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After his body stiffened slightly, Autumn Wind turned his face towards Shaolan. To her surprise, Shaolan also looked flustered. Li Gu, after taking a deep breath, walked in front of the two and pointed at Shaolan, saying, "This is my girlfriend!" His voice trembled slightly, and he exhaled weakly. Then he pointed at Autumn Wind, "This is Guanqing, my classmate!"
Shaolan's eyes suddenly lit up, and even more surprisingly, she reached out her hand. "Hello, I'm Lan. Nice to meet you, Guanqing!" She deliberately emphasized the name Guanqing.
Autumn Wind extended his hand to meet her gaze and tried to appear relaxed. "Nice to meet you too!"
Shaolan's expression instantly became mischievous.
In fact, during the following time, the interaction between Autumn Wind and Shaolan was quite calm. Compared to their peaceful coexistence, Li Gu seemed a bit flustered.
Shaolan rarely came to the copy shop. In Li Gu's words: "She dresses so lightly; it's more comfortable to stay at home!"
Of course, Shaolan knew how to show off her relationship. Usually, when there were more people in the afternoon, she would dress glamorously and appear in the copy shop. She knew how to socialize with Li Gu's friends as if preparing for a concert. However, this kind of scene also meant that Shaolan had a night gig that evening; she might be going to a TV station for filming or performing at a nightclub. This meant there was a fifty percent chance she wouldn't come back and a fifty percent chance she would return reeking of alcohol.
In summary, Shaolan's nightlife was rich and significantly changed Autumn Wind's impression of Jinan: it turned out that Jinan's nights were not simple.
Li Gu had many opinions about this but had never mentioned them.
In this environment, Li Gu's agitation finally erupted, leading to an unavoidable argument.
The shop was almost empty; Shaolan had vanished without a trace early on. Since morning, Li Gu's emotions had been unstable—irritable, helpless, scratching his head, stomping his feet.
"You seem to have your mind off work lately!" Autumn Wind casually chatted with him when no one was around.
"What do you mean?" Li Gu glared angrily.
"Nothing much; I just feel like you've been distracted lately!"
"What business is it of yours? Who are you to tell me?" Li Gu replied coldly.
"Hey, what do you mean? I just noticed you've been out of sorts recently; why are you getting angry?" Autumn Wind felt inexplicably baffled by Li Gu's reaction and turned her head away, no longer paying attention to him.
Li Gu could not stop himself and swept everything off the table to the floor, almost frantically starting to roar, "I am just inexplicable, don't mind me!"
Autumn Wind did not respond to Li Gu, but he soon showed a hint of fatigue, and everything quickly returned to calm.
After recovering from his fatigue, Li Gu had a bit of regret on his face. He tried to approach Autumn Wind, opening his arms to hug her. "I'm sorry, I just wanted to say that I've been feeling quite suppressed lately!"
Autumn Wind, however, jumped back as if rebounding, leaving Li Gu's outstretched arms frozen in the air.
Whether it was Shaolan or the suddenly appearing Qiu Mowen, everything reminded Autumn Wind that the relationship between her and Li Gu could only possibly remain as friends, and it would never be able to cross any boundaries.
The atmosphere in the room became so cold that she could no longer tolerate staying there. Thus, Autumn Wind decided to finish her work at the copy center and head home first.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, Jinan began preparing for the impending darkness, becoming foggy and making it hard for Autumn Wind to speak. On her way home—down that long slope—she saw a red sedan with a license plate starting with 'b', a color that stirred her blood.
Unable to resist, Autumn Wind walked around the car. Aside from the different license plate, it looked exactly like Qiu Mowen's ride in Taipei. But when she reached the front of the car, she discovered someone was sitting inside, smiling at her.
It was indeed Qiu Mowen, dressed in a gray cashmere suit that hugged his frame like a cover model.
This was yet another scene worth capturing on camera: a girl battling against the biting wind as her long hair whipped fiercely into the air. Her black down jacket contrasted sharply with the bright red car, reminiscent of a prelude to a bloody scene in a horror movie.
Qiu Mowen appeared to be in good spirits as he opened the car door, gesturing for Autumn Wind to get in.
Staring at his face, Autumn Wind suddenly felt blank for a few seconds; her legs seemed uncontrollable as they slid next to the car door, and she plopped down inside.
The moment her body made contact with the soft leather seat, Autumn Wind finally regained her senses. The warmth of the heater inside enveloped her; soon beads of sweat formed on her forehead under her down jacket. She lowered her head, unwilling to look at his face.
He coughed a few times and then began asking about Autumn Wind's situation since arriving in mainland China: “Leo contacted me yesterday; I didn't expect you to be quite capable of causing trouble! I heard you came to mainland with Zhou Ringuo?”
Not wanting to speak, Autumn Wind turned her face away. Seeing that she wasn't responding, Qiu Mowen tugged at his tie, loosened his collar, took a deep breath, and deliberately laughed: “You don’t know? Zhou Ringuo is your mom's ex-boyfriend!”
“Your mom's ex-boyfriend!” Knowing that Qiu Mowen was referring to the relationship between Qiu Ruolan and Zhou Ringuo, but still caught up in emotions after arguing with Li Gu, Autumn Wind blurted out without hesitation.
The words sounded a bit like an insult, and the atmosphere in the car quickly became awkward. The stuffy and narrow environment made the heat of Autumn Wind dissipate rapidly, and a chill began to creep up her back. Autumn Wind turned around, wanting to leave to ease the tension, but as soon as she did, she saw the pale-faced Qiu Mowen looking at her in shock, unable to believe that those words had come from her mouth.
"No, what I mean is, there’s nothing substantial between him and me!" Autumn Wind said, her face as red as a tomato, speaking in a flustered tone.
He took a deep breath again, clenching his fists tightly on the steering wheel. He lowered his head, seemingly lost in thought. His pale complexion slowly began to warm up. He held his head in despair, saying, "I really don’t know what you’ve been through on the mainland; how have you changed so much?"
Everyone has their Achilles' heel, and for Autumn Wind, it was Qiu Mowen—specifically, Qiu Mowen's belittlement of her. It struck her like a heavy blow to the forehead, but it seemed insufficient to knock her down; instead, it activated all the grievances and helplessness she had felt since coming to the mainland.
Autumn Wind began to get agitated: "What I’ve been through? You don’t seem to have the right to ask me that. Didn’t Leo tell you why I came to the mainland? Do you really not know?" Autumn Wind couldn't help but gesture wildly; if they weren't in the car, she felt she could even perform a set of martial arts moves.
There were many decorations in the car. A long red tassel hung from the rearview mirror, swaying wildly due to her movements. At the end of the tassel was a round object. Autumn Wind reached out and lightly flicked it, causing it to split in half, revealing a photo of a woman with a radiant smile.
Autumn Wind held the photo up in front of Qiu Mowen: "Who is this?" The moment he turned his gaze toward the photo, Autumn Wind felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her head. She realized that she had no right to question Qiu Mowen about her life.
Thinking of this, she released the photo. The pendant swung along a parabolic trajectory before settling at its lowest point. Autumn Wind pushed open the car door and walked toward Li Gu Family.
The wind was strong; Autumn Wind's flushed face looked fragile against it. The wind felt like countless thin ice blades mercilessly cutting across her skin. As she passed by a patch of withered Virginia Creeper, she suddenly realized that tears had been streaming down her face without her noticing.
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