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After coming out of the dance studio, Autumn Wind immediately jumped into the car. Just as the vehicle was leaving the underground parking lot, the phones of all four people in the car suddenly rang with text message alerts.
Uncle Liu was driving and couldn't answer the phone, while Ahe and Ah Wei, being at work, dared not check their phones.
Autumn Wind glanced at the three of them, pouted, and swiped her phone. "Mine is from Sister Liu! What about you guys?" In fact, it was from both Sister Liu and Qiu Hai.
Seeing Autumn Wind's acknowledgment, Ahe and Ah Wei also took out their phones and almost simultaneously said, "Ours too!"
With a glance from Autumn Wind, Ah Wei dialed Sister Liu's number. After a brief conversation, he turned to Autumn Wind and said, "Mr. Qiu has been waiting for you at home. Since he couldn't reach you by phone, he has now gone out looking for you!"
"What does that mean?" Autumn Wind asked back while dialing Qiu Hai's number. "You..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Qiu Hai's voice came through, filled with urgency. "Where are you right now?"
"Me? I just arrived at Zhongxiao East Road!" Autumn Wind replied in confusion. "What's going on? What happened?"
"Stop the car immediately! Give me your exact location!" Qiu Hai's tone was frantic, as if he were about to explode.
Autumn Wind was momentarily bewildered. "Uncle Liu, Uncle Liu, stop the car!" Once Uncle Liu pulled over, Autumn Wind handed him her phone. "Tell Qiu Dong our exact location!"
Uncle Liu answered humbly while returning Autumn Wind's phone, looking at her with a puzzled expression.
Autumn Wind shrugged innocently and blinked. "I don't know; I really have no idea what's going on!"
The four of them sat quietly in the car, each wearing a confused expression.
After about ten minutes, the car was suddenly surrounded by a group of men in black. Just as Ah Wei and Ahe were about to get out to check, Autumn Wind quickly counted the heads outside and said, "You two stay put!" Then she got out of the car herself, standing tall and confident to appear fearless.
To her surprise, when her feet touched the ground, the men in black surrounding the car immediately stepped back, all bowing respectfully towards Autumn Wind, their voices in unison, "Sister Qiu, hello!"
Autumn Wind sensed that these people meant no harm, so she took a deep breath and asked, "Who are you..."
"We are here to protect you as instructed by Ke Boss," the leader of the men in black replied.
Ke Boss? Is it Kedan? She had indeed heard he took over his uncle's gang. "Ah, I see... alright!" Autumn Wind thought to herself as she shrank back and got into the car.
"It's nothing; I thought it was something serious..." Autumn Wind said, patting the car seat.
Although the other three felt puzzled, they did not dare to ask. Autumn Wind smiled slightly and turned her head to quietly look out the window.
Outside the car window appeared two familiar figures. Autumn Wind frowned slightly as she recognized them as Xiao Yuan and Wang Jiaru. Noticing their direction towards a high-end hotel, where they were cozily leaning against each other, Autumn Wind became entranced watching them. Unconsciously, she reached out and opened the car door, stepping out and swaying towards them.
Ahe and Ah Wei realized Autumn Wind's actions and quickly got out of the car to follow closely behind.
Autumn Wind swayed her way in front of the two shameless people, staring wide-eyed at them.
"Autumn Wind? What are you doing here?" Xiao Yuan exclaimed upon recognizing her. He looked around but did not see Qiu Feng or any familiar faces. Quickly regaining his composure, he unabashedly pulled Wang Jiaru closer and changed his tone, "What are you doing here?"
Autumn Wind did not answer immediately. She glanced at Wang Jiaru, biting her lower lip. Just as she was about to speak, Wang Jiaru interrupted, "Aren't you afraid of being kidnapped alone here?"
Wang Jiaru's face flushed slightly; she could smell a faint hint of alcohol on her. Her eyes were slightly raised, giving a half-smile.
But before her smile could fade, a group of people rushed up behind Autumn Wind, causing her smile to freeze on her face and turn into a cold sneer. "Oh, so many people here; are you afraid of being kidnapped?"
Ignoring Wang Jiaru, Autumn Wind turned to Xiao Yuan and asked, "Have you considered Sister Zhao's feelings? She has done so much for you; how can you treat her like this?"
Xiao Yuan released Wang Jiaru's hand. He extended his finger and pointed it in front of Autumn Wind's face. Ah Wei and Ahe immediately stepped forward, placing their arms on Xiao Yuan's shoulders, one on each side.
Xiao Yuan weakly retracted his finger and placed his hand back on Wang Jiaru's waist, intending to leave with her.
Wang Jiaru looked unwilling, hesitating for a moment, but her body still followed Xiao Yuan toward the nearby parking area.
However, before the two could walk far, the sound of "click" "click" from cameras echoed.
Everyone looked around and saw a car with tinted windows speeding away—inside were reporters taking photos.
Qiu Hai and Kedan rushed over amidst everyone's astonishment. Qiu Hai anxiously ran to Autumn Wind, relieved to see she was unharmed. He sighed deeply, his mood slightly calming as he pulled her into his embrace tightly. "Where have you been? You almost scared me to death!"
