Chapter 161: They have already divorced, haven't they?

Government personnel arranged lunch for Rong Ci and the other corporate representatives.

After the meeting concluded, Rong Ci packed up her things, stood up, and left.

Feng Tingshen watched her back and followed behind her.

The relationship between the Ren family and the Ji family was quite close, and Ren Jifeng and Ji Huanying were also quite familiar with each other. After exiting the conference room, Ren Jifeng took the initiative to greet Ji Huanying.

Rong Ci ignored Ren Jifeng, who was beside Ji Huanying, and also went over to greet Ji Huanying: "Secretary Ji."

Ji Huanying smiled and said in a gentle voice: "There's no need to be so tense all the time; just call me Uncle Ji."

Rong Ci followed his lead: "Uncle Ji."

Upon hearing this, Ren Jifeng paused.

If he remembered correctly, the Elder Ji art exhibition should have been the first time Rong Ci and Ji Huanying met.

Even though Ji Huanying had been quite polite to Rong Ci at the time because of Yu Moxun, they shouldn't have been considered close.

Yet now, not only did Ji Huanying recognize Rong Ci at a glance, but his attitude toward her was also extremely gentle, as if Rong Ci, like him, was a child of a friend's family whom he had watched grow up.

Moreover, when Rong Ci greeted Ji Huanying, although she maintained the posture of a junior, she was neither humble nor pushy, as if—

At this moment, Feng Tingshen also walked over: "Uncle Ji."

Seeing Feng Tingshen, Ji Huanying's smile faded by three parts.

The Ji family and the Feng family did not have close dealings, and in recent years, he and Feng Tingshen had only occasionally crossed paths in their work.

Regarding Feng Tingshen, Ji Huanying had always felt that while he was remarkably outstanding, it was extremely rare that he was also humble and polite in his interactions with others. As for Feng Tingshen's romantic life, he had never paid any attention to it.

But last year, at the art exhibition hosted by his father, he clearly remembered that Feng Tingshen had a girlfriend.

And it seemed to be common knowledge.

Conversely, the fact that he and Rong Ci were married seemed to be known by almost no one.

At that time, they also appeared as if they didn't know each other at all.

Therefore, upon learning that Rong Ci's spouse was Feng Tingshen and that they already had a five or six-year-old child, he was quite shocked.

However, looking at how Feng Tingshen and Rong Ci acted like strangers at his father's art exhibition last year, perhaps they had already divorced by that time.

Their group headed to the dining area.

When taking their seats, Feng Tingshen sat down beside Rong Ci.

Ren Jifeng watched this and frowned.

Earlier during the meeting, he had seen Feng Tingshen take the initiative to speak with Rong Ci.

Although he couldn't hear what they were saying, Rong Ci had been targeting Lin Wu, yet Feng Tingshen's attitude toward Rong Ci appeared so gentle, and... the manner was a bit familiar.

Now Feng Tingshen had even specifically sat down next to Rong Ci...

The more he looked, the deeper Ren Jifeng's frown became.

Rong Ci listened to Ji Huanying and the other government officials while quietly lowering her head to eat.

Although Feng Tingshen was sitting next to her, he was conversing with others and hadn't taken the initiative to speak to her much.

It wasn't until the meal was nearly over that Feng Tingshen spoke up: "Xin Xin starts school in a few days. Are you going to take her to school yourself on the first day?"

Rong Ci lowered her eyes and said indifferently: "I'm busy, I don't have time."

Hearing this, Feng Tingshen only smiled: "Alright, I understand."

Saying this, he turned his head to chat with others again.

Ren Jifeng was paying special attention to them.

Seeing Feng Tingshen speak to Rong Ci again, he—

But upon second thought, he felt that since Feng Tingshen was speaking to Rong Ci openly in front of so many people, perhaps he was overthinking it.

Besides, Xundu and Chang Mo had a partnership; Feng Tingshen might just be speaking to Rong Ci out of politeness, which didn't mean anything else.

The meal was nearly finished, and Ren Jifeng withdrew his gaze.

At this moment, seeing Ji Huanying, he suddenly remembered something, so he picked up his phone and sent a message to Ji Qingyue: "Did Uncle and Rong Ci know each other before your grandfather's art exhibition?"

Ji Qingyue had a special job, and there were few opportunities for him to reply to messages quickly.

However, he happened to be on leave today, and upon seeing the message, he replied quickly: "They didn't know each other, why?"