My Alleged Husband

Chapter 752: Chapter 722 Annoyed? _1

Zhang Yichen really had enough of his parents—they were always arguing, arguing, arguing!

Did they not get tired of quarreling all day, every day?

Sometimes he just couldn’t understand what his parents were truly thinking deep down. What kind of hurt were they bringing upon themselves with each and every argument? Didn’t they know what was in their hearts? They were already so old, why did they still act so recklessly without regard for the consequences when discussing matters?

The most frequent sound at home was their voices quarreling. He really didn’t know what meaning there was in their repeated fights. Another argument would only make everyone in the house feel that there was no harmony in the family. No one wanted to see their family in disharmony.

”Can the two of you stop arguing? Every day when I get home from work, dead tired, I’m greeted by the sound of my own parents fighting. Do you think that makes me feel comfortable? How am I supposed to focus on my work with this on my mind, when you’re solely fixated on your own thoughts when doing things, without caring about whether others might be hurt by your actions? Your behavior really disrupts my life. Can you understand that?”

”You always say you’re staying home to make up to me—is that really what you’re doing? You’re just harming me over and over again. What exactly do you think you’re doing? Do you return home just to disturb me, to interfere with every decision I make?”

Zhang Zhentian, hearing his son say these things, sometimes couldn’t help but ask himself why he kept making such decisions. Was it really to make the family happier, or was it to hurt them again and again?

He thought he was doing the right thing, wanting to remain by his family’s side, but why did every action of his seem so meaningless in their eyes.

Xia Jing also couldn’t understand why what she did was never understood by her husband. Why did her son have to repeat such harsh and heartless words to her again and again? Wasn’t she his biological mother? How much must her own flesh and blood hate her for him to say such severe things?

In their eyes, did the parents really matter so little?

The more Xia Jing thought about it, the sadder she became. She didn’t want such things to happen to her either, but she felt helpless. She always wanted her family to live a happy life, full of joy, but the repeated arguments that were meant to be comforting somehow were unavoidable, and they brought passive tension and delicate relations within the family.

Perhaps, in the eyes of the whole family, every decision she made was wrong, but who knew that all the decisions she made were for the good of the family? She would confess everything, hoping for honest interactions without any secrets. So why did her honesty ultimately lead to such treatment?

”Yichen, if you think our return home disrupts your peaceful life, I hope you can understand us. We don’t want to argue, but some quarrels are unavoidable. I too wish for everyone to live happily, but there are things I truly can’t foresee!

We don’t know how tired you are from working every day, although we know what you’ve sacrificed over the years, what you’ve lost. But we’ve never really understood your job. You alone support the entire family, a company with thousands of employees, even 30,000 workers, all working under you. I know it’s exhausting. A single mistake could potentially ruin the project, Dong Liu!

We, as parents, are not ignorant of the stakes involved. We simply choose to remain silent. Maybe in doing so, we believe we are helping you the most because if we intervened in your decisions, you would only resent us more!”

”I don’t think there’s any need to say so much. I just want to ask, don’t you get tired? Why must you fight every time? Why is it that when I come home, all I hear is the sound of you two arguing? How would you feel if, after a hard day’s work, you returned home only to hear your family bickering in front of you? Wouldn’t you be exhausted too?

Yeah, I come home weary in body and mind, hoping for a delicious dinner, a caring word from mom and dad, but what do you give me? Endless arguments. Do you realize what kind of blow that is to me? You always consider your own interests, forgetting that your family also needs profound care.”

”Alright, alright, whatever you say goes. Don’t worry, mom and dad definitely won’t argue anymore. You just concentrate on your work, and we won’t disrupt you anymore!”

Xia Jing knew that her son had a point because a family that fought every day could never be harmonious. Why did it have to be so hard to live a joyful life in her family compared to others who seemed blissful and united? She resolved that for her child’s sake, if nothing else, she must avoid any further arguments, as they made everyone feel like she was a failing mother, bringing nothing to the family but endless troubles and worries.

Perhaps her child did find her too bothersome after all, with the daily quarrels and his exhausting work—how could he not be fed up?

”Xia Jing, don’t take Yichen’s words to heart. He’s just overly angry and acted out in the moment. He’s your son, and you should understand him. Don’t take what he said seriously. However you want to treat me is fine, just like before. Don’t restrain yourself because of what our son said...”