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The Spring Festival holiday passed by unknowingly, and at Qiu Mowen's house, Autumn Wind learned that Qiu Ruolan was about to return from her trip.
From the content of Qiu Mowen's phone call, Autumn Wind sensed that Qiu Ruolan was quite excited. Her voice burst through the receiver: "I'm getting on the plane now, remember to come pick me up!"
Autumn Wind glanced at Qiu Mowen and took out a pen to write on a piece of paper: Is she coming back this time?
Qiu Mowen looked at the words on the note and found it amusing that Autumn Wind had come up with a new trick to avoid talking to him. He chuckled, "Yeah, your mom is back... cough cough... do you want to come with me to pick her up?"
Autumn Wind's eyes immediately showed a look of panic, and she shook her head vigorously. But she quickly realized that this was Qiu Mowen joking with her; there was no way she would boldly go to pick up Qiu Ruolan.
So she shot Qiu Mowen a glare and continued writing: Tell her I'm staying here with you until I find a job, then I'll go back to her place!
After finishing, she smiled proudly. She wanted to make Qiu Mowen nervous. Ha! Let's see how you go out and have fun; let's see if you dare to casually bring girls home!
Qiu Mowen reached for the note, glanced at it, and did not show the reaction Autumn Wind expected. Instead, he smiled brightly and genuinely, "Sure, as long as you don't talk to me, you can stay as long as you want!"
Provocation; this was simply provocation, Autumn Wind thought angrily. She naturally realized this was Qiu Mowen's trick. So she smiled lightly and wrote a few lines on the paper. After finishing, she stood up, leaned forward, held the note close to her face, and smiled mischievously.
Qiu Mowen's face immediately turned pale.
The note read: For everything I want to do, you must kiss me once!
However, Qiu Mowen's shock did not last long before it was interrupted by a phone call from Qiu Ruolan. "I'm setting off now; otherwise, when my plane lands, you won't make it in time! I don't want to wait for you at the airport!"
Qiu Mowen agreed, grabbed his car keys, and left.
After tidying up her room briefly, Autumn Wind sat on the sofa secretly waiting for Qiu Ruolan's call upon her return. But three hours passed without any sound from her phone. Shouldn't there have been some reaction when Qiu Mowen told her that she would be living at his place from now on? Shouldn't she have called to tell her that she brought back many Hokkaido specialties?
Unexpectedly, instead of Qiu Ruolan's call, she received a call from that annoying Yü.
"Hello, Autumn Wind! What are you doing... Oh, I heard you're not an assistant anymore? Really?"
"Yeah, I got fired..."
"Wow, congratulations!" Yü said in a flattering tone.
"Stop with the sarcastic remarks... I'm really worried. Should I try to contact Qiu Feng again and ask her to help me apply?" Autumn Wind scratched her nails, feeling helpless. No matter what, she couldn't forgive herself for staying at home for so long. However, as soon as she said that, she regretted it; she had forgotten that Fish and Qiu Feng didn't get along.
Fish seemed not to have heard her mention Qiu Feng and continued in a teasing tone, "If you're free, come help me at the store!"
"Help you at the store? You opened a store? When? Where?" Autumn Wind fired off a series of questions, leaving Fish a bit overwhelmed.
"Don't be like that, you're like a machine gun! Didn't I tell you about my store before? I really forgot!"
Autumn Wind tapped her forehead, vaguely recalling something. It seemed Fish had indeed mentioned opening a store, and it was because someone transferred their shop to Fish's husband. Fish's husband generously put one of the shops in Fish's name. "It wouldn't be that clothing store you had last time, would it?"
"Yeah! Are you interested? Since you have nothing to do, come help me!"
"Alright, I got it! I'll come by your place this afternoon!"
"Make sure you keep your word; I'll be waiting for you in front of the Dinghao store. Remember to come!" Fish reminded her.
"Got it, okay, I'm hanging up..." Autumn Wind hung up the phone and continued waiting for Qiu Ruolan's call. However, until Autumn Wind decided to head downstairs to take the MRT to meet Fish, she still hadn't received a call from Qiu Ruolan.
