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Hearing the other end of the microphone hang up, Qiu Ruolan let out a deep sigh of relief and weakly closed her phone. The brief conversation had left her exhausted.
However, Qiu Mowen behind her began to laugh mischievously. Qiu Ruolan raised her head and stared at him without saying a word. A minute later, Qiu Mowen's laughter changed, and after a few dry chuckles, it completely stopped.
He pinched a wine glass with his palm, rubbed it back and forth a few times, then gently bit the straw fixed at the rim of the glass. But this action froze when he realized that the true owner of the glass was Autumn Wind.
He raised his sharp eyebrows and ultimately chose to place the glass back on the dining table.
After a brief moment of silence filled the space, two voices with completely different tones and pitches rang out almost simultaneously, like notes from two different instruments unexpectedly yet harmoniously blending together.
"What happened between you and Autumn Wind?"
"Did you really break up with Shan Ni?"
The latter question came from Qiu Ruolan's gentle yet distinctly clear voice. Seeing that Qiu Mowen had no intention of responding, she relaxed her previously crossed arms and lightly touched her earlobe, saying, "Are you asking about Autumn Wind moving in? It's simple; she rented out her place and had nowhere to stay, so she went to an agency to find a house. I was there looking for a nanny, and we hit it off. I provide her with accommodation, and she helps me clean—it's that simple!"
To prove her words were true, Qiu Ruolan moved her hand away from her ear, crossed her arms again, and said with a hint of regret, "Ah, if I hadn't met her this time, I wouldn't have known she even has this qualification... I seem to have missed out on a lot!"
Her tone carried slight regret, but a hint of pride inadvertently showed on her face.
She looked at Qiu Mowen's face again and noticed he was exuding a playboy aura: "Hey, don't make that face; it's really annoying!"
Qiu Mowen continued to smirk coldly. "Based on what I know about Autumn Wind, would she willingly agree to move in?"
Seeing that Qiu Mowen saw through her, Qiu Ruolan chuckled awkwardly. "Of course there were some twists along the way, but she's living with me now—that's enough... Hey, what about you? Tell me the truth; is what’s in the Newspaper true? Did you really break up? Can you give me a reason I can accept? Weren't you planning to get married this year... does it have something to do with Autumn Wind?"
When Qiu Ruolan said this, Qiu Mowen was trying to touch the cup in front of him again. Upon hearing her words, a chill shot from his fingertips to his forehead and quickly spread down his back.
He helplessly withdrew his hand, let out a light sigh, and after a brief moment of calm, finally spoke. However, he did not answer Qiu Ruolan's question but instead retorted, "It should be you who is related to Autumn Wind... I'm tired, and I have to catch a flight tomorrow, so I'm going to rest!"
He ignored the look on Qiu Ruolan's face that suggested she wanted to say something but couldn't, and pulled his brown suitcase into the guest room.
It felt as if a rice ball had been forcibly stuffed into Qiu Ruolan's throat; she opened her mouth but couldn't make a sound. When the brown suitcase completely disappeared through the door, she finally spoke: "Qiu Ervin, if I suddenly die one day, it will be because you and Autumn Wind drove me to it..."
But she quickly realized the flaw in her statement and had to stop abruptly because no one knew that she had an adopted daughter named Autumn Wind.
After Qiu Mowen entered the room, he realized that he was already sweating profusely. Qiu Ruolan's speculation about his breakup with Chen Shanni being related to Autumn Wind had torn open the fresh wound in his heart.
Qiu Mowen clearly understood that what Qiu Ruolan referred to regarding Autumn Wind was not about Autumn Wind confessing to him. However, he had to admit that her speculation was not unfounded.
As an adult, Qiu Mowen had two opportunities to enter marriage, but both were thwarted by the sudden appearance of Autumn Wind.
Once, his proposal was interrupted by Autumn Wind, and a week later, his girlfriend was proposed to by someone else while drunk. The key point was that she accepted; her reasoning was simple: she couldn't wait for his proposal, so she agreed to someone else.
