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In fact, if the friendship between Autumn Wind and Qiu Feng had been restored to its original height and ended there, perhaps there would not have been any subsequent events.
But there is a term in the world called "destiny," which roughly means that some things are destined to happen, and no matter how you try to avoid them, they cannot be escaped.
It was from that moment on that Autumn Wind deeply realized that destiny could mean that even if you deposit your money in a Swiss bank's safe, the entire bank could mysteriously disappear from the land.
On the second day after reconciling with Qiu Feng, Autumn Wind received a call from Yu.
Autumn Wind thought Yu wanted to discuss the transfer of the store with her. While talking to Yu, she proudly took out the check that Qiu Feng had given her yesterday from the side pocket of her bag.
"Hey, I've prepared the deposit for you. When are we going to make the transaction..." Autumn Wind said excitedly.
However, Yu's tone on the other end was quite cold, or rather, sorrowful. She told Autumn Wind that the store transfer needed to be temporarily put on hold.
Yu's tone was flat and somewhat weak.
"Oh, I see..." Autumn Wind felt a bit disappointed.
There was silence on Yu's end; it was so quiet that all Autumn Wind could hear was Oke's heart-wrenching cries echoing in the empty room.
"What's wrong with you..." Autumn Wind found the atmosphere a bit strange and asked, but Yu hung up directly.
With a look of astonishment, Autumn Wind stared at the check from Qiu Feng in her hand, which she had originally intended to show off to Yu—that Qiu Feng had returned her money.
This was surprising because Yu had once warned Autumn Wind with utmost certainty that Qiu Feng would not be able to repay her this year.
Before Autumn Wind could recover from Yu's indifferent tone, she quickly discovered something even more astonishing.
The amount on the check that Qiu Feng returned to her was far higher than the money Autumn Wind had borrowed from her at the time, with a long string of zeros following the Arabic numerals on the check.
Autumn Wind racked her brain to add up all the money that should belong to her from Qiu Feng (including principal, interest, rent, and two months of my salary), and it still exceeded ten thousand.
Autumn Wind thought that Qiu Feng must have been distracted when she wrote the check. Such a careful and meticulous person making such a fatal mistake was simply unbelievable.
Thinking of this, she immediately dialed Qiu Feng's number. After the call connected, Autumn Wind did not mention that she was going to return the excess money to her. Once she confirmed that Qiu Feng was at home, she simply intended to visit her.
On the other end of the line, Qiu Feng hesitated, as if she had something to say but couldn't find the words. "Is there something... I’m at home now, um, well, Yusha seems a bit unwell... you..."
In her excited state, Autumn Wind did not notice this and interrupted before Qiu Feng could finish: "You wait for me at home; I'll be there soon..."
"Ah... Autumn Wind, wait a moment..." Qiu Feng shouted into the phone.
But Autumn Wind hung up directly. She quickly changed her clothes and rushed towards Qiu Feng's house. Of course, before reaching Qiu Feng's place, Autumn Wind made a special trip to the bank to deposit her money into her nearly empty card. The remaining cash was hastily withdrawn and stuffed into her bag.
Then she anxiously headed towards Qiu Feng's house.
As soon as the elevator doors opened, she noticed that Qiu Feng's door was ajar. Autumn Wind was taken aback for a moment; did she get off on the wrong floor? She turned around to head back to the elevator when a large red Buddhist bead hanging from the opposite door caught her attention—it belonged to Leo's tenant who had invited it for protection last year.
Hey, I didn’t get off at the wrong floor after all! Autumn Wind chuckled inwardly and turned back to face the inexplicably open door.
As she approached the doorway, Autumn Wind heard some strange noises. She focused her gaze and saw that Qiu Ruolan’s decorative lamp from France was lying at the entrance. Autumn Wind instinctively pressed her bag filled with cash against her chest.
The noise grew louder; it sounded like something being thrown to the ground—crash! Was there a theft? Where was Sister Zhao?
Autumn Wind took a deep breath and stood at the door, listening carefully. Slowly, she could hear the girl's faint voice coming from the room. Oh, it turned out Qiu Feng was scolding the child. Autumn Wind sighed, thinking it wasn't a big deal after all.
Clearing her throat, Autumn Wind relaxed and entered the home that originally belonged to her.
However, what appeared before her was a scene that left Autumn Wind astonished. Qiu Feng was not scolding anyone; she sat motionless on the sofa with her head down, her arms wrapped in black gauze, resembling a lifelike wax figure from Madame Tussauds.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Autumn Wind called out as she slowly approached Qiu Feng.
Yet the entire space was filled with a chilling atmosphere. The closer Autumn Wind got to Qiu Feng, the more she felt the air thinning, as if it had been instantly sucked out of the room.
A sense of inexplicable terror pressed in on Autumn Wind. Just as her breath caught in her throat, a large hand covered her mouth from behind, thick fingers pressing against her nostrils.
