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Autumn Wind nervously took the two pieces of paper and looked up at Qiu Feng.
Qiu Feng had a serious expression, her voice filled with determination as she said, "Here, this is the IOU I wrote for you, along with the rent arrears!"
Hearing Qiu Feng say this, Autumn Wind lowered her head again, her gaze fixed on Qiu Feng's hands. They trembled slightly; although still slender, they appeared pale, and the knuckles protruded grotesquely, resembling the hands of an old woman.
Autumn Wind shifted her gaze from the hands back to her face, only to find her expressionless, as if she was holding back something. Seeing her like this nearly made Autumn Wind cry.
Fearing that Qiu Feng would notice her emotions, Autumn Wind quickly turned her head away. She took a deep breath and pressed her hand against her chest. After a few seconds, her mood calmed down.
The sight of Qiu Feng suppressing her emotions was heart-wrenching. Autumn Wind knew that her feelings were on the verge of overflowing. Why didn’t Qiu Feng let out some of her stress?
Thus, Autumn Wind decided to make a joke.
With that thought in mind, Autumn Wind straightened several sheets of paper and put on a serious demeanor as she said in a tone colder than a Beijing winter, "Alright, I must carefully check if there’s anything missing!"
Qiu Feng’s pupils instantly widened as if she had seen a ghost. She couldn’t believe these words were coming from Autumn Wind. Qiu Feng stared wide-eyed in panic, like seeing Godzilla in the Han River. Her body leaned slightly, and her shoulders trembled up and down as she took another deep breath, repeatedly confirming whether the person in front of her was really Autumn Wind.
In the end, she sat up straight against the sofa. She was completely overwhelmed; she didn’t want to believe or dare to accept that Autumn Wind had become so heartless. It felt as if her heart had shattered like glass struck by a heavy hammer.
Seeing her so tense, Autumn Wind crossed her legs and continued to pretend to study the handwritten papers seriously. "It seems you didn’t leave your fingerprint! How can this prove you wrote it?"
Qiu Feng’s eyes fell again; her arms resting on the sofa became flustered. She slowly stood up and said, "Yes, I didn’t leave a fingerprint! I’ll go get one!"
The sadness that had clung to her began to spread like mist and quickly approached Autumn Wind. Finally unable to bear it any longer, Autumn Wind threw the papers onto the sofa and burst into laughter.
Qiu Feng froze for a moment before realizing it was all just a prank by Autumn Wind. She angrily shook her arm and grabbed Autumn Wind by the shoulders. "How can you be so mean!"
Shaking Autumn Wind’s shoulders vigorously caused her to sway back and forth. At last, light returned to Qiu Feng’s eyes, blooming like flowers after a storm—beautiful and full of renewed hope.
After shaking Autumn Wind for five minutes, she finally grew tired and slid down to sit beside Autumn Wind, pretending to be angry while looking at her without saying a word. Meanwhile, Autumn Wind, lying on her lap, couldn’t help but keep laughing.
Qiu Feng began to sigh heavily while Autumn Wind playfully tickled her underarm until finally, Qiu Feng couldn’t hold back any longer and burst into loud laughter.
Sitting upright to look at her, Autumn Wind saw that she was laughing heartily; however, her expression grew increasingly complex—half-smiling yet on the verge of tears—until finally tears streamed down her face while laughter still echoed from her mouth.
Autumn Wind looked at her and inexplicably started crying as well.
In the incident of Xiao Yuan's gambling debts, Qiu Feng felt extremely wronged.
Qiu Feng's family was considered wealthy in Taichung, and Zhao Father had never been able to come to terms with Qiu Feng marrying Xiao Yuan. Xiao Yuan grew up in a single-parent family, and her mother's remarriage made Xiao Yuan feel almost like an orphan.
When the two planned to get married, it was during the lowest point of Xiao Yuan's career. They did not hold a wedding ceremony, and even their wedding photos were taken with the help of sponsorship arranged by Phoebe and Yusha after they were born. Zhao Father, a prominent figure in Taichung, could not forgive Qiu Feng for such a shabby marriage. However, at that time, Qiu Feng was very strong-willed and left home with Xiao Yuan without hesitation. In a fit of anger, Zhao Father declared that as long as they did not divorce, Qiu Feng would never be allowed back into the Zhao family home. Now, Phoebe was already five years old, and Qiu Feng had not returned home for five years.
In May of last year, during her cousin's wedding, across the crowd, Qiu Feng saw Zhao Father and Zhao Mama. Despite her attempts to control herself, tears streamed down her face. At that moment, Autumn Wind stood behind Qiu Feng, and Zhao Mama occasionally glanced over with tear-filled eyes. Fortunately, the bride and groom were making vows on stage, moving all the guests to tears, making it seem quite ordinary for both women to be teary-eyed.
