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Qiu Feng is commonly referred to as a "housewife" in the entertainment industry. She doesn't possess any particular talents or skills, relying instead on her ability to talk. Occasionally, she appears on shows, shopping channels, discussing her husband, children, parenting experiences, and life hacks. If luck is on her side, she might land an advertisement.
Zhao Jingqi's husband, Xiao Yuan, was a member of a disbanded idol group. A certain variety show host once said: "In the entertainment industry, you can rise quickly, but you can fall just as fast." This statement was accurately validated in Xiao Yuan's case.
When Xiao Yuan's career began to decline, he married Zhao Jingqi and they had two children, Phoebe and Yusha. After the group disbanded, Xiao Yuan remained with the management company but had no record deals and was unwilling to give up his identity as an idol singer, so he could only make cameo appearances in some idol dramas.
With two children to support, when a production team extended an invitation to Zhao Jingqi, she ultimately decided to join the ranks of "housewives" in the entertainment industry.
...
Ten minutes later, Autumn Wind exited the MRT and quickened her pace, running towards Qiu Feng's home.
However, before she could reach the alley leading to Qiu Feng's house, she was stopped by two people. Immediately after, a group of individuals dressed in red surrounded her. Were they robbers?
Autumn Wind swung her bag behind her and made a defensive gesture with her hands, quickly trying to break free from the encirclement. But just a few steps into her escape, she suddenly realized that the situation didn't seem so dangerous; this was bustling Zhongxiao East Road, how could there be robbers here?
So Autumn Wind gradually slowed down. She took a deep breath to calm her racing heart and then slowly turned around. She immediately recognized that this was a filming location for a variety show. With that thought, she completely relaxed and forced a smile before walking towards the crowd that had just surrounded her.
The group of people in red who had just encircled Autumn Wind were now staring in disbelief as they watched her transition from fear to calmness. This rapid change resembled a silent performance that left everyone with their mouths agape, wide enough to fit a ripe kiwi.
This group of red-clad individuals was actually part of the filming crew for a recently launched variety show. They were all stunned by Autumn Wind's sudden shift in demeanor, as if frozen by Sun Wukong's spell.
It wasn't until Autumn Wind approached two individuals who looked like hosts that someone in the crowd shouted loudly: "Cut!"
Immediately after, a middle-aged man dressed in red athletic wear and wearing a baseball cap stepped forward. Before Autumn Wind could react, he began hurling insults at her: "Are you a pig? ... Do you have no brain? ... Who told you to react like that? ... Run away... Where's your manager? ... Whose artist are you?"
Insulting me? I'm an artist? I'm a pig? Screw your artist! Who do you think you are? The nonsensical reprimand ignited Autumn Wind's anger. She yanked her bag back from behind her and swung it forcefully at the middle-aged man's head. He instinctively recoiled but couldn't dodge the bag and went down with an "ouch."
After making this move, Autumn Wind pulled her bag back and placed her hands on her hips, speaking with an even heavier tone than the middle-aged man: "You're the pig... Your whole family are pigs... What right do you have to insult me?"
Perhaps due to the sharpness and volume of Autumn Wind's voice, the previously frozen men in red suddenly reacted and began approaching her slowly like robots.
"What do you want?" Autumn Wind instinctively tightened her grip on her bag and slowly reached inside to quickly feel for her phone.
At this moment, the man squatting on the ground slowly stood up.
This is bad; outnumbered, what should I do? Running away seems impossible. Autumn Wind glanced at the crowd and finally found her phone. She felt a surge of joy in her heart, took out her mobile phone, and immediately decided to call the police.
The man seemed to sense Autumn Wind's intention and quickly reached out to snatch her phone away. He raised his hand high, looking as if he was about to hit her.
Autumn Wind furrowed her brows tightly, staring at the man with a troubled expression. The man was somewhat refined; his originally fair skin had turned a deep red from Autumn Wind's earlier heavy blow. He had a large black mole in the center of his forehead, resembling a third eye, dark and staring at Autumn Wind.
What should I do? Although she had been working in the entertainment industry for several years and had known Qiu Ruolan, the award-winning actress, for quite some time, Autumn Wind still hadn't learned how to act. Pretend to be pitiful? Kneel and beg for mercy? Act like Lin Daiyu? That was not Autumn Wind's character.
After much contemplation, Autumn Wind closed her eyes and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Help... me..." But before she could finish the last syllable, her voice was drowned out by another louder and sharper voice.
"Producer... I'm sorry... The artist coming to fill in will arrive immediately... She'll be here soon..." A girl dressed similarly to Autumn Wind ran over from a distance. "I just made a call... She'll be here right away; she lives nearby..."
The man's hand froze in mid-air. Suddenly, his previously angry face broke into a smile. Before Autumn Wind could react, the phone that had been in his hand was shoved back into hers. Then a gentle voice came through, "Sorry, it was a misunderstanding... Please don't be angry..."
Autumn Wind glanced at the girl who had just run over and immediately understood what was happening. The tension in her heart dissipated instantly, but once it was gone, it was replaced by overwhelming anger that ignited within her.
She glared fiercely at the man, picked up her phone, swiped the screen angrily, and said, "Angry? I'm not angry... But this incident definitely counts as a dispute... I need to call the police..." She was about to dial the emergency number.
The Producer panicked. "Wait... let's talk this over..."
But before Autumn Wind could dial Number, her phone rang loudly. She glanced at the caller ID—oh no, it's Qiu Feng! She almost forgot about this.
