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Ah, that person is not Xiao Yuan!
Autumn Wind clearly saw the appearance of the man beside Wang Jiaru and was genuinely shocked.
“Daddy, this is A Lin…” Wang Jiaru concluded.
A Lin had the typical look of a working professional. He bowed respectfully to Wang Ling and handed over a gift. Autumn Wind glanced sideways; it was a bottle of red wine from 1987.
Clearly, Wang Ling was also taken aback. He did not expect the man brought by Wang Jiaru to be A Lin. “Ah, ha, sit!” he stammered a bit.
Wang Jiaru turned her head and saw Qiu Ruolan and her son standing on her father's left side. Her expression suddenly changed. “Why are they here?” Her tone was stiff and ungracious.
“Jiaru, how can you be so rude to Aunt Qiu!” Wang Ling pretended to be angry.
Wang Jiaru snorted through her nose, turned her head to look into the distance. “I came here to discuss my wedding dress; how could outsiders be present!”
“How can Aunt Qiu be considered an outsider? If you continue to be so rude, Daddy will get angry!” Wang Ling's words carried an undeniable seriousness.
“Fine!” Wang Jiaru turned her head and looked at Qiu Ruolan. “Hello, Aunt Qiu!” She had been linking arms with A Lin, and when she greeted Qiu Ruolan, A Lin followed suit.
“That’s more like it!” Wang Ling gestured for everyone to sit down.
Unexpectedly, Wang Jiaru remained relentless. “I can tolerate her being here!” She pointed at Qiu Ruolan. “But why is she here?” Turning to Autumn Wind, her tone became fierce as she stepped forward, her long nails poking directly at Autumn Wind's nose.
Wang Ling did not expect Wang Jiaru to act so out of line; his face flushed red, speechless.
Autumn Wind, however, burst into laughter. She raised her hand and gently pushed away Wang Jiaru's hand. “I thought something serious was happening! I don’t even know why I’m here!” She stood up, glanced at A Lin, then focused on the corners of Wang Jiaru's eyes covered by thick eyelashes and exaggeratedly sighed, “I thought you were going to discuss marriage with Xiao Yuan today? After dating for so many years, I didn’t expect the one getting married would be someone else!”
She leaned in close to Wang Jiaru and exaggeratedly shouted, “Oh my, where is the romance in that? Clearly, it’s an illicit love affair! After all these years of extramarital relations, you finally realize true love is Mr. A Lin? Aren’t you moving a bit too slowly?”
With that, she left her seat. “Uncle Wang, I’m not feeling well today; I think I need to go home!”
Without looking at anyone else, she walked straight out of the banquet hall. In her heart, Autumn Wind felt pleased; this was the most splendid battle she had fought against those women who had made things difficult for her.
Striding confidently towards the courtyard door, she suddenly became worried; she had come in the same car as Qiu Ruolan. How would she leave?
No turning back, no calling for help, maintain your pride.
In the distance, a car slowly approached. When Autumn Wind recognized that it was driven by Uncle Liu, she almost jumped up. The car screeched to a stop in front of her. "Sister, get in!"
"Uncle Liu, you are truly my lucky star! Did you sense my call?" As soon as Autumn Wind settled in, she playfully remarked.
Since starting work at Autumn Wind Villa, Uncle Liu had never seen her this happy. So he followed Autumn Wind's tone and joked in a deep voice, "Yes, I knew Sister was cheering for me, and I appeared just like that!"
"Haha!"
Autumn Wind's cheerful laughter floated out of the car window as they drove.
However, when the car entered the Villa Area, Autumn Wind suddenly thought of Qiu Ruolan. After she left, would Wang Jiaru make things difficult for her?
It shouldn't be a problem; there's Wang Ling, right? Autumn Wind pressed her hand against her chest, trying to self-hypnotize.
Fish hadn't left; Ahe was holding Oke, and the three were playing happily in the living room. If one didn't know the backstory, they would think this was a harmonious family. When Autumn Wind walked in, Fish stood up from the sofa. She glanced at Autumn Wind and immediately knew something good must have happened to her. "Why are you so happy?"
Prompted by Fish's question, Autumn Wind couldn't help but burst into laughter again. She pulled Fish closer and whispered in her ear about what had just happened.
But Fish didn't seem as happy as Autumn Wind. Her focus was always on gossip. "What about this! Wang Jiaru is getting married, and the bridegroom is not Xiao Yuan!"
"Hey, can you focus on the most important part? Don't you think I'm particularly proud today?" Autumn Wind pouted slightly, playfully complaining.
"Yes, yes, yes! Your performance today is amazing! But I'm still more interested in the matter of Wang Jiaru and Xiao Yuan!" Fish crossed her arms and continued.
Autumn Wind waved her arm dismissively. "Forget it; I won't talk to you anymore!" With that, she stomped upstairs to change clothes. The clothes of Qiu Ruolan were too tight for her; she really wasn't used to that clingy feeling.
As soon as she entered her room, she heard a car horn outside. It was Qiu Hai's car; now Autumn Wind could recognize it just by the sound.
Walking to the window, indeed it was Qiu Hai's car parked in front of her door. The passenger door opened—specifically, the passenger side door—but coming out was not Qiu Hai, but rather Liu Jian!
