My Alleged Husband

Chapter 1177: Chapter 1028: The Unexpected Event (6)

”Alright, uncle is doing well. You, being out there alone, must take good care of your health. Don’t worry about uncle; I’ll be waiting for you to come back and see me.” Tears sparkled in Old Master Zhang’s eyes as he spoke.

”Uncle, you must also take good care of yourself. I’ll come back to see you after a while.”

”Alright, uncle will be waiting for you to come back!” Old Master Zhang replied.

”Uncle, if there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up now.” After speaking, Xia Jing was about to hang up when Old Master Zhang suddenly called out to her.

”Wait a minute, Xia Jing, don’t you want to know about Zhentian?” Old Master Zhang asked Xia Jing tentatively.

Xia Jing was silent. How could she not want to know about Zhang Zhentian? She didn’t know how to ask or what to say. She thought it was better to wait until both of them had calmed down before reaching out again.

”Uncle, I don’t want to discuss Zhentian right now. Please help me keep this secret and definitely don’t tell Zhentian where I am.”

Old Master Zhang felt a bit embarrassed upon hearing Xia Jing say this. He had already told Zhang Zhentian the real reason for her departure, and now Zhentian was already on a plane to the UK. How was he supposed to tell Xia Jing this? Old Master Zhang felt very conflicted.

Hearing Old Master Zhang’s delayed response, Xia Jing had a bad premonition. She asked softly, ”Uncle, did you tell Zhentian where I am?”

Xia Jing was very smart and immediately guessed correctly, making Old Master Zhang even more reluctant to speak.

”Uncle, please tell me, have you already told Zhang Zhentian I’m in the UK?” Xia Jing asked Old Master Zhang again.

Old Master Zhang maintained his silence, making Xia Jing increasingly impatient.

”Uncle, say something! Did you tell Zhang Zhentian? Tell me!” Xia Jing shouted into the phone.

”Yes, you’re right. I already told Zhentian you’re in the UK, and he’s heading there now to find you.” Old Master Zhang finally spoke.

Xia Jing was shocked. She thought Zhang Zhentian wouldn’t come looking for her once he knew where she was.

”Hello, Xia Jing, are you still listening? Please don’t be angry with uncle. You know, ever since you left here for the UK, Zhentian has been looking for you every day, calling you every day. When he misses you, he drinks alone at home and gets completely drunk. He has sat in a chair for three days and nights straight after drinking. He always just stares outside from the bedroom. He wants you back by his side. After you left, he realized he was wrong. He calls your name in his dreams, begging you not to leave him...”

”Stop! Uncle, please stop!” Xia Jing interrupted Old Master Zhang.

”Uncle, I’m hanging up!” Xia Jing quickly finished, giving no chance for Old Master Zhang to continue and hung up immediately. She thought of Old Master Zhang’s recent words and slowly squatted down, crying in sadness.

”Even if no one spoke during that time, I knew deep down how aggrieved your mother was. She chose to leave me in this way, and I really didn’t know where I went wrong at the time for her to treat me like this. Gradually, I realized she did it for my own good and the good of this family. She couldn’t tolerate it anymore, fighting with me again and again. The way she chose was just the most direct.”

Xia Jing started saying, ”You probably don’t understand, at that time, how painful I was deep down. I squatted on the ground crying for a long time, unable to calm the pain deep inside me. All I wanted was to stay by the side of my loved ones, but the outcome seemed so distant. I didn’t know who I had offended; ultimately, I could only leave everything and everyone behind.”

At that time, I cried until I didn’t realize it was already dawn. The contradiction deep in my heart was overwhelming. I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t want to forgive Zhang Zhentian yet. I felt that if Zhang Zhentian truly loved me, he wouldn’t say such hurtful things to me. Xia Jing recalled the hurtful words Zhang Zhentian said to her and felt a deep pain in her heart. She considered herself to have sacrificed a lot for Zhang Zhentian and felt discontented to have received such harsh words in return. The more she thought, the sadder she became, and the more painful her heart felt. In the end, she chose to sleep and deal with these matters afterwards.