Addiction sets in at night; even the abstinent older man has fallen for it.

Fu Zhenlong's thoughts were exposed, and he felt a pang of shame. He wanted to refute but couldn't find the words to do so.

Compared to other fathers, his love for his son was indeed not as pure.

Xiao Hailan saw through Fu Zhenlong's shame, and her voice became even sharper, "Why aren't you saying anything?"

He still knows shame; he still has some conscience as a father.

But it's only a little bit.

Since we've brought this up, let's get to the bottom of it all today.

She continued, "You want your son to repay the favor you owe him? Knowing he's soft-hearted, you selfishly made the decision for him, inviting those guests ahead of time, forcing him to get married even if he didn't want to. You really like using these underhanded tricks!"

Xiao Hailan was furious; she truly loathed Fu Zhenlong's despicable actions.

Fu Zhenlong was so ashamed that his old face turned a little red.

"If it weren't for your son's concern for the Fu family and your reputation, could you have forced him? You're just taking advantage of your son's soft heart. Have you ever considered your son's feelings? You yourself can marry a woman you have no feelings for for the sake of profit. You think your son is the same as you? But your son is the opposite of you. He's a perfectionist and must marry someone he has feelings for. But he compromised for the sake of filial piety..." Xiao Hailan became more and more angry as she spoke, and felt more and more sorry for Fu Zhengting.

She knew all about these things, but she was too lazy to care before. Now she's going to care.

If we don't speak up for our son now, we'll never have another chance.

When Fu Zhenlong recalled the situation, his son was so angry that his hands were trembling, but in the end he still went out with him to meet the guests in a dignified manner.

I used to think that what my son did was right, but now that my ex-wife is scolding me like this, I feel sorry for my son.

From the son's perspective, his act of acting first and informing later was indeed excessive.

Fu Ziliu looked at the embarrassed Fu Zhenlong, then at the righteous Xiao Hailan, and frowned in distress.

He brought his mother to see his father, hoping to ease the tension between them by taking advantage of his brother's injury. However, the two argued even more fiercely than before as soon as they met.

She tried to smooth things over by saying a few words, but Xiao Hailan interrupted her as soon as she opened her mouth, "Xiao Liu, don't interrupt. There are some things that need to be explained to your father, otherwise he will never know that he is wrong."

When she entered the elevator, she knew that Fu Ziliu was going to take her to see Fu Zhenlong. Perfect timing, she also had something to say.

She took half a step closer to the hospital bed and continued, "Fu Zhenlong, the fact that you forced A-Ting to marry Wen Ke-Rou is enough to make A-Ting sever his father-son relationship with you. If it were one of those hot-tempered spoiled young masters, they might have beaten you up. A-Ting didn't hit you, didn't scold you, and didn't break off relations with you. He even maintained a respectful marriage with Wen Ke-Rou for three years!"

Wen Kerou, who was being helped over by Huo Qijun, heard Xiao Hailan's words as soon as she arrived at the ward door, and she didn't know what to feel.

If I hadn't wanted to visit Mr. Fu, I wouldn't have heard these words.

Back then, she was only focused on feeling wronged and heartbroken, and forgot to consider Fu Zhengting's feelings.

Hearing Fu's mother say this now, I realize how pitiful Fu Zhengting is.

She didn't go in; she continued listening.

Huo Qijun, who was supporting her, looked inside and saw Fu Zhenlong and Xiao Hailan, his eyes burning with anger.

Fu's father was indeed very unreasonable.

But Fu's mother wasn't much better off.

Fu Zhengting grew up in an environment of constant arguments between the two.

Such parents are extremely irresponsible. When they lose their temper, they only care about arguing and never consider the child's feelings, which causes great harm to the child.

As Fu Zhengting's best friend, only he knew that beneath his glamorous exterior lay a heart broken by his family.

Fu Zhengting is not the type to confide in others; he keeps everything to himself. When he's in a bad mood, he usually deals with it silently on his own, though sometimes he might ask someone to drink with him.

But he just drank and didn't say a word.

If you didn't know him well enough, he would have been unable to resist asking more questions.

All he could do was silently keep him company and drink with him when he was troubled.

Every family has its own problems, and his parents weren't doing too well either.

But compared to Fu Zhengting's parents, it's still much better.

At least his parents won't force him to marry someone he doesn't like.

However, his mother's domineering personality drove away the woman he loved, for which he harbored great resentment.

Xiao Hailan noticed Wen Kerou and Huo Qijun at the door and felt a little embarrassed, after all, her tone had been quite unpleasant.

But she still had to say it.

Even if the King of Hell comes, she has to finish what she has to say today.

