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Chen Shanni was still wearing exquisite makeup, and a flowing white gauze dress made her look like a freshly bloomed Camellia.
One hand gently rested on her chest, while the other was positioned at a 90-degree angle, lightly touching the corner of her mouth. The most classic and elegant pose of Audrey Hepburn immediately appeared before Autumn Wind, as waves of an indescribable fragrance rushed toward Autumn Wind—light yet intense.
The feelings of both hatred and envy that Autumn Wind once had for Chen Shanni had completely transformed into a sense of inferiority.
Autumn Wind knew she could never become a woman like her; she could be as understated as a Camellia or as vibrant as a rose.
Chen Shanni let out a gentle sigh, looking in good spirits, and spoke about the same topic as Kai, “I heard you’re getting married? Congratulations!”
“No, it’s just an engagement…” Autumn Wind corrected her, lowering her eyes and not daring to make any contact with Chen Shanni.
“Oh… an engagement, that’s nice… then I can call you Madam Liu from now on…” Chen Shanni said playfully.
“Do whatever you want…” Autumn Wind replied stiffly. “Do you have anything else?”
Chen Shanni shook her head lightly and sighed. “I actually came to find Qiu Feng; she seems to be out…” As she spoke, Chen Shanni changed her posture and floated over to Autumn Wind like a ghost.
“Oh, right, here’s this for you!” Chen Shanni suddenly remembered something. She pulled out a Lake Blue Oval Pendant from a bag about the size of a phone, pinching it between her thumb and index finger.
The pendant quickly reflected beautiful light—dim yet bright enough to sting Autumn Wind's eyes. Autumn Wind immediately recognized it as the necklace pendant she had left behind in Qiu Mowen's Beijing Apartment. When she left Beijing, she had searched the entire house but couldn’t find it.
How did it end up with Chen Shanni?
Autumn Wind's mind raced, but she soon realized that any assumption would only serve to strike her down once more.
It was like being caught in a massive whirlpool; no matter what Autumn Wind said, it seemed she would fall into Chen Shanni's trap.
Autumn Wind had no words and looked up at Chen Shanni.
It is important to know how terrifying it is for the two of them to silently stare at each other.
Autumn Wind quickly felt defeated and thought about making a run for it.
Of course, before escaping, Autumn Wind thought she should throw the items from the white box that "the fake son" had just delivered onto Chen Shanni to vent her frustration.
Autumn Wind sighed lightly, searching for an opportunity to escape unnoticed.
While Autumn Wind was deep in thought, her hand was suddenly grabbed by Chen Shanni.
The rhythmic voice of Qiu Feng quickly reached Autumn Wind's ears, like the beat of a heavy metal instrument. "What are you standing there for! This is something your Ervin Uncle worked hard to find for you from under the sofa!" She placed the pendant in Autumn Wind's palm and gently helped her clench her fist.
Autumn Wind's mind was a jumble of chaotic notes, with countless numbers bouncing around. A high note suddenly appeared, waking Autumn Wind: "I don't know what you're talking about!"
Autumn Wind shoved the pendant back into Chen Shanni's hand and then picked up the heavy white box from the table. "I have to go home!" What on earth was inside this box?
Chen Shanni extended her arm to block Autumn Wind, her expression somewhat stiff, clearly conveying that she was "not pleased." She took the box from Autumn Wind's hands and placed it back on the table, where it landed heavily on the ground with a dull thud.
Chen Shanni moved behind Autumn Wind and gently patted her shoulder. "You can't just ignore your uncle's hard work. He really put in a lot of effort... He thought you would be happy to see it!"
Chen Shanni was not lying; the pendant had indeed been found by Qiu Mowen, who had gone through great trouble to retrieve it from under the sofa. However, she omitted a crucial detail: it was she who had asked Qiu Mowen to look under the sofa for her necklace that had fallen on the floor, and when the pendant was unearthed, it was painfully entangled with the necklace.
Naturally, Chen Shanni wanted to get to the bottom of who owned this pendant that had appeared under Qiu Mowen's sofa.
Qiu Mowen frowned, looking impatient. After a moment of thought, he casually said, "It should be from Autumn Wind; she stayed here when she visited last year!"
Chen Shanni was still relentless. She went to her room to get a magnifying glass and carefully examined the bead, concluding that it was quite valuable. She nudged Qiu Mowen's waist with her foot and said, "It must be a gift from Sister Sally to Autumn Wind!"
Qiu Mowen had no response; he couldn't tell Chen Shanni that this pendant was a token of love he had given to Autumn Wind.
Chen Shanni cautiously put the pendant away. In her view, if she ever faced Autumn Wind, this should be a treasure that could bring them closer together.
However, she did not expect that Autumn Wind would react this way when the treasure was brought out.
