Transmigrated into the cannon fodder younger sister of the uke in a BL novel

"What are you thinking about?"

Su Yilan's face suddenly loomed close to hers, her amber eyes blinking curiously.

Wen Qing snapped out of her reverie and smiled nonchalantly, "I wasn't thinking about anything, I'm just a little tired."

Su Yilan didn't notice her abnormality. She sat down next to her, looked down at the gauze on her leg, and frowned again.

"Your wound isn't big, but it looks really painful. Remember not to get it wet when you get home, and wrap it with plastic wrap when you shower. That's how the nanny treated me when I scraped my knee as a child."

She gestured her signature move as she spoke, then changed the subject and started cursing at the driver.

"But that driver was outrageous! What was he doing drinking in broad daylight? Drunk and driving, he almost hit you! If Gu Qin hadn't reacted quickly, I really would have—"

She paused for a moment, then shook her head vigorously to banish the image from her mind.

Wen Qing patted the back of her hand to comfort her. After Su Yilan calmed down, her eyes suddenly turned, as if she had thought of something. She leaned closer to her and asked in a low voice.

"By the way, how did you and Gu Qin meet? I feel like your relationship is more than just friendship."

"Actually, we don't really know each other," Wen Qing thought for a moment and said vaguely, "we have... a bit of a grudge."

"A holiday?" Su Yilan's eyes widened. "You didn't offend him, did you?"

Wen Qingqian smiled and nodded.

Su Yilan's brows furrowed even more, and a confused expression appeared on her face.

"That's even stranger. He doesn't have a good reputation in the industry. I've heard that if anyone offends him, he'll hold a grudge and make them beg for mercy. Since you offended him, not only did he not retaliate, but he also risked his life to save you today... That doesn't make sense."

Wen Qing also found it strange. She couldn't help but recall Gu Qin's anxious expression as he looked at her with his thick eyebrows furrowed.

Why did he save her?

Given the past grievances between the two, it would have been good enough if he hadn't stood idly by, let alone risked his life to save them.

She thought for a long time and managed to come up with a reason that sounded barely plausible.

"Perhaps... he still has a conscience and couldn't bear to stand by and watch someone die."

"It's one thing to stand by and do nothing, but it's another to put yourself in danger," Su Yilan said, frowning. "You saw what happened. The car was going so fast. If he had been even a fraction slower, he would have been hit too. Even when you're trying to help someone, you should make sure you're safe first. He was risking his life."

Wen Qing gave a sheepish chuckle and said, "Maybe he thinks he's confident."

However, Su Yilan did not dwell on the issue. Instead, she changed to a more comfortable sitting position and leaned closer to talk about it with great interest.

"Speaking of which, do you know about Gu Qin? He was missing for more than ten years before being found and returning to the Gu family three years ago."

Wen Qing was slightly taken aback: "Lost?"

"Yes, this incident caused quite a stir back then, and the whole industry was talking about it. Nobody expected that the young master of the Gu family could be found, after all, he had been missing for more than ten years."

Su Yilan sighed.

"How did you find it?"

A warm question.

"I heard he was found in a remote town in the Northwest. The people who found him said they saw him helping someone move goods by the roadside and accidentally discovered that he looked a lot like the late Mrs. Gu—Gu Qin's mother. They followed the clues and found a birthmark on his body that could prove his identity, which confirmed that he was the young master of the Gu family who had gone missing years ago."

At this point, Su Yilan suddenly burst out laughing.

"Do you know what the most dramatic thing is? The person who found him said that at the time, he was working as a thug and mistook the people who came to check for him for trouble, and almost beat them up."

"Thugs?" Wen Qing's voice rose slightly.

"Yes. I heard that he escaped several times after being trafficked. The last time he finally managed to escape, he almost starved to death on the roadside. Fortunately, a kind couple took him in and adopted him. But the couple who adopted him seem to be quite poor. He dropped out of high school and started working as a thug to earn money."

"Can you imagine? The young master of the Gu family is working as a thug outside."

At this point, Su Yilan's voice carried a genuine sigh.

"So now you know why he's completely different from those rich kids in the industry, right? While they're studying at international schools from a young age and going abroad for summer study tours, he might be carrying bricks on a construction site or fighting with people on the street."

"His experiences shaped his current personality—cold and hard, prickly, and not close to anyone. To be honest, people in the circle think he's an outsider and call him a savage behind his back."

Hearing these words from Su Yilan, Wen Qing couldn't help but fall into a trance.

She recalled Gu Qin's tense reaction when he saw her faking a heart attack in the hotel suite.

She wondered how an arrogant and spoiled young master could know these things.

Now she probably understands some of it.

Perhaps he has a heart condition among his close friends, which is why he is so skilled and sensitive.

After sighing, Su Yilan seemed to remember something and continued speaking.

"However, although Gu Qin has been found, the Gu family doesn't seem to welcome him very much."

Wen Qing was surprised to hear this.

