My Alleged Husband

Chapter 482 - 461 A Life Without Results_1

Zhang Zhentian was slowly realizing that no matter how he treated his wife, in her eyes, he was ultimately an outsider. The vows they had once cherished now seemed worthless. Those original vows were merely a luxurious hope for each other, a promise to stay together for life based on a fleeting oath. But in reality, could either of them truly have a lifetime together?

"Rest assured, I won’t come to you for help anymore, because you don’t deserve it. A person like you is only fit to pick up trash outside. How could you marry my wonderful son? I really don’t know what he was thinking when he chose a disgusting woman like you. Every decision you make truly disgusts me. I really don’t understand how you managed to get to where you are today, scheming step by step; you’re utterly calculating. Poor Zhentian, always deceived by you, yet he says nothing because he trusts you. He values you so much, but look at how you treat her. You won’t even help with her biological father’s issues. Is this your so-called filial piety? You know better than anyone, and you certainly understand how important his mother and I are to my son. You’re just afraid that if we come home, we’ll take your husband’s love away from you, so you prevent us from coming back, right?"

Ran Zhihan was furious: "What right do you have to say that to me? Just because you’re his father, my father-in-law, should I endure your nonsensical treatment again and again? Do you realize how much your words truly hurt me inside? You have a son, too. What would you think if someone spoke of your son this way? Why can’t you put yourself in someone else’s shoes for once, consider things from their perspective? Why are you just as selfish and self-centered as when you abandoned them, always so decisive in your actions? Isn’t what you’ve done enough? Do you have to hurt them even more? To what extent do you need to harm them before you can be satisfied and stop?"

"Now you have the nerve to criticize me. Have you thought about what kind of person you are? If it wasn’t for her mother and me relenting to let you be together, your relationship would have been loveless and resultless. And how do you repay us? So, this is what your ’repayment’ looks like. Only now do I realize that you’ve always been like this. I don’t understand what you’re trying to do or what meaning there is behind your actions. Don’t you know in your heart what you’ve done? Don’t always feel that you can do wrong and everyone will forgive you time and again. Let me tell you, no one is obliged to do that, and you are in no position to expect it. Even if you’re a citizen of this world, if you break the law, you must face legal punishment. The law might let you off, but will your mother forgive you over and over again? No matter what you do, you always claim innocence, but are you truly innocent? If you were to commit murder or arson, would you still be innocent? Do you think everyone will believe every act of yours is justifiable, forgiving you time and again? Do you really think you’re above everyone else? Sometimes, you should realize that people forgive you because they care about you, treat you like family, as one of their own. Yet your actions are always so selfish and self-centered. Why expect others to always treat you as family? They don’t owe you anything. After everything you’ve done, is it really all for this so-called love? Do you really love your family? If you did, you wouldn’t treat them this way, wouldn’t keep abandoning them, leaving them heartbroken and despondent. Do you know how much it hurts, every time they see you, they remember how you abandoned them, yet they never speak of it because they want to keep it inside. They feel no need to bring it up. Does the sky have to fall before you can be happy?"

"Can’t you speak more politely? Do you realize that no matter what, I’m still your husband’s father? As long as you want to be with my son, you have to acknowledge me as your father. Since you acknowledge me, you better watch your tone when you speak to me. With the way you talk, people will see you as rude and uneducated. Even the money for your studies abroad came from my father. Now you have the nerve to confront me? Do you think you’re capable? If you were so capable, you wouldn’t have needed your husband’s family to pay for your studies. Is your family that poor? Can’t even afford the tuition for studying abroad without your husband’s family chipping in? I’ve never seen someone like you before."

She knew her father-in-law was right; the money for her studies abroad did come from her grandfather, and her family was indeed poor at the time. But did that mean she had to hang her head in shame forever? Why can’t everyone go from poverty to riches? Who hasn’t been poor before?

"Yes, I’m poor. Even if my parents are penniless, they won’t abandon me. Even if they couldn’t afford my education abroad, they wouldn’t disown me. They always kept me close, unlike some who abandon their own children for their freedom. They let their children suffer, only to come back and take advantage at their moment of glory. Such people are despicable."

Zhang Zhentian, without a word, slapped her. Why did his daughter-in-law speak of him like this? Was this what it meant to marry a good daughter-in-law?

"I’ll beat the rudeness out of you. What right do you have to talk to me like this? With your grades, you dream of studying abroad. No wonder no one else would have you, only my son was blind enough to choose a narrow-minded woman like you. Why didn’t you say these things in front of your husband? Because you’re scared. You’re afraid my son will divorce you..."