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Xiao Yuan spoke with a serious tone, each word dripping with hatred, making Autumn Wind realize the gravity of the situation. "What do you want to do?"
"What do I want to do? Haha!" Xiao Yuan laughed loudly. "Let me tell you, Autumn Wind, I have evidence that you and Qiu Ruolan are biological mother and daughter. You better hand over the money obediently, or else I will sell this information to the reporters!"
We are biological mother and daughter? Autumn Wind chuckled lightly. "I guess you're crazy! Look at our blood types; do you really think we could be related?" Despite this retort, Autumn Wind's heart raced like a drum.
On the other end of the phone, the sound of papers rustling could be heard, accompanied by Xiao Yuan's deep breaths. Before entering the industry, Xiao Yuan had studied medicine. He glanced at the basic information of the two identifiers and asked, "Have you ever had a Bone Marrow Transplant?"
Autumn Wind was taken aback by this question, gasping in shock. The voice reached Xiao Yuan's ears. "Don't play tricks on me! I want to see the money in an hour!"
Autumn Wind swallowed hard, her throat felt like it was being pricked with needles. "You..."
"You should know my account... just one hour's time; otherwise... haha, don't blame me for being rude!" Xiao Yuan's voice was as cold as a winter wind, his mocking laughter pierced through like icy blades. "But speaking of which, I really didn't expect that you and Qiu Ruolan actually have a blood relationship! Hahaha..."
The loud laughter crashed down on Autumn Wind like waves during high tide, hitting her heart heavily. How could this be! The strength she had just pretended to muster turned into a wave of heat as soon as Xiao Yuan hung up. The heat coursed down her back, around her forehead, her lips, her nose, her eyes—every inch of her skin felt flushed.
No, this can't be true; this must be a lie concocted by Xiao Yuan to extort money! Qiu Ruolan noticed that Autumn Wind's eyes were rolling back and quickly stepped forward to ask softly, "Autumn Wind, Autumn Wind, what's wrong?"
Autumn Wind weakly glanced at Qiu Ruolan. No, this can't be true! How could we look alike? She is not my mother; my mother was killed by her! No, that was just a lie fabricated by Qiu Feng! Maybe she really is your mother!
Countless voices echoed in Autumn Wind's mind. Her legs began to weaken; her feet felt completely out of control. Yet her hand clutched the phone tightly against her ear. Her vision blurred as she felt herself about to faint. I don’t want this!
Her body grew heavier and heavier, on the verge of collapsing to the ground when suddenly a strong arm caught her from behind. A familiar yet strange face leaned close to hers. A powerful hand took the phone she had pressed against her ear. She heard a deep and magnetic male voice beside her: "What do you think?"
Autumn Wind struggled to regain her composure and weakly glanced at the man—it was Qiu Hai! Standing beside him were Liu Jian and Kedan. As she scanned their faces, she realized there was no need to hide anything anymore and forced out a faint smile. "Ervin, long time no see!"
Qiu Ruolan originally wanted to approach Autumn Wind to show concern, but upon hearing Autumn Wind's cry, she burst into tears and squatted on the ground, disregarding her image.
...
When Autumn Wind woke up again, it was in her own bed, and it was already evening. Her phone lay quietly beside her pillow. Autumn Wind's first reaction was to look toward Qiu Hai's room across the window, but it was completely dark.
Yu entered the room and saw that Autumn Wind had opened her eyes. A faint smile appeared on her face; she looked so calm that Autumn Wind couldn't help but doubt whether she was dreaming a silent dream.
Autumn Wind reached for her phone, but it slid away from her hand. Yu stepped forward and helped her place the phone in her hand. Yu's long black wig slipped down, brushing against Autumn Wind's shoulder and lightly grazing her cheek, causing a slight itch. It turned out that this was not a dream after all!
"How could you allow yourself to wear a wig?" To break the silence, Autumn Wind spoke up.
Yu returned to the bedside and fiddled with her long hair. "Doesn't it look real...?" She tried to keep her voice light, but sadness still seeped through, and she eventually collapsed onto the blanket.
Yu let out a loud cry that startled Autumn Wind. She propped herself up on the bed and gently stroked Yu's back. "Hey, what's wrong? Did something happen? Talk to me!"
But Yu continued to sob softly, never daring to lift her head. Her tears today were not for herself but for Autumn Wind...
Yu lay on the blanket for a while until she could no longer make a sound before propping herself up. Without looking at Autumn Wind, she dashed out of the room.
Autumn Wind stared in shock at Yu's strange behavior as she hurriedly left like a ghost. "Sister Liu..." She wanted to call Sister Liu to ask what was going on, but the words caught in her throat, and she couldn't make a sound.
