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The sound was the ringtone of Autumn Wind, which always excited her. Upon hearing the ringtone, Autumn Wind stopped her frantic movements, retracted her legs, closed the car door, and took out her phone from her bag, realizing it was a call from Qiu Feng.
While Autumn Wind was checking her phone, Liu Jian quickly fastened her seatbelt and then stepped on the gas, causing the car to lurch forward.
As Autumn Wind answered the call, she tugged at her seatbelt a few times. Once she realized that Liu Jian had already driven off, she stopped resisting and sat properly, answering the phone.
On the other end of the line, Qiu Feng sounded unusually excited, taking deep breaths between sentences. “Autumn Wind... do you know? I just... I just got a call from Brother Kai... he offered me a new job…”
“Really? Congratulations!” Hearing Qiu Feng's excitement made Autumn Wind genuinely happy for her. However, the recent actions of Jolie and others still loomed over her like a shadow, leaving her feeling downcast.
Fortunately, Qiu Feng didn’t notice Autumn Wind’s displeasure and continued cheerfully, “Guess what show it is?”
“Let me guess…” Autumn Wind fiddled with her hair and blinked but couldn’t come up with anything. So she casually said, “Is it a fashion or beauty show?”
To which Qiu Feng cheered on the other end: “Wow, you’re amazing…” After the cheer, her tone completely calmed down as she lowered her voice. “Aren’t you… going to come help me? Can you accompany me to the TV station tomorrow?”
Without thinking, Autumn Wind replied, “Of course… I’ll go to your house tomorrow…”
After hanging up the phone, Autumn Wind surprisingly forgot about Jolie’s provocation and felt relaxed. Seeing that Autumn Wind had regained her composure, Liu Jian cautiously asked, “Was that Qiu Feng calling?”
“Yes… she has a new job…” With no burdens weighing on her mind, Autumn Wind let out a deep sigh of relief and shrugged in response to Liu Jian.
“Then congratulate her… What about you? You’re going to the TV station tomorrow?” Noticing Autumn Wind’s relaxed demeanor, Liu Jian’s tone became cheerful as well. “What show is it? I can drive you there!”
“The show… I really don’t know… You don’t need to drive me; I’ll go to her house myself tomorrow!” Autumn Wind chuckled and said, “I really have no idea what show she’s hosting… Hehe!”
If only Autumn Wind knew who else was hosting the show with Qiu Feng, perhaps she wouldn’t feel so carefree.
Because the other host of the show was Qiu Ruolan.
Specifically, it was Qiu Ruolan, who recommended Qiu Feng to the Producer after learning about her car accident.
However, since the accident wasn’t something worth celebrating, the Producer was reluctant to hire Qiu Feng, but couldn’t refuse Qiu Ruolan. After some deliberation for three days, they signed only a one-season contract with Qiu Feng.
When Autumn Wind and Qiu Feng arrived at the TV station, they were informed by staff members to go to the conference room for a discussion about the show.
Autumn Wind accompanied Qiu Feng to the door of the conference room, and Qiu Feng pushed the door open and entered alone. Autumn Wind sat idly at the door, fiddling with her phone.
About an hour later, the door to the conference room opened. A few ordinary staff members, who had no distinctive features to describe, walked out first, followed closely by Liu Qingyuan, who had transitioned from being an artist to a Producer.
Autumn Wind quickly bent down to bow and greet each person passing in front of her. Just as she straightened up, Qiu Feng was already standing in front of her, with another person beside her.
Due to her bent position, Autumn Wind could only see the lower half of that person: exaggerated 14-centimeter high heels and fitted pants adorned with countless sparkling rhinestones.
Autumn Wind thought to herself that someone dressed like this must be an expert needed for the show!
With that thought, Autumn Wind straightened up, smiling as she welcomed Qiu Feng and the other person's gaze. However, when she saw the face of the "fashion expert," her smile immediately froze on her face.
The expert was none other than Qiu Ruolan!
How could it be her? How could it be Qiu Ruolan? Is Qiu Feng going to co-host with Qiu Ruolan? Autumn Wind thought anxiously.
While Autumn Wind was in shock, Qiu Feng had already begun introducing her. “Sister Sally, this is my assistant Autumn Wind. Wendy…”
“Hello, Wendy…” As soon as Qiu Feng finished speaking, Qiu Ruolan stepped forward and gave Autumn Wind a big hug with enthusiasm. “So happy to see you again!” Her tone was sincere with a hint of urgency.
“What? You two know each other?” Hearing how Qiu Ruolan addressed Autumn Wind, Qiu Feng appeared surprised.
“Yes, she’s not just a close friend of jaes?” Qiu Ruolan subtly referenced the relationship between Autumn Wind and Liu Jian.
Immediately, Qiu Feng showed a look of realization, then her face brightened into a radiant smile as she responded, “Yes, yes, that’s right…”
Qiu Feng seemed to radiate vitality like fresh sprouts emerging after rain, completely shedding yesterday's gloom. Her smile was dazzling.
