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The viewership ratings for the show featuring Qiu Feng and Qiu Ruolan have not been optimistic this season. Senior executives at the television station have spoken to Liu Qingyuan multiple times, and there are rumors that adjustments will be made soon.
One day, Autumn Wind was aimlessly wandering in the Eastern District with Qiu Feng when Qiu Feng suddenly received a call from Brother Kai.
The reception on Qiu Feng's phone was poor, and Brother Kai's voice came through intermittently to Autumn Wind's ears. After piecing together the content, it seemed that Brother Kai was hinting at a change of hosts, essentially preparing Qiu Feng for what might happen.
Upon hearing Brother Kai's implications, Autumn Wind leaned slightly closer to Qiu Feng, intending to offer some comfort. However, she clearly noticed that Qiu Feng's face, which usually had a rosy glow, suddenly looked as if it had been covered by frost, dull and gray.
After hanging up on Brother Kai, Qiu Feng turned to Autumn Wind, sighed meaningfully, then took the spoils of their recent shopping from Autumn Wind's hands without saying a word and turned her back on her.
"Hey... what's wrong? Don't go..." Autumn Wind followed behind Qiu Feng, wanting to ask what was going on, but Qiu Feng quickened her pace, ultimately leaving Autumn Wind far behind.
Realizing she could no longer keep up with Qiu Feng's pace, Autumn Wind slowed down and eventually stopped completely to call Brother Kai.
On the phone, Brother Kai fluently relayed the leaked information from the production team to Autumn Wind. "Hey, Autumn Wind... it seems you and Sister Sally are quite close. If you have time, could you ask about next season's arrangements..."
"Okay..." After understanding what had caused Qiu Feng's outburst, Autumn Wind agreed. But then she became puzzled again; while she could understand why Qiu Feng might be upset about potentially losing her job, why did she have to lash out at her?
For the next few miles, Qiu Feng's mood fluctuated wildly around Autumn Wind. Sometimes she would be very close to Autumn Wind, playfully asking her to gather some information; other times she would become ominously distant, her face turning as expressionless as a statue whenever Autumn Wind approached.
This left Autumn Wind feeling confused and entangled in uncertainty.
Autumn Wind discreetly asked Qiu Ruolan about the situation, but Qiu Ruolan feigned ignorance. She offered no hints related to Qiu Feng and instead kept asking about Autumn Wind and Liu Jian.
Later on, Autumn Wind tried to gather some information through "Jack of All Trades" Yu Xiwang, but Yu was too busy transferring her shop to pay attention to what she referred to as gossip seasoning.
Autumn Wind could understand Qiu Feng's feelings but couldn't comprehend why Qiu Feng was becoming increasingly cold towards her—more and more inexplicable: silent, indifferent, even disgusted, culminating in occasional explosive outbursts.
Unable to tolerate this abnormal behavior from Qiu Feng any longer, Autumn Wind finally requested a break.
During her time off, before she could even get enough rest, Autumn Wind was startled awake by a call from Qiu Feng. "Come to the studio immediately!" The voice was hoarse and cold, like a calm before an impending disaster.
Autumn Wind jumped out of bed, hurriedly washed up, and without having time to eat the cake that Liu Jian had specially made for her, she headed towards the studio. However, Qiu Feng called Autumn Wind every five minutes to ask if she had arrived.
To be honest, Autumn Wind was unnerved by Qiu Feng's unusual behavior.
A sense of fear spread within Autumn Wind. It felt like a cold, sticky liquid seeping into her heart.
On the way, Autumn Wind was puzzled. She couldn't imagine what could have happened to make Qiu Feng, who usually connected seamlessly with her, so anxious.
When she arrived at the television station, Autumn Wind bought a cup of coffee from Starbucks on the roadside. She wanted to shake off her drowsiness to avoid yawning in front of the flustered Qiu Feng—she knew that later, Qiu Feng would definitely chase her down. Autumn Wind understood her too well.
The second-floor Special Guest Dressing Room was filled with people chattering about something. At the door of the host's Dressing Room, Autumn Wind saw Qiu Ruolan's new assistant, a chubby guy who was busy on his phone. He glanced up at Autumn Wind, said nothing, and just changed his position to continue working.
Autumn Wind kicked his leg lightly. "Isn't Sister Sally here?" He grunted but didn't look up.
"What about Sister Zhao?" Autumn Wind continued to ask.
He still ignored her.
After finishing the last sip of coffee, Autumn Wind tossed the cup into the trash can at the door and took a deep breath before pushing open the door to the Dressing Room.
Qiu Feng was not in the Dressing Room. Her bag was casually placed under the mirror. Autumn Wind walked over to the changing room and gently knocked on the door. No one answered. She pushed the door open with her foot; it was empty.
Autumn Wind was a bit angry. With all this anxiety from Qiu Feng, how could she not be in the Dressing Room?
She picked up her phone and dialed Qiu Feng's number.
But the ringtone was coming from under the mirror, inside her new Prada bag.
