My Alleged Husband

Chapter 994: Chapter 886 Essence

Zhang Ni couldn’t grasp the meaning behind what his grandfather was saying. After all, he was still very young, and he hadn’t experienced marriage to understand what the greatest betrayal in marriage might be. Looking at his father’s stunned face, a man who had always firmly refused but now appeared dazed after just hearing a few words, could this issue really be that serious? Have they truly reached an irreparable outcome between them?

”Even though I don’t know what exactly happened between you and my mother, I also hope that you only tell me about these things and never speak of them to anyone else. Maybe telling me won’t have much impact because I am your child. No matter what, I won’t spread anything that would harm you. I must consider the family’s reputation. But if you tell others, the outcome would be entirely different. The family’s honor might suffer significant damage!

I actually understand that you are telling me this because you want to protect the family’s honor. Otherwise, why would you endure so much for these issues? This matter is not as simple as you think, and neither is your love for my mother as you imagine. After going through these things, there might be a barrier between you two. No matter what, this barrier might be easy for you to eliminate, or perhaps you might never be able to get rid of it for the rest of your life.

When you told me about this today, I don’t know if you considered whether I would betray you, say something even more hurtful to you, making you feel these matters are just embarrassing with no words. But seeing you like this, I couldn’t utter any harsh or merciless words. I don’t know why, I just hope you can live happily, and that you can sincerely and earnestly treat my mother well.

No matter if my mother loves you or not, no matter how she chooses to treat you, the family, or your marriage, I believe she is not doing all of this intentionally. She used to easily make mistakes and never considered the consequences of her actions, always acting recklessly. She didn’t think she was wrong because she believed that since you could handle her, no matter what she did, you could tolerate and forgive her. But she didn’t expect this incident to create a barrier in the most perfect relationship between you two, or she might not have acted as she did back then.

I don’t want you to let Grandpa know about this matter. If he learns about it, he won’t be able to accept it in his heart. You have such a significant reputation, hoping you both can live well. Every word you say out loud can casually prove that everything was a mistake.”

Zhang Ni couldn’t understand what his father meant and didn’t dare to ask. He could only look on helplessly, watching as his father and grandfather talked back and forth, unable to get a word in edgewise.

”Rest assured, I only told you about this today and not anyone else, because I understand that it concerns my wife’s reputation, and I cannot ignore it.

No matter how little you might care as family, I must care. She is my wife, and I can’t abandon her anywhere at any moment. She once agreed to wander the world with me, proving that at least at first, she truly wanted to spend her life with me. No matter what happened later or the decisions she made, I can only face it calmly. I have no reason or qualification to avoid it. The harm may be immense, but I hope that kind of hurt remains inside of me forever, unchanged by anything.

You might still not understand why you chose to do this. Maybe you have no ideas to tell me. You might think I’m too foolish or naive, that even if I give everything, in your mother’s eyes, I am nothing, and that I could never fully live with her. But this is who I am. Others don’t understand me, but I have a clear conscience. As long as I’m true to myself, my conscience clear to heavens and earth, to my parents, and I have children, then I’ve truly lived with no regrets.”

Zhang Yichen sighed. From the beginning, he knew his father loved his mother dearly. But when he heard his father say these words today, he still found it hard to believe: Is this really his father? Why does he love his mother to this extent? In his father’s heart, she is the most perfect woman.

Reflecting on his own actions, has everything he did truly justified his wife? What did he give up for himself, and what has she done in return? Now, living like this, relying on these things to sustain his life daily, has he truly done nothing wrong? Time after time, he publicly broadcast all mistakes for everyone to see his parents’ wrongdoings; were all his actions truly righteous?

”I knew from the start that you loved my mother, but I didn’t expect you to love her to this extent. That you can endure even the greatest humiliation, I don’t know whether to call you foolish or naive. Do you really think this would earn a woman’s trust? Even if you lay your heart bare for her, if she doesn’t love you, she’ll neither stay for you nor change for you. If a woman is willing to change everything for you, it means you are the only person she truly treasures. But if you hurt her while she’s in that state, it only proves you don’t truly love her, only bring harm. Everyone should live with empathy. Destroying another because of past thoughts is overly radical!”