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After guessing the identity of the unfamiliar owner, Qiu Feng anxiously paced back and forth in the hallway. At this moment, the disrespect shown by the hairstylist had already become a trivial matter.
Could it be that the loan shark from last time is back for the remaining interest? Qiu Feng thought to herself.
The loan she took was to pay off the debt incurred by Xiao Yuan from gambling on football. However, she had already covered it with money borrowed from Autumn Wind... The remaining interest had been waived after mediation, right?
What does this phone call mean? She panicked and began to overthink, calculating the amount in her account. Could it be that this money also needs to be thrown in?
She couldn't help but sigh. Ah... It was at this moment that she remembered Autumn Wind was also her creditor.
This made her even more upset. Autumn Wind, you don’t lack money; why do you have to come and compete with me for money... But then again, what exactly does Autumn Wind's family do? She had never heard her mention her family before.
While Qiu Feng was deep in thought, a group of tall and beautiful girls walked up the stairs. They were laughing as they headed towards the dressing room. Qiu Feng stared at them for a moment, realizing that they were the special guest models for today’s show.
Recalling the hairstylist's earlier rudeness, Qiu Feng feared being ignored again. Without waiting for the models to approach her, she quickened her pace and entered the host's dressing room.
The models had originally wanted to greet Qiu Feng, but seeing her reaction, they couldn't help but chatter among themselves: "Acting all high and mighty, not even saying hello..."
With a few quick remarks, Qiu Feng became labeled as a "diva, sulking, looking down on newcomers, having a black face, and being a third-rate old artist with low fame."
...
As for the phone call that Qiu Feng had just hung up on, was it really from a loan shark demanding interest?
Of course not...
The voice on the other end of the line was actually Qiu Mowen. Unfortunately, Qiu Feng was not familiar with Qiu Mowen and did not recognize her voice.
Now, why did Qiu Mowen answer this call? This story goes back to the collaboration between Chen Shanni and Zhou Ringuo.
Although their partnership had a big shot backing them up, the big shot only provided a percentage of the funding. The remaining percentage was jointly funded by Zhou Ringuo and Chen Shanni (the funds from Zhou Ringuo and Chen Shanni would only be released after the big shot's money was secured).
Because Zhou Ringuo is currently in the midst of a divorce lawsuit, all of his assets have been frozen. Zhou Ringuo intends for Chen Shanni to bear all remaining expenses for now, promising to reimburse her after the divorce case concludes.
Naturally, Chen Shanni disagrees with this decision. She is worried that Zhou Ringuo might not pay her back at all and that he wants to take ownership of the studio for himself. Moreover, Chen Shanni simply cannot afford such a large sum at the moment.
However, she desperately hopes to have her own studio. The two most important things in Chen Shanni's life are Qiu Mowen and music.
After much consideration, Chen Shanni agreed to the proposal from the big boss. With the boss's assurance, she genuinely believed that this would give her absolute authority over the studio, freeing her from Zhou Ringuo's ridiculous idea of "using people to promote songs."
Yet, after piecing together various resources, Chen Shanni still found herself short by nearly ten million. She tried to communicate with Qiu Mowen, hoping he could lend a hand, but he firmly told Chen Shanni that he had no available funds.
Chen Shanni knew this was a lie. However, in order to maintain her dignity in front of Qiu Mowen, and to show a hint of sincerity after threatening him with photos of Autumn Wind, she decided not to press him further and continued to think of other solutions.
While accompanying Qiu Mowen to visit Qiu Ruolan on set, she overheard the staff discussing Qiu Feng's hosting fee.
Upon learning that Qiu Feng's fee was approaching that of Qiu Ruolan, an idea sparked in her mind. After a brief conversation, surprisingly, Qiu Feng was willing to invest, which thrilled Chen Shanni.
Initially, Chen Shanni intended to call and confirm when the money would arrive. However, during her previous attempts to reach Qiu Feng, his line was always busy. Finally getting through, she found no one answered.
With a sigh of frustration, she sat at a café table, placed her phone down, rubbed her swollen eyes from staying up late, and then picked up another phone to call Zhou Ringuo.
At that moment, Qiu Mowen was sitting at the café table flipping through a current newspaper. He took a sip of coffee and turned a page when suddenly, the previously quiet Chen Shanni erupted into a furious outburst on the phone.
Qiu Mowen frowned and stood up, heading toward the bedroom. Meanwhile, the phone on the café table rang unexpectedly. Quick on her feet, Chen Shanni grabbed it and saw it was a callback from Qiu Feng. She stood up and walked over to Qiu Mowen.
She handed him the phone, signaling for him to answer it.
Qiu Mowen placed the newspaper on the tea table and asked, "Who is it?"
