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If Qiu Hai did not come personally, Autumn Wind would probably choose to go upstairs to rest.
"Sister Qiu, please..." Qiu Hai strode into the living room, directly bending down to take Autumn Wind's hand and gently kissing the back of it. Before Autumn Wind could react, he pulled her to his side, his hand resting on her waist as he guided her toward his home.
Fish happened to return from work just then, holding her bag and staring in shock at Autumn Wind being embraced by Qiu Hai. Once she understood what was happening, she couldn't help but smile smugly.
As Autumn Wind shot her a glance for help, Fish chose to ignore it. She brushed past Autumn Wind and quickly walked into the villa.
Qiu Hai led Autumn Wind into the banquet hall. Their intimacy had already led everyone to guess the nature of their relationship. Qiu Hai smiled as he scanned the crowd, pulling Autumn Wind directly in front of Qiu Ruolan and Liu Jian.
The two, who had been laughing with friends nearby, suddenly stopped, their smiles vanishing as if frost had fallen upon their faces.
Autumn Wind felt a bit relieved upon seeing Qiu Ruolan's displeased expression; the more distressed Qiu Ruolan appeared, the happier Autumn Wind felt!
Liu Jian's lips visibly twitched, his gaze fixed on Qiu Hai's hand resting on Autumn Wind's waist, cold as a winter wind.
Qiu Hai glanced at Qiu Ruolan and then at Liu Jian's face, which looked ready to explode. He turned to introduce Autumn Wind to those who had been talking with Liu Jian, saying, "This is my girlfriend, Autumn Wind!"
Silence fell around them!
A few people saw Liu Jian and Qiu Ruolan together and assumed that Autumn Wind had reconciled with Liu Jian. However, upon hearing Qiu Hai introduce Autumn Wind this way, they all showed expressions of shock.
Autumn Wind felt frozen in place for a moment, her mouth slightly agape as she pinched Qiu Hai's hand on her waist. Qiu Hai endured the pain but continued to smile at everyone.
Qiu Ruolan bit her lip and nudged Liu Jian with her arm, signaling him to speak.
Autumn Wind noticed her gesture and felt a surge of defiance. She stopped pinching Qiu Hai and wrapped her arms around his arm in a somewhat spoiled manner, saying, "Why did you go out so quickly? So annoying!"
Perhaps unable to tolerate such pretentiousness, Autumn Wind finished and pulled Qiu Hai to a corner, leaving everyone looking at each other in confusion.
Liu Jian clenched his fists, raised his cup, and downed the liquid in one gulp before walking out of the banquet hall without looking back. He had originally intended to redeem himself today, but Autumn Wind's performance was completely unexpected.
What was the point of staying here any longer?
"Hey, Jaes! Wait up!" Qiu Ruolan called out to Liu Jian in a loud voice, chasing after him while glancing back at the intimate scene between Autumn Wind and Qiu Hai in the corner. A wave of bitterness surged within her as she remembered Qiu Mowen, feeling an inexplicable heartache.
By the time Qiu Ruolan caught up, Liu Jian had already strided back home. She stood at the door, looking into the distance and then at the brightly lit Qiu Mansion, unsure of where to go.
The fish couldn't stand the noise of Qiu Mansion and came out holding Oke, who was pressed against her chest, wide-eyed at the balloons in the air.
Qiu Ruolan happened to meet the fish's gaze and mistakenly thought it was some handsome man. How could Autumn Wind have another man? Upon closer inspection, she recognized it was the fish.
"Ah! How did you end up like this!" She quickly approached and circled around the fish several times.
The fish switched Oke to her other arm and smiled lightly. "It's nice to change things up occasionally! Sister Sally, why are you out here? Hasn't it started yet?" The fish asked knowingly. From the moment Autumn Wind was taken away by Qiu Hai, she had anticipated someone would leave. Liu Jian had left with a gloomy face, and now Qiu Ruolan had come out too, likely because of Autumn Wind and Qiu Hai.
Thinking about her encouragement to Autumn Wind yesterday and seeing Qiu Ruolan's desolation now made the fish feel a bit conflicted.
Qiu Ruolan smiled slightly and reached out to tease Oke without answering the fish's question. The spring breeze felt warm on her body, but she couldn't help but shrink back slightly as the birthday song began to play softly behind her. With a long sigh, she said, "It's getting a bit cold..." Then she turned and walked toward Autumn Wind Villa; she didn't have the courage to face Autumn Wind and Qiu Hai again.
"..." The fish made a sound and followed behind Qiu Ruolan into the villa while holding Oke.
Autumn Wind stood in the corner with her arms crossed without regard for her image. Qiu Hai leaned close to her body and pushed her slightly; although he didn't push her away, he grabbed her hand. Struggling again proved futile as she lowered her voice, "What did you mean by that just now? What does my relationship with you have to do with anything?"
"What do you mean? Just now, weren't you being affectionate?" He released Autumn Wind's hand, placing his arm around her waist and pulling her into his embrace. "The war has already begun; do you still want to be a coward?" His lips brushed against Autumn Wind's forehead, giving her a gentle kiss.
She wanted to struggle but was pulled even tighter, staring wide-eyed at Qiu Hai, her gaze gradually softening.
Qiu Hai noticed that Autumn Wind was no longer agitated, and a look of relief washed over his face. His expression became calm and joyful as he pressed his face against hers, their noses touching. "Let me do what he could not accomplish!" As soon as he finished speaking, a hot tear fell onto his face.
Autumn Wind was actually crying... One by one, the tears sparkled like crystals, finally releasing the regrets between her and Qiu Mowen!
