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The fish arrived by taxi, but when the taxi reached the entrance, it was stopped by the security guard. After a round of questioning from the guard, the fish became furious. Unable to contain her anger, she paid the fare and got out of the taxi, walking alone into the villa.
"Those guards are such blockheads! Do I look like a bad person?" The fish huffed as she sat on the sofa, venting to Autumn Wind.
Autumn Wind noticed that Ah Wei and Ahe were shaking with laughter, trying to hide their amusement. Waving his hand, Autumn Wind said, "You two go take a break; there shouldn't be anything going on at home!"
The two slightly bowed and went upstairs to their rooms to rest.
"Alright, alright, being a mother doesn't mean you have to be this temperamental!" Autumn Wind shook the fish's arm.
"This has nothing to do with being a mother! If I had a son like that, I would beat him to death!"
The fish's words carried a hint of insult. "Okay, stop thinking about that. Don't you want to know what happened last night?" To ease the fish's mood, Autumn Wind took the initiative to bring up last night's events.
"Yeah! When I saw that photo today, it looked just like a movie poster! Absolutely stunning!" The fish's attention was indeed immediately diverted. "So what happened last night?"
Autumn Wind initially thought about teasing the fish further but then decided to share about Yao Yao instead. He picked up a teacup from the table, took a sip, and slowly recounted how he planned to leave with Huang Zihe after dinner, how Liu Jian and Qiu Hai appeared, and how he ended up in Qiu Hai's arms.
"Is there really such a coincidence? Wow, your story could be made into a TV drama called 'Autumn Wind Surrounded and Blocked!'" The fish joked.
"Don't tease me! I'm just puzzled as to why the reporters suddenly showed up... Wait a minute, how come you went upstairs too? You didn't call the reporters over, did you?" Autumn Wind suddenly recalled that the fish had also been present at that moment and squinted his eyes in suspicion.
"I just have sharp gossip instincts! Anyway, we saw Liu Jian and that Qiu Hai at the entrance. We were worried something might happen, so we didn't leave. Who knew something actually did happen!"
"Really? That's quite a coincidence!" Thinking back to when they were photographed at that restaurant last time, this incident didn't seem too significant.
It's just that Qiu Mowen and Chen Shanni could never appear in that scene.
Just thinking about Qiu Mowen made Autumn Wind's heart ache uncontrollably. The image of Qiu Mowen's confused and pained eyes flashed before her. "Sigh..." Autumn Wind let out a long sigh.
"Let's change the subject. Guess who I ran into here today!"
"Yao Yao!" As soon as Autumn Wind finished speaking, Fish immediately responded.
"Ah, how did you know!" Fish blurted out the correct answer, surprising Autumn Wind.
"It's just you; I know you better than you know yourself. Didn't you ask me about Yao Yao? You don't have the time to ponder over irrelevant people!"
Fish always believed that Autumn Wind was the most innocent girl she had ever met. Unlike herself, Autumn Wind wouldn’t go around inquiring about things she wasn’t interested in. This is why Fish chose to be friends with Autumn Wind, and even though Autumn Wind had hidden something from her, it didn’t affect her trust in her at all.
"Where did you meet her?" Fish blinked her big eyes.
"Qiu Hai! She was at Qiu Hai last night!" Autumn Wind replied in a lowered voice. "Her modern figure has gotten so big!" The thought of Yao Yao's current body and that kiss mark popped into Autumn Wind's mind, causing her face to flush instantly.
"You must have seen something you shouldn't have!" Autumn Wind's expression couldn’t escape the eyes of "Detective Fish," and the corners of Fish's mouth curled up.
"Yeah, how did you know! That's amazing!"
"I could tell from your expression; you're even blushing..." Fish Duo was a bit puzzled by Autumn Wind. After all, she had experienced similar things before; why would she blush over such matters?
"Is Qiu Hai impressive? How did you see it?" Fish asked directly.
"How would I know!" This question elicited a series of exclamations from Autumn Wind. "Hey, I don’t have x-ray vision! I just saw a mark on her neck..."
"So you said she was at Qiu Hai last night; wasn't it you who kissed her there?" Fish began to tease.
"Forget it, I'm not telling you anymore! You have no sense of fun!" Autumn Wind couldn't help but complain about Fish.
"I lack a sense of fun? No, it's not that I lack a sense of fun; it's just that I know very well that there aren't many people in the circle who have been to bed with Yao Yao. Adding one more Qiu Hai isn’t surprising!"
Fish looked at Autumn Wind, reaching out to slide her hand across Autumn Wind's face. "If you were a man, with your current assets, she might even climb into your bed!"
Is that so? It seems I still don’t understand Yao Yao well enough. The gossip about "Yao Yao" didn’t elicit the reaction that Autumn Wind had imagined, so she decided to change the topic immediately.
"Hey, I need to tell you something. I'm planning to go work in HK as the manager of the Public Relations Department. What do you think?" Autumn Wind looked at Fish with anticipation.
"Oops!" Fish was drinking water when she heard about Autumn Wind's new job, and the water sprayed out of her mouth, splattering Autumn Wind's face.
Autumn Wind wiped her face and said, "Hey, can you not react so dramatically? Am I really that unworthy of being promoted?"
"Sorry, sorry!" Fish reached out to wipe Autumn Wind's face. "Sister Liu, get a towel for your sister!"
Upon hearing Fish's request, Sister Liu quickly brought over a brand new towel. While Fish helped wipe Autumn Wind's face, she continued in disbelief, "You're joking, right? Do you even know what Public Relations is about?"
