The Cannon Fodder Supporting Female Character is Still Alive Today - Chapter 9

Chapter 9: Yao Yao

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Although Bai Yao was drunk, she was stunned when she heard this address.

This was her real nickname.

Bai Yao looked at Luo Qi with blurry, drunken eyes, feeling the figure in front of her gradually become indistinct, then clearly resolve into another appearance.

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Being stared at so intently by Bai Yao, Luo Qi slightly gasped a few times, feeling as if she, too, was somewhat drunk, and her cheeks subtly began to flush.

I can’t drink anymore.

Thinking this, Luo Qi put down her wine bowl and reached out to support Bai Yao: “Yao Yao, we should go down.”

Before she could finish her sentence, Bai Yao suddenly wrapped her arms around Luo Qi and hugged her tightly.

Luo Qi was startled by Bai Yao’s sudden movement and froze in place, feeling awkward.

Bai Yao hugged her so tightly, as if afraid she would disappear.

With the warmth and softness pressed against her, this intimate gesture made a scene flash across Luo Qi’s mind.

That year, when she flew down the Sea of Suffering Cliff, she saw her Master Gui Lan embracing Master Gui Wang in the same manner.

Master Gui Lan’s words that day still echoed in her ears. Luo Qi blankly replayed that conversation in her mind, then lowered her eyes to look at Bai Yao clinging tightly to her.

Luo Qi was stunned for a moment, recalling the moments spent with Bai Yao over the past few days.

Could it be that Miss Bai also…?

After struggling internally for a long time, Luo Qi finally couldn’t resist and reached out, just about to hug Bai Yao back, when she heard Bai Yao wail into her ear: “Mom!”

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“Mom!” Bai Yao clung tightly to Luo Qi’s neck, crying as she spoke: “Mom, I, I miss you so much…”

She was crying so hard that she began to hiccup.

Luo Qi was completely bewildered by Bai Yao’s call. Once she reacted, her previous guess completely dissipated.

Realizing that Bai Yao was thoroughly drunk, Luo Qi let out a breath and smiled helplessly.

Luo Qi reached out and gently patted Bai Yao’s back to help her calm down, soothing her warmly: “It’s alright, it’s okay. Don’t cry.”

Bai Yao kept repeating those few phrases brokenly. Under Luo Qi’s rhythmic comfort, the drunkenness and sleepiness surged together, and finally, she simply fell asleep on Luo Qi’s shoulder.

Sensing that the person on her shoulder had gone silent, Luo Qi stopped patting her back and turned her head to look at the girl resting on her shoulder.

She gently lifted Bai Yao and held her in her arms. Luo Qi didn’t wait…

Luo Qi took off Bai Yao’s shoes and outer clothes, carefully tucked her into the blankets, and then left the room, flying to retrieve the wine utensils she had left on the rooftop.

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Bai Yao sat up on the bed, her eyes unfocused, and reached out to rub her hair, which felt like it was about to explode.

She mechanically turned her neck, trying to recall something, but her head was taut with pain.

What the heck?

Did someone hit me over the head with a stick last night?

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Luo Qi pushed the door open and saw Bai Yao frowning, rubbing her head frantically, trying to find the large lump that had been struck.

Luo Qi handed her the tea: “Do you have a headache?”

“Yes,” Bai Yao asked suspiciously: “How did you know?”

Bai Yao was startled: “Did you, did you hit me with a stick?”

She vaguely remembered knocking on Luo Qi’s door yesterday.

Did she interrupt Luo Qi’s practice, or did Luo Qi become possessed and strike her?

Luo Qi was stunned when she heard this: “What stick? Did you have a nightmare?” Then she realized: “You don’t remember?”

Luo Qi said: “We drank a lot of peach blossom wine last night. You were drunk.”

Bai Yao: “Ah?”

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In the past, when Bai Yao was alone outside, she was very mindful of her alcohol intake and would never let herself get drunk. But last night, with Luo Qi beside her, she momentarily forgot herself and drank too much.

Seeing the bewildered look on Bai Yao’s face, Luo Qi frowned slightly and confirmed again: “You don’t remember anything at all?”

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Why does this melodramatic dialogue feel so damn familiar?

Bai Yao lowered her head and looked at herself, wearing only thin underclothes, then looked up at Luo Qi, whose expression clearly read: “How could you not remember anything?”

So, my character setting is the kind of person who is heartless and moves on after sobering up?

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Bai Yao looked at Luo Qi and asked with some difficulty: “Luo Qi, what did I do after I got drunk?”

Luo Qi was amused by her cautious demeanor. After thinking for a moment, she said: “Nothing much. You just agreed to let me call you by your nickname from now on.”

Bai Yao was shocked: “I let you call me Daddy?”

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Oh! Damn it!

Bai Yao, if you don’t want your mouth, you can totally donate it!

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Seeing the regret deepen on Bai Yao’s face, Luo Qi smiled: “No.”

With a gentle, reminding tone, she called out: “Yao Yao.”

It was still two simple syllables, but spinning out from between Luo Qi’s lips, the melodious voice carried the flavor of distant memories, instantly detonating a giant wave in Bai Yao’s still-unsettled heart.

Bai Yao met Luo Qi’s smiling eyes and felt herself tremble at the sound of the name.

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The Young Master Becomes the Phoenix, Chapter X, Section X.

Plot: Bai Yao is gone.

Remark: Completely gone.

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Today we interviewed a viewer with the surname Bai who wished to remain anonymous. Hello, . What are your thoughts right now?

The viewer with the surname Bai gripped the microphone: “Yao, Yao.”

The viewer with the surname Bai howled passionately: “The best nickname in the world! Yao Yao is the best!”

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“Senior Sister Luo.” Xue Qi came out of Bai Yao’s room holding a fruit plate and sidled up to Luo Qi: “What did you just say to Big Sister Bai? She’s been giggling foolishly, and it makes me nervous.”

“Did she?” Luo Qi smiled and glanced at Xue Qi, but what she was thinking was: She likes me calling her by her nickname.

Xue Qi: “…”

“Senior Sister, your smile makes me nervous too.”

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The days continued peacefully.

During this time, Luo Qi took Bai Yao sightseeing, eating peaches, and flying up high, while also delivering three meals and medicine to Qin Wufang on schedule. However, there was still no extra conversation between Luo Qi and Qin Wufang, and the relationship line seemed to have made no progress.

The only progress was that Qin Wufang was calling Bai Yao “Daddy” more and more smoothly.

Bai Yao noticed this. Although she was a bit confused, her attempts to leave the two of them some private romantic space were unsuccessful several times.

In the end, she accepted it. After all, these two would eventually be bound by the plot and meet again.

If love at first sight failed, there was always love that develops over time or marriage first, then love.

No rush, no rush.

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Four days later, the plot for Qin Wufang’s departure began.

Qin Wufang, now able to stand and walk on his own, stood up and expressed his intention to leave to Luo Qi and Bai Yao: “My injuries are almost healed. I am grateful to the two Misses for their careful attention these past few days. Qin Wu will never forget this.”

He paused, then added: “However, I am unfamiliar with the mountain paths, so I would like to trouble the Miss for one last thing…”

Escort me down the mountain.

After saying this, Qin Wufang thoughtfully offered that he understood the elders in Gui Ming Mountain did not wish to be disturbed. If they were concerned about exposing the path up the mountain, they could blindfold him.