Chen Shanni was a woman who did not allow herself to fail; she truly could not accept being thwarted by Autumn Wind. Thus, she reluctantly said, "Don't be like that, Autumn Wind. We could become family!"
"Family?" Autumn Wind turned around and glared at Chen Shanni. With her big dark eyes fixed on Chen Shanni, she took a deep breath and coldly replied, "Sorry, I don't understand what you mean!"
"Yes, family! Once I marry Ervin, I will naturally be your aunt. But it's okay; you can just call me by my English name!" Chen Shanni said with a relaxed expression, believing she had the upper hand. "I bet your mom will be happy for us... oh no, I mean Sister Sally; I forgot you also call her that!"
She raised her eyebrows and leaned closer to Autumn Wind's ear, making a shushing gesture and whispering, "But don't worry; I won't tell anyone about this. You can trust me!" She then placed the pendant back in front of Autumn Wind and said, "Here, this is yours!"
Autumn Wind hated being threatened, especially when someone used her relationship with Qiu Ruolan to blackmail her. It was a double insult to her confidentiality and highly sensitive defense mechanisms.
Autumn Wind snatched the pendant from Chen Shanni and threw it into the box. As it landed in the box and hit the lid, it made a ringing sound. "To become family? I think you're not qualified enough!"
Chen Shanni's face turned red with anger, speechless like an enraged lioness. Finally, she shouted at Autumn Wind, "I'll make you see my power!"
This time it was Autumn Wind who shot her a disdainful look. "Do as you please!" With that, Autumn Wind picked up the box and slammed through the glass door, striding out quickly.
"You wait for me..." Chen Shanni angrily followed Autumn Wind out the door, but she couldn't keep up with Autumn Wind's pace and could only stomp her feet in the hallway, shouting.
...
Autumn Wind walked out of the company holding a box, cautiously stuffing it into the trunk. When she turned around, she found Qiu Feng standing behind her.
Qiu Feng's eyes were bloodshot, her hair disheveled and hanging over her shoulders. She looked very anxious, her ten crystal nails, adorned with small diamonds, were gripping her smooth Chanel satin skirt so tightly that it was wrinkled.
Recalling the intense confrontation she just had with Chen Shanni, Autumn Wind suddenly felt guilty.
Autumn Wind slammed the car door shut and shrugged helplessly. "Well, I didn't find you earlier. Brother Kai had someone bring these things... It seems like I'm not very popular!"
Qiu Feng was breathing heavily, her shoulders trembling. She didn't say a word, looking at Autumn Wind with guilt and panic like a frightened rabbit.
"What's wrong?" Autumn Wind couldn't understand Qiu Feng's expression and asked with concern.
"Nothing... nothing. I thought I heard your voice just now. When I came out to chase after you, I saw you had already gone downstairs, so..." Qiu Feng pressed her hand against her chest, gasping for breath and stuttering.
Autumn Wind smiled lightly and pointed to the trunk. "Just now, Brother Kai had the staff bring my things..."
"Did you leave anything behind?" Qiu Feng asked anxiously.
"I shouldn't have..."
"That's good... that's good..." Qiu Feng kept repeating this phrase, her gaze drifting again as if shrouded in a fog.
Autumn Wind could never have imagined that while she was just confronting Chen Shanni, Qiu Feng was hiding in the innermost storage room of the office, listening to their conversation word for word.
Qiu Feng was originally in the storage room looking for the photo frame that she had carelessly thrown onto Autumn Wind's desk. The frame contained Autumn Wind's most prized photo, which Qiu Feng had angrily tossed into the storage room after their last argument.
Due to Qiu Feng's intense search for the photo, she did not pay attention to the heated conversation between Autumn Wind and Chen Shanni outside.
When she finally found the photo and was about to pull open the door, she noticed that Autumn Wind and Chen Shanni were arguing fiercely outside. In her haste to peek out, the photo frame slipped from her hands and fell to the ground.
At that moment, Chen Shanni had just slammed a white box down on the table, and the noise from the box drowned out the sound of the frame hitting the floor, so no one noticed Qiu Feng's presence.
Qiu Feng quickly bent down, flustered as she picked up the fallen frame. The glass covering the photo had shattered, but to her surprise, she discovered another photo pressed underneath Autumn Wind's picture.
At that moment, Chen Shanni was talking about how after her marriage to Qiu Mowen, she would become a family with Autumn Wind.
As Qiu Feng picked up the hidden photo, she saw four people affectionately huddled together: Autumn Wind, Qiu Mowen, Qiu Ruolan, and in the middle was presumably Qiu Ruolan's mother.
Hearing Chen Shanni's words, Qiu Feng couldn't help but cover her mouth in shock. Could it be that Autumn Wind and Qiu Ruolan were related...?
Qiu Feng dared not think any further.
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