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Compared to Chen Shanni's unfortunate situation, Autumn Wind is much happier now.
Aside from the occasional phone calls from Lin Yun asking about the new house choices, Autumn Wind's life is mostly peaceful.
Just thinking about the new house makes Autumn Wind and Liu Jian feel a headache.
Although they had already successfully sent Lin Yun's assistant away and proved through their actions that they were seriously looking for a house, ever since Lin Yun found out that Liu Zhiyuan gifted Autumn Wind a car, which she happily accepted, Lin Yun's calls have been like a death knell, constantly appearing in Liu Jian's life and work.
Liu Jian could no longer tolerate his mother's harassment. In just a few words, he pushed the matter onto Autumn Wind. "Mom, it's best if you discuss the house with Autumn Wind... I'm busy at the office. If it's convenient for you, just call Autumn Wind directly..."
"Stinky boy, is this how you talk to your mother? I'm taking time out of my busy schedule to ask about your matters, and your attitude is just like Liu Zhiyuan's. Forget it, just send me Autumn Wind's number..." After hearing Liu Jian's response, Lin Yun became very angry and couldn't help but compare Liu Jian with Liu Zhiyuan.
"Alright, I'll send it to you... I'm really busy here..." Liu Jian pouted into the phone. "Okay, I'm hanging up now..."
After hanging up on Lin Yun, Liu Jian immediately called Autumn Wind.
At that moment, Autumn Wind had just finished shopping and was lying on her bed to rest, panting from exhaustion when her phone suddenly vibrated. She picked it up and saw it was Liu Jian calling.
Liu Jian gently asked about Autumn Wind's activities in the morning. After that, he informed her about Lin Yun wanting her number. "If my mom calls later and asks how you like the houses you've seen, just say you haven't found any you like. If she asks what kind you prefer, just list all the houses in Taipei and say you don't like any of them..."
"Why do we have to do that..."
"Of course, it's to prevent her from continuing to pester us..."
"Ah..." Autumn Wind replied.
Sure enough, shortly after Liu Jian hung up the phone, Lin Yun called.
Lin Yun's tone was still as arrogant as ever, and she still didn't seem to like Autumn Wind very much. She cleared her throat and got straight to the point, asking, "Did you go house hunting? Didn't find anything suitable?"
"No..."
"Well, if you were my subordinates, you would have been fired by now... What are your conditions..."
Lin Yun's tone was very cold. Autumn Wind gasped and hesitated about whether to mention what Liu Jian had instructed her.
In her hesitation, she uncontrollably blurted out a long string of words: "I don't like townhouses. I also don't like villas; living in an apartment feels messy. I don't know much about Nagoya, and I'm worried the management of a new place won't be up to par!"
Realizing that she had unconsciously answered Lin Yun, Autumn Wind's body began to tremble uncontrollably. She guessed that Lin Yun would surely be furious and scold her before hanging up, so she held her breath and quietly waited for the electronic sound of "beep beep" in response.
To her surprise, Lin Yun on the other end burst into hearty laughter. "I like people who are straightforward, unlike Liu Jian who is so wishy-washy..." Then a determined voice came through. "Okay, I will definitely find a house in Taipei that meets all your requirements for my grandchild..."
Lin Yun's tone was very firm, and in front of Autumn Wind's eyes appeared a strange image of herself transforming into Sailor Moon, raising her fist and shouting, "For my grandchild, this daunting task is entrusted to me!"
"..." Autumn Wind didn't know what to say.
In fact, Autumn Wind was well aware that someone like Lin Yun, a strong woman in the workplace, could endure listening to all of Autumn Wind's absurd and endless demands only because she was competing with Liu Zhiyuan. She must have had the phrase "love for the house extends to the crow" stuck on her forehead.
Autumn Wind had always thought that this "house" referred to Liu Jian; now she realized that it actually referred to the child she had not yet given birth to.
As for herself, she was bored wondering who "Landlord" was; "Autumn Wind" was just that crow that flew in from who knows where.
Thinking of "Autumn Wind", a wave of sadness suddenly surged within her, because the life growing inside "Autumn Wind" was something she couldn't feel at all. "Autumn Wind" remained the same as before, with no changes in diet or sleep.
She still walked in her slender high heels, enjoying her favorite Seven Mile Fragrance, wandering through the shops in "Ximen Town" and "Wufenpu" while "Liu Jian" was not home.
"Autumn Wind" knew she could never be like "Qiu Ruolan" or "Chen Shanni"; perhaps she would never be an elegant woman in this lifetime.
On the other hand, when "Liu Jian" saw a "Black Dot" during the ultrasound, he actually cried bitterly.
Thinking of this, "Autumn Wind" suddenly wanted to take another look at this “Black Dot.” She remembered that "Liu Jian" had set this image as his computer wallpaper.
So, "Autumn Wind" sprang up from the bed, walked into the study, reached out to turn on the computer, and indeed the ultrasound image appeared on the screen. That "Black Dot" slowly jumped into "Autumn Wind’s" eyes, and she couldn't help but sigh; it was truly a bizarre sight.
"Autumn Wind" extended her hand, her fingers caressing the position of that "Black Dot," but her phone on the table suddenly vibrated with a "woo woo" sound. The noise startled "Autumn Wind."
