Chapter 121: Treat her differently

They looked at Feng Tingshen, then looked at Rong Ci, and then set their gaze on Lin Wu, slowly furrowing their brows.

In the silence, Feng Tingshen suddenly spoke: "Haven't played chess for a long time?"

Rong Ci was breaking down his layout, and hearing this, she didn't raise her head, just said "Mm."

Since marrying him, she basically hadn't played chess again.

Feng Tingshen: "Can see it's a bit rusty."

Rong Ci didn't reply to him again, focusing on the game.

Now the situation was unfavorable for her.

It looked like there was a good way out near Feng Tingshen's side, but in reality, the hidden pieces he laid out were lurking everywhere, waiting for her to take the bait so he could catch her in a trap.

Thinking for a moment, Rong Ci bypassed the trap he laid and placed a piece elsewhere.

The situation finally became clear again.

It was Feng Tingshen's turn to be at a disadvantage.

Feng Tingshen raised his eyebrows and smiled, and after a good while, he placed another piece.

The situation became tense again.

After several more back and forths, Rong Ci lost by a slight advantage.

"A pity," Ji Lao said: "However, this game was even more wonderful than the last one. This game didn't have the advantage of the first move, but in the first confrontation, she observed part of the opponent's chess path, and repeatedly entered the game with her body while using hidden pieces to obstruct the opponent's attack—having this observational ability, memory, and ability to control the overall situation at such a young age is incredible."

With that, he said to Qin Lao with finality: "You also can't beat her."

Qin Lao: "... I know."

Because if the person playing against Feng Tingshen just now was him, he wouldn't have been able to go as far as Rong Ci.

After tidying up the chess pieces, Rong Ci stood up, and seeing she didn't seem to intend to continue, Feng Tingshen opened his mouth: "Play another game?"

Hearing this, Lin Wu pursed her lips tightly.

Rong Ci hadn't spoken yet when someone said: "Yes, the gap is so small now, play another game and maybe you can win."

"Yes, yes."

Rong Ci, however, shook her head: "No."

Just now, the gap seemed very small, and it seemed as if she had already figured out half of Feng Tingshen's chess path.

But who knew if what she thought was figuring him out half-way wasn't just an illusion he deliberately created?

Thinking of this, she turned and left without looking back, giving up the seat.

Li Lao went up to fill the vacancy.

Yu Moxun stepped forward and said: "Go back and have a drink?"

Rong Ci: "Okay."

Ji Lao saw Yu Moxun and Rong Ci's intimate relationship and paused his footsteps: "That youngest of the Yu family is quite lucky."

Qin Lao nodded: "Yes."

They had originally thought Lin Wu was already quite good.

But after watching Rong Ci's two games, they discovered Rong Ci was even more powerful.

It could be said that in terms of chess, they weren't on the same level at all.

Rong Ci was calm and clever, with clean eyes, and looked like she had a good upbringing. They had originally thought about whether to inquire if Rong Ci had a boyfriend, but just as they were about to walk over, they were beaten to it by Yu Moxun.

Ji Lao said: "It can be considered well-matched."

Saying this, he looked at Ji Qingyue beside him.

Ji Qingyue instantly understood his meaning.

He smiled helplessly, looked at the direction Rong Ci and Yu Moxun left, and withdrew his gaze after a few seconds.

After Rong Ci and Yu Moxun sat at the long pavilion for a while, Lin Lilan and Lin Lihai came over.

In their view, Rong Ci taking the initiative to play chess with Feng Tingshen just now was actually to attract Feng Tingshen's attention so that Feng Tingshen wouldn't divorce her.

Moreover, in the chess game, Feng Tingshen was clearly treating her differently, and his attitude toward her was better than before.

This wasn't a good sign.

They wanted to come over and talk to her.

Lin Lihai: "Xiao Ci..."

Before Rong Ci could speak, Yu Moxun smiled: "Mr. Lin came over, is it to tell everyone about the relationship between you and Xiao Ci?"

Lin Lihai's smile stiffened, then he laughed awkwardly: "Mr. Yu, I have something to say to Xiao Ci, please—"

Yu Moxun didn't need to wait for Rong Ci to speak, he said: "If Mr. Lin wants everyone to know the relationship between you and Xiao Ci, whatever you want to say, I welcome it."

Lin Lihai didn't want to offend Yu Moxun.

Hearing this, he had to leave with Lin Lilan.

However, before leaving, he said to Rong Ci: "I'll call you later, remember."

Rong Ci didn't speak.

She couldn't be bothered to pay attention to him.

As for the call, it was even more impossible to answer.

Yu Moxun felt unhappy inside: "Really want to break the pot."

How could Rong Ci not want to?

It's just that, back when she and Feng Tingshen had that incident, she could never find evidence to prove her innocence.

If she really tore her face with the Lin family in public, Feng Tingshen and He Zhangbai and the others would probably use this incident to attack her to protect Lin Wu.

Moreover, she had also seen the Sun family's ability to rake up muck.

Isn't that why her mother still couldn't get out of the nursing home until now?

Rong Ci chatted with Yu Moxun for a while, and when she turned her head, she found that Feng Tingshen and the others were no longer playing chess.

It was getting late, so they went to find Grandma Rong.

Grandma Rong and Ji Lao had just finished chatting about paintings.

Ji Lao had other friends coming, so he went to greet them.

Grandma Rong didn't want to continue disturbing Ji Lao, and seeing Rong Ci come to find her, she wanted to leave.

Learning they were leaving, Ji Lao specifically came out and gave Grandma Rong the Pine Mountain Map she liked very much.

After exchanging pleasantries, Rong Ci and the others left.

Before leaving, they saw Feng Tingshen, Lin Wu, and the others sitting in the pavilion drinking tea and chatting.

Feng Tingshen, Lin Wu, and the others discovered them.

Feng Tingshen glanced at Rong Ci, withdrew his gaze, and continued chatting with He Zhangbai, Qi Yuming, and the others.

Seeing this, Lin Wu curled her lips and smiled, also shifting her gaze away.

He Zhangbai nodded at Rong Ci and the others.

Rong Ci and Yu Moxun nodded in acknowledgment and left without looking back.

The next day.

Rong Ci and Yu Moxun went to work at Chang Mo as usual.

The company's latest projects were slowly starting to be implemented, and they still had many things to be busy with, so they soon threw themselves into work.

Over the next few days, it could be said they were busy to the point of not having their feet on the ground.

On this day, Rong Ci received several apples given to her by people in the company.

Rong Ci was stunned and said: "Christmas is here? So fast?"

"Yes," a colleague stretched: "The festive atmosphere outside is quite strong, I also plan to go out with friends after work to walk around and join the fun, how about you? Any plans?"

Rong Ci heard this, smiled and shook her head, put down the apple in her hand, and continued working.

After work, Rong Ci remembered that a plant in her home had withered a bit, so she planned to buy a new one.

Arriving at the mall, she discovered that, just as her colleague said, the pedestrian street was hung with Christmas trees and Santa Clauses.

The festive atmosphere was very strong.

Pedestrians on the street were bustling, all with companions.

Rong Ci looked at the lively scenes one after another, and suddenly she couldn't move her feet.