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Autumn Wind squinted and asked Qiu Ruolan, "So why hasn't Ervin been involved with you?"
Since it hurts, let the heart keep hurting until it becomes numb, Autumn Wind thought to herself.
"Ervin, he..." Qiu Ruolan choked up, unsure how to answer the question, "He's been a bit busy lately and hasn't been able to come see you..."
As soon as Qiu Ruolan finished speaking, she immediately turned away, her shoulders beginning to tremble uncontrollably, her clenched fists damp with sweat.
"Um..." Autumn Wind had no intention of pressing Qiu Ruolan further, "So... when can we go home?"
"Home, um, I'll help you with the discharge procedures tomorrow..." Qiu Ruolan said, turning her back to Autumn Wind, trying to calm her emotions.
Watching Qiu Ruolan's trembling figure, the voice of that old woman echoed in her mind. Was this easily emotional woman truly responsible for her parents' deaths?
Autumn Wind shook her head gently, unwilling to believe it; it must have been a misunderstanding.
Taking a deep breath, Autumn Wind felt much better.
Qiu Ruolan's phone rang again. She walked to the window and whispered something into the phone. After listening for a long time on the other end, Qiu Ruolan slowly spoke again, her tone carrying a hint of difficulty: "Alright, I'll head back right away!"
After hanging up the phone, Qiu Ruolan slightly calmed herself and turned around to show Autumn Wind a smile.
"What’s up? Do you have something to do?" Autumn Wind jumped in before Qiu Ruolan could speak.
"Um... there's a movie promotion event. My assistant will come pick me up shortly, so I might have to leave for a bit..."
"Your assistant is coming here to pick you up? How do you explain our relationship then..." Autumn Wind continued to play along, staring at Qiu Ruolan with innocent eyes.
The tip of Qiu Ruolan's nose tinged with sadness as she forced a smile. "Well, everyone knows our relationship; there's no need to hide anything anymore!"
"Ah, then you..." Autumn Wind exaggeratedly covered her mouth.
Qiu Ruolan was once again moved; she knew that all these years, Autumn Wind had been looking out for her.
She gently shook her head, comforting Autumn Wind, "Everything is not so bad; it looks very perfect!"
The conversation between the mother and daughter was finally interrupted by Liu Jian's entrance.
Autumn Wind knew that at this moment, she should express a sense of familiarity mixed with strangeness towards Liu Jian.
When Liu Jian helped set up the table beside her bed, Autumn Wind forced a smile and said, "Thank you!"
Liu Jian had no words; guilt made him unable to bear this gratitude. He spoke in a low voice, "Take your time eating!"
The space among the three was quiet to the point of being eerie. Qiu Ruolan kept looking at Liu Jian with resentful eyes, while Liu Jian occasionally glanced up at Autumn Wind with guilt, and Autumn Wind appeared confused.
After more than ten minutes of such silence, Qiu Ruolan's assistant called to inform her that the car was already parked in the hospital parking lot.
"Okay, I'll go down now..." Qiu Ruolan murmured. After hanging up, she turned to look at Autumn Wind, gently tucking her blanket in and softly saying, "You rest well; I'll come back to keep you company as soon as I'm done!"
Qiu Ruolan radiated maternal warmth, as if speaking to a baby.
"Okay!" Autumn Wind replied. Qiu Ruolan's appearance at that moment made her feel an impulse to cry. She nodded and turned her face away.
Qiu Ruolan's tone changed again, becoming sharp: "If you're not going to the office, then stay here with Autumn Wind!" This was Qiu Ruolan speaking to Liu Jian.
With the sound of Qiu Ruolan opening the door, Liu Jian's deep voice came through: "Okay!"
Liu Jian had no reason to refuse; of course, he also didn't dare to refuse.
During Autumn Wind's coma, the media had already portrayed Liu Jian as a heartless villain.
The feeling was truly unbearable, and more critically, Liu Jian actually tacitly accepted this accusation. Thinking about that moment he couldn't control, he slapped himself hard.
Autumn Wind was closing her eyes, contemplating what her next move should be.
Suddenly, a sound broke the silence, and she opened her eyes alertly, scanning Liu Jian, whose face bore five distinct red fingerprints.
Autumn Wind propped herself up and silently glared at Liu Jian's face. After a few minutes of staring, she spoke: "I just heard that the two of us... are engaged?"
"Um..." Liu Jian replied briefly, not daring to meet Autumn Wind's gaze.
"But I don't remember you at all..." Autumn Wind continued coldly.
"..."
Seeing Liu Jian silent, Autumn Wind continued, "So do we still have an engagement?" She looked at Liu Jian sideways and noticed he still wouldn't speak. She added, "If we do, I think we should seriously consider it..."
Before Autumn Wind could finish, Liu Jian suddenly knelt by the bed with a thud. "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry..."
"Why are you apologizing?" Autumn Wind asked softly, her tone gentle but laced with resentment.
Someone walked by in the corridor and peeked into Autumn Wind's hospital room. Liu Jian awkwardly got up from the floor, realizing that his earlier actions were too extreme, his face flushed.
After standing up, he looked into Autumn Wind's eyes, his lips moving as if to say something, but it ultimately turned into a long sigh.
