Rong Ci also noticed that even someone as calm and aloof as Feng Tingshen was now clearly showing an expression of astonishment and admiration.
Feng Jingxin and Qi Yuming even jumped right up from their seats.
The race was reaching its climax.
Feng Tingyi took the binoculars back.
Perhaps because his attention was entirely focused on Lin Wu, he hadn’t noticed that Feng Tingshen and the others were there as well.
The race took a brief pause.
Lin Wu was currently in first place.
Rong Ci asked Feng Tingyi for the binoculars.
Feng Tingyi was pleasantly surprised.
“Sister-in-law, you’re captivated by my goddess too, aren’t you?!
I told you, no one, man or woman, can resist my goddess!”
Rong Ci lowered her gaze and smiled without saying a word.
Right now, she wanted to take out her phone and call Feng Tingshen.
She wanted to see how he would react to her call at this very moment.
Most likely, he would just hang up as soon as he saw her name on the screen.
After all, that was how he had always treated her.
Thinking of this, she felt there was no point in making the call.
She didn’t want to call anymore.
It felt pointless.
Still, she decided to treat this as the very last time.
With that thought, Rong Ci picked up her phone and dialed Feng Tingshen, then raised the binoculars to her eyes.Then, she watched with her own eyes as Feng Tingshen, upon seeing her incoming call, hung up without a moment’s hesitation before immediately returning his gaze to Lin Wu.
His eyes held only Lin Wu.
Rong Ci took a deep breath, then smiled calmly as she handed the binoculars back to Feng Tingyi.
For the rest of the race, Rong Ci didn’t watch anymore, nor did she pay any attention to Feng Tingshen’s side.
The entire race came to an end.Lin Wu took first place.
Feng Tingyi was extremely excited.
He and his friends all desperately wanted to go ask for her autograph.
“But I’ve heard that CC is both a wealthy heiress and a PhD graduate from a top university.
Racing is just a hobby for her.
She doesn’t need fans, nor does she pander to them.
She basically leaves right after the race and has never signed autographs for fans.
So, getting her signature is practically impossible.”
“Yeah, this is a private race.
Normally, the chances of getting an autograph photo would be higher, but there’s a racers-only passage inside the venue.
Without connections, we can’t get in.
Sigh…”
Just as Feng Tingyi and his friends were discussing this, they heard that Lin Wu had already left with her friends to celebrate.
Sang Qian had already called to rush them.
Before leaving, Rong Ci went to the restroom.
As she walked out, she bumped right into someone.
“Sorry.”
“I’m sorry.”
Both Rong Ci and the other person took a step back and apologized at the exact same time.
When she looked up, Rong Ci paused.
He Changbai.Another one of Feng Tingshen’s close friends.
He Changbai naturally knew her as well.Seeing her, his already cold demeanor grew even colder.
Rong Ci naturally noticed this.She had met Feng Tingshen when she was ten years old.
Feng Tingshen and He Changbai, however, had grown up together since childhood.
They were extremely close.
They had gone to school and played together as kids; as adults, they collaborated on projects and gathered every so often.
Whether in childhood or after her marriage, Feng Tingshen had always kept her out of his inner circle.
So, although she had known He Changbai and Qi Yuming for over a decade, she couldn’t even be considered a passing acquaintance.
Yet, shortly after meeting Lin Wu, he had introduced her to He Changbai and the others.
That was why, when it was Lin Wu’s birthday, Feng Tingshen had He Changbai and the others celebrate with her.
And this time, when Lin Wu raced, they had all come to watch…
She had heard that Lin Wu was now extremely close to He Changbai and the others.
So close that even when Feng Tingshen wasn’t around, they would still invite Lin Wu to their gatherings.
He Changbai and the others had completely accepted her as one of their own.
Perhaps precisely because of this, over the past two years, He Changbai and the others had grown even colder whenever they saw her.
In the past, she had also wanted to build a good relationship with them, but they looked down on her.
They hadn’t given her a single chance.
They had always been cold toward her.
She had her own pride, too.
Since they had made their stance clear, she hadn’t forced the issue.
But whenever they met and it was necessary, she would always politely greet them.
Yet, most of the time, all she received was their complete ignorance, or even contempt.
This time, Rong Ci had no intention of speaking first.
She bypassed him and walked straight past.
But He Changbai spoke up.
“Is Miss Rong also interested in racing?”
His tone was cold.
Rong Ci was sensitive enough to catch his underlying meaning—he suspected she had followed Feng Tingshen here.
She turned back and said coldly, “What are you trying to say?”
He Changbai didn’t feel the slightest bit of shame for being seen through.
“I just feel that someone like you, Miss Rong, doesn’t seem like the type to like racing.
So, I was a bit curious.”
Rong Ci looked directly into his eyes.
“Mr.
He, are we close?
Do you know me well?
Since you think you know me so well, why don’t you tell me what kind of person ‘someone like me’ is?”
To He Changbai, Rong Ci had always seemed quiet, gentle, and even a bit shy.
But he believed this was merely a facade.
In reality, she was extremely calculating.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have done such despicable things to get Feng Tingshen back then.
Yet afterward, she would put on an innocent face, and even now, she still refused to admit that she was the one behind that incident.
He Changbai didn’t speak; he just stared at Rong Ci.He was too lazy to evaluate her.
He disdained doing so.However, the way Rong Ci spoke to him today was different from how she used to act when she saw them.
It was as if she had torn off her mask of pretense and no longer wanted to play along.
But then again, it wasn’t quite like that either.
Because the look in Rong Ci’s eyes as she stared at him was cold, sharp, and clear, yet laced with a hint of mockery.
It seemed she was mocking him for presuming he saw right through her, standing on a moral high ground to judge her character without knowing the full story.
Rong Ci didn’t care what He Changbai thought.
She withdrew her gaze, turned around, and left.
Sang Qian had rented an apartment near the school for Feng Tingyi.
By the time Rong Ci dropped him off near the school, it was already eleven o’clock at night.
Feng Tingyi was still growing.
Although he had eaten dinner, he was hungry again.
He said, “Sister-in-law, the late-night snacks over there are really good.
Let me treat you.”
Rong Ci hadn’t eaten dinner either and wanted something warm to fill her stomach, so she agreed.
As soon as they sat down, Rong Ci’s stomach gave a loud rumble.
Feng Tingyi froze, then suddenly realized.
“Sister-in-law, you…
didn’t eat dinner?”
“Mhm.”
Feng Tingyi immediately felt guilty.
“I’m so sorry, sister-in-law.
It’s all my fault…”
“It’s fine.
I wasn’t hungry earlier anyway.”
Looking at Rong Ci’s gentle smile, Feng Tingyi felt a pang of discomfort in his heart.
He truly thought Rong Ci was an amazing person.
It was just a pity that his older brother didn’t like her.
Sigh…