Qiqi has one of the most tragic pasts thanks to her early death. She died as a child caught in the crossfire during the Archon War. One of the adepti couldn’t bear to let her die, so they tried infusing her with adeptal energy and turned her into a zombie. She went into a frenzy with the newfound energy and later needed to be frozen in amber, where she was discovered years after.
Baizhu ended up adopting her as a test subject to work at Bubu Pharmacy. Zombies typically need orders to act. However, Qiqi can typically act on her own orders. As per her character story, you can “hug Qiqi from behind, tell her something like "I love you the most," and the orders will dissipate, just like that.” However, Baizhu does it with “no element of sincerity.” So Qiqi’s adoptive “parent” doesn’t even care about her.
Qiqi doesn’t seem to feel much grief. However, when you take into account her short-term memory, undying body, and friendlessness, you can’t help but imagine what it would be like if she could feel. Before she died, Qiqi’s last thoughts were about wanting to live. She wanted to go back to her family, which she was never able to do. "If only I could freeze time... How wonderful would that be?" she thought.
Well, I guess she can’t tell how wonderful it wasn’t, due to her poor memory.
