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Autumn Wind lowered her head and stood up to see Qiu Mowen to the door.
She stood two or three meters away from him, watching Qiu Mowen smile at her from the doorway, dressed in a fitted gray suit, with slightly curled black hair and deep dimples that complemented the exquisite and intricate design of the entrance, resembling a painting hanging in the British Museum.
Autumn Wind even had the illusion that Qiu Mowen was the one living here, while she was the guest about to leave.
Suddenly, Qiu Mowen stepped forward and gently tucked a strand of hair that had fallen by Autumn Wind's ear behind it. The gesture felt somewhat ambiguous, causing Autumn Wind to instinctively take a step back.
His face paled, and his expression became extremely uncomfortable as an awkward atmosphere began to rise.
After a brief silence, he turned around and opened the door, then slightly bent at the waist towards Autumn Wind, his face immediately breaking into a handsome smile: "Is there anything I should tell your mom?" He emphasized the word "mom," as if deliberately trying to conceal something.
It was still an unfamiliar term that shot through Autumn Wind like electricity. Her hopes had already dimmed to mere embers, but this remark stirred up a strong wind once again, reigniting the flames of hope within her.
Autumn Wind boldly raised her head to meet Qiu Mowen's gaze but couldn't help biting her lip: "Let her give me a call... Also... I want to know... Am I really her biological daughter?"
Qiu Mowen visibly trembled for a moment. He closed the door and turned his body completely towards Autumn Wind. His expression suddenly relaxed as he took a step forward and gently patted Autumn Wind's shoulder: "Does it really matter?"
"It doesn't matter, but I want to know!" Autumn Wind murmured, her voice so faint that even she could barely hear it.
He sighed lightly, "In that case, I'll have her tell you personally, okay?"
Autumn Wind nodded with red eyes.
Seeing Autumn Wind's pitiful appearance, Qiu Mowen felt reluctant. He leaned in closer but couldn't help but step back again; he finally lacked the courage to approach Autumn Wind once more.
Unable to endure the torment any longer, Qiu Mowen decided to leave immediately. He opened the door and walked out without looking back, leaving behind a slightly weary silhouette for Autumn Wind.
Autumn Wind stood inside the villa, watching Qiu Mowen drive away through the gap of the door that had not been closed. Before a strong gust of wind blew in, Autumn Wind rushed to the door and shut it.
Leaning against the luxurious door, she felt her own insignificance, not in appearance, but in identity and status.
After driving around the streets for a while, Qiu Mowen finally headed towards another residence where Qiu Ruolan was hiding. He carefully observed the surrounding vehicles to prevent anyone from following him.
After several turns, Qiu Mowen parked his car in the underground parking lot of another building and walked home.
Even upon entering the building, Qiu Mowen did not go directly to his floor. Instead, he reached the top floor and then stopped three floors above before walking back home.
As soon as Qiu Mowen entered the house, Qiu Ruolan, who had been sitting on the sofa eating snacks and watching a drama, got up. With rare free time and no work to do, Qiu Ruolan planned to take a good rest.
Seeing Qiu Mowen enter out of breath, Qiu Ruolan stood up from the sofa. She put on her slippers and quickly bounced over to Qiu Mowen, saying cheerfully, "Hi, did you go to see Autumn Wind... Is she okay? Has she seen a doctor again?"
Qiu Mowen loosened his collar while changing clothes and replied, "Yeah, she's fine... How could she dare to see a doctor again..."
"Hehe... That's true; she can't hide forever!" Hearing Qiu Mowen's slightly reproachful tone, Qiu Ruolan quickly changed her tone. After sighing, she muttered to herself, "I remember Autumn Wind was in good health; how could she suddenly faint..."
Qiu Mowen glanced at Qiu Ruolan, about to speak when suddenly pain began to seep through his bones. He knew this was his body sending out danger signals.
He pressed his hand against his furrowed brow and then stepped towards the study where his painkillers and all medical records were kept—only Qiu Ruolan would not intrude there.
"I'm going to be busy in the study for a while... I hope you can give Autumn Wind a call..." said Qiu Mowen, then entered the study and gently closed the door.
Call? Call Autumn Wind? Qiu Ruolan looked at the phone on the Bar Counter with slight panic.
After hesitating several times, she finally picked up her phone and dialed Autumn Wind's Number.
When Qiu Ruolan called, Autumn Wind was struggling to dial Liu Jian's number on another phone. At first, Autumn Wind thought it was just a bad signal for Liu Jian, but later realized that his phone must be turned off, as all the apps on his device showed an offline status.
Is Liu Jian okay? Autumn Wind looked at the large villa, feeling waves of panic rising within. Being alone in such a place always stirred up feelings of unease.
Because of this, when Qiu Ruolan's call came in, it unexpectedly filled Autumn Wind with hope.
However, Autumn Wind's mood was far from the excitement she had imagined. She thought that when she answered the call, she would burst into tears and unleash all the suppressed questions and anger that had nearly consumed her.
