Chapter 15Â
**You’re Sneaking Meals Together Again Without Me**
Tian Tian had a sweet and adorable appearance, and her outfit suited her age perfectly. Anyone who saw her couldn’t help but want to hug and kiss her.
She was nowhere near ugly or disgusting by any measure.
She had grown up being praised.
This was the first time anyone had ever said such a thing about her.
Tian Tian immediately burst into tears, crying “Wah wah” in distress, and clung even tighter to Rong Ci.
Rong Ci quickly held the child and soothed her: “No, Tian Tian, you’re not disgusting at all. You’re beautiful and adorable. Don’t you think so yourself?”
Hearing this, Tian Tian finally felt a little better. Before she could respond, Feng Jingxin saw that Rong Ci was still holding Tian Tian and even calling her beautiful and adorable. Her eyes immediately reddened: “You⌠I, I don’t like you anymore. I don’t want you to be my mommy anymore!”
With that, she tried to run off.
Rong Ci quickly reached out and held her back.
She hadn’t expected her daughter to lash out like that.
Although she was angry, she didn’t want to scold her in public and embarrass her.
She hugged her and kissed her: “Okay, don’t be angry yet⌔
Feng Jingxin was very angry, but seeing Rong Ci kiss her, her anger subsided by half, only to be replaced by an even greater sense of grievance. She suddenly burst into tears and pushed her luck: “Then⌠you can’t hold her ever again, and you can’t call her cute!”
Only then did Rong Ci understand why she was unhappy.
So she was jealous.
So even though she didn’t want her as a mother anymore, seeing someone else compete for her attention made her unwilling to share.
Rong Ci found it somewhat amusing.
She didn’t agree to the demand, but she kissed her again to calm her down, then carried both children a little further away from the crowd.
Feng Jingxin took the opportunity to push Tian Tian out of Rong Ci’s embrace.
Tian Tian had a good temper. Although she liked Rong Ci very much, she didn’t have such a strong possessiveness toward her.
Besides, Feng Jingxin looked very fierce, and she was a little scared of her.
Rong Ci held Feng Jingxin and said gently, “Xinxin, Mommy knows you think you’re very cool right now, but everyone has different tastes. You like yourself cool and handsome, but some people like themselves cute, pink, and sweet. You can’t call someone ugly or disgusting just because their taste is different from yours. We should respect everyone’s preferences and likes â you understand what Mommy is saying, right?”
Rong Ci knew that her daughter was actually very smart.
Other children her age might not understand what she was saying, but Feng Jingxin would definitely get it.
Feng Jingxin did understand.
She also knew that what she had said was wrong.
But she just couldn’t stand seeing Rong Ci hold other children or be nice to them.
She pursed her little lips and said nothing.
Rong Ci gently tousled her hair and took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears: “It’s okay to make mistakes â just correct them. But you can’t say things like that about others ever again, okay?”
Seeing that Rong Ci was still so good to her, Feng Jingxin felt a little better. She hugged her, leaned into her embrace, sniffled, and nodded: “Okay.”
Rong Ci smiled, kissed her little face, then turned to Tian Tian and said, “Tian Tian, this is Xinxin. She’s Auntie’s daughter. She already knows she was wrong. Will you forgive her?”
Tian Tian was a bit afraid of Feng Jingxin, but Rong Ci was very gentle, and she liked Rong Ci too, so she obediently nodded: “Yes, I forgive her.”
“Thank you, Tian Tian.” Rong Ci smiled, then looked at her daughter: “Xinxin, what should you do?”
Feng Jingxin lifted her head from Rong Ci’s embrace: “I’m sorry.”
Tian Tian smiled shyly: “It’s⌠it’s okay⌔
The matter finally resolved, Rong Ci breathed a sigh of relief and took the two children to the classroom.
The homeroom teacher took Tian Tian away. Rong Ci crouched down, looked at her daughter, and said gently, “Alright, it’s okay now. Let’s go into the classroom, okay?”
