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Outside the villa, Liu Jian sat quietly in his car.
Seeing Qiu Ruolan come out, he flashed the headlights, opened the car door, and gestured for her to get in.
"Still here? Waiting for someone?" Qiu Ruolan had her hands in her pockets, looking around cautiously, but she didn't get in; instead, she stood by the car door, holding it.
Liu Jian forced a smile, his eyes clouded with frost as he bit his dry lips. "Not waiting for anyone, Sister Sally. Do you think there's still a chance between me and Autumn Wind?"
With a faint smile, Qiu Ruolan recalled Autumn Wind's indifference earlier and felt uncertain. She sighed deeply and didn't answer Liu Jian directly. "My birthday is next week; remember to come! I'll have my assistant send you an invitation!"
Because of that not-so-funny joke, the confidence she had during the party was gone from her eyes. She even felt that if she went ahead with her original plan to design something for Autumn Wind and let Autumn Wind know, the situation would be a thousand times worse than today.
She slightly bent at the waist towards Liu Jian as a farewell gesture and turned to walk towards her own car.
Behind her came the sound of Qiu Ruolan's car leaving. Liu Jian glanced at it through the rearview mirror and then reached out to close the car door. He leaned on the steering wheel, watching the light in Autumn Wind's room grow dimmer while envisioning his future with Autumn Wind.
A honk sounded behind him, and lights flashed towards him as Qiu Hai's car finally stopped beside him.
"What's up? You didn't go in!" He looked at Liu Jian's longing expression and tilted his chin towards Autumn Wind's room.
At that moment, Qiu Hai noticed how close his window was to Autumn Wind's. He stared at her room and softly asked, "Is she okay?"
"What? What did you say?" Qiu Hai's voice was low; Liu Jian didn't catch it clearly and frowned in response.
"Ah, ah, it's nothing. I've handled everything; there's no problem!" Realizing he had slipped up, Qiu Hai quickly changed the subject. "Want to come over to my place for a bit?"
Liu Jian took a deep breath. "No...," he said as he looked at Qiu Hai's brightly lit house ahead. The Autumn Wind Villa before him wasn't as bright but exuded warmth. However, the villa on the east side of Autumn Wind was completely dark. He raised his head towards that dark house. "What's up? Is no one living there?"
"Yeah, I heard the owner doesn't plan to come back. There used to be a Maid taking care of it, but she went back to her hometown. Recently, the real estate agent is transferring it. Why? Are you interested?" Autumn Wind squinted at that dark house.
"Oh, just asking! Alright, I'm heading home! See you tomorrow!" Liu Jian said with a smile at Qiu Hai before starting the car and driving away from the Villa Area.
After Qiu Ruolan left, Yu had Sister Liu bring some water. "Hey, get up and drink some water!" She patted Autumn Wind's thigh. "You really look down in the dumps! Come on!"
Autumn Wind lay in bed, feeling as if her mood had plummeted to the depths. If it weren't for the way Yu was holding the cup, which seemed ready to spill at any moment, she wouldn't have bothered to respond.
Sitting up, she gulped down the water in one go, sighed deeply, and held the cup in her hands. In a daze, she lay back down, her mind replaying the scene from just now when Liu Jian had carried her away. She hadn't resisted; would Qiu Hai misunderstand something? And what about Qiu Ruolan? Her unfunny joke was ten times more annoying than Jolie's. Why did she treat me like that?
"Hey, what are you spacing out for?" Yu took the cup from Autumn Wind's hands and leaned closer to her. "What's wrong? Thinking about what just happened? Thinking about Liu Jian or that Qiu Hai?"
Yu hit the nail on the head, looking at Autumn Wind with a half-smile.
"Ah... what nonsense are you talking about!" Caught by Yu, Autumn Wind couldn't help but exclaim, "Stop it!"
"What nonsense? When Liu Jian picked you up from the ground just now, your eyes were clearly on Qiu Hai! You can't hide that from me!" Yu struck a pose as if she were a gossip expert and sighed dramatically. "You think he doesn't want your uncle..."
"Uncle?" Autumn Wind was momentarily taken aback. Is that term even relevant in my life?
"That's Qiu Mowen!" Yu added. "I've noticed your gaze towards Qiu Hai is definitely off. He has some father complex and mother complex; you... that's not good!"
Autumn Wind was speechless.
"However, he does resemble Qiu Mowen in some ways—his temperament or maybe his demeanor! Especially when he's with Liu Jian; it's like Qiu Mowen has possessed him..." Yu shared her observations.
Indeed, Liu Jian's pride and dominance completely vanished in front of Qiu Hai, almost like a younger brother being stepped on. This was exactly how Liu Jian behaved around Qiu Mowen. Before Yu got divorced, she had gone to the golf course several times with Xu Zhongyao and could hardly see Liu Jian in front of Qiu Mowen.
Just like Yu said, "People are compared against each other!"
Being beautiful isn't impressive; being more beautiful than everyone else is the real skill!
