Qin Wenrou

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Qin Wenrou (秦温柔)
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Qin Family; Imperial University Medical School 38 42
Occupation/Role	Medical student; Qin Family's second daughter 39 42
Status	Alive 48
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Background / History

Qin Wenrou is Qin Xin's younger sister. Qin Xin spent years abandoning her own interest in astrophysics to study medicine, earn money for Wenrou's treatment, and support her education because of Wenrou's frail health and congenital heart condition 1 39 48.

Despite this support, Qin Wenrou betrays Qin Xin. She ambushes her sister, pushes her into an ice-lake coffin, drains her blood, and tells her to await the news of Wenrou's marriage to Lan Yingjun, Qin Xin's boyfriend 1. After Qin Xin disappears, Wenrou publicly claims that Qin Xin ignored warnings, fell into the lake while skating, and was likely consumed by fish 38.

At Qin Xin's funeral, Wenrou helps keep the proceedings minimal and concealed, then attempts to claim Qin Xin's red pear-wood bed while framing the request as grief and remembrance 39 40.

Appearance

Qin Wenrou is described as a cute, sweet-looking girl with almond-shaped eyes. Compared with Qin Xin's striking presence, she is regarded as more of a girl-next-door beauty 27 43.

• Known among students as a department beauty and a leading candidate for campus beauty 42 43.
• Often presents herself with a gentle voice, bashful smile, and modest manner 42 48.
• Has a congenital heart condition requiring a transplant to cure 45 48.

Personality

Qin Wenrou carefully maintains an image of gentleness, modesty, and concern for others. She speaks softly when advising Yu Xiaochun against confronting Lan Qingxin and publicly acts grateful when classmates praise her academic standing 41 42.

Behind this façade, she is calculating, possessive, and cruel. She orchestrated Qin Xin's apparent death, stole Lan Yingjun, lied about the circumstances of the ice-lake incident, and seeks Qin Xin's belongings shortly after the funeral 1 38 40. She also uses her health to influence Lan Yingjun and prevents Yu Xiaochun from attacking Lan Qingxin only when such an attack could draw Lan Yingjun's sympathy toward her target 48.

Abilities & Skills

Medical and Forensic Knowledge

Qin Wenrou is regarded by classmates as a high-performing medical student from a medical family, but her expertise is exposed as unreliable during a forensic exercise 42 44 45.

• Explains anatomy and forensic topics to classmates, who consider her an authority 42 44.
• Incorrectly claims that postmortem greening indicates death by freezing 44.
• Is publicly disproven by Lan Qingxin when the specimen's tag confirms Lan Qingxin's conclusion about the cause of death 45.
• Her medical condition makes a heart transplant a major concern for both herself and Lan Yingjun 45 48.

Manipulation

Qin Wenrou exploits sympathy, social opinion, and other people's loyalty to preserve her position.

• Uses Yu Xiaochun as an intermediary against Lan Qingxin while maintaining a reasonable public posture 41.
• Encourages the belief that Lan Qingxin mishandled her notes and tried to pursue Lan Yingjun 43.
• Feigns illness to divert Lan Yingjun from confronting Lan Qingxin 48.
• Calls off Yu Xiaochun's planned confrontation only after realizing it could make Lan Yingjun pity Lan Qingxin 48.

Relationships

• Qin Xin — Elder sister and victim. Wenrou betrays her, leaves her to die in an ice-lake coffin, drains her blood, and later lies about her death 1 38.
• Lan Yingjun — Boyfriend. Wenrou is openly affectionate with him and relies on his concern for her health to direct his attention 39 45 48.
• Qin Xiaoshuang — Younger brother. He distrusts Wenrou, condemns her treatment of Qin Xin, and opposes her taking Qin Xin's possessions 39 40.
• Madam Qin — Mother. Wenrou appeals to her mother for Qin Xin's bed and receives her approval to prioritize her studies and scholarship ambitions 40.
• Yu Xiaochun — Classmate and willing helper. Wenrou receives reports from Yu and directs her actions concerning Lan Qingxin 41 48.
• Lan Qingxin / Qin Xin — School rival. Lan Qingxin publicly corrects Wenrou's forensic claims, leaving Wenrou humiliated and unsettled 44 45.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Betrayal of Qin Xin

Qin Wenrou's betrayal initiates the story's central conflict. She imprisons Qin Xin beneath the ice, drains her blood, and intends to marry Lan Yingjun after eliminating her sister 1.

Qin Xin's Funeral

Wenrou sustains the false narrative of Qin Xin's accidental death during the Qin Family's private funeral. Her callous description of Qin Xin's supposed remains deepens Qin Xin's resolve to expose her 38 40.

Academic Rivalry with Lan Qingxin

At Imperial University, Wenrou enjoys acclaim as a top female student and department beauty while dismissing Lan Qingxin as a threat 42 43. Her authority is damaged when Lan Qingxin disproves her forensic assessment before their classmates 44 45.

Conflict over Lan Yingjun

Wenrou views Lan Qingxin's interactions with Lan Yingjun as a threat and uses her illness and Yu Xiaochun's hostility to keep Lan Yingjun's attention focused on herself 47 48.

Trivia

• Qin Wenrou refuses to replace Qin Xin in the Qin Family's arranged marriage to Mr. Nalan, citing her relationship with Lan Yingjun and the impropriety of marrying her sister's fiancé 39.
• She wants Qin Xin's red pear-wood bed, which Qin Xin had refused to give her even when Wenrou cried and threw tantrums over it in the past 31 40.