Seeing him glance toward the bathroom, Feng Jingxin said, "Mom is in there taking a shower."
"Mhm," Feng Tingshen grunted.
He followed up with another question, "Did you ask your mother to shower here?"
"No. Mom brought her own clothes over."
Feng Tingshen didn't ask anything else. He stayed for a few words, told her to get some rest early, then turned and left.
Inside the bathroom, Rong Ci had heard the commotion and knew Feng Tingshen had arrived, but she couldn't hear what they were saying.
Feng Jingxin hadn't fully recovered yet, and the medicine made her drowsy. Seeing that it was getting late, Rong Ci finished her shower and lay down in bed with her.
Feng Jingxin snuggled into her arms, nuzzling against the curve of her shoulder. "Mommy, you smell so good and you're so soft."
She felt that her mother's embrace was the most comfortable place in the world.
Even more comfortable than Auntie Wuwu's.
However, knowing that Rong Ci didn't like Lin Wu, she didn't say it out loud.
Feng Jingxin quickly drifted off to sleep.
Rong Ci was exhausted as well and fell asleep not long after.
Since falling ill, Feng Jingxin had developed a habit of kicking off her blankets.
Perhaps because her worry had become a reflex, Rong Ci continued to look after the child just as she always had. She woke up several times throughout the night, tucked the blankets back around her each time, and only fell back into a peaceful sleep once she was sure the girl wouldn't catch a cold.
That night, Rong Ci didn't sleep well, yet she woke up just as dawn was breaking.
Feng Jingxin was still asleep. Rong Ci got out of bed quietly and glanced out the window, finding that Feng Tingshen was indeed downstairs running.
He usually ran for about an hour before coming back.
After freshening up, Rong Ci found a change of clothes and went downstairs to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.
Half an hour later, she handed the remaining tasks over to Auntie Liu. After confirming that Feng Jingxin's fever hadn't returned, she went upstairs to grab her bag and car keys, then left the house.
Not long after she departed, Feng Jingxin woke up.
After looking around and failing to find Rong Ci, the girl asked, "Where's Mom?"
"The Madam had something to take care of and went out," Auntie Liu replied.
Feng Jingxin pouted. "Oh..."
Auntie Liu smiled. "But the Madam prepared breakfast for you before she left."
Feng Jingxin's mood finally brightened a little.
She wasn't fully recovered, but she was in good spirits and hungry. After washing up, she went downstairs to eat.
A while later, Feng Tingshen also came downstairs.
Not seeing Rong Ci, he paused and asked Auntie Liu, "Where is the Madam?"
"Oh, she went out."
Feng Tingshen listened but didn't ask further.
On the other side.
Rong Ci returned to her own home, grabbed a quick bite, and packed her laptop and some essentials. Just as she was about to head to the company to report for duty, the doorbell rang.
Checking the monitor at the door, she saw her neighbor, Mrs. Fang, and her daughter, Tiantian.
Rong Ci opened the door. "Mrs. Fang..."
Mrs. Fang looked anxious. "Miss Rong, Tiantian's grandmother is sick, and I have to take her to the hospital. Could I trouble you to drop Tiantian off at school?"
The kindergarten Jingxin and Tiantian attended was right on the way to the company, so Rong Ci agreed.
Twenty minutes later, they arrived near the kindergarten gates. Just as Rong Ci was looking for a place to park, she spotted Feng Tingshen, Lin Wu, and Feng Jingxin.
Jingxin looked quite energetic; she was holding hands with Lin Wu, skipping along as they walked, looking incredibly happy.
As for Feng Tingshen, he stood beside Lin Wu, considerately shielding her and Jingxin from the flow of traffic and people.
Tiantian spotted them too. "Sister Rong, it's classmate Xinxin!"
Rong Ci lowered her gaze. "Mhm, I see her."
"Who is that pretty lady holding Xinxin's hand? Is she also Xinxin's mommy? Does classmate Xinxin have two mothers?"
Rong Ci didn't answer. She patted Tiantian's head and said, "Tiantian, don't tell Xinxin that I was the one who brought you here, okay?"
Tiantian nodded. "Tiantian knows."
The last time she had hugged Sister Rong, Xinxin had acted very mean. Tiantian was actually a bit afraid of her and usually didn't dare speak to her.
And Xinxin was likely still angry, as she would glare at Tiantian crossly every time they met...
In front of them, Feng Tingshen, Lin Wu, and Feng Jingxin looked exactly like a happy family of three.
As Rong Ci watched them, she truly felt that it was quite nice.
She withdrew her gaze.
A moment later, after Feng Tingshen and Lin Wu had left, Rong Ci finally led Tiantian out of the car.
Jingxin's teacher knew that Rong Ci was the child's mother.
When she had seen Jingxin being dropped off by her father and another woman just now, she assumed Rong Ci was simply busy.
But now...
Seeing Rong Ci holding Tiantian's hand, her mind went momentarily blank. "Miss Rong, you and Tiantian..."
"Mrs. Fang had an emergency and asked me to help drop Tiantian off."
"Oh, I see," the teacher said, breathing a sigh of relief. Then she added diplomatically, "It's just... classmate Feng Jingxin arrived just a moment ago, it's just that"
"I know," Rong Ci said with a smile.
The teacher was still a bit dazed, but seeing that Rong Ci seemed aware and unbothered, she didn't say anything more.
Leaving the kindergarten and getting back into the car, her phone rang. It was Yu Moxun. "About when will you arrive?"
"In about ten minutes."
"Good."
When Rong Ci arrived at Changmo, Yu Moxun was already waiting for her at the company entrance.
Upon seeing her, he opened his arms and gave her a hug. "Welcome back."
Rong Ci smiled and returned the embrace.
At the same time.
In the corridor of the office building, Ye Qiuyu was leaning against a window making a phone call.
Seeing the movement at the entrance and catching sight of Rong Ci's face, he was instantly struck by her beauty.
However, he quickly looked away because his call to Lin Wu had connected.
He smiled and spoke first. "Junior Lin, morning. When will you be at the office?"
He didn't know what Lin Wu said on the other end, but Ye Qiuyu's expression shifted.
A while later, when he returned to his workstation, his colleagues noticed he didn't look well.
"Qiuyu, what's wrong so early in the morning? Are you sick?"
Ye Qiuyu shook his head silently.
Soon, other colleagues began filtering back into the office. Someone said mysteriously, "I just saw President Yu bring a beauty into the company"
"Is she really a beauty? I haven't read many books, don't lie to me!"
"She's a real beauty, the kind that's even prettier than a big star. She's so fair she practically glows, absolutely gorgeous!"
Ye Qiuyu immediately thought of the woman he had seen falling into Yu Moxun's embrace at the entrance earlier.
At that moment, someone added, "And I heard this beauty is a new colleague starting today!"
Ye Qiuyu froze upon hearing this.
Lin Wu was his junior from school. After learning she was interested in the CUAP project and wanted to work at Changmo, he had immediately recommended her to Yu Moxun.
When they first met, Yu Moxun had clearly been very satisfied with Lin Wu.
Today was supposed to be Lin Wu's scheduled start date.
But when he called her just now to ask when she would arrive, he heard Lin Wu say that Yu Moxun no longer required her services due to "personal reasons."
As for what those personal reasons were...
Just as Ye Qiuyu was thinking of this, Yu Moxun walked in, leading Rong Ci.
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