Realizing this, Autumn Wind took a deep breath, ignored the Producer, swung her bag behind her again, and made a knife-like gesture with her hand as she headed towards Qiu Feng's house.
Just as she left the crowd, she heard the Producer's voice yelling from behind again, "Are you the main promoter? If no one shows up within ten minutes... you better get on camera... Are you an idiot?"
The voice faded further away until it was completely inaudible.
Autumn Wind would never have imagined that some time later, her relationship with Qiu Ruolan would be exposed because of this incident.
...
Having escaped the crowd, Autumn Wind quickly arrived at Qiu Feng's home. Standing at her doorstep, Autumn Wind took a moment to calm her racing heart. She reached out to ring the doorbell, but before her hand could touch it, the door swung open.
Before her stood the radiant Qiu Feng and her two daughters, who had just changed their clothes and hadn't yet tied up their hair.
Autumn Wind wiped the sweat from her forehead. Before she could say anything, Qiu Feng hurriedly shoved the children's hands and a large mom bag into Autumn Wind's arms. Qiu Feng anxiously said, "The production team just called me; the outdoor crew is at the end of the alley and ready to go. There's no time... I need to hurry over; I'll leave this to you... Please help tie up Babies' hair; we’re in a rush!"
"Why are you so excited? The production team? At the end of the alley? You don't mean the one in red at the end of the alley..." Before Autumn Wind could finish, Zhao Jingqi came down the stairs.
"Hey... your keys! Where are we going..." Autumn Wind leaned over the stair railing, calling out to Qiu Feng, but by then, Qiu Feng had already disappeared down the hallway. Sighing heavily, Autumn Wind slung the large mom bag onto her back.
Autumn Wind glanced at the two girls, her body instinctively leaning back. After experiencing the confrontation at the alley and running quickly, her back was already sweaty. Leaning against the door, a long-lost sense of peace surged from within her.
Her body remained still, but her hand unconsciously touched the door. She attempted to connect with the warmth seeping through from inside.
Before moving in with Qiu Ruolan, Autumn Wind had lived in the space behind that door.
After finishing school in Pingtung, she and Grandma were brought back to Taipei by Qiu Ruolan. At that time, housing prices in Taipei were very low; Grandma spent her life savings to buy a house, which according to her last wishes was left for Autumn Wind. The house still belonged to Autumn Wind; she just rented it out to Qiu Feng, making Qiu Feng's family the current owners.
Autumn Wind was Qiu Feng's assistant; two-thirds of her salary came from the agency, while Zhao Jingqi paid for the remaining third. In other words, Zhao Jingqi was both Autumn Wind's tenant and her boss. Because of this arrangement, their relationship became delicate—employer, colleague, friend, or perhaps even sisters...
And Qiu Feng's two daughters were also precious to Autumn Wind.
After much thought, Autumn Wind ultimately chose to take them to the garden downstairs to help tie their hair. While they played excitedly on the slide, Autumn Wind called Yao Yao. Yao Yao's voice on the phone sounded a bit hoarse as if she had just woken up from sleep. "Hello, Yao Yao, it's me. Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine... How about you?" At first, Yao Yao's words seemed normal, but soon after that, what she said left Autumn Wind confused.
Yao Yao said, "I invited you yesterday; you didn’t come. I ended up grabbing a Sister from the studio randomly who almost stole my spotlight. Luckily she was a bit slow and accidentally drank strong liquor; then she just collapsed in the booth. I don’t even know who carried her home last night!"
It turned out Yao Yao mistook Autumn Wind for someone else and was describing what happened last night! That slow Sister was herself! Autumn Wind felt insulted and quickly hung up the phone.
She cursed fiercely at the phone, but had to face a golden rule of social interaction: "casual acquaintances" and "fleeting relationships" are both lacking in solidity and deep feelings.
Thinking about how she could have been carried home like a zombie by a stranger yesterday, Autumn Wind suddenly felt grateful towards Qiu Ruolan.
After playing on the slide for half an hour, the children finally expressed their desire to eat. However, as Autumn Wind rummaged through Zhao Jingqi's prepared mom bag, she found no food to satisfy their hunger; the bag only contained diapers and clothes, with no bottles or formula.
Suddenly, Autumn Wind remembered a place that could make everyone happy—Qiu Ruolan's home. Not only did it have a full set of kitchen utensils, but more importantly, the soft and pink world there had enough appeal for the princesses. Of course, Autumn Wind could also lie down in that thick capsule and get some good rest.
With this thought in mind, Autumn Wind quickly opened her bag. The key to Qiu Ruolan's house lay quietly in the innermost compartment. She took out her phone and sent a message to Qiu Ruolan: "I'm heading back to your house now, is that convenient?"
After sending the message, there was no response for a long time, and the children's noise grew louder. Unable to tolerate the commotion any longer, Autumn Wind decided not to wait any longer. She grabbed the babies and hurried towards the MRT Station again.
Just as Autumn Wind got off the MRT and was about to hold the children's hands to cross the street, her footsteps unconsciously stopped. A person who brought her joy yet fear appeared across the road.
The handsome Noble Prince from the giant oil painting in Qiu Ruolan's home stood tall on the opposite side. He was pulling a brown suitcase and wearing a fitted black suit.
As Autumn Wind looked at him, the Noble Prince also spotted her.
It's him! Autumn Wind was stunned; how did he come back?
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