Chapter 29: Do You Feel Like I'm Stalking You Again?

Feng Jingxin must have been having a wild time with Lin Wu and the others. She didn't contact Rong Ci at all during the two days of the weekend.

On Monday, Rong Ci went to Changmo as usual for work.

When it was almost time to get off work, Chu Zilan called and said she wanted to invite Rong Ci to dinner.

When the meal was almost over, Rong Ci went to the restroom.

Then, she ran into He Changbai.

Rong Ci didn't stop in her tracks and walked right past him as if she hadn't seen him.

He Changbai, however, stopped and turned his head to look at her.

Rong Ci noticed but ignored him.

When Rong Ci came out of the restroom, she saw that He Changbai was still standing right where they had met and hadn't left.

Seeing her come out, he turned his head and looked at her, asking, "Came here for dinner?"

He looked as if he had been waiting for her on purpose.

"Yes," she replied, then said coldly, "Does Mr. He think I followed you here again?"

He Changbai paused for a moment before saying, "That's not what I meant."

Rong Ci didn't know what he meant.

And she didn't want to know either.

After saying that, she left directly, and He Changbai didn't stop her.

After leaving the restaurant, Chu Zilan wanted to buy a birthday present for her mother.

So Rong Ci accompanied her to a jewelry store.

Chu Zilan took a fancy to a set of jadeite necklaces. Just as she was chatting with the store manager, someone suddenly said at the door, "Hello, I'm here to pick up my jewelry."

Hearing the voice of the person coming, Rong Ci paused.

"So it's Mr. Lin," said the store owner with an immediate smile when he saw the person. He gave an apologetic smile to Rong Ci and Chu Zilan and then walked towards the person, saying, "Mr. Lin, the jewelry you customized has been packed up already—"

"Xiaoci?" After making sure he wasn't mistaken, Lin Lihai walked towards Rong Ci. "Are you here to order jewelry too?"

Rong Ci glanced at him but didn't say a word.

Seeing Rong Ci's cold attitude towards him, Lin Lihai looked dejected. "Xiaoci..."

Rong Ci turned her face away, ignored him, and asked Chu Zilan, "Have you decided on this one?"

Chu Zilan had never seen Lin Lihai before. Seeing that although he showed signs of age, he still looked gentle and refined. She gently nudged Rong Ci's waist with her elbow and whispered, "Who is this?"

Rong Ci didn't answer.

But Lin Lihai didn't leave. Looking at Rong Ci, he said, "Xiaoci, have you... been doing well recently?"

Rong Ci pursed her lips and finally looked at him, asking coldly, "What do you want to say?"

"I..." Lin Lihai said in a gentle voice, "Xiaoci, do you have to talk to your father in such an attitude?"

Rong Ci said coldly, "Then what kind of attitude do you think I should use to talk to you?"

"Your father knows that he didn't do things right before, but you know, your father has always had you in his heart."

Listening to this, Rong Ci laughed and said, "Yes, you have me in your heart. So you let Lin Wu get close to my husband and asked my husband to take good care of her. You tell me, how can you be said to not have me in your heart?"

"Xiaoci..." Lin Lihai frowned. "I can understand your feelings, but Xiaowu and Tingshen are truly in love. Feelings can't be forced. Why do you—"

"Yes, feelings can't be forced. So you had an affair back then without any scruples, and now she, just like her mother, is being a mistress so brazenly and justifiably, right?"

Lin Lihai's face darkened. "Xiaoci! When did you become so extreme?"

"Me, extreme?" Rong Ci sneered. "Would I not be extreme if I immediately divorced Feng Tingshen and fulfilled Lin Wu?"

"Li Hai, what's going on?"

At this time, Xiang Rufang and Sun Liyao walked in.

Xiang Rufang saw Rong Ci first.

She immediately smiled and said, "Isn't this Xiaoci? Long time no see. You're getting more and more beautiful."

"Mom..."

Hearing Xiang Rufang praise Rong Ci, Sun Liyao was unhappy.

She had always known that Rong Ci was very beautiful.

She never expected that after a few years, Rong Ci would be even more beautiful.

Looking at Rong Ci's snow - white and delicate skin and outstanding temperament, she was extremely jealous in her heart.

However, she then thought that no matter how beautiful Rong Ci was, so what? Her future brother - in - law still didn't like Rong Ci and only liked her sister Lin Wu.

Thinking of this, she finally felt a little more balanced.

Lin Lihai looked at Xiang Rufang and said, "Sister - in - law, why are you here?"

"Seeing that you hadn't come back for so long, we came to have a look." Sun Liyao interrupted. After that, seeing the brocade box opened by the store owner aside, she looked at Rong Ci and deliberately said loudly, "Uncle, is this the wedding anniversary gift you customized for Auntie? It's so beautiful!"

Lin Lihai smiled and said, "Yes."

"Every year on the wedding anniversary, Uncle, you always prepare expensive gifts for Auntie in advance and create surprises for her. Uncle, you're so good to Auntie!"

Lin Lihai smiled.

Over there, Chu Zilan had basically figured out the identities of Lin Lihai and the other two when she heard this.

"A bunch of bitches," she cursed in a low voice. After paying the bill, she pulled Rong Ci and turned to leave.

"Xiaoci." Lin Lihai called out to Rong Ci, walked over, and said, "Your aunt really treats you well. She always has you in her heart. You and Xiaowu are sisters, relatives. Regarding what happened to Changmo this time, your father hopes it won't happen again in the future—"

Rong Ci laughed upon hearing this and said, "Are you deliberately trying to disgust me?"

"You—"

"Uncle, if she doesn't want to, then she doesn't want to. Besides, even if she wanted to, my sister wouldn't. What kind of status does she have? Does she even deserve to be sisters with my sister?"

As she spoke, she snorted and looked at Rong Ci, saying, "You're so proud of yourself for targeting my sister and not letting her into Changmo, aren't you? But you don't know this, right? The more you target my sister, the more my brother - in - law will feel sorry for her. Guess what? After my brother - in - law learned that you and the boss of Changmo bullied my sister, he immediately went to cause trouble for Changmo.

Although something unexpected happened and he didn't manage to do anything to Changmo in the end, to compensate my sister for the grievances she suffered, my brother - in - law directly gave us a huge project worth several hundred million these two days. And this huge project is exactly what your uncle has been begging for recently. Haha..."

Rong Ci pursed her lips and clenched her fists.

Chu Zilan was also angry and sneered, "Are Feng Tingshen and Lin Wu married yet? You're already calling him brother - in - law. How shameless!"

"You!"

"Alright, Yaoyao." Lin Lihai pulled Sun Liyao and sighed, then said to Rong Ci, "Xiaoci, Xiaowu is a genius in the AI field. She has important things to do when she enters Changmo. In the future, control your temper a bit and don't target Xiaowu anymore."

"Are you done?" Rong Ci looked at him with no warmth in her eyes. "If you're done, you can get lost."

Xiang Rufang, who had been silent all this time, added fuel to the fire, saying, "Xiaoci, how can you talk to your father like this?"

Sun Liyao echoed, "That's right. You have no manners at all!"

Rong Ci said coldly, "I don't have the same kind of'manners' as you all, who are all so eager to be mistresses!"

"You!"

"Alright." Seeing that Rong Ci was completely unyielding, Lin Lihai was extremely disappointed and said, "Let's go."

"Humph!"

Lin Lihai picked up the gift he had customized and soon left with Sun Liyao and the others.