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Autumn Wind arrived at the well-established company on Zhongxiao East Road. As soon as she entered the lobby, she received a call from Qiu Feng, who instructed her to head straight to the second floor.
Autumn Wind linked her arm with Liu Jian and slowly made her way up the stairs. Just as she reached the top of the stairs, she spotted Qiu Feng, who was chatting and laughing with a tall woman, looking quite pleased.
The woman had her back to Autumn Wind, but her figure was impressive, accentuated by a flowing white dress that exuded elegance.
Upon noticing Autumn Wind, Qiu Feng extended her long arm and waved, "Hi, Autumn Wind!"
Qiu Feng's enthusiastic greeting startled the tall woman, who shrugged her shoulders before turning around.
With a smile on her face, Autumn Wind glanced between Qiu Feng and the tall woman. However, when she recognized the owner of that face, her heart sank suddenly, like a meteor plummeting into the ocean.
It was a face that made Autumn Wind feel both hatred and jealousy; its owner was none other than Chen Shanni. Yes, it was the very person who had caused a complete rift between Autumn Wind and Qiu Mowen!!
This was the most unfortunate encounter of Autumn Wind's life. It was someone she hated so much that she could easily imagine slapping her several times without feeling satisfied, yet now she had to pretend not to know her at all.
So, Autumn Wind slowed down, took a deep breath, tightened her grip on Liu Jian's arm, nodded at Qiu Feng, and then stiffly turned towards Chen Shanni, slightly nodding and stammering, "Hello... I, I am..."
To Autumn Wind's surprise, before she could finish, Chen Shanni let out an exaggerated gasp and almost threw herself into Liu Jian's arms. "You’re jaes! I'm so happy to see you!"
Autumn Wind stared in shock at Liu Jian, who shrugged helplessly at her, looking completely bewildered by what was happening.
At that moment, however, Autumn Wind could clearly feel Chen Shanni's gaze drifting towards her, followed by a look of disdain.
Her emotions were complicated; on one hand, she couldn't help but curse Chen Shanni in her mind, while on the other hand, she tightened her grip on Liu Jian's arm even more. What’s wrong with you, Chen Shanni? Isn’t one Qiu Mowen enough for you? Why are you trying to provoke Liu Jian!
Such an exaggerated action from Chen Shanni not only stirred up Autumn Wind's displeasure but also left Qiu Feng somewhat at a loss. She stood there dumbfounded, casting a puzzled glance at Autumn Wind.
Catching Qiu Feng's gaze, Autumn Wind released her grip on Liu Jian's arm and subtly moved closer to Qiu Feng.
Her feelings were extremely complex; she was curious about what performance Chen Shanni would put on next but also feared that she might utter words that would hurt her heart.
Finally, everything came to an end with the hurried appearance of Chen Shanni's assistant. Reluctantly, she released her hold on Liu Jian.
"jaes! I'm so happy to see you! Well then, I have to get back to work... Here’s my number; call me if you need anything..." She pulled out a business card from somewhere and handed it to Liu Jian, all while casting a provocative glance at Autumn Wind.
Qiu Feng politely escorted Chen Shanni downstairs, but a dramatic scene unfolded again as Qiu Feng completely mimicked Chen Shanni's earlier actions: "Jaes, it's so great to see you!"
Autumn Wind rolled her eyes in exasperation. "Qiu Feng, stop messing around! Let me introduce you! This is my boyfriend, Liu Jian!"
Zhao Jingqi shot an eye roll at Autumn Wind: "Is he really Liu Jian? How could he possibly be your boyfriend!"
Liu Jian gave Qiu Feng an affirming look, and Qiu Feng took a slight breath before continuing, "This is truly unexpected! I thought Sunny was just joking earlier!"
Sunny is Chen Shanni's English name, and Qiu Feng's response left Autumn Wind utterly dumbfounded.
Autumn Wind exaggeratedly pulled Qiu Feng away and then moved back to Liu Jian, grabbing his arm.
Her eyes swept over Qiu Feng before landing on Liu Jian's face, filled with a hint of resentment. "What joke are you talking about... You and Liu Jian? Do you know each other?"
"Where would I know Jaes from..." she paused and retorted, "Don't you know how famous your boyfriend is right now?" Clearly, Qiu Feng found it hard to believe that Autumn Wind's reaction wasn't an act; she waved her hands to express her confusion.
"Famous? What do you mean? Did I miss something?" Autumn Wind loosened her grip on Liu Jian's arm as if pricked by a needle, her chest suddenly feeling constricted.
Could it be that Liu Jian was hiding something from me? No, it should be that there are things related to Liu Jian that I don't know! Or perhaps, Liu Jian's status is enough to be called a "Public Figure." Maybe Chen Shanni was just acting earlier. What if Liu Jian sensed my connection with Qiu Ruolan... A thousand thoughts raced through Autumn Wind's mind, each one capable of leaving her utterly devastated.
She looked at Liu Jian, her throat dry and her gaze turning sorrowful. She shook her head and began to step back slowly.
But everything quickly spiraled out of Autumn Wind's control. As she realized that half of her foot was already off the stair, her body tilted backward. "Ah..." she screamed loudly.