As the banquet concluded, the bride specifically asked Qiu Feng to help distribute return gifts. When they reached the table of Zhao Father, someone suggested taking a group photo together. Thus, after five years, the Zhao family finally had a family portrait that included both Qiu Feng and Zhao Father in the same frame.
However, Xiao Yuan did not appear. Autumn Wind, leading Yusha and Phoebe, followed closely behind Qiu Feng. In the photo's lower edge, you could still see half of Yusha and Phoebe's faces peeking over the table.
Autumn Wind felt it was unfair for Qiu Feng, but she always held hope for her marriage. Even now that Xiao Yuan was in debt due to gambling, Qiu Feng maintained her belief that treating marriage well would lead to a good life.
But as an outsider, Autumn Wind wished she could slap some sense into Qiu Feng. From what she knew about the situation, there was another layer to Xiao Yuan's gambling issue. The person who brought Xiao Yuan into the casino was his ex-girlfriend, indicating that even after marrying, he still had secret contact with her.
This revelation came when Autumn Wind accidentally discovered it while delivering clothes to the dry cleaner for Xiao Yuan. He had a strange habit of writing down plans on paper.
At that moment, the dry cleaner's staff pulled out seven notes from one of Xiao Yuan's garments in front of Autumn Wind. With an apologetic smile, she hurriedly took back the notes. She knew about his habit of writing plans; her eyes casually scanned these notes as she intended to crumple them up. However, one glance nearly made all the blood vessels in her body burst because the top note read: "Go shopping with ily."
If Qiu Feng's English name was Ruby, then who was this ily? A familiar face floated before her—could it be her?
Panicking, Autumn Wind flipped through the remaining six notes. Four of them also mentioned the same name: "Have coffee with ily," "Watch a movie with ily," "Prepare a birthday gift for ily," "Remember to say goodnight to ily!"
Furious beyond measure, Autumn Wind snatched back the clothes from the staff. "I'm sorry; I won't have them cleaned!"
"Miss, you can choose not to have them cleaned, but we don't refund service fees... Hey! Don't rush off!"
Without waiting for the staff to finish speaking, Autumn Wind grabbed Xiao Yuan's clothes and tucked them under her arm as she rushed out of the dry cleaner. At that moment, it was pouring rain in Taipei. Consumed by rage, she dashed into the rain holding onto the clothes. The rain quickly soaked her through and blurred her vision; she forcefully threw the clothes onto the ground where they became drenched almost instantly. Even so, it didn't feel satisfying enough for her. Just then a car drove by splashing water everywhere again soaking her completely. By now, Xiao Yuan's clothes were filthy; in anger, she jumped up and stomped hard on them twice before tossing them into a trash bin without hesitation.
After all her actions were complete, with hands on her hips and breathing heavily, her phone rang. Wiping rainwater from her face, she answered it; it was a call from Xiao Yuan. His voice was urgent: "Did you take my clothes to be dry cleaned? Did you find anything?!"
Autumn Wind took a deep breath, contemplating Xiao Yuan's feelings. "No, I left my clothes on the MRT! I was just about to call the MRT Station!" Autumn Wind casually made up an excuse; in any case, Xiao Yuan's clothes were indeed missing.
"No need, no need! If it's lost, it's lost!" Xiao Yuan said anxiously. "You should hurry to Ruby; I'll handle the clothes situation!" Xiao Yuan focused again on the clothing issue.
"Oh, I see!" Autumn Wind said before hanging up the phone. She deliberately maintained her composure and turned back towards the MRT Station. She repeatedly reminded herself that Xiao Yuan had not cheated and that she shouldn't let Qiu Feng sense her emotions, but she couldn't help it and eventually burst out in anger.
Just thinking about the situation made Autumn Wind unable to suppress her fury. The reason for her intense emotions regarding this matter was not only because the male lead was Xiao Yuan, but more importantly, the female lead was Ily. And Ily was the daughter of Qiu Ruolan's ex-husband, that thirty-something model Wang Jiaru.
This is one of the most peculiar aspects of interpersonal relationships; within five connections, you could find yourself linked to the President of the United States. The entertainment industry has even denser social circles; there's no need to delve into complicated relations like "the aunt's nephew's teacher's neighbor." With just a few key phrases, you can connect two seemingly unrelated people.
The key phrases in the entertainment industry are ex-girlfriend, ex-husband, ex-wife, and ex-boyfriend.
Autumn Wind wasn't sure if Qiu Feng knew about Wang Jiaru and Xiao Yuan, but seeing how hard Qiu Feng worked to maintain her family made her feel a twinge of sympathy. She slightly calmed her emotions and decided not to strike down on Qiu Feng again.
With that thought, Autumn Wind rushed in front of Qiu Feng and hugged her tightly.
Qiu Feng truly was a remarkable woman.
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