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Qiu Hai, dressed in a finely tailored Armani suit, pushed open the door to the Lounge and walked in.
He strolled over to the sofa, his gaze sweeping over the faces of Autumn Wind and Qiu Ruolan in turn. Then he loosened his tie slightly and said with a hint of self-deprecation, "Oh, it seems I'm really not welcome here!"
Autumn Wind's face showed no expression as she turned her stiff neck and tilted her head to one side.
She did not deny Qiu Hai's handsomeness, nor did she deny the charming aura he exuded. She also did not deny that he, like Qiu Mowen, belonged to the type of mature men she liked. However, upon seeing Qiu Hai, a wave of nausea would always surge uncontrollably within her.
That strange feeling filled her chest and coiled in her mouth, making her feel like she wanted to vomit at any moment.
Qiu Ruolan glanced at Autumn Wind, choosing to ignore Qiu Hai. She also turned her face away in tacit agreement.
Seeing that Autumn Wind and Qiu Ruolan had chosen to ignore him, Qiu Hai raised his eyebrows helplessly. He shoved his hands into his pockets and let out a heavy sigh. "Ugh, I really am terrible... Then I won't disturb you two ladies..."
He took a step toward the door but paused again before taking another step. He raised his index finger and tapped it on his forehead. "Haha, almost forgot! The Board of Directors meeting is in fifty minutes on the fifty-fourth floor. Sister Sally can join too..."
Noticing that Autumn Wind and Qiu Ruolan still showed no reaction, Qiu Hai muttered to himself, "Ah, it seems I left some documents in my office. I'll take my leave then... waiting quietly for your arrival!"
"Hmph..." This time, both Qiu Ruolan and Autumn Wind finally made some noise—an unintentional sound of mockery.
Qiu Hai's face turned red instantly as he lightly lifted his feet and walked out of the Lounge.
"Hey..." Autumn Wind and Qiu Ruolan once again sighed in unison, almost simultaneously sitting up from the sofa.
They exchanged glances and said together, "Let's go to the fifty-third floor!"
Realizing they had spoken the same phrase at the same time, Autumn Wind and Qiu Ruolan bit their lower lips.
An infinite silence spread once more as both were unaccustomed to this sudden rapport.
Qiu Ruolan picked up her bag containing the Makeup Case. Before Autumn Wind could move, she walked to the door first. With her hand on the doorknob, she turned around and smiled sweetly at Autumn Wind. "Let's go; we don't want to be late!"
"Mm!" Autumn Wind agreed, quickly walking toward the door. The level of understanding she had just shared with Qiu Ruolan suddenly made her feel breathless. She lowered her head to avoid any further contact with Qiu Ruolan.
The corridor was quiet, except for the rhythmic "tap tap" of their high heels on the floor, with no other sounds.
Standing by the elevator, Qiu Ruolan pressed the button.
Autumn Wind continued to stand behind Qiu Ruolan with her head down, maintaining the humble demeanor of an assistant, which displeased Qiu Ruolan. "Hey, Autumn Wind, you are now the Second Largest Shareholder of HK. Do you really need to be so submissive?"
She walked around to Autumn Wind's side and patted her back. "Straighten up... and your butt! Stick it out a bit!" She flicked Autumn Wind's backside with her hand.
"Ouch! Don't touch me! That hurts..." Autumn Wind exclaimed loudly.
"Hurt? What are you talking about? You're embarrassing yourself! Lift your head! Be proud, do you understand? Proud!" Qiu Ruolan's eyes were fixed on Autumn Wind's face.
Autumn Wind knew she wasn't meant to be the bossy one, but to prevent Qiu Ruolan from continuing, she obediently lifted her head.
As she did so, the elevator doors opened.
With the doors sliding apart, the ease that Autumn Wind had just felt vanished in an instant, and her heart stopped beating as she stared at the open elevator.
Inside stood Liu Jian and his son Liu Zhiyuan, both impeccably dressed in suits.
As Autumn Wind looked into the elevator, Liu Jian also raised his head to look outside.
Their eyes met, and tears immediately welled up in Liu Jian's eyes.
Autumn Wind put on a calm facade, slightly nodding at Liu Zhiyuan as she stepped into the elevator.
Qiu Ruolan had been about to comment on Autumn Wind's sudden stiffness when she followed Autumn Wind's gaze and saw Liu Jian inside. Instantly, a look of indignation appeared on Qiu Ruolan's face.
She actually looked down on taking the same elevator as Liu Jian, but Autumn Wind had already stepped in, so she couldn't say anything and followed him into the elevator.
As the elevator ascended, the atmosphere in the narrow space grew increasingly tense.
Liu Jian shifted closer to Autumn Wind, his Adam's apple visibly bobbing, yet he remained silent for a long while.
Autumn Wind lowered her head, and the bright mirrored walls of the elevator reflected Liu Jian's slightly flushed face.
After a few days apart, Liu Jian had lost quite a bit of weight. He really wanted to say something, his hands clenched into fists. "Are you okay?"
Autumn Wind tried hard to calm herself, adopting the demeanor one might expect after amnesia. She forced a faint smile and nodded gently. "Mm..."
Just as she spoke, Qiu Ruolan let out a harsh cough. "Cough cough..."
This left Liu Jian awkwardly silent.
Autumn Wind found it difficult to focus; every time she looked at Liu Jian, she couldn't help but think of the scene in the corner where he was entwined with Jolie. Her mind felt like a computer that had crashed.
The elevator dinged and came to a stop.
When the doors opened again, Autumn Wind thought they had reached the fifty-fourth floor, but upon looking up at the floor indicator, it was only the fortieth.
The elevator doors opened to reveal Qiu Hai standing outside with a stack of documents.
