Chapter 21: She Is Worthless in Front of You

The next day.

After Chu Zilan's fever had completely subsided, Rong Ci returned home. She still hadn't prepared the evening gown for the banquet tomorrow night.

In the afternoon, Rong Ci went out.

When she arrived at the high - end luxury gown store, the store manager and several clerks were fussing over a set of gowns.

It was not until Rong Ci got closer that they noticed her.

"Sorry, miss. What can I do for you?"

"I'd like to have a look first."

"Sure."

Although she had married into the Feng family, over the years, she had hardly participated in any banquets. After all, whether it was Feng Tingshen, Sang Qian, or the others, they wouldn't take her with them even when they had to attend formal occasions. As for the old Madam Feng, she had retired from the limelight for many years and no longer cared about those social events in the business world.

Although Rong Ci didn't have in - depth knowledge about gowns, Chu Zilan was engaged in high - end fashion. Through daily exposure, Rong Ci had a basic sense of aesthetics.

However, there were so many beautiful gowns in the store that it was dazzling.

Rong Ci didn't plan to be overly picky. She thought something decent would do.

Just as she was thinking this, the set of gowns that the clerks had been arranging earlier came fully into her view.

Rong Ci was stunned.

It was a light - purple semi - transparent tulle - bodiced gown. The delicate flower - like pattern at the waist was exquisite, and paired with the elegant and precious necklace on the mannequin's neck, it perfectly combined elegance and luxury.

She couldn't help but walk over.

She was just about to reach out to feel the texture of the dress when her hand was suddenly grabbed tightly by the store manager.

Rong Ci frowned in pain.

The store manager quickly let go of her hand, "Sorry, miss. I didn't mean to. It's just that this gown is a private custom - made for our high - end customer. There's only one in the world, and it's extremely expensive. If anything were to go wrong, we couldn't afford it..."

"It's okay."

Not expecting it to be someone else's, Rong Ci felt a bit disappointed.

The gowns in the store cost anywhere from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. The most expensive ones were over a million. But even the most expensive gowns in the store seemed mediocre and plain in comparison to the one just now.

In the end, Rong Ci chose an off - white silk long dress with floral embroidery.

While Rong Ci was checking out and asking for the gown to be wrapped, she heard two clerks not far away whispering, "This necklace plus the gown, the total price is said to be over 30 million. It's like wearing a big villa on one's body. Rich people are really extravagant."

"Indeed. And they'll probably only wear this dress once..."

30 million...

So it was that expensive. Even if it wasn't claimed by someone, she couldn't afford it.

Rong Ci shook her head and turned to leave.

Back home, Chu Zilan called and said she would treat Rong Ci to a big meal tomorrow night.

Learning that Rong Ci was going to attend a dinner party the next day, Chu Zilan rushed over in the afternoon to do Rong Ci's styling herself.

Rong Ci had good taste, and the gown she chose was nice. Paired with the makeup carefully crafted by Chu Zilan, Rong Ci's gentle, generous, beautiful, and clean temperament was vividly highlighted.

In the evening, Yu Moxun came to pick her up. When he saw Rong Ci, he was stunned by her beauty, "You're stunning. It suits you perfectly."

"Thank you."

Getting into the car, Yu Moxun said, "So, you'll officially return to the company tomorrow?"

"Okay."

"Coincidentally, Lin Wu," realizing she might not know who Lin Wu was, he explained, "the algorithm genius I told you about last time. She'll also officially start working tomorrow. I can introduce you two then—"

Rong Ci's expression changed, "Lin Wu? Did you say her name is Lin Wu? Is it the character ' 芜 ' which means 'barren'? Did she come back from Country A some time ago?"

Yu Moxun nodded, surprised, "Yes. Do you know her?"

"She's my half - sister."

Yu Moxun was shocked.

Yu Moxun knew something about Rong Ci's family situation.

He didn't expect it to be such a coincidence.

Rong Ci's eyes turned cold, and she added, "She's also Feng Tingshen's mistress."

The car suddenly screeched to a halt.

Yu Moxun stared at her in disbelief, "You—"

Rong Ci shook her head, "I'm fine." Her face was calm as she said, "However, whether you think I'm abusing my power or not, I don't agree with her joining our company."

Yu Moxun's expression turned serious, and he agreed without hesitation, "No, I support your decision."

Rong Ci felt a warmth in her heart, "Thank you." After a pause, she said, "But this way, you'll directly lose a genius."

Yu Moxun shook his head and smiled, glancing at her, "She's indeed a genius in algorithms, but compared to you, she's worthless."

He emphasized the last few words with great solemnity.

Rong Ci was stunned, thinking Yu Moxun was exaggerating. Yu Moxun seemed to know what she was thinking and smiled, "It's the truth."

Rong Ci didn't expect him to say that. After thinking for a while, she asked, "She's been through the interview for some time. Why hasn't she joined the company yet?"

Yu Moxun shook his head, "She said she had some things to take care of. I didn't ask in detail."

More than ten minutes later, they arrived at their destination.

And Rong Ci was lost in thought.

Yu Moxun asked, "What's wrong?"

"I just don't quite understand why she would want to come to our company."

Although their company was developing well, there were other bigger and better companies in the country. With Lin Wu's background and education, she had many choices.

Rong Ci was a major shareholder of the company, but due to some special reasons, her identity was not made public. Lin Wu shouldn't know her relationship with the company.

So, Lin Wu couldn't have come for her.

Yu Moxun stroked his chin and suddenly laughed, saying, "When we were chatting the other day, she mentioned our company's programming language and said she was very interested in cuap."

Cuap was developed by a team led by Rong Ci when she was 17.

At that time, many people thought it was ordinary, but in fact, it was the company's most powerful moat. In recent years, the industry had come to realize its awesomeness.

Many professional teams had tried to disassemble and analyze it, but no one had been able to crack it. Now this programming language had become an unattainable existence in the industry.

There was no doubt that Lin Wu was coming for this programming language.

"Come to think of it, in the past two or three years, quite a few of our company's outstanding talents have come because of this programming language."

Rong Ci didn't expect this.

Yu Moxun looked at her, touched her head, and smiled, "So, when I say she's worthless compared to you, it's really not an exaggeration."

As her senior who knew her well, how could Yu Moxun not know how talented Rong Ci was in this regard?

After all, before Rong Ci appeared, he was also a genius praised by everyone.