My Alleged Husband

Chapter 2227: Chapter 2060: When Will You Finally Understand

Those so-called sorrows are merely thoughts unique to one’s own heart, no one else can understand them, and many things can’t be achieved just because one wishes for them.

How could Zhang Zhentian possibly not know what his son’s words truly meant? As a father, he knew his own son best, yet he chose to say nothing, silently accepting every word his child told him. He humbly believed being good to his child, carried the hope that his child would sincerely forgive him and allow him to stay home, only then at that moment would he truly be able to set down the burden in his heart, feeling less guilty within.

In the past, due to his own selfishness, he abandoned the entire family, the entire clan, causing his father to endure so many hardships, while he, as a son, lived happily outside with his own life. What face did he have to demand so much love from his father? Why did he make his kin come again and again, saddened and tearful by his actions, yet remain indifferent himself?

Zhang Zhentian knew that not everyone in this world had a heart of stone, that originally, everyone was soft-hearted. If someone eventually became stone-hearted, it could only mean that they had experienced too much harm, too many setbacks forcing them to become prickly like a hedgehog, always vigilant of others, only then could he protect himself well, avoiding anyone’s harm. Perhaps only such a person could happily live to the end, never having to accept any harm caused by others, allowing him to live joyfully. But who knew that even such a person felt lonely at heart, for without anyone to harm them, they also had no friends, living alone all their life, ending up with nothing.

”Child, I understand what you mean with your words. As a father, nothing is more understood than his own child. Everything you say is only to keep us at home, accompanying, so that your grandpa can live happily for his entire life. I know you’re a dutiful child; we watch every move you make, yet never interfered. We believe every decision you make is right, as your eyes are bright like your grandfather’s; every decision you make absolutely wouldn’t contain any errors, wouldn’t have any deviations. I believe that with such achievements in your career, your life accomplishments certainly wouldn’t fall behind anyone else’s!”

”Once I abandoned you, causing indelible harm, yet your forgiveness truly makes me happy and satisfied. I don’t ask for much, just having my family by my side is enough for me. I’ve rarely encountered such things in my life, always living happily under others’ protection, which may not be peculiar to me, but for you, perhaps such a life feels sorrowful.”

”Child, I can’t deny the hardships your father has been subjected to over the years, something no one can comprehend. Perhaps you think my words are all lies, but have you ever considered why I choose to tell you these words instead of others? Because I believe my own son would never take these words as a joke. Everything I’ve encountered over the years, I’ve never told anyone, not even your mother because she doesn’t know how much suffering I’ve endured. My heart has been through constant torment, I’ve always tormented myself, not believing I would ultimately abandon our family!”

”Do you think saying such words now holds any meaning? What’s the point? Doesn’t saying these words make you feel guilty? Haven’t you ever felt a bit of shame in your heart saying them? You now tell me you never wanted me to do those things, but since you chose to do them back then, there’s no point in saying these words today. Speaking like this only makes others look down on you. What reason back then drove your decisions? But when you left, you left; abandoning your duties is unforgivable, for repeating the same mistakes, why should others forgive repeatedly, should others just deserve to endure your harm repeatedly?”

”Since I’ve said today that I genuinely forgive you, no matter what, I won’t say anything to embarrass you, but I hope you won’t test my limits. Everyone’s patience has a bottom line, if one’s patience is exhausted, what’s the point of living happily in this world? I know these words aren’t pleasant to hear for you, you might think I’m deliberately bullying you, but have you ever thought about your actions over the years, did they do justice to anyone? Do you feel that you’ve gained happiness, everything you wanted outside, and in the end, reflecting upon the years, did you really reach what you desired due to your selfishness like before, abandoning family, friends, leaving them all behind because one’s heartache, maybe those expressions you show are all a facade. But I choose to trust my grandpa. I believe in my grandpa because I want to give him a happy old age. He hopes for his son and daughter-in-law to return home. No matter how unwilling I am, I’ll let you return home because I want to repay him, repay his years of raising me, his teachings. I’ve never forgotten his words, I keep them deep within my heart. Because of my grandpa, I’ve achieved such success. I believe you too, and someday you’ll realize your mistakes and want to return to our side, to live a peaceful family life, but I hope you don’t interfere with any decisions our family originally made!”

Who can truly distinguish between day and night, who’s good and who’s bad?