Chapter 17: Unfortunately, His Brother Doesn't Like It
Rong Ci lowered her eyes and smiled without saying anything. She wanted to take out her phone and call Feng Tingshen, curious about his reaction upon receiving her call—most likely, he would hang up immediately after seeing her name. After all, Feng Tingshen had always treated her like this. Thinking of this, she felt there was no point in making the call anymore. She didn't want to call either; she found it meaningless. However, just considering it as the last time, Rong Ci still picked up her phone and called Feng Tingshen, then picked up the binoculars. Then, she saw with her own eyes that Feng Tingshen hung up immediately after seeing it was her call and then refocused his attention back on Lin Wu. His eyes only had Lin Wu in them.
Rong Ci took a deep breath, smiled calmly, and returned the binoculars to Feng Tingyi. For the rest of the race, Rong Ci did not watch nor pay attention to Feng Tingshen's side. All races ended. Lin Wu won first place. Feng Tingyi was super excited; he and his friends really wanted to get her autograph.
"But I heard that CC is both a wealthy heiress and a doctoral graduate from a prestigious university. Racing is just her hobby, she doesn't need fans, let alone pander to them. Basically, every time she finishes a race, she leaves directly and has never signed autographs for fans, so getting her signature is almost impossible."
"Yeah, this time it was a private race, so the possibility of getting an autographed photo was higher, but there is a special passage for racers inside the venue, we don't have connections to get in, sigh…"
While Feng Tingyi and his friends were discussing, they heard that Lin Wu had already left with her friends to celebrate. Sang Qian had already called to urge them, and Rong Ci rejected Feng Tingyi's request to go out with his friends, preparing to take him home. Before leaving, Rong Ci went to the restroom. When she came out of the restroom, she bumped into someone.
"Sorry." "I'm sorry."
Rong Ci and the other person both stepped back and apologized at the same time. Looking up at the other person, Rong Ci paused. He Changbai, another close friend of Feng Tingshen. Naturally, He Changbai recognized her too. Seeing her, his originally cold expression became even colder. Rong Ci naturally noticed this. She met Feng Tingshen when she was ten years old. Feng Tingshen and He Changbai grew up together since childhood, with extremely good relationships. They went to school and played together as children; as adults, they worked on projects together and gathered regularly. Whether as a child or after marriage, Feng Tingshen always kept her out of his circle. So although she had known He Changbai and Qi Yuming for over a decade, they barely acknowledged each other. But shortly after meeting Lin Wu, Feng Tingshen introduced her to He Changbai and others. Therefore, for Lin Wu's birthday, Feng Tingshen would let He Changbai and others help celebrate, and this time for Lin Wu's race, He Changbai and others also came to watch… It was said that Lin Wu's relationship with He Changbai and others had become very close. So close that even when Feng Tingshen wasn't around, they would invite Lin Wu to gatherings. He Changbai and others fully accepted her as one of their own. Perhaps because of this, He Changbai and others became increasingly cold towards her over the past two years. In the past, she also wanted to build a good relationship with He Changbai and others, but they looked down on her, giving her no chance and always being cold towards her. She had her dignity; since they showed their attitude, she didn't force it. But when they met, she would politely greet them if necessary. Many times, she received their indifference, even contempt. This time, Rong Ci didn't plan to speak again. She walked past him directly. But He Changbai spoke up, "Miss Rong is also interested in racing?"
His tone was cold. Rong Ci sensitively detected his meaning—he suspected she had followed Feng Tingshen here. She turned back and said coldly, "What do you mean?" He Changbai didn't feel ashamed at being guessed by Rong Ci, "Just think that someone like Miss Rong doesn't seem like someone who would like racing, so I was a bit curious."
"Somebody like me?" Rong Ci looked directly into his eyes, "Mr. He, are we close? Do you know me well? If Mr. He thinks you know me well, why don't you describe what kind of person I am?"
Rong Ci gave He Changbai the impression of being quiet, gentle, even somewhat shy and timid—but he thought this was just a facade, that Rong Ci was actually very calculating. Otherwise, she wouldn't have done such despicable things to get Feng Tingshen back then. Afterwards, she pretended to be innocent and still refused to admit her involvement in that incident. He Changbai didn't say anything, just looked at Rong Ci. He was too lazy to comment on Rong Ci, nor did he care to. However, the way Rong Ci spoke to him today was different from how she greeted them in the past. It seemed like she had taken off her mask and didn't want to pretend anymore. But it wasn't entirely like that. Because Rong Ci's gaze towards him was cold, sharp, clean, but also somewhat mocking, seemingly mocking him for thinking he understood her and thus judging her without distinguishing right from wrong.
Rong Ci didn't care what He Changbai thought, she withdrew her gaze and turned to leave. Sang Qian rented a house near the school for Feng Tingyi. Rong Ci sent him back near the school, it was already eleven o'clock at night. Feng Tingyi was still growing, although he had dinner, he was hungry again. He said, "Sister-in-law, the late-night snack over there tastes great, let me treat you to some snacks." Rong Ci hadn't eaten dinner and wanted something warm to fill her stomach, so she agreed. Just as they sat down, Rong Ci's stomach growled. Feng Tingyi was stunned, suddenly realizing, "Sister-in-law, you… haven't had dinner?"
"Mm-hmm." Feng Tingyi immediately felt embarrassed, "Sorry, Sister-in-law, it's all my fault…"
"It's okay, I wasn't hungry before." Feng Tingyi looked at Rong Ci's gentle smile and felt a bit uncomfortable inside. He really thought Rong Ci was particularly good. Unfortunately, his brother just didn't like her, sigh…