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The question from Liu Jian came too suddenly, and Autumn Wind's heart immediately became alert. Her hands, which were originally crossed over her bag, involuntarily loosened. "Y-you, why would you ask that..."
She raised her head, her mouth agape and her brows slightly furrowed. The question struck her like a blow, creating a hole in her heart. Various anxieties mixed with the strong winds that rushed in, as if everything would fall apart in an instant. Autumn Wind anxiously thought, could it be that Liu Jian really discovered something...
In order to avoid appearing overly agitated, Autumn Wind tried hard to calm herself down completely. However, after the silence, her mind went blank for a brief moment. Taking advantage of this gap, she focused again on Liu Jian's actions.
At that moment, Liu Jian slowly lifted his head from the steering wheel, squinting slightly. Then he turned his head towards Autumn Wind and glanced at her. A serene, elegant, and clean smile immediately appeared on his face. He then picked up his phone and fiddled with it, acting as if he didn't care about Autumn Wind's answer at all.
Seeing Liu Jian like this, Autumn Wind let out a long sigh of relief. Oh, it turned out he was just asking casually.
After relaxing, Autumn Wind completely returned to her original demeanor. She leaned back comfortably in the back seat and softly said, "They died! Grandma raised me!" After a pause, she added, "Grandma is gone too!"
Liu Jian's slightly smiling face froze. He had thought that Autumn Wind's reluctance to mention her family was intentional; he never expected the answer to be this... The stone that had been weighing on his heart slowly floated up but got stuck in his throat. He could only say lightly, "I'm sorry!" In an instant, an overwhelming sense of pity surged up within him, mixed with guilt for his own dirty thoughts.
"It's... it's fine. It's all my fault. I should have told you earlier..." After Liu Jian finished speaking, Autumn Wind immediately replied, "It's all my fault..." She wanted to continue explaining when Liu Jian stretched his arm in front of her and gently placed his index finger on her lips. This sudden gesture interrupted what she was about to say.
Then Liu Jian turned his face towards Autumn Wind, his eyes reflecting infinite pity and tenderness. He didn't speak; he just quietly looked at her.
Autumn Wind knew she had lied to Liu Jian again. This lie, mixed with various selfish emotions, pierced her deeply like a needle. Despite this, she had to hypnotize herself repeatedly into believing that she was truly honest with Liu Jian. After self-hypnosis, she boldly met Liu Jian's gaze.
Autumn Wind understood that even after being together with Liu Jian for some time now, he still hadn't occupied the highest position in her heart; he still couldn't replace Qiu Mowen's place.
After receiving a response from Autumn Wind's gaze, Liu Jian let out a slight sigh of relief. At that moment, the green light turned on, and he immediately started the car.
From then on, even in their daily life together, Liu Jian never mentioned topics related to Autumn Wind's parents again; he became even gentler towards her. Autumn Wind knew this added more pity for her background.
A week later, the concert for the contestants of the Superstar Singing Contest was held as scheduled. Autumn Wind arrived backstage as an accompanying person.
At the end of the concert, Autumn Wind asked Liu Jian to take her to find Qiu Ruolan. In front of Liu Jian, Autumn Wind handed over a set of dolls to Qiu Ruolan as a fan.
After receiving the gift, Qiu Ruolan unexpectedly hugged Autumn Wind tightly. If her manager hadn't come in to interrupt, it seemed that Qiu Ruolan wouldn't have let go even after the lights came on.
On the way home, Liu Jian teased, "It seems that if Qiu Ruolan wants me to be her son-in-law, the only way is to first take you as her goddaughter!"
"Wrong. That's not the only way. Qiu Ruolan has many beautiful goddaughters; you can pursue any one of them to achieve that!"
Liu Jian raised an eyebrow, a smile on his face, and said, "Am I really that bad? How could that be... I'm just sticking with you!"
"That’s not certain. I heard someone wanted to talk to you about a record deal yesterday. Aren't you interested? It looks like you're about to become famous..."
"About that... I declined it. If I wanted to release an album, would I still be waiting until now? My cousin can release one; I can too..." Liu Jian replied casually. "Don't worry; I'll just focus on my main job, silly... You don't need to worry..."
"Mm..." Actually, Autumn Wind didn't quite understand why she was asking these questions. She knew she didn't particularly care whether Liu Jian became a star or what he did. "So... don't you think Sister Qiu's status is enviable?"
"Enviable... What’s there to envy? Let me tell you a secret: wasn't someone singing 'Wind Love' on stage today? I saw her crying backstage," Liu Jian said playfully.
"Really!" Autumn Wind responded dismissively, but she couldn't help but start calculating in her mind as memories slowly surfaced.
