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At the press conference, Qiu Ruolan and Liu Jian's strange behavior made Autumn Wind believe that Qiu Mowen was in trouble.
She sat dumbfounded on the sofa, waiting for Liu Jian to return.
But that night, Liu Jian came back much later than usual, and he was drunk.
He was brought back by Liu Zhiyuan's driver, who hung his head in a humble manner. Autumn Wind invited him to come in and sit down. The driver glanced at her with a humble expression but showed no intention of stepping inside.
After confirming that Liu Jian did not need him, he bowed to Autumn Wind and hurriedly left.
Outside, the fountain began to create various dazzling shapes again, with water splashing under the neon lights, casting brilliant reflections. As soon as Liu Jian entered, he rushed into the toilet and leaned over the toilet bowl, starting to vomit heavily.
Autumn Wind moved a chair and sat in front of him. He looked up at her slightly, revealing a silly smile. His mouth trembled for a moment without making a sound before he buried his head again: "Ah! Oh!"
It was as if he were the one pregnant, not Autumn Wind.
Liu Jian had a complex smell about him; red wine, white wine, and grape wine mixed with perfume created an odd scent that had a strange power to evoke a particularly nauseating reaction from Autumn Wind.
Suddenly, Autumn Wind's mind short-circuited, and she took a deep sniff. The mixture of scents entered her stomach and quickly churned, eventually rising up.
Autumn Wind suddenly noticed a strange pattern embroidered on Liu Jian's collar. She reached out to touch it and found it very smooth.
As she pondered what the pattern might be, her throat suddenly felt hot, and then it spiraled out of control as she began to vomit uncontrollably.
Strange patterns instantly appeared on Liu Jian's white shirt and her own clothes.
Autumn Wind quickly jumped up from the chair and made a hasty exit from the scene.
Of course, she started counting down in her mind for Liu Jian's explosion: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... Liu Jian was about to erupt; however, even after Autumn Wind changed her clothes, she did not hear his scream.
Autumn Wind cautiously peeked out and found Liu Jian sleeping soundly on the toilet.
Autumn Wind exerted all her strength to pull Liu Jian into the living room, where he lay sprawled on the carpet.
Autumn Wind looked for a towel to wipe Liu Jian, but as she got closer and saw the mess on his clothes, her stomach churned again.
She ran to the toilet and vomited heavily. After catching her breath, Autumn Wind decided to keep her distance from Liu Jian. Pinching her nose, she randomly wiped Liu Jian's face with the towel and tossed it onto the sink.
The smell of vomit was overwhelming, so Autumn Wind retreated to the bedroom and closed the door, barely able to escape the stench.
Sitting on the bed, Autumn Wind suddenly remembered Qiu Ruolan's press conference earlier and felt a strong urge to ask Qiu Ruolan what was going on.
She picked up her phone and slowly dialed Qiu Ruolan's number, but it rang continuously without anyone answering.
Autumn Wind put down her phone, waiting for Qiu Ruolan to call back, but half an hour passed with no sign of a response.
What is happening? Autumn Wind murmured while holding her phone.
Qiu Ruolan's phone was the only way to contact her. Every time Autumn Wind called, Qiu Ruolan would always answer immediately. Even if she had turned off her phone during filming, she would turn it back on right after and call back!
What could be going on?
...
Liu Jian finally regained consciousness as dawn broke.
He started taking a shower, washing his body and changing clothes. Realizing that Autumn Wind was asleep, he gently pushed open the door and cautiously climbed into bed.
Liu Jian held his breath, not daring to make a sound. However, when his arm brushed against Autumn Wind's body, she suddenly spoke: "Why didn't Ervin show up at the press conference?"
Autumn Wind realized she hadn't fallen asleep, Liu Jian thought, as Autumn Wind's voice had come too suddenly, causing Liu Jian's arm to tremble noticeably.
After the tremor, Liu Jian did not respond to Autumn Wind.
There was still a hint of alcohol on Liu Jian, which made Autumn Wind feel uncomfortable; she pinched her nose.
Waiting for Liu Jian's response, seeing that he remained silent, Autumn Wind continued to press, "Has something happened to him?" Her voice sounded strange due to her pinching her nose.
At that moment, Liu Jian let out a soft sound as if he were half-asleep.
Autumn Wind knew that Liu Jian was pretending to be asleep, but she chose not to press further. His silence had already confirmed that Qiu Mowen must have encountered some trouble.
As time passed, Autumn Wind tossed and turned, unable to sleep. As dawn approached, her feelings of unease intensified.
She sensed a faintly melancholic anxiety and could no longer endure the torment. After the clock in the hall struck eight, Autumn Wind sat up in bed.
Sunlight streamed through the curtains, yet the room remained dim. At that moment, Liu Jian was still sound asleep.
Autumn Wind picked up her phone from the bedside and walked out of the room.
Leaning on the sofa, she quickly scrolled through the morning news on her phone. Her intuition told her that something related to her would happen today.
Sure enough, Autumn Wind found news about Qiu Ruolan: “Qiu Ruolan Loses Temper at Press Conference; Qiu Mowen Attends Autumn Wind’s Wedding.”
The gist of the news was that Qiu Mowen's appearance at Autumn Wind's wedding implied a connection between Autumn Wind and Qiu Ruolan.
The accompanying photo was clearly taken when Qiu Mowen handed Autumn Wind's hand to Liu Jian. Despite this, it captured Qiu Mowen's face vividly.
