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Faced with the intimacy of Chen Shanni, Qiu Mowen suddenly woke up from his deep sleep. He instinctively pushed Chen Shanni, who was pressing down on him, away and asked sternly, "What are you doing..."
In response to Qiu Mowen's harsh questioning, Chen Shanni was not angry at all; she still smiled brightly. Rubbing her slightly itchy earlobe with one hand, she said sweetly, "You went to find Zhou Ringuo for me yesterday..."
Yesterday? For you? Looking for Zhou Ringuo? What does that even mean? Qiu Mowen frowned tightly, his face filled with disgust. Suddenly, he remembered the news he had just seen in the newspaper. Could it be that Chen Shanni figured something out from those "picture talks"...
The photo of himself on top was not clear at all...
Chen Shanni didn't care at all. Despite Qiu Mowen's disgusted expression, she continued to tease him, saying, "Thank you! Just now, Ke Lao called; you went to ask him for help..."
Ke Lao? Upon hearing this name, Qiu Mowen immediately realized it must be that guy Kedan who was behind this...
Kedan was the man in black whom Qiu Mowen had encountered outside the court yesterday.
Things were certainly not as simple as Chen Shanni thought. The reason Qiu Mowen met with Kedan was merely to ensure that Zhou Ringuo would not threaten Autumn Wind anymore.
When Qiu Mowen learned from Qiu Ruolan that Zhou Ringuo was threatening Autumn Wind to do certain things, he found Zhou Ringuo's attorney.
Qiu Mowen easily learned from Zhou Ringuo's lawyer about Autumn Wind needing to appear in court.
Autumn Wind had worked as an assistant for Zhou Ringuo in Hangzhou; Qiu Mowen knew this. However, hadn't Autumn Wind always despised this person? How could he agree to testify in court? Qiu Mowen speculated that Zhou Ringuo must have some leverage over Autumn Wind.
Could it be those photos? If Qiu Mowen remembered correctly, it seemed that it was Zhou Ringuo's idea to have Autumn Wind appear in the picture.
But didn't Shaolan only sell them to me and Chen Shanni? How could Zhou Ringuo still have them?
How many people did Shaolan actually sell the photos to? This realization made Qiu Mowen very angry. Did he really need to take some measures against Shaolan? Qiu Mowen thought to himself.
As soon as Qiu Mowen thought of inappropriate photos, a person immediately popped into his mind: Kedan, the buddy he had been hanging out with since middle school. Didn't he also have some photos of Zhou Ringuo? (Kedan's ex-wife had been caught in bed with Zhou Ringuo, but unfortunately, Kedan caught them in the act, and standing there naked with Zhou Ringuo at that time was Qiu Mowen.)
Thinking of this, Qiu Mowen quickly contacted Kedan.
He originally planned to have Kedan "talk" to Zhou Ringuo before the court hearing, but after learning that Liu Jian was Zhou Ringuo's wife's lawyer, Qiu Mowen abandoned that idea.
This man, whom he considered the top candidate to keep an eye on Autumn Wind, he really wanted to see how Liu Jian would react in such a situation.
However, Qiu Mowen couldn't bear to see Autumn Wind being bullied by Zhou Ringuo like this. So after the trial ended and Zhou Ringuo attempted to provoke Autumn Wind again, Qiu Mowen sent a hinting text message to Autumn Wind.
When Autumn Wind was being shoved into the nanny van by Liu Jian, Kedan happened to walk right in front of Qiu Mowen. Kedan was the kind of person who was very quick-witted, but this time his line of thinking went awry.
He learned from his uncle that Zhou Ringuo and Chen Shanni were going to collaborate and found out that Zhou Ringuo had been scheming wildly. So when Qiu Mowen approached him for help in intimidating Zhou Ringuo, Kedan mistakenly thought that Zhou Ringuo was taking revenge for Chen Shanni.
At the courthouse entrance, after glaring at Zhou Ringuo, he walked straight toward Qiu Mowen without hesitation. He wanted Zhou Ringuo to see Qiu Mowen and understand his intention: don't bully Chen Shanni; she has backing too.
He confidently approached Qiu Mowen and patted his chest, saying, "How about it? I handled this matter pretty well, right?" Seeing Qiu Mowen smile at him with satisfaction made Kedan even more pleased with himself. "…Brother, when are we celebrating your wedding?"
"Wedding? What wedding?"
"Still pretending? I've seen the newspaper; you and Chen Shanni are getting close to something good..."
"You've seen the newspaper too?"
"Why wouldn't I read the newspaper? Just because you tech elites can read it?" Kedan retorted. "Don't worry, brother; your business is my business. I'll definitely talk to my uncle about it... You can rest assured about that. Once you guys get married, we're all family; how can I let my sister-in-law be bullied!"
Sister-in-law? At this point, Qiu Mowen felt a bit confused. Did he think about Chen Shanni collaborating with Zhou Ringuo? Well, that's fine; at least Kedan wouldn't know about Autumn Wind. Thinking of this made Qiu Mowen smile—somewhat forced and a bit helpless.
After Kedan returned, he indeed spoke well of Ke Lao, and as a result, Chen Shanni received a call from Ke Lao just moments ago.
