That's the difference

Feng Tingshen's words were definitely not meant for her.

Throughout their years of marriage, Feng Tingshen had never held her like this while sleeping.

As for a good - morning kiss, that was even more out of the question.

Rong Ci was certain that Feng Tingshen had mistaken her for Lin Wu.

Rong Ci pursed her lips, and her eyes gradually turned red.

Feng Tingshen didn't wake up.

Rong Ci looked at him, suppressing the sourness in her heart. After taking a deep breath, she slowly created some distance between them, extricating herself from his embrace.

They were so closely pressed together that no matter how gently she moved, it was impossible not to disturb him.

Sure enough, as soon as she removed his hand from her waist and sat up sideways, about to pull her legs back as well, Feng Tingshen woke up.

Their gazes met.

As Feng Tingshen regained full consciousness and presumably understood the situation between them, realizing he had hugged the wrong person, he paused for a moment and then released his legs.

Rong Ci pulled her legs back, turned around, no longer looking at him. She moved to the side of the bed, put on her slippers, and went to the bathroom.

When she finished washing up and came out, Feng Tingshen was no longer in the room.

She left the room and noticed that Feng Tingshen was still in his pajamas, talking on the phone at the end of the corridor.

Rong Ci took one glance and then withdrew her gaze, heading downstairs.

The old lady was already awake.

After a while, Feng Jingxin also came downstairs.

The old lady smiled. "Since you're both awake, let's have breakfast first."

Feng Jingxin replied, "Okay!"

Just as Feng Jingxin finished speaking, Feng Tingshen came down too and sat down beside Rong Ci as usual.

Remembering what had happened that morning, Rong Ci shifted her position slightly, putting a bit more distance between them.

Feng Jingxin, eating noodles, looked at Feng Tingshen as if she had just remembered something. With her big, beautiful eyes wide open, she asked, "Does Dad also like to hold Mom while sleeping?"

Rong Ci, who was drinking noodle soup, choked upon hearing this.

Feng Tingshen didn't answer.

Rong Ci's face, already red from choking, became even more embarrassed, and her expression turned rather unnatural.

The old lady, however, was very pleased. "Oh? Why do you say that, Jingxin?"

"Just now, when I woke up and went to Mom's room to find her, I saw Mom being held in Dad's arms..."

The old lady smiled, let out a long "Oh" in realization, and looked at Rong Ci and Feng Tingshen with a teasing expression.

Feng Tingshen still remained silent.

Rong Ci's expression became even more strained.

Because she knew that the person Feng Tingshen wanted to hold was not her at all.

At this moment, her phone rang.

It was a call from Grandma Rong.

Rong Ci answered it. "Grandma."

Grandma Rong said on the other end of the phone that her aunt had returned and brought her a gift. She asked if Rong Ci had time to come back for a meal later.

Rong Ci looked at the old lady and said, "Xinxin and I are at the old mansion right now."

Judging from what the old lady had said earlier, she seemed eager for them to accompany her to the manor to pick fruits later.

Since the two old ladies were good friends, upon learning the purpose of Grandma Rong's call, the old lady said, "Then take Xinxin back."

She then looked at Feng Tingshen. "Tingshen, you haven't visited Grandma Rong for a long time. Since you're free now, why don't you accompany Xiaoci back?"

Feng Tingshen, having his breakfast, said indifferently, "I have something to do later."

Rong Ci showed no sign of surprise on her face.

She had already expected this.

Feng Tingshen was always unavailable when it came to her matters.

But when it came to Lin Wu, he could always find time no matter how busy he was.

That was the difference.

The old lady's face turned stern. "What could be so important? It's been ages since you went back with Xiaoci—"

"Grandma," Rong Ci interrupted the old lady. Her expression was calm. "It's okay. Since Tingshen has something to do, Xinxin and I can go back."

"You—"

Rong Ci said this because she didn't want to force the issue and didn't care anymore.

But the old lady thought she was saying this to avoid putting Feng Tingshen in an awkward position.

Seeing that Rong Ci was still so considerate and obedient to Feng Tingshen, the old lady felt both心疼 and helpless.

And so, the matter was settled.

After having breakfast and chatting with the old lady for a while, Rong Ci prepared to take Feng Jingxin and leave.

The old lady prepared a lot of gifts for Rong Ci to take to her good friend.

Unable to decline, Rong Ci had to accept them.

Feng Tingshen hadn't left yet. He went out with the old lady to see her and Feng Jingxin off.

Feng Jingxin came over and hugged Feng Tingshen's leg. "Will Dad come home tonight?"

Feng Tingshen ruffled her hair. "Yes."

Throughout this, there was still no communication between Rong Ci and Feng Tingshen.

After Feng Jingxin got into the car, Rong Ci waved to the old lady and then drove away.

In the rear - view mirror, she saw Feng Tingshen and the old lady standing there, watching her car leave.

When they arrived at the Rong family's place, Rong Ci parked the car in the small courtyard of the Rong family's villa. The old lady and her aunt, He Mingxue, came out to greet them.

Seeing that the trunk of Rong Ci's car was filled with gifts, the old lady frowned. "Why did you bring so many things?"

"Grandma Feng asked me to bring them to you."

Since Rong Ci and Feng Tingshen got married, the interactions between Grandma Rong and the old lady of the Feng family had become less frequent than before.

Hearing this, Grandma Rong snorted but didn't say anything.

Rong Ci noticed that the villa opposite was being renovated with scaffolding up. She changed the subject and asked, "Is someone moving into this villa?"

"Seems so. The renovation started last week. From what the workers said, it seems the owner is in a hurry to move in. Look, in just a few days, the renovation of this large villa is almost done. I guess it won't be long before someone moves in."

This was an old villa area. Everyone had lived here for over ten to twenty years and knew each other well.

Now that someone was moving in, right across from their house, He Mingxue, Rong Ci's aunt, helped carry the things while saying, "I hope the new neighbor is easy - going."

If they were unreasonable, the future days might be a bit difficult.

Entering the house, He Mingxue brought out some top - quality bird's nest that she had specially stewed for Rong Ci. "Mom said you've looked rather haggard recently. I specifically asked someone to reserve this bird's nest for me. When you go back tonight, take some with you and have someone stew it for you."

Rong Ci took the bowl. "Okay, thank you, Aunt."

Rong Ci's uncle, Rong Changsheng, was busy with work and didn't come back until dinner.

Remembering that last time, because of her, Yu Moxun had prevented Lin Wu from working at Changmo, and as a result, Feng Tingshen had retaliated, causing Rong Changsheng to lose a project. Rong Ci felt extremely guilty.

"Uncle, I'm really sorry about what happened last time."

"It's okay. It's all in the past," Rong Changsheng said indifferently. "I told you before that even without the Lin family, with the current situation of Rong's, we couldn't handle that project. You don't need to blame yourself."

This matter must not be known to the old lady. If she knew that Feng Tingshen had helped Lin Wu bully their Rong family, she would probably be extremely angry.

Seeing the old lady approaching, Rong Changsheng nudged Rong Ci, indicating that she should stop talking.

Rong Ci then changed the topic.