Ren Jifeng asked, "President Feng is here?"
"Yes." When speaking of Feng Tingshen, Lin Wu's tone grew significantly more tender. "My wound hasn't fully healed, and Tingshen was too worried, so he came to pick me up."
As she spoke, she didn't look at Rong Ci once.
Then, she added, "President Ren, we'll be going now. Until next time."
Ren Jifeng had originally wanted to confront Rong Ci to demand justice for Lin Wu.
But seeing that Lin Wu couldn't even be bothered to give Rong Ci a second glance, he assumed she simply looked down on herto the point where she didn't even want to waste effort on social pleasantries.
Seeing Lin Wu's proud and direct manner, Ren Jifeng found her even more full of character and charm.
For a moment, he also felt that wasting words on Rong Ci was pointless.
He felt Rong Ci wasn't worthy.
Thinking of this, a genuine sense of loathing for Rong Ci bubbled up within him.
He said to Lin Wu, "I'm leaving as well. Let's walk out together."
Lin Wu nodded and left with Lin Lihai without looking back.
Lin Wu hadn't spared Rong Ci a single glance, but before Ren Jifeng left, he turned back to give her a cold, sharp look.
Rong Ci didn't even need to think to know what that look meant.
Ren Jifeng wasn't the first man to preemptively hate her because of Lin Wu.
At that thought, Rong Ci shot back a cold look of her own before withdrawing her gaze first. Treating the group of them like thin air, she walked toward the entrance almost side-by-side with them.
Ren Jifeng was taken aback.
He hadn't expected that even after her little scheme was exposed, she wouldn't show a hint of shame and would instead act so righteously.
He gave a mocking laugh.
He felt like his horizons had truly been broadened.
Indeed, the world was full of all kinds of people.
Seeing Rong Ci leave with them without the slightest hesitation, Lin Lihai frowned despite his surprise.
Lin Wu's steps faltered almost imperceptibly for a second before she continued walking as if she hadn't seen her.
Over at the parking lot, Feng Tingshen had stepped out of his car and was leaning against the door waiting for Lin Wu.
He also paused when he saw Rong Ci emerging alongside Lin Wu and the others, but his expression quickly returned to a calm neutrality.
Rong Ci saw Feng Tingshen as well.
She looked straight ahead and walked toward where her car was parked.
Getting into the car, she set her navigation and drove off.
Feng Tingshen and the others hadn't left yet.
As she drove forward, she happened to see Feng Tingshen considerately and tenderly opening the car door for Lin Wu.
...
There was an evening banquet to attend on Saturday, and Yu Moxun returned on Friday afternoon.
When he learned about the situation with Ren Jifeng, he was so angry he laughed. He made a cold executive decision. "In that case, there's no need to cooperate with him. It'll save us the trouble of having to see his face."
Rong Ci agreed.
Ren Jifeng's company wasn't the only good partner available; there was no need to slight herself for his sake.
Saturday afternoon.
Rong Ci was organizing the dress she was to wear that evening when her phone rang.
It was a call from Feng Jingxin.
Because she hadn't been picking up before, she had assumed Feng Jingxin would call less frequently.
To her surprise, during this past week, Feng Jingxin had still called her two or three times as usual.
However, she hadn't answered a single one.
This time was no different.
Seeing that she didn't answer, Feng Jingxin didn't feel as let down as before.
The first few times her mother hadn't picked up, she had been so sad that she hadn't wanted to call her mother ever again.
However, her father said she could call whenever she wanted, and that her mother would surely pick up one day.
Therefore, whenever she wanted to find her mother, even if she knew she might not answer, she would follow her heart and call her immediately.
Acting as if nothing was wrong, she set down her phone and looked at Feng Tingshen, who had changed into more formal attire. Lying on the master bed, she swung her legs up and down. "Dad, are you going to pick up Auntie Wuwu so soon?"
"Yes," Feng Tingshen replied.
"Then you two must come back early tomorrow to take me out to play."
"Alright."
Once he finished dressing, Feng Tingshen headed out about ten minutes later.
It was past eight o'clock.
He and Lin Wu appeared together at the entrance of the banquet hall.
Lin Wu's outfit today was once again incredibly expensive, and she looked so glamorous and beautiful that people found it difficult to look away.
The moment she and Feng Tingshen appeared in the hall, they drew nearly everyone's attention.
He Changbai and Qi Yuming had already arrived.
Seeing them, the two men walked over.
Ren Jifeng and Ji Qingyue had just arrived as well.
Noticing the commotion, they looked over.
Seeing Lin Wu, a flash of amazement once again crossed Ren Jifeng's eyes.
Ji Qingyue looked at Feng Tingshen and Lin Wu, then asked Yao Xinbo, "Is that Lin Wu?"
Yao Xinbo nodded. "Yeah. Beautiful and striking, right?"
No matter how beautiful or striking she was, she was someone else's girlfriend.
Ji Qingyue withdrew his gaze after a few seconds without offering a comment.
Feng Tingshen's influence was undeniable.
As soon as he arrived, many people in the hall hurried over to greet him.
Before long, a large crowd had gathered around him and Lin Wu.
It was then that Yu Moxun and Rong Ci made their late arrival.
Changmo was currently the most high-profile entity in their business circle, bar none.
Therefore, when Yu Moxun appeared, the gazes directed at him by the other guests were even more fervent than usual.
At the same time, the crowd was collectively stunned by Rong Ci.
The off-white, hand-embroidered cheongsam she wore perfectly blended her graceful figure with a cold, clean, yet gentle and quiet scholarly air.
"Say what you will, but President Feng and President Yu are truly blessed men."
"Aren't they, though?"
Whether it was that Miss Lin or this Miss Rong beside Yu Moxun, despite their different temperaments, they were both top-tier beauties.
The moment Rong Ci and Yu Moxun appeared in the banquet hall, He Changbai, Qi Yuming, Ji Qingyue, and Ren Jifeng all noticed them immediately.
As Changmo was the most talked-about company recently, it was inevitable that the host of the banquet would invite Yu Moxun.
However, He Changbai hadn't been sure if Rong Ci would attend with him.
Now, seeing her enter arm-in-arm with Yu Moxun, He Changbai's deep eyes narrowed slightly.
Qi Yuming had also guessed that Rong Ci might appear at this banquet.
But he hadn't expected her to look so stunning and brilliant.
Even if he didn't like Rong Ci, he had to admit that the clean, attractive, and gentle aura she possessed was truly singular.
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