Chapter 28: Making Her Pay

When they arrived at the private room, Lin Wu and Feng Jingxin were already there.

Lin Wu asked, "What's so funny?"

Qi Yuming smiled, "Nothing, just ran into someone quite interesting."

After dinner, Feng Tingshen and Feng Jingxin returned home. As soon as she got out of the car, Feng Jingxin happily ran upstairs, calling, "Mom, Mom!"

Liu Cun, hearing the commotion, came out from the kitchen, "Madam hasn't come back yet."

"Ah?" Feng Jingxin looked disappointed, "Why is Mom always so busy lately?"

Grumbling, she went upstairs. Seeing that Feng Tingshen hadn't moved, Liu Cun asked, "Sir?"

Feng Tingshen shook his head, "It's nothing," then also headed upstairs.

That night, Feng Tingshen noticed Rong Ci hadn't returned home. The next morning, Feng Jingxin woke up hoping to eat breakfast prepared by Rong Ci again. Seeing breakfast on the table that didn't look like Rong Ci's work, she frowned, "Didn't Mom get up to make breakfast this morning?"

"Madam isn't at home."

Feng Jingxin found it odd, "Where did Mom go? Did she return to Grandma's place?"

"Probably?"

Rong Ci hadn't said anything, so Liu Cun couldn't be sure either.

Feng Jingxin looked at Feng Tingshen, "Dad..."

Feng Tingshen calmly replied, "If you want to know, call her yourself."

"I'll ask tonight then."

...

Meanwhile, after finishing breakfast, Rong Ci went to the company. Upon arriving, Yu Moxun was about to discuss new product development with Rong Ci when his phone rang. The caller asked, "Has your company recently offended the Feng family?"

"What?"

Yu Moxun, surprised, glanced at Rong Ci and put the call on speakerphone. "Someone from the Feng family wanted to cause trouble for your company, but we intervened."

Rong Ci clenched her fists tightly upon hearing this. After the banquet, Feng Tingshen hadn't confronted her about bullying Lin Wu alongside Yu Moxun. She thought he had chosen not to pursue it. But now, it became clear that he wasn't letting it go; he simply chose actions over words, showing her that if she touched Lin Wu, she would have to pay the price!

Yu Moxun understood what was happening. He patted Rong Ci's hand reassuringly, "Don't worry, our company has strong ties with the government. They can't touch us."

"Yeah."

Fortunately, that was the case. Otherwise, with Feng Tingshen's power and wealth, Changmo might have been severely damaged or even destroyed in retaliation against Lin Wu. His protection of Lin Wu was truly tight!

Yu Moxun was a bit worried, "Now that they can't touch Changmo, will they target the Rong family?"

Rong Ci shook her head, "No." With Old Lady Feng around, Feng Tingshen wouldn't easily touch the Rong family. He still respected Old Lady Feng's wishes.

"That's good..."

Late in the evening, Rong Ci received a call from Feng Jingxin, "Mom, when are you coming home? I'm hungry."

"Didn't Auntie Liu prepare something for you?"

"But I want to eat your sweet and sour ribs. Last time I didn't get to eat them, and now I miss them even more."

Rong Ci didn't want to go over, but Feng Jingxin mentioned that Feng Tingshen was on a business trip and she was bored. Hearing this, Rong Ci decided to return home, feeling responsible for taking care of Feng Jingxin until she turned 18.

That night, Rong Ci made sweet and sour ribs and soup for Feng Jingxin. Over the next two days, she stayed there. On Friday, Old Lady Rong invited her to come home for dinner. Rong Ci took Feng Jingxin back to the Rong family home. Only Old Lady Rong was there, as others were either out on business or still in school.

Old Lady Rong was delighted to see Feng Jingxin. They were close, and Feng Jingxin managed to cheer her up greatly. That night, they stayed at the Rong family home. The next morning, Rong Ci started making dumplings. Seeing how proficient she was, Old Lady Rong recalled that before marriage, Rong Ci never did any housework and sighed. Rong Ci knew what Old Lady Rong was thinking and smiled, "Cooking calms my mind; I enjoy it."

Rong Ci looked healthier than before, which reassured Old Lady Rong. After finishing the dumplings and chatting for a while, Rong Ci went upstairs. Feng Jingxin had already gotten up and was washing up. As Rong Ci tidied up her pajamas, she saw a message from Lin Wu on Feng Jingxin's tablet: "Are you awake, Xin Xin? Auntie will be back in the afternoon. Let's have dinner together tonight, and tomorrow we can go out and play, okay?"

Rong Ci glanced and then turned away, putting the pajamas in the washer. When she returned, Feng Jingxin was holding her tablet, hiding it from Rong Ci. Rong Ci didn't expose her, saying, "The dumplings are ready, let's go downstairs for breakfast."

Feng Jingxin jumped off the bed happily, "I haven't eaten Mom's dumplings in ages! Yay!"

During breakfast, Old Lady Rong asked cheerfully, "Xin Xin, what do you want for dinner tonight? Grandmother will have it prepared for you."

Knowing Old Lady Rong disliked Lin Wu, Feng Jingxin's eyes twinkled as she whispered, "Grandmother, Dad is coming back tonight. I want to go home for dinner..."

Old Lady Rong was a bit reluctant but didn't think much of it since Feng Jingxin had grown very attached to Feng Tingshen recently.

Rong Ci knew Feng Jingxin was lying but pretended not to notice, serving Old Lady Rong some food, "Don't worry, I'll stay here with you."

Given Feng Tingshen's poor treatment of Rong Ci, Old Lady Rong supported her decision to divorce him. So, hearing Rong Ci say she'd stay, Old Lady Rong smiled, "Good, our Xiao Ci is so well-behaved."

Feng Jingxin felt relieved knowing she could spend time with Lin Wu without worrying about excuses. Before leaving, Old Lady Rong packed a lot of snacks for Feng Jingxin, but Rong Ci returned most of them, asking her to keep them for her cousins.

As Feng Jingxin left, Rong Ci arranged for a chauffeur from Feng Tingshen's side to pick her up instead of personally delivering her. Old Lady Rong found this unusual but didn't dwell on it.