He held her too tightly, and Autumn Wind almost couldn't breathe. She popped her head out from Qiu Hai's embrace and said softly, "I went to see Huang Zihe!" Fearing that Qiu Hai would be angry, she quickly added, "I think we should all live well!"
When Autumn Wind called Qiu Hai, Kedan had already tracked her whereabouts. Hearing Autumn Wind speak so truthfully, Qiu Hai naturally wasn't angry; he was just worried about what might happen to her next.
Kedan watched the two embrace affectionately and gently cleared his throat. "You two lovebirds, is it really necessary to show your affection in the middle of the street?"
Autumn Wind peeked out from Qiu Hai's arms. They exchanged smiles before getting into Qiu Hai's car together. Autumn Wind leaned against Qiu Hai's leg, filled with sweetness.
"What were you doing just now?" Qiu Hai recalled that when he appeared, Autumn Wind and the others seemed to be watching something.
Qiu Hai's question stirred Autumn Wind's anger. She propped herself up and said playfully, "You don't know? I just ran into Xiao Yuan! That guy is so outrageous; he was so openly and shamelessly with Wang Jiaru! Sister Zhao would be heartbroken if she knew!"
"What? Xiao Yuan was with Wang Jiaru just now? Is he divorced?" Qiu Hai had heard about Xiao Yuan and Wang Jiaru even back when he was still Qiu Mowen.
"Of course not! Ugh, I feel like I haven't seen Sister Zhao in ages!" Autumn Wind pouted slightly and shook Qiu Hai's arm. "Do you know? I used to be her assistant!"
Qiu Hai exaggeratedly cheered, "Really? You used to be an assistant! Hahaha!"
"Are you mocking me? What's wrong with being an assistant?" Autumn Wind reached towards Qiu Hai's armpit and started to tickle.
"I wouldn't dare!" Qiu Hai firmly grabbed her hand and pulled her back into his embrace. He smiled, but inside, he felt a storm brewing. Just thinking about Qiu Feng made the half of his soul that belonged to Qiu Mowen restless.
This woman, it would be better for Autumn Wind to have less contact with her.
……
The next morning.
When Autumn Wind arrived at Qiu Feng's house, it was drizzling lightly, and all the streets and buildings were shrouded in mist.
Uncle Liu parked the car in the closest available spot to the building. Just as he was about to get out to hold an umbrella for Autumn Wind, she suddenly said, "Let me be quiet for a moment..."
"Yes..." Uncle Liu stopped his movement and quietly waited for Autumn Wind's next command.
Autumn Wind was scrolling through her phone when she saw the photo of Xiao Yuan and Wang Jiaru hugging on the street. She rolled down the car window and looked towards Qiu Feng's house. From her earlier conversation with him, Autumn Wind was sure that Qiu Feng already knew about this news.
The light rain drifted into the car, quickly wetting Autumn Wind's hair near the window. She sighed deeply and closed the window. "Uncle Liu, please hold the umbrella for me!"
Uncle Liu got out of the car, holding the umbrella high to escort Autumn Wind into the building. Once inside the lobby, Autumn Wind signaled for Uncle Liu to return to the car. "I'll go up by myself; you wait for me in the car. I'll call you if I need anything!"
With that, she walked towards the elevator, which had a maintenance notice posted on it. Turning around, she headed towards the stairwell, leaning against the wall as she walked steadily towards Qiu Feng's home. Her heart raced as if it were about to leap out of her chest.
After finally reaching Qiu Feng's door, she was about to reach for the doorknob when she realized that the door was not locked. Gently pushing it open, Autumn Wind stepped inside and looked up to see Qiu Feng, disheveled, squatting in the middle of the living room.
"Sister Zhao, are you okay?" Autumn Wind hurried over, gently shaking her body. The strong smell of alcohol hit him. Qiu Feng weakly looked up at Autumn Wind, her gaze hazy, her voice trembling, "Autumn Wind, is that you? Boohoo..." She grabbed Autumn Wind's shoulder and began to cry.
Autumn Wind embraced Qiu Feng, gently patting her shoulder. Just as he was about to speak, a sound came from the bedroom. With a creak, the door opened slightly, revealing a pair of swollen eyes behind it. "Who is it?" Autumn Wind shouted.
The door swung open, and Phoebe appeared in a dirty nightgown. She almost flew into Autumn Wind's arms. "Aunt Qiu Feng, you finally came! My mom and dad are fighting! They're fighting really fiercely!"
She rushed into Autumn Wind's embrace, murmuring. Autumn Wind reached out to hold Phoebe close, gently stroking her face. "Phoebe, be good..."
Holding Phoebe, he squatted down beside Qiu Feng. "You quickly comfort your mom!" He pushed Phoebe toward her.
A glimmer of light suddenly appeared on Qiu Feng's dull face. She supported herself on the ground, trying to get up, but her hands were too weak. Seeing this, Autumn Wind set Phoebe aside. "Phoebe, be good. Let's help your mommy up together!"
With the combined effort of Autumn Wind and Phoebe, Qiu Feng finally managed to lie down on the bed. Autumn Wind helped cover her with a blanket. "I'm going to make something for Phoebe to eat. You just sleep well!"
He took Phoebe's hand and was about to turn around when his other hand was grabbed by Qiu Feng, who weakly said, "Autumn Wind, I want a divorce. Can you help me contact a lawyer?"
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