Ohhhh, dang! That's right! I did....Qidi told me to update it. Ugh, now I really regret that! I can't believe i didn't think of that. Now I'm really annoyed that their after service support didn't bring that up when I asked them for help about this. In fact it was the same person who told me to update the firmware. Wow....never again. Never again.
Umm...is it a part for something? Another machine? A cosplay? Something for a photo shoot since you mentioned a macro lens and being into photography?
You're welcome. Glad you benefited from this too! In spite of my ugly photo. XD
Also, did just try the print again and it worked just fine. So yeah, just a fluke or maybe I accidentally bumped the extruder a little bit. Added 2 more top layers, and the pillows are completely gone. So yay. Problem solved. Thanks for your help!