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Ugh, it’s raining in Taipei. Autumn Wind raised her head to look at the hazy view outside the window and slowly pressed the button; the wipers began to work rapidly.
She leaned back against the car seat, dazedly watching the slowly clearing scenery through the windshield. She stared blankly, as if just waking up, waiting to emerge from a long, murky dream.
Time passed slowly. After a while, she remembered why the car had stopped, so she groggily propped herself up and looked up.
Her car was tightly pressed against the vehicle in front, which was waiting at a red light. Due to the violent impact, the rear of the front car had already caved in.
Oh, so there was an accident, Autumn Wind thought to herself.
The driver of the front car angrily got out. He held a blue umbrella and walked around the vehicle before finally stopping at the rear, looking at the dented body caused by Autumn Wind's collision. He couldn't help but frown and stared seriously at Autumn Wind sitting in her car.
Autumn Wind knew that this Umbrella Man was staring at her. In the gaps between the swaying wipers, she noticed his brows furrowed and his face seemed to show anger.
Feeling helpless, Autumn Wind bit her lip, looked up at the gray sky, then unbuckled her seatbelt and got out of the car!
The light rain relentlessly pelted down on Autumn Wind, quickly soaking her hair. She gathered her hair and unsteadily approached the man with the umbrella.
But with each step closer to Umbrella Man, her vision dimmed a little more until she felt herself rapidly fading into darkness.
Tears could no longer withstand the torment and silently dripped down. But she didn’t cry out loud; her shoulders didn’t shake. The tears fell like a faucet that wasn’t turned off properly.
Autumn Wind knew she must look like a lunatic because Umbrella Man was now closest to her. Her body suddenly trembled; she realized it was likely her appearance that startled him.
“I’m sorry, I…” she touched her tears but didn’t raise her head to look at his face, stammering in response.
He let out a cold scoff. Autumn Wind felt his gaze wandering over her, no, he seemed to be noticing her belly.
Immediately, Autumn Wind's hand gently covered her belly as she lowered her eyes and said, “I’m sorry, I really am sorry!”
“You’re Qiu Ruolan’s adopted daughter?” To Autumn Wind’s surprise, he didn’t mention the accident first but directly stated her identity.
Autumn Wind was already accustomed to being recognized by strangers, but being identified at an accident scene—especially after being tormented by a recent phone call—was something she couldn’t quite accept. She shrugged her shoulders, looked up, and stared blankly at this man.
The man wore a black Armani suit, the finely crafted clothing accentuating his tall figure.
On his handsome face, anger was mixed with a hint of fatigue, and in the slightly furrowed brow, a faint mole could be seen.
Looking at this mole, Autumn Wind felt a sense of familiarity, yet she couldn't recall where she had seen it before.
Noticing Autumn Wind staring at him, the man smirked, "I've heard that during my absence from Taipei, Sister Sally has taken in a beautiful foster daughter..."
Qiu Ruolan. He mentioned Qiu Ruolan. The name surfaced from deep within a dream, clear yet desolate, so vivid and painful...
Autumn Wind's heart awakened from its stupor as she looked up at the man before her.
A smile crept onto the man's lips. "I not only know Sister Sally, but I also know your fiancé Liu Jian. We crossed paths a few years ago... This guy has recently cost me several million. I really need to have a good talk with him..."
"Don't talk to me about Qiu Ruolan, don't talk to me about Liu Jian. I don't know them!" The man's words were cut off as Autumn Wind interrupted him directly, covering her ears and screaming in pain.
The man was startled by her voice; he squinted his eyes and scrutinized Autumn Wind before letting out a long sigh. "Alright then, let's talk about cars..."
As he spoke, his brow furrowed again as he leaned closer to Autumn Wind.
However, Autumn Wind instinctively stepped back; this man always gave her an inexplicable sense of pressure.
Holding an umbrella in his hand, when he saw Autumn Wind take a step back, he moved forward again; he only wanted to hold the umbrella for her.
In their back-and-forth exchange, Autumn Wind unexpectedly retreated into the middle of the road.
Seeing Autumn Wind's startled expression, the man sighed again. "I’m not trying to extort you; there's no need to be so nervous!"
He abandoned the idea of holding the umbrella for Autumn Wind and returned to stand by the Accident Car.
He circled around Autumn Wind's car and raised an eyebrow, asking, "Did Liu Jian give you this?"
Cornered in the middle of the road, upon hearing the man bring up Liu Jian again, Autumn Wind felt a surge of electricity through her body. She looked up with wide eyes and was about to roar, "Don't talk to me about Liu Jian!"
The man was frightened by the roar of Autumn Wind. He looked at Autumn Wind with a grim expression, and a hint of panic suddenly appeared on his calm face.
Autumn Wind noticed the change in the man's expression and realized that her reaction had been too extreme. She glanced sideways at the car she had collided with and began to move forward.
She trembled her lips, wanting to say something to ease the tension, but before she could speak, she heard Umbrella Man shout, "Heart..."
A car rushed toward Autumn Wind. As she watched the vehicle get closer and closer, she found herself unable to take any action.
The car crashed into her, and she felt herself being thrown high into the air, like a doll fluttering for a moment.
Then her body quickly fell down. During the descent, she saw Umbrella Man throw aside his umbrella and open his arms as if to catch her.
