Qiao Ling

is the tritagonist of the Link Click donghua series. She is the landlady of the Time Photo Studio and a close friends to its owners Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang, watching over the two as they pay off their debt to her. 
While not playing a very active role in the show's events until later in Season 2 where the story shifts its focus to things happening outside of the resident studio, she is still a core part of the show's centerpiece photo studio and a very present figure in the series.
== Appearance ==
Qiao Ling has an average build, light skin and dark brown eyes. She has black shoulder-length hair and front bangs that reach just above her eyes.
In Season 1, Qiao Ling's outfit consists of a tucked-in black undershirt, with a white short-sleeved dress-shirt worn over the top. The dress shirt is cut off to expose the black undershirt over her midriff, and has red and black stripes on the sleeves. She wears a red knee-length skirt with a full-length black skirt on top. The black skirt is half-circle, only covering her right side and revealing the red skirt on the left side, and is white at the bottom. In the main series, she wears sandals and no socks.
In Season 2, Qiao Ling sports a white cuffed full-sleeved sweatshirt. The shirt has a cut around the middle to reveal red fabric underneath, and has a red stripe running along the length of its sleeves. She wears this with a black button-wrap pencil skirt. This skirt reaches to her knees and is asymmetrical, with one side of its length reaching down further than the other. In the main series. she pairs this outfit with white shoes and socks.
When possessed by Li Tianchen, her eyes turn red and she is no longer in control of her body. 
== Personality ==
Qiao Ling is a lively, outspoken, no-nonsense individual who rarely hesitates to express what she's thinking or feeling. She takes guff from nobody, and can be quite quick-tempered, a personality trait most often brought out when dealing with Cheng Xiaoshi. 
Although not one for beating around the bush, Qiao Ling is neither tactless nor mean-spirited. Instead, she frequently exhibits a remarkably warm and compassionate side to her temperament. More than once, she's demonstrated herself to be adept at soothing people through her gentle demeanor, with other characters like Cheng Xiaoshi and Li Tianxi finding comfort in her presence. She is also extremely loyal to her friends, seen in her willingness to follow Lu Guang and Cheng Xiaoshi into the fray, as well as defend them, and look after them to the best of her ability. 
However, while benevolent, Qiao Ling does have something of a tendency to run away from things that make her distraught. Such a habit can be perceived in her not coming forward in spite of having sighted a disappeared child, Doudou, and later in her reluctancy to confront Lu Guang about what she saw in his memories through Li Tianxi . Curiously, she usually shows no signs of this apprehension when it comes to facing immediate danger, such as a physical altercation. 
Nevertheless, Qiao Ling is ultimately willing to take responsibility for her mistakes, remorsefully admitting to having withheld valuable information regarding Doudou's kidnapping to his father. She also jumps aboard very quickly upon learning of her two tenants' supernatural powers, indicating adaptability and open-mindedness. 
== Episode Appearances ==
== Etymology ==
Her surname 乔 (Qiáo) is a common Chinese surname. Her given name 苓 (Líng), a character used in the Chinese names of various types of herbs, plants, and mushrooms.
In promotional media released before the Season 1 premiere, Qiao Ling's English name is revealed to be "Jo."
== Trivia ==
* Qiao Ling's character color ranges between pink and red, and the animal associated with her is a bunny.
* As of Season 2, Qiao Ling, Cheng Xiaoshi and Lu Guang have matching charms on their phones, with Qiao Ling having a white bunny, Cheng Xiaoshi a black dog and Lu Guang a white cat.
* While never stated outright, it is hinted during the time she spent talking with Li Tianxi in Season 2 that she may be foster siblings with Cheng Xiaoshi.
== References ==
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