It was nearly 1:00 AM when Feng Tingshen and the others returned home after celebrating Lin Wu’s birthday.
Seeing Feng Tingshen carrying Feng Jingxin back so late, the housekeeper couldn’t help but ask out of concern, “Why are you so late?”
Feng Tingshen just gave a noncommittal “Hmm” and didn’t elaborate.
After tucking Feng Jingxin into bed, Feng Tingshen returned to his own room and turned on the lights.
Not finding Rong Ci there, he asked the housekeeper, “She didn’t come home tonight?”
“The Madam?
No, she didn’t.”
Feng Tingshen was slightly taken aback.
Rong Ci had been coming home less frequently these past few days.
It was quite rare for her to spend so many nights away.
Had something major really happened at the Rong family?The next morning.
Feng Jingxin had been having a blast hanging out with Lin Wu lately.
Waking up with a beaming smile, feeling thoroughly satisfied and in a fantastic mood, she thought of Rong Ci.
Clutching her plush toy, she happily dashed toward the master bedroom, calling out, “Mommy!
Mommy!”
The master bedroom door was open, but her mother was nowhere to be seen.
Feng Jingxin’s little face fell.
Just then, Feng Tingshen emerged from the walk-in closet, fully dressed.She hurriedly asked, “Daddy, where’s Mommy?”
Feng Tingshen slowly and meticulously tied his tie, his tone indifferent.
“She’s not home.”
“Not home?
Why?”
“If you want to know, go ask her yourself.”
“Okay.”
Feng Jingxin picked up her phone and called Rong Ci.
Rong Ci had just finished her morning run.
Seeing her daughter’s name on the screen, she casually answered.
Before she could even say hello, Feng Jingxin blurted out, “Mommy!
Where are you?”
Rong Ci didn’t answer directly.
Instead, she asked, “What’s wrong, Xinxin?
Do you need something?”
Aside from Chu Zilan, no one knew where she was currently staying.
She was thoroughly enjoying her independent, solitary life right now and had no desire to be disturbed.
Therefore, she had no intention of telling Feng Jingxin her current address.
With the speakerphone on, Feng Jingxin lay sprawled across Rong Ci and Feng Tingshen’s bed, cooing into the phone, “I miss you, Mommy.
I want you to take me to school later.”
Rong Ci replied, “Mommy is quite far from you right now.
I won’t be able to make it back in time to take you to school.
Maybe next time.”
“Alright.”
A hint of disappointment crept into Feng Jingxin’s voice, but she quickly made another reasonable demand: “Then you have to take me to school tomorrow morning, okay?” This chapter is updated first at novelping.com.
Rong Ci hesitated, not answering immediately.
She really didn’t want to go back there.
When Rong Ci didn’t respond, Feng Jingxin found it strange.
“Mommy?”
Since Feng Jingxin had the speakerphone on, Feng Tingshen could naturally hear their entire conversation.
He noticed Rong Ci’s hesitation as well.
He was somewhat surprised.
After all, no matter how many pressing matters the Rong family had, given Rong Ci’s past devotion to their daughter, he had assumed she would have agreed to such a simple wish without a second thought.
Rong Ci finally spoke, “How about…
letting your dad take you?”
Feng Jingxin truly missed her mother.
Feeling wronged that her request hadn’t been met, her eyes reddened.
“No!
I want you to take me!
Except for yesterday, it’s been forever since you took me to school—”
Seeing how insistent she was, Rong Ci relented.
“Alright.
Mommy understands.
Mommy promises.”
Her agreement wasn’t born out of heartache for Feng Jingxin.
Rather, since she had given birth to the child, she had to take responsibility for her.
Only then did a smile return to Feng Jingxin’s face.
Putting on his watch, Feng Tingshen reminded his daughter, who was clearly eager to keep chatting, “If you don’t come downstairs for breakfast soon, you’ll be late.”
Feng Jingxin let out a startled yelp.
“Ahhh!
I haven’t even brushed my teeth or washed my face yet!
