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Liu Jian in the shop also noticed the fish's actions and walked out. He approached Autumn Wind, lowered his head, and asked in a hushed voice, "What's wrong with her again?"
Autumn Wind shrugged and shook his head, "I don't know either!"
At that moment, the fish had already reached the corner ahead. Before Autumn Wind could react, a sharp voice came from around the corner: "What are you filming? Never seen anyone before?"
Upon closer inspection, the fish had firmly grabbed a middle-aged man dressed plainly who was holding a long camera.
Autumn Wind immediately realized this was a paparazzi. Had he discovered Qiu Ruolan's secret? A shiver ran through her heart as she thought anxiously. Instinctively, she took a step back, wanting to retreat into the shop, but Liu Jian embraced her from behind.
Liu Jian said, "It seems she's in trouble. Let's go take a look, let's go!" After saying that, he released his hold on Autumn Wind's arm and took her hand, slowly moving closer to the fish.
Autumn Wind's heart raced as if it would leap into her throat. She trembled and mechanically followed Liu Jian's lead.
The fish held onto the man and shouted loudly, "Are you filming me? Delete it..."
The man said nothing. He tugged at his backpack, trying to put the camera inside, but the fish grabbed it again. He looked at the fish expressionlessly and said in a somewhat solemn tone, "Mrs. Xu, please don't do this... let go..."
At that moment, Autumn Wind and Liu Jian had completely positioned themselves in front of the man, forming a fan shape around him just like the fish.
When Autumn Wind heard the man call the fish "Mrs. Xu," her heart suddenly relaxed. The target of this paparazzi must be the fish because her husband had recently been photographed being very close to his female assistant at a nightclub.
In fact, Xu Zhongyao's status didn't require any scandal for publicity; there were always some with ulterior motives who liked to dig up trivial matters, such as Xu Zhongyao's relationship with his female assistant or how the fish didn't like to take care of children!
Thinking of this, Autumn Wind straightened up and put on a serious expression before speaking in an artist assistant's tone, "Sir, please respect Mrs. Xu..."
Before Autumn Wind could finish her sentence, the fish shouted again, "What respect? If you haven't filmed anything, show me right now!"
The man's gaze glanced at the people surrounding him, including Autumn Wind. When he swept over Liu Jian, his dull eyes suddenly brightened. It seemed he was contemplating something, then he let out a slight sigh and handed the camera to Yu, saying, "Mrs. Xu, I really have nothing to fear! You can check if you don't believe me!"
Yu took the camera, and Autumn Wind leaned in to check as well. Indeed, there was nothing at all. Reluctantly, Yu returned the camera to the man.
The man took the camera without a word, raised his eyebrows slightly, and then turned to walk away into the distance.
After the man had walked far away, Autumn Wind and Yu sighed almost simultaneously, "Sigh!"
Hearing Autumn Wind's sigh, Yu asked, "What are you sighing about?"
"I... Luckily there aren't many people around now. If there were more people, even if that paparazzi didn't capture anything just now, someone would take photos for other reporters, something like 'Mrs. Xu fighting in public'..." Autumn Wind teased Yu.
"I'm afraid of them... I'm not scared at all!" Yu retorted.
"You're not scared? Then why were you so nervous just now..."
"..." Yu didn't know what to say. She bit her lip and suddenly thought of Leo bringing his fiancée back, a wave of sorrow surged up again. Yu trembled her lips, wanting to share the long-suppressed secret with Autumn Wind but realized Liu Jian was still behind her and swallowed the secret back down. Then she turned and walked toward the store.
Seeing Yu heading toward the store, Autumn Wind also turned around but after taking a few steps noticed Liu Jian hadn't moved. So she reached out and grabbed Liu Jian's arm, "Hey, let's go back..."
But she found Liu Jian staring into the distance, unmoving. Autumn Wind continued, "What's wrong? Did you notice something..."
Liu Jian frowned and then shifted his gaze to Autumn Wind's face, saying, "Darling, did you notice that reporter had a slight limp... And I feel like I've seen him somewhere before!"
Autumn Wind instinctively looked in the direction where the man had just left but saw no trace of him. She turned back to Liu Jian and said, "Could it be that you've seen him while working? Haven't you been meeting with officials from the TV station frequently lately?"
"Maybe..." Liu Jian thought for a moment, then he wrapped his arm around Autumn Wind's waist again, and the two walked back into the Fish Store.
Just then, the reporter, who indeed had a limp, was none other than ilsn.
In fact, it was ilsn who captured the intimate photos of Xu Zhongyao and his female assistant at the nightclub. His intention was simple: to blow this news out of proportion. Even though Xu Zhongyao had held a press conference regarding the matter, adhering to the principle that "the truth is never revealed at a press conference," ilsn naturally thought to follow Fish.
Moreover, he did manage to take photos of Liu Jian and Fish in close interaction. When Fish rushed out of the store upon hearing the news about Leo's marriage, ilsn was just about to switch to another camera for better shots. However, in an unfortunate moment, the handbag he used as cover fell to the ground with a thud, alerting Fish.