"Why are you reacting the same way as her?" Autumn Wind kept referring to Qiu Ruolan as "her" in front of Fish. "Am I really that incapable?"
"What? Sister Shali reacted the same way; she sprayed you with water too!"
"That's not it. She seems to think I can't handle it!"
"I didn't mean that; it's just that you're not suited for that kind of job. Drinking? Can you handle it? Dancing? Can you do it? Can you flatter people?" Fish listed out Autumn Wind's shortcomings, implying that there was no equivalence between Autumn Wind and Public Relations.
"Then... it seems like there's no real job for me over there! Forget it; I'll just be an assistant! My beautiful and charming Sister Jiang, do you need a life assistant? I can make the bed!" Autumn Wind blinked and joked in a playful tone.
"Haha, I can see the difference between an assistant and Public Relations! One is responsible for making the bed, while the other is responsible for warming the bed. But you could be Liu Jian's assistant; he probably wishes for that right now!" Fish said with a serious expression.
Hearing Fish's analysis, Autumn Wind put away her smile and said helplessly, "Actually, it was Liu Jian who approached me. I originally wanted to go to Human Resources, but Jolie is now the manager there. I just didn't want to admit defeat in front of her. In a moment of impulse... I really don't know what I'm supposed to do!"
As Autumn Wind spoke, she started to tremble at the thought of facing what Qiu Mowen had left for her; a wave of panic washed over her.
"Why are you crying?" Fish, lacking insight into Autumn Wind's situation with Qiu Mowen, couldn't understand her sorrow. "Don't cry! From what you're saying, it sounds like you and Liu Jian..." Fish misinterpreted again. "Are you still thinking about him?"
"No way!" Autumn Wind weakly retorted.
"Hey, if you want to go to HK, it's actually not that hard. Just become a leader; with Sister Shali's connections, spending half a year or a year there shouldn't be a problem!" Fish began giving advice to Autumn Wind.
Autumn Wind remained silent. A long time ago, she had worked in Public Relations for a while and had also done Public Relations for an artist agency, which didn't seem too difficult.
Fish chatted with Autumn Wind until the afternoon when she finally realized that something was missing in the villa. It seemed like Qiu Ruolan's belongings were significantly fewer, so she curiously asked Autumn Wind about Qiu Ruolan.
"She went back to her apartment! She can't get used to living here!" Autumn Wind replied.
"Oh, I see. Can I move in with you? You don't know how annoying my parents are, constantly pushing me about Leo! What am I supposed to say?" Fish's tone revealed a hint of helplessness.
Autumn Wind understood Fish's pain. Even after learning about Leo and Jak, Fish never thought of disparaging Leo, and often expressed sympathy for Ina.
Autumn Wind admired Fish's generosity; if it were her, she probably wouldn't have such courage.
But Fish Duo, her ex-husband, lacked such tolerance. A piece of news about him going to a nightclub with a female assistant shattered their marriage.
Perhaps this is the greatest difference between love and indifference!
Loving someone means accepting everything about them; not loving someone means that even the slightest mistake can lead to an emotional breakdown, all in an attempt to escape from the cage that confines them.
Autumn Wind involuntarily thought of herself. She knew that she truly did not love Liu Jian.
The so-called "bath of fire in the corner" was merely an excuse she sought to leave.
At the Sky-High Luxury Hotel, Y() was discussing today's Newspaper.
The thin, short Korean Agent looked somewhat annoyed. It was he who had called the reporters, yet when the front page came out, Huang Zihe only occupied a pitiful corner, while everyone in Taipei was discussing how Autumn Wind dared to kiss Qiu Hai in front of Liu Jian.
Even the higher-ups at the headquarters called to inquire whether Y() had taken on private work in Taipei without reporting it—“Is it for a hidden advertisement or film?”
"It's really frustrating. I didn't expect that my push would lead to such unremarkable photos!" Hai lay on the bed somewhat dazed, staring intently at that photo. In the lower left corner of the photo, one could see his head dyed yellow.
The prince pulled the Newspaper away from Hai and joked, "This restaurant really is an ominous place. I felt its evil energy last time; I didn't expect you, Ahe, would dare to go there!"
Huang Zihe was browsing the internet, looking at fans' opinions on the news, and without exception, they were all cursing Autumn Wind. Even some who had previously sympathized with Autumn Wind's situation began to turn against her, and the insults were overwhelming.
There were even a few special topics analyzing Autumn Wind's personality.
Although he was no longer the main character in the incident, seeing Autumn Wind being criticized so harshly made Huang Zihe feel a sense of dark pleasure. He even secretly hoped that a few impulsive fans would throw eggs at Autumn Wind.
"Hey, Ahe, what are you laughing at?" Lin Xiang noticed the smile creeping up on Huang Zihe's face. "Are you relieved? Wasn't that girl kissing you?"
"No, I just think the fans' choice of words is getting more sophisticated. If I don't read more, I probably won't understand it!" Huang Zihe casually made an excuse.
The manager's phone rang again; it was his junior— the boss of a Western restaurant.
Everyone in the room turned their attention to the manager. From the conversation, Huang Zihe inferred that the junior was thanking the manager, as it seemed that this news report had made the restaurant a hotspot for many reporters and fans, becoming an ideal location for celebrity promotions.
"Sigh..." Huang Zihe sighed deeply, but in his heart, he was plotting for the next opportunity to create trouble for Autumn Wind. (To be continued)
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