Autumn Wind loved seeing Qiu Feng smile, so she smiled back. She tilted her head slightly to face Qiu Ruolan, making eye contact as she said, “I didn’t know Sister Sally still remembered me!”
Though her voice was soft, each word was articulated clearly, striking at Qiu Ruolan's heart like a drumbeat.
After saying this, Autumn Wind lost the courage to look at Qiu Ruolan, so she turned her head to look at Qiu Feng.
At this moment, Qiu Feng still wore a bright smile on her face. She slightly leaned to the side, her body once again close to Qiu Ruolan, and continued to move forward together with her. Of course, she didn't forget to give Autumn Wind a glance, signaling for Autumn Wind to follow behind her.
After receiving Qiu Feng's cue, Autumn Wind stayed closely behind them.
Qiu Feng walked briskly, chatting enthusiastically with Qiu Ruolan. Seeing her in this state, Autumn Wind suddenly remembered that the last time she had such a radiant smile was when Chen Shanni helped her record an album.
Thinking of Chen Shanni naturally led Autumn Wind to recall Qiu Mowen. She remembered the strange behavior of Liu Jian and Qiu Mowen at the hospital, and her heart began to twitch involuntarily. Was he doing okay?
It seemed that there was indeed some kind of tacit understanding between people. Just as Autumn Wind was thinking about Chen Shanni, Qiu Ruolan was also discussing Chen Shanni with Qiu Feng.
Qiu Ruolan asked, "Your last album was produced by Shan Ni, right?"
"Yes, yes... it was Sister Shan Ni. It seems we are quite fated! I heard that good things are coming for her and your brother!" Qiu Feng replied with a hint of flattery in her voice.
"Good things coming... I usually don't concern myself with their matters; let them be!" Qiu Ruolan was always reluctant to discuss Qiu Mowen's romantic affairs. After finishing this sentence, she naturally glanced back at Autumn Wind and then lowered her voice, saying, "Ah... as for my fate with you, it's certainly not as simple as just one Shan Ni..."
Qiu Feng clearly did not understand the true meaning of this statement and continued to laugh awkwardly to cover up her confusion.
The two continued walking side by side toward the recording studio.
Autumn Wind cautiously followed behind them. Ever since Qiu Ruolan finished talking about "fate," Autumn Wind lowered her head and dared not continue looking at Qiu Ruolan's back.
That slender figure resembled a bamboo pole; with just a slight push, it could topple over. Autumn Wind felt as if her heart had been turned upside down like an empty bottle, releasing all sorts of flavors—sour, sweet, bitter, salty—all at once.
She didn't know whether in the days to come their relationship would grow closer or drift further apart.
Regardless, Autumn Wind kept telling herself that during the upcoming recording sessions, she would make every effort to avoid any opportunity for alone time with Qiu Ruolan.
But things never went according to plan.
Based on Autumn Wind's understanding of Qiu Ruolan's work habits, Qiu Ruolan preferred to be alone and liked to maintain a certain distance from her colleagues. However, this time Qiu Ruolan surprisingly broke from her usual behavior and generously requested to share the same dressing room with Qiu Feng. She even suggested that Qiu Feng could bring her assistant into the dressing room as well.
When she said this, it surprised everyone. The staff who had not been very courteous toward Qiu Feng suddenly looked at her with new respect, and even some interns began to flatter Qiu Feng actively.
But the real reason Qiu Ruolan is doing this is clear to Autumn Wind—Qiu Ruolan simply hopes to have more time alone with her.
Because Autumn Wind knows Qiu Ruolan's true intention, she becomes increasingly cautious in any place in the recording studio where she might come into contact with Qiu Ruolan.
However, the more cautious Autumn Wind becomes, the more reckless Qiu Ruolan acts.
In the following time, whenever a sponsor provides products for the program, Qiu Ruolan would signal Producer to reserve a portion for Autumn Wind. Not only that, but even for daily tea drinks, Qiu Ruolan would remember Autumn Wind. Every time her assistant brought her tea, Qiu Ruolan would order a portion for Autumn Wind as well.
At first, Qiu Ruolan's affection for Autumn Wind only drew teasing remarks from Qiu Feng: “Sister Sally, this is treating you like a goddaughter!”
Slowly, everyone in the production team noticed Qiu Ruolan's fondness for Autumn Wind. One widely accepted theory was that Qiu Ruolan wanted to turn her joke from the “Super Newcomer Singing Contest” into reality. She wasn't trying to make Liu Jian her son-in-law; having Autumn Wind as her daughter would achieve that!
Finally, during a casual chat with the makeup artist, Qiu Ruolan learned about this theory. After hearing the makeup artist vividly describe it, she couldn't suppress her joy and laughed out loud. Yes, this was the outcome she desired.
She thought to herself that perhaps in the future, her relationship with Autumn Wind wouldn't need to be so secretive.
But this was merely Qiu Ruolan's one-sided wishful thinking; the other participant in this event, Autumn Wind, had an entirely different perspective.
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