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The voice of Qiu Hai brought complete silence to the scene, and everyone's eyes turned to him in unison.
"Sister Qiu, if you don't mind, could you let everyone follow you to your car to get the clothes you want to change into?" Qiu Hai's tone was filled with pain; he knew all too well that this implied suspicion towards Autumn Wind.
Autumn Wind realized the implication in Qiu Hai's words. She bit her lip and shook her head, "Chairman Qiu, are you really suspecting me?"
"Sister Qiu, please don't misunderstand. 'Ocean Blue' is the highlight of our press conference. I believe Sister Qiu wouldn't want any misunderstandings either!" Qiu Hai's tone was firm.
"I don't know what 'Ocean Blue' is, and I don't want to know. I just want to leave quickly; I'm feeling very uncomfortable and want to change clothes!" Autumn Wind looked down at her broken phone, which had been smashed by Yu, feeling a bit wronged.
As soon as her voice fell, Jolie's cold laughter rang out, "You don't know what 'Ocean Blue' is? Did I hear that right? Could it be that you haven't been in the company these past few days..." Jolie wanted to continue, but Yu's glare shot over, causing her to click her tongue and stop.
Autumn Wind bit her lower lip, realizing she was indeed out of the loop, played by Qiu Hai and Liu Jian. It was so important yet she didn't know about it. Her nose felt sour, and tears welled up in her eyes as she walked up to Qiu Hai. "If you really think I'm suspicious, then come with me to take a look!"
Seeing Autumn Wind's aggrieved expression made Qiu Hai's heart tremble slightly. "I... then let's..."
Jolie sensed Qiu Hai's hesitation and interjected before he could finish his sentence, "Alright then! Let's go see!" She waved her hand at the crowd like a queen.
A staff member standing at the door wanted to stop them but hesitated upon considering Jolie's status. He could only look at Qiu Hai for help. "Chairman? This..."
A bright female voice came from behind the crowd, carrying a hint of authority. "Wait a moment!"
It was the voice of Qiu Ruolan!
At that moment, Autumn Wind had never felt the greatness of Qiu Ruolan as she did now. Supported by her assistant—yes, supported—she walked in with the aura of an emperor ascending the throne.
As she passed through, people instinctively made way for her, their gazes following Qiu Ruolan's movements.
"I already know what's going on!" She looked at Qiu Hai, then slowly turned to Autumn Wind. The sight of her tear-streaked face, trying not to let the tears fall, was heart-wrenching. "Although I believe this matter has nothing to do with Autumn Wind, Chairman Qiu is not wrong..."
Hearing Qiu Ruolan say this, the tears that had been lingering in her eyes finally fell down her cheeks.
Jolie, seeing that Qiu Ruolan had expressed her stance, was overjoyed. "Autumn Wind, just wait! This dress belongs to Qiu Ruolan; it won't look good if we find it in your car!"
"Step aside, we need to go out!" Jolie said to the staff blocking her at the door.
"Wait a minute!" Autumn Wind finally spoke up. She sniffed, wiped her tears vigorously, and with an unexpected assertiveness, shouted at Jolie, "If you want to check my car, I have no reason to refuse. But with so many of you going, I can't be sure that some of you haven't stolen the dress... trying to sneak out under the pretense! To be fair, either everyone who goes out gets searched, including their cars, or you choose a few suitable people to be searched before leaving!"
"As for who will do the searching, I think she should!" Autumn Wind pointed loudly at Qiu Ruolan. Indeed, as the owner of Ocean Blue and an HK spokesperson, she was the most suitable choice.
Her finger landed on Qiu Ruolan's forehead, and her stubborn gaze reflected her anger.
The air instantly felt frozen; Qiu Ruolan knew she had hurt Autumn Wind again.
The atmosphere was a bit strange; breaking this silence seemed most appropriate.
"Yeah, why only suspect Autumn Wind? Each of you could be a suspect! Including you!" Yu jumped out and pointed at Jolie's back of the head while loudly reprimanding her.
She opened her arms and jumped in front of Qiu Ruolan. "Sister Sally, I want to follow Autumn Wind to the parking lot; search me first!"
But Yu was pushed aside by a pair of large hands. Qiu Hai stood in front of Qiu Ruolan. "Search me first!"
Qiu Ruolan knew she had reached a point where she couldn't back down. She gently nodded and insisted on checking Qiu Hai. Her hand lightly brushed over Qiu Hai's shoulder and arm before asking him to turn around and take off his suit for inspection.
Qiu Ruolan's height just reached Qiu Hai's shoulders. Looking up, she noticed a mole in the center of Qiu Hai's neck, which was also where Qiu Mowen had a mole!
"Alright, Qiu Dong is fine!" After checking Qiu Hai, Qiu Ruolan said as she walked towards the fish and carefully inspected it again.
"Sister Jiang is also fine! Who's next? Jolie, are you going out too?" After checking the fish, Qiu Ruolan did not speak to the nearest Autumn Wind but walked straight to Jolie at the door.
Jolie smiled confidently, her lips curling up. "Of course, go ahead!" She turned around and opened her arms for Qiu Ruolan to check her. It was a dress, so it didn't take long.
"Jolie is fine too. Who's next? Does the reporter from Fruit Daily want to join?" Qiu Ruolan announced Jolie's results and then scanned the crowd surrounding them, noticing that only the reporter from Fruit Daily was a girl, so she asked.
The reporter nodded and willingly let Qiu Ruolan check her.
"All good!" After checking the reporter, Qiu Ruolan announced as she slowly stepped back to Autumn Wind's side. "Alright, it's your turn now!"
