Chapter 23: This matter isn

Before Yu Moxun could speak, Rong Ci heard someone come over to greet Yu Moxun, turned to look, and her gaze met Lin Wu's.

Lin Wu's lips had originally been showing a shallow smile, but the moment she saw Rong Ci, her eyes turned completely cold.

She only glanced once, then withdrew her gaze, and as if Rong Ci didn't exist, she raised a shallow smile toward Yu Moxun again, just about to speak to Yu Moxun, when Yu Moxun looked at Rong Ci with a smile and spoke first: "This is Miss Lin, Xiao Ci, do you want to get to know her?"

This sentence of Yu Moxun's had three layers of meaning.

1. He and Rong Ci had a close relationship.

2. He knew about the grudge between her and Rong Ci.

3. He was making his attitude clear. Between her and Rong Ci, he stood on Rong Ci's side.

Lin Wu didn't know before this that Yu Moxun and Rong Ci knew each other, and that their relationship was actually so good.

She didn't know what their specific relationship was.

But since Yu Moxun had said so, how could Lin Wu not know what Yu Moxun meant?

She said coldly: "So, President Yu wants to say that I don't need to report to Changmo tomorrow?"

Yu Moxun smiled appreciatively, put down his wine glass, and clapped his hands: "Miss Lin is truly ice-snow smart."

Yu Moxun could actually have told Lin Wu his meaning in a more tactful way.

But he didn't.

By doing this, he was actually using action to tell Lin Wu that there was no room for tact in this matter; he stood on Rong Ci's side, and it was precisely because of Rong Ci that he made this decision.

Lin Wu naturally understood.

She didn't feel embarrassed or humiliated because of this, because in her view, although Changmo was not bad, it couldn't compare to the Feng family, and Yu Moxun wasn't qualified to humiliate her.

She didn't say anything else and turned away indifferently.

Rong Ci watched and smiled warmly. Just as she was about to speak to Yu Moxun, she noticed that Feng Tingshen, He Zhangbai, and Qi Yuming were all looking toward her side.

It should be said that they were all focused on Lin Wu, which was why they looked toward this side.

Perhaps they didn't expect her to attend this banquet either.

Seeing her, Qi Yuming and He Zhangbai revealed expressions of surprise.

But Feng Tingshen's face had nothing at all; it was very plain.

So plain that it was as if she wasn't his wife, but a stranger he had never met.

"What's wrong?" Yu Moxun looked over.

Rong Ci shook her head and smiled: "Nothing."

At this moment, Lin Wu had already returned, so Feng Tingshen and the others didn't pay attention to her side anymore.

Rong Ci then continued to chat with Professor Liu.

After Professor Liu left, Rong Ci took a sip of her drink and looked up, only to find Qi Yuming looking at her with a half-smile.

As for Feng Tingshen, he was currently facing away from her.

Seeing her look over, Qi Yuming raised an eyebrow and raised his wine glass toward her.

Rong Ci frowned, not understanding what Qi Yuming meant.

Qi Yuming seemed to sneer at her, then withdrew his gaze and stopped paying attention to her.

But Rong Ci suddenly understood.

It was estimated that he felt she and Yu Moxun had bullied Lin Wu, and Qi Yuming was telling her that this matter wasn't over.

Rong Ci frowned.

A while later, the host of tonight's banquet finally returned after a round of busyness.

After exchanging pleasantries with them, he asked Yu Moxun: "Do you know that Miss Lin?"

This Miss Lin naturally referred to Lin Wu.

Yu Moxun smiled: "I suppose so, why?"

"I learned a little about her when chatting before. I heard she isn't from Ducheng, but from Y City. Her family's business is doing quite well now, and she is considered famous in Y City. However, putting these conditions in Ducheng, it's a bit small-time—especially compared to big families like the Feng family, He family, and Qi family, it's even less worth mentioning."

Yu Moxun: "So?"

"Generally speaking, it's hard for such a family to even show their face in our circle, let alone dream of the big families like the Feng family. But that Miss Lin easily mixed into the core circle and has such a good relationship with them, she's really amazing."

"I was wondering before why Feng Tingshen would suddenly come to attend my banquet, but later I discovered that he was introducing connections for that Miss Lin."

"Since Feng Tingshen would personally pave the way for someone and even brought He Zhangbai and the others, it is enough to show that he is serious about this Miss Lin. Otherwise, if she were just a little toy kept by his side, Feng Tingshen couldn't have done it to this extent."

"With Feng Tingshen paving the way, I'm afraid the Lin family will soar into the sky from now on."

Yu Moxun and Rong Ci listened without responding.

Finally, the other party sighed with emotion: "Having such a daughter, the Lin family really had smoke rising from their ancestral grave, it's really enviable."

When the banquet host finished saying these things, Rong Ci looked up and found that Feng Tingshen and the others were no longer in the banquet hall, appearing to have left early.

Even if he discovered she was there, Feng Tingshen didn't give her a single glance from beginning to end.

Half an hour later, Rong Ci and Yu Moxun also left.

Returning home, her phone rang; it was a call from Feng Tingshen.

Rong Ci paused.

Was he coming to hold her accountable? Because he felt she and Yu Moxun had bullied Lin Wu?

Because Qi Yuming warned her just now at the banquet, it was estimated that it was also because Feng Tingshen originally had this intention.

Two seconds later, she answered the phone calmly: "Hello."

Feng Tingshen's tone was cold: "Come back."

Rong Ci felt there was no need for her to go back: "If you have something to say, just say it directly."

"Xin Xin has a fever and wants to see you."

After saying this, he hung up the phone directly.

Rong Ci was stunned, picked up her car keys, put on her shoes, and went out.

Arriving at the villa, she got out of the car. When she entered, she didn't see Feng Tingshen, but she didn't care and headed straight for her daughter's bedroom on the second floor.

Feng Jingxin had a high fever and was on an IV drip, feeling very uncomfortable. Seeing her, she called out softly "Mom" and reached out for a hug.

Rong Ci noticed the needle in the back of her hand and carefully held her in her arms, asking Aunt Liu on the side: "Has she eaten anything?"

"She vomited everything not long after eating."

Rong Ci frowned, asked the doctor about the specific situation, and then asked Feng Jingxin, who was huddled in her arms and unwilling to come down: "Are you hungry? Mom will boil some porridge you like to drink, and you can eat some after the IV is done?"

"Mm."

In the past, whenever she was sick, Rong Ci took care of her.

She couldn't eat the porridge others boiled for her; she only wanted to eat the one Rong Ci boiled.

She wrinkled her little nose and asked: "Where's Dad? Hasn't Dad come back yet?"

Rong Ci paused.

When she received Feng Tingshen's call, she thought he had already returned.

When she entered, she didn't see Feng Tingshen, and she thought he was in the study.

Now hearing Feng Jingxin say this, she realized that Feng Tingshen hadn't returned yet.

The distance between the hotel where the banquet was held today and here was closer than her current residence, and plus he left the banquet at least half an hour earlier than her. Even if he had to send Lin Wu home first, he should have arrived home by this time.

However, if he didn't leave immediately after sending Lin Wu home, or if he didn't intend to come back tonight at all, that would be another matter.