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In less than a minute, Qiu Ruolan pushed the door open again. This time, everyone in the private room was captivated by the round table game, and apart from Autumn Wind, no one paid attention to Qiu Ruolan's actions.
Just moments ago, Qiu Ruolan had appeared dazed, but suddenly she was full of energy. She walked up to Autumn Wind and without saying a word, extended her arm straight in front of her.
Autumn Wind immediately understood what Qiu Ruolan meant and handed over the black handbag she had been holding.
However, Qiu Ruolan did not take it. Autumn Wind's hand remained awkwardly suspended in mid-air as she looked at Qiu Ruolan in confusion, unable to comprehend her intentions.
At that moment, it seemed that Qiu Ruolan had no intention of communicating with Autumn Wind. She bent down and stuffed her phone into the handbag that Autumn Wind was holding up, then tossed her shoulder-length hair back and plopped down onto the sofa with a thud.
Then, to Autumn Wind's astonishment, Qiu Ruolan grabbed the bottle of 8-year-old Lafite from the table and filled her cup to the brim. Before Autumn Wind could react in shock, the cup that had just been full was suddenly empty.
Qiu Ruolan's actions startled Autumn Wind; she dared not breathe and slowly moved closer to Qiu Ruolan. "What... what's wrong with you?" she asked.
At this moment, Qiu Ruolan, who had just been full of spirit, appeared dazed again. As soon as Autumn Wind finished speaking, she heard Qiu Ruolan grit her teeth and say, "They're all liars..."
All liars? Is this directed at me? Autumn Wind hurriedly glanced around; apart from herself and Qiu Ruolan, everyone else was still gathered around the round table, engrossed in their game.
What does that mean? Confused, Autumn Wind slowly approached Qiu Ruolan and eventually sat down beside her.
Perhaps it was the effect of the Lafite; Qiu Ruolan's face quickly flushed. Her once vibrant eyes now looked like two windows covered by curled false eyelashes that might close at any moment.
As Autumn Wind tried to get a little closer to Qiu Ruolan, she suddenly leaned heavily against her like a long-neglected wall. Before Autumn Wind could react, Qiu Ruolan bounced back like a weeble.
After repeating this several times, Qiu Ruolan finally lay on the sofa with her back to Autumn Wind. From Autumn Wind's perspective, her body slightly trembled as if she were sobbing or shivering from the cold.
What if something happens? With that thought in mind, Autumn Wind decided to get up and take a closer look.
Before Autumn Wind could even get up, the surroundings suddenly became lively.
It turned out that the round table game had ended, and the lights dimmed again.
In almost a second, the group of people who had been gathered together instantly dispersed to various corners of the private room. It was as quick as a scene change in a movie.
The once empty sofa was suddenly filled with people, and Autumn Wind dared not breathe, fearing that others would suspect the relationship between him and Qiu Ruolan.
At this moment, Qiu Ruolan suddenly sprang up from the sofa, her upper body straightened like a wooden figure leaning against the backrest.
However, she sat too upright, which made her appear somewhat out of place. Seeing Qiu Ruolan like this, Autumn Wind was even more certain that she was drunk.
Qiu Feng plopped down on Autumn Wind's left side. She first greeted Qiu Ruolan, but when she received no response, she grabbed Autumn Wind's hand. "That game was so much fun! Why didn't you play?" Her tone carried a hint of reluctance about the game.
Me? Hehe, Autumn Wind's mouth twitched. He exaggeratedly looked down at himself and then deliberately gazed into the distance, frowning: "With this outfit, participate in the game? I doubt anyone would even notice me!"
"Oh come on, I told you to change your clothes but you didn’t. Who can you blame?" Qiu Feng said while rummaging through her bag for her makeup kit. However, instead of finding her makeup kit, she stumbled upon her phone.
She casually swiped her phone and suddenly exclaimed, "Ah!"
At Qiu Feng's exclamation, Qiu Ruolan, who had been sitting upright all along, suddenly slumped down. She quickly realized that she was already drunk and vigorously shook her head. Her face instantly lit up, but her eyes remained unfocused, giving off a strong impression of trying to hold it together.
Seeing that Qiu Ruolan had reacted, Qiu Feng raised her head towards Qiu Ruolan, her eyes darting around before speaking in a pleading tone: "Sister Sally, it's already eleven o'clock; I have to go home!"
"Go home? Whose home?" Qiu Ruolan's tongue had started to trip over itself; she looked at Qiu Feng with a dazed expression. After a few seconds, she seemed to remember something. "Oh... going home? You still have friends at your place to take care of... Okay, go home... But you have to leave Autumn Wind here... I really don’t want to be alone!" Qiu Ruolan mumbled.
"Yeah, just me alone; I'll have Autumn Wind keep you company!" Qiu Feng noticed that Qiu Ruolan was already tipsy and said. She slightly organized the items in her bag and then pointed at Autumn Wind's nose with her finger. "Since she doesn’t have an assistant today, darling, you'll take care of Lisa, okay?"
Autumn Wind nodded and softly said, "Okay! Don't worry, I will take good care of Sister Sally..."
Before Autumn Wind could finish, Qiu Feng got up from the sofa. After greeting Liu Qingyuan, he quickly walked out.
