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The development of the situation completely caught Qiu Mowen off guard. Just as he was consumed with thoughts about Chen Shanni, Liu Jian appeared in Autumn Wind's life, and last night, he and Autumn Wind had an incident that should not have happened...
Reality is not like a television drama; it never unfolds according to a predetermined script. After intimate contact, instead of continuing to cherish each other, the two experienced a complete rupture in their feelings!
Autumn Wind finally packed her luggage and walked out of the room with her head down.
Qiu Mowen sat motionless on the sofa, and Autumn Wind realized she could no longer understand him. All the madness from last night had turned into a farce.
She felt like a carousel horse on a spinning platform, always thinking she was running forward, chasing after her goals, exhausted, only to find an eternal distance between them.
In this cruel game, Autumn Wind sadly played the role of the pursuer, forever unable to catch up with Qiu Mowen's pace. What separated them was not just Qiu Ruolan but also the reality he dared not face.
Qiu Mowen finally stood up, expressionless, in the middle of the living room. Autumn Wind struggled to suppress her emotions and said in the calmest, coldest voice, "Ervin Uncle, I want to go back to my mom's place! Please help me send my things back, okay?"
Autumn Wind deliberately emphasized "uncle" and "my mom," but perhaps these terms were too unfamiliar to her; they trembled slightly as they left her lips.
Then Autumn Wind placed her luggage in front of him and bowed deeply: "Thank you!"
After that, she could no longer hold back and squatted on the ground, crying uncontrollably like a faucet that had not been turned off.
Tears eventually run dry. When Autumn Wind could no longer shed a single tear from her eyes, she decisively stood up and pushed the door open to leave.
She wandered aimlessly down the street; the sun that had just been shining selflessly had disappeared.
The emptiness harmonized with Autumn Wind's mood as if endless rain began to fall again. This winter, Taipei experienced an unusually heavy rainfall, recklessly washing every inch of this city.
The buildings along Rhein Avenue looked like countless rusted relics under this dim yellow light. The murky rainwater recklessly corroded every surface of Taipei's land and eroded everyone's heart.
If at this moment Autumn Wind turned around, she would see Qiu Mowen behind her, drenched and with a vacant expression, mirroring her own feelings. He silently followed her as she navigated through the bustling traffic.
If Autumn Wind could pull out her phone to check, she would find hundreds of missed calls from Qiu Mowen. He must have hoped for a scene like in movies where the female lead receives a call in a crowd and turns around to discover that the person who loves her has been following her all along.
But none of this happened; the end of this state was at the intersection of that café when Liu Jian unexpectedly appeared.
Autumn Wind saw Liu Jian approaching her with a bouquet of flowers, smiling as he got closer and closer.
Autumn Wind first caught the scent of roses, and then Liu Jian's face was fully in front of her.
However, when Autumn Wind took the flowers from Liu Jian's arms, she suddenly felt weak and limp, as if all her weight had shifted onto Liu Jian. Her legs felt like they had no bones, floating lightly.
Autumn Wind heard someone calling her name, but the voice grew fainter and fainter.
Thinking about what happened afterward, Autumn Wind felt that everything was destined; she truly had no fate with Qiu Mowen.
Resolutely, she thought to herself: dig him out from her heart! Autumn Wind thought this very reluctantly.
Then a lot of things happened that Autumn Wind found hard to predict, things that were beyond her limited imagination. Many people and events that moved along parallel lines inexplicably intertwined. For example, Autumn Wind really began dating Liu Jian.
For instance, Leo suddenly announced to Autumn Wind that he was getting married, and the bride was the woman chosen by his parents who matched their status. According to Jak, he was very sad and bought a hot air balloon to travel around the world, only to accidentally set a Guinness record midway.
Another example is that Qiu Feng actually released an album. When she told Autumn Wind this news over the phone, Autumn Wind questioned in disbelief, "Why you? Shouldn't it be your husband?"
The voice on the other end was cheerful yet busy; she enthusiastically replied, "Of course not! It's me! Will you come back and continue being my assistant?"
When Qiu Feng made this call, Autumn Wind was sweetly having lunch with Liu Jian at a newly opened Western restaurant in Neihu. She tucked her hair behind her ear and looked up at Liu Jian sitting across from her, signaling that she wanted to step out to take the call.
However, Liu Jian smiled and gently waved his hand, indicating for her not to go out.
Autumn Wind then relaxed and chatted casually with Qiu Feng while glancing at Liu Jian out of the corner of her eye.
Liu Jian seemed very composed; if Leo and Yao Guanghao could be considered handsome, their handsomeness carried a hint of recklessness and lewdness. In contrast, Liu Jian's handsomeness had a different flavor; it could be described as having a proper appearance.
