Mrs. Mingke tells Mingke that her son, Dingshu, has made it clear to her that he will not listen to her anymore. He has grown up, she says, and is cold and withdrawn. She asks Mingke to help her persuade her son to come back to the family. She tells him that after Mingke left, Lingcheng left the country and went to the Middle East. He stayed there, refused to return, and refused to answer her phone. He blocked the numbers of other people in the country, and Mingke hopes that she can persuade him to return.