Liu Jian swiftly reached out and grabbed her arm. With a forceful push from her waist, Autumn Wind straightened up and steadied herself.
Breathing heavily and patting her chest, she heard Qiu Feng's panicked voice: "You silly girl, are you trying to kill yourself? Why are you stepping back like that? If you fall down the stairs, what will happen... Are you okay? Did you collect yourself?"
Autumn Wind had no words; her mind suddenly went blank. What just happened seemed related to Liu Jian, so she lifted her head and continued to look at him with lingering confusion.
Before she could hold eye contact with Liu Jian for a few seconds, Qiu Feng's voice rang out again, "Oh no, we're running out of time... I can't chat with you any longer; let's go find Brother Kai, then get the finance department to reimburse your ticket and everything!" She grabbed Autumn Wind's arm and headed toward the end of the corridor.
Autumn Wind glanced back at Liu Jian, but her feet followed Qiu Feng. Liu Jian pointed to a long bench in the corridor, indicating for her to wait there.
Autumn Wind turned around and followed Qiu Feng as they left. In Autumn Wind's mind, Liu Jian became blurred, like a lantern wrapped in mist, with a faint light visible, as if a layer of gauze had been placed over her eyes, making everything hazy.
Who is he? How could he make Chen Shanni act so frivolously? Damn Yao Lizhen, you irresponsible matchmaker! Autumn Wind couldn't help but curse Yao Lizhen.
She began to think of worse possibilities. Liu Jian was a reporter for some gossip magazine; he had discovered her identity, and his presence was merely to get closer to Qiu Lirou through her.
Lost in thought, Autumn Wind was already pulled into the finance office by Qiu Feng. The man with thick glasses and a center part raised his head stiffly.
He seemed to have anticipated that Autumn Wind and Qiu Feng would show up. He glanced at them expressionlessly and then tossed two bulging envelopes from the drawer onto the table in front of Autumn Wind. "This is your salary for two months and your plane ticket from Hangzhou back to Taipei, totaling seventy thousand!"
But... Autumn Wind couldn't help but frown. She hadn't brought the ticket with her, and besides, she hadn't flown back to Taipei; instead, she had gone to Jinan, then transferred to Beijing, and finally flew back to Taipei from there.
Autumn Wind glanced sideways at the man with the center part, showing a troubled expression. She had heard that this man in the finance office had more checkpoints when settling accounts than there were circles on his glasses.
Qiu Feng's lips trembled as if she wanted to say something.
At that moment, the man took a piece of white paper from the folder on the desk and handed it to Autumn Wind. "Just write a receipt; you only need to write twenty thousand for the plane ticket..." His tone was somewhat self-muttering. "I still need to report to Mr. Zhou!"
Mr. Zhou, Zhou Ringuo, is he the one who paid for the ticket? Autumn Wind's mind raced. Did he pay for my ticket? What could he possibly want?
As her mind spun rapidly, her hand quickly moved across the white paper, scribbling before handing it back to the man.
The man still showed no excessive expression and waved his hand at Autumn Wind, signaling them to leave.
Autumn Wind stuffed both envelopes into her bag like a robbery and pulled the hesitant Qiu Feng out of the finance office.
She quickly forgot about Chen Shanni and Qiu Feng's earlier behavior towards Liu Jian, immediately adopting an air of triumph as she patted her bag and rushed in front of Liu Jian. "I got paid today; let me treat you..."
When she realized her actions were too frivolous, she quickly corrected herself: "What I mean is... I got paid today! And I'll be back at this company tomorrow!"
Liu Jian stood up from the bench, smiling at Autumn Wind, then slightly bowed towards Qiu Feng, politely saying, "Thank you for taking care of Sister Zhao! From now on, I’ll be counting on you for Autumn Wind!"
A look of surprise began to show on Qiu Feng's face. "No... no need to be so polite..."
At that moment, several young girls dressed in stylish outfits walked past them. They seemed to be newly signed artists from the company, giggling and pointing at Liu Jian, occasionally letting out the kind of squeals that girls make when they encounter their idols.
This suddenly awakened Autumn Wind's earlier confusion. She darkened again, her face clouding over. She frowned and looked at Liu Jian, "Who exactly are you..."
Before Autumn Wind could finish her sentence, Liu Jian exaggeratedly cupped her face in his hands. He sighed lightly and smiled, "Aren't you getting more and more curious? Don't worry, I'll give you the answer tonight."
His smile was as beautiful as the sunset behind him, evoking a sense of wanting to cry.
If Autumn Wind were an extravagant and open-minded person, she would have pried his hands away and, along with Ma Jingtiao, shaken Liu Jian while loudly questioning his identity.
However, due to the flaws in her own identity, Autumn Wind could only suppress all her expressions. Besides widening her eyes to stare at Liu Jian, she couldn't muster any other reaction.
Standing beside Autumn Wind, Qiu Feng was clearly stunned by Liu Jian's movie-like dialogue, standing frozen behind Autumn Wind.
Of course, this confusion was instantly resolved during the blind date arranged for Autumn Wind by Yao Lizhen that evening.
The so-called blind date was nothing more than a birthday party organized by Sister Li Zhen for Fatty Gaga.
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