Chapter 10
He did not think too much about it. He felt that Rong Ci had probably gone back to the Rong family home.
When he walked into the bathroom, he suddenly remembered that whenever Rong Ci went back to her family’s house, she would always take Feng Jingxin with her.
But today, she had unusually not taken their daughter.
Could it be that she had not gone back to the Rong family after all?
Or perhaps something had happened at the Rong family home.
Thinking of what Cheng Yuan had said that afternoon before leaving the company, Feng Tingshen became more certain of that guess.
He paused for a moment but had no intention of interfering.
The next morning, while eating breakfast, Feng Tingshen said to Feng Jingxin,
“Your school enrollment procedures are done. You’ll report to school tomorrow morning.”
“Okay.” Feng Jingxin wrinkled her little nose. “Daddy, can you take me to school tomorrow?”
“I might not have time.”
“Alright.”
Her eyes rolled, then suddenly lit up. “Then I’ll call Aunt Lin Wu later and ask her to take me to school!”
Before Feng Tingshen could reply, his phone rang.
It was a call from the old family residence.
When he answered, the voice of Old Madam Feng came through.
“I heard you’ve returned to the country?”
“Yes.”
“Did Xin Xin come back with you?”
“Yes.”
“I haven’t seen her in so long. I miss her. Tonight, you and Xiao Ci bring Xin Xin back for dinner.”
“Alright.”
The old lady then asked, “Where’s Xiao Ci? Let me speak to her.”
“She’s not here.”
“At this hour? Where did she go?”
“She probably went back to the Rong family.”
“Probably? As her husband, you don’t even know where your wife went?”
Feng Tingshen said nothing.
“You—”
The old lady sighed and fell silent.
Only then did Feng Tingshen soften his tone slightly and change the subject. “Have you eaten?”
“I’m full from anger!”
Feng Tingshen smiled faintly and continued eating breakfast calmly.
The old lady knew that this grandson of hers had always had his own ideas since childhood.
In his marriage with Rong Ci, he had already made a huge concession.
With Feng Tingshen’s personality, even if it was for his own good, she could not push him too far.
Thinking of this, she sighed again. “Forget it. I have nothing to say to you.”
“See you tonight.”
“You—hmph!”
The old lady angrily hung up.
At first, Feng Jingxin had not paid attention. After hearing a few sentences, she grew curious.
“Daddy, who was that?”
“Your great-grandmother.”
Remembering what she had said, Feng Tingshen began dialing Rong Ci as he added, “She asked us to go back for dinner tonight.”
Old Madam Feng treated Feng Jingxin very well, and the little girl liked her too. Hearing this, she said happily, “Great! I haven’t seen Great-Grandma for so long. I miss her.”
Feng Tingshen hummed in response while looking at his phone.
At that moment, Rong Ci was also having breakfast at the Rong family home.
When she saw Feng Tingshen calling, she paused.
This time, she did not feel surprise or joy at his call.
After hesitating for two seconds, she answered. “Hello.”
“Grandma asked us to go back for dinner tonight.”
“…Okay. I understand.”
“Come back this evening and take the child there.”
Rong Ci did not want to return to his place. Besides, even if she personally picked up her daughter, her daughter might not be happy to see her.
Why make things difficult for herself?
“Let the driver take her. I’ll drive there myself after work,” she said.
It would be rush hour after work. This arrangement was indeed more convenient.
But Rong Ci had always liked to handle matters related to Feng Jingxin personally and enjoyed doing so. She had never considered it troublesome before.
So when she said this, Feng Tingshen was slightly surprised.
Still, he did not think much of it. It was only a small matter.
“Alright.”
He hung up.
Now Feng Jingxin knew who had been on the other end of the call.
“Was it Mom?”
“Yes.”
“So Mom will go with us to Great-Grandma’s tonight?”
“Yes.”
Feng Jingxin instinctively frowned.
It wasn’t that she did not want to see her mother.
And it wasn’t that she didn’t miss her either.
In fact, she had not seen her mother for a long time, and her mother had not contacted her for over half a month.
Thinking of her now, she actually did miss her a little.
But if Mom was coming tonight, that meant she had already returned from her business trip.
When she woke up the day after returning to the country and learned that her mother had gone on a business trip, she had been especially happy.
She wanted to spend more time with Aunt Wu while Mom was away.
After all, once Mom returned, she would not be able to see Aunt Wu often.
So she had secretly hoped that her mother would come back later.
She had not expected her to return after only two days.
If Mom was back, she definitely would not agree to let Aunt Wu take her to school tomorrow.
And if Mom found out about Aunt Wu’s car racing competition tomorrow night, she certainly would not let her go either.
Thinking of this, her mood immediately worsened.
She had already told Aunt Wu that she would take her to school tomorrow morning, and Aunt Wu had agreed.
What should she do now?
“Daddy…” Feng Jingxin looked dejected.
Feng Tingshen glanced at her. “What is it?”
She could ask Daddy to help her talk to Mom about letting Aunt Wu take her to school. But Mom might argue with Daddy because of it.
How annoying!
She suddenly lost her appetite.
She could compromise about going to school tomorrow and let Mom take her.
But she absolutely had to go to Aunt Wu’s car race tomorrow night.
With that in mind, she acted spoiled. “You promised to take me to watch Aunt Wu’s race tomorrow night. But if Mom knows, she won’t let me go. So we can’t let Mom find out. If she asks, can you help me cover it up?”
“Alright.”
Only after getting his promise did her mood improve a little.
Soon after, Feng Tingshen finished breakfast and left the house.
When Rong Ci arrived at the company that day, she did not run into Feng Tingshen again.
At noon, Old Madam Rong called and asked her to have lunch at “Yan Hao.”
“Yan Hao” was located near the Feng Corporation building, only a few minutes’ walk away.
As Rong Ci reached the corner near the entrance, she heard someone say,
“Tingshen, if you hadn’t helped just now, I might not have secured this contract even after trying my best. Thank you so much.”
That familiar voice—
Rong Ci stopped in her tracks immediately.
She peeked around the corner and saw the side profile of her biological father, Lin Lihai.
At that moment, Feng Tingshen said, “You’re too polite, Uncle.”
Rong Ci slowly clenched her fists.
She could tell that his tone was gentler than usual.
People who received such treatment from him were usually those he valued.
But she did not believe he valued Lin Lihai because of her.
Nor did she believe he helped Lin Lihai for her sake.
Ever since Lin Lihai divorced her mother, she had rarely seen him.
Publicly, Lin Lihai only acknowledged Lin Wu as his daughter.
The father-daughter bond between them had long disappeared.
Sure enough, Lin Lihai continued,
“Wu Wu is here alone. Her mother and I aren’t very at ease. I’ll have to trouble you to look after her more in the future.”
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