Gu Yuan was clearly dissatisfied with this answer, "What do you mean 'sort of'? It's either yes or no, how can such a thing be ambiguous!"
Despite her displeasure, Gu Yuan didn't blame Feng Feng. Her greater concern was Shen Su's lack of seriousness in relationships. It was understandable when he was young and wild, but now that he was in his early thirties, it was inexcusable for him not to settle down.
Shen Su said, "I like her, and she's interested in me too, but because I upset her before, she hasn't agreed to be with me yet."
This remark piqued Gu Yuan's curiosity, "Feng Feng seems so steady, not like someone who gets angry easily. What did you do?"
Shen Su was amused by Gu Yuan's words, "You've only met her once via video call, how do you know she doesn't get angry easily?"
Gu Yuan retorted, "Don't try to distract me. You tell me clearly first, what have you done—confess honestly!"
Shen Su naturally couldn't tell Gu Yuan about Li Yue and Zhang Shuang's affairs, so he brought up work. He explained to Gu Yuan that he and Feng Feng had a disagreement over work recently, and since they were in a client-vendor relationship, if their relationship were exposed, public opinion would be unfavorable to Feng Feng, so she needed to consider it carefully.
Gu Yuan, however, was dismissive, "As long as you make it public and show your stance, I'll see who dares to speak nonsense!"
"Just like when you were with Ji Tong before, you personally stepped in to protect her, and no one in Jin He said anything against her, did they? In this day and age, people are all opportunistic." Gu Yuan urged Shen Su, "Hurry up and show your attitude."
Shen Su also wished he could. Listening to Gu Yuan's urging, he chuckled, "Mom, it's not up to me, it depends on her."
After a pause of several seconds, Shen Su emphasized again, "Right now, it's she who doesn't want others to know about our relationship."
Gu Yuan pondered for nearly half a minute, then said, "That's also because you have a history, and you can't give people a sense of security. If I were Feng Feng, I wouldn't agree to you either!"
Shen Su smiled helplessly, "Mom, am I your biological son?"
Gu Yuan replied, "If you weren't my biological son, I wouldn't bother talking to you. You and Xing Zheng play together every day, look at him, he already has a child, don't you envy him?"
Hearing Gu Yuan say this, Shen Su also recalled the harmonious scene of Xing Zheng's family of three. After Jing Chu was born, Xing Zheng's temper changed quite a bit. Jing Chu liked him very much, and the father and son had a great time playing together. When Shen Su visited Xing Zheng's house, the most common sight was Xing Zheng carrying Jing Chu on his shoulders.
Shen Su originally didn't like children much, but Jing Chu was very well-behaved. Seeing him, he felt that having a child wouldn't be bad. Moreover, not only Xing Zheng, but among their group, Liang Yufeng was also going to have a child... Even Lan Lan could change her mind, so there should be hope with Feng Feng. Shen Su planned to try and gauge Feng Feng's opinion.
But for now, he still had to respond to Gu Yuan's question, "Of course I envy him, but it's not up to me, I can't give birth."
Gu Yuan chatted with Shen Su about many things regarding Feng Feng. Afterwards, she went to the kitchen, and Shen Su followed her closely. On the way to the kitchen, they had to pass the cloakroom. Gu Yuan glanced at the closed door of the cloakroom but didn't open it.
Upon entering the dining room, Gu Yuan first saw a box of croissants on the dining table. Her eyes changed slightly, but she didn't ask anything—as a mother, she knew Shen Su's tastes very well, and these were not his preferences.
Two croissants were missing from the box, and it was clear they weren't freshly bought. The production date on the label was also from yesterday.
"I brought you these things, go and give some to Feng Feng later. By the way, where is she from?" Gu Yuan chatted with Shen Su while putting things into the refrigerator.
Shen Su didn't notice Gu Yuan's abnormality, "She's from Huaixi, she likes sweet things. Maybe she'll like that sweet and sour marinated meat. I'll ask later." In fact, Feng Feng hadn't discussed her food preferences with Shen Su; these were things Shen Su had observed himself, which was what he was best at.
After putting down the items in the kitchen, Gu Yuan left. Before leaving, she glanced again towards the cloakroom. That closed door seemed to be hiding something.
Shen Su's delay in opening the door today and sleeping until this hour was already unusual. With all the clues converging, Gu Yuan quickly arrived at an answer—Feng Feng had likely stayed overnight here last night. Perhaps feeling embarrassed to come down and see her, she had hidden upstairs.
Gu Yuan didn't force a meeting. She could understand certain things between young people. If Shen Su had the ability to make someone openly date him, meeting would be a matter of time.
After Gu Yuan left, Shen Su immediately returned to the upstairs room. Feng Feng was lying on the bed, looking somewhat nervous.
Shen Su couldn't help but smile and casually teased, "I didn't expect President Feng to have such poor psychological resilience."
Feng Feng ignored his teasing and glanced out the window, "Did your mom leave?"
"She left," Shen Su said, "I'm not going back for New Year's this year, so she brought me some homemade food. Shall we try it together later? My chef's sweet and sour marinated meat is quite good, you might like it."
Feng Feng nodded, then asked, "Are you sure she didn't see my things?"
Shen Su replied with a nod, "Certain." He answered Feng Feng's question with a nod, then smiled again, "Are you worried she'll have a bad impression of you?"
Feng Feng didn't respond, but she did have such concerns, after all, there was the incident at the hotel before... Even if his parents were open-minded, they would probably find it strange.
Although Feng Feng remained silent, Shen Su had already seen her answer. He teased, "Don't worry, she'll be the happiest when we get married."
Feng Feng paused her movement of getting out of bed. It seemed to be the first time she had heard Shen Su mention the word "marriage." Although she had thought about it before, they had never discussed it openly.
Feng Feng quickly reacted and said calmly, "Aren't you thinking too far ahead?"
Shen Su raised an eyebrow, "Not far, it's coming soon."
Feng Feng's words were enough for Shen Su to confirm one thing—she had also considered marrying him.
If she hadn't thought about it at all, she would have directly said "impossible" instead of saying he was thinking too far ahead.
"Not far, we're not young anymore, are we?" Shen Su naturally led into the next topic, "When I saw Jing Chu, I was quite envious of Xing Zheng. Now Yufeng is also going to be a father—"
"Don't you still have Gu Song with you?" Feng Feng got out of bed and rubbed her neck, "You two can continue to play as before, unrestrained and relaxed."
Shen Su mulled over these words several times, feeling that Feng Feng was indirectly mocking him.