Thinking about tonight's car race and the chance to see Aunt Wu in her cool outfit, Feng Jingxin became happy again.
After changing into her clothes, Feng Jingxin picked up her phone and checked it.
Soon, she furrowed her little brows.
In the past, whenever she messaged Aunt Wu, Aunt Wu would reply to her quickly.
But today, she had already finished washing up, and Aunt Wu still hadn't replied.
Could it be that Aunt Wu was angry?
Thinking of this, she quickly sent a message to Lin Wu.
[Aunt Wu, what's wrong? Are you angry?]
[Aunt Wu, you know I don't want Mom to take me to school. You know I prefer you. Please don't be angry, okay?]
After a while, Lin Wu still hadn't replied.
Rong Ci finished tidying up and came to find her. "Jingxin? Are you done? It's time to go downstairs for breakfast."
Not having received a reply from Lin Wu, Feng Jingxin became anxious. Facing Rong Ci's urging, she impatiently said, "I know, Mom, can you stop talking so much? You're really annoying, don't you know?"
After saying that, she angrily grabbed her school bag and went downstairs.
Rong Ci watched her, following behind without saying anything.
But she noticed that the outfit Feng Jingxin was wearing was quite striking.
She had always been the one to prepare Feng Jingxin's clothes—of course, she had asked for her opinion, and the clothes always matched her preferences.
But since Feng Jingxin went to A Country with Feng Ting Shen, her taste in clothes had changed.
She had heard that this was because Feng Jingxin had learned rock climbing and skateboarding from Lin Wu.
She had also heard that Lin Wu was not only excellent in academics, but also had a variety of interests and was an extremely brilliant and charming modern woman.
She was great at skateboarding, rock climbing, paragliding, and other activities.
Feng Jingxin admired her so much that even her personal preferences changed.
Although Rong Ci had been sad about how close Feng Jingxin was to Lin Wu, since it was her preference, she never said anything.
In fact, when she bought her new clothes these past two years, she had already chosen them according to her current tastes.
However, Feng Jingxin had only glanced at the clothes Rong Ci bought for her and never wore them.
Now, she only wore the clothes that Lin Wu had chosen for her.
Seeing what Feng Jingxin was wearing now, Rong Ci immediately guessed what had happened.
But she didn't ask.
Pretending not to notice, she naturally went downstairs.
When they went downstairs, Feng Ting Lin and the others had not yet woken up.
Grandmother was awake, though.
"Rong Ci, Jingxin, you two are up so early?" she asked.
Rong Ci smiled. "Mm, good morning, Grandma."
Feng Jingxin, in a bad mood, mumbled, "Good morning, Grandmother."
Grandmother noticed her mood and asked, "Jingxin, are you unhappy? What happened?"
Feng Jingxin didn't respond.
She didn't want to speak.
The housekeeper, having heard Rong Ci knocking on Feng Jingxin's door, smiled and said, "She probably didn't wake up well and was called up, so she's in a bad mood."
Grandmother listened, smiled, and then asked, "Where's Ting Shen? Isn't he awake yet?"
Rong Ci's expression remained the same as she said, "Ting Shen went out last night for something."
Grandmother's expression immediately darkened.
She instantly guessed what had happened.
But seeing that there were children around, she didn't want to criticize Feng Ting Shen in front of them, so she didn't say anything.
After breakfast, when they were about to leave, Feng Jingxin realized she had forgotten something and ran upstairs to get it.
Rong Ci sat downstairs waiting for her.
At that moment, Feng Jingxin's phone screen lit up.
Someone had sent her a message.
Rong Ci noticed the message notification that had "Kiss Aunt Wu" as the contact name.
Rong Ci paused.
Although Feng Jingxin was still young, since she got her phone, Rong Ci had always respected her privacy. She had never snooped on her phone.
But after seeing the content of Lin Wu's message, she paused for a moment, picked up the phone, and then she finally understood why Feng Jingxin had been frequently throwing tantrums early in the morning.
She quickly scrolled through their chat history and discovered that Feng Jingxin would send Lin Wu a good morning message every day, and they would chat every morning.
Moreover, they chatted for a long time.
Just as she heard the sound of the elevator, Rong Ci put the phone back in place as if she hadn't seen anything.
Feng Jingxin grabbed her phone, unlocked it, and saw that Lin Wu had replied to her message. Lin Wu said she missed her and hadn't replied earlier because she was still asleep.
After reading Lin Wu's message, Feng Jingxin immediately smiled happily.
Rong Ci, walking ahead, turned slightly and immediately understood the reason for her happiness.
Feng Jingxin was so absorbed in her joy that she didn't notice Rong Ci turning around.
Once they got in the car, Feng Jingxin sat in the back and started texting Lin Wu again.
Occasionally, she would sneak a look at whether Rong Ci was paying attention to her.
Seeing that Rong Ci was focused on driving, she relaxed.
However, since the school was far away, after chatting with Lin Wu for about half an hour, Feng Jingxin stopped texting.
By then, her mood had improved, and she started engaging with Rong Ci.
"Mom, do you have time this afternoon?"
Rong Ci didn't look back. "What's up?"
Feng Jingxin didn't say it directly and instead pouted, "You tell me."
"I'm busy recently, no time. Why?"
Feng Jingxin smiled happily. "Nothing... nothing at all."
Since Mom was busy this afternoon, it meant she wouldn't make time to pick her up from school. This meant that after school, she could go straight to find Aunt Wu without worrying about being caught by Mom. How great!
When they arrived at school, Rong Ci had a brief conversation with Feng Jingxin's homeroom teacher, and then, under the teacher's guidance, they headed to Feng Jingxin's class.
When they arrived at the classroom door, a sweet little voice suddenly called out to Rong Ci: "Sister Rong!"
Rong Ci was stunned for a moment. She saw a cute little figure rush into her arms.
Worried the child might fall, she quickly bent down to hold them.
When the child looked up, she quickly recognized who it was: "Tiantian?"
The child was the one she had saved a few days ago, who had almost been bitten by a dog, the neighbor's little girl.
"Mm!" Tiantian, with two cute little pigtails, was very pink and adorable. Her smile was sweet, and she looked particularly well-behaved. Rong Ci instinctively softened her voice and smiled. "Tiantian, you're also going to school here?"
"Ah!"
Before Rong Ci could finish her sentence, Tiantian, who was in her arms, was suddenly pushed hard by Feng Jingxin.
Rong Ci quickly caught the child, who was about to fall. "Tiantian, are you okay?"
Tiantian shook her head, looking up at Feng Jingxin with a mix of confusion and frustration, trying to hold back tears. "Why… why did you push me?"
Feng Jingxin, who had seen her little friend running into Rong Ci's arms, didn't react at first. But seeing how familiar they seemed with each other, and how Rong Ci held onto Tiantian, her face turned sour.
Seeing Tiantian about to cry from the fall, Feng Jingxin sneered. "So fragile, so pink and soft. Ugly and annoying!"