Chapter 1864: Holding Him Criminally Responsible

“It wasn’t me, it was Mom who made it.”

“By the time you wake up, the whole family is almost starving!” Madam Xu heard the commotion and came out with bowls, chopsticks, and spoons, giving Xu Tingting a disgruntled look, “The alarm clock is nearly broken from hitting it so much and yet you don’t move. If we waited for you to make porridge, we’d have it as dinner.”

Xu Shu chuckled.

Xu Tingting stomped her foot in embarrassment, “Mom, is it really okay for you to always look down on your daughter like this? It will cast a huge shadow on my growth!”

“What shadow? Can that shadow, full of water, grow so big to cover you?” Madam Xu gave a picky glance at her. “You’re eighteen already, what more growing do you need? As your age increases, your face should grow longer too.”

Xu Tingting let out an “ow” and darted to Xu Shu’s side, not daring to yell loudly, muttering her complaints quietly, “Brother Shu, look at her!”

Xu Shu, clear-headed, replied, “Don’t count on me, I didn’t hear anything.”

“You’re not siding with me anymore, you don’t care for me!”

“Mm.”

Xu Shu maintained his calm demeanor and went back to the kitchen, “Mom, is there anything else that needs help?”

“No, no, everything’s on the table. I just need a ladle for the porridge. Go eat, be careful not to burn yourself.”

“Okay.”

Xu Shu answered, but didn’t leave. Madam Xu couldn’t reach the ladle, so he simply stretched his hand to get it for her.

Xu Qingbo and Xu Tingting were already sitting at the dining table, fighting over a piece of beef tenderloin. Xu Tingting insisted on eating the piece he had taken from her bowl. Xu Qingbo refused, stuffed half the tenderloin in his mouth, then pulled it out, asking if she still wanted it. Xu Tingting was so disgusted that she took the whole plate of tenderloin and placed it in front of herself and Xu Shu.

She ladled a bowl of seafood porridge, handed it over to Xu Shu with both hands, and as she withdrew, Xu Shu had already taken the bowl, guiding her arm to help her sit down.

Madam Xu went to call her husband down for breakfast, and the family ate happily, chatting and laughing.

When Xu Shu’s call from his grandfather was mentioned, Madam Xu, halfway through her meal, immediately called over a few servants to grab some things from storage and add several boxes of health products bought a few days ago. She asked Xu Shu for the car keys and personally carried the items to the car.

Before leaving, Madam Xu dragged Xu Tingting, worried sick, not wanting her to cause trouble. Unfortunately, Xu Tingting wasn’t the obedient type, so she had to entrust Xu Shu to keep an eye on her and to avoid any mishaps at their grandfather’s house.

Once they got in the car, Xu Tingting dared to speak, “I’m not a little kid anymore. Mom is always like this, no matter where I go, she’s worried I’ll demolish someone’s house.”

Xu Shu held the steering wheel, considering safety, avoiding provoking her to prevent her from leaning forward against the wheel.

“No worries, grandfather’s house is like our own. Even if you tear it down, he won’t blame you.”

Xu Tingting sharply stared at him, exaggeratingly crinkling her nose to make a fierce expression, “You’re treating me like a kid too!”

Xu Shu glanced at her, “Aren’t you?”

She couldn’t come up with a retort and, frustrated, sat back pulling on her seatbelt.

“Tingting, Li Jiaojiao called the police after waking up, and Song Jin was arrested.”

Xu Tingting was both not surprised and surprised, “He actually didn’t run away?”

“He intended to run, but I asked a few familiar nurses and security guards to watch him, so he couldn’t. Li Jiaojiao wants to press criminal charges, aiming for attempted murder.”

While talking, Xu Shu occasionally observed the change in her expression.

The little girl who was just playfully bantering with him had now quieted down.