"I don't want, in the end, to disappoint them. I especially don't want their prideful son to become the object of ridicule and scorn by the world."
He wouldn't even consider the consequences.
If the two of them were together, they would face not only family opposition but also the pressure from public opinion.
Especially now that Ye Jinyang has become a household name, a star whose every detail of life becomes media fodder, turning him into a topic known worldwide.
By that time, harming others and oneself, even if they regret it, it would no longer matter.
Before things got that serious, Jin Shangyu felt it necessary to stop things from progressing further.
"You always consider my parents, everyone else, but never me. Shangyu, do you know how I've managed these years?"
To forget him, he put all his efforts and worked desperately.
There was a time he was so exhausted he couldn't even stand, lying in the hospital for ten days and nights, unconscious.