He exuded an aura of wisdom and elegance; this aura was similar to Qiu Mowen's yet distinctly different. Qiu Mowen's handsomeness had a touch of coldness and maturity, while Liu Jian combined steadiness with a hint of youthfulness and shyness.
Especially when Autumn Wind made some slightly colorful jokes with him, this feeling became even more pronounced.
After chatting with Qiu Feng, Autumn Wind finally agreed to Zhao Jingqi's recent request. She said, "Sure, where are you now? I'll come find you!"
On the other end of the phone, Qiu Feng immediately cheered up, "I'm at the office right now! But I have a meeting soon. If you arrive in an hour, I’ll definitely be... Oh right, you haven't picked up your plane ticket and salary yet, have you? Ah, but the finance department is not here today... Let's not talk about that now; I have to go to the meeting. See you later!"
With that, Qiu Feng hurriedly hung up the phone.
Having long been accustomed to Qiu Feng's way of speaking, Autumn Wind put away her phone and turned to tidy up the beige bag on the chair next to her. This was a gift from Qiu Mowen for Autumn Wind's birthday, and the gentle color stung her eyes.
Autumn Wind placed the bag behind her, out of her sight, and looked at Liu Jian. "I’m going to take you to meet someone!"
Liu Jian greeted Autumn Wind with the sunniest expression, like a dark night sky that sparkled with light. He asked enthusiastically, "Hmm... where are we going?"
But Autumn Wind did not hear this. When Liu Jian looked up to find Autumn Wind, she had already exited the restaurant and was standing in front of Liu Jian's car, glancing back at him.
Liu Jian felt a bit dejected and shook his head helplessly before settling the bill and leaving the restaurant.
However, Autumn Wind did not notice Liu Jian's disappointment. It was only after she got into the car that she realized Liu Jian looked flustered. His hands trembled on the steering wheel as if they were contaminated with something unclean. When Autumn Wind told him the address, a hint of relief suddenly appeared on his face. "Are you going to your company?"
"Yeah, what did you think?" Autumn Wind replied while fastening her seatbelt. "Where else would we go?"
I thought we were meeting your family... Liu Jian muttered under his breath, a trace of disappointment showing on his face.
Seeing Liu Jian so disappointed, Autumn Wind turned her face toward him in confusion. "What did you just say? Don’t worry! It’s just to meet my former boss; you seem a bit nervous... Did you think we were going to meet my family..."
Autumn Wind did not continue. Suddenly understanding the reason behind Liu Jian's earlier reaction, a wave of sadness washed over her; in fact, she wanted to see her family even more than he did.
Autumn Wind thought that Yao Lizhen was extremely irresponsible for daring to matchmake her with Liu Jian without understanding anything about her family situation.
Turning to look at Liu Jian, he appeared even more refined than she remembered. His eyes carried a hint of artistic melancholy from the Renaissance period, yet his every gesture revealed a nobility that felt so distant from Autumn Wind.
The Cashmere Gray Coat exuded the scent of Diesel perfume, and Liu Jian suddenly felt unfamiliar. During the time he had interacted with Liu Jian, aside from seriously telling Autumn Wind that she was his girlfriend, there was nothing related to him that Autumn Wind could find.
Autumn Wind's heart sank rapidly; disappointment, inferiority, helplessness, and incompatibility—all the words she could think of flooded her mind.
Liu Jian noticed that Autumn Wind was looking at him. He raised one corner of his mouth with a slightly mischievous smile, "Do you think I'm handsome?"
Autumn Wind shook her head and directly expressed her thoughts, "I just suddenly feel quite distant from you! It seems like we don't understand each other very well. Do you know about my family situation? Do you know what my parents do for a living?" Autumn Wind shrugged with a helpless expression.
Liu Jian's eyes widened, and his face quickly turned frosty. He fell silent, and the atmosphere in the car began to sour. Autumn Wind turned her head away, not daring to look at him.
Spring in Taipei was always bright. As they drove along Shilin Road, the sunlight shone on his high nose bridge, making him look like one of those young aristocrats from Hollywood movies. He furrowed his brows as if deep in thought, squinting his eyes and moving his neck side to side. Finally, his Adam's apple bobbed as he said something that left Autumn Wind both amused and exasperated, "Are you suggesting that Sister Li Zhen arrange another blind date for us?"
If Autumn Wind had a hammer in her hand, she would have smashed Liu Jian's head to pieces. His serious response made her unsure whether to interpret it as him trying to make her laugh or genuinely accepting his feelings.
The term "blind date" sounded so foreign to Autumn Wind, especially since Liu Jian had a background studying abroad; it truly left her feeling bewildered.
Autumn Wind thought that perhaps she didn't like Liu Jian enough; otherwise, how could she allow someone like him to keep appearing before her like an illusion?
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