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

The phone kept ringing, waking Jiang Hui up.

She sat up and looked at Mu Tiantian, who was staring blankly at her phone without answering. She asked, puzzled, "Tiantian, who called you so early? Why aren't you answering?"

Mu Tiantian's thoughts were pulled back, and a hint of panic flashed in her eyes. She was afraid that her mother would see through her disappointment and sadness. She gave Jiang Hui a slight smile to cover up her guilt, and quickly thought of a plausible excuse in her mind, "It's A Shen's driver. He probably wants to talk to me about A Shen."

When Jiang Hui heard that the call was about her future son-in-law, her eyes lit up, and she smiled ambiguously at Mu Tiantian, "Then listen quickly."

Mu Tiantian got off the bed, not in a hurry to answer the phone. She frowned and pretended to be in a bit of discomfort. "Mom, I'll go on my alternate account first."

As he spoke, he hurriedly went into the restroom.

Jiang Hui smiled as she stared at the closed bathroom door, curious about what her future son-in-law would instruct the driver to say to Tian Tian.

Upon entering the restroom, Mu Tiantian immediately locked the door before answering the call.

Afraid that her mother would still hear even with the door closed, she didn't dare to turn on speakerphone and lowered her voice to say, "Hello, Uncle Zhong."

"Sweetie, I called you so early, did I wake you up?" Uncle Zhong said with a hint of guilt.

The call was answered after about a minute, so Mu Tiantian probably hadn't gotten up yet.

"No, I've always had the habit of waking up early," Mu Tiantian said, indicating that it was fine.

She wanted to ask Fu Zhengting about yesterday's events, but her heart was pounding with anxiety, and she didn't want to humiliate herself.

Uncle Zhong remembered Fu Zhengting's instructions and was afraid that Mu Tiantian would be sad, so he didn't know how to bring it up.

"Uncle Zhong, is there something you want to tell me?" Mu Tiantian asked.

Uncle Zhong hesitated for a moment before making a decision. "Here's the thing, Sweetie. Our CEO brought back a lot of local specialties and supplements for your mother from Hong Kong. I'll take them to the hospital for you later."

As for Mu Tiantian's clothes, he would keep them for her for the time being.

That way, Mu Tiantian won't feel so bad.

Even if Mu Tiantian is naive, she can guess what Uncle Zhong is thinking.

Uncle Zhong was a kind old man who couldn't bear to see her sad.

Fu Zhengting has already blocked her, so how could he possibly let Uncle Zhong bring her the local specialties?

It must have been Uncle Zhong who wanted to do it.

Uncle Zhong was unaware that Fu Zhengting had blocked her.

Not wanting to complicate matters, she said directly, "Uncle Zhong, you don't need to lie to me like this to comfort me. Your CEO... blocked me last night."

As she finished speaking, she lowered her eyes.

My eyes are getting sore again.

I don't know how I got through last night. I just listened to music and stared at the air with my eyes open. Maybe my eyes were too sore in the second half of the night, and I fell asleep without realizing it.

When I was woken up by the phone call, the song was still playing, and I still felt a pang of sadness in my heart. When I opened my eyes, I felt an urge to cry.

Uncle Zhong was quite shocked, but after the initial shock, he felt that this was very much in line with the president's clear-cut personality of love and hate.

He could hear the sadness in Mu Tiantian's last sentence, and he felt a little sorry for her. He wanted to comfort her, but he was afraid that comforting her would make her feel even worse.

After a long silence, he finally said, "Sweetie, I'm sorry. Actually, I was just dropping the CEO off at work, and he urged me to pack your things for you. I didn't know the CEO had blocked you. I was even thinking of arranging for you to meet with the CEO tonight so you could have a chance to explain things to him..."

"Uncle Zhong, it's alright, I know you're doing this for my own good." Mu Tiantian smiled, her gratitude towards Uncle Zhong unwavering.

"Sweetie, don't blame our CEO. He's just a decisive person who never leaves himself any room for maneuver. It's the same with his mother. When she divorced him, she didn't even look at him and left gracefully. He didn't say anything on the surface, but I know he was very sad inside. He doesn't like to talk about it, so he's sad in silence. It breaks my heart to see him like this."

His mother was heartless. They'd been divorced for so many years, and she'd never come back to see him, never even once contacting him. He had a strong sense of pride; if his mother didn't take the initiative, he would never contact her either. Uncle Zhong, afraid that Mu Tiantian would think Fu Zhengting was a cold-blooded person, told her this.

Mu Tiantian was surprised. Looking at the information she found, it was indeed true that her parents were divorced.

What surprised her was the lack of affection between mother and son.

People who seem successful may have hidden sorrows.

But if it were her, she might do the same.

In fact, she is also someone who cannot tolerate even the slightest imperfection.

She took the same resolute approach towards her scumbag father.

Once you see someone clearly and decide they're not worth it, you'll decisively give them up without hesitation.

"The president is a very sentimental person. Because he is sentimental, he became so resolute after being deceived," Uncle Zhong added.

Realizing that saying it that way could easily lead to Mu Tiantian misunderstanding, he quickly added, "Tiantian, I didn't mean you deceived the president, it's because the president misunderstood you..."

Mu Tiantian forced a bitter smile.

This misunderstanding is hard to explain.

Feeling powerless to help, she no longer wanted to explain to Fu Zhengting.

"How about this, Tiantian? I'll come find you now, pick you up and take you to the Fu Group. I'll take you upstairs to see the president, and you can explain things to him properly..." Uncle Zhong suggested.

Mu Tiantian refused, "Uncle Zhong, it's not necessary."

Uncle Zhong wanted to say something more, but Mu Tiantian hung up, saying she had to do a part-time job.

Uncle Zhong sighed helplessly as he looked at Mu Tiantian's number. He realized that Mu Tiantian's personality was somewhat similar to Fu Zhengting's.

They are all such resolute people.

One was too tired to explain anymore, and the other was convinced of what they had heard and didn't want to hear any more explanations.

What should we do now?

Are we just going to let this young couple break up like this?

Many couples break up because of arguments or because of a single unspoken word.

A relationship that had been hard-won was broken up because neither party could let go of their pride.

It's such a pity and a real shame.

Because he and his wife had been through this ordeal together, he knew it very well.

The CEO has only met his true love at this age; we can't let them miss each other like this.

We need to go back and discuss a solution with Ah Nan and Huo Qijun.

He started the car and drove back to the villa.

Mu Tiantian felt a little guilty after hanging up the phone with Uncle Zhong, but she was really afraid to listen to him continue.

After thinking for a moment, she sent a message to Uncle Zhong on WeChat to apologize: Uncle Zhong, I'm sorry for hanging up on you before you finished speaking. I know you meant well and I appreciate it, but things between me and Fu Zhengting are hard to explain. I don't want to talk about it anymore. I'll take a taxi to the villa to get the clothes later.

While waiting at the traffic light, Uncle Zhong read Mu Tiantian's message and replied with an "okay".

Mu Tiantian smiled at herself in the mirror, looked at herself carefully again and again, rubbed her eyes, wiped them with a tissue, and only after she felt that she could not show sadness on her face did she open the door and go out.

As soon as Jiang Hui saw Mu Tiantian come out, she excitedly asked, "Tiantian, how did it go? What did you say?"