When Liu Jian walked out of the store, ilsn immediately recognized him, followed by recognizing Autumn Wind. His initial plan to expose Fish as a sugar baby was suddenly shattered.
However, just as Autumn Wind was seriously speaking on behalf of Fish, a nasty voice popped into ilsn's head: "You know Autumn Wind is Liu Jian's girlfriend; others don't know that Liu Jian is having an affair with Mrs. Xu. So what?"
As this thought emerged, ilsn's eyes lit up. He handed the camera he hadn't yet set up for photos to Fish.
At that moment, ilsn's mind was filled with how to report Liu Jian as Fish's kept wolfdog. After all, gossip news rarely contains truth!
Ilsn actively turned this idea into reality. The next morning, a headline reading "Xu Zhongyao Dates Female Assistant; Mrs. Xu Keeps Wolfdog" appeared in the Newspaper.
When Autumn Wind learned about this news, she was sitting on a stool at the cash register in the Fish Store playing on her phone. Fish angrily threw the Newspaper on the ground and shouted, "I knew I couldn't let that ugly monster go easily! It's infuriating!"
Autumn Wind picked up the Newspaper and carefully looked at the photos inside. One showed Liu Jian making a funny face while standing behind Fish; it only captured their backs but was extremely suggestive. If she hadn't been there in person, she might have even believed there was something between them.
Sighing, Autumn Wind said, "Oh, it's not true anyway; why are you so angry?"
Seeing Autumn Wind so calm surprised Fish. "Aren't you angry? He's your boyfriend!"
"Hey, this is your first time dealing with this kind of report, and aren't you also an enthusiastic gossip broadcaster..." Autumn Wind replied to Yu.
Yu suddenly sighed, "Yeah, how many of these things are true and how many are false..." Her voice gradually weakened until it trailed off. She raised her head, her lips trembling slightly. She didn't know whether she should tell Autumn Wind about Xu Zhongyao and the close relationship he had with his female assistant.
Autumn Wind glanced at Yu and immediately noticed something unusual about her. Squinting, she suddenly realized, "Could it be that your husband really..."
Before Autumn Wind could finish her sentence, Yu pressed her index finger against Autumn Wind's lips, saying, "Shh, just know it... don't let it out!"
Autumn Wind pushed Yu's finger away from her lips and stared blankly at Yu's somewhat pale face, shaking her head helplessly.
Ah, shouldn't marriage be a fortress? How did it turn into a fragile wall that could be easily pushed down? Autumn Wind naturally thought of Qiu Feng. I wonder how she is doing now?
The scene shifts back to Qiu Feng.
Qiu Feng's life in the mainland was originally quite mundane, but this monotony was shattered by Autumn Wind...
Xiao Yuan was filming in a northern city where the dry wind caused countless small bumps to appear on Qiu Feng's face. To make matters worse, Yusha and Phoebe started having diarrhea due to the change in environment. During the first week there, Zhao Jingqi had to take Babies to get IV drips almost every day.
Although Qiu Feng's arrival surprised Xiao Yuan, what they didn't expect was that during Qiu Feng's absence, news quickly spread that Xiao Yuan was cheating in the mainland and had been caught by Qiu Feng. This news quickly faded after a few days without any response from anyone.
As the scandal surrounding Xiao Yuan quieted down, the Taiwanese entertainment industry swiftly forgot about Qiu Feng.
Of course, Qiu Feng was unaware of all this.
Most of the time, Qiu Feng either stayed in the hotel or took Babies shopping. More often than not, she was online. She quickly got used to simplified Chinese characters and navigated various well-known mainland websites fluently, busy with online shopping and watching videos, thoroughly enjoying herself.
During that time, another program under the music director Zhou Ringuo was in full swing, with information about the contestants plastered all over mainstream websites.
Qiu Feng quickly discovered some shocking news. In an article summarizing criticisms of the talent show, she spotted a figure that resembled Autumn Wind. After calculating the timing, she realized that the timestamp on the photo coincided perfectly with Autumn Wind's time in mainland China.
Although the figure was blurry, Qiu Feng could recognize her owner at a glance due to her understanding of Autumn Wind's physique. If it weren't for Yusha and Phoebe sleeping, Qiu Feng would have wanted to call immediately to ask about it.
It felt like a thousand ants were crawling in Qiu Feng's heart, as if she were the one being photographed.
Finally, when Babies woke up, Qiu Feng calmed them down and quickly hid in the toilet. She dialed Autumn Wind's number, which rang for a long time before being answered. Qiu Feng's heart nearly jumped out: "Hello, where have you been!"
On the other end of the line came a gentle yet cheerful voice: "Is this Sister Zhao? Autumn Wind is taking a shower! Call back later!"
"It's me, Jaes! It's nothing, I just wanted to talk to her since it's been so long since I last saw her. If she's busy, then... then let's leave it at that for now!" With that, Qiu Feng quickly hung up the phone.
She felt a bit disappointed but soon realized that if she spoke carelessly to Autumn Wind, it might actually cause her some trouble.
Qiu Feng took a deep breath and decided to keep this discovery to herself.
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