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Qiu Mowen also recognized Autumn Wind. When he saw Autumn Wind retract the hand that was originally reaching out to him, he instinctively glanced at what he had just picked up from the ground.
Upon realizing it was a Pregnancy Test, Qiu Mowen examined the lines on it closely. The originally bright red line had turned dark red after a long time, but its true meaning was still discernible.
In an instant, it felt like a thunderbolt struck him; Qiu Mowen felt as if someone had hit his head hard with a wooden stick, leaving a buzzing sensation.
In the vast shopping mall, the air seemed to be sucked away, and everything around him froze. Qiu Mowen suddenly felt breathless, his eyes stinging. His arm hung in mid-air, and after a moment, he gently rubbed his temples to ease the discomfort in his eyes and exhaled lightly.
He reached out again, suppressing his complicated emotions, and spoke in a bitter tone, "Sister, your thing... congratulations..."
Autumn Wind lowered her head; her eyes could no longer bear the weight of her tears. When she heard Qiu Mowen say "congratulations," tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
Countless arrows shot in from all directions, piercing through his heart and emerging from the other side. Then came a knife that scraped across those wounds one by one, causing excruciating pain that spread recklessly. Yet Autumn Wind dared not cry out loud; she could only let her tears fall silently.
Qiu Mowen extended his hand again until it reached in front of Autumn Wind's drooping face. People began to walk by, possibly recognizing Qiu Mowen and whispering among themselves.
Eventually, Autumn Wind tremulously took the Pregnancy Test from him. She wanted to say something, but her lips trembled without producing a single word.
She turned her tear-streaked face toward Qiu Mowen. Through her blurred vision, she saw that Qiu Mowen's face was also filled with sorrow. She knew that at this moment, Qiu Mowen must be feeling just as heartbroken as she was. But what could she say...
Once again, they exchanged silent glances. The surroundings fell quiet again, as if all the lights in the world had focused on the two of them for an instant—tenderness, entanglement, helplessness, and nostalgia reflected in each other's eyes, yet neither could do anything...
The prolonged silence was finally broken by a sharp voice from a woman. "What are you doing..." followed by the hurried sound of high heels approaching from behind Qiu Mowen.
It couldn't be Chen Shanni, could it? Autumn Wind panicked and quickly wiped away her tears. She looked back at Qiu Mowen, who also regained his composure and turned to look behind him.
In the distance, it was actually Yu rushing over in a hurry.
Autumn Wind recognized it was Fish and let out a heavy sigh of relief.
Fish mistakenly thought Autumn Wind was in big trouble, adopting a protective stance like a mother hen, spreading her arms in front of Autumn Wind. "What do you want to do..." However, Fish quickly recognized Qiu Mowen, and her tone softened immediately. "Aren't you that Ervin?"
"You know me?" Qiu Mowen replied cautiously.
"Yeah, aren't you..." Fish recalled how Qiu Mowen had saved Autumn Wind in the past, but was gently tugged at the sleeve by Autumn Wind, so she changed her words, "Aren't you Chen Shanni's boyfriend?"
Qiu Mowen had no words, only nodded slightly.
Fish noticed that Autumn Wind was in tears. Convinced that Autumn Wind had been bullied by Qiu Mowen, she shouted, "What did you do to Autumn Wind?"
Fish's loud voice attracted the attention of many people. Weifeng Square often had numerous Paparazzi gathered, and Autumn Wind, fearing trouble, pulled Fish, who was about to wave her arms and confront Qiu Mowen, and whispered, "Lower your voice! Do you want to make the news? He just helped me pick something up. It has nothing to do with him!"
"Is that so? Then why are you crying?"
"I... don't worry about why I'm crying; it has nothing to do with him..."
"Oh..." Upon hearing Autumn Wind's words, Fish immediately lowered her guard and spoke in a sweet tone, "Mr. Qiu, I'm sorry... I thought my friend was hurt, so... please don't be angry!"
Qiu Mowen smiled, slightly raised his head, and said politely, "It's fine. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave..." He bent slightly at the waist and gave a gentle bow to Fish.
"Um... I'm sorry..." Fish returned the gesture to Qiu Mowen, nodding slightly.
Qiu Mowen nodded and then shifted his gaze from Fish's face to Autumn Wind's face, giving Autumn Wind another smile—a bittersweet smile.
Autumn Wind felt powerless and lowered his head once again.
After Qiu Mowen's figure disappeared from their sight, Yu glanced at the bowed head of Autumn Wind and sighed heavily, "Well, let the past be the past... Your true fate now is with jaes Liu Jian, okay?"
"What are you talking about?" Hearing Yu's conclusive statement, Autumn Wind became alert. Did Yu really discover something?
"Come on, don't lie to me about this. You and Qiu Mowen..."
"What exactly are you talking about... I don't understand..." Autumn Wind retorted nervously.
