Jin Yang responded with a vague sound and let her chatter for a bit longer before finally ending the call.
He slumped onto a stool, exhaustion washing over him.
Lin Dong patted his shoulder. "Why don't you just break up with her? You're miserable. This isn't the Jin Yang I know."
Jin Yang let out a heavy sigh. "You think it's that easy? If it were just her, I'd have ended things long ago. But it's not just her. It's our families. My mother adores the Bais. With my brother already distancing Jin Corporation from them, if I break up with Lu'er now, the two families will turn hostile overnight. My mother would be heartbroken." He paused. "I shouldn't have proposed in the first place."
"What a pain," Lin Dong muttered. "I used to envy you for being born into a powerful family. But stuff like this? I'm glad I'm from a normal household. You can't even break up without triggering a family war."
"Yeah," Jin Yang said quietly. "Unfortunately."
Just then, the phone rang again.
