Liang Rongrong not only apologized to Feng's Mother but also bid farewell to those around her.
In fact, she wasn't the host, so she could have left quietly. There was no need for such a grand exit.
Feng's Mother's birthday party, considering her poor health, only invited a small group of people close to her.
There were no so-called fake friends at the birthday party, so naturally, no one took this opportunity to upset Feng's Mother.
Seeing Liang Rongrong's high-profile departure, the ladies surrounding Feng's Mother pretended not to notice. No one praised, "Your daughter is amazing, she can even act in TV dramas now."
Praising the illegitimate daughter would be like slapping Feng's Mother in the face.
After Liang Rongrong left, Feng's Mother's mood visibly improved.
Friends around Feng's Mother complimented her beautiful clothes, praised her dazzling jewelry, and quite a few ladies praised Feng Yunhe for being sensible. Not a single person tactlessly mentioned Liang Rongrong.
Feng's Mother had a good impression of Shi Li. She smiled and asked about Shi Li's grades at school.
She only brought this up in public because she knew in advance that Shi Li's grades were good. Otherwise, it would be like opening a can of worms, potentially causing resentment.
Shi Li didn't know if Feng's Mother liked to hold hands with all the younger generation while chatting, or if it was just with her.
The last time she visited Feng's Mother at the sanatorium, she held Shi Li's hand while talking.
It was already summer, and the indoor temperature wasn't low. Because of Feng's Mother's poor health, the air conditioning was set at a standard 26 degrees Celsius.
This temperature wasn't particularly low, but Shi Li could feel that Feng's Mother's health was very poor. In summer, her hands were as cold as if she had practiced some ice kung fu.
Shi Li wasn't a doctor and couldn't pinpoint the reason, but from her common sense, Feng's Mother was definitely not a healthy person.
Shi Li was rather modest, only saying her grades were okay.
Feng's Mother smiled and said, "I've heard that your grades are excellent."
She then turned to look at Feng Yunhe, "Our boy here, his grades are just average, nothing outstanding. I hope you can find time to guide him and help improve his grades."
A lady sitting opposite Feng's Mother said, "Oh, my dear, don't set your expectations for the child too high. Our Yunhe's grades are not bad, he can definitely get into a key university. Yunhe is smart, his grades aren't outstanding now because he's spending half his energy on company matters. I heard from my husband that Yunhe can already handle things independently at the company, no worse than those highly-paid vice presidents."
Feng's Mother frowned delicately and sighed, "But he's still a student now. His main task should be studying, not working at the company."
The lady continued, "When it's close to the college entrance exam, he can shift his focus back to studying. He'll definitely get into a good university."
Feng's Mother didn't quite agree with this educational philosophy. As she debated with the other woman, Shi Li lowered her head and stared at the pink diamond ring on her index finger.
This ring wasn't bought from a luxury brand store, but was won by Shi's father at an auction. A set of pink diamonds was custom-designed by a specialist. Mrs. Huang Jie got the lion's share, a lavishly set necklace, while Shi Li only got a small ring.
When Mrs. Huang Jie received the necklace, her smile nearly reached her ears. Looking at the diamond ring placed next to the necklace, the diamond on the ring alone was quite large, but compared to the diamonds set in the necklace, it looked rather pitiful.
The contrast was stark.
Mrs. Huang Jie naturally noticed the difference too. She patted her daughter's shoulder and said, "You're still young, and you can't wear such a big diamond out regularly. Mom will keep it safe for you for a couple of years, and give it to you later."
When she said this, she sounded just like a parent trying to trick a child out of their New Year's money.
Shi Li quite liked the pink diamond on the ring. Although it was smaller than the diamonds on the necklace, this diamond was pink.
Shi Li's fingers were fair, and the pink diamond looked especially beautiful on her hand.
So when Shi Li went out wearing light-colored dresses, she liked to wear this ring.
The debate between Feng's Mother and the lady opposite her hadn't ended yet, but the Eldest Aunt stepped in to quell the situation.
"Come on, it's such a good day. Getting all red-faced and thick-necked arguing over such a trivial matter in front of the younger generation, isn't that enough to make them laugh at us?"
The lady whose husband's surname was Gao snorted, took out a mirror to touch up her makeup, and said, "I'm not doing anything of the sort, you're just making things up."
Even though the room temperature was at the most comfortable 26 degrees for the human body, Feng's Mother still felt the air conditioning was a bit cold, and she pulled up her shawl.
Shi Li naturally noticed this action too. She remembered that in the original novel, the plot took place when Liang Rongrong was in her senior year of college, and by then Feng's Mother had already passed away.
After Feng's Mother's death, Feng Yunhe and Feng's Father fought like cats and dogs every day.
She lived on in everyone's memories. Feng Yunhe blamed his mother's death on Feng's Father and Liang Rongrong, believing that Liang Rongrong had caused Feng's Mother's death, so he particularly disliked Liang Rongrong.
The female lead naturally couldn't be malicious, there must have been some misunderstanding.
Later it was indeed proven that Feng Yunhe had misunderstood Liang Rongrong. In fact, Feng's Mother's death had nothing to do with her; Feng's Mother's health had been problematic for a long time. Feng's Mother knew about her condition, but in her final moments, she deliberately led her son and husband to misunderstand Liang Rongrong, a poor and helpless young girl. This could be considered top-tier manipulation among green tea bitches.
When the misunderstanding was cleared up, Feng Yunhe felt some resentment towards his mother. Of course, the ones who hated Feng's Mother the most were the female lead's fans, who cursed Feng's Mother in the comment section.
[Feng Yunhe's mother didn't have any major health problems, so what caused her impending death?]
Feng Yunhe, who was replying to messages not far away, paused. The person on the other end saw that the status showed the other party was typing, but never received Feng Yunhe's reply.
[It couldn't be that her bad mood made her already poor health even worse, could it?]
[Well, if I had to see Liang Rongrong every day, my mood wouldn't be good either]
[So how do we tell her to improve her mood? Don't worry, Liang Rongrong isn't your husband's illegitimate daughter, she has nothing to do with your husband, and won't compete with your son for the inheritance]
[But well, although she's not your husband's child, she is the child of your husband's first love]
The person waiting for Feng Yunhe's reply by the phone had to send a message to remind him: [Young Mr. Feng, is this handling okay?]
Feng Yunhe's response was as brief as ever: [Good]
Although they got a reply from Feng Yunhe, the other party felt like he had chosen 'or' between yes and no.
The person read through the context with Feng Yunhe twice, then asked a colleague sitting at the nearby workstation for analysis, "Do you think the young Mr. Feng agreed or not?"
The colleague replied uncertainly, "Probably agreed?"
While the two were racking their brains over whether Feng Yunhe had agreed or not, Shi Li's inner monologue continued to spew.
[Your husband wishes he had a blood relation with Liang Rongrong, but unfortunately, his first love doesn't think much of him]
[If we tell her this, will it really improve her mood?]
[Won't it make her more depressed?]
[Forget it, I'd better keep my mouth shut. Some things are better left unsaid]