But in reality, the moment Autumn Wind picked up the phone, the words that came out were a calm and emotionless question: "Are you okay?"
All her confusion and anger dissipated with that gentle greeting.
"Of course, I won't die for another fifty or sixty years!" Qiu Ruolan replied sharply.
Autumn Wind thought to herself that such a sharp response indicated that Qiu Ruolan still had considerable strength left.
Then she heard Qiu Ruolan continue, "What about you? I heard you fainted? Why has your body become so weak? I'm really disappointed in you!" She began to press on relentlessly.
"What do you have to be disappointed about? I can hardly believe there are people like this in the world—hiding away when something happens, leaving a mess for others to clean up while dragging others down with them. I can't imagine how bold such a person must be!" Autumn Wind retorted. "I thought I was dreaming! Is there really someone so selfish in this world?"
"Yeah, even the newspaper is shocked!" Qiu Ruolan continued to play dumb, as if they were discussing some gossip unrelated to them. "Is that girl really your biological daughter?"
Autumn Wind's heart skipped a beat; she didn't expect Qiu Ruolan to bring this up with such a cheerful tone.
Autumn Wind paused for a few seconds. "I want to know too! That girl is so shy and cute, elegant and proper—how could she possibly be my biological daughter?"
"Exactly! She definitely wasn't born after a pregnancy in October; otherwise, how could that person be so heartless as to hide away when something happened? People like that deserve to be punished!" It was hard to imagine what kind of feelings Qiu Ruolan had while saying such harsh words on the other end of the line.
But for Qiu Ruolan, what seemed like a venomous remark was actually a conclusion reached after countless thoughts. The fact was indeed true; Autumn Wind was not born from her pregnancy with October.
Her words shattered Autumn Wind's seemingly unbreakable heart. "But it can't be like that. Maybe she has her own difficulties! Right?"
She sighed heavily, her tone devoid of any playfulness, becoming serious instead. "Do you really think so? No matter what, the fact remains that she raised her."
She paused for a few seconds, her breathing rhythmically coming through the microphone. "I just wonder if the girl feels that person has always loved her?"
"Of course she does! Always! How could you doubt that? Would that woman not love the child she raised..." Before Autumn Wind could finish, tears began to stream down her face, and on the other end of the line, crying could also be heard.
This was the second time Autumn Wind had heard Qiu Ruolan cry; the last time was at Grandma's funeral.
In fact, many things were not as serious as Autumn Wind thought. Many things she believed to be important ultimately could not escape the erosion of time. After some time had passed, even if they erupted, they would only be like fleeting fireworks in the air for a few seconds.
Once the tears flowed, Autumn Wind suddenly began to feel relaxed. Secrets, gossip, conspiracies—all of it suddenly vanished from her heart.
It felt like when she first arrived in Taiwan and decided to let go of her fearful heart.
When she first arrived in Taiwan, Qiu Ruolan would always have some serious scientific theories to "intimidate" her. She would recite a series of chilling scientific "truths": spring breezes mixed with hundreds of thousands of whooping cough bacteria; barbershops hiding tens of thousands of baldness bacteria; scabies mites swarming on the handles of public transport; raw fish and grilled pork and beef harboring larvae of tapeworms, liver flukes, and various eggs; even walking barefoot on broken glass could lead to shards wandering inside the body, piercing the eyeballs and causing blindness.
These were originally words from Dazai Osamu's No Longer Human where the author mocked himself, but in Qiu Ruolan's mouth, they became truths to prevent Autumn Wind from wandering around recklessly.
Until one day, Autumn Wind went to a barbershop at the end of an alley and chatted with the owner for an entire afternoon. As a result, she was still lively and well the next day.
Thus, Qiu Ruolan's theories were completely debunked in Autumn Wind's eyes—what was called truth was not so terrifying after all.
To this day, Autumn Wind's fear of this world stemmed from not daring to confront her own identity.
It is as if those who blindly worship "science" always harbor an inexplicable fear of this world. From a scientific perspective, there are indeed countless bacteria swirling in the air.
However, as long as we ignore their existence, they have nothing to do with us.
This is essentially the nature of secrets in the entertainment industry.
When scandals and news arise, two celebrities may argue, and the opinions of Producer and the host may differ, just like any ordinary people.
If someone with a "magnifying glass searching for sesame seeds" hears about it, it can evolve into a complicated piece of news; if you ignore its occurrence, it ultimately becomes an unavoidable detail in life.
Compared to Autumn Wind's calm demeanor, Qiu Ruolan appears less at ease. She needs to quickly manage her image crisis through Public Relations.
In fact, the night before the news broke on AG Daily, Qiu Ruolan had already received information that Autumn Wind's identity was about to be exposed.
The information was revealed by Qiu Ruolan's ex-husband, Wang Ling.
Wang Ling is the president of Fruit Daily and a leading businessman in Taiwan, as well as the father of Wang Jiaru.
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