"Ah!" Liu Jian sighed and walked into the bathroom of the hospital room.
With a creak, the bathroom door closed, followed by the sound of running water.
At the moment Liu Jian knelt down, Autumn Wind's heart felt chaotic as if it might flip over in her chest. A thought crossed her mind: if Liu Jian should kneel to resolve matters with Jolie.
Then she should commit suicide to apologize for her previous concealment regarding Liu Jian.
She sighed deeply and lay back down again.
However, not long after she lay down, the door to the hospital room was forcefully slammed open, and a wave of fragrance rushed in. Autumn Wind immediately opened her eyes. Was Qiu Ruolan back?
As she thought this, she sat up to look at the doorway, but the person who appeared was not Qiu Ruolan.
It was Jolie.
Seeing Autumn Wind rise from the bed, Jolie's eyes scanned her face and she let out a cold laugh, "So you finally woke up!"
Autumn Wind's gaze bypassed Jolie's body and shot towards the bathroom. Damn it, why was Liu Jian making no sound at all!
Hearing Jolie speak to her, Autumn Wind pouted slightly, staring wide-eyed with an innocent expression. Her voice was hoarse yet seductive, and her brows furrowed slightly. "Are you talking to me?"
Jolie was clearly prepared for Autumn Wind's counterattack, but unexpectedly, Autumn Wind spoke so gently that it put her in an awkward position. "What are you pretending for?"
Using softness to overcome hardness was indeed a clever tactic.
A hint of mockery surged in Autumn Wind's heart. "Sorry, did you walk into the wrong room? I don't seem to know you!" Autumn Wind said, but her eyes were still directed towards the bathroom, hoping for Liu Jian to appear.
"What are you pretending for..." Jolie's arrogance was half extinguished.
She rubbed her temples slightly and bit her lower lip. "I'm sorry, are you a new friend I know?"
"You..."
"I'm really sorry; just now the doctor said my memory seems to have some issues..." Autumn Wind leaned forward slightly, took Jolie's hand, and exaggeratedly said, "Are you a new friend I know?"
"Let go of me!" Jolie fiercely shook off Autumn Wind's hand, her tone rising a few notches as she incredulously asked, "Have you lost your memory?"
"No, to be precise, it's temporary amnesia!" Autumn Wind replied with a radiant smile, resembling a child.
Temporary amnesia? Jolie murmured, a barely perceptible smirk appearing on her face. So, she has completely forgotten about the matter between Liu Jian and Autumn Wind...
Thus, Jolie cautiously asked, "Do you know Liu Jian?"
"Liu Jian? Isn't he my fiancé? But I really can't remember anything about him. You're my good friend; can you help me out?" Autumn Wind pleaded.
Hearing this from Autumn Wind, Jolie's expression turned strange. She placed her hands on Autumn Wind's shoulders and said seriously, "You want to know about Liu Jian? Then I'll tell you slowly!"
Autumn Wind put on a serious expression and nodded, "Mm!"
"We are the best of friends, but you... you actually stole my boyfriend, and you two are even engaged. How could you..." Jolie held onto Autumn Wind's shoulders tightly, her slender nails digging into Autumn Wind's skin.
Her tone was intense and genuine. If Autumn Wind truly had amnesia, she would definitely believe Jolie without a doubt and would think that Jolie was her real friend while believing she had indeed done something despicable.
"Is that really true?" Autumn Wind asked, suppressing the pain from Jolie's grip on her shoulders as she looked up.
Jolie nodded earnestly, gazing at Autumn Wind with sincere eyes.
Autumn Wind appeared to believe her completely but was secretly mocking her as she quietly observed Jolie's next actions. Her eyes darted again toward the bathroom where Liu Jian was; why hadn't he made a sound?
Why wasn't he coming out to stop Jolie's lies? A hint of disappointment stirred in Autumn Wind's heart...
Jolie continued her performance. Holding onto Autumn Wind's shoulders was getting tiring; she released her grip and continued passionately, "Good thing you managed to step on the brakes in time?"
"Step on the brakes?"
"I'm planning to contact Jaes about the marriage contract! You called to tell me to annul the engagement! Sigh... I didn't expect you to have an accident!" Jolie sighed, miraculously squeezing out a few tears from her eyes.
Hmph, crocodile tears. Although Jolie's claims weren't entirely true, she wasn't wrong about one thing: Autumn Wind really intended to dissolve her marriage with Liu Jian.
If Autumn Wind truly had feelings for Liu Jian, she would simply pass over the incident of kissing Jolie in the corner.
Just like when she learned that Qiu Mowen was with Chen Shanni; despite her reluctance and lingering feelings, she would leave without hesitation.
Moreover, this was regarding Liu Jian, with whom she hadn't yet reached a deep emotional connection.
Autumn Wind sneered inwardly, knowing exactly what to do next...
She lifted her head and coldly stared at the bathroom door, knowing that Liu Jian must have heard Jolie's words without missing a beat.
She cleared her throat, intending to expose Liu Jian hiding in the bathroom.
Just as the words were on the tip of her tongue, before she could speak, Liu Jian's phone rang with its distinctive ringtone from inside the bathroom...
Jolie suddenly jumped up from Autumn Wind's bed, looking panicked toward the bathroom.
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