Qin, did you make the steamed buns yourself? They must be delicious!”

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nDid he want to eat them, or did he want to hide them and bring them home for worship, so that he could show them off to Shang Jiuying later?

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nAs he was thinking, Qin Yiyi paused at the back of the car, looked at him meaningfully, and said lightly, “I’m sorry.”

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n“You’re thinking too much.”

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nNot far from the school gate.

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nQin Yiyi bent down from the car and took a few steps forward before turning around.

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n“Do you have something you want to say to me?”

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n“No, no. Miss Qin, please take care.”

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nAfter saying this, he hurriedly rolled up the car window and stepped on the accelerator, causing the car to dash out.

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nIt was as if he was fleeing.

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nQin Yiyi was rendered speechless by what she saw, but she didn’t take it seriously. She had some understanding of Ding Yi’s character during this period of time, and he had always been a little jumpy.

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nMoreover, she had also noticed that that guy liked to imagine things automatically in his mind. She didn’t know how many images had flashed through that guy’s mind along the way just now. Shrugging her shoulders, she turned around and walked into the school.

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nAt a corner not far behind her, Xiao Shan and Qin Jiatong walked out from the shadows with solemn expressions.

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nSeeing that they were about to enter the school, Qin Jiatong suddenly bit her lip, her face full of pleading and hesitation. She looked at the person beside her with hidden bitterness in her eyes.

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n“My sister isn’t that kind of person. She just came over in a friend’s car…”

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n“Xiao Shan, my sister really won’t be so casual outside. She’s a very nice person… Can you not tell anyone about this?”

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nAs soon as the last sentence left her mouth, her eyes were already red with anxiety. She was on the verge of tears.

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n“She must have her own reasons….”

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