He even treated that woman's child as his own son...

Zhong Yinghong rubbed her brow. It was difficult for her to accept it, let alone her husband, who had a bad temper. The relationship between father and son was already average, and if he knew about it, it would only make it worse.

"I didn't ask." Zhong Yinghong said.

Xu Guanshan placed his cigarette on the edge of the ashtray, flicked the ash with his fingers, and vented his anger at Xu Yanfeng from a distance: "What a stubborn guy."

Zhong Yinghong thought about it and decided that she should change her husband's ideas first. Even if she couldn't change them completely, at least she could change them a little bit to avoid any trouble in the future and being caught in the middle.

"Old Xu, you have to understand that Jun Mo is determined not to get married. Ah Feng, at least, isn't opposed to marriage. Don't push him too hard, or you might end up doing the opposite." Zhong Yinghong said, "When Ah Feng was little, he loved football and taekwondo. To cultivate his character, you insisted on enrolling him in Go and calligraphy classes. He wasn't happy, but he obeyed. However, choosing a marriage partner isn't like choosing a hobby class. You can't force him to marry someone he doesn't like. You have to respect his wishes."

Xu Guanshan spoke coldly amidst the swirling smoke: "You think I don't know that you always secretly took him to play football and go to the Taekwondo gym. You were spoiling him."

Zhong Yinghong was stunned. She had never mentioned this matter to anyone. It was a secret between her and her son, but her husband actually knew about it.

She didn't argue and simply admitted, "Even if I dote on him, so what? He's grown up this big, is he any worse than others?"

"Spoiling him has fostered his willfulness. Don't you think this problem is serious enough?"

"Do you think he's being willful because he didn't marry into the Ling family according to your ideas?!" Zhong Yinghong raised her voice unconsciously. She always spoke and acted gently, and rarely spoke in such a harsh tone.

Comparing the two, Xu Guanshan remained calm and composed: "Why not?"

Zhong Yinghong sighed deeply, "Old Xu, we've been married for so many years. I thought the reason we were so harmonious was because I listened to you on small matters and we discussed big ones. When you suggested an arranged marriage, I met with the Ling family, but you saw that Afeng wasn't willing. We got together because we truly loved each other and happened to be of similar social status. Why are you so stubborn when it comes to Afeng?"

The word "stubborn" ignited Xu Guanshan's anger. He frowned and endured it again and again. He did not argue with Zhong Yinghong, so as not to make a fool of himself in front of the servants.

He put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray and said angrily, "You eat, I'll go upstairs to rest."

Zhong Yinghong frowned and watched her husband move the chair and leave.