My Alleged Husband

Chapter 1087 - 939: Breaking the Promise of the Past

"I know everything between you, but I have never opposed it. Do you remember what you said?"

At the beginning...

Zhang Zhentian never thought his father had already investigated the matter thoroughly, just waiting for him to fall into the trap. Maybe his father truly disliked him returning to their home. Perhaps all of this was the result he should bear in the first place. Who could he blame now?

Even so, he was still unwilling. He was unwilling to be driven out by his father and never return. Clearly, the mistake he made wasn’t that big, but why should he be expelled from the house for a lie, never allowed to return for a lifetime? The mistake wasn’t that grave. Did he really do wrong by concealing the truth just to help his wife? Did every decision he made in his father’s eyes truly unworthy, truly forever without a right one?

"Dad, why? Why? You clearly investigated everything thoroughly and clearly, yet you still want me to investigate. Why are you doing this? Is it to deliberately test me or to make sure I can never return home? You clearly knew I would choose to conceal the truth for my wife. Why do you still have to do this? In your heart, do you really have no place for me as your son? Is everything I do in your eyes a mistake? I really don’t understand why our relationship has turned out this way. I admit leaving you all was my mistake in the beginning. I shouldn’t have done it. I shouldn’t have abandoned you for my own interests. But I’ve already been punished. What more do you want from me? Do you want me to die in front of you? You are my biological father. Why can’t you consider our father-son relationship when doing things? That’s a relationship that can never change in this lifetime."

"Do you still not understand now? Especially regarding the father-son relationship issue, every mistake you made makes it hard for me to believe. What do you want from me? I’ve chosen to forgive you time and again because you are my son. You’ve become like this because I failed to guide you properly and failed to raise you well. But the things you’ve done, how can I still forgive you? How can I pardon you? Every mistake you make is so unforgivable. Yet I always choose to forgive you time and again. Is this how you repay me? What do I mean to you? I am your father, too. Do you think a father should naturally be repeatedly hurt by you? Do you immediately forget what you just said? Do you believe that you are the only one in this world with the ability to investigate thoroughly? Do you think that in others’ eyes, I, Zhang Mo, am just like that? You’ve really underestimated me. Never forget, I built my company from scratch with my own hands. When I had nothing, relying on my hands, I founded my company. When I hoped you’d take over the company someday, what did you decide? You chose to leave. I chose to accompany you and your so-called wife to wander around the world. You were unwilling to help me here. This is your so-called filial piety. This is your so-called reason for asking for my forgiveness repeatedly? Reflect on everything you’ve done. Are you truly worth my repeated forgiveness? Ask yourself honestly, do your actions really live up to what I’ve done for you? All these years, you’ve never thought about what you owe me. You only think about how to hurt me and how to achieve your own interests. Is this how you repay your father, who raised you painstakingly for decades?"

"I’ve said I haven’t, I never thought this way about you. Why won’t you believe me? I just hope we can live happily together. I just hope to receive the fatherly love a son deserves. I just hope I can get everything from my father that I should have. Do you see me as fighting for these things with you? Do you think I care about these things?"

"I know you don’t care, which is why you’ve done so many things to hurt me repeatedly. You’ve done so many hurtful things, but what did I ultimately say? I had no choice because you are my son. I could only choose to forgive you over and over again, but in your heart, you’ll never be satisfied. You think this is what I owe you. Do I deserve to be hurt by you repeatedly? Do I deserve to be abandoned by you time and again, right?"

Zhang Yichen really couldn’t stand it anymore. He never imagined his grandfather could be so heartbroken one day. It turns out his grandfather wasn’t indifferent in the face of these matters. He just didn’t know how to express it, choosing to turn a blind eye. He didn’t want the relationships to get worse, but he didn’t realize it was his turning a blind eye that made his father become bolder and even lied, using his family as the capital for lies.

"Dad, how can you talk to grandpa like that? Do you know every mistake you’ve made, grandpa saw it all, but he chose not to say anything. He just hoped you could repent, turn back to the right path. Every time you do something, you hurt those who love you the most. Do you know how much grandpa has missed you over these years? He just hoped his son could accompany him, letting him enjoy the joy of family. But what about you? What have you done over these years? You’ve ruthlessly abandoned him. You never thought you still had a father; you never thought you still had me as a son. Since you’ve made so many mistakes, why come back now begging for our forgiveness? You think it’s fine with all of us, then why come back to stir up trouble with me? And then in your eyes, are we obliged to forgive you because of what you say? Are we supposed to take on all the sorrow because of your departure ourselves? We owe you nothing. We chose to believe you time and time again because we see you as family. But ask yourself honestly, do you deserve to be our family?"

"Dad, do you still remember all of this?"