My Alleged Husband

Chapter 799: Chapter 764: Admitting Mistakes_2

He rushed over here, and happened to overhear the conversation between his daughter-in-law and his granddaughter-in-law. When he heard their dialogue, his heart was also somewhat touched.

No one had ever imagined that their family would become so harmonious, nor had anyone thought that they would one day face such a family. For everyone, the current state was the best possible outcome, making each person’s heart fill with joy and happiness.

He saw all the people standing outside, but noticed that his son was the only one not among them. He knew his son must not have woken up yet—how he longed for his son to be standing outside as well!

Had the things he done over the years been too excessive, attracting divine retribution upon his son? If that was the case, and he was the one who had erred, why should his son bear the punishment? Couldn’t that punishment be visited upon his own head instead? The thought of enduring such suffering for his son, of his son being the one waiting outside, filled his heart with a sense of happiness and fulfillment. Even if he were to fall into an eternal sleep, he would willingly endure all the pain for his son.

Only now, at this moment, did he realize that despite saying over and over again that he didn’t care whether his son lived or died, whether he was faring well or poorly, whether he was wandering the ends of the earth or had a home to return to—he did care.

But now, what he cared about was not just his son’s life; he had forgiven his son. He wanted to bring him back home and make amends for all the years he had failed him as a father.

Xia Jingyi immediately noticed Old Master Zhang approaching. She felt that this matter had to be discussed frankly with her father; the fault was hers.

Ever since she had woken up, she had not gone to see her father, nor had she apologized. Perhaps this would bring balance to his heart, so now that they had reached this point, why not seize the opportunity to clear the air?

”Dad, what brings you here?”

Everyone followed Xia Jing’s gaze, and they saw an elderly man with silvery hair, walking unsteadily, who could only approach slowly, leaning on the railing. They realized that it was Old Master Zhang.

”Grandpa, why aren’t you resting properly in the ward? Why have you come here now? Didn’t I tell you? My dad is okay; he’s just inside getting treatment. He’s about to wake up now. Why are you being so disobedient and coming out here? Don’t you know your body can’t take it?”

”Yichen, Grandpa isn’t unaware of the things you say, which are just to keep me at ease. If your father really were fine, wouldn’t you tell me the truth? And would you still let the medical staff help you keep all the real situations from me? Do you really think I’m so foolish that I don’t know anything?”

”Child, don’t be too naive in what you do; no matter how flawless you think you are, one day your faults will show. In recent days, the times you visited Grandpa have been getting fewer and fewer. Grandpa’s heart harbors some doubts, yet when facing you, Grandpa still chose not to speak, because I chose to trust you. I trust that every word you say to Grandpa is true.”

”Today, I managed to make my way here, all I wanted was to find out the truth. I wanted to see how my son is, whether he has woken up or not. As a father, shouldn’t I be concerned about my own son?”

Zhang Yichen felt embarrassed by what his grandfather had said. How could it be wrong for a father to care about his own son? Perhaps this is the very love that his father longed for. He could somewhat understand the guilt and remorse his father had carried over the years and how could he possibly be at peace, lying there while seeing his own father in such pain outside? Maybe his father’s visit was truly the best medicine, which could bring about his own father’s awakening!

”Grandpa, that’s not what I meant. Now that you’ve decided to come, I can’t stop you. And I couldn’t possibly send you right back to your own sickbed, could I? That wouldn’t sit well with you!”

”Grandpa, we have all decided on this family, no matter what each person is facing, whatever decisions they make, whatever paths we each may take, we should support and help each other. If we keep arguing over and over again, that’s not the life anyone wants, nor can anyone truly understand it. What we want is a life of peace and tranquility, not one of constant strife, without knowing how to describe it!”

”It’s a miracle that my mother woke up; I really hope my father can wake up too. Isn’t it wonderful for our family to be together and happy?”

Old Master Zhang didn’t say a word. He looked at Xia Jing, waiting for her to address her elder, but Xia Jing took a long time brewing up the courage to speak.

”Dad, I’m sorry, it’s all my fault. If I hadn’t chosen to take her away from you, you wouldn’t have suffered these injuries over the years. If it hadn’t been my selfishness in abandoning you all, you wouldn’t have had such a hard time. It’s my fault as your daughter-in-law for things turning out this way. Punish me as you see fit, but I just hope you can be well and not cast out your son from the home anymore. I could stay away from your home for the rest of my life, but I really don’t want your son to be hurt anymore. No one knows better than me how much he longs to be part of this big family. Every day in his dreams, he thinks of returning to you. Every day he lives in guilt and self-reproach. As his wife, it truly hurts my heart. I’m not heartless; I too hope for my family’s safety and happiness. Isn’t the life we all want one that’s happy and joyful every day?”

”I’m really sorry. If I had realized earlier that everything I was doing was wrong, maybe things wouldn’t have turned out like this, and we wouldn’t be in this situation today. My husband wouldn’t be lying there suffering from such a severe car accident. All this is because I was too excessive as a wife; I failed to fulfill my responsibilities. I shouldn’t have fought with him every day!”

”I understand now. To live a plain and stable life is the most perfect life. A life filled with constant conflict is truly not happy, and only brings repeated deep pains to the people around us.”

”Maybe you don’t want to hear anything I’m saying right now, Dad. You might not want to accept it, or even forgive me, because of the severe harm I’ve caused to everyone.”