After Rong Ci finished her meal with He Zhangbai and had been driving for only a short while, she received a call from Chu Zilan.
"Xiao Ci, where are you? I'm exhausted. Hurry over and pick me up for dinner."
Rong Ci didn't mention that she had already eaten. "Where are you?"
"Yulian Court," Chu Zilan replied. "It's that ancient-style courtyard development from a few years back. I've been here since early this morning looking at houses with my aunt. I'm wiped out."
"Alright."
After hanging up, Rong Ci adjusted her navigation and headed toward Yulian Court.
Ten minutes later, Chu Zilan called again. "Dammit! Do you know who I ran into here?"
Rong Ci paused.
Lately, there was only one thing that could make Chu Zilan use such colorful language the moment she opened her mouth
"Feng Tingshen and Lin Wu's whole family! He brought the Lins here to look at houses!"
Rong Ci kept her eyes on the road ahead, her expression indifferent as she gave a soft "mm."
Usually, when Feng Tingshen and Lin Wu went out, they would take Feng Jingxin along.
Feng Tingshen had left Feng Jingxin home alone today because he was taking the Lin family house hunting.
It made sense. The Sun family had already moved into their place, and since the Lin family intended to settle in the Capital, it was time they purchased property.
Upon arriving at Yulian Court, Rong Ci parked the car and sent a location pin to Chu Zilan to let her know she had arrived.
Chu Zilan replied that she would be out in a moment.
Rong Ci asked for her exact location, intending to head to the sales office to use the restroom.
Chu Zilan sent her a pin.
Just as Rong Ci was about to step out of the car, she saw Old Madame Lin, Lin Lihai, and Sun Yueqing walking toward the parking lot.
Their faces were beaming with smiles; it was clear they were in a very good mood.
Rong Ci exited the vehicle, but since the group entered the parking lot from the other side, they didn't see her.
A few minutes later, as Rong Ci reached the entrance of the sales office, she happened to run right into Feng Tingshen and Lin Wu.
They were being ushered out by seven or eight core executives from the sales department.
Upon seeing her, Feng Tingshen glanced her way. Lin Wu, who was clinging to his arm, also gave her a cold, sidelong look.
Rong Ci calmly withdrew her gaze.
Entering the sales office, she went straight to Chu Zilan.
The moment they met, Chu Zilan gritted her teeth and whispered, "The houses here start at three hundred million. I just heard from the staff that the villa Feng Tingshen bought for the Lins is the most premium one in the complexover six hundred million for a single unit!"
Rong Ci replied with a simple "mm."
Chu Zilan studied her expression before adding, "And... I also heard the only reason they came here to buy property is that Lin Wu's mother likes this specific style..."
Rong Ci's footsteps faltered almost imperceptibly.
No wonder Sun Yueqing had been smiling so happily just now.
Suppressing her emotions, Rong Ci said flatly, "I'm going to use the restroom."
"Oh, okay..."
Once inside the restroom, Rong Ci clenched her small hands into fists.
Hearing others talk about how well Feng Tingshen treated Lin Wu no longer moved her.
But hearing about Feng Tingshen going out of his way to please Sun Yueqing still
Just then, the voices of the sales staff drifted in from outside: "President Feng has great taste. His girlfriend is so beautiful."
"Yeah, and her mother too. So elegant and classy. More importantly, her husband and mother-in-law let her have her way in everything. Everything revolves around her preferences; they absolutely dote on her. Look at them and then look at my husband and mother-in-lawthe comparison is just infuriating!"
"Exactly. President Feng is so good to his girlfriend. They aren't even married yet, and he just drops over six hundred million on a villa for her family. Sigh, we're both women, but President Feng's girlfriend is a total winner at life!"
"..."
When Rong Ci finally emerged from the restroom, ten minutes had passed.
After accompanying Chu Zilan for a meal, she suddenly felt an urge to visit the sanatorium.
However, remembering Rong Yingsheng's condition and the director's warning that she shouldn't see anyone familiar, she stopped at the entrance. Ultimately, she didn't go in and drove home instead.
Once back, she locked herself in her room and began focusing on her work.
She wasn't sure how much time had passed.
Her phone rang again.
It was a call from Feng Tingshen.
Rong Ci glanced at it, recorded the data at hand, and ignored it.
The call eventually timed out.
A few minutes later, he called again.
Rong Ci still didn't answer.
A moment later, Feng Tingshen sent a text: Grandmother wants us to come back to the Ancestral Mansion for dinner.
Rong Ci didn't reply.
On the other end, Feng Tingshen stared at his phone in silence for a while after seeing no response.
Just then, Feng Jingxin's voice drifted down from the stairwell. "Daddy, you're back!"
As she spoke, she reached the bottom of the stairs and lunged into his arms.
Feng Tingshen steadied her and gave a soft grunt of affirmation.
Seeing him holding his phone as if about to send a message, Feng Jingxin asked, "Daddy, what are you doing?"
Feng Tingshen replied, "Your mother isn't answering her phone."
At the mention of Rong Ci, Feng Jingxin gave an angry "hmpf" and turned her face away.
Seeing this, Feng Tingshen pinched her soft, tender cheek. "You get angry the second your mother is mentioned. Did you do something to upset her?"
Feng Jingxin's eyes widened, and she grew even more indignant. "It was Mommy who upset me!"
Feng Tingshen propped his chin on his hand with an elegant posture, appearing curious. "Oh?"
Feng Jingxin complained petulantly, "Mommy said before that she'd take me skiing. But when I called her today, she said she was busy and would take me next time!"
"If your mother is busy and doesn't have time to take you out, isn't it wrong of you not to be understanding and instead get angry with her?"
"You!"
Feng Tingshen chuckled and patted her head. He stood up and said, "Let's go."
Feng Jingxin paused. "Where to?"
"Your grandmother called us back for dinner."
"Oh..."
Feng Jingxin mumbled a response and ran to catch up with him.
On the other side.
Rong Ci had ordered takeout. Around seven o'clock, just as she finished eating, Old Madame Feng called.
She could ignore Feng Tingshen's calls, but Old Madame Feng had been kind to her family in the past. She had to answer. "Hello, Grandma."
"Xiao Ci, Tingshen told me you were busy with something. When will you be finished?"
Rong Ci didn't want to go back to the Ancestral Mansion.
Since Feng Tingshen had already provided a lie for her, she followed along. "I'll be busy these next two days. I'm sorry, Grandma, I'm afraid I won't have time to visit you for a bit."
Old Madame Feng didn't mind. "It's alright, Grandma understands. I'm just worried you'll overwork yourself."
"I won't, Grandma. I know my limits."
"That's good then," Old Madame Feng said. "When Tingshen comes back tomorrow, I'll have him bring you something delicious. Make sure you eat well."
Rong Ci replied, "Alright."
After hanging up, Old Madame Feng looked at her grandson, who was sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper. She curled her lip and said, "Next time, if Xiao Ci doesn't come back with you, don't bother coming back yourself."
Feng Tingshen raised an eyebrow. "Then should I leave now?"
The old lady was left speechless.
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