"I know perfectly well they don't like me, but my mother is here, and so I must stay. She's very old now, and I can't just abandon her here."
Some things are not a matter of impossibility, but a matter of unwillingness.
Just like the situation now, he knows exactly what is going on in his heart, but he doesn't want to let it end this way.
Ji Yu couldn't persuade someone to act against filial piety, and she also understood that during this time, it was thanks to Lin Zhiyuan and the old lady's care that she managed to survive. If she were to say something excessive now, she would undoubtedly feel guilty about it.
"No matter what, Brother Lin, if you ever need my help in the future, I will come to assist you. I understand that things must have been relatively simple for you these days."
Their way of thinking was different, which meant problems between them were inevitable.
Just like the current situation.
