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After the conversation with Li Gu, Autumn Wind, who was in a state of great anxiety, suddenly received a call from Qiu Feng, who was vacationing in the South.
At that moment, Autumn Wind was stirring the n cups of coffee bought from the convenience store with one hand while flipping through the latest men's magazine with the other. The male models in the magazine had tanned themselves to a golden hue and seemed to have trained their abs into deep grooves.
While Autumn Wind cursed the male models for being too harsh on themselves, she couldn't help but greedily examine every angle of their photos.
Upon receiving Qiu Feng's call, Autumn Wind closed the magazine and wedged her phone between her ear and shoulder. With one hand resting on her coffee cup, she continued to stir with the other.
Qiu Feng's voice came through the phone, shouting, "Autumn Wind, hurry to the company! I heard from Brother Kai that someone has been waiting for you for a long time... Phoebe, don’t run away; come eat... Yusha, stop teasing your sister... Hey, Autumn Wind, did you hear me?"
On the other end of the line, Qiu Feng spoke in two completely different tones. If it weren't for Autumn Wind's familiarity with her, she might have thought Qiu Feng was losing her mind.
Autumn Wind smiled at the phone; she finally understood why she and Qiu Feng could become good friends—they both had a knack for expressing two or three things at once in a single sentence.
"Someone is looking for me? Who is it? A guy? A girl? What happened to your precious one... Fish, don’t buy any more; there’s no space on the table..." Autumn Wind placed her spoon across two cups and then held her phone in hand to continue chatting aimlessly with Qiu Feng.
The fish realized that Autumn Wind was on the phone and stood alertly nearby. Just then, a customer walked in, prompting the fish to signal Autumn Wind to greet them. "Hey, I'm a bit busy here; you handle your daughter first, and we can continue chatting later!" With that, Autumn Wind hung up.
Perhaps the situation was urgent or maybe Qiu Feng was just bored; as soon as she hung up, Qiu Feng called back. She sounded like she had been bitten by a venomous snake—close to breaking down yet trying hard to control her emotions—her habitual commanding tone came through clearly: "Go to the company immediately!"
"Is it urgent? Alright, I’ll go right now!" Unable to resist Qiu Feng's urging, Autumn Wind hurried out. She apologized to the fish and rushed next door to borrow a Sheep. She accelerated through Zhongxiao East Road's alleyway. In Taipei during the Lunar New Year period, many things seemed not yet revived. The streets were not crowded, and soon she arrived at the company entrance.
Just as Autumn Wind parked the Sheep and hadn’t even taken off her helmet, she bumped into Kai.
He was a typical smiling tiger. Upon seeing Autumn Wind, he first looked surprised and then sighed. He swayed slightly as if drunk and stood before Autumn Wind. He spoke first: "Oh, it's you, Autumn Wind! You haven't picked up your salary yet? And what about that plane ticket! Ah, finance isn't here today; there's no way to give you money... How about you come back next week?"
It turned out this guy mistook Autumn Wind for someone there to collect her salary. Autumn Wind took off her helmet politely and said, "Brother Kai, don’t worry; I’m not here for my salary today!"
"Then what are you here for?" Kai relaxed his brow slightly and looked up and down at Autumn Wind again. "What brings you here?"
"I heard from Sister Zhao that someone is looking for me; I just came to check..."
Before Autumn Wind could finish her sentence, Kai interrupted her directly: "Yes, yes... someone is looking for you; it's been quite a while!"
He then gently raised his hand and pointed. Following his finger's direction, Autumn Wind saw one or two silver cars starting with 'B'. Surprisingly, despite the cold weather, their windows were wide open without any restraint.
Autumn Wind nodded slightly at Kai while holding her helmet and cautiously approached the car.
A boy with wine-red hair was sitting in the car, his hair covering half of his face. Autumn Wind couldn't make out his features. He leaned out and waved at Autumn Wind, his five fingers adorned with rings dazzlingly blinding her eyes: "Hi, Endy!"
Upon hearing this, Autumn Wind could vaguely feel her facial muscles twitching. She squinted her eyes, trying to get a better look at this hazy-looking man. He patted the seat next to him, signaling for Autumn Wind to sit down: "You don't remember me? I'm Jaes, Liu Jian!"
Liu Jian? When she heard this name, Autumn Wind couldn't help but shiver slightly, her body wrapped in the cold wind stiffening a bit.
She leaned forward slightly and finally got a clear view of the person. Wrapped in wine-red hair was a square-shaped face, with eyebrows drooping in an eight-shaped curve. Autumn Wind couldn't connect this face with the beautiful boy she remembered from that night, who wore a blue top and had deep contours.
It seemed that the image in her memory was quite different. Autumn Wind forced a smile; honestly, it wasn't much better than crying.