She managed to squeeze out a smile for Umbrella Man before she landed heavily on the ground.
...
When Autumn Wind woke up, she was lying on a comfortable bed, the faint smell of alcohol disinfectant filling the air. Without even opening her eyes, she knew she was in a hospital.
She vaguely heard a man and a woman arguing intensely.
The voices were distant; Autumn Wind recognized them as Qiu Ruolan and Liu Jian. It seemed that Qiu Ruolan knew about Jolie and Liu Jian being witnessed by Autumn Wind. How did she find out?
The rustling sound of a newspaper crinkling came from afar. "How dare you treat Autumn Wind like this, especially with Paparazzi capturing it!"
That was Qiu Ruolan's voice.
Oh, so it was captured by reporters.
"I'm sorry. I..." This was Liu Jian's weak explanation.
"Don't give me that..." Qiu Ruolan immediately interrupted him. "Think about it carefully; the doctor is coming. I'm going to check on Autumn Wind..." The sound of heavy breathing echoed in the corridor as the clicking of high heels grew louder.
Finally, Qiu Ruolan pushed open the door to the ward, followed by a doctor and a nurse.
Qiu Ruolan gently covered Autumn Wind with some blankets, her anxious voice coming through: "Doctor, do you see? Is she in trouble? Why hasn't she woken up after such a long time?"
Have I been asleep for a long time? Autumn Wind kept her eyes closed, pretending to be asleep.
The doctor reached out to check her pupils. "She should wake up soon..." Then he whispered a few words to the nurse beside him.
"Will there be other issues?" Qiu Ruolan looked anxiously at Autumn Wind, who was lying unconscious on the bed. "I want to know if this miscarriage will affect her future fertility."
Qiu Ruolan couldn't help but think of her last miscarriage; she would never have the chance to be a mother again.
I had a miscarriage? The child is gone... A huge whirlpool spun in Autumn Wind's mind, pulling her into darkness. Her head was filled with the image of a bloody child slowly walking away into the distance, occasionally glancing back at her with dark, hollow eyes.
Her once clear consciousness was fading more and more. Under the blankets, her hand tightened into a fist, but she grasped nothing.
The door opened again, and Liu Jian walked in with a pained expression. Qiu Ruolan didn't look at Liu Jian and continued to anxiously ask the doctor, "Doctor, please tell me. Will her body be affected?"
"Well..." The doctor frowned. "For issues regarding this aspect, you might want to consult an obstetrician. The only thing I can confirm is that although the patient was hit in the abdomen, she landed on her head first, causing brain damage. It's likely that when she wakes up, her memory will be affected..."
"Memory will be affected? Are you saying she might lose her memory..." Qiu Ruolan exclaimed.
"That's not certain... Alright, the patient's body is otherwise fine; we'll step out for now!" The doctor finished and quickly left the room.
Qiu Ruolan staggered back a few steps and sat on the stool by the bed. She reached under the blankets and tightly held Autumn Wind's hand, her warm breath brushing against Autumn Wind's face.
Gentle tears fell onto Autumn Wind's neck, slowly trickling down and instantly turning cold. Qiu Ruolan murmured, "Please don't forget me... I beg you!"
Her hand felt slightly cool; upon touching Autumn Wind's hand, Autumn Wind couldn't help but want to retract it but fought to control herself.
Hearing Qiu Ruolan's whispers, the hoarse and deep voice of an old woman from the phone suddenly echoed in Autumn Wind's ears: She is the murderer of your parents, yet you treat her as your support.
The warm tears from Qiu Ruolan soaked into Autumn Wind's heart, creating a conflict within her: Is Qiu Ruolan really the murderer of my parents?
Amidst Autumn Wind's turmoil, Qiu Ruolan's phone rang. She released Autumn Wind's hand, picked up her phone, and walked toward the door.
After walking a few steps, she turned around again, with a hint of threat, and fiercely said to Liu Jian, who was standing at the foot of the bed: "Listen carefully, I don't dare to imagine what will happen when Autumn Wind wakes up. I must take her home... I once thought she would be happy with you, but I never expected that you would do such things behind her back..."
Liu Jian lowered his head, unable to look at Qiu Ruolan. After she finished speaking, she took her phone and walked out of the ward. In the corridor, her low voice echoed; from her fragmented words, Autumn Wind inferred that the call was likely related to her car accident.
After Qiu Ruolan left the room, Liu Jian dragged his heavy steps to Autumn Wind's bedside.
He sighed deeply, reaching his hand under Autumn Wind's blanket. He briefly held Autumn Wind's hand and then gently rested on her abdomen.
Due to Liu Jian's action, Autumn Wind could clearly feel her previously protruding belly becoming somewhat flat.
Liu Jian's hand was a bit cold, the chill piercing through Autumn Wind's entire body like a needle, causing tears to fall from the corners of her eyes.
In pain, Autumn Wind couldn't help but clench her fist. As she cried, her body began to tremble uncontrollably, shaking and convulsing.
Noticing that Autumn Wind had woken up, Liu Jian moved his hand away from her abdomen and exclaimed, "Autumn Wind, you’re awake..."
The once tender greeting now reached Autumn Wind's ears, making her feel nauseous...
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