My Alleged Husband

Chapter 1249 - 1078: Who Doesn’t Have Dreams

I once had a dream, believing I could live happily, but in the end, reality proved I had no way of being truly happy.

The whole family ate happily here, never thinking this day would come so soon, nor expecting it to be filled with so much warmth. They always thought they would never again have a chance to eat a reunion meal with their family in this lifetime. But when this day came, they could hardly believe it was their own family. Despite once making so many mistakes, hurting them again and again, they forgave without holding grudges, allowing them to sit here for breakfast with them. This was a happiness truly unexpected to them.

"Dad, do you know? I’ve waited for this day for so long. I never thought it would come so quickly. When it came, I could hardly believe it was true. Even now, I feel like I’m just dreaming, because I’ve dreamt of such a scene countless times. Now that it’s happening for real around me, I can hardly believe it.

I once did many wrong things against this family and paid a heavy price for those things. Even though I’ve been unhappy outside all these years, hearing my experiences certainly made you feel uncomfortable deep down too. No matter what, no matter how cruel I was to you, no matter how much harm I caused, your inner hearts would never blame me, because I’m your family!"

Zhang Zhentian was right. No matter what, his father would never blame him. How could a father bear to blame his child? He just wanted his child to live healthily, as long as his child could happily live in this world, isn’t that the greatest comfort to a father?

In fact, Old Master Zhang felt the worst deep down, because he selfishly drove his son out, causing his son to suffer so much and endure numerous hurts outside these years. As a father, how could it be possible not to have even the slightest turmoil inside, though he couldn’t show it? He was the pillar of the family; he had to appear calm anywhere, any time, or else the family would have already crumbled.

Zhang Yichen understood Old Master Zhang best. He knew what thoughts lay in his grandfather’s heart. He knew that although his grandfather appeared calm on the surface, inside, his heart was tumultuous.

He knew all the evidence his grandfather displayed was just an act not to let others easily see his true thoughts, or else it would be too hard to maintain this family. Haven’t many people already disliked their family? Yet they hadn’t managed to take down the family all these years because his grandfather was still guarding here.

No one dared to act rashly in front of the old master, for they knew Old Master Zhang never spoke idle words and acted ruthlessly and cruelly. Because of this, everyone, even though they had so much dissatisfaction with the Zhang Family, dared not show it as long as he was around, let alone now with a brilliant talent emerging.

"Grandfather, now that Dad is back, let’s not delve into past events anymore. Let us all live together happily every day, that’s more than enough. The past is just adding grief to everyone, those bits and pieces should have long turned to dust with time. Why do we stubbornly hold onto the past, making others and ourselves unhappy? What we all want is mutual joy, right?"

"Child, you’re right. Every word you say resonates deeply with me because you’re the child I watched grow before my own eyes. I raised you myself, and I’m clearest about your actions. Despite that, I’m enfolded in the fact that each word of yours carries meanings that I’m more in tune with than anyone else. Even if the whole world doesn’t understand you, I do because I trust that everything you do is for the good of our family. You’ve never wanted your family to suffer even a bit; you’d endure all grievances yourself just to ensure your grandfather lives happily.

Do you really think your actions go unnoticed? When the company faced difficulties once, you carried it through alone without telling anyone, for you didn’t want anyone to step in and help. You wanted to prove your strength, to let the company’s elders know that as long as you remained, it would never collapse, never declare bankruptcy, facing financial gaps countless times; because of your relationships, we gained all assistance believing you are indeed the strongest. For the company, for this family, you sacrificed everything you wanted, abandoned your dreams. Grandpa knows from the start your dream wasn’t here; it was broader, more expansive. Yet for Grandpa, for part of this family, you gave up your most important dream!

I’ve always wanted to ask you: abandoning your dream, did you ever regret? Just to prove to your parents you were right, the strongest, to let them see their abandonment was wrong, you even gave up your most desired goals. Do you really have no regrets deep within?"

Zhang Zhentian and Xia Jing were shocked hearing Old Master Zhang speak these words. They never imagined their son had a dream, that being an entrepreneur wasn’t his goal, but because of their actions made him abandon his most desired goal, his most critical aspiration. As parents, did this mean they became more incompetent over time, why was everything they did wrong? How should they compensate their child for the grievances he suffered over the years? How could they make up for the regrets left deep in their child’s heart?

"Grandfather, I’ve never regretted any decision I’ve made. Whether my heart will carry regrets for this remains to be seen, but I’ll never blame anyone. It’s my own choice, I must complete my own journey!"

Everyone has dreams, and people can give everything to realize them.