Gently wiping away the tears, he held her close and whispered, "This time, I won't leave you again..."
When Jolie arrived at the birthday party, everyone had already finished the cake and was dancing gracefully to the music. She searched the entire dance floor but couldn't find Liu Jian's shadow.
She stopped a waiter and asked sharply, "Has Mr. Liu arrived?"
The waiter today was Qiu Hai's Maid, who had long been dissatisfied with Jolie's rude attitude. She coldly replied, "I don't know!" before hurriedly leaving with her tray.
Jolie didn't expect even a servant would dare to give her a hard time; she felt humiliated.
Her gaze landed on Qiu Hai and Autumn Wind dancing closely in the center of the dance floor. A man in a blue suit approached Jolie with a cup in hand. "Sister Qiu, why did you arrive so late!"
Jolie looked at the man, searching her memory; she seemed to have seen him before—he appeared to be one of Qiu Hai's former colleagues. She took a cup from a passing waiter's tray and lightly clinked it with the man's cup, quickly regaining her elegance with a faint smile. "What? Is it really that late for me to arrive?"
"Of course not; it's just that you've missed a bit of good entertainment... This will certainly be gossip-worthy!" The man spoke in a teasing tone.
"Gossip-worthy? Is it really that serious? You tell me!" Jolie felt puzzled but didn't want to show that she was completely unaware. She narrowed her eyes and looked at the man.
"Kris announced his girlfriend, and you, his biological sister, are not present. Outsiders might not like this foreign sister-in-law of yours!" The man spoke while focusing intently on Jolie's face, not missing a single expression.
Announcing a girlfriend? Autumn Wind? Looking at the two of them together, Jolie quickly understood why Liu Jian was no longer around! She was overjoyed, "How could I be unhappy! Autumn Wind is with my brother; how could I not be happy!" Thinking of Liu Jian being all alone at that moment, Jolie almost laughed out loud.
The man stared at Jolie for a while, "I thought you and Autumn Wind really weren't getting along as the outside world claims!"
"Not at all!" Jolie's heart had already flown away; she had no time to linger here. She put down her cup and rushed toward the door.
The man watched Jolie's anxious figure, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.
Jolie ran to Liu Jian's villa and suddenly remembered that the man earlier seemed to be a reporter from some media outlet, but she couldn't recall which one. Who cares? Capturing Liu Jian was the key!
The main gate of Liu Jian's courtyard was tightly locked. Old Li was sitting on the long couch in the living room when he heard a noise. He stood up to look but saw Jolie shaking the iron rod of the door with both hands.
"Don't worry about that!" Just as Old Li was unsure how to handle the situation, Liu Jian's cold voice came from inside.
Liu Jian's eyes were fixed on the television, but his gaze was hollow and powerless. Even though advertisements were playing, he showed no intention of changing the channel.
Old Li looked at Liu Jian in confusion. How had the young master, who had been so spirited when he left, turned so despondent in an instant?
Jolie called out loudly at the iron gate for a while but still saw no one come to open it. Realizing that Liu Jian did not want to see her, she reluctantly returned to Qiu Mansion. As she passed by Autumn Wind Villa, she couldn't help but take a glance inside; Qiu Ruolan was playing with Oke.
She saw the fish with short hair—ah, Mother Tiger was about to turn into a man... She couldn't help but mock herself inwardly.
When she returned to Qiu Mansion, Old Cheng was standing at the entrance. Guests were leaving one after another, and he was smiling as he sent them off. Seeing Jolie, he mistakenly thought she had just arrived and slightly bowed his head, "Hello, elder sister. The birthday party has already started..."
"I arrived early!" Jolie noticed that Old Cheng wanted her to come later and interrupted him directly without waiting for him to finish.
She twisted her body and looked up to see Qiu Hai laughing with some celebrities who were about to leave. Autumn Wind was standing alone in front of the long dining table, eating cake. She quickened her pace and headed straight for Autumn Wind.
"Hey, I heard you were with my brother!"
Autumn Wind was focused on eating cake and, having exhausted her energy in the dance floor, would have made a fool of herself if it weren't for Qiu Hai's constant guidance. Hearing this sharp female voice from behind, she panicked and put down the cake, looking around.
Jolie approached Autumn Wind, seeing cake on the corner of her mouth, and coldly scoffed, "Sister Autumn Wind, you look quite disheveled!"
Autumn Wind remained silent, picked up a napkin, and hurriedly wiped her mouth. Halfway through, she suddenly calmed down, slowed her movements, became elegant, put down the napkin, and turned to Jolie. "Disheveled or not, can it be judged by eating a piece of cake?"
Jolie casually picked up a glass filled with red wine. "Eating is the most basic way to test a woman's elegance. It seems like you, Autumn Wind, are not qualified to be one of our Qiu family's women!"
Although Autumn Wind currently held the title of a wealthy young lady, she naturally lacked the imposing presence of someone like Jolie, who had been spoiled since childhood.
However, Autumn Wind was no longer the submissive woman she used to be. Faced with such blatant teasing, how could she not retaliate? "Oh really! Are there other conditions for being part of your Qiu family? Like wagging your tail behind other ladies? I wonder if after I leave, you and Wang Jiaru will have any conflicts! Should I step in as a senior to mediate for you?"
"You..." Jolie did not expect Autumn Wind to be so sharp-tongued now and was furious. "Ah!" She shouted and poured the red wine from her hand onto Autumn Wind's exquisite hair. The red liquid flowed down Autumn Wind's red dress and quickly disappeared from sight.
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