My Alleged Husband

Chapter 1206 - 1036: My Path

Zhang Yichen is becoming more and more confused now. He doesn’t know whether the choices he’s made are right or wrong. Every step, every decision leads to such an outcome, and he feels helpless. Every time he endures all the pain, he can only silently watch from the side. He once forgot what path he truly wanted.

"You all think my path is an easy one. But do you know how painful it was deep inside when my wife almost divorced me because of her classmate? Who can understand the agony of knowing your wife has made you a laughingstock, yet you can do nothing about it?"

Xia Jing couldn’t believe Ran Zhihan was such a person because she knew how much Ran Zhihan loved her son.

"Is that even possible?"

"Why wouldn’t it be possible? That day went like this..."

"Do you think I didn’t want to? All these years, I’ve been testing myself, trying to give you up, forget you, and not place you in my heart anymore. But I couldn’t forget you. Do you know how despairing that feels? I wanted to start a new life, but your shadow, your smile, haunted my mind every day. I couldn’t make it disappear.

I waited for you all these years, but you married early, had children. I didn’t mind; I just wanted to have you!"

"You don’t need to go through the trouble of finding me anymore. No matter how sweet your words are to me, I won’t believe you. I just want a peaceful life now. I don’t want to ruin my marriage because of meetings between us. All I want is a happy life for both of us. Nothing is more important to me than that. If you truly have any love for me left in your heart, then please let me go, let me walk my life’s path, and do not disturb my quiet life anymore, okay?"

"Since you really won’t give me another chance to try being with you, accompany me for a drink tonight, until we’re really drunk. After tonight, I promise not to bother you again. You go your way, I’ll go mine, and we’ll mind our own business. What do you say?"

Ran Zhihan hesitated for a moment but ultimately decided to stay there and drink with his classmate. He didn’t realize that the drinking session that night would lead to suspicions of divorce.

"Remember what you just said. If you can keep your promise, then I’ll drink with you, until we’re really drunk!" Ran Zhihan thought his husband didn’t know, but he didn’t realize that his every move was observed by his husband. He believed that as long as he destroyed all evidence, it wouldn’t be found out. But little did he know, his husband had already been monitoring him, never fully trusting him.

"Don’t worry, as long as you drink with me properly tonight and don’t go back, stay here with me, I will keep my promise to you!"

Chen Gang watched the woman in front of him start drinking, and his mood suddenly improved. All he wanted was to be with the woman he loved, but after waiting in vain for so many years, there was no result or explanation. After studying hard and returning from abroad, he found the woman he loved was already married with a child. How could he accept that?

Ran Zhihan was forced to down glass after glass by Chen Gang. He knew he couldn’t hold his liquor well, but seeing his classmate, he had no choice but to continue drinking reluctantly. But who knew that in the end, when he got completely wasted, Chen Gang took him home.

"Zhihan, do you know how hard these years have been for me? Every time I think about being with you, I feel a huge relief. All I want is to be with my beloved you, but you got married and had children early. I know you’re no longer a complete woman, but I still want to be with you. I want to have a proper marital relationship with you!

I hope you won’t blame me for deceiving you tonight. You might find it hard to accept when you wake up, but I really couldn’t bear it anymore. I truly wanted to be with you. After waiting for over ten years, how could I resign myself to such a result? I’ve investigated your marriage, constantly facing difficulties, not as happy as it seems. So why not take this opportunity to bring you back to me, so you’ll only stay in my arms forever, never in anyone else’s? All I want is your companionship, your tenderness!"

Chen Gang poured his heart out to the drunken Ran Zhihan.

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The sky slowly brightened, and seeing the person beside him, he felt he was the happiest person in the world. He finally got the love he wanted after holding back for so long. Even though the means were improper, it fulfilled a wish deep inside him.

Zhang Yichen watched as his wife was taken home by Chen Gang, not coming out all night. Yet, he chose to say nothing, returning home to quietly wait for his wife to come back and give an explanation. He didn’t know what excuse or lie his wife would use this time to deceive him.

Ran Zhihan drowsily opened his eyes, thinking the man next to him was his husband. But when he opened his eyes and saw clearly, he realized he had made the biggest mistake of his life.

"Chen Gang, why is it you? What did you do to me? Why was I here all night? Didn’t you say that after drinking with you yesterday, you wouldn’t disturb my life anymore? You lied to me? How could you treat me like this? What have I ever done to you to deserve this? I just want to live my own life, is that so hard? Must you intrude on my life and turn it upside down to be satisfied? I already told you we can never be together. How am I supposed to face my husband like this? He can tell at a glance what happened to me last night. Why did you do this to me?"

"I just have to do this. I want you to divorce your husband so I can bring you back to me. I just want you to stay with me. This might mean little to you, but it’s a life-saving cure for me. All I want is the woman I love the most. I’ve restrained my longing for you for years, working hard on my studies, just hoping to achieve something someday to bring you back to me and give you a happy life. But when I came back, I found you were already married. I don’t care if you’ve had children or married someone else, what matters to me is whether you can be with me!"

"During that time, deep in my heart, I truly broke down. I never thought my wife would one day treat me this way. In an instant, I regretted ever knowing him. But I don’t know why I felt so agitated inside. I feared losing him, and at the same time, I feared that someone would really take him away from me.

Perhaps it was from that moment on, to keep him, I went to great lengths to keep him by my side. I tried to imprison his freedom, making him good only to me. Perhaps it was because of this that he couldn’t bear the pressure and gradually lost his mind, slowly leaving me, yet I was still oblivious to his hurt."