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Is there a kidnapper? We can't let them know that Qiu Ruolan is a star! Autumn Wind immediately reacted with alertness and looked at Qiu Ruolan in panic.
To her surprise, Qiu Ruolan appeared relaxed. She turned around, took a square plaque-like object from her chubby manager's hands, and then reached out to Leo, saying casually, "Congratulations, you passed our test!"
Ah! Autumn Wind suddenly realized that this was being filmed for a show, and the shadow that had appeared was actually the Photographer Brother and the Producer hiding nearby.
Qiu Ruolan stood between Leo and Autumn Wind, allowing the Photographer Brother to take pictures for a while before the Producer called out "Cut." Immediately, people surrounded Qiu Ruolan to fix her makeup and hair, pushing Autumn Wind and Leo aside.
Watching Qiu Ruolan's slightly made-up face remain calm, Autumn Wind smiled lightly.
The heart that had just raced to her throat returned to her stomach. She let out a long breath and glanced at Qiu Ruolan again, suddenly feeling her eyes well up with tears.
The tears of excitement after great joy and sorrow were surprisingly warm.
Leo noticed that Autumn Wind was crying and pulled her aside. "Why are you crying?" he gently patted her shoulder. "If your boyfriend sees you, he'll think I'm bullying you!"
Autumn Wind quickly wiped away her tears and retorted, "I wasn't crying! It's just that her fragrance is too strong; it made my tears come out..."
At that moment, the chubby manager approached them. He nodded slightly and politely said, "Thank you for your cooperation earlier. To show our gratitude, Sister Sally would like to invite both of you to dinner later. Would you two...?"
"Well..." Leo turned his face toward Autumn Wind.
"Dinner? What time is it now... I don't think it's necessary..." Autumn Wind immediately replied upon receiving Leo's glance.
"But..."
"Sally's intention, we appreciate it, but if there's nothing else... we'll be leaving now!" Autumn Wind interrupted the manager and pulled Leo as if to leave.
"Please wait a moment... To be honest with you both, I just became Sister Sally's manager not long ago, and today... we didn't plan to film this; our car really broke down..." The manager said helplessly, his voice trembling slightly.
"So we had to change our plan... Also, Sister Sally has an important vendor conference to attend later, but the company's car really can't make it... So I sincerely request... if you could give Sister Sally a ride..." The manager continued hesitantly.
"Well, you can just find a taxi on the street!" Autumn Wind said, but then noticed a sudden plea in the agent's eyes. This expression stirred a sense of helplessness within Autumn Wind, but thinking of Leo's arrangement, she shrugged helplessly and continued, "But... but we..."
"But Sister Sally, you will definitely agree... all..."
"Alright, we'll take Sister Sally with us..." Leo glanced at Autumn Wind and then said.
"But what about you?" Autumn Wind asked in confusion.
"It's fine, we'll just drop off Sister Sally... I can't stand the sight of a girl begging," Leo replied.
If you can't stand a girl's begging, then what about Ina's pleading? What about the pitiful look of the fish? Autumn Wind immediately wanted to refute this in her heart but dared not speak it out loud, so she made a face at Leo to express her inability to understand.
Upon hearing that Leo agreed to drop off Qiu Ruolan, the agent immediately cheered, "Thank you so much... I'll tell Sister Sally right away... Well, I won't go with you... here's the address..." The agent handed a card to Autumn Wind. "When you get there, someone will be there to greet you!"
"Then I'll tell Sister Sally we're leaving now!" After finishing, the agent slightly bowed to the two and walked towards Qiu Ruolan, who had just finished recording her last line.
After the agent walked away, Autumn Wind looked closely at the address on the card and realized it was in the opposite direction of Liu Jiakai's former residence. She handed the card to Leo and looked at him helplessly.
Leo glanced at the address; his bright eyes suddenly dimmed but quickly lit up again. He said lightly, "Ah, looks like I've made a choice for us!"
Although Leo's tone was relaxed, Autumn Wind could clearly feel an unmasked sadness.
A few minutes later, Qiu Ruolan got into Leo's car without any staff accompanying her, while Autumn Wind sat beside her with a hint of helplessness.
Autumn Wind originally intended to sit in the passenger seat, but when she tried to open the door, she found that Leo had intentionally locked it. She waved for him to unlock it, but he pretended not to understand. Autumn Wind had no choice but to open the back door and sit inside.
From the moment she got in, Autumn Wind turned her head away deliberately to maintain distance from Qiu Ruolan and avoid any possible communication.
Leo worked hard to find various topics that would not make either of them uncomfortable yet could resonate with them.
Qiu Ruolan actively cooperated with Leo, while Autumn Wind wore a serious expression.
Finally, after they finished discussing the best places to visit in Taiwan, the atmosphere in the car became completely tense.
