Even a saint would have cracked under this kind of pressure.
...
"Why are you getting engaged to Yaoyao? Why not marry Ningning? Where does that leave her, I ask you? Have you completely forgotten the heart-to-heart we had before I left Lanjing? Huh? Speak up!"
Liu He's voice was shrill; you could tell she was genuinely frantic.
Before Chen Yuan could answer, he suddenly heard a deep, urgent voice from the other end of the line.
"Son, Dad supports you. You made the right decision. Indecisiveness only leads to more trouble! Yaoyao really is a good girl—"
The voice was clear at first, but it quickly grew distant. Then came the chaotic sounds of things being thrown and smashed, punctuated by shouts like, "You shut your goddamn mouth!"
Chen Yuan's expression was conflicted as he silently sympathized with his father.