She felt a bit disappointed but also an inexplicable warmth rising from her heart. In fact, being able to see Qiu Mowen openly was not a bad thing.
Opening a store in the Eastern District wasn't an easy task. Fish's shop wasn't large but was enough to capture all of Autumn Wind's attention. However, in Autumn Wind's view, having such a shop without character or appeal in a place like the Eastern District meant throwing money into a furnace. But Fish didn't seem worried at all; her husband had already prepared enough gold bricks for her to stand on tiptoe.
From the moment she started helping Fish at the store, Autumn Wind's sadness couldn't escape Fish's powerful gossip radar. She quickly identified that the source of Autumn Wind's sadness was a man.
Fish kept pressing for details, but Autumn Wind was too embarrassed to speak up. During their casual chats, Fish relayed information to Leo, who called later with an amused tone.
For quite some time, Autumn Wind would curl up here. Fish didn't seem happy; she rarely mentioned her husband and never talked about their son who had just turned one. More often than not, she acted like an unmarried girl, excitedly commenting on customers who just entered the store and video chatting with Leo. Each time they ended the video call, Autumn Wind could vaguely read the helplessness and dissatisfaction in her eyes.
It wasn't that Autumn Wind was becoming more adept at social interactions; it was just that her gaze resembled Autumn Wind's in some ways—always carrying a hint of distraction.
After the Lantern Festival, Li Gu contacted Autumn Wind. After exchanging a few pleasantries on QQ, Autumn Wind learned from Li Gu about Shaolan releasing an album. But when Autumn Wind later asked about other matters concerning Shaolan, Li Gu began to hesitate in his responses. Just as Autumn Wind was about to end the conversation with him, Li Gu suddenly asked a question that could devastate her: "Have you known each other for a long time?"
Autumn Wind fell silent for a moment before typing out one word: "Yes."
Unexpectedly, Li Gu replied with a long sentence: "I won't let Shaolan continue to bully you."
This statement widened Autumn Wind's eyes in surprise: "What do you mean?" However, Li Gu did not answer the question. After about a minute, Li Gu's expression darkened, while Autumn Wind kept sending question marks, but there was still no response from him.
At this moment, Li Gu was sitting on his bed in his bedroom. He had his long legs crossed, and in front of him was a stylish computer desk with a laptop emitting a faint light that dimly illuminated his face. A large, sexy poster of Shaolan hung on the wall opposite the foot of his bed, depicting her kneeling on the ground, revealing an enticing cleavage, with heavy makeup and a few strands of hair falling down.
Li Gu looked up at Shaolan's alluring photo, but his heart felt as if it were being eaten away by ants. He picked up a pillow and threw it at the poster like a girl would. He had never felt so troubled before.
Last night, a remark from Shaolan after drinking deeply hurt him: "I really didn't expect Autumn Wind to help me soar so high—records, photo albums, hahaha, I really underestimated her!!"
She paused for a moment, her gaze becoming dreamy: "You might not know who Autumn Wind is; it's your old classmate Guanqing!" She placed her hand on Li Gu's shoulder and continued, "Guess who the other main character in my sexy photo is! Hahaha! Congratulations, you got it right!"
Shaolan rested her head on Li Gu's shoulder, her chin sliding down until it rested against his collarbone. Li Gu endured the pain as he listened to Shaolan mumble on: "Guess how I won the Newcomer of the Year award! Hehehe, you guessed right again! Who would have thought she has connections with hk? Ah, she's really been helping me out!"
Shaolan's voice grew quieter until it faded away completely. Suddenly, Li Gu began to feel guilty—a strange emotion that arose inexplicably within him. He found himself unable to face himself or the significance of Autumn Wind in his life.
Li Gu ended his recollection and stood up to try to open the window for some fresh air. However, when he touched the window, his fingers instantly froze against the glass. He helplessly withdrew his hand. Staring at the computer with a blank mind, he lost track of time. Eventually, he moved his stiff body and chose to go back to sleep. He pushed the computer desk aside and turned over, quickly falling asleep.
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