Li Susu paused for a moment, then immediately stood up from Fu Xingzhou's lap.

Her face flushed red as she realized that there had been no power outage at all; Fu Xingzhou had deliberately played a trick on her.

"Mom, what brings you here?"

Fu Xingzhou spoke calmly, without the slightest embarrassment on his face.

Shen Ronghua snorted heavily, glanced at the two of them, and spoke in an annoyed tone.

"What, is it my bad timing? Xingzhou, you really are..."

Shen Ronghua paused, wanting to say something harsh, but seeing his son's displeased look, he had no choice but to hold back for the time being.

The restaurant was silent, and Li Susu felt a little uncomfortable, unsure of where to look.

"Auntie, please don't misunderstand, I just..."

"Alright, I don't want to hear your nonsense!"

"You've ruined my son like this, how dare you show your face?"

Before Li Susu could finish explaining, Shen Ronghua interrupted her.

She clearly looked down on Li Susu completely.

Li Susu bit her lip; it was indeed undeniable.

Fu Xingzhou looked at the helpless Li Susu with a frown, feeling somewhat helpless.

"Susu, you should go back first."

Li Susu nodded, whispered goodbye, and left.

Shen Ronghua's expression softened slightly as he watched Li Susu leave.

"Xingzhou, haven't you learned your lesson yet? Is it worth it for this woman?"

Fu Xingzhou was getting impatient; he had heard these words hundreds of times already.

"Mom, stop talking."

Shen Ronghua sighed, quickly stepped forward, and earnestly offered his advice.

"Xingzhou, just listen to your father and marry Bai Weiwei as soon as possible. There's no conflict between you and your father that can't be resolved."

"Why make such a fuss?"

Fu Xingzhou frowned, becoming increasingly impatient.

"Mom, I've said this many times already."

"I will not marry Bai Weiwei, and I will never accept this engagement."

Shen Ronghua slammed his fist on the table in anger, "Just for that Li Susu?"

Fu Xingzhou did not respond, and continued to drink the chicken soup in front of him.

The chicken soup had cooled down and wasn't as delicious as it had been at the beginning.

However, he still drank it down spoonful after spoonful.

Seeing that his son wouldn't listen to him at all, Shen Ronghua couldn't help but sigh again.

"I really don't understand what it is about this divorced woman that attracts you and makes you go against your own father for her!"

"Xingzhou, what you're doing is unfilial!"

Fu Xingzhou paused in his soup-drinking motion and looked up at his mother.

"So I have already knelt in the ancestral hall and accepted the family rules."

"Isn't that enough?"

Shen Ronghua paused, then, remembering the scars on her son's back, she hesitated to continue.

While the son may have made a mistake, it is indeed somewhat unreasonable for Fu Yan, as the father, to treat him so cruelly.

"Are you two trying to drive me to my death?"

Shen Ronghua's voice trembled. The father and son had fallen into such a state, and she was caught in the middle, but neither side would listen to her advice. It was infuriating.

"Fine, if you're so capable, then don't go back to the Fu family!"

After uttering these harsh words, Shen Ronghua left immediately.

Fu Xingzhou did not get up to see her off, because he knew very well that these were just his mother's angry words.

He continued drinking his soup. Although the wound on his back had almost healed, he still felt itchy and painful at night.

Fu Xingzhou took a breath, finished the soup, and then got up to go upstairs to apply the medicine.