Breakup Song Stage: The Louder You Cry, the Happier I Sing

The breakup hotline: request a song for the person you want to say goodbye to.

"Hello, is this Ms. Li?"

"Hello? Why are you calling me again? I told you, don't expect me to marry you unless you give me a million in bride price. My younger brother just wants to buy a car. If you can't even meet these conditions, how can I marry you?"

"Hello, Mr. Wang requested a song for you. He said you've been in love for five years. To marry you, he sold his house and car, and even took out his parents' retirement savings, all to scrape together the million you asked for as a bride price. He doesn't want his marriage to come at the cost of his parents' security in their old age, so Mr. Wang says it's best to leave things as they are."

"What? Leave things as they are? He's not getting married? What am I supposed to do? I... I didn't ask for that bride price. My mom was the one who insisted... Sob... Could you let him talk to me?"

Too bad it wasn't you who stayed with me until the end...

We walked together once, then lost our way at that crossroads...

"Sob... Please let him answer the phone... I was wrong. I don't want the bride price anymore... I really was wrong. Sob..."

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.