"Fu Zhenlong, you flattered my father back then, which led him to force me to marry you. You used the same methods on A-Ting. My son and I have been disgusted by you time and time again. You are really too despicable and shameless. It was bad enough that you disgusted A-Ting with the marriage back then, but when A-Ting finally met a girl he liked, you wanted to fire him to force him to comply. Now look what's happened. If your son dies, the company you spent most of your life building will have no legitimate heir."

In the end, Xiao Hailan revealed an extreme and manic laugh.

She knew how afraid Fu Zhenlong was of his company being destroyed.

They forced her to give birth to a son back then in order to cultivate a successor.

The day before I was about to return to China, I was idly browsing the news when I came across the news that my son had been dismissed from his job.

Although she has lived abroad for many years, she still reads news from China.

But because I still had a lot of prejudice against my son at the time, I didn't look at it closely.

Fu Zhenlong's face turned several shades pale.

He was afraid that the company would have no heir, and even more afraid that his son would die.

"My son won't die!" he retorted, trying to comfort himself.

Looking at Xiao Hailan's maniacal smile, he felt a chill run down his spine.

He knew that Xiao Hailan harbored resentment towards him and her father for not letting her abort the child and forcing a divorce.

So many years have passed, but I didn't expect the resentment to have not subsided; in fact, it seems to have deepened.

He underestimated her capacity to hold grudges.

He thought that the birth of his son would awaken Xiao Hailan's maternal love and soothe her resentment towards him, but he didn't expect it to be completely different.

She wasn't the only one with resentment; he was too.

Especially recalling how Xiao Hailan had tried to trip and cause a miscarriage during the brief minute the female bodyguard was away, he retorted, "Your son is dead, isn't that exactly what you wanted? Didn't you desperately want your son to miscarry back then?"

Xiao Hailan's eyes flickered, and her most sensitive and vulnerable spot was struck. She felt as if she were being interrogated over a fire.

Seeing that Xiao Hailan was speechless, Fu Zhenlong sneered and continued, "At least I cared about A-Ting. What about you? You never treated A-Ting as your son from beginning to end. It's one thing if you hate me, but A-Ting is innocent. Aren't the cold things you did to A-Ting much more cruel than me? Now that A-Ting is dying, you only know to come back. Heh, your maternal love is truly something else!"

Xiao Hailan's face turned ugly after being choked by Fu Zhenlong's sarcastic remarks.

But anyone can say that she is qualified, except for Fu Zhenlong.

With tears in her eyes, she retorted, "Fu Zhenlong, if you hadn't forced me to give birth to A-Ting, I wouldn't be like this..."

She knew she was wrong, but she still believed Fu Zhenlong was more at fault. "Fu Zhenlong, you're the culprit, it's you!"

He roared until the veins on his neck bulged, his resentment towards Fu Zhenlong lingering.

Fu Zhenlong, with his inherent male chauvinism, was unhappy to hear Xiao Hailan speak of him like that. He retorted sharply, "You're even worse than me! What's there to complain about? So many years have passed, and your son was born even if you didn't want him. You've resented him for over thirty years; can't you let go of that resentment? If your son hadn't been injured this time, would you have come to see him? I've never seen such a heartless woman!"

As he finished speaking, Fu Zhenlong raised his hand to rub his head, nearly fainting from the pain.

Fu Ziliu, who had been silent until now, bent down to support Fu Zhenlong, and said in a voice that was both angry and helpless, "Dad, please stop arguing."

She had witnessed countless arguments like this since she was a child, and every time she heard the two arguing, she felt annoyed. Sadly, they still argue now.

How heartbroken the older brother would be if he heard these conversations between his parents.

She looked at the two of them with a pleading expression, "Dad, Mom, can't you compromise and make up just this once for my brother's sake? Other parents, even if they are divorced, can still get along harmoniously for the sake of their children and not slander each other."

Huo Qijun couldn't stand it any longer. He helped Wen Kerou inside and glared angrily at Fu Zhenlong and Xiao Hailan. If he didn't speak up for Fu Zhengting at this moment, he would be unworthy of being Fu Zhengting's best friend.

"Uncle Fu, Aunt Fu, I know that conflicts between husband and wife are difficult to resolve. I don't know what happened when you were young that made you treat each other like enemies. In this marital war, the most innocent one is A-Ting. Do you know how envious A-Ting is every time he comes to my house and sees my parents' harmonious and loving relationship?"

"Especially when Ah Ting eats with my family, do you know how much he longs for that warmth when he sees my parents serving him food? Because I know Ah Ting doesn't receive love from his parents, every time Ah Ting comes to my house, I tell my parents to treat him well..."