Chen Shanni thought that Qiu Mowen, who appeared in the same frame as Zhou Ringuo, was the one she specifically asked Kedan to seek out from Ke Lao. That felt a bit self-indulgent.
However, in Qiu Mowen's eyes, the matter between Zhou Ringuo and Autumn Wind seemed to have passed just like that.
The thought that someone might later bring out those photos to show off filled Qiu Mowen with panic. His greatest fear was that when his life became chaotic, he would be powerless…
With this in mind, he decided to eliminate the issue of the photos as quickly as possible.
...
Everything would eventually pass. After being investigated layer by layer by the Lawyer Committee, Liu Jian finally resumed work before the next court session.
As the dust settled on the divorce case between Zhou Ringuo and his wife, the incident where Autumn Wind appeared in court to "undermine" Liu Jian was forgotten by everyone.
But while everything seemed calm on the surface, the rift between Autumn Wind and Qiu Feng grew larger…
In fact, there were rarely any arguments between Autumn Wind and Qiu Feng. The so-called rarity meant they argued no more than once a year.
If we don't count the last cold war caused by Qiu Feng borrowing Liu Jian for publicity, then they had only quarreled once, which should have been about a year ago (although Autumn Wind was reluctant to admit it was an argument).
The cause of that quarrel was simple; it stemmed from how Qiu Feng educated her two daughters.
Autumn Wind knew very well that outsiders should not interfere when parents are educating their children.
However, she simply couldn't stand seeing Phoebe with tear-filled eyes and Yusha clinging to her leg with a pitiful look.
Autumn Wind had no choice but to abandon principles, displaying a "fearless" heroism.
Autumn Wind picked up Yusha and loudly stopped Qiu Feng, "Sister Zhao, Phoebe and Yusha already know they were wrong, so please stop criticizing them. As the saying goes, when a child knows to cry, do not scold them..."
Before Autumn Wind could finish her lengthy speech, she was defeated as Yusha, who was in her arms, unexpectedly gave her a warm bath of urine.
"Wow..." Autumn Wind shouted and tossed Yusha onto the ground like a ball.
Looking at Qiu Feng, who wore a smug expression, she said, "Is that enough? Aren't you supposed to be an expert on children? Well, here you go..." Qiu Feng teased while leading Yusha toward the bedroom.
"This... this was an accident. I just said that, and Yusha would have wet herself anyway..." Autumn Wind defended herself.
Regardless, after Yusha changed clothes, Autumn Wind had to become one of the targets of Qiu Feng's criticism. She sat in a row with the children, locking her head down and curling up on the sofa to accept Qiu Feng's reprimand.
Yusha huddled with her shoulders drawn and head down, appearing indifferent and very calm. Phoebe, still teary-eyed, occasionally twitched her mouth and called out for her "Daddy." Only Autumn Wind sat upright, holding her breath and listening to Qiu Feng's scolding like a disciplinary officer.
When Autumn Wind thought the lecture was over, she couldn't help but make a face at her. Soon after, both Yusha and Phoebe followed suit and made faces along with Autumn Wind.
The usually serious Qiu Feng's face turned red instantly, which once again provoked laughter from the children led by Autumn Wind.
Phoebe exaggeratedly laughed until tears streamed down her face. Autumn Wind gently patted her head and then quickly wiped away the tears on Phoebe's face with a cloth from the table.
This severely challenged Qiu Feng's dignity as a mother, causing her flushed face to turn purple.
Just as Autumn Wind, still smiling, turned to look at Qiu Feng, she suddenly let out a scream. Immediately, sticky stuff covered Autumn Wind's face.
After a brief moment of shock, Autumn Wind boldly touched it with her hand and identified it as freshly squeezed watermelon juice from Qiu Feng.
Autumn Wind smiled foolishly for a moment, as the thick liquid began to drip down Autumn Wind's chin. When Autumn Wind realized that the watermelon juice had fallen onto her clothes, she suddenly screamed. She jumped up from the sofa and rushed into the Toilet.
In the mirror, Autumn Wind saw that her grass-green dress was dotted with irregular red spots. She grabbed a towel from the shelf and frantically wiped at it, causing the red spots to blur like ink on paper, becoming hazy.
This dress was a gift that Qiu Mowen had just given to Autumn Wind. Originally, Autumn Wind had planned to wear it tonight at the family gathering arranged by Qiu Ruolan to show it off to Qiu Mowen.
Now, how could she face Qiu Mowen? She would have to go home and change into something new...
Realizing this, Autumn Wind threw the towel onto the shelf in frustration, completely ignoring the pouring rain. She grabbed her bag hanging on the door and dashed out.
After that, Autumn Wind did not have normal communication with Qiu Feng for about two weeks. Although she still diligently accompanied Qiu Feng to recordings, she either hid outside the studio or curled up in a corner of the recording studio. No matter how funny the Special Guests were, Autumn Wind maintained a serious expression.
This battle finally came to an end at Phoebe's fifth birthday party. Phoebe enthusiastically invited Autumn Wind to be her special guest for blowing out candles. Autumn Wind really did not want to show resentment towards her mother on such a lovely princess's birthday.
Thinking back to five years ago on this day, when Qiu Feng almost died giving birth to Phoebe, Autumn Wind ultimately ended this battle with a hug from Qiu Feng.
Only this time seemed much worse...
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