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Chapter 16 The Brother Who Suddenly Appeared

"Huh? What are you doing?"

The driver had just parked the car when the passenger inexplicably ran off. He leaned out of the window, looking annoyed, and called out to Qin Song, but Qin Song was too busy with his own affairs to pay him any attention.

“…You’re crazy.” He cursed under his breath, then stepped on the gas and drove off.

"Hey, no... who are you? Where are you taking me?" Qin Song passively followed the man, stunned by his actions.

The man didn't answer her, just kept walking forward with his head down. He was very strong, and his grip on Qin Song's hand was like that of iron, no matter how much Qin Song struggled and thrashed, he wouldn't budge.

"What are you doing?" Qin Song was a little scared. The man's behavior was strange; perhaps he had been offended by the female supporting character in the past and was here to take revenge.

"If you don't let go, I'll call for help!" She refused to follow the man any further, and when they passed a pillar, she used both her hands and feet to hug it, sticking herself to the pillar.

Who are you? What do you want?

"Who am I?" This question made the man laugh. He finally released Qin Song's hand, turned around, and looked at her with a half-smile.

"Qin Song, you actually ask me who I am? It hasn't been long since you were kicked out of the Qin family, and you've already forgotten me?"

The Qin family...

Upon hearing those two words, Qin Song looked up at the man's handsome and aloof face and instantly knew who he was.

Qin Wushuang, the eldest son of the Qin family, is Qin Sisi's older brother. He was also the female supporting character's former older brother, but he disliked her from a young age.

"It's you." Qin Song climbed down from the pillar, straightened his askew clothes, and spoke in a tone that revealed neither joy nor anger. "Did you need something from me?"

"Of course there's something." Qin Wushuang looked Qin Song up and down, from her unmade-up face to her simple and plain clothes, and then to the outdated designer bag in her hand.

"Although Pei Xingzhi has gone bankrupt, he still has some money left. Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; he wouldn't let you live like this, would he?"

"Like this now?" Qin Song didn't understand what he meant. "What do you mean by 'like this'?"

"Pitiful, down-on-his-luck, and not presentable." Qin Wushuang spoke bluntly and with malice.

Qin Song smiled indifferently: "Oh. So what exactly do you want from me?"

Qin Wushuang avoided answering: "Qin Song, I thought you would live a glamorous life after leaving the Qin family, but I didn't expect it to be nothing special. Look at yourself now, are you even a fraction as good as you used to be?"

Qin Song did not answer. She looked at the man in front of her with remarkable calmness, a faint smile playing on her lips.

Qin Wushuang continued, "You could have stayed in the Qin family and lived a life of comfort and ease for the rest of your life, but you insisted on courting death. Sisi is the real daughter of the Qin family. What were you thinking, imposter, trying to compete with her?"

"In the end, you got nothing from all the fighting. Instead, you were kicked out of the Qin family and forced into marriage by a useless man like Pei Xingzhi. Is this what you wanted?"

"He's in his twenties, but he's still as brainless as when he was a kid."

Qin Wushuang skillfully belittled Qin Song, just as she had done many times before.

Qin Song looked at him quietly, neither refuting nor admitting her mistake.

Although Qin Song had grasped the plot of the novel, there were still some things he didn't understand. For example, why did Qin Wushuang hate the female supporting character so much?
Before her true identity was revealed, the female supporting character was undoubtedly the apple of the Qin family's eye. Everyone in the Qin family doted on and loved her, except for Qin Wushuang.

It was as if they were born with incompatible fates. From the time the female supporting character could remember, Qin Wushuang had never given her a kind look or spoken a single polite word to her. He hated her, hated her for no reason. Before Qin Sisi appeared, the female supporting character was relatively obedient and well-behaved. Although she was a bit willful, her character was impeccable.

But Qin Wushuang just hated her. In front of her, Qin Wushuang often acted not like an older brother, but like an enemy.

He always had a cold face whenever he saw the female supporting character, and he always spoke to her with barbs, even though she hadn't done anything wrong.

When the novel was being serialized, many fans discussed in the comments section the source of Qin Wushuang's hostility towards the female supporting character. Some said it was because the female supporting character was the second child and immediately stole half of the Qin family's affection, so Qin Wushuang disliked her. Others said it was simply that Qin Wushuang was misogynistic, while still others said the author instructed Qin Wushuang to do so.

Various speculations flew through the comments section, but the author never came forward to respond.

Qin Song was so engrossed in criticizing the male and female leads when she read the novel that she completely overlooked this issue. It wasn't until she transmigrated and became that supporting female character that she finally brought this question to her attention—

So why does Qin Wushuang dislike her? Is it really because of the second child? But he's clearly very good to Qin Sisi.

Is that misogyny?
"Qin Song, are you even listening to me?"

Qin Wushuang suddenly raised her voice, startling Qin Song.

Qin Song snapped out of his reverie and smiled sheepishly, "Sorry, I was daydreaming. What did you just say?"

Qin Wushuang's brows furrowed into a tight knot, and she glared at her fiercely: "I said, if you're willing to abort the bastard in your belly and divorce Pei Xingzhi, I'll help you."

"Why?" Qin Song didn't understand.

Qin Wushuang coldly glanced at her, her eyes filled not only with disgust but also with layers of restraint and pain that she couldn't understand.

"For the sake of the Qin family's reputation," Qin Wushuang's voice was as cold as ever, "Although you are an imposter, you still came from the Qin family. If you use the name given to you by the Qin family and act recklessly outside, the people of Yuncheng will not only laugh at you, but they will also laugh at the Qin family along with you."

“You have seriously damaged the Qin family’s reputation, and I have no choice but to do something for the Qin family.”

"I see," Qin Song nodded, indicating his understanding. "I didn't expect my name to have such a big impact. I'm sorry for causing trouble for the Qin family. In that case, I'll go to the police station to change my name in a bit. From today onwards, I won't be called Qin Song anymore, I'll be called Zhang Song."

"As long as I don't take the Qin family name, the Qin family won't be implicated by me."

"Qin Song!" Qin Wushuang was enraged by these words, her already cold face turning even colder. "What nonsense are you spouting? Are you really that unwilling to abort Pei Xingzhi's child?"

Qin Song's tone was firm: "I don't want to. Pei Xingzhi is my husband, why should I abort his child?"

Qin Wushuang: "He's bankrupt, and you still consider him your husband?"

Qin Song: "I acknowledge it. His bankruptcy is only temporary, and I believe he will definitely get back on his feet."

"Qin Wushuang, you've disliked me since we were kids. Isn't it just what you want for me to be unhappy? What do you mean by saying these things now?"

"I—" Qin Wushuang was speechless for once. He stared intently at Qin Song, his eyes burning with an inexplicable rage.

"Qin Song!" He suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Qin Song's shoulder, and said something that sounded like both a reminder and a threat.

"You only have this one chance, don't push me to use drastic measures!"

(End of this chapter)