The moment she saw Qiu Hai, Autumn Wind's mind went off like an explosion; she finally remembered that Jolie was Qiu Hai's sister.
Her body stiffened as she ignored Liu Jian's burning gaze. Cold sweat broke out on her back, and her hands trembled uncontrollably.
The space was filled with Liu Zhiyuan's enthusiastic voice as he tightly grasped Qiu Hai's hand. "Ah, it's you, Qiu! Long time no see!"
"Yes!" Qiu Hai stepped in and stood beside Liu Zhiyuan, the two warmly shaking hands and embracing.
Due to Qiu Hai's arrival, Liu Jian was nudged a bit, causing his body to lean toward Autumn Wind, and his hand accidentally brushed against Autumn Wind's arm.
Autumn Wind, already feeling a bit flustered, stiffened slightly at the contact from Liu Jian.
Liu Jian looked up, hoping to make eye contact with Autumn Wind, but was met instead with Qiu Ruolan's cold, piercing gaze.
Liu Zhiyuan's enthusiastic voice rang out again as he pointed to Liu Jian, "Let me introduce you; this is my son—Liu Jian!"
Qiu Hai raised an eyebrow and said with a half-smile, "I know him; I've known Jaes for a long time."
"You know each other?" Liu Zhiyuan asked in surprise.
Liu Jian's gaze had been fixed on Autumn Wind, but upon hearing Liu Zhiyuan mention him, he slowly turned around.
When he realized there was an extra person in the elevator and that person was Qiu Hai, his flushed face turned pale instantly, a sense of foreboding rising within him.
Qiu Hai's face was as pale as a model on a flat piece of paper, with a slight flush that made it unclear whether he was drunk or shy.
He glanced at the trembling Autumn Wind.
Autumn Wind felt as if Qiu Hai was smiling at her from the corner of her vision; that smile oddly resembled Qiu Mowen's.
This kind of smile made Autumn Wind feel as if a heavy stone was pressing down on her chest, making it hard to breathe.
Her head spun, her eyes felt swollen, and her legs grew weak; her whole body felt like it wanted to collapse. To steady herself, Autumn Wind instinctively reached out her hand into the air but ended up grabbing Qiu Ruolan's arm instead.
Qiu Ruolan was glaring angrily at Liu Jian and hadn't noticed Autumn Wind's change. When Autumn Wind's cold hand touched her arm, she jumped back as if pricked by a needle.
Quickly shifting attention to Autumn Wind, beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, and her eyes occasionally rolled back—something was about to happen!
Qiu Ruolan stretched out her arms, pushing Autumn Wind under her armpit and forcefully squeezing her to the side of the elevator.
The hot body made contact with the cold, desolate elevator wall, causing Autumn Wind to instinctively shrink back and suddenly wake up. She supported her forehead with her hand, gasping for breath.
Qiu Ruolan's movements were not large, but they still caught the attention of the other three.
"Sister Qiu, what's wrong?" This was Qiu Hai's voice.
"It's nothing, I might just be a bit dizzy after being in this elevator for so long!" Qiu Ruolan's eyes glanced sideways at Liu Jian while pressing down hard on Autumn Wind's wrist.
"Oh, I see. We have a dance party arranged for tonight; it seems Sister Qiu won't be able to attend!"
"I'm just a little dizzy; I'll be fine once we get out of the elevator. The stuffy atmosphere here is making me feel nauseous... Don't mention Autumn Wind; even I feel like throwing up!" Qiu Ruolan had no intention of answering Qiu Hai's words, snorting disdainfully and glaring at Liu Jian.
Autumn Wind gently pushed away Qiu Ruolan's hand that was pressing on her wrist, signaling for her to stop talking.
In fact, Autumn Wind completely agreed with Qiu Ruolan's words; she could clearly feel that the space they were in was nothing less than a moving coffin leading to an 18-level hell.
The elevator finally reached the fifty-fourth floor. As the doors opened, Liu Zhiyuan and Qiu Hai simultaneously gestured for Autumn Wind and Qiu Ruolan to exit.
Autumn Wind still felt a bit weak, her eyes red. Before she could react, Qiu Ruolan linked arms with her and pulled her out of the elevator.
Although she was pulled out by Qiu Ruolan, as soon as she left that cramped space, Autumn Wind felt a sense of "finally being liberated." She let out a long sigh and lifted her head.
However, the feeling of "liberation" was instantly shattered by the person who appeared before her—Jolie, dressed in elegant attire and radiating charm, stood right in front of her.
Jolie had not expected Autumn Wind to suddenly appear before her; her radiant face suddenly turned gloomy.
But the gloom lasted less than a second, fleeting away as Jolie chose to directly ignore Autumn Wind.
She brushed past Qiu Hai and Liu Zhiyuan, who were standing behind Autumn Wind, slightly tugging at her long skirt as she pounced onto Liu Jian. "Hey, jaes, you finally made it!"
Liu Zhiyuan's eyebrows twitched slightly. He glanced sideways at Jolie and then exchanged a look with Qiu Hai, both filled with confusion.
Unexpectedly, Qiu Hai didn't even spare Jolie a glance and instead put on a cold expression.
Liu Jian pushed Jolie away in disgust. "Sister Qiu, please have some self-respect!"
All of their reactions were noted by Autumn Wind, and her mind quickly became alert, responding to the situation.
Quickly pulling herself out of her shock, she took the initiative to link arms with Qiu Ruolan and walked towards the conference room along the signs.
Just as she and Qiu Ruolan chose their seats, Qiu Hai plopped down right next to her.
Hmm, isn't Jolie his sister? Why was there no interaction between the siblings just now?
"Qiu Hai, Jolie is actually your sister! What a small world!" As Autumn Wind pondered this, Qiu Ruolan spoke up first.
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