Quickly walking over to the Vanity Table, Autumn Wind opened the bag and took out Qiu Feng's phone. Then she boldly sat down on Qiu Feng's chair, tapping her nails on the table with an air of satisfaction.
Suddenly, the door was pushed open forcefully with a loud bang.
Qiu Feng rushed in with a flushed face, clearly furious at that moment.
Autumn Wind noticed Qiu Feng's displeasure and immediately put on a smiling face, holding her own phone and Qiu Feng's phone in each hand, making the charms on both phones jingle.
Both Autumn Wind and Qiu Feng had a string of bells attached to their phones, which were crafts made by Phoebe during her kindergarten art class. Autumn Wind humorously sang, "Jingle jingle, jingle jingle, worries disappear!"
Qiu Feng's face turned from red to purple, her eyes glinting with a cold light, an ominous sign.
Autumn Wind sensed the displeasure but didn't like Qiu Feng's demeanor. Gathering her courage, she attempted to lighten the mood again. She continued to shake the phone charms, blinking her eyes and saying in a sweet voice, "Look, Phoebe loves me more; she made me four beads while you only got three!"
However, Qiu Feng reacted like a mother lion whose cub had been snatched away. She tossed her hair back and snatched her phone from Autumn Wind, stuffing it back into her bag before shouting at Autumn Wind, "This is the host's Dressing Room. What are you doing here? Can't you see the other assistants are waiting outside? Get in your proper position!"
As she spoke, she gripped Autumn Wind's arm tightly, her long nails nearly digging into Autumn Wind's flesh. With a forceful tug, she pulled Autumn Wind off the chair, but her strength was short-lived, causing Autumn Wind to be yanked down to the floor.
As she crouched on the ground, Autumn Wind felt a sharp pain in her tailbone. She swallowed hard and pushed herself up with her hands, exclaiming loudly, "What’s wrong with you? Are you crazy? Qiu Feng, today is my break time! You called me here just for this!!" She rubbed her backside vigorously.
It seemed that Qiu Feng had forgotten it was she who called Autumn Wind. Remembering something, she looked at Autumn Wind with disdain before turning to face the mirror. In the reflection, a murderous glint suddenly appeared in her eyes. "Get out! I don't want to see you anymore!"
"Hey, Qiu Feng, you called me here! Are you out of your mind? This is ridiculous!" Autumn Wind muttered under her breath.
She chose not to continue arguing with Qiu Feng, instead grabbing her bag and heading toward the door. The unusual behavior of Qiu Feng gave Autumn Wind an eerie feeling.
Before Autumn Wind could reach the door, it swung open and a sweaty Qiu Ruolan rushed in.
She was carrying a limited edition S platinum bag similar to that of Yao Lizhen, which was not fully zipped up, revealing expensive cosmetics inside. Wiping the sweat from her forehead with one hand, she said, "I'm sorry! I'm late! I’m really sorry!"
She didn’t notice the tense atmosphere in the Dressing Room, instead directly pulling Autumn Wind’s hand. "Come on! There's no time! Autumn Wind, help me apply my nails! Hey… hurry up and get the makeup artist to do my makeup…" Qiu Ruolan turned her face towards the stunned chubby boy outside the door.
Autumn Wind, feeling stiff as she was pulled by Qiu Ruolan, was brought to the Vanity Table. She placed her bag down with a thud and began rummaging through it.
She stared at the furious Qiu Feng, who stood by the table without any clue about what was happening.
She adjusted her bangs, which had opened up a small gap, and immediately a face that even she couldn't help but admire for its youthful beauty appeared in the mirror. Autumn Wind cast a resentful glance at Qiu Feng, then turned her face towards Qiu Ruolan. "I'm sorry, Sister Sally, but I don't think I should be here!"
"That's right, how could I keep you here!" Qiu Feng turned to look at Autumn Wind, pausing briefly on her face before turning to Qiu Ruolan with a tone of near despair. "Sister Sally, she resigned!"
"I resigned?" A rustling sound came from behind the door, and Autumn Wind widened her eyes, staring at Qiu Feng.
Qiu Feng's gaze suddenly reflected immense anger, as if she wanted to devour Autumn Wind. This look challenged the limits of what Autumn Wind could tolerate. She kicked a chair hard. "Crazy! Fine, I'm leaving!"
With that, Autumn Wind pulled open the door, and Qiu Ruolan's new assistant rushed in. Although he was a boy, he collided violently with Autumn Wind and fell to the ground.
Autumn Wind shot him a glare and then slammed the door shut. The people in the Dressing Room across the way were startled into silence by the loud noise.
Autumn Wind lowered her head and left the recording studio as quickly as possible. As she exited the hall, she encountered Yao Lizhen, who was barefaced. She waved at Autumn Wind from a distance and then ran over.
After a series of angry moments, Autumn Wind couldn't muster even a hint of a smile. Yao Lizhen quickly noticed Autumn Wind's unusual demeanor and patted her shoulder. "Did Liu Jian bully you?"
Autumn Wind shook her head vigorously, but tears couldn't help but fall down her cheeks.
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