Qiu Ruolan took out her Makeup Case and carefully checked her makeup. Then, feeling helpless, she said, "It seems... this silence... isn't good..." She put away the Makeup Case and gently turned her head towards Autumn Wind, only to find him still looking stern. With a sigh of resignation, she muttered to herself, "Sigh, it seems I've really missed a lot..."
At that moment, Qiu Ruolan's phone suddenly rang. She pulled it out and was slightly taken aback, murmuring, "Ervin." She glanced at Autumn Wind and then answered the call.
It was Qiu Mowen! Autumn Wind held his breath, perked up his ears, and leaned forward involuntarily, trying to catch a glimpse of Qiu Mowen's voice through the phone.
Perhaps the connection was too far away; Autumn Wind couldn't hear anything at all and could only infer Qiu Mowen's situation from Qiu Ruolan's responses.
"Hello... what... you're in mainland China again? I thought you were joking? When are you coming back? Oh... I see... By the way, guess who I'm with right now... You can't guess... it's Leo! He just got back; after I finish filming, I'm going to have dinner with him and his friends..." Qiu Ruolan deliberately emphasized the word "friends," her gaze involuntarily sweeping towards Autumn Wind. Then she continued, "Alright... I won't chat anymore; take care of yourself! Hmm... bye!"
After hanging up, Qiu Ruolan didn't notice Autumn Wind's unusual reaction. Excitedly, she turned to Leo and said, "It was Ervin Uncle! He was so happy to hear you’re back... but it seems like he might not be coming back..." After speaking to Leo, Qiu Ruolan casually faced Autumn Wind and asked, "Have you seen Ervin Uncle recently?"
Autumn Wind was still lost in thoughts about the phone call. Hearing Qiu Ruolan address him brought him back to reality; he looked up in surprise and stammered, "No... I haven't seen him for a long time..."
After saying this, Autumn Wind didn't know what else to continue with. The atmosphere in the car stiffened again as he turned his head away and leaned against the car window.
From Qiu Ruolan's phone call just now, Autumn Wind learned that Qiu Mowen had gone to mainland China. He thought to himself that this really meant he was far away from him.
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Beijing
After getting off the plane and sitting in a taxi, Qiu Mowen immediately called Qiu Ruolan. He suppressed his excitement and told his sister in an extremely calm tone that he had arrived in Beijing and everything was fine. However, what Qiu Ruolan told him felt like a fog surrounding him.
Qiu Ruolan informed him that Leo was now by her side and that she would be having dinner with Leo and his friends. The way she emphasized the word "friends" clearly indicated to Qiu Mowen that one of those friends was Autumn Wind.
As soon as Autumn Wind crossed Qiu Mowen's mind, his heart couldn't help but shrink. At this moment in Beijing, the air was stiflingly hot, enough to cook a person alive. Although the taxi was blasting the air conditioning, beads of sweat still rolled down Qiu Mowen's forehead. Even so, when the name Autumn Wind flashed through his mind, he couldn't help but shiver.
The car sped along the Fourth Ring Road, and before long, it arrived at his residence in Beijing. During his time away from the city, the company had kept this apartment for him, despite Qiu Mowen repeatedly expressing his desire to switch to another place. However, the enthusiastic Liuliu seemed to take his words lightly, reasoning that having Qiu Mowen's past memories here would make it easier for him to integrate into work in Beijing.
Little did they know that facing his past memories was the last thing Qiu Mowen wanted to do.
The entire apartment was filled with a faint fragrance, the scent of a sachet that Autumn Wind had specially bought during his time in Beijing. After nearly half a year of volatilization, the aroma was intense and hot, permeating every inch of the room. With each breath Qiu Mowen took, he felt a tumultuous discomfort in his heart—a bitterness that had to be suppressed deep inside, with no outlet for release.
Qiu Mowen placed his suitcase in the living room and quickly scanned the room before heading straight to the shelf. He threw several decorative items that Autumn Wind had added into the trash can. Afterward, he took his suitcase to the bedroom and walked into the bathroom for a shower.
However, when he finished washing up and stepped out of the bathroom, he couldn't stand the emptiness of the room any longer. He bent down and picked up the decorative items he had thrown away, carefully wiped them clean, and returned them to their original places.
Afterward, he entered the bedroom. After changing the bed sheets, he lay heavily on the bed, staring at the white ceiling and silently praying for peace to settle in. But sometimes, peace felt like a luxury.
Time passed unknowingly; before he realized it, Qiu Mowen had been in Beijing for three years. Although work was busy, immersing himself completely in it left him with no energy for anything else, which felt somewhat relaxing for him.
After another busy day at work ended, when Qiu Mowen dragged his weary body home, this sense of relaxation was completely shattered by a familiar yet terrifying figure standing at the door…
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