My Alleged Husband

Chapter 980: Chapter 873 Repetition

”Since you already know I’ve spoken to this extent, you should seriously consider what you need to do. Don’t make me say anything more unpleasant. It won’t lead to a good outcome for either of us. Let’s leave a little dignity for each other, avoid speaking too harshly, and prevent the situation from becoming too awkward.”

”Mom, deep down, you should know more than anyone how much I long for you to come back to this family. I don’t want you to leave this home over trivial matters. You should understand what your departure means. Your leaving means you’ve abandoned me once again, taken my father away once again, and caused every single person in this house to lose two loved ones once again. Because of you, everyone in this family bears double the pain. Have you truly considered what your actions represent? Stop being willfully selfish, thinking only about keeping all the happiness to yourself while letting others bear the pain—that kind of thinking is wrong.”

”No matter what happens, I won’t blame you, nor will I question your every decision or who they’re for. I understand that deep in everyone’s heart, no one is truly bad. You’re all good people. The reason you hurt me repeatedly is simply that you couldn’t comprehend the little ache in your own hearts. Cheer up—remember, anytime and anywhere, I will always be your son. Even if this lifetime only allows you to gaze at me from the horizon, and you can never embrace me, I am still your child. In the depths of my heart, there will always be a place reserved for you. You are my parents. But I earnestly plead with you to try to understand my difficulties, just once, from my perspective. Can you? I’ve been living so hard, trembling as if treading on thin ice every single day. Have you ever truly thought about how much pain I’m enduring?”

Xia Jing was silent, stunned by Zhang Yichen’s words.

This was her own biological son speaking to her like this for the first time. Should she really abandon him again? Were all the decisions she had made truly right? If the correct actions never invite others’ judgment, then do the criticisms mean her actions were wrong and failed to achieve the purpose others wanted? Everyone has their own path to walk; is hers right or wrong? Only those moments when her choices have hurt everyone around her reveal who she has become.

”Child, I’m sorry. It was my selfishness, my lack of consideration, that led things to this point. The current situation is truly awkward, and I wouldn’t want such tension to persist. If it does, I wouldn’t have the face to confront you. You are my son, and every word you’ve said, I will take as advice as a mother, because your words all hold truth. I don’t want us to continue arguing over these matters. Could we each find a little happiness, just a bit of joy between us?”

”Go back to the hospital and take care of your wife—don’t let my affairs delay her treatment. If that were to happen, I would be left with nothing but guilt and remorse deep in my heart. I will no longer feel any joy from my actions. From the moment I stepped into this house, I felt the warmth of family, and I am deeply grateful you gave me this chance. I will now no longer choose to leave. No matter what happens, I will never take a single step away from this home for the rest of my life.”

”Even if I face endless hardship, cold shoulders, ridicule, and rejection in this house, I will still steadfastly remain here. Not for the family’s wealth, not for anyone else, but for you—for my son—so you won’t have to endure hurt again and again, so you won’t have to bear others’ ridicule again and again. I want you to truly feel the joy of having all family members gathered together.”

”That feeling—you have longed for it for so many years, and so have I. Through all these years of anticipation, my yearning has told me over and over: no matter what, I must not bow my head in defeat. But admitting defeat meant acknowledging my wrongdoings and merely stubbornly clinging to pride. Yet who truly knows that, deep down, I’ve never felt that way? I am not a cold, unfeeling person without emotions. I am a living, breathing human being—a woman—someone who is also your mother. I, too, feel the brilliance of maternal love shining.”

”Regardless of whether what you said today is true or false, I feel deeply moved hearing it. Thank you so much, Mom. There’s something I’ve never said to anyone, but today, I want to tell you: I love you, Mom. All these years, I’ve lived a lonely life. Even with Grandpa’s companionship, my inner world has felt desolate. He’s my grandfather, but he could never replace the position my father and mother hold in my heart. He also couldn’t give me the love that my parents couldn’t—it’s just not the same. Hearing your words now, I feel truly happy and excited deep in my heart. You’ve given me a unique feeling, allowing me to rediscover life’s most important goal.”

”When my wife is discharged from the hospital, I will definitely organize a grand banquet to introduce you to all my friends and relatives. I want everyone to know that my parents didn’t abandon me—they went traveling. After all these years, they finally came back after overcoming all obstacles. I want everyone to know that my parents aren’t heartless; they do love me. They saved the most beautiful things for me, giving me the most profound and extravagant love of my life!”

After Zhang Yichen finished speaking, he quickly left. He couldn’t stay in the house too long—his wife was still waiting for him at the hospital. Even having a friend help care for her couldn’t replace the care and concern of a husband. He vowed to remain by her side always, never leaving her for a moment. Now that his family was whole again, even if his career were to collapse someday, how could it matter? He had finally achieved the family unity he had always yearned for in this lifetime.