Feng Linwan listened to her husband's analysis and felt it made more and more sense.
If she were the one being bullied, no matter who the person was, Rong Jianchen would protect her with his life, defend her.
No one could touch a single hair on her head.
Instantly, twenty years of past memories surfaced in Feng Linwan's mind.
She remembered, when they first met, she was also not welcomed by the Rong and Long families.
But Rong Jingyang never let her suffer any grievance.
No matter how the two elders made things difficult or tried to stop them, he was always her strongest backing.
And no matter how she acted out or threw tantrums, Rong Jianchen always indulged her unconditionally.
He, always, always, protected her from the closest distance.
"Hmph~" Feng Linwan huffed, but her tone couldn't hide her pride, "It seems I taught well."
Feng Linwan finally felt at ease and went to find her granddaughter.
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Rong Jingyang and Ai Wei arrived at a coffee shop outside the hospital, sitting by the window.
All the way, Ai Wei chattered incessantly.
She said she came for the airport design and got the copyright from Shirley.
She said she never harmed Du Ruoxin, she said…
She said many, many things, but Rong Jingyang didn't listen much, preoccupied, his thoughts drifting.
Until they sat facing each other.
"A Jing." Ai Wei called softly.
Rong Jingyang remained silent, and she panicked, feeling an inexplicable unease in her heart.
Wasn't he going to marry her?
Ai Wei lowered her head and sobbed weakly.
Her faint crying reached Rong Jingyang's ears, and he finally came back to his senses.
He looked up and saw the scratch marks from his mother's fingernails on Ai Wei's face, bleeding.
Rong Jingyang's dark eyes deepened slightly, "Do you want to go to the hospital to get it checked?"
Ai Wei burst into tears, "Wuwuwu…"
The man's concern instantly broke her down.
How long had it been?
From the moment she knew he had fallen for Du Ruoxin, from the moment she knew he was drifting further away from her, all her fear, all her anxiety, all her helplessness had accumulated day and night in her heart, tormenting her every moment.
Extreme breakdown.
To win Rong Jingyang, she had done so much, strived so hard, paid so much.
She couldn't accept that it would all be in vain!
That fear, which she couldn't confide in anyone, had been eroding Ai Wei's unwilling heart day and night.
At this moment, Rong Jingyang's single sentence was like a breached flood, washing away all her unease and fear.
He cared about her.
He liked her.
The little Mrs. Rong would eventually belong to her.
All the grievances, all the swallowing of pride, were worth it!
Rong Jingyang: "..."
He hadn't expected his ordinary sentence to make Ai Wei break down and cry.
It was as if he had done something to her.
Curious glances and murmurs soon came from all around.
Rong Jingyang handed her a tissue, "Stop crying."
Ai Wei couldn't control herself; the grievances and fear of so long couldn't be vented in a moment.
For a long, long time.
So long that the surrounding coffee tables had been turned over.
Ai Wei gradually controlled her emotions and calmed down.
Rong Jingyang remained silent. After she had finished venting, he slowly spoke, "Du Ruoxin said that the child was lost because you were struggling with her?"
Ai Wei's tear-swollen eyes still held tears. Hearing the man question her like this, her heart skipped a beat.
No, it wasn't—
Hadn't she already explained?
Ai Wei bit her lower lip, tears about to fall, "I didn't push her, nor did I touch her."
She picked up her phone, found the video she had already saved, and handed it to Rong Jingyang.
"You see for yourself."
"How Du Ruoxin and her friends bullied me, relying on their family power?"
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ps: Once again, a shout-out for Feng Linwan and Rong Jianchen (whose name in another book is Jing Fengnian):
Madam, She Sweeps the Globe with Three Cubs.
If you're interested, search for it.