Weakly turning her gaze toward the window, she saw nothing but darkness outside.
Yu rushed down the stairs and nearly collided with Ahe, who was holding Oke. Oke opened his arms wanting a hug from Mommy, but Yu said nothing and did not reach for Oke's arms; instead, she turned around and dashed into the courtyard.
She rested her hands on her knees, breathing heavily, and slowly took out her phone to dial Kedan. "Mr. Ke, I can't speak... You should talk to Autumn Wind in person!" Before Kedan could respond, she hung up the phone and collapsed onto the ground.
Yú had always thought that Autumn Wind was much happier than herself. Even after the car accident, she still believed this way, but only today did she clearly realize that her own bitterness was self-inflicted, while Autumn Wind's pain was imposed upon her.
In Qiu Ruolan's apartment, everyone's expressions were as heavy as if they were about to freeze.
"Okay, um, I understand! I'll leave Xiao Yuan's matter to you!" Qiu Hai said with a furrowed brow into the phone. He found Xiao Yuan's number from Autumn Wind's call log and pieced everything together with a little effort.
He pressed his lips together, wanting to speak with Qiu Ruolan, but he could never find the demeanor that should belong to Qiu Mowen when talking to her. After several attempts, he chose to speak like Qiu Hai, realizing that if he pretended for too long, he would forget his former self. "The matter between you and Autumn Wind was my mistake. At that time, I saw your blood types and assumed you had no relation, so I never arranged for a paternity test!"
He paused slightly and looked at Kedan. Understanding his cue, Kedan took out a few sheets of paper from a black bag; these were the identification documents his subordinate had just obtained from Xiao Yuan.
Receiving the papers, Qiu Mowen gently flipped through them. "Although both names are false, according to Qiu Feng's records, this is real!" He handed them to Qiu Ruolan.
Qiu Ruolan had been curled up in the corner of the sofa. While Qiu Mowen spoke, her eyes were fixed on his face—the face of Qiu Hai. She clearly could not accept that the person before her was actually Qiu Mowen. However, her willpower was much stronger than that of Autumn Wind. She mechanically took the papers and, upon seeing the date of the identification, asked, "Why would she do this?"
Given the relationship between Autumn Wind and Qiu Feng, she indeed had no motive to do such a thing.
Standing silently by was Liu Jian, who finally spoke up. "It was done by Chen Shanni. I found the appraiser from that time; it was the result right after Chen Shanni fell."
Upon hearing Chen Shanni, Qiu Ruolan understood.
In fact, she should have been happy; not only did she gain a biological daughter, but even her deceased brother had come back to life. Yet inside her heart felt as if a stone was pressing down on it.
On one hand was the relationship between Qiu Mowen and Autumn Wind, and on the other hand was Qiu Mowen's recent proposal—his latest examination results showed that his condition had relapsed again, and he decided to disappear once more.
Qiu Ruolan lowered her head and after a while, spoke up, "I... I no longer oppose your relationship with Autumn Wind. I beg you, please don't leave!"
Qiu Mowen sighed deeply, "I have actually been a dead person for a long time... You don't need to feel sad for me anymore. You can pretend that I never existed!" He tried to speak in a relaxed tone, but his face betrayed an uncontrollable sadness.
"No, that's impossible!" Qiu Ruolan crawled over to Qiu Mowen, placing her hands on his shoulders and shaking him vigorously. "We can seek treatment again; this time we won't let you suffer alone. I beg you, don't abandon us again!"
Qiu Mowen wanted to embrace his sister, who had been his only support. He raised his hands halfway but was overwhelmed by guilt, ultimately letting them fall back down. His voice choked as he said, "Sister, don't be sad. Just do as I say later!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Kedan's phone rang. The sturdy man flinched when he saw the name flashing on the screen; his lips trembled slightly as he uttered two words, "Autumn Wind!" But without any hesitation, he pressed the button to silence it.
Just after he did that, Liu Jian's phone rang as well. However, when Liu Jian took out his phone, the ringing had stopped. He looked up at the other three people without saying a word; they all already knew who it was.
Qiu Ruolan released Qiu Mowen and reached for her own phone. Before she could pick it up, her phone rang as expected. Taking a deep breath, she answered the call, "Hello, it's Autumn Wind. You're awake..." She turned her head away from Qiu Mowen, and as she looked at the wall, tears silently rolled down her cheeks.
She paused for a moment before speaking softly into the phone, "Ervin... he... he's in trouble!"
Then came a loud crash from the receiver followed by the sound of something rolling down the stairs. Immediately after, a desolate cry echoed through: "Autumn Wind, Autumn Wind, what happened to you!"
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