Autumn Wind pouted, looking pitiful. She handed her broken phone to the fish and then opened her arms towards Qiu Ruolan. "Go ahead and check!"
Qiu Ruolan's hands brushed over the fringes stained with orange juice and gently slid across Autumn Wind's body. She turned Autumn Wind around to check her back, leaning in close to whisper in her ear, "I know you didn't touch 'Ocean Blue' because there's no way such a large dress could be hidden on your body!"
Is she mocking me? Mocking me for never having seen 'Ocean Blue,' which is why she would suggest such a ridiculous search?
Autumn Wind's stubbornness crumbled in an instant. If it weren't for the people around her, she would have wanted to cry out loud.
She actually teased me in this situation!
Qiu Ruolan thought her words were humorous, but she didn't expect that Autumn Wind's reaction would be... Her aggrieved expression was far from the ease she imagined; instead, it became even more awkward.
Qiu Ruolan was also stunned, her pale face staring at Autumn Wind.
"Sister Sally, if there’s nothing wrong, let’s go check the car!" Qiu Hai said softly.
So, Qiu Hai, Jolie, Qiu Mowen, Fish, Autumn Wind, and a reporter from Fruit Daily all walked towards the parking lot together.
As they exited the venue, Qiu Hai reminded the staff to pay attention to the situation at the venue.
Autumn Wind followed at the back of the group, tightly holding Fish's hand, tears silently streaming down her cheeks.
Qiu Ruolan checked the cars of the reporters, Qiu Hai, and Jolie in turn, finally standing in front of Autumn Wind's car.
Uncle Liu was resting inside the car. Qiu Hai gently knocked on the car window. Uncle Liu was startled awake and looked at Qiu Hai's face, momentarily stunned before hurriedly getting out of the car. "Qiu Dong..." Then he saw Qiu Ruolan and Autumn Wind standing behind him. "Madam, Sister, what are you doing here?"
"Uncle Liu, open the trunk!" Qiu Ruolan ordered.
Uncle Liu was confused but opened the back door and trunk.
Before Qiu Ruolan could step forward to check, Jolie rushed up in one swift motion. She unceremoniously rummaged through the trunk. The clothes that Autumn Wind had not yet unpacked were taken out from a bag as she muttered, "How could it not be here? How could it not be here?"
"Are you out of your mind? Why would my stuff be in your car?" Autumn Wind pulled her hand away from Fish's grip and rushed forward to grab Jolie's hand.
Jolie tried to struggle. "Let go of me! Your car must have it! It must have it..."
Before she could finish, Autumn Wind raised her hand and slapped her. "Shut up!"
Jolie never expected Autumn Wind to hit her; it was usually she who attacked Autumn Wind. Covering her face, she muttered, "You dare hit me!" She lunged at Autumn Wind with claws outstretched.
Qiu Hai hugged her from behind, "Have you gone crazy? Don't embarrass yourself here!" With a gentle push, Jolie was thrown onto the hood of the car behind her.
"Sister Sally, please!" Qiu Hai bent down in a gesture of invitation.
Qiu Ruolan looked at the messy trunk that Jolie had turned upside down. Given the size of the gown, it was impossible for it to be in there, so she symbolically rummaged through a few hidden spots in the trunk and then began helping Autumn Wind tidy up the disheveled clothes.
Autumn Wind noticed Qiu Ruolan's intentions. "You don't need to help! I can handle it myself!" She stubbornly lifted her head and looked at Qiu Hai. "Qiu Dong, if you have no objections, I think I can change into some clothes, right?"
Qiu Hai glanced at Qiu Ruolan and gently nodded. "Sister Qiufeng, feel free!"
Yü immediately stepped forward to assist Autumn Wind. She took out a dress that looked similar to what Autumn Wind was wearing and with tassels, signaling for Autumn Wind to wear it.
A faint, almost desperate smile crept onto Autumn Wind's lips as she searched for a pair of pants in the clothes and held them up, signaling Uncle Liu to close the door.
Yü pouted slightly, dissatisfied with Autumn Wind's choice. "This outfit doesn't suit your makeup tonight!"
Autumn Wind smiled helplessly. "My face is swollen from being hit; who cares about makeup!" Her voice was soft but heard by Qiu Hai and Qiu Ruolan.
The two exchanged glances, understanding Autumn Wind's sadness.
"Alright then, since there’s nothing in Autumn Wind's car, let’s head back to the room!" Qiu Ruolan said and turned to walk inside first.
Jolie covered her face and shot a fierce glare at Autumn Wind. "You're tough!" Just as she was about to turn and leave, Yü grabbed her.
It was actually being pinched by a fish with its nails.
"Jolie," it exclaimed, "Ouch!" Before saying anything else, the fish started talking.
"Jolie sis, are you really planning to leave like this?" The fish jumped right in front of Jolie.
Jolie instinctively took a few steps back. "What do you want to do?"
"What do I want to do? Look at Autumn Wind's phone; it's already broken. Didn't your parents ever tell you that if you break someone else's things, you have to compensate?" The fish said with a smirk.
"I know! Just wait a bit; I'll find the dress!" Jolie glanced at Qiu Hai and the others who had already entered the room, fearing that Autumn Wind and the fish would gang up on her, and casually headed towards the room.
"Haha!" Seeing Jolie's flustered state, the fish laughed loudly. "Look at her like that!"
However, Autumn Wind couldn't laugh at all. She gripped her clothes tightly, feeling a chill run through her body. "Let's go inside!" she said as she pulled Yu Chao into the room.
Once Autumn Wind and the fish entered the room, a person completely emerged from hiding. He was holding a transparent bag that contained "Ocean Blue."
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