My Alleged Husband

Chapter 1305: Chapter 1134: Happiness in Life Depends on Yourself

No matter how big the mistakes one has made, ultimately, all he wants is just a relationship of his own, a family of his own. When he gradually realizes that everything he has done was wrong, he already knows that all this is completely different from what he imagined. He can no longer act as if it never happened, and deep down in his heart, he is tormented.

”Since you’ve figured everything out now, why don’t we hurry up and hold an engagement party?” Zhang Yichen said excitedly to Ran Zhihan. He was a little impatient now; he just wanted to marry the woman in front of him, hold her in his arms, and have her by his side every day. He didn’t want to give her any chance to slip away from him anymore.

”What? Why so rushed? We’ve just reconciled; let’s not rush into an engagement party issue, okay? I want to spend more time with you and then think about these things!” Ran Zhihan was stunned. Although she had figured things out now, she still wasn’t sure if she should spend her life with Zhang Yichen!

Zhang Yichen was taken aback by Ran Zhihan’s words. He said to her, ”Zhihan, why does it sound like you’re a bit unhappy? Is it that you still don’t want to marry me, or do you regret agreeing to get engaged to me?”

”You’re overthinking. I’ve never regretted being with you because I know you’re one of the few great men in the world. Meeting you is the greatest blessing of my life. I’m just feeling conflicted because I don’t know if being with you like this will hurt your parents, or mine. I don’t want them to be hurt again because of our relationship; that would be too selfish of me...”

Zhang Yichen found Ran Zhihan’s words reasonable. He smiled and said to her, ”You really thought it through. Maybe I was too anxious. You can’t imagine how much I want to marry you. As long as you’re living outside, I can’t be at ease. I only feel secure when you’re by my side. Can’t you empathize with me a little?”

”Yichen, you actually understand what kind of person I am, but you want me to follow your wishes and empathize with you by getting engaged. That’s difficult for me. Don’t you know I want to spend a few more years with my parents? In my parents’ eyes, I’m their only daughter, and they’ve already been hurt a lot because I’m with you. Shouldn’t I comfort them more? Why can you only see your happiness but always ignore the happiness of your older generation?”

Zhang Yichen was especially scared that Ran Zhihan might get angry. He said to her, ”Darling, don’t be angry. You have to believe me; once we’re together, I’ll treat you twice as well and won’t let anyone hurt you nor let my parents hurt yours. After we’re together, your parents are my parents, too. How could I not care about my own parents? Isn’t that right? Maybe I’ve truly been too hasty about this, but I still hope you’ll carefully consider it. After all, this concerns both of our lifelong happiness. Don’t you think you should think about it more? Haven’t you ever thought about spending a lifetime with me?”

Ran Zhihan didn’t know what to say. How could she not have thought about it? She’s thought this way since the day they met ten years ago. But, being a girl, how could she just say it out loud?

”How do you want me to say it? I must admit, I’ve thought about what you said long before, ten years ago, but suddenly hearing you say these things still caught me off-guard. After all, I’m a girl, and you’re so direct, without any tact. How should I respond to you? I know you’re a bit impatient, but we really can’t be so rushed about this. My parents just survived life and death, how could they easily let me be with you? I want to comfort them at home and accompany them a little longer. It might be difficult for you, or selfish, but I still hope you can consider things from my perspective, since they’re my parents! You just said my parents would be yours once we’re together, so how could you not care about your own parents? From your words, I know you’ve always cared about your parents; it’s just that you’ve chosen to remain silent because you think that saying nothing might be the best outcome. But you didn’t realize that by saying nothing, it’s your lack of expression that hurt my parents. I can’t shift the blame for that onto you since it’s connected to me. I was inconsiderate at the time, and because I didn’t consider the security for my parents, they’ve suffered so much. I can live without anything, but I can’t live without my parents. To me, my parents are like the sky, and if my sky suddenly disappears, then my world would turn into darkness...”

Only now did Zhang Yichen realize the important position her parents held in his girlfriend’s heart. Yet, she had never noticed this. If he had known earlier how crucial her parents were, he would never have allowed his parents to hurt her, as it would only worsen their relationship.

”Zhihan, I’m sorry. I didn’t know your parents had such an important place in your heart. I always thought you were filial to your parents out of duty, but never realized that your bond with them is so deep. My mom’s past actions were wrong; I apologize on her behalf, hoping you can forgive us!” Zhang Yichen said to Ran Zhihan.

Ran Zhihan felt a man who could command the winds and rain outside was so humble like a child in front of her. How could she bear to hurt him further? Being with such a good man, if she doesn’t cherish this now, she’d regret it for the rest of her life. No matter what, she wasn’t willing to lose the man she loved the most.

”You don’t need to be like this. When I chose to reconcile with you, I knew what kind of difficulties we’d face. Now, to be with you, I’m not afraid of anyone troubling me. I just hope they can direct any dissatisfaction towards me and not hurt my parents, because they’re truly innocent. They gave birth to me and raised me so I could meet you today. I hope you all can spare them and not blame them for my issues, as it would be bad for both you and me. I believe you feel the same. If you can guarantee that your parents absolutely won’t hurt mine, then I can agree to hold the engagement banquet now, and you can set the time. What do you say?”

”Okay, I promise you. From now on, I won’t let my parents hurt yours. If they dare to harm yours again, I won’t acknowledge them as my parents in this life. Now, can you be reassured?”

”Hmm, hmm...”

And so, they agreed to hold the engagement banquet three days later. They invited all their friends and family, hoping to receive the most sincere blessings. But neither knew about the shocking thing Zhang Yichen’s mom would do on that day of the banquet.

”To seek a happy life, you must rely on yourself, especially when he can’t give you the life you want. What you desire can only be achieved through your own efforts. When you’ve exhausted your ways to fight for everything, at that moment, you might discover that what you wanted wasn’t so difficult...”