"His father too?"

"Of course," Su Yilan snorted coldly, her face revealing undisguised disdain.

"Mrs. Gu... was Gu Qin's mother who passed away a few years ago, and his father brought his mistress, whom he had been keeping outside, into the family. Now the Gu family is ruled by that mistress and her children, and his father's heart is completely on their side. To put it bluntly, Gu Qin's situation in the Gu family is worse than that of an outsider."

"Have you heard of his stepbrother, Gu Ling? On the surface, he's gentle and capable, but behind the scenes, he's used countless tricks to ostracize Gu Qin. His father praises Gu Ling highly, but finds fault with Gu Qin in every way. If the Lin family weren't still around, and if Lin Zhiyan didn't still care about this cousin, Gu Qin's life would probably be even more difficult."

Su Yilan grew angrier as she spoke, her face turning red.

Looking at her indignant expression, Wen Qing understood why she was so disgusted by this kind of thing.

Although the Su family was a large and wealthy family, under Su Jilan's management, there were never any of these messy things.

Su Yilan grew up surrounded by love. Although she didn't have a father, her mother, uncle, and brother gave her all the warmth she needed.

To her, the backstabbing and infighting in wealthy families was not just gossip, but something she instinctively loathed, something completely contrary to her upbringing.

……

Meanwhile, Gu Qin was unaware that the two girls were discussing him behind his back.

He sped up on his motorcycle to the entrance of the Gu family villa, turned off the engine, removed the key, but did not get off immediately.

Today he received a call from his father, who asked him to come home for dinner tonight, saying that the family hadn't gotten together in a long time and it would be good time to catch up.

He almost burst out laughing.

To strengthen relationships?

Even though he hasn't regained his memory, he knows that his biological father has no feelings for him whatsoever.

If someone who usually wouldn't even bother to ask where he lives suddenly calls to inquire about your well-being, it's obvious there's something fishy going on.

But then he thought, rather than not knowing what the other party was planning, he might as well go and see for himself.

He wanted to see what this good father was really up to.

However, I almost couldn't go today.

Halfway through his ride, he suddenly felt thirsty, so he stopped in front of a convenience store to buy a bottle of water.

After buying water from the convenience store, he casually glanced around the street and saw warmth in the crowd.

There was another girl with her, a girl he recognized, who seemed to be from the Su family. The two were chatting and laughing, and seemed to have a good relationship.

Gu Qin wondered when she had gotten involved with the Su family.

He glanced at her a couple more times instinctively, but then thought to himself, what does this have to do with him? He's not familiar with this woman.

But his gaze kept drifting in that direction, as if drawn by an invisible thread.

He found this behavior a bit strange and disliked the feeling, attributing it solely to the inexplicable fragrance he had smelled last time.

He had only caught a faint whiff of the scent at the villa's entrance, but the smell kept recurring in his dreams. In his dreams, he searched everywhere for the source of the scent, but he could never find it.

However, that feeling has disappeared recently, and he thought he had finally returned to normal.

But when I saw her today, although I didn't have the same impulse as before, I still couldn't help but pay attention to her.

He forced himself to look away, got on his motorcycle, and prepared to leave.

But then, an unexpected accident happened.

The car veered out of control and onto the road. Everyone scattered and ran away, but she stood there dumbfounded, like a terrified rabbit.

At that moment, he wasn't thinking about anything; his body had already rushed out.

The moment they fell on the road, he felt his knees and elbows scrape against the ground, burning with pain, but his first reaction was to look down and see if she was hurt.

He risked his life to save her, but the woman forgot to even say thank you and asked him, "You're still here?"

Good deeds go unrewarded; I should have known better than to save her.

He cursed under his breath as he pushed open the Gu family's front door. As soon as he stepped into the foyer, he heard a burst of lively laughter coming from the living room.

Gu Bo'an's deep laughter, his stepmother Fang Yu's high-pitched laughter, and the chatter of his stepbrother and stepsisters blended together to create a warm and comforting sound.

He stood in the shadows of the entryway and glanced into the living room. He saw Gu Ling sitting on the sofa opposite his father, leaning slightly forward, his posture respectful yet confident, talking about company matters—what project he had successfully completed, what contract he had secured…

After listening, Gu Bo'an nodded repeatedly with an appreciative smile on his face. His stepmother, Fang Yu, chimed in at the right moment, while his stepsister, Gu Shuang, sweetly praised her older brother for being so amazing.

Gu Ling lowered her head slightly, her face displaying just the right amount of humility: "Actually, it's all thanks to Dad's good teaching."

"hypocritical."

Seeing Gu Ling's appearance, Gu Qin snorted coldly.

His voice wasn't loud, but the laughter in the living room stopped abruptly.

All eyes turned to the doorway.

Gu Ling was the first to react. His gaze lingered on Gu Qin for a moment before his flawless smile returned to his face.

"Ah Qin is here, just in time! The dishes have just been served, come and sit down."