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After a brief moment of confusion, she suppressed her turbulent emotions and tried to appear calm. "Boyfriend? How did you meet?"
Leo did not answer the question but instead signaled to Autumn Wind with his eyes about her secret. So, Autumn Wind picked up the remote control and lowered the volume of the TV, saying, "I just kissed Ervin!"
However, Leo's reaction completely surprised Autumn Wind. He looked as if he had expected it all along. Leo squinted his eyes, crossed his arms over his chest, and kept his gaze fixed on the television. "I thought it was something serious... Well... what’s the matter? Didn’t you want to do this earlier? Did it happen before or after you broke up with Guanghao?"
Autumn Wind stopped looking at Leo and turned to face the TV. She took off her shoes and sat cross-legged on the sofa, shrugging her shoulders. "Before... or maybe at the same time! Does it matter—what was that guy's name? He’s quite handsome!"
Leo laughed proudly, as if his own child had received praise. "Really? Am I not more handsome than him? Let’s not talk about this anymore; I can see you’re feeling down. Let’s go out and have some fun!"
After a moment of contemplation, Autumn Wind agreed to his suggestion. She put on her shoes and went into her bedroom to grab her phone.
Holding the remote in one hand and putting the other in his pocket, Leo pointed at the TV when Autumn Wind came out. "You've been watching Aunt Sally’s show! You really care about her!"
Autumn Wind shot him a glare, tugged at her clothes, and snatched the remote from his hand. "What’s it to you?" She watched as Qiu Ruolan turned into a beam of light and disappeared from the screen.
Suddenly, Autumn Wind felt a pang in her heart because the topic of discussion on the show was about Qiu Ruolan's godchildren's romantic experiences. She couldn't help but sigh: your legally sixteen-year-old daughter is also experiencing heartbreak; do you know that?
Autumn Wind realized that her relationship with Qiu Ruolan had already become quite strained by that time.
Leo pulled Autumn Wind's arm as they stepped outside and gently closed the door behind them.
As they entered the elevator, Autumn Wind suddenly remembered that the unfamiliar handsome man seemed to be the male lead in some idol drama. Just as she was about to ask Leo, the elevator doors opened, and a couple with a child walked in. Autumn Wind swallowed her question; since Leo was tall, she had to look up at him.
The dim light of the elevator illuminated his brown curly hair; he was a youthful boy radiating vitality, resembling a knight from a comic book. His appearance was quite similar to Guanghao, in demeanor, physique, and aura.
Yet, without realizing it, Autumn Wind thought of Qiu Mowen, whose mature masculine charm was wrapped in a towel.
In fact, after that incident, Autumn Wind had a brief reconciliation with Guanghao.
Describing it as a reconciliation might be a bit of a stretch; it was more accurately an ambiguous situation because at that time, Yao Guanghao had just broken up with his supermodel girlfriend. According to reports from Magazine, it was their third breakup.
At that time, Leo had already gone to America, and Autumn Wind had just been introduced to the entertainment industry through a fish. This so-called introduction meant becoming an assistant to a certain makeup artist, who had just released a few beauty books and was busy promoting them. Autumn Wind's role was to be the one standing behind, helping out.
At the birthday party of this makeup artist, Autumn Wind re-encountered Guanghao. Guanghao squinted his eyes and gently brushed Autumn Wind's hair, ambiguously saying, "Long time no see, Autumn Wind!" There was a faint smell of smoke on his breath.
Autumn Wind also squinted her eyes and slowly leaned closer to Yao Guanghao, "Yeah, it's been a few years, hasn't it?"
After that, the two leaned against each other, casually catching up on various moments since they last met—embraces, drinks together, and even kisses.
Guanghao asked Autumn Wind, "You seem different? Why are you so generous now?"
"Have I changed?" Autumn Wind pinched the cigarette with her fingers, squinting her eyes and gently shaking her head. Under the influence of alcohol, she still managed to retain a sliver of clarity. In fact, she didn't even know how to define "kiss" for herself; perhaps she only cared about her first kiss.
From that night on, Autumn Wind began dating Guanghao again. Perhaps it was because they had grown up or maybe because they both had ulterior motives; neither of them mentioned the word "love." During this time, they were photographed together by reporters, but for some unknown reason, that news never made it to print. Autumn Wind could tell Guanghao was a bit sad about it. This might be the difference between artists and ordinary people; perhaps his repeated breakups with that supermodel were part of a conspiracy.
He would also take Autumn Wind to attend the wedding of a model from their company. According to Autumn Wind's analysis, her presence was merely a show of defiance towards Guanghao's ex-supermodel girlfriend because at that time, the supermodel was accompanied by a non-entertainment industry person—a prince whom Guanghao described as pure as a lotus.
Guanghao placed Autumn Wind's hand under his arm and leaned down to whisper in her ear, "The only one who can compete with him is you, my little lotus!" Upon hearing this, Autumn Wind almost choked; before she could voice her disgust, the supermodel had already approached them with her companions.