Mommy, I gotta go brush my teeth and wash my face!
Gotta go, bye!”
Without waiting for Rong Ci to reply, she hastily hung up.
Rong Ci put down her phone.
After breakfast, she headed out to work at the Feng Group.
There was a major meeting scheduled for the morning.
Feng Tingshen would be attending as well.
By the time Rong Ci and the others had been seated in the conference room for over ten minutes, Feng Tingshen finally made his appearance.
The moment he walked in, Xu Xuena sucked in a sharp breath.
Her eyes lit up, her gaze fixed on Feng Tingshen, completely unable to look away.
A moment later, as the meeting officially began, she finally snapped back to reality.
Tugging at Rong Ci’s sleeve, she whispered, “President Feng is so handsome!”
Rong Ci had only glanced up when Feng Tingshen first walked in.
Hearing this, she didn’t even bother lifting her head, giving a perfunctory “Mhm.”
Noticing that Rong Ci seemed to have absolutely zero interest in Feng Tingshen, Xu Xuena was a bit surprised.
But then she remembered that Rong Ci was married and already had a child of considerable age, so she figured it was only natural.
Throughout the meeting, Xu Xuena’s heart fluttered like a caged bird.
She couldn’t stop staring at Feng Tingshen, completely tuning out whatever was being discussed.
After the meeting, Feng Tingshen left first, and the rest of the attendees gradually filed out.
Xu Xuena spent a few more moments lost in her daydreams.
It wasn’t until Jiang Zhe came over to collect the notes Rong Ci had just taken that she finally regained her composure.
Glancing through Rong Ci’s notes, Jiang Zhe couldn’t help but say, “Great job.
Thanks for your hard work.”
Rong Ci replied, “It’s my job.”
After Jiang Zhe left, Xu Xuena suddenly realized she hadn’t absorbed a single word of the meeting.
She quickly asked Rong Ci to send her a copy of the notes.
But a moment later, she started getting a headache.
“Sis Rong, did you study architecture before?”
Rong Ci answered, “No.”
“Then how do you know so much industry-specific jargon…”
“I taught myself by reading books, but I’ve only picked up the basics.”
The Feng Group invested in a wide variety of projects.
In order to do her job well, she had spent years learning about various industries.
“Wait, so you’ve read books related to the medical field too?”
“Mhm.”
Xu Xuena was speechless.
After working with Rong Ci for just two days, Xu Xuena realized that it was no coincidence that someone so young had been appointed head of their secretarial team.
The woman genuinely had real talent.
“What books were you reading?
Send me the reading list later so I can check them out when I have time.”
“Sure.
I’ll send it to you later.”
By noon, Rong Ci had curated a list, sending Xu Xuena a selection of books that would be useful for her upcoming tasks and easy to grasp.
Staring at the long list of forty or fifty books, Xu Xuena was completely dumbfounded.
At 3:00 PM, Feng Tingshen had guests.
Jiang Zhe instructed Rong Ci to brew a few cups of coffee, saying he would come pick them up later.
Only then did Xu Xuena realize that Rong Ci was the one who brewed President Feng’s coffee.
However…
Seeing that Jiang Zhe wouldn’t let Rong Ci deliver the coffee personally and insisted on taking it himself, Xu Xuena assumed Feng Tingshen was deliberately preventing his subordinates from using this as an excuse to get close to him.
She ingly asked, “Sis Rong, have you never delivered coffee to President Feng yourself?”
“Not never.
Occasionally, when Jiang Zhe and the others are too busy, they’ll have me deliver it.”
Xu Xuena loved drinking coffee but had never planned on learning how to make it.Hearing Rong Ci say this, her eyes lit up.
“Sis Rong, how do you brew coffee to match the President’s taste?
Can you teach me?”
Even if the opportunities were rare, she still wanted to seize them.
Rong Ci could see exactly what Xu Xuena was hoping for.She replied, “Sure.”
She had already let go of Feng Tingshen.
What reason did she have to hold onto the skill of brewing coffee the way he liked?