My Alleged Husband

Chapter 1477: Chapter 1271: Self-Deceived Cleverness

I originally thought that everything I did was correct, but in the end, I realized that all the cleverness I prided myself on for years was just a play I directed and starred in myself.

I always felt that giving everything would earn me a fair response, but in the end, I repeatedly faced the bloody truth.

”I won’t say anything more to you. I just hope you understand that dignity is not a person’s greatest asset, and the person you love most isn’t the most important thing, but rather, whether the person you love most can be by your side. For someone, this is the most important thing. If you truly love her, you should sincerely try to win her back again. This time, appeal with sincerity, not a false attitude. No woman will tolerate her husband making insincere attempts to win her back repeatedly. Do you think that’s meaningful? Isn’t it better to leave completely than to fake it?”

”Then why must I always be the one to win him back? Obviously, I’m not the one at fault. It was he who lied to deceive me, and that’s why I asked for a divorce. Given this, it’s clearly his mistake, so why should I pay for his mistake? Even if he’s the woman I love the most, I can’t repeatedly pay for his mistakes. Shouldn’t he bear the responsibility for the mistakes he made? Must I be the one to suffer for his sins? Every time he makes a mistake, do I, as the husband, have to take the blame for him?”

Old Master Zhang couldn’t help feeling amused hearing his son say that; what does it mean for his son to take the blame for his daughter-in-law? Even though no one else may say it, he’s not blind and knows clearly his daughter-in-law has been the one taking the blame for his son, so why does his son insist on reversing black and white?

”Are you so sure that you made him take the blame and not the other way around? I may be old and unable to walk well, but my eyes aren’t blind. I can see and hear clearly, and my heart knows the truth. All along, it’s been you making mistakes, and he took the blame for you. But none of us exposed it because I wanted to see how far he would go for you. In the end, I discovered he would give endlessly for you because of his true love, yet you, as the husband, heartlessly abandoned her. Sometimes I think you don’t deserve to be her husband because women as good as her are rare in this world, yet you have utterly let down her kindness. Why? Just because she’s your wife, do you treat her this way? You shift the responsibility onto her time and again, and she foolishly shoulders all the guilt, while you remain unmoved. You ignore all her sacrifices for you. Do you think that’s right? Everyone can clearly see how far she went for you, and how did you repay her? Abandoning her cruelly, that’s your repayment?”

Zhang Zhentian had no idea his father had seen everything clearly for so long; everything he did was just an illusion, everyone knew it was false. But why didn’t anyone stand up to expose his false actions, letting him continue on this wrong path? Did they really hope deep down that he and his wife would stay together? If so, why didn’t they want to help him, and instead let him continue making mistake after mistake, leading to today’s outcome, ultimately losing everything?

”Since everything was so clear in your eyes, then why didn’t you tell me sooner and let me continue being self-centered and obstinate in my own play? Don’t you think this is a bit unfair to your son? Though you knew I was wrong from the start, why didn’t you correct me and let me continue making mistake after mistake? Now my wife has left me, are you satisfied? Maybe this is your ultimate goal, letting my wife truly leave me, then put all the blame on me and criticize me—is this your purpose?”

”I never thought you’d still misunderstand our good intentions today. If we had pointed out your mistakes back then and exposed all your plays, do you think you could have handled that blow? If we had exposed it then, wouldn’t you have already broken up with your wife? Actually, we don’t want much. We just hope you two can live happily for a lifetime, which is enough for us. This is the biggest wish we, as parents, have for our children—to live happily and have their own life. But what you have done truly chills me to the bone, making me fearful just thinking about it. You just returned to the country, and you almost separated your son from the woman he loves most. You’ve done so many wrong things and never recognize your mistakes, still blaming others. Today is no different. Do you expect us to clean up your mess every time you make a mistake? We are not machines to tidy up your mess. We are your elders; one is your son, and there’s your daughter-in-law and your grandson. What you’ve done makes us simply not believe it. Constant deception—did you never think every lie you tell would eventually be exposed? When the lies are revealed, how will you face those you deceived? Didn’t you ever think of that? Now you have no right to criticize me as your father. For every mistake you made, you must bear the responsibility yourself. Don’t try to push it onto others so they bear it for you, because it won’t benefit you in any way, and it will only make those who care look down on you! If you still have any love for your wife, then please set aside your last shred of dignity and ask her to come back. You know letting go of your dignity one more time might yield a good result, a good start. But if you stubbornly refuse to listen, there’s nothing we can do! Deep down, you yourself know well which mistakes you made. Can you really shift all the guilt onto others? It’s impossible. Heed my advice and once more abandon your so-called dignity!”

All of it pales compared to the pain deep in my heart. His fickleness has already betrayed my love, costing me my life; even if I sold the world, all I’d get is ashes. His ruthlessness has sold out all love, and all dreams are abruptly awakened.