Fu Zhenlong and Xiao Hailan were both so ashamed after hearing Huo Qijun's words that they were speechless.

After the big argument, they felt even more guilty towards their son, Fu Zhengting.

Fu Zhenlong roared in his heart in grief, vowing that as long as his son could wake up, he would agree to let his son be with Mu Tiantian and would never object to him again.

All he wanted was for his son to live, to live well.

He will never force himself to do things he doesn't want to do again.

No benefit is more important than one's son.

Xiao Hailan raised her hand to wipe away her tears, silently praying in her heart.

Son, I'll do anything as long as you wake up.

Fu Ziliu's eyes also stung.

Wen Kerou stared blankly at Huo Qijun. She knew that Fu Zhengting lacked love, but she didn't expect it to be this much.

I used to want to warm his heart, and now I want to warm his heart even more.

The ward fell silent immediately.

Finally, Huo Qijun broke the silence, "There's no use saying anything now, just wait patiently for three days."

He helped Wen Kerou to Fu Ziliu's side and asked Fu Ziliu to help him. He was going to find Mu Tiantian and then see Xiao Linglong. Although he trusted Mu Tiantian's character, he still wanted to see his daughter before he felt at ease, just to be on the safe side.

He said to Wen Kerou, "I still need to go see Xiao Linglong, I'll be going now."

As he walked outside the door, he couldn't help but stop and turn to look at Fu Zhenlong and Xiao Hailan in the ward. "No matter what happened in the past, I hope that this time, A-Ting's injury will awaken your love for A-Ting."

As Xiao Hailan and Fu Zhenlong watched Huo Qijun's departing figure, they both solidified a thought in their hearts.

The moment their eyes met, although resentment still lingered in their gazes, they stopped arguing.

At this point, there's no point in arguing anymore.

If my son dies, then everything will be meaningless!

Fu Zhenlong was consumed by self-blame, covering his eyes tightly with his hands, trying to shut out everything from the outside world.

He wanted to hide away in a quiet, secluded place to reflect on his actions.

Xiao Hailan found Fu Zhenlong's self-reproachful appearance ironic and fake, but she refrained from criticizing him.

She didn't care what happened to Fu Zhenlong, as long as she knew that she was truly repentant.

She turned and walked out.

Fu Ziliu was worried and chased after him.

"Mom, it's late. Shall I book a hotel room for you near the hospital so you can rest?"

It was impossible to keep my mother in the hospital room with my father.

"No need, I want to stay with Ah Ting until he wakes up."

Xiao Hailan said firmly, quickening her pace.

She couldn't sleep without watching over her son. If she couldn't stay in the intensive care unit, she would stay outside.

Fu Ziliu wanted to go with Xiao Hailan to keep watch, but she was worried about Fu Zhenlong in the ward. She hesitated for a moment, watching Xiao Hailan's retreating figure, but finally turned around and went back to the ward to stay with Fu Zhenlong.

Fu Zhenlong couldn't stay in the ward any longer. He grabbed Fu Ziliu's hand and said, "Xiaoliu, help Dad upstairs. Dad wants to stay with your brother."

Fu Ziliu, feeling helpless and a little annoyed, pressed down on Fu Zhenlong's restless body. "Dad, Mom said she went to keep watch. You're already injured like this, so just lie down and wait for news. Don't let your injuries worsen when your brother wakes up."

Fu Zhenlong felt that Fu Ziliu's words made sense.

After all that effort, he was exhausted.

My body is tired, but my mind is even more tired.

Just like Huo Qijun said, now we can only wait patiently for three days.

Seeing that her father had taken her words to heart, Fu Ziliu breathed a sigh of relief, helped Fu Zhenlong lie down, and then checked her phone in her spare time. She found many unread messages and read them one by one.

It was mostly friends in the industry who asked about my brother's injury.

She was so annoyed that she didn't want to reply, but it would be impolite, so she replied to each one anyway.

Huo Qijun called Uncle Zhong and asked him to give him Mu Tiantian's phone number.

Uncle Zhong knew Mu Tiantian's address when he took her back to her rented apartment, and he told Huo Qijun about it.

Kenneth Fok wanted to visit Fu Zhengting before leaving the hospital.

While waiting for the elevator, Xiao Hailan came over.

When they entered the elevator, there were only two people there. Neither of them spoke, and both felt a little awkward.

Xiao Hailan wanted to ask Huo Qijun how her son had been doing all these years since she left, but she didn't have the courage to ask.

The only consolation is that my son has a true friend like Kenneth Fok.

The two arrived outside the intensive care unit, just as Jiang Hui was helping Mu Tiantian out.