Yu's words once again touched on Autumn Wind's inner pain. The image of Qiu Mowen lying in the Intensive Care Unit floated before her eyes as she lay straight on the bed, imagining that Qiu Mowen was right beside her.
Closing his eyes in pain, tears of longing fell drop by drop.
Qiu Hai stood by the window, quietly gazing at Autumn Wind's room.
He did not turn on the light; the cigarette between his fingers emitted circles of smoke, forming a faint mist under the dim moonlight.
Autumn Wind's window was tightly shut, with no sound at all.
He even imagined Autumn Wind hiding behind the curtains with a telescope, only her eyes visible. She remained still for over ten minutes, and after finishing a cigarette, the silence returned as before.
He forcefully ended the call on his phone and took out his mobile to dial another number.
On the other end of the line was a man's voice, awakened from sleep, sounding annoyed at being disturbed. Upon realizing it was Qiu Hai, he exclaimed, "Ah, it's you! Why are you calling all of a sudden?"
Qiu Hai chuckled lightly, his tone lacking its usual coldness. "Could you check how much property Qiu Mowen has left to hand over to Autumn Wind?"
There was a brief pause from the man on the line. "Alright, I'll send you an email tomorrow."
"Thank you! I won't disturb your rest any longer. Take care!"
As Qiu Hai was about to hang up, the man stopped him. "Wait a moment, how are things going with Liu Jian?"
"Very well. I get along with him just as Qiu Mowen did!" Qiu Hai frowned slightly, not understanding the man's insinuation. "Do you have something to say…"
"He's a smart guy… just be careful not to harm yourself and also Autumn Wind," the man advised.
"Yes, I understand…" Qiu Hai hung up the phone and rested his hands on the windowsill.
Autumn Wind, oh Autumn Wind, how should I continue to interact with you?
The next morning, while Autumn Wind was still fast asleep, Yu came to knock on her door. She groggily got up to open it, and Yu stood at the door holding a complete set of makeup tools.
"What are you going to do?" Autumn Wind rubbed her swollen eyes, feeling quite confused.
"What do you mean? Today is the press conference for the HK spokesperson and the new product launch! You have to attend!" Fish put down the tools and shook Autumn Wind's shoulder.
Indeed, there was such a thing; today, the "Ocean Blue" would be revealed to the public.
Just thinking about those four words made Autumn Wind curl up. If last night she was only angry because of Qiu Ruolan's joke and sad because of Liu Jian's embrace, at this moment, all that remained in her heart was grievance.
"Help me make a call; I don't want to go!" Autumn Wind sat on the bed. She didn't know how to face "Ocean Blue," nor did she have the courage to confront Qiu Hai and Liu Jian.
"Don't want to go? Don't you want to see that dress that made you feel so wronged last night?" Fish was still sharp, hitting the nail on the head. "Or is it that you don't know how to face Liu Jian? Oh no, it should be Qiu Hai!"
"What nonsense! I'm not feeling well; that's a well-known reason. It would be strange if I showed up bouncing around in front of everyone!" Autumn Wind casually gave her excuse.
"That's true; you have to play the part fully. It wouldn't be interesting if you only did it halfway!" Fish nodded, agreeing with Autumn Wind's reasoning. "Alright then, I'll make the call for you. Are you calling Liu Jian or Qiu Hai?"
"Whatever you want!" Autumn Wind pulled the blanket over herself and stopped talking. Her eyes were slightly closed, but her ears perked up.
"Um! It's me, Jiang Yu, not Autumn Wind!"
Fish actually used my phone while Autumn Wind hid under the covers.
"Um, she's not feeling well and can't attend today's press conference! Yeah, definitely!"
From Fish's words, it was unclear who she was calling.
Autumn Wind peeled back the blanket and peeked out with her eyes, blinking as she looked at Fish. "Hey, who did you just call?"
"See for yourself!" Fish tossed the phone beside Autumn Wind and bent down to pick up her toolbox. "Now I can take a break today; it's been a long time since I've gone out with Oke. Tonight I'm going to accompany him to the amusement park; I need to borrow Ahe for a bit!"
Before Autumn Wind could respond, Fish took her toolbox and walked out of her room.
"Hey, who did you just call?" Autumn Wind shouted at Fish, but Fish had already walked far away. She had no choice but to pick up the phone to check the call log, only to suddenly realize that her phone had been broken by Jolie last night. So this phone...
It was a brand new phone. "Hello, Jiang Yu! Is this your phone?"
No one answered. It definitely wasn't Fish's; that woman never left her phone behind. If she had forgotten it here, she would have come back for it long ago!
Whose could it be? Autumn Wind swiped the phone, and there were no signs of any apps being used. The only thing she found was an unread message in the inbox.
"Dear Sister Qiufeng, I’m very sorry for breaking your phone yesterday because of my younger sister. Please accept this one as a replacement; I will help you get your phone repaired as soon as possible." The signature was Qiu Hai!
This was Qiu Hai's phone!
Autumn Wind felt as if she had been scalded by hot water and let out a cry as the phone slipped from her hands and fell onto the bedspread.
At that moment, a ringtone sounded...
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