Feng Jingxin wasn’t embarrassed or afraid to go into the classroom because she had pushed and yelled at someone and been watched by others.
She had never been a timid or fearful child.
Nor did she care what other children thought of her.
She suddenly felt a little reluctant to let Rong Ci leave. She hugged her and didn’t let go: “Mommy⌔
“Yes.” Rong Ci hugged her back. “What is it?”
“I wantâ”
She hadn’t eaten the food Rong Ci cooked in a long time, and suddenly she missed it.
But just as the words reached her lips, she remembered that she was going to watch Lin Wu’s race tonight.
Her eyes flickered. She let go of Rong Ci: “Nothing.”
She could eat Mommy’s cooking whenever she wanted, but Aunt Wu Wu’s races weren’t that frequent.
So, without much hesitation, she chose Lin Wu.
“Okay, then go in quickly. Don’t keep the teacher waiting too long.”
“Yes.”
Only then did Feng Jingxin finally let go of her. But before entering the classroom, she couldn’t help turning back and saying, “At noon, remember to call me, Mommy.”
Rong Ci agreed: “Okay.”
Only then did Feng Jingxin feel reassured and enter the classroom.
Rong Ci watched her stand confidently on the stage to introduce herself, then obediently sit down in her seat. She waved and left the school to go to work at the Feng Group.
When she arrived at the company, she didn’t see Feng Tingshen, but she saw Jiang Zhe bring someone to her workstation.
“This is Xu Xuena. She will be taking over your position.”
Xu Xuena was beautiful and striking, dressed head to toe in designer brands.
She sized up Rong Ci, noting that she had a clean, beautiful aura. A hint of scrutiny appeared in her eyes, but she didn’t show it. Instead, she enthusiastically extended her hand and introduced herself: “Sister Rong, hello. I’m Xu Xuena. Please take care of me over the next few days.”
Rong Ci shook her hand: “You’re too kind.”
“I’m from T University. I just graduated with my master’s degree in June. Sister Rong, which university did you graduate from? Youâ”
She graduated in the first half of this year?
That meant Xu Xuena might not have any work experience yet, and they were having her take over her position?
But that was just the general expectation.
Perhaps Xu Xuena had other outstanding qualities.
For example, in terms of education, there were plenty of master’s graduates in the office, yet Rong Ci had still become their team leader.
With that thought, Rong Ci gently interrupted Xu Xuena and said, “Miss Xu, we have a meeting soon. Let’s focus on work for now.”
Xu Xuena gave a charming “Oh dear” and said, “Look at me, I almost forgot about business. Let’s talk work first, talk work first.”
On the way to the meeting, Xu Xuena lowered her voice and asked, “Sister Rong, I heard President Feng is extremely handsome. Is that true?”
Rong Ci answered truthfully: “Yes.”
Xu Xuena sounded very excited: “Hearing you say that makes me even more eager to meet President Feng. It’s just too bad Secretary Jiang said President Feng won’t be coming to the company today⌔
Feng Tingshen wasn’t coming to the company today?
Rong Ci didn’t know that.
But then again, Feng Tingshen had many business interests. He really didn’t come to the Feng Group every single day.
At noon, Xu Xuena dragged her to the cafeteria. After they got their food, Rong Ci picked up her phone to call Feng Jingxin.
Xu Xuena teased her: “Calling your boyfriend?”
“No, my daughter.”
“Your daughter? You’re married?”
“Yes.”
Over on the other end, Feng Jingxin was on a video call with Lin Wu.
And Feng Tingshen was there too.
Feng Jingxin looked at them and pouted: “You two are so mean. You’re sneaking meals together again without me.”
“Because you have to go to school, Xinxin. Later, after school, Auntie will come pick you up in person. The three of us will have dinner together tonight, okay?”
“That’s more like it.”
Feng Jingxin then glanced at Feng Tingshen.
Feng Tingshen served Lin Wu a dish with his chopsticks before saying, “What do you want to eat tonight? I’ll have someone prepare it for you in advance.”