She frowned slightly, pressed her hand against her chest to calm her emotions, then picked up her phone. On the screen was an unnamed "Number."
After focusing her gaze and thinking for a moment, she recognized it as "Qiu Ruolan’s" number—specifically set up for "Autumn Wind."
Glancing at the time displayed at the bottom of the computer screen, she realized that at this hour, "Qiu Ruolan" should be recording; why was she calling?
With slow movements, "Autumn Wind" pressed the answer button.
However, what came through on the other end was not "Qiu Ruolan’s" voice but that of a lively young man. "Hello, is this Guanqing? Sister Guan?"
Hearing this voice nearly made Autumn Wind's heart stop. She tossed her phone onto the table as if it had burned her, gasping in shock.
Qiu Ruolan's phone! A young man! Calling me Guanqing!
Countless bad thoughts flooded Autumn Wind's mind, and she even heard a distant voice echoing: There’s no wall that doesn’t let the wind through!
Autumn Wind was panting heavily, her mind blank. From the phone left on the table, the young man's anxious voice came through: "Hello... why is there no sound? Hey, Guan Jie?"
Hearing the man's worried tone mixed with a hint of friendliness, Autumn Wind shakily picked up the phone again. Her heart, which had just stopped beating, revived like a train gaining momentum, starting to function again.
Autumn Wind stammered into the microphone, "Ah, ah, ah, who are you... looking for Guanqing? Who are you?"
The young voice replied, low and somewhat heavy, "Hello. I’m Huang Zihe. Li Gu asked me to contact you. He wanted me to bring you something!"
"Li Gu..." Autumn Wind fell silent. "Which Li Gu are you talking about? Is it from Jinan?"
Upon hearing the man identify himself as Huang Zihe and mention Li Gu, Autumn Wind responded cautiously. Her heart began to calm down as she slumped into her chair. With her free hand, she quickly moved the mouse and logged into the long-quiet penguin app on her desktop.
Sure enough, Li Gu's avatar lit up. After clicking on it, countless messages from Li Gu appeared before Autumn Wind's eyes. She glanced through them; they mostly concerned items she had left with him. He indeed mentioned this Huang Zihe.
This puzzled Autumn Wind; why didn’t Li Gu just call her directly? If she remembered correctly, she had given him her number.
Pouting in confusion over Li Gu's actions, Autumn Wind still sent a smiley face to him before regaining her composure and continuing to communicate with Huang Zihe. "Something? For me? Are you sure..."
Huang Zihe sensed the change in Autumn Wind's tone and sincerely told her: "Yes. My cousin repeatedly instructed me to give you the items... However, I might have to leave Taipei tomorrow night, so you may need to come pick them up yourself..."
Where do I go? Autumn Wind felt a hint of doubt in her heart. Could it be a trap? But she remembered that at this moment, Huang Zihe was using Qiu Ruolan's phone. Qiu Ruolan shouldn't be so foolish as to drag me into this, so Autumn Wind took a deep breath and said, "So... where are you now? Can I come find you?"
"Just a moment!" He moved away from the microphone for a bit. Autumn Wind vaguely sensed that there were people around Huang Zihe. He whispered slightly and then leaned back toward the phone. "I'm recording right now, but I'll have some time tonight. Come find me! I'll send you the specific time and address! Is that okay?"
At that moment, Li Gu's gray profile picture suddenly lit up. He replied with a smiley face and then showed that he was typing.
"Okay!" Autumn Wind responded, but suddenly there was a commotion on the line. Autumn Wind heard a familiar voice—Sister Shali—preparing to record!
Qiu Ruolan's distinctive voice agreed, "Alright..."
Qiu Ruolan was indeed by Huang Zihe's side!
On the other end of the phone, Huang Zihe said to Qiu Ruolan, "Sister Shali, could you send that address you just mentioned to this number?"
Qiu Ruolan cheerfully replied, "K!"
Before Autumn Wind could ask anything else, Huang Zihe hung up. Shortly after, Autumn Wind received a message on her phone with the time and address from the Qiu Ruolan app.
A huge vortex appeared above Autumn Wind, spinning until she felt dizzy. While she was disoriented, a certain radar within her activated. This radar's greatest feature was its heightened sensitivity to anything related to Qiu Ruolan.
She vaguely felt that she might be pushed into an abyss by Qiu Ruolan. A chill ran down her spine as her eyes turned toward the screen.
Glancing at the computer screen, she saw a long message from Li Gu: "Huang Zihe is my cousin, my real cousin. Coincidentally, he's going to Taipei, so I asked him to help bring it over."
Autumn Wind asked him: What is it?
He sent a smiley face: Anyway, it's your thing.
When he sent this message, he quickly followed up with another: Do you still have contact with him?
Autumn Wind asked: Who?
This time he only replied with one word: Qiu...
Autumn Wind suddenly felt blank in front of the computer, fingers paused on the keyboard, unsure of what to type.
Li Gu quickly typed a line: I'm sorry, I meant to ask him for a favor, but he returned to Taipei early, so...
Oh.
Autumn Wind heavily typed this word and then stared blankly at the screen.
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