What was going on? Autumn Wind took out her binoculars to look at the car. Qiu Hai was sitting inside while at that moment, Liu Jian was striding toward her house. Qiu Hai sat quietly in the car with no expression on his face. What was happening? Did Qiu Hai drop off Liu Jian at her doorstep?
Fish hurried upstairs while holding Oke, and forcefully pushed open Autumn Wind's door. "It's bad, it's bad, Liu Jian has come!" If it weren't for holding Oke, she would probably be gesturing wildly.
Autumn Wind bit her lip to keep calm, took a deep breath, turned around and headed downstairs. Just as she reached the stairs, she turned to Fish and said, "Oke should go to sleep now, you don't need to come down!" Autumn Wind was worried that Fish might act impulsively.
Ah Wei and Ahe had regained their composure, standing on the stairs. When they saw Autumn Wind coming down, they puffed out their chests. Uncle Liu guided Liu Jian into the living room, and Sister Liu quickly brought in tea.
Liu Jian looked at Autumn Wind, slowing his steps. He swallowed hard and said, "He brought me here!" Now, Liu Jian didn't know how to refer to the person hiding inside Qiu Hai's body—Qiu Mowen—so he could only use "he."
Autumn Wind nodded slightly. "Why isn't he coming in?" She began to feel uneasy, vaguely sensing that something was about to happen.
"He... he... he can't come in!" Liu Jian stammered.
Can't come in? Autumn Wind's heart suddenly raced. Shouldn't her ex-boyfriend step up when her current boyfriend arrives? Just like before! How could he send Liu Jian to my house? What is going on? Suppressing her confusion, she nodded lightly and sat down on the sofa, signaling for Liu Jian to sit as well.
"Do you have something to say?" Autumn Wind asked softly.
"No!" Liu Jian immediately replied without hesitation but then lowered his head sheepishly. "I just wanted to know about your visit to the police station today!" After Autumn Wind left the police station, he arrived there as a lawyer. According to Chen Guoliang's words, he knew that Qiu Feng had abandoned all his matters, including Qiu Mowen's death and pushing Autumn Wind off the cliff. So he was very curious about what exactly happened during Autumn Wind's visit.
"Nothing much! Has there been any progress in the case?" Autumn Wind countered.
"Yes!" He blurted out without hesitation but then fell silent. "Actually, it's nothing much; it's just that Phoebe's custody is likely going to Xiao Yuan..."
As soon as Phoebe was mentioned, Autumn Wind sighed deeply. She knew that her future days would no longer be like before with Phoebe. "You knew about Xiao Yuan and Wang Jiaru a long time ago, right?"
Liu Jian thought Autumn Wind would talk about Phoebe but was surprised when she brought up Xiao Yuan and Wang Jiaru instead. He nodded gently. "Yeah, I noticed during Jolie's incident! It was when I first had a disagreement with Qiu Feng... she was actually quite pitiful!"
Liu Jian wanted to say a few good words for Qiu Feng but suddenly realized that compared to Xiao Yuan, he didn't seem much better off!
"Wang Jiaru is getting married, but the groom isn't Xiao Yuan..." Autumn Wind continued from Liu Jian's words. As soon as she spoke, she realized they were sharing too much information and quickly changed the subject. "Oh, why isn't Qiu Hai coming in?"
"He..." Liu Jian didn't know how to respond. He couldn't say that Qiu Hai was Qiu Mowen; that would be giving himself a second chance!
Seeing Liu Jian hesitate a bit, Autumn Wind became convinced that something was amiss and casually said, "I saw an old photo of Qiu Hai at Wang Jiaru's place today; he seems different from before. Well, that's not surprising; today's Qiu Hai is different from yesterday's, let alone from before!" She mustered her courage and stared at Liu Jian, trying to find a clue in his subtle changes.
Liu Jian's dodge was accompanied by a dismissive laugh, "You're overthinking it. He hasn't changed at all!"
"Do you know him well?" Autumn Wind had to admit that compared to Qiu Hai and Qiu Mowen, Liu Jian was indeed too young. Even though he was deliberately hiding his denial, there was still a hint of childishness that emanated from him.
Under Autumn Wind's questioning, Liu Jian panicked, "No, I mean, he is just like the Qiu Hai I know!"
The sound of a car locking came from outside, and both Autumn Wind and Liu Jian looked over in unison. Qiu Hai walked in casually, holding the car keys in his left hand.
Autumn Wind stared at Qiu Hai without blinking. As he fiddled with the car keys, a flash of realization struck: the Qiu Hai before him was left-handed! But the Qiu Hai in the photo clearly used his right hand to hold chopsticks!
Autumn Wind pondered carefully; such a difficult action as picking up beans would definitely be done with the hand he was most accustomed to. That's right, the Qiu Hai in the photo used his right hand...
From the first time he met Qiu Hai, he had been using his left hand, and the other person who also used his left hand was—Qiu Mowen!
Leo's words echoed in Autumn Wind's mind: he really looks so much like Qiu Mowen!
At that moment, Autumn Wind wished he could find a crack in the ground to hide in!
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