Around nine at night, Feng Tingshen and his daughter returned.
Feng Jingxin clutched the hem of her father’s jacket, stepping out of the car in a slow, reluctant manner.
Because her mother was here, she hadn’t really wanted to go home tonight.
But Auntie Wuwu had told her that Mom had come all this way specifically to accompany her and Dad, and if they didn’t go back, Mom would be sad.
Dad had also said that if they didn’t go back tonight, Mom would definitely tag along with them for their sailing trip tomorrow.
So, she had no choice but to agree to come home.
Still, she was a bit worried.
She mumbled, “Dad, what if Mom insists on coming with us tomorrow?”
“She won’t,” Feng Tingshen said with absolute certainty.
Over the years of their marriage, although Rong Ci had always tried every means to find opportunities to spend more time with him, she was still quite sensible.
As long as he showed a clear attitude, she wouldn’t dare to upset him.
In Feng Jingxin’s memory, her mother had always been completely obedient to her father.Since Dad said she wouldn’t, then she definitely wouldn’t.
Feng Jingxin finally relaxed.
Her mood improved instantly.
Shaking off her previous gloom, she bounced happily into the house, telling Aunt Liu that she wanted to take a bath.
“Yes, yes, right away,” Aunt Liu replied repeatedly.
Remembering Rong Ci’s instructions, she handed an envelope to Feng Tingshen.
“Sir, the madam asked me to give this to you.
“Feng Tingshen took it and casually asked, “Where is she?”
“Well…
the madam packed her things and returned to the country at noon.
Didn’t you know?”
Feng Tingshen’s footsteps going upstairs paused.
He turned his head back.
“She went back?””Yes.”Feng Tingshen had never given Rong Ci the chance to explain why she had suddenly come to Country A.
Nor did he care.Learning that she had left, he didn’t pay it any mind.
Feng Jingxin was also somewhat surprised.
Hearing the news, a slight pang of disappointment rose in her heart.
She had been thinking that if her mother didn’t tag along on their sailing trip tomorrow, having her around tonight would actually be pretty nice.
Besides, polishing shells made her hands hurt easily.
She had even wanted to ask her mom to help her finish them!
It had been months since Feng Tingshen and Rong Ci had seen each other.
Rong Ci had gone through the trouble of coming over, yet she hadn’t even caught a glimpse of Feng Tingshen.
Remembering that Rong Ci’s expression had seemed off when she left, Aunt Liu couldn’t help but remind him, “Sir, the madam didn’t look quite right when she left.
She seemed angry.”
Previously, Aunt Liu had assumed Rong Ci had rushed back due to some emergency.
Only now, upon learning that Feng Tingshen hadn’t even known about Rong Ci’s departure, did she realize something was amiss.
Angry?
In front of him, Rong Ci had always been accommodating and good-tempered.So, she could actually get angry?
That was rather novel.
Feng Tingshen smiled indifferently, brushing off Aunt Liu’s words as he headed upstairs.
Back in his room, just as he was about to open the letter Rong Ci had left for him, Lin Wu’s call came through.
After answering it, he casually tossed the envelope aside and walked out.
A while later, the envelope slipped off the edge of the bed and fell to the floor.
That night, Feng Tingshen did not return.
The next morning, when Aunt Liu came up to clean, she spotted the envelope on the floor.
Recognizing it as the one Rong Ci had asked her to deliver yesterday, she assumed Feng Tingshen had already read it and casually placed it in the cabinet beside the bed.
…
After landing, Rong Ci went straight upstairs to pack her luggage once she got home.
After all, it had been six years, and she had quite a few belongings in the house.
Yet, she only took a few changes of clothes, two sets of daily necessities, and some of her professional books.
After their marriage, Feng Tingshen had provided a living allowance for her and their daughter every month.
The money was deposited into two separate bank cards.
One was hers, and the other was her daughter’s.
However, Rong Ci was used to using her own card for personal expenses.
She had never touched her daughter’s card from beginning to end.
Moreover, she loved Feng Tingshen deeply.
Whenever she went shopping and saw clothes, shoes, cufflinks, or ties that suited him, she couldn’t help but buy them for him.
As for herself, her daily expenses were low due to her work.
With her heart completely devoted to her husband and daughter, wanting to give them the best of everything, she had spent most of the living allowance Feng Tingshen gave her on the father and daughter.
Under such circumstances, there shouldn’t have been much money left in the card.
However, over the past year or so, since her daughter had been living in Country A with Feng Tingshen, she had far fewer opportunities to buy things for them.
Now, there was still over thirty million left in the card.
Feng Tingshen wouldn’t bat an eye at this amount, but for her, it was not a small sum.
Since the money belonged to her anyway, Rong Ci didn’t bother being modest and transferred it out.
Leaving the two bank cards behind, she dragged her suitcase and left without looking back.
She owned an apartment not far from her office.It wasn’t large, just over a hundred square meters.
She had bought it four years ago to help a friend who was running away from home meet her sales quota, and she had never lived there before.
Now, it actually came in handy.Someone had been hired to clean it regularly, so it wasn’t dirty.
A quick tidy-up was all it needed before she could move in.
Exhausted from the long day, Rong Ci washed up and went to bed by ten at night.
Beep, beep, beep—The piercing alarm went off, jolting Rong Ci awake from her sleep.Abruptly awakened, her mind went blank for a moment.
Once she fully came to her senses, she suddenly realized it was one in the morning, which meant it was just past seven in the morning in Country A, where Feng Tingshen and her daughter were.
Feng Tingshen and her daughter usually had breakfast around this time.
Ever since her daughter had followed Feng Tingshen to Country A, she had made it a habit to call her at this exact time.
Because she was usually exhausted from work and went to bed early, she had set this alarm to avoid missing the chance to talk to her daughter.
When her daughter first went to Country A with Feng Tingshen, she hadn’t been used to it and missed her terribly, wanting to call her all the time.
But as the time apart stretched longer and longer, her daughter’s tone on the phone had shifted from attachment and longing to perfunctory replies and impatience.
This alarm was actually no longer necessary.
She simply couldn’t bear to let it go.
Thinking of this, Rong Ci smiled bitterly.After hesitating for a moment, she deleted the alarm, turned off her phone, and went back to sleep.
On the other side.
Feng Tingshen and Feng Jingxin had almost finished their breakfast.
Although Feng Tingshen knew that Rong Ci usually called her daughter around this time every day, he wasn’t home every day and hadn’t paid much attention to it.He noticed that Rong Ci hadn’t called today, but he didn’t care.
After finishing breakfast, he went upstairs to change.
Feng Jingxin felt that her mother was becoming increasingly naggy, and she liked talking to her less and less.
Seeing that it was already so late and her mother still hadn’t called, she figured her mother might have been delayed by something.Her dark, round eyes darted around.
Grabbing her schoolbag, she bolted toward the door.Seeing this, Aunt Liu hurriedly followed.
“Young miss, it’s still early.
You can leave a bit later and still make it on time!”Feng Jingxin didn’t listen; she just ran happily toward the car.
No way!
It was rare for her mom to miss calling on time because she was busy.
If she didn’t leave right now, her mom would call in a bit, and she’d have to chat with her again.
She didn’t want to!…After their marriage, Rong Ci had joined Feng Group to work.
She had originally joined Feng Group for the sake of Feng Tingshen.
Now that they were getting a divorce, she had no reason to stay at Feng Group any longer.
The next morning, after arriving at the office, Rong Ci handed her resignation letter to Jiang Zhe.