My Alleged Husband

Chapter 789: Chapter 759: Soulmates_1

Li Jiayuan listened to Xia Jing’s words; although she knew that Old Master Zhang initially disagreed with Xia Jing’s relationship with Zhang Zhentian, she was unaware that the two actually had feelings for each other.

Later, she inadvertently discovered that the man she had once harbored feelings for had deeply loved the woman he was now with. She didn’t know what kind of blow this was to her feelings; she had no idea how to face the people from her past. But now she understood—as long as they could be happy together, and she lived a happy and healthy life herself, why bother about so much of the past?

Xia Jing knew that Li Jiayuan was conflicted, but there were things she didn’t know how to start talking about either, because she knew they had once been rivals in love. Having come to this point, what should she herself say?

Both of them felt awkward and didn’t know how to begin speaking to the other. Eventually, it was Xia Jing who let go of her pride; she felt that there was nothing she couldn’t let go of now, having already lost so much.

Was she really going to lose the courage to face everything now? If she lost even the courage to face challenges, then what was the point of her existence in this world? Time and time again, she had thought of all her problems as torments buried deep inside her heart, never considering how many times she might have wronged others by acting on her own desires, without caring whether her actions would heavily impact others.

”Jiayuan, sister is very thankful that you could come all this way to see me; it’s not easy for you to travel back and forth. Why don’t you enjoy yourself for a while when you get back to the country? Whenever sister has time, I’ll take you out for a stroll. We haven’t gone out together in so long; I believe we will be very happy together. Let’s not reminisce too much on the past. Isn’t it enough to live the life we should be leading now?

We were once rivals, fighting tooth and nail over a man, until in the end, you realized you truly loved someone else, and you chose to love another. Your love wasn’t wrong—I believe my brother has been truly good to you!”

”Sister can see that over these years, the life you’ve shared with him has made you very happy, content, and satisfied. For me, that’s enough. Thank you for giving my brother the chance to be with you and stand by you for life. My brother is a bit simple; sometimes people think he is foolish when in fact he is just too honest, which is why he is bullied by others time and again. Sometimes he chooses to say nothing and swallows the pain alone, but as his wife, I believe you must be able to tell when he’s hiding his troubles, right?”

Since the two of you have come this far, continue living happily. No matter what our relationship used to be, or what we faced and went through, let’s remain good friends and the best of sisters. Let’s not let others feel that we’ve lost our sisterhood over some unpleasantness!”

Deep down, Li Jiayuan understood. For a person like Xia Jing, who exuded pride from her very bones, to humble herself and speak these words first was not easy. She should accept the goodwill shown. After all, she already considered Xia Jing as her best sister, and their relationship wasn’t as bad as it used to be. If she kept her pride and refused to let go of past grievances, what kind of ending would they face? It would only make her husband stuck in an awkward position.

If she had chosen to stand by her husband’s side for life, then she shouldn’t let such issues arise between them, nor should she put her husband in a difficult position. If she truly loved him, what would be the purpose of making things hard for him?

”Sister, I know deep in your heart you now consider me your best sister, and I know you truly treat me with all your heart, which is why you spoke those sincere words to me. But I am also aware of the tough times you’ve been through these years, we’ve both chosen to keep silent about certain matters, just to leave some room for each other. Now that we’ve become the best of sisters, there shouldn’t be any secrets between us. I know you’re hurting inside right now, but you really must be strong!”

”To be honest with you, when you first came to speak to me, I almost wanted to put on airs and not talk to you. However, when I thought about it, I realized that you are a proud person, your pride emanates from your very bones.

Your pride is inherent and cannot be changed by any means.

But just now, when you lowered yourself to say those things to me, I knew you were no longer the person you used to be. You’ve learned to change; you know now when to say what kind of things. Every single thing you’ve done, over and over, was not really for yourself. You did it for everyone else.

Even if the whole world fails to understand you, we do. Even if every person in the world doesn’t understand you, it’s enough that we do. You’ve given so much, time and time again. Are the results really so insignificant? All you want is for your family to live in peace and happiness, but you’ve not realized that each time you end up outsmarting yourself. After making mistakes, although no one dares to criticize you, you feel guilty and blame yourself, because you don’t understand why these things just happen to fall onto your head, and you hope everything could pass quietly. You wish that none of it had ever happened, but you have no way to control fate or decide what path it has set for you.

Sister, now I truly believe in you with all my heart. I believe that everything you do is right. You have your own convictions. Nothing you do is without foundation. What you want, you pursue with goals in mind, putting in more effort than anyone else. But you have never considered what results it may bring; you just want to live a happy life.

Sister, everyone sees all the effort you put in, regardless of what outcome that may lead to, what consequences it may bring. As long as you have no regrets, that’s what matters. Your repeated sacrifices, your relentless efforts to protect yourself, it’s all because you’re afraid of getting hurt, more afraid than anybody else of being hurt...”

Xia Jing never imagined she could find a confidant in this world, someone to share a true connection with. Perhaps it was really so. No one had ever really considered why she took on so much, time and time again why she lived like a hedgehog. Who could know what outcome and consequences she would face in her lifetime? Everyone lives selfishly, yet they forget what it is they once truly wanted.

”Jiayuan, I’m truly grateful for our conversation today. I’m really, really happy deep inside! I had never expected to find such a confidant. You are now my one and only confidant. You make me feel unlike anyone else. With a confidant like you by my side, how could I not be happy and joyful? Everyone has their own path to walk, and I will be strong. Rest assured, all of you, I am not a cowardly woman. I will rely on my own efforts. Being able to come this far proves that my inner world is stronger than any other woman’s, because I have a powerful will. My spirit is unbreakable, the resilient cockroach that always gets back up after being knocked down. I will show everyone that no matter what happens, no matter how hard the blow, nothing can destroy me...”