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Autumn Wind originally thought that the hand reaching out to her would be Qiu Ruolan, but unexpectedly, the owner of the hand was Qiu Mowen.
Upon recognizing Qiu Mowen, Autumn Wind did not take his hand. Instead, she suddenly sprang up from the ground like a carp leaping over the dragon gate, her previously vanished strength suddenly returning.
After standing up, Autumn Wind stumbled back a few steps, her hand resting on the makeup table. She pressed down on Zhou Ringuo's business card, and upon realizing it was Zhou Ringuo's card, she quickly grasped it in her hand.
Then she wiped her tears and looked up at Qiu Mowen, saying, "You... you’re back..."
Qiu Mowen said nothing. He glanced around as if searching for something. After finding nothing, he turned his gaze back to Autumn Wind and nodded slightly.
His eyes were as sharp as ever, with a tall nose and deep features. The white fitted shirt he wore subtly revealed perfect muscle lines with every movement.
Autumn Wind looked up at his face, and the tension and fear she had just felt vanished in an instant.
She had originally thought that her feelings for Qiu Mowen would fade over time. However, it turned out to be like the relationship between iron filings and a magnet; no matter how far you place the iron filings away, as long as the magnet moves slightly closer, the filings will rush toward it without hesitation.
Her heart, which was supposed to lean toward Liu Jian, tilted back toward Qiu Mowen the moment he reached out to her, without any reason or need for one.
Realizing this, Autumn Wind couldn't help but curse herself. Yet she couldn't control it, just like a bomb's fuse igniting cannot be controlled; it could only explode recklessly.
She stared at Qiu Mowen without moving. She had countless grievances, helplessness, and longing to share with him. But all the words that came to her lips involuntarily turned into: "You came to find Sister Sally, right?" The moment those words left her mouth, even Autumn Wind was startled by herself. It turned out that Qiu Ruolan had already penetrated her very marrow; no, more precisely, Autumn Wind had long accepted that what stood between them was not a lack of love but an inability to love.
And this "inability to love" equated to the name "Qiu Ruolan."
Hearing this from Autumn Wind, Qiu Mowen also snapped out of his reverie. He smiled lightly and said, "Yes, I came to see Sister Sally... but it seems she’s not here..."
"She's changing clothes... wait a moment. I'll go take a look..." Upon hearing Qiu Mowen, Autumn Wind also suppressed her emotions. She turned around and walked toward the dressing room at the end.
The closer she got to the dressing room, the more her heart raced. She recalled Zhao Renguo's threat from earlier. The distance from the Vanity Table to the dressing room was only about five or six meters; Qiu Ruolan must have heard their conversation.
What should I do? Qiu Ruolan definitely heard it. How should I explain it to her?
Lost in thought, Autumn Wind found herself standing in front of the dressing room door. She glanced back at Qiu Mowen, who was still standing in place, then took a deep breath. She raised her hand, but before she could touch the door, it opened by itself. Qiu Ruolan, now dressed in her recording outfit, stood before Autumn Wind.
Upon seeing Qiu Ruolan's face, despair washed over Autumn Wind; she felt like she could die. Qiu Ruolan's face was slightly flushed, and one of her false eyelashes had come off. Tears hung at the corners of her eyes, clearly indicating that she had just been crying.
She must have heard my conversation with Zhou Renguo. But why is she crying? Is it because of me? Does she care about me that much?
With this thought, Autumn Wind was completely stunned, standing like a wooden statue at the door. At that moment, Qiu Ruolan brushed past her and walked toward Qiu Mowen. "Wow... how did you come back!" she said in an exaggeratedly excited tone, though it was still evident that she couldn't hide her sorrow.
"It seems everyone is surprised by my return..." Qiu Mowen joked to himself as he opened his arms and embraced Qiu Ruolan, but his eyes darted toward Autumn Wind, who was frozen in front of the dressing room.
At that moment, Autumn Wind snapped back to reality. Her gaze shifted toward Qiu Ruolan but coincidentally met Qiu Mowen's eyes instead. Their gazes locked; what should have been filled with ambiguity could only be described as bitter now.
After they embraced, Qiu Ruolan sat down in front of the Vanity Table. Upon seeing her reflection in the mirror, she laughed out loud: "Haha... how did I end up looking like this!" She began to remove her false eyelashes.
She gestured for Qiu Mowen to sit down and asked, "Did you come back by yourself?"
Qiu Mowen let out a cold laugh through his nose. "Hmph... by myself? I wish I could have."
At this moment, Autumn Wind walked from the dressing room door to behind Qiu Ruolan, standing there with a hint of humility.
Qiu Ruolan glanced at Autumn Wind in the mirror. Zhou Ringuo's earlier threat to Autumn Wind echoed in her ears. She clicked her tongue, wanting to tell Qiu Mowen about it, but was afraid of being overheard. So she continued the previous topic, "Not by yourself? Together with Shan Ni? Where is she?"
"We came back together. If it weren't for her coming to check on you... I just ran into Zhou Ringuo downstairs... They seem to have some collaboration and are chatting outside..." Qiu Mowen replied listlessly.
Zhou Ringuo! Upon hearing this name, both Autumn Wind and Qiu Ruolan gasped in surprise, their expressions instantly turning grim.
