My Alleged Husband

Chapter 981: Chapter 874: Timid

When Zhang Yichen rushed desperately from home to the hospital, he found his wife curled up on the bed, trembling. He couldn’t understand why his wife had suddenly become so timid. He didn’t know when he would be able to restore his wife to her usual self. As a husband, what had he done to cause his wife to become like this, while he could only stand by helplessly? This made him indeed feel very much like a failure.

Sometimes, deep down, he couldn’t help but wonder, if he could have accompanied her more often, would the ending be much better than it is now? Would he not have to endure the repeated and relentless torment from his loved ones, and would his wife be able to live a normal life without suffering like she does now?

It wasn’t him who made mistakes every time, but he was always the one bearing the consequences. He didn’t know what he should do to make everything different from the past. What had he done wrong to have all the pain piled onto him? Who had ever thought from his perspective during these difficult years he spent alone? Time and again, he gave everything he had, yet realized this was never what he truly wanted.

”How is my wife? Why has she become so timid today? She wasn’t like this before. Whenever she had an idea, something she wanted to do, she would confidently and boldly do it without worrying about the consequences. She only cared about her own methods. But now, seeing her this way makes me feel really hurt.”

”Actually, there’s nothing wrong with your temperament. How she feels now is a normal symptom. Inside, she fears everyone. She fears everyone getting close to her because she feels everyone will hurt her. Deep down, she lacks a sense of security. All of this is due to the pressure she has slowly, gradually endured over the years that has suddenly erupted. I don’t know what kind of pressure you put on her while you lived together all these years to cause her to become like this when her condition recurred. Seeing her like this makes me feel deeply uncomfortable. No matter what, she is your wife. Perhaps she misses the companionship of her husband and parents?

You have been married for so many years. Why haven’t you taken her to the United States to see her parents? If she could spend time with her parents more often, perhaps she wouldn’t be like this. What she needs most now is her parents’ attention, their affection. Her mind isn’t clear, and it’s only when she hears her parents’ voices that she becomes a bit clearer. Maybe then she’ll know what she’s done. Perhaps you should try it, ask her parents to return to this country to be with their daughter.

This is just my suggestion as a doctor. If you feel this method is not good, you can reject it, but you should still take these measures. There are many clinical cases where patients have improved through the repeated companionship of their parents. Maybe such a result will bring you different outcomes.”

Zhang Yichen felt torn whether to seek help from his in-laws. He originally promised he’d take good care of his wife, ensuring she’d live happily without tears. But what had he done as a husband to make his wife become like this? How should he ask for his family’s forgiveness? Will his in-laws really forgive him? She is their only daughter, yet because of him, has become an unrecognizable shadow. How could parents bear seeing their child suffer without saying, doing, anything?

Zhang Ni went out to buy a cup of water and happened to return. He saw his father talking to the doctor outside the door. He didn’t understand why his father had suddenly come back. Was it because there were new developments with his mother? He was anxious and hurried over.

”Dad, didn’t you go home to take care of matters? Why are you here so soon? Did you finish handling the things at home, or did something else happen?”

The doctor knew the father and son had things to discuss, so he wisely left. Zhang Yichen looked at his son, not knowing what his son had done.

”Can you explain to me where you went? When you asked me to go back to take care of matters, you promised you would stay here with your mom, never leaving her side. But why weren’t you here when I arrived? Do you know the doctor said her condition suddenly worsened? Do you know how worried I was at that moment? Why are you, as a son, so inattentive? If you don’t wish to be here, you could have told me directly. Why make me go back to take care of matters while you promised to be here but weren’t? Things like this can be very dangerous. Look at your mother now, trembling and curled up on the bed. Do you feel comfortable seeing this? Do you really feel no pain, no remorse at all?

I’m telling you this for the first time after so many years. You’re my son; and only in circumstances like this I speak harshly to you, but now I truly have no choice. You know how much I worry about your mother. I only hope she can live peacefully. Seeing her like this, do you think I can be happy and joyful? There isn’t much left I desire.

Child, for your father’s sake, I beg you. If you sincerely want to stay here to take care of your mother, then stay and don’t leave abruptly. I know you have your things to attend to, but do you know your grandparents plan to leave home again? I know deep down you wish they could stay, and you miss their presence too. But I also miss my parents’ presence. If they leave again this time, I really don’t know when I’ll see them again. You understand my feelings as a son, right? Just as you want care from your mom and me, the same kind of care!”