Without speaking, Chen Shanni mouthed " Qiu Feng ," but Qiu Mowen did not understand her lip movements. He sighed and reluctantly answered the call; however, just as he asked who it was, the call ended abruptly.
The sound of a dial tone echoed from the receiver. With a shrug of resignation, Qiu Mowen gently placed the phone back on the café table and continued on his way toward the bedroom as originally planned.
After an unknown amount of time, Chen Shanni finally concluded her intense conversation with Zhou Ringuo. She glanced toward the bedroom, where Qiu Mowen's slightly tipsy voice drifted into her ears. Sighing, she dialed Qiu Feng's number again. The phone rang for a long time before Qiu Feng's slightly flustered voice came through, "Hello, is this Zhao Jingqi?"
"Oh... ah, it's Sister Shan Ni..." Qiu Feng's tone clearly fluctuated. Upon realizing it was Chen Shanni calling, she couldn't help but laugh, "Hehe... I thought it was someone else..."
"Why didn't you answer the phone just now? Oh... it's nothing much, I just wanted to ask when the money for your investment in our studio will be transferred..." After confirming it was indeed Qiu Feng on the line, Chen Shanni immediately brought up her most pressing concern.
"Well... I'll transfer it to you after I finish filming. I can only invest one hundred... I really don't have more. Just give me your account app..." A staff member came in to urge Qiu Feng to enter the recording studio. "Okay, Sister Shan Ni... I have to go in and record now..."
"Okay, I'll send you the account app. Don't forget to transfer the money. Alright, I'm hanging up now; you go ahead and record..." After receiving confirmation that Qiu Feng would invest, Chen Shanni felt a slight relief in her previously anxious heart; she would finally have an additional sum of money.
She let out a gentle sigh and then heavily sat down on the sofa.
With her eyes slightly closed, joy uncontrollably spread across her face as sunlight poured into the entire room and illuminated Chen Shanni's features. She opened her eyes and looked at the bright room, never having found Taipei's autumn so beautiful.
Her gaze wandered until she finally noticed the newspaper on the tea table that Qiu Mowen had left there. A large photo jumped into her view: was that woman being shoved into a car in front of a pitch-black window Autumn Wind?
She opened the newspaper and found it was an article about Zhou Ringuo's divorce case from yesterday. Upon closer inspection of the text below, it mentioned that Liu Jian appeared in court with his girlfriend disrupting proceedings.
Liu Jian was involved; why did Autumn Wind choose to be a witness for Zhou Ringuo? Chen Shanni felt puzzled.
She scanned through each photo interspersed within the text and in the last picture, she surprisingly spotted Qiu Mowen: although the focus was on Zhou Ringuo, following Zhou Ringuo's terrified gaze revealed a man in black speaking quietly with Qiu Mowen.
Though Qiu Mowen looked somewhat dazed, Chen Shanni was certain it was him!
How did Qiu Mowen end up there? How could he have any connection with Zhou Ringuo?
She folded the newspaper and walked toward the bedroom; she needed to ask Qiu Mowen for clarification.
In the bedroom, Qiu Mowen hadn't fully drawn the curtains. A beam of sunlight streamed into the room, casting light on Qiu Mowen's sharply defined face. His tall nose cast a dark shadow, and his thick eyebrows remained strikingly captivating...
Looking at his face, Chen Shanni suddenly lost her courage to wake him up.
She sighed, gently stepping back and sitting on the sofa, lamenting softly. Suddenly, Shaolan's words jumped into her ears: "It was Director Zhou who gave me the idea to take these photos!"
Director Zhou, Zhou Ringuo... Could he be using this to blackmail Autumn Wind? Then Qiu Mowen's appearance was for Autumn Wind, it seems that can only explain it...
While Chen Shanni was speculating about the answer, her phone on the table suddenly buzzed. It was a call from the big boss. Chen Shanni collected her thoughts and answered the phone in an exaggerated tone, "Hello, is this Ke Lao..."
"Hello, Shan Ni, I heard from Kedan that Ervin has contacted him... Since Ervin has mentioned it, I can't refuse him... How about this, I'll cover the 5% for Zhou Ringuo first, you just need to handle your part..."
Kedan was the man in black who had contact with Qiu Mowen in the photo; he was the nephew of the big boss, Ke Longyun.
What? Qiu Mowen showed up yesterday to help me? A warm current surged into Chen Shanni's heart.
Seeing that Chen Shanni had no response, Ke Lao continued, "If there's nothing else, let's leave it at that for now... Once everything is ready, give me a call..."
"Um... Thank you, Ke Lao..." Chen Shanni said excitedly. So, Qiu Mowen actually went to find Kedan for me!
Unable to contain her excitement, Chen Shanni quickly walked into her bedroom and threw herself onto the bed, kissing and hugging the sleeping Qiu Mowen.
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