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

Zhong Qiuyi and Xiao Hailan were both startled when they heard the dial tone.

Xiao Hailan told Zhong Qiuyi to hang up immediately.

She was afraid to let her son know.

But deep down, she longed for her son to see her off.

She would be content if he could just call her and say "Have a safe trip."

Zhong Qiuyi thought that since she had accidentally clicked on it, it must be fate, and she should go along with fate.

She deliberately slowed down her actions to hang up.

Even if Xiao Hailan was stupid, she could guess Zhong Qiuyi's intention. She was about to hang up for Zhong Qiuyi, but the call was answered.

She was so nervous that she held her breath.

Chung Chiu-yee was also very nervous. She was nervous for Hsiao Hai-lan and also afraid that Fu Cheng-ting would be angry because of her acting on her own initiative.

Fu Zhengting was still taking care of Wen Kerou in the coffee shop. He had just fed Wen Kerou her medicine when the phone rang.

He walked out, frowned, and glanced at the number again to make sure it was an unfamiliar number before speaking, "Who is this?"

He only answered the call after seeing that the caller ID was from Nancheng.

"Brother-in-law, it's me!" Chung Chiu-yi prompted.

Fu Zhengting immediately recognized the meaning and was pleased with the "brother-in-law" address. He smiled and hummed in agreement, "What's up?"

He didn't give his number to his good friend Tian Tian; it was his sister who gave his number to her.

Or perhaps the other party obtained it from Jiang Hui or Uncle Zhong.

Judging from the incident where she dressed him up as a woman, it's clear that Sweetie, this good friend, has a good sense of propriety.

He had a pretty good impression of Zhong Qiuyi.

Chung Chiu-yi chuckled and said, "Of course I only call my brother-in-law when I need something."

"About something sweet?" Fu Zhengting guessed.

He hasn't contacted Tian Tian for the past ten days or so; Tian Tian must be frantic with worry.

Sweetie is very patient; if he doesn't contact her, she won't contact him either.

She's incredibly arrogant.

However, Uncle Zhong said that Tian Tian had secretly inquired about his situation.

He knew she wouldn't sit still.

Several times he couldn't resist the urge to video call her.

But they all held back.

He was afraid that Tian Tian would feel uncomfortable if she knew he was taking care of Wen Ke Rou here.

Not wanting to upset Wen Kerou, he decided to stay here and focus on taking care of her.

Once you get used to the ordeal, you won't be afraid of short separations anymore.

It is a kind of tempering.

"No, brother-in-law, you don't need to worry about Tian Tian. Tian Tian is doing very well. She's eating well, sleeping well, and living the high life like a couch potato!" Zhong Qiuyi thought of Fu Zhengting's aloof appearance and suddenly felt a little hesitant to say it aloud.

But spilled water can never be taken back.

Fu Zhengting frowned again. "Don't say anything irrelevant. Just say what you need to say."

Sweetie, my best friend, loves to talk a lot of nonsense.

Urged on like this, Zhong Qiuyi felt even more guilty. She gave an innocent smile and first gave Fu Zhengting a heads-up, "Brother-in-law, then you have to promise me you won't be angry when I tell you."

Xiao Hailan came over to take Zhong Qiuyi's phone and hang up Fu Zhengting's call, but Zhong Qiuyi walked away.

"Are you going to talk or not? If you don't, I'm hanging up!" Fu Zhengting was too lazy to argue with Zhong Qiuyi and directly threw out the threat.

"Don't hang up, don't hang up, I'll talk!" Zhong Qiuyi was afraid that Fu Zhengting would really hang up, so she hurriedly spoke up.

"I'll give you ten seconds," Fu Zhengting continued to threaten.

Zhong Qiuyi was at a loss. She took a deep breath and then finished speaking in one breath, "It's like this, Aunt Xiao Hailan, who is your mother, is about to board a plane to fly abroad. If you have time, could you go to the airport to see her off?"

After saying that, she gripped her phone tightly with nervousness.

Xiao Hailan also stared nervously at Zhong Qiuyi's phone.

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

Fu Zhengting's smile vanished instantly.

A surge of immense anger welled up inside him.

He didn't want to get angry at his sweet best friend, knowing that she meant well, but he really hated this kind of behavior.

After a half-minute silence, he spoke, "Tell her for me that I don't have time, and even if I did, I wouldn't go."

Chung Chiu-yi quickly explained, "Brother-in-law, don't be angry. It wasn't Aunt Xiao who asked you to take her; I contacted you myself..."

"Don't think that just because you're Sweetie's best friend you can act on your own. I hate meddlesome people."

Fu Zhengting finished speaking coldly and hung up the phone.

"Hey, brother-in-law, listen to me...feeding..."

Chung Chiu-yee didn't have a chance to explain that much.

Xiao Hailan was close by, her ear pressed against the phone speaker, and she could clearly hear what Fu Zhengting said.

As expected.

How could her son possibly be willing to give her away?

She shouldn't have had any illusions.

She saw the Didi car she had booked coming from the intersection ahead and quickly walked over with her suitcase.

I just want to leave as soon as possible.

Cut off your own thoughts.

It took Zhong Qiuyi quite a while to type and delete an apology message to Fu Zhengting. When she looked at Xiao Hailan, she saw that she had walked away in a short while, so she quickly chased after her.

Xiao Hailan had already gotten into the car, put away her suitcase, and instructed the driver to lock the doors.

She glanced sideways and waved to Chung Chiu-yi through the car window, bidding farewell in this silent way.

She urged the driver, "Driver, let's go to the airport."

Zhong Qiuyi watched the car drive away in an instant and hurriedly chased after it.

Xiao Hailan turned her head to look back and waved to Zhong Qiuyi not to chase after them.

Zhong Qiuyi chased after him out of the residential area, only stopping when she could no longer keep up.

I was so tired I was panting heavily.

It seems she meant well but did something wrong.

Fu Zhengting's tone just now showed he was genuinely angry.

Fearing that Xiao Hailan would also be angry, she quickly sent a message.

They all mean roughly the same thing, and I hope the mother and son won't be angry because of her acting on her own initiative.

Looking at the message Qiu Yi sent, Xiao Hailan recalled her son's angry and indifferent tone on the phone earlier, and lowered her eyes to wipe away her tears.

She was so indifferent to her son back then, and now the boomerang has hit her.

If possible, she would publish a book or raise funds with friends to make a movie about how to be a good father or mother, and portray this phenomenon.

Filial piety is very important; of all virtues, filial piety comes first. However, many parents do not love their children.

Teaching children to be filial also teaches adults how to love their children.

She opened Mu Tiantian's WeChat and sent her a message:

Sweetie, I'm leaving. The responsibility of taking care of and loving Ashen rests on your shoulders. He's never received love from his parents since he was little, so please give him all your love without reservation!

Tears streamed down her face as she typed, dripping onto her phone screen.

Seeing Xiao Hailan crying so bitterly, the driver gentlemanly handed her a tissue while they were waiting at a red light.

Xiao Hailan took the tissue, said thank you, sent the message, and then lowered her head to wipe her tears.

Zhong Qiuyi thought about it and felt that she should also explain the situation to Mu Tiantian.

She also sent a message to Mu Tiantian.