'Wind Love' is Qiu Ruolan's debut representative song, and the lyrics are based on her first love. There was a variety show that specifically sought out this first love when Qiu Ruolan celebrated her ten-year debut anniversary, but due to too few clues, it ultimately came to nothing.
The truth is that the first love was Guan Xiu; it wasn't that there were too few clues, but rather that these clues had become secrets.
One line in the lyrics goes: "I wish for you to accompany me until we grow old in the wilderness, and our children will always be by my side." This was what Guan Xiu said when he proposed back then, but Qiu Ruolan never truly became Guan Xiu's bride. And now nearly twenty years have passed.
Autumn Wind remembered when she first arrived in Taipei, the two of them hiding in the apartment. Every time Qiu Ruolan finished drinking, she would sing this song, and after each rendition, she would tightly hug Autumn Wind, murmuring, "Will you accompany me until old age instead of him?"
Autumn Wind would obediently nod and gently pat Qiu Ruolan's shoulder, saying, "I will accompany you until old age!"
But now? Not only is it difficult to find someone to sleep with until old age, but even appearing together in the same frame with her true identity is a challenge.
Thinking of this, Autumn Wind suddenly recalled that just backstage, when she gave that set of dolls to Qiu Ruolan, Qiu Ruolan had whispered in her ear while hugging her: Do you remember what you should be?
Could it be that Qiu Ruolan was referring to this phrase?
Autumn Wind had always thought that Qiu Ruolan wished her "Happy Birthday!" but it turned out not to be the case; Qiu Ruolan hoped for Autumn Wind to say "I will accompany you until old age!"
Just thinking about Qiu Ruolan's embrace moments ago brought tears to her eyes—full and brimming, as if they might spill over at any moment. She sniffed slightly, turning her head toward the car window to avoid detection by Liu Jian.
Despite this, her demeanor did not escape Liu Jian's notice. Seeing tears in Autumn Wind's eyes made Liu Jian feel a pang of sympathy. He gently asked, "What’s wrong?"
"Nothing, nothing... I just yawned!" As Autumn Wind realized she couldn't hide from Liu Jian's gaze, she could only respond evasively while slowly pulling out a tissue to wipe her eyes.
To comfort Autumn Wind, Liu Jian immediately switched to a more relaxed tone. "You don’t need to worry about me... I really think there’s nothing enviable about being a star. Take Sister Qiu, for example; I just learned today that she has no blood relation to Ervin—she's an orphan..." Halfway through saying "orphan," Liu Jian suddenly realized Autumn Wind's identity and instinctively stopped. "I'm sorry... I..."
At that moment, however, Autumn Wind was not paying attention to what Liu Jian was saying; she was silently praying for this topic to end quickly. She didn't want to hear anything related to Qiu Ruolan. When she heard Liu Jian say he was sorry, she was taken aback for a moment and casually replied, "It's fine..."
Seeing that Autumn Wind was so distracted, Liu Jian felt even guiltier. He didn’t speak immediately; his head tilted slightly as if he were seriously contemplating something. After a few seconds, his throat moved as he slowly uttered a few words: "I won't leave you alone!" His tone was gentle yet firm, as if he had made a significant decision.
Upon hearing this from Liu Jian, Autumn Wind couldn't help but furrow her brow. What exactly did Liu Jian mean? Why would he say such things? She felt a bit awkward; her lips trembled slightly as she didn’t know how to respond. She could only nod gently and looked closely at Liu Jian, her eyes still glistening with tears.
Liu Jian still appeared sincere, not like someone who was deliberately hiding something. His expression seemed natural. Autumn Wind thought that he probably really had no doubts about her relationship with Qiu Ruolan. With this thought, Autumn Wind let out a long sigh; everything was still the same as before!
Liu Jian definitely hadn’t discovered anything, Autumn Wind continued to self-hypnotize.
Just when Autumn Wind thought she had completely hidden her true self, a cold arrow shot from behind her, instantly disrupting what she believed was a calm life.
The cold arrow was a report titled "Married Woman's Affair with White Wolf, Misfortunes Come in Threes"
But this time, the married woman was not Yu, but Qiu Feng. This was yet another report lacking any authenticity, but it acted like a bomb, pushing Qiu Feng's career, which was supposed to be frozen, one step further.
In the photo, Liu Jian was smiling brightly while helping Qiu Feng open the car door, his actions filled with ambiguity. If Liu Jian hadn’t been on the phone with Autumn Wind at that time, she would have truly suspected that there was something going on between them.
For Autumn Wind, the news itself posed no real threat, but the circumstances surrounding its creation and its consequences shattered her worldview in a short time.
It also signaled that from then on, Autumn Wind would inevitably begin to step into the spotlight of Qiu Ruolan's life.
How could Qiu Feng and Liu Jian be connected? This dated back to three years ago.
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