My Alleged Husband

Time swiftly passed by, and several days zipped by in the blink of an eye. During these days, Old Master Zhang had his grandson deal with some matters every day. He couldn’t just leave those things aside and ignore them; the tasks at hand had to be faced. However, as Zhang Yichen was handling these matters, he discovered something related to his wife. His wife had actually gone to see his father, and they had spoken for such a long time. What on earth had they discussed? Why hadn’t his wife mentioned anything to him upon her return, not even giving him the slightest hint? Could there be some unspeakable secrets between them? This made the man’s mind wander endlessly. No man could accept his wife going out to meet someone else and not telling him about it, not even if that person was his father.

The day Ran Zhihan happened to return home, her husband was sitting on the sofa waiting for her, his expression looking particularly ugly. She didn’t know what had happened in between, but she didn’t ask. Perhaps the matter was not so simple. There could be some misunderstanding involved, and she dared not ask about it. If she did, she didn’t know whether it would involve her this time.

”Surprised to see me sitting here when you come back? Don’t you have anything to say to me or anything you’d like to ask?”

”Husband, how could I possibly have anything I’d want to say? I haven’t kept anything from you. You know how transparent I am with you, I say what’s on my mind. I have never kept anything from you!”

”Oh really? You really haven’t kept anything from me? Are you daring to say you haven’t met with my father secretly, have you told me about this? What exactly did he say to you during your long, secret conversation? You have never mentioned it to me. I really want to ask what on earth were you discussing with them for hours on end? Don’t you realize that this makes me very suspicious? I’m starting to doubt whether you’re still the woman I loved the most. The woman I used to love would never have treated me this way, but what’s it for now? Why do you treat me this way? You’ve even started to tell lies. Do you think you’re still the same person you were before?”

Ran Zhihan hadn’t expected her husband to find out about this so soon. What in this world could be kept from one’s husband? He controlled the world’s economy; the global economy was in his hands. Surely someone would speak out if he simply inquired, and others might betray her just to win his favor. Who could be so despicable as to trap her into such an unrighteous situation?

”Have you run out of things to say? I’m really curious what scheming you’ve been doing with my father. Can you tell me what you’ve been discussing all this time? Actually, you don’t need to think about lying to me, because you can’t really deceive me. You always think you can avoid it by keeping silent, but is that really the case? Don’t forget how powerful I am. There are people in the world trying to curry favor with me, and they could dig up gossip about you and tell me at any time. However, I’ve never been obsessed with that stuff, and I didn’t believe it. Everyone tells me about your actions from behind, but have I ever asked you about them? No, because I trust you, I believe you would not do something that would hurt me. It’s also because you’ve gone from a commoner’s daughter to a rich man’s young wife. Do you feel comfortable now? You didn’t used to be with me for money, but what about now? For money, can you betray me? Do you know how heartbroken that makes me feel? With all the sincerity I’ve shown you, why do you treat me this way? Is it because I haven’t been good enough to you? Do you think you’re doing the right thing by treating me this way? Do you think keeping everything hidden from me is for my own good? Actually, it’s not. This kind of behavior only makes me resent you. Why does my own wife have to hide the truth of matters from her husband? Don’t you think that’s incredibly cruel to me? I know there are things you might not want to tell me, but if you really didn’t want to, the least you could do is come back and tell me that you met my father today and then say you don’t want to share the rest. I wouldn’t keep pressing you. But why do you even have to hide the fact that you met? Is telling me the truth really that difficult? Since when have you become so full of lies? You’re becoming frightening. Clearly, the woman I loved most is now shrouded in lies, unwilling to speak the truth to her own husband. Don’t you think you’re making a fool of me? Do you realize what you’re doing? It might mean nothing in the eyes of others, but it’s very important in mine. Whenever someone digs up a scandal about you and tells me, it’s like slapping me in the face. Every time I get slapped, it’s because of you. How many more times do you need to betray me before you’re satisfied? If you’re unhappy with me, then you’re free to leave. I won’t stop you. Do you think I can’t live without you like my father? Is it that every generation of the Zhang family falls in love at first sight and never changes their life partner? I would rather be alone for the rest of my life than keep such a manipulative woman by my side. Isn’t it all about the money for you? Now, for the money, you seem capable of anything. Is money really so important to you? For money, can you betray your own family? For money, can you dismiss your own husband? What else can you do? I can hardly imagine what kind of woman you are now; you’re truly terrifying!”

”Husband, it’s not like that; let me explain this matter to you...”

”What are you going to use for your explanation? If I hadn’t asked you, would you have kept this secret for a lifetime? Were you planning to hide this forever? If that’s the case, then I clearly don’t exist in your heart. Why bother to explain it to me then? Since you’ve already made the mistake, don’t bother trying to find an excuse. If you wanted to explain, you should’ve told me right from the start. Then, all these things wouldn’t have happened. Don’t you have any idea what’s in your own heart?”