My Alleged Husband

Chapter 986: Chapter 879: Bloody Mistake

Zhang Yichen never imagined that his son could possess such abilities deep down. He believed his son would never do such things, but when he heard his son say these words, he realized he had been wrong all these years. Deep down, his son had a strikingly different nature. If he wanted to act as if he had no familial ties, he could easily do so. He could disregard the matters and lives of everyone in the family, as long as everyone could be happy together. He only needed his loved ones to be happy for his own contentment. But could he also consider the feelings and tolerance levels of everyone from a broader perspective?

”I truly never expected that one day you would resort to such means to threaten your father. Yes, your grandparents indeed made many mistakes. You don’t need to lay all those blood-stained truths before me; I already know them. I knew when I demanded all the evidence be destroyed that it would eventually come to light, but I never thought that the person to unearth them would be my own son, and I never imagined that my own son would use such matters to bargain with me. Perhaps deep down in your heart, I am not a good father or a good husband. But in your mother’s heart, I am the man she has loved most in her life. If you truly wish well for your mother and do not want her to hold any grievances against you when you grow up, and do not want enmity between you and your mother, then do not threaten me in this way. Your threats hold no meaning and will instead damage the genuine relationship between you and your mother.

These past years, you know what your mother has done, and you know how much she has given. Would you let her life be ruined here, just because of one minor error on your part?

Do you think your decision is the right one? Do you believe this justifies all the efforts your mother has made over the years? She has sacrificed everything for this family, but just because of one word from you, it would all be for nothing, all her efforts would be in vain. Would you really let all her hard work amount to nothing in the eyes of others, really be so worthless? You are her son, and regardless of the time and place, you should consider your mother’s interests and not do things that hurt her. That would be a harm to everyone; you should seriously think this through!

Don’t always recklessly do things your own way. Perhaps not every decision you make is right, but the love and care your family has for you are real. If a single mistake from you causes everyone at home to lose trust in you, that is not worth it. I hope you won’t repeat the mistakes of your grandparents, only to regret later why you made those choices, why you walked down such a path of no return, and to finally look back and regret every mistake you made—it would be too late by then.”

”Whatever life path I choose to take has nothing to do with you. I hope you can figure that out once and for all. Do you understand how it benefits you when you repeatedly compare yourself to my parents? It makes me incredibly uncomfortable deep down. Those are your parents, not my life path. My choices are completely different from theirs—I haven’t abandoned my child, nor have I even married, so how could I walk the same path as them? Why don’t you understand why I am doing what I do? You are my father, after all. Do you really lack the most basic understanding and trust of your own son?

Are you doing all this just to control me, to make me follow in your footsteps, while never considering that I too am a person, that I need a little independent space?

I hope that sometimes you can look at things from my perspective and understand my difficulties. What I want now is nothing else but for my mom to come to her senses. Is that too much to ask for? You might dismiss her, but I cannot. You might pretend she is just like any other mother, casually tossing her around, but I cannot. She’s my mother.

Deep down, regardless of what happens, she will always be my biological mother. Even if she has to live crazily for the rest of her life, she is still my mother. I have never thought of abandoning her or changing this outcome. The least I can do is stay by her side. If you want grandma and grandpa to come over, then let them return to the country quickly. Rest assured, to protect your reputation, I won’t say anything to them.

Do you think that if you say nothing, I’ll know nothing? Deep down, you care more about your so-called reputation than even grandpa and grandma. Your pride is stronger than anyone else’s, so while others were arguing from a young age, I too endured my share of mockery. I have never grown resentment over this because everyone is compelled by circumstances when making those choices. No one wants to abandon their child and never return to this family; no one wants to wander the world, forever becoming a lonely soul. I hope that you too can see things from grandma and grandpa’s perspective. They have their challenges; why should we burden them with the results we most wish not to see, forcing them to bear such pain?

Perhaps you should think about what you’ve done and said to cause my mom such distress, turning her into who she is now. You have never regretted your actions, nor the harm you’ve caused my mother. You’ve always pursued what you want deep down. You are the one who is selfish, unscrupulous to any lengths to reach your goals.

Ask yourself honestly, is this outcome what you wanted? You destroyed the happiest lives of everyone just because of one self-serving decision, leaving everyone at home to endure pain once more.”