Autumn Wind widened her eyes, her pupils trembling slightly as she looked at Qiu Feng. After a moment of blankness, she began to flail her arms and tried to make some noise, but her throat was tightly gripped by a hand.
In that moment, Autumn Wind felt an overwhelming sense of despair.
Yusha and Phoebe hid in the corner of the sofa, too afraid to make a sound. Just when Autumn Wind felt she was about to suffocate, Qiu Feng finally lifted her head.
Oh my! The moment Autumn Wind saw her face, her mind went blank for another three seconds. Qiu Feng's face was as red as a hot iron block, the redness spreading from her cheeks down to her chin.
It felt like someone had stuffed a pangolin into Autumn Wind's chest, desperately trying to claw its way out. She felt like she was dying.
Finally, Qiu Feng stood up and roared at the person covering Autumn Wind's mouth: "Let her go! She's pregnant! I'll agree to anything you want!" She tugged fiercely like a crazed bull, and in her pull, Autumn Wind slid down to the floor.
Afterward, Autumn Wind concluded that the man covering her mouth had no intention of harming her because he quickly released his grip in response to Qiu Feng's madness, and Autumn Wind slid down to the ground.
Qiu Feng almost crawled to Autumn Wind's side, holding Autumn Wind tightly and gasping for breath, "Are you okay...?"
After calming Autumn Wind, Qiu Feng's eyes flashed with fury as she roared at the man, "If you have something to say, come at me! Don't scare my child, and don't trouble my friends..."
Then Qiu Feng's mood slightly eased. She helped Autumn Wind up from the ground, saying, "You go first, remember to go to the hospital!" She pulled Autumn Wind's arm and pushed her towards the exit.
However, the person who had covered Autumn Wind's mouth blocked their way. The man was nearly six feet tall and very thin; Autumn Wind's forehead barely reached his shoulder.
Looking up slightly, Autumn Wind could clearly see his nostrils flaring. The sunglasses perched above his nose looked like a cow wearing a misplaced nose ring. His arm brushed against the wall as he said, "Wait! No one in this room can leave!"
As soon as he finished speaking, another man emerged from the bedroom. He was about the same height as Autumn Wind, with a barrel-like build, dark skin, and a slight limp. "N-no, it's nothing... I... I... I just asked my b-b-brother. I-I-I can't find... it doesn't matter if I can't find it, as long as I can pay back... living in such a good... good house... money is not an issue..."
This was a stuttering man. At that moment, Qiu Feng's pupils suddenly reflected a hint of fear, her eyes filled with helplessness as she turned to face Stuttering Man: "I have no money!"
"No... no money? Last night... my boss just gave you two hundred... how could it be gone so quickly? Our boss... either give him the stuff or pay back three hundred! Hurry up, get the money!" Stuttering Man pulled out a knife from his pocket and waved it in front of Qiu Feng's face.
Autumn Wind finally understood why Qiu Feng had so much money in her hand. Along with this thought, an image of Li Long inexplicably popped into Autumn Wind's mind, causing her to scream.
There is a saying called "putting on a brave face," which described Autumn Wind's current demeanor. She couldn't believe how brave she was being (later on, when reflecting on her actions at that moment, she could only describe it as agile).
She snatched the knife away from him and kicked the stuttering man while pulling Qiu Feng behind her. "Don't move! If anyone moves, I'll stab them! It's just money; here you go, this is fifty for your boss. The rest we will prepare!"
Autumn Wind casually tossed a bundle of cash from her bag at their feet.
Perhaps stunned by Autumn Wind's boldness, the two men actually bent down obediently to start picking up the money.
After the incident, Autumn Wind thought about it and felt quite foolish. What if those two took the money and didn't give it to their boss, or worse, kidnapped her? That would be a huge loss, which might be what they call "high skills but boldness."
At that moment, Autumn Wind dared to "act foolishly." The most important reason was that she detected a hint of Beijing dialect in their stuttering accents. Furthermore, the knife they had was so dull that it couldn't even sharpen a pencil. With these two points, Autumn Wind concluded that they were not professional thugs.
They probably weren't that bad at heart.
The two of them took the money and left after saying a few harsh words.
From the moment they showed signs of leaving until they completely exited through the door, Autumn Wind's eyes remained fixed on them. As soon as they left, her hands suddenly felt weak; she lost grip on the knife, which fell to the ground with a clatter.
After letting out a slight sigh of relief, Autumn Wind rushed to the door and slammed it shut with a loud bang.
Her legs went weak, and she slid down against the door panel.
Yusha and Phoebe finally couldn't bear the fear anymore and burst into tears.
Hearing the children's cries, Autumn Wind struggled to get up and slowly approached Qiu Feng, intending to comfort them.
To her surprise, Qiu Feng was angry.
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