Sure it's easy to say that, but your mother is your only friend and ally in that kinda life, she supports you and says she loves you, puts extreme pressure on you and expectations that are impossible to meet. From an outsider's perspective it's obviously bad, but as the victim you think it isn't. Most don't even think that being a trophy child is abusive. So, you don't want to disappoint them.
Maybe he has tried before, it sounds like she knows about the alpha and they've had this kinda conversation before. He probably feels like he has no choice. We'll have to see, author's known for writing somewhat flawed characters that get redeemed in the end.
My guy, even it's will but the amount level of brainwash and manipulation is very powerful in Asian families. I have the will to say I want to be an IT to my mother but I am powerless, I don't want to lose that attention she gave me and the expectations that I'll be a nurse. That is super hard to fight with just "will" you speak of. Idk if you saw the married Chinese woman crying to her father's knee begging for his attention and wanted to be recognize by her father. That's how hard that is
I don't know why the uke didn't cut ties with his mother and he have the power to control her mother so why can't he do that?? the mother need him as a heir and the uke doesn't need the wealth if he really wants the Seme, I just know that the uke just doesn't want to lose the seme.Like a kid that don't want to lose its toy.