After watching Qiu Feng leave, Autumn Wind glanced at Qiu Ruolan. Suddenly, she shivered as if remembering something, realizing that Autumn Wind was sitting right in front of her. She unexpectedly opened her arms and forcefully pulled Autumn Wind into an embrace, the strong smell of alcohol rushing into Autumn Wind's nose as she murmured, "I knew you would never abandon me..."
This was a hug mixed with the strong scent of alcohol; it was too close for comfort, and Autumn Wind could feel Qiu Ruolan's body heat. Before Autumn Wind could react, Qiu Ruolan pulled her out of the embrace and slurred, "Come on, dear... let's take a picture together!"
She then took out the phone that Autumn Wind had placed in her jeans pocket, tapped a few times, switched to the camera mode, and wrapped her arm around Autumn Wind's neck. Holding the camera high, she pressed the shutter with a "click."
After completing this series of actions, Qiu Ruolan returned the phone to Autumn Wind, exclaiming like a child, "Wow, now we have a selfie in your phone... Aren't you happy?"
Qiu Ruolan's behavior left Autumn Wind unsure of how to respond. Her lips trembled slightly as she forced a smile, remaining silent while lowering her head to scroll through the recently taken photos.
However, when the photo popped up in front of Autumn Wind, tears unexpectedly streamed down her face.
Autumn Wind gently brushed her fingers over Qiu Ruolan's face on the phone screen, thinking to herself, in such dim lighting, did we really just capture our first public photo together?
Looking up, she found Qiu Ruolan's face right in front of her.
At that moment, under the influence of alcohol, Qiu Ruolan appeared somewhat dazed but kept smiling at Autumn Wind.
Her smile was pure and innocent. Noticing the tears in the corners of Autumn Wind's eyes, she slowly raised her hand and gently wiped away the tears rolling down. Then she softly placed her hand on Autumn Wind's shoulder. "Don't cry... I'm here with you!"
Suddenly, Autumn Wind remembered that these were the same words spoken by Qiu Ruolan when she cried for the first time after arriving in Taipei.
In an instant, nostalgia, longing, excitement, and emotion surged within Autumn Wind. A voice clearly echoed in her heart, telling her that she needed to hold onto Qiu Ruolan, for this might be her only chance in this lifetime to embrace her freely in public.
The so-called uniqueness is not because Qiu Ruolan is unwilling to acknowledge Autumn Wind, but rather because Autumn Wind has already refused to appear in Qiu Ruolan's life.
After being an invisible ghost for so long, one eventually forgets oneself.
Thinking of this, she suddenly became spirited. She hugged Qiu Ruolan tightly, resting her face on Qiu Ruolan's shoulder, tears rolling down from the corners of her eyes. One by one, they fell onto Qiu Ruolan's smooth back.
Qiu Ruolan's hand, which was originally resting on Autumn Wind's shoulder, suddenly didn't know where to go. After pausing in the air for a few seconds, she finally placed her hand on Autumn Wind's back.
This embrace suddenly awakened Qiu Ruolan from the intoxication of alcohol. In a place where Autumn Wind couldn't see, Qiu Ruolan's tears also fell down in a flurry.
An embrace. It could be so effortless.
To avoid drawing attention from others, Autumn Wind soon released Qiu Ruolan. As Qiu Ruolan contemplated what to do three days later, she ultimately decided to continue pretending to be drunk; in her mind, only being drunk could explain all her unreasonable madness.
Qiu Ruolan sat upright on the sofa again, while her previously scattered hair was now neatly pinned up.
Autumn Wind watched the clump of hair dance up and down with Qiu Ruolan's movements and suddenly began to miss the feather duster from her hometown in Pingtung. If it had more colorful feathers, it would look just like that.
Back then, Qiu Ruolan liked to use this to teach Autumn Wind a lesson for making mistakes. However, before the feather duster could land on Autumn Wind, it would be snatched away by Grandma and thrown heavily onto the ground.
I wonder if it can still be found now?
Qiu Ruolan slowly leaned closer to Autumn Wind again, finally pressing her weight onto Autumn Wind. She playfully said, "I’m leaning on you; you can lean on me too!"
Hearing Qiu Ruolan's childish words made Autumn Wind's lips curve slightly upward. But soon, Autumn Wind realized that she couldn't find a topic for both of them to discuss that wouldn't raise suspicion.
Thus, this reliance felt a bit awkward.
Qiu Ruolan was quite experienced in nightlife, so she naturally knew how to make her interactions with Autumn Wind appear natural. While Autumn Wind was still racking her brain for ways to interact, Qiu Ruolan snatched Autumn Wind's phone again and forcefully dragged her around the private room to take photos.
Hand in hand, it felt like they were running through the fields of Pingtung, a long-lost closeness surged like a tide.
After several rounds of fun, Autumn Wind finally felt tired, while Qiu Ruolan seemed extremely enthusiastic. Ignoring the fatigue on Autumn Wind's face, she pulled Autumn Wind to rush towards a Mixed-Race Handsome Guy of Asian descent.
The handsome guy cooperated and took a photo with them, but just as he gently kissed Autumn Wind's forehead in a polite gesture, her phone suddenly rang.
Who could it be? Autumn Wind was startled.
Then, like a thief, she pushed the handsome guy away and nervously glanced at the phone screen where a bouncing avatar appeared.
The call was from Liu Jian. Looking at the time on her phone, she realized it was already three o'clock. Now Autumn Wind was completely panicked...
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