My Alleged Husband

Chapter 499: Chapter 478 Unexpected_1

Ran Zhihan couldn’t understand why this situation had suddenly escalated to its current state, why a couple once so loving could end up like this now. Why was everything so different from what he had initially imagined? He had always believed that if his wife knew how much he had done for her, she would certainly forgive him and they would be together forever, never parting. He was now realizing all of it had been his own fantasy. Right, no one would easily forgive someone who had lied, and what’s truly frightening isn’t the lie itself but the inability to own up to it. In that case, the liar is indeed terrifying. But his actions were genuinely for her sake—so why had things turned out this way? What more could he do to make her trust him? He saw that all his efforts had been in vain, insignificant in her eyes. She would never believe him.

”Did it have to come to this? Why, because I told you one lie, must you choose to never trust me again? Isn’t this matter less serious than you think? But why do you always make a mountain out of a molehill? Don’t you know how painful this is for me? I did this only for your own good, but you, how do you treat me? Why do you misunderstand me without any regard for the truth? Don’t you know how hurtful your words are to me, how they torment my heart? Facing situations like this in the future, I don’t even know if I should still help you, only to be slandered by you again and again, to be chosen not to be trusted, time after time?”

”No matter what your reasons are for today’s incident, and irrespective of what you meant by it, I truly won’t forgive you. What’s done is done. As I’ve said before, you have to learn to take responsibility for your own actions. I don’t care what you were like before, but if you’re with me, you must be true to your word. You’re my partner, a member of the Zhang Family, my wife—how could you do and say such things to me? Don’t you realize that sometimes a single lie can destroy the harmony of a family? Have you ever thought about why our relationship exists at all? Did you consider that one day, if the lies continue, our relationship might become an irreparable mess? Maybe you’ve never worried about it. Perhaps you always thought no matter what you did, I could always choose to forgive you, is that right? But I’m no saint; I’m not like my father. I won’t treat you like my father treats my mother. His devotion is blind, but my love for you is not. I’m not blindly in love. I have my sense of responsibility, my self-respect. I will not let a woman trample on my dignity, no matter how important she may be. I would rather give up the most important person to me than let them hinder my path in life. Do you understand how difficult it was for me to reach where I am today? But many things I must learn to bear myself. How could I not grow when I’ve taken so many steps? Every step to this day was to prove to my parents how strong I was, to show them that abandoning their son was the biggest mistake of their lives. But being with you, I realized how happy I was. Every moment together felt joyful, no matter what. However, I gradually came to realize that things weren’t really like that, you might not truly include me in your heart, but you are genuinely in mine. Feelings are mutual. If you lie once, forgiveness is possible. Twice—maybe it’s a misunderstanding. But what about a third time? How can that be forgiven? Maybe my parents could do it, no matter how many lies my mother told, my father could always pretend they didn’t exist and forgive her, but I can’t, because I understand that I have to take responsibility for my own actions. I can’t be like my father; I’m a man, and I’m supposed to bear all the responsibilities and masculinity of one. I don’t want to be like my grandfather, a man who stands tall and proud, not someone who spends his life just to please his partner, to be happy, to abandon everything else for them. Maybe all this means nothing to you, but it’s crucial to me. On one side there’s my grandfather, and on the other my parents. I can never treat them both equally. No matter how my parents treated me, I always hoped they’d come back to me, and my grandfather, he’s the one who worked hard to raise me. He will always hold the most important place in my heart. So, no matter what happens, our understanding of each other might never be like today’s again. But what I do now is for your own good. I want you to clearly know what you should or shouldn’t do. If you take on tasks you shouldn’t, it will bring no good to you and will only complicate and spoil our relationship!”

”I’ve already said I didn’t do it on purpose. What more do you want me to do? Don’t make such a simple issue so complicated. I told you I can’t tell you because I promised to keep it a secret. I didn’t want you to get hurt by knowing it, but why can’t you see my earnest intentions? Why must you oppose me? Does it really make you happy to fight over such a trivial matter, to mess up our relationship like this? Is our relationship that frivolous and fragile? Not everything is that serious. Please don’t overthink it. If you don’t want to see me now, I can agree to stay out of your sight for a while. But I hope you understand that everything I’ve said is for your own good, for the good of every member of our family!”