My Alleged Husband

Chapter 1759: Chapter 1553: Grasp Tightly

As long as time could rewind just a little, as long as it could wait for me just a moment more, I would choose to hold your hand tightly and never let go. But do you know? During this time without your calls, I’ve been so worried. Where exactly are you?

Ran Zhihan watched as Old Master Zhang’s mouth widened into a smile. He knew this was the life he truly wanted, the kind of life an elder most needed, the best way to repay an elder. He wanted to know how he could make all this extraordinary, a permanent memory in the minds of this family.

”Grandpa, it’s not easy for the family to finally reunite, so let’s not dwell on unhappy things. Our family living happily together is enough. This is the life you want, and the exact life I want to protect. I’ve missed so much in the past, and now I just want to make up for everything I once missed. Life is really not easy.

You have sacrificed so much for our family’s happiness, yet we have never repaid you. Now we want to show you through our own efforts and actions that we are willing to abandon our own principles for your sake because you gave us a different life and the happiness we have today. Our current state as a family is all thanks to you, and we are filled with gratitude. So please accept our thanks, let us forever keep this warm picture in our minds, where it stays unforgettable!”

Old Master Zhang felt deeply moved hearing such words from his granddaughter-in-law. He had never thought that the once naive girl would now know how to repay her family.

”Child, you’ve truly grown up. Previously, you never knew how to repay others. But now, you’ve become mature, and every decision you make makes your grandpa very proud, not because of anything else but because your maturity is unfolding before my eyes. You should know how hard it is for someone to become mature. A person’s maturity means their life will undergo profound changes, and you have matured, proving you have experienced all you should have. Trust grandpa, your life will be very beautiful from now on!”

”In that case, thank you, grandpa, for your kind words. Borrowing your golden words, I believe my future life will indeed be different.

I owe most of this life to your teachings. Without you, how could I possibly have such insights today?

Everyone’s life is a slow journey towards understanding, and my life has step by step reached today. I’ve been through so much, faced emotional upheavals, yet I have never given up because I understand that as long as I persist in the ideals of my heart, no matter what torture life hands me, in the end, heaven will give you a perfect answer!”

Ran Zhihan understood these principles because long ago someone told him that time is kind, it will give you everything, answers that you could never imagine or attain, time will forever consider your life from your perspective. However, perhaps because time passes so swiftly, you will be tormented and unable to live happily ever again.

Ran Zhihan didn’t know what attitude he should take towards life like this, nor did he know what ideas should guide his path forward. He only knew he should give everything for the man he loves in his heart, even if it meant sacrificing his own life. The world is only so big; if you miss it, it will be a lifelong regret. No matter what mistakes he commits, no matter the torment or pain he will undergo, as long as he is with the one he loves, enduring any suffering is worth it. As long as the light in his heart remains undimmed, he will ultimately be united with his beloved for the rest of their lives, never parting.

But he understood better than anyone else that fantasy, after all, remains just that—fantasy can never become reality.

Having dreams is vital for an individual. If you lack fantasies, what’s the point of living in this world? However, if someone spends their life just daydreaming, living in this world remains equally pointless. The world is fair; the price you pay will dictate what returns you receive. A person’s life is ultimately spent in ordinary mundanity. No one comes into this world with a life full of glory; it’s only through one’s efforts that your dignity may become untouchable by anyone.

”Actually, the achievements you both have today are entirely the results of your own hard work. No one helps you for no reason. Anyone who helps you will inevitably seek repayment from you. Therefore, you should understand more than anyone what hardships you’ve gone through, as it will mean fewer hardships in the future. For anyone, this is a taste of life, isn’t it?”

Zhang Ni listened as Old Master Zhang spoke, but he didn’t understand a word. He just stood there, bewildered, watching his parents and great-grandfather talk. He knew he might never understand this as a child, nor did he hope to understand everything. Knowing that having such parents was perhaps the greatest comfort in his life was enough. No matter the challenges his parents faced, they never chose to abandon him, never abandoned their own son. To him, that is the greatest love in life, the most selfless love, the most touching love.

”Mom, dad, what are you talking about? Why don’t I understand a single word? Can you say something I can also understand? You adults are chatting away and leaving me, a little child, on the side. I feel very bored!”

”If a child doesn’t understand, then he just doesn’t understand. Maybe when you grow up, you’ll understand what your parents are talking about today. One day you’ll receive such gifts, too. Remember each step you didn’t take; they are the best memories of your life. When you look back in the future at all you’ve done, you’ll realize that it was the most beautiful part of your life!”

Suddenly, I am filled with swirling thoughts. How I wish you could stand before me; I would never again pretend to smile while acting composed, and I would listen attentively to those so-called deep feelings.