The fish often collaborated with this supermodel and habitually referred to her as "S." Over time, Autumn Wind began to call her that as well.
S swayed her slightly voluptuous figure closer to them as she linked arms with the pure prince, getting closer and closer.
It created an atmosphere that made one nervous; Autumn Wind's palms began to sweat uncontrollably. She looked at Guanghao, who appeared quite pleased with himself. He gently placed his hand on Autumn Wind's shoulder and then slowly slid it down until it rested on her waist. He smiled slightly at Autumn Wind before naturally engaging in small talk with S: "Long time no see; this is..."
S turned her shoulder toward the pure prince and spoke in a voice that could melt anyone: "Honey, this is Alex; this is Andrew..." She then shifted her gaze toward Autumn Wind and abruptly halted her flirtatious tone: "This is..."
Yao Guanghao deliberately made a more intimate gesture; his face brushed against Autumn Wind's ear: "This is my darling, Yili..." Am I Yili? This introduction left Autumn Wind at a loss for words. Prince Andrew then took Autumn Wind's hand and gently kissed it.
Autumn Wind felt even more bewildered; her face flushed instantly as her whole body stiffened. The hand held by Andrew remained suspended in mid-air. Seeing Autumn Wind like this made S, Yao Guanghao, and Prince Andrew unable to contain their laughter.
Alright, Autumn Wind admits to being a novice.
However, the memory of that night ends for Autumn Wind, and it seems that many things happened afterward, yet Autumn Wind has no recollection at all.
Autumn Wind only knows that she woke up to an international phone call from Leo. On the other end, Leo sounded very anxious, but upon learning that Autumn Wind was lying in her own bed, he quickly relaxed: "If that's the case, let's leave it at that for now!"
Autumn Wind helplessly stuffed her phone under her pillow, which emitted a faint scent of lavender.
This was not a smell familiar to Autumn Wind. Suddenly realizing something, she exerted herself and stood up from the bed, only to find that she was not in her own room.
Qiu Mowen was leaning against the headboard on the sofa, wearing a white shirt with the buttons undone down to his chest, exposing his solid torso. He squinted his eyes, looking weak and lethargic.
Autumn Wind glanced around the room; this was actually Qiu Mowen's apartment. She instinctively checked her clothes and, finding nothing unusual, quickly jumped off the bed: "Hey, how did I end up here?"
Qiu Mowen ignored Autumn Wind. He stood up and suddenly threw himself onto the bed. She was startled and quickly jumped back.
The room was a bit messy, with several Newspapers scattered on the floor. The images on the Newspaper were somewhat striking. Unable to resist, Autumn Wind picked one up; it was the current issue of Fruit Daily, and surprisingly, the front page featured Yao Guanghao.
“Yao Guanghao caught cheating again, spending a night with three women, romantically linked to a popular singer.”
Beneath the huge headline was an image of a famous model crying with her head in her hands. From one extremely blurry photo, Autumn Wind barely recognized herself but could not recall any memory associated with it.
She tossed the Newspaper onto the table beside the sofa and couldn't help but pout. Addressing Qiu Mowen, who was sprawled on the bed, she said: "So boring! I'm going to take a shower."
Qiu Mowen did not respond; he simply stood up. It was then that Autumn Wind noticed his dark circles and the lack of color in his face, as if he had been drained of energy by a vampire. He looked completely worn out.
The atmosphere felt a bit tense; Autumn Wind dared not look directly at him. Her gaze shifted away as she deliberately scanned over the Newspaper, but then she froze. Beneath the news about Yao Guanghao, there was another piece of news.
“Mother suffers sudden illness; Qiu Ruolan cries on the street late at night!”
In an instant, Autumn Wind felt her body become light and airy. Her body began to soften again, and after a brief moment of weakness in her legs, she cried out loud, frantically running around the room. After finding all her belongings, she rushed toward the door but crashed into it like a fly trapped in a glass bottle, finally collapsing onto the floor.
Qiu Mowen stood behind her. Autumn Wind looked up at Qiu Mowen and saw that she was just as disheveled as he was in his eyes.
Autumn Wind stood up, threw her clothes on the ground, and embraced Qiu Mowen, crying freely.
She murmured, "I want to see Grandma. I miss Grandma. Oh, Grandma!"
But she also knew clearly that she could not appear in front of the media at the same time as Qiu Ruolan. At that moment, the morning news showed Qiu Ruolan anxiously waiting outside the operating room in the hospital.
So, Autumn Wind and Qiu Mowen held each other for a long time, tears flowing until she was left with only hoarse sobs.
As she cried, she began to cough uncontrollably, unable to stop. Her chest felt like a crumbling wall, with the strong wind howling and sweeping everything away.
When they finally regained their composure, they received a call from Qiu Ruolan: bring Autumn Wind to the hospital; Mom has something to say.
Thus began the scene in the hospital where Wang Shaowu helped with the will and where Autumn Wind held hands with Qiu Ruolan for the first time.
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