The self-proclaimed Liu Jian eagerly got out of the car to open the door for Autumn Wind. She glanced at the thin figure of Pink Sheep in the distance and then unhesitatingly climbed into the car. Alright, Autumn Wind admitted she was still somewhat tempted by wealth.
He rested his hands on the steering wheel, pushing his hair aside to reveal more of his face. He occasionally looked up at the front with an uncontrollable smile. Autumn Wind inexplicably shot him a sideways glance. After a while, she warmed up a bit, but Liu Jian showed no intention of conversing with her.
Autumn Wind propped one hand on the window: "If you don't have anything else to do, can I leave?"
He seemed to snap back to reality: "No, wait a minute! This!" He stretched his long arm back to pull something from the rear seat but struggled with it. Perhaps it was too heavy; Liu Jian lost grip and heard a thud as it fell under the car seat.
Autumn Wind turned around and discovered that what had just slipped was actually her luggage bag that she had left in his trunk last time. Oh, she exclaimed, why did she always feel like something was missing when packing clothes? It turned out it was this luggage bag that had gone missing.
Liu Jian appeared quite awkward, his arm frozen in mid-air as he faced Autumn Wind with his hands spread out before her: "I didn't mean to!"
Looking at his bewildered expression made Autumn Wind almost want to laugh. If she still belonged to an immature category, then Liu Jian should definitely be classified as underage. Autumn Wind acknowledged that this related to her own limits on friendships.
So she squeezed out a smile: "It's fine, don't worry about it; I should thank you for your help!"
He retracted his hand and pretended to be serious by placing it on his forehead, deliberately turning sideways towards Autumn Wind: "I tried calling you but couldn't get through; did you change your number?" As he spoke, his teeth occasionally showed—yellowed, blackened, and multicolored—while one hand slowly slid toward Autumn Wind's thigh. Aside from the large diamond rings sparkling on his fingers, his yellowed nails emitted a grimy light.
Autumn Wind admitted that rather than being disgusted by this action, it was just that her tolerance for his appearance had reached its limit.
Thus, Autumn Wind pushed open the car door and jumped out as if fleeing for her life. She forcefully opened the back door and pulled out the luggage stuck between the leather seat and car seat before running towards Pink Sheep without looking back: "I have urgent business; I'm leaving!"
Autumn Wind truly couldn't believe that this man exuding an unpleasant aura had spent over ten hours in the same car with her that night.
This confusion arose entirely because Autumn Wind suffered from mild prosopagnosia—a condition medically termed Facial Amnesia. She wasn't sure if describing herself this way was accurate, but she indeed struggled to quickly remember what her new friends looked like. Autumn Wind could only rely on the scant information related to Liu Jian stored in her memory to identify the person before her.
She placed her luggage at Sheep's footrest and quickly turned the car around. Liu Jian emerged from the car and stood in front of it, still smiling oddly. He wore a yellow outfit that now appeared even more sickly yellow. The thought of this made Autumn Wind involuntarily exclaim "Oh," and if she continued down this path, she would probably vomit on the street.
She stepped on the gas and darted out. Just as she exited the alley, a black car suddenly blocked her path. Autumn Wind hurriedly pressed the brakes, her foot hitting the ground in an attempt to control the speed of the vehicle. A series of events caused her luggage to fly out from under her feet, landing with a thud on her foot.
The only thing Autumn Wind could be thankful for was that Sheep did not have a close encounter with the car; it had miraculously stopped less than a centimeter away from it.
After quickly assessing the situation, Autumn Wind decided to take the initiative. She removed her helmet and boldly tossed it onto the car seat. The helmet made a "pop" sound, dull like a firecracker thrown into water, clearly not providing any encouragement for Autumn Wind. With her hands on her hips, she shouted, "Do you even know how to drive..."
The car door opened, and a person stepped out. Autumn Wind took a deep breath, preparing for confrontation.
The person turned to face Autumn Wind.
Winter in Taipei rarely sees the sun, but at that moment, it seemed to magically appear, casting an even light on the person. At the same time, light reflected off the car into Autumn Wind's eyes, everything looking as brilliant as a peony painting in a mirror. He wore a gray hat, and under the sunlight, shadows fell beneath his deep-set eyes, evoking curiosity.
"Hey, my mission is complete! Bye!" A bothersome voice came from afar. A hand adorned with rings waved back and forth; upon closer inspection, one could even see that person's yellowing teeth gleaming in the sunlight, presenting a comical sight. This was the voice of someone who called himself Liu Jian, who then hopped into the car.
Autumn Wind turned her face back to look at the owner of the car that had nearly collided with her. The man slightly raised his head; sunlight illuminated his high nose bridge, making him appear extraordinarily handsome.
Autumn Wind felt a surge of blood rush from her lungs to her throat. She remembered a man with a similar aura and finally recognized this leading man—this was the real Liu Jian.
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