My Alleged Husband

Chapter 594 - 573: Is Having More Money Useful?_1

"Have you really never cared about my money? When you first got together with me, was it really just because of pure love for me, and not because I was wealthy? Think about it, have I ever given you too little over the years? For you, I spared no effort, I was willing to give you everything I earned, nothing in my eyes was more important than you, yet what did you give me in return? You’ve hurt me over and over again, but what did I get? Why do you treat me this way? This time, you even got entangled with your former suitor, what else do you expect me to say?"

Everyone has their little thoughts, I am not a Saint, I still feel sad about my wife’s betrayal, just like any other man would. Maybe you think all of this is no big deal, but I’m a man, and unlike a woman like you, I can’t pretend to be oblivious to everything. I have to shoulder the responsibility of a family, and these obligations are bound to wear me down. You’ve never truly considered things from my perspective; you’ve never known what the best approach is for me. Maybe what you want is just benefits. Do you think with benefits everything is negotiable?"

"Zhang Yichen, all these years of my devotion to you have been in vain. I loved you so much, I genuinely treated you like family, I valued you more than my own life, and for you, I was willing to sacrifice everything. Yet this is how you treat me. How am I supposed to face myself? What am I worth in your heart? Why can’t you just be honest with me? Is it really that hard for you to speak honestly with me?"

"I’ve already explained the situation to you so clearly. It was not my fault; why do you insist on blaming me? Am I really so unworthy of your trust? All I wanted was your trust, just the hope that we could live together forever. But why did you choose to hurt me, and not even grant me that bit of trust?"

"You want trust from me, but how can I give it to you? Everything you’ve done, do you deserve my trust? I will never believe my wife hasn’t been with another man, nor will I believe that your not coming home for a night wasn’t spent with that so-called classmate, nor that nothing happened between you two during that night. Do you really think a man and a woman together in a room under a quilt are just having a pure chat? Do you really think you can fool me like I’m a three-year-old child? I am human too, and more so a man. I have every right to know the truth and you shouldn’t be hiding things from me over and over again. Hiding things benefits neither you nor me."

"If you chose to be with me for money, if you really need money, just tell me. I can give you money because as your husband, I should earn money to support the family, the wife, and the children. I can disregard money, but I cannot disregard the fact that my wife has betrayed me. To you it might not be a betrayal, but to me, it’s a fatal wound that cuts to the bone!"

Ran Zhihan couldn’t help but feel a mixture of laughs and tears upon hearing her husband’s words. So her husband had always thought she was with him just because he was rich. In his eyes, she was a gold-digger, willing to do anything for money, even betray her own principles.

"Do you really see me as a woman who would stoop to any level for money, as a woman who could abandon everything for it? Why must you insult me this way? If you don’t trust me, you can tell me directly, but you don’t have to assault my dignity. Everyone has their self-respect. If I trampled on your self-esteem, you would be in unbearable pain too. But why, knowing it would hurt me, do you still choose to wound me this way? Do I really mean so little to you?"

"Ah, rest assured, if we can’t go on living together, if we choose to divorce, I will not take a single penny of your money. Money means nothing to me; maybe for you money is everything, but can it really buy everything? Money can’t buy family ties, can’t buy all the precious wealth one needs. When you face hardship one day, you’ll realize that no matter how much money you have, no one will help you, because what they value is not your money. No matter how much you have, it will be useless. Then you’ll truly realize how mistaken each thing you did was, including the words you’ve said to me today, which have left me so humiliated!"

"There’s no need for you to say this now. Why make yourself out to be so noble? Isn’t it all just for money? If you want money, just tell me. I can give you anything, but there’s no need to go around with other people outside. That would only make me lose respect for you. I can never believe that the woman I cared about could resort to any means for money, sacrificing her own soul for it."

"Zhang Yichen, watch your mouth. There are things you can say and things you can’t. I hope you understand that. If you utter certain words, we will never have a chance to reconcile again. Don’t burn all your bridges, don’t drive everyone to a dead end. Your aggressive approach will one day have others questioning you in return. How will you bear it then? That’s when you’ll remember everything you said to me today... it’s just karma coming back at you."

Ran Zhihan was truly infuriated. He never imagined his beloved man, for this one thing, would denigrate her so much. Was she really just a woman who would do whatever it took for money in his eyes? Why wouldn’t he give her even the most basic level of trust? What did she really mean to him?

Perhaps the heart was truly exhausted, for it cannot let go if it is not tired, and it cannot forget if it is not in pain. Maybe this is the best ending, giving each other a chance to cool off and think calmly about what to do next.