"What’s wrong? What happened to you two?" Qiu Mowen noticed the unusual reaction from Autumn Wind and Qiu Ruolan, furrowing his brows in confusion.
"Nothing... nothing at all. Um, Autumn Wind, could you go call my makeup artist? I need to touch up my makeup!" Qiu Ruolan replied dismissively to Qiu Mowen and then shifted the topic.
"Well... there are quite a few people recording today, so they might be busy over there. Sister Sally, you might have to wait a bit..." Autumn Wind said.
"It's fine... you go out first. Ervin and I have something to discuss... keep an eye on the door for me. If anyone comes, let me know first..." Qiu Ruolan instructed.
"Okay..." With that, Autumn Wind walked to the dressing room door, opened it, and stepped outside. Several of Qiu Ruolan's assistants had been fired by Liu Jiajia, who was now attending a classmate's wedding. In other words, Qiu Ruolan was alone today; she could give such instructions to Autumn Wind without issue.
Seeing Autumn Wind leave the dressing room, Qiu Ruolan sighed deeply, "Sigh..."
Noticing his sister's demeanor, Qiu Mowen sensed something was off. However, he didn't want to ask directly, so he hinted instead, "Your attitude towards Autumn Wind today seems strange... Did something happen between you two?"
Hearing this from Qiu Mowen, Qiu Ruolan decided to be straightforward instead of beating around the bush. She recounted the conversation between Zhou Ringuo and Autumn Wind in detail to Qiu Mowen.
"Although there was some distance between them, the voices of the two talking behind were quite clear, but I firmly believe that Zhou Ringuo, that despicable guy, must be threatening Autumn Wind..." Qiu Ruolan lowered her voice, her tone resolute as she glanced at Qiu Mowen. With a long sigh, she said, "Ah, but it’s back again. When did Autumn Wind get involved with Zhou Ringuo? You never mentioned it to me!"
After listening to Qiu Ruolan's statement, Qiu Mowen had already guessed the situation between Zhou Ringuo and Autumn Wind. Especially upon hearing the name "Shaolan" again, Qiu Mowen was taken aback; Shaolan really is a master of multitasking.
He looked sideways at his sister and smiled slightly. "You didn’t know she went to the mainland to be Zhou Ringuo's assistant? If you don’t have enough connections with her, don’t blame me for not telling you..."
"I'm not blaming you; I'm just worried about Autumn Wind... This is up to you now... Please help me find out what's going on!"
Qiu Mowen clicked his tongue. "Alright, I’ll handle it..."
Qiu Ruolan smiled proudly. She looked at her face in the mirror and said with satisfaction, "Did you notice? I look much better without makeup..."
"Yes. Yes, yes... You look much younger... like sisters with Autumn Wind!"
"That's just flattery... A woman nearing forty can't compare to a girl in her early twenties!" Qiu Ruolan knew this was Qiu Mowen's insincere compliment but was still very pleased. Suddenly, she remembered Chen Shanni and said, "Oh, how long has it been since you came? Why hasn't Shan Ni arrived yet..."
"Yeah... I'll give her a call!" Qiu Mowen raised his wrist to check the time and then took out his phone.
At that moment, Chen Shanni was in a corner of the recording studio on the first floor, having a conversation with Zhou Ringuo that was not in sync with her heart. Hearing the ringtone, Chen Shanni turned away from Zhou Ringuo and answered the call: "Yes, I'm in the recording studio downstairs. Okay, I'll come up right away..."
While Chen Shanni was on the phone, Zhou Ringuo crossed his arms and pondered over the content of their earlier conversation. Both being music producers, although their styles of songs were different, they had a lot of works that were widely sung.
As early as last year, they had agreed to open a studio together, but because Chen Shanni experienced a breakup last year and went abroad to heal alone, that plan fell through.
Recently, both of them have shifted their focus to the mainland, especially with Chen Shanni making waves in the Beijing music scene, which has brought up their previous collaboration plan again.
They had exchanged a few messages over the phone but had not had the chance to meet face to face. Today's unexpected encounter can be described as a stroke of fate, so despite the noisy environment, they were eager to discuss their plans.
However, after only a few exchanges, they immediately found themselves at odds. Zhou Ringuo, who has been a judge on many talent shows, insisted that "a person must be popular before their songs can be popular," while Chen Shanni only wanted to focus on making good music.
The serious disagreement created a tense atmosphere between them, but neither was willing to end the conversation abruptly (as they were both being encouraged to collaborate by a powerful figure who has connections across regions, and neither wanted to offend him).
Thus, Qiu Mowen's call acted like a lubricant, naturally breaking the deadlock between them.
After hanging up Qiu Mowen's call, Chen Shanni tossed her hair and said, “Mr. Zhou, it seems we are not on the same wavelength today... Since that's the case, let's talk another day…”
“Sister Chen, I think so too... How about we set a time to discuss this properly?”
“Okay…” With that, Chen Shanni immediately turned and walked upstairs. After taking a few steps, she turned back with a forced smile and said, “By the way, you might not know yet, but I recently signed a new artist in the mainland… It seems she’s your old friend… Her name is Shaolan. Let’s get together sometime!”
Shaolan? Chen Shanni signed Shaolan? Zhou Ringuo was taken aback; after his surprise faded, a smug smile appeared on his face…
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