My Alleged Husband

Chapter 856: Chapter 802: No Contribution

Zhang Zhentian had no idea that deep inside, his father harbored such thoughts. He believed his father would find everything joyful, thinking that his return home would be the happiest event of his father’s life. Yet, he never expected that his return would ultimately lead them to look down on him.

”Dad, I know, perhaps deep in your heart, you think my return to this home is a sign of weakness. However, I can tell you openly and honestly, I feel absolutely no loss. I just want to stay in this home peacefully. I want every family member to truly treat me as one of their own. The damage I once caused may never be fully amendable in a lifetime, and I have sincerely apologized many times. No matter what, deep inside, you are reluctant to accept me as family. I do not understand what I mean to you or the significance of these feelings.

I repeatedly assert that I am your son, and no matter what, I want to stay by your side to take care of you, regardless of how you view me. Being by your side proves I still have the chance to honor you. Having once caused you pain, I can only compensate with the latter half of my life. I owe you all the love and care I withheld, all of which I will fully return to stay by your side, even if it means working like a beast of burden!

”Why do you bother yourself? Knowing this day might come, why did you decisively choose to leave in the first place? Don’t you understand? The time when you left broke everyone’s heart at home. You never treated your family as people you truly wanted to live with. You always thought to use your friends and took your family for granted, easily hurting them with no thought of grievances. But you forget, family are people too, not gods!

Zhentian, you are grown-up now. As a father, I shouldn’t have to keep repeating myself; doing so would only hurt your pride. Do you know? Some things aren’t easily forgotten. You should clearly recall all the choices you have made. Think about it; do any of your past decisions remain unregretted?

You have never been able to let go of being ruthlessly turned away by us; it haunted you deeply. You chose to say nothing. I don’t know what to say about you, whether you have too much endurance, or you hide your feelings too deeply!”

”Dad, I have explained more than once; I have never harbored any ill feelings about being forced to leave this home or the fact that you turned me away. If I say I don’t mind, it means I truly don’t care. No matter what, you are still my father. Everything wrong before was my fault!

Even if I return home now, and you still reject me, I can understand. No matter how you treat me, I am willing to accept it, because you are my father. As you said, I am your son, an unseverable blood relation. This truth may sadden you, making you feel we aren’t worthy to be your sons or live with you in this home, but we truly internally recognize our errors. I believe you will eventually see, in time, what we have contributed to atone for our wrong choices.”

”You don’t need to do this. Over the years, I haven’t done much for you, and now you don’t need to repay me. We still have no relationship between us. Even if you are my son, what does it matter? The moment you left, you severed all father-son ties!

The moment you turned away heartlessly and left, I will never forget that departing figure. You never looked back, showing no fondness for this home whatsoever. You left decisively, abandoning everything here, thinking you’d never return. Yet unexpectedly, you still ended up begging to come back!

I have to admit, if it weren’t for your car accident, this serious incident, if it weren’t because I felt slightly sorry for your son deep inside, if it weren’t to let you peacefully heal, how could I possibly have agreed to let you return to this home?

The mistakes you made, I can never forgive in my lifetime. Why must you repeatedly degrade yourself, continually begging for our forgiveness? Doesn’t that make you feel too humble?

A man should live uprightly. How can you kneel over minor things or cry over unhappiness? Real men do not easily shed tears. Do you still consider yourself a man now?

From the moment you decided to return to this home, abandoning your dignity, kneeling, and begging for our forgiveness, my respect for you has completely dissipated. You are not even a fraction as worthy as your son, who could reach the pinnacle of his life through his efforts. You cannot!

He never begged anyone in such a demeaning manner, but you, who have you ever really begged? Do you really consider if I am significant to you at all? Will others really regard you as their most important person just because you ask them to? They certainly will not.

You would give everything for your wife, and I understand that because all of us have experienced such deep emotions, which are not easily abandoned. However, this does not mean you can excuse your past mistakes for your wife. Don’t you think this is too unfair, pushing all the responsibility onto her?

I know you considered taking responsibility, but you never took that step because deep down, you feel it’s unfair for you alone to bear the mistakes. It would be fairer if she shared some of the burden...”