"Still playing dumb? I've already asked Leo, and honestly, even without asking Leo, I could guess it. A man who cares for you can't have nothing to do with you," Yu said with a teasing expression.
"Fighting? What fighting... Oh, you're talking about that thing with Prince Andrew..." Autumn Wind suddenly realized, feeling a bit more relaxed. "Don't you know about being chivalrous? I'm really not familiar with Ervin!"
"Still pretending... I'm not going to argue with you about this. I just called my driver; he's already in the parking lot downstairs... I'm taking you home!" Yu shifted the topic, no longer entangled in the issue of Qiu Mowen, and decided to take Autumn Wind home.
"Okay..." Autumn Wind agreed.
Yu looked relaxed as he led Autumn Wind toward the elevator.
With a hint of reluctance, Autumn Wind scanned the lobby again, hoping to see Qiu Mowen's figure once more. But until the elevator doors opened and they stepped inside, Qiu Mowen did not appear again.
After the elevator doors closed, a shadow revealed a strange smile towards the descending elevator.
The driver that Yu mentioned was actually her husband's apprentice, a comedian who had just entered the entertainment industry. He politely opened the car door for Yu and Autumn Wind, and after they settled in, he slowly started the vehicle.
After driving out of the underground parking lot, Yu gazed at the bustling scenery outside and suddenly sighed with a hint of sorrow, "Sigh, it seems like the master doesn't want me to wear new clothes today... It stopped raining, which is really frustrating..."
The driver in the front seat chuckled in agreement.
Autumn Wind also let out a silly laugh. Yu's gaze shifted back from the window, and she glanced at Autumn Wind, noticing that Autumn Wind was still gripping Pregnancy Test tightly. "Hey, do you have to be so nervous..."
She reached for Autumn Wind's hand, trying to pry it open to take out Pregnancy Test, but Autumn Wind quickly withdrew her hand. "What are you trying to do..."
"What can I do? I'm just looking at how tense you are... It makes me feel sorry for you!" Yu teased.
"Really?" Autumn Wind realized she was acting strangely. She turned Pregnancy Test sideways and held it up to her eyes, examining it closely. The reaction of Qiu Mowen flashed before her eyes again, and the wound in her heart throbbed anew.
She had envisioned countless scenarios of reconciling with Qiu Mowen, but all those images shattered when Qiu Mowen handed her the Pregnancy Test. Lowering her head, Autumn Wind murmured, "Yu, I... I don't want this child..."
"Ugh, what nonsense..." Yu exclaimed loudly, then quickly lowered her voice upon realizing how loud she had been. "Hey, if you don't want it, then don't... It's your and Liu Jian's matter... You need to discuss it with him..."
At that moment, Autumn Wind felt no emotional connection to the life suddenly appearing within her. Her mind was filled with the image of Qiu Mowen's despair upon seeing those two lines; tears began to swirl in her eyes again.
Noticing that Autumn Wind had fallen into a daze once more, Yu gently patted her shoulder. "Let the past be the past. What ex-boyfriend? Right now, there's only Liu Jian in your life... He is the one you should rely on!"
Yu's expression suddenly softened. "Do you know how many people are watching Liu Jian? Don't be ungrateful... A woman's fate isn't determined by a sensational romance but by marrying an outstanding man!"
This statement coming from Yu seemed rather unconvincing. Autumn Wind thought of Qiu Feng, who had said similar things. She believed she had married an excellent man too, but what was the outcome...
Despite these thoughts, Autumn Wind didn't show them on her face and continued to lower her head, occasionally sobbing softly.
"That Ahui, first go to Neihu, to Wang Shaowu's office..." the driver Yu Chao said.
In fact, ever since Autumn Wind decided to date Liu Jian, she had clearly understood that Qiu Mowen had become part of her past. However, being reminded by Yu like this felt like a needle bursting a blister on her hand, causing lymph fluid to flow out. Once it dried up, the skin underneath began to ache faintly.
The guilt towards Liu Jian and the unwillingness towards Qiu Mowen intertwined like a river flowing into the sea. Autumn Wind could no longer hold back and cried out loud, holding the Pregnancy Test.
Autumn Wind's cries caught Yu off guard. She originally had many things to say but was abruptly interrupted. In the end, she could only utter one sentence: "Keep this child, keep Liu Jian..."
But this was not what Autumn Wind truly wished for...
After a while, the car stopped by the roadside opposite the Wang Shaowu Law Firm building, which was bustling with people coming and going.
Yu took out a tissue, and Autumn Wind pulled out a few sheets to wipe her tears. Yu quickly snatched the Pregnancy Test from Autumn Wind's hand, wrapped it carefully in layers of paper, and gently tucked it into Autumn Wind's bag.
Taking a deep breath, Autumn Wind got out of the car without saying a word.
Standing in the lobby, Autumn Wind called Liu Jian. The phone kept ringing on the other end, but no one answered. After repeating this several times with still no response, she decided to call Wang Shaowu.
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