Fortunately, they didn't run into anyone they knew upon arrival. The four of them entered the private room smoothly and ordered their dishes.
With Li Yue present, the atmosphere was never awkward; the dinner table was exceptionally harmonious.
Zhou Xuan and Feng Zhang were not the type of elders who pried into personal matters. They didn't inquire about Li Yue's family background, nor did they lecture him from a position of seniority. Instead, they chatted with him extensively about travel.
Zhou Xuan and Feng Zhang were planning to drive to Tibet after spending a few days in Nanjiang.
Seeing Li Yue chatting so happily with them, Feng Feng felt more relaxed than ever.
Zhou Xuan and Feng Zhang had no overly high expectations for her finding a boyfriend; they primarily trusted her judgment.
Moreover, with Wen Zhouyuan having been in the picture before, they felt greatly relieved as long as Feng Feng was willing to find a boyfriend and had the intention to start anew.
After dinner concluded, the four of them exited the private room and happened to run into Shen Su and Gu Song. Immediately after, Xing Zheng and Liang Yufeng also caught up.
Xing Zheng recognized Feng Feng's parents and was somewhat surprised by the progress between Feng Feng and Li Yue. Hadn't they only been together for a few months? They were already meeting parents?
This seemed a bit out of character for Feng Feng.
Despite his surprise, Xing Zheng still greeted the elders. Feng Feng introduced them one by one, "This is Hua Mei's husband, Xing Zheng. You've met him before. That is Liang Yufeng, Lan Lan's husband."
Feng Feng only introduced these two; Shen Su and Gu Song were not given any further mention.
Gu Song didn't mind. He instinctively turned to look at Shen Su, whose expression was complex, appearing as if he was about to explode.
Fortunately, Feng Feng and Li Yue quickly led the elders away.
Gu Song tugged Shen Su's arm, "Are you okay?"
Shen Su didn't reply. He sat down with the rest of them in the private room.
After marrying Liang Yufeng, Xing Zheng had less time to socialize with them alone, so he wasn't privy to many of Shen Su's affairs.
Once seated, Xing Zheng asked Shen Su, "Why did you break up with Ji Tong? Weren't you two getting along well?"
Shen Su replied, "She initiated it."
Xing Zheng didn't quite believe this. "You must have upset her. Didn't you try to appease her?"
Ji Tong liked Shen Su so much that it was unlikely she would break up with him. Xing Zheng instinctively felt that Shen Su had angered her.
Gu Song, who knew the entire story, said, "It's really not Shen Su's fault. Ji Tong felt that Shen Su didn't respect her and didn't treat her as an equal. She insisted on breaking up."
Xing Zheng commented, "That's not entirely wrong."
Liang Yufeng added a jab, "I agree."
Shen Su remained silent.
He felt agitated by their words and, recalling the scene of Feng Feng dining with her parents and Li Yue, became even more restless. He picked up a glass of ice water and downed the entire thing in one go.
Gu Song, who understood his state of mind best among them, glanced at him and asked, "Are you still thinking about Feng Feng?"
"Thinking about Feng Feng's matters?" Xing Zheng looked confused. "Haven't you two stopped contacting each other long ago?"
Since Shen Su had never mentioned his feelings for Feng Feng to Xing Zheng, and given his calm demeanor when dining with Li Yue previously, coupled with his affectionate relationship with Ji Tong, it seemed he had truly moved on. Who would have thought this would happen now?
Xing Zheng was very puzzled. Liang Yufeng also looked at him, "Do you still like Feng Feng?"
Shen Su remained silent. Gu Song answered for him, "Is that what you call liking? I think he's just unbalanced because Feng Feng is with Li Yue. He put a lot of effort into pursuing Feng Feng before, but she always thought about Wen Zhouyuan. He thought she was so deeply in love with Wen Zhouyuan, but now she's with an intern."
Gu Song seemed to believe his analysis was sound. After finishing, he asked, "Who would feel good about losing to an intern? Li Yue's conditions are good, but they don't compare to Shen Su's!"
Xing Zheng and Liang Yufeng frowned simultaneously after hearing Gu Song's analysis. They understood the inherent flaws in men, but Gu Song's analysis had a significant flawed premise.
Xing Zheng pointed it out first, "Who said Feng Feng liked Wen Zhouyuan?"
Gu Song replied, "Does that even need to be said? Everyone knows that."
If she didn't like him, how could she have stayed by his side when he was so critically ill, even getting along with his ex-wife and daughter to handle his funeral arrangements?
Feng Feng's devotion to Wen Zhouyuan was admirable.
Xing Zheng didn't respond to Gu Song but turned to Shen Su and asked, "Do you think so too?"
Shen Su stated, "It's not about whether I think so or not, it's an objective fact."
Xing Zheng countered, "The information I got from my wife is that she stopped liking Wen Zhouyuan a long time ago."
Shen Su replied, "Is that so? Then when Wen Zhouyuan came back to find her, she didn't refuse him."
The resentment in this statement was still clearly audible. Xing Zheng had genuinely believed Shen Su had completely moved on. Now, it seemed he hadn't, but his acting skills were just too good.
"That's because Wen Zhouyuan's health wasn't going to last much longer. Wen Zhouyuan did confess to her, but he knew he was nearing his end. Feng Feng didn't agree, and they didn't get together. She was brought up by Wen Zhouyuan. They no longer had romantic feelings, but remained friends. Caring for him during his final days was also out of friendship." Xing Zheng relayed what he had heard from Lin Mei to Shen Su.
In fact, Xing Zheng had also believed that Feng Feng was truly with Wen Zhouyuan back then. He wasn't necessarily speaking up for Shen Su, but he felt that such actions were out of character for Feng Feng, so he casually asked Lin Mei and later learned the truth.
However, by then, Shen Su was already with Ji Tong, and they appeared very much in love, so Xing Zheng hadn't mentioned it to Shen Su.
Now, upon hearing this, Shen Su seemed greatly impacted. He gripped his cup, his lips pressed into a thin line, and remained silent for a long time.
Gu Song was also in shock. After a pause, he said, "She didn't like Wen Zhouyuan, yet she could do that much for him."
From Gu Song's tone, it seemed he still didn't believe Feng Feng didn't have romantic feelings for Wen Zhouyuan.
Liang Yufeng cruelly added, "In your mind, men and women only have improper relationships, right?"
Gu Song was speechless. That was a bit unfair.
It wasn't anyone's fault for misunderstanding the situation with Feng Feng and Wen Zhouyuan. The years of open admiration were evident, and anyone would have overthought it.
Shen Su's thoughts coincided with Gu Song's. He asked Xing Zheng, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Xing Zheng replied, "What was there to tell you? You had a girlfriend and seemed quite happy. I thought you were no longer interested in Feng Feng."
Shen Su remained silent.
Xing Zheng narrowed his eyes, as if deep in thought. After a moment, he asked again, "You saw Feng Feng choose Li Yue and became unbalanced, wanting to snatch her, so you first found a way to break up with Ji Tong?"