The other time was when Autumn Wind filled his room with her personal belongings. At that moment, Qiu Mowen's girlfriend came in holding a cake to surprise him. Of course, this surprise turned into a shock when she saw the room filled with women's underwear, ending with her smashing cream all over Qiu Mowen's face.
Therefore, Qiu Ruolan had enough reason to attribute his breakup with Shan Ni once again to Autumn Wind.
What Qiu Mowen found most difficult to face was that this time it truly was related to Autumn Wind.
After Autumn Wind took Phoebe and Yusha away, Shan Ni appeared outside the door wearing an ankle-length trench coat. Winter had not yet arrived in Taiwan, and even when it did, there was no need for her to dress so extravagantly.
Qiu Mowen let Shan Ni in and then turned to gently close the door.
Once inside, Shan Ni did not move, standing expressionlessly in the foyer.
Seeing Chen Shanni like this, Qiu Mowen could only stand helplessly as they stared at each other in silence, the entire space feeling as if it had frozen.
After a few minutes, unable to bear the awkwardness any longer, Qiu Mowen swallowed hard and was about to speak when Shan Ni suddenly opened her trench coat, revealing a snow-white figure before him.
After a brief moment of shock, Qiu Mowen quickly reacted. He threw a jacket hanging on the shoe cabinet over Shan Ni, turned his head away to avoid making eye contact, and with a trembling throat said, "I'm sorry, please leave!" He then turned and walked into the living room.
Qiu Mowen knew that Shan Ni's earlier action was a direct copy of a scene from a certain Female Writer in Hong Kong.
Shan Ni really liked this Female Writer. Long ago, when she read that scene, she had asked Qiu Mowen: "If we break up and I come to find you like this, regretting my decision, you must remember to keep me here!"
At that time, Qiu Mowen was lying on the sofa listening to music and casually replied, "Of course!"
Shan Ni was very angry at Qiu Mowen's flippant response. Qiu Mowen had to sit up and hold Shan Ni's face earnestly saying, "I will never let you leave!"
Looking back now, it seemed that the man was indeed a liar.
"Liars, all liars!" Shan Ni's desperate voice came from the foyer, followed by sobbing. After all, Shan Ni was a smart person. A moment later, there was the sound of a door opening and then closing again. Afterward, the sound of high heels on the stairs echoed through the silence.
As the sound of high heels faded away, Qiu Mowen pulled himself back to reality, only to feel a sudden thirst. He walked toward the refrigerator, while the sound of Qiu Ruolan humming a song came from the bathroom. An exaggeratedly shaped cup was placed by Qiu Ruolan on the cabinet at the door of Autumn Wind's room, which was filled with a pink atmosphere.
Suddenly, Qiu Mowen thought of Shan Ni, but after lingering on the image of Shan Ni's pale body for half a second, his thoughts quickly shifted to Autumn Wind, who had been lying in bed last night. Through the thin veil, Autumn Wind's back revealed a hint of alluring obscurity. If it weren't for Yusha and Phoebe lying beside Autumn Wind, Qiu Mowen might have been unable to resist reaching out to touch her.
While he was lost in these thoughts, Qiu Ruolan suddenly appeared in front of him wrapped in a towel, causing Qiu Mowen's body to tremble slightly.
His gaze was pulled back from the bright light spilling out of Autumn Wind's room. The sound of the wind rustling the curtains reached his ears, as if someone had discovered his secret. He unconsciously took a deep breath.
As his eyes scanned Qiu Ruolan, he suddenly realized that his sister had become more and more like Autumn Wind over time. His initial panic turned into terror as an inexplicable fear rose from the depths of his heart, like an invisible hand slowly tightening around his neck. He could not shout and did not dare to shout.
Qiu Mowen's face began to flush, and his pupils dilated.
Clearly, Qiu Ruolan was startled by his dazed expression: "Hey, weren't you supposed to be sleeping? Why are you..."
Qiu Mowen crossed his hands tightly together and responded nonsensically, "Why did you make Autumn Wind's room like this?" He then picked up the exaggerated cup and walked toward his own room.
Qiu Ruolan stood there in shock, speechless for a moment: "Are you sleepwalking?"
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