The light was somewhat blinding; Qiu Mowen looked very pale while Autumn Wind, with her head down, held onto his arm. In front of them stood an excited Liu Jian, whose face was only partially visible. Although still charming, there was always a sense that something was missing.
The content of the message did not shock Autumn Wind. It was like an old man lightly scratching Autumn Wind's back; it didn't itch, so it naturally didn't hurt, but somehow, this lack of pain and itchiness led to bleeding.
Who took this photo? Autumn Wind was stunned. She quickly got up and rushed toward the bedroom. Didn't everyone have to hand in their cameras and phones? How could such a photo appear...
As she ran toward the bedroom, Autumn Wind continued to think.
Since there weren't many people attending the wedding, the photo must have been taken by someone sitting to her left. Who was sitting to her left? Wang Shaowu, Aunt Yue, Yao Lizhen, and then there was Yu. Each person's face appeared sequentially in front of Autumn Wind.
Slowly, a face floated from far to near in Autumn Wind's mind. How could it be her?
Autumn Wind stopped at the bedroom door. Her hand touched the door, trembling slightly. She confirmed who the real photographer was.
That's right, it was Yu. Thinking back to her expression at that time, the answer became clear.
Excluding her, the other three had already known about Autumn Wind's relationship with Qiu Ruolan in real life; they wouldn't need to wait until now to betray Autumn Wind.
Autumn Wind suppressed her excitement. It was an impulse that felt like being crushed and bitten apart. It was a surge of heat rushing through her heart; it felt like a hibiscus flower planted in her soul being trampled once again. It was a time bomb tied to Autumn Wind's heart that could explode at any moment.
What friends? What support? Everything was a lie.
The most terrifying thing in the world is when an arrow hits your back, but the arrowhead is ahead of you. Autumn Wind swallowed hard, unable to imagine that it was Yu who shot her from behind.
Autumn Wind pressed her hand against her chest and walked back to the sofa before dialing Yu's number.
After ringing countless times, the call finally connected, and Yu's voice came through lightly.
Autumn Wind paused for a moment, carefully looked at the screen, and confirmed that she hadn't dialed incorrectly: "Where are you?"
"Household Registration Office!"
“Household Registration Office? What’s that for?!”
“Divorce!” Fish quickly answered.
Autumn Wind was completely stunned, divorce? What does that mean? Fish seemed to hear Autumn Wind's thoughts and emphasized again in a firmer tone, “That’s right, you heard me correctly, it’s divorce… Oke belongs to me, I’m taking him to America to find Leo, Oke is his child…”
Then she spoke in an extremely calm tone, briefly and without revealing too much, telling Autumn Wind the entire story related to Leo. “Are you feeling shocked?”
Yes, Autumn Wind was indeed a bit shocked.
The recent news regarding Qiu Ruolan paled in comparison to the shock this news brought to Autumn Wind.
Although there had been a slight illusion when Leo arrived, when Fish calmly told Autumn Wind about this matter, Autumn Wind felt as if their insides had shattered completely.
Fish paused for a moment, not allowing Autumn Wind to speak, and then she removed the metaphorical ticking bomb that had been tied to Autumn Wind. “You want to ask about the photo, right? That’s right, I took the photo! Just now, Autumn Wind’s story was compensation for the photo. Isn’t that a good deal?”
She took a deep breath and paused again. Following her deep breath, Autumn Wind’s heart also stopped for a few seconds. Fish must be smiling; how should this be exchanged? Yes, she must be smiling, Autumn Wind thought to themselves. “You… did you run into some trouble?”
“Trouble? No… but it definitely wasn’t sent by me to the reporters! I swear!” Fish added, starting to talk to herself a bit. “I didn’t expect it; I thought my divorce would make the front page. Now that old man doesn’t have to worry!”
“Then who is it? You’re not going to tell Autumn Wind that the phone sent the message by itself!”
Her breathing was heavy as she pondered how to answer Autumn Wind's question. Finally, she spoke: “Uh, I don’t know!”
“How could you not know? You took the photo! The photo is on your phone! How could you not know? If it’s not you, then who is it?”
Yet she still answered Autumn Wind briefly, “I don’t know!”
Then she began to change the subject. At this point, Autumn Wind finally realized she was sitting in a car; she slammed the car door loudly. “This car belongs to me now!”
Autumn Wind was completely disappointed with Fish, and couldn't help but start sobbing. At that moment, Autumn Wind's mind paused for a few seconds.
But soon realizing that such a noisy Fish was now in this state, it seemed that the divorce had truly hit her hard. Autumn Wind took a moment to collect herself and then said, "Um, I have Leo's new address here. Should I send it to you?"
The conversation fell completely silent. Fish covered the phone with her hand, and after a moment of silence, she finally spoke up.
Fish was ultimately an impatient woman, and she finally cried out loud. Her voice, mixed with sobs, came through the receiver: "I'm sorry, Autumn Wind... I was just curious about everything..."
Autumn Wind could vaguely see Fish's nearly broken face and intended to offer some comforting words when Fish's sorrowful voice came through again.
"It was Jaes; he took my phone!!"
"What? Liu Jian? What happened..." Autumn Wind felt a bit confused, as if walking into a directionless maze. Autumn Wind continued to ask questions, but the phone line only returned the sound of a dial tone; Fish had hung up.
When trying to call back, a voice reminded Autumn Wind that her phone was turned off.
Autumn Wind's body froze slightly. Liu Jian? How could it be Liu Jian?
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