My Alleged Husband

Chapter 595 - 574 Don’t Care_1

Zhang Yichen saw his wife turning to leave and reached out to hold her. He couldn’t just let her go without a reason. Some things had to be made clear to avoid future unnecessary trouble, but he never anticipated that this heartless action would be an obstacle his wife could not overcome for the rest of her life. In the end, they lived together merely with mutual respect, never regaining their initial connection. Their feelings for each other were utterly destroyed by his impulsive act.

"So I hit the nail on the head, and now you feel embarrassed and want to run away. Do you really have nothing to explain to me? Have you never thought about being with me for the money, then living a life of worry-free wealth and luxury? Just tell me the truth—if it’s for the money that you’re with me, I can let go of everything and let you stay by my side."

"Ha, you’re far too conceited. Do you truly believe that money can buy everything, that with money I can love you unconditionally forever? I didn’t fall in love with your money, your name, or your power—I fell in love with you, the person. The you from back then seemed like a bright, sunny boy worth entrusting my whole life to. But now, I’ve realized that you don’t deserve my love. Why would I force myself to stay by your side, making both of us miserable? I don’t want to live like this anymore. Let’s both take some time to cool off and see what the best outcome for both of us might be. Let’s not make any hasty decisions we might regret later!"

"Don’t worry, I won’t tell Grandpa or our son about these issues today. I want them to live happily without our conflicts affecting them. Grandpa is getting old; when you have time, remember to spend it with her. I won’t accompany her in the near future because I don’t know how to face him with what identity. You’ve made your point clear, and I think I understand what you mean. Rest assured, once you’ve sorted out your thoughts, I’ll give you a satisfying answer!"

Zhang Yichen suddenly felt at that moment that he didn’t know what to say. Was his wife really going to leave him because of what he said? What was all his years of waiting for? Was it for this Farewell? Having waited earnestly for her for over a decade, only to end up with today’s painful parting, I really don’t know what to ask myself, and why wait foolishly for her all these years without expecting anything in return.

"Have you thought it through? If you step out of this house today, you might never have a chance to come back. Can you really give up all this wealth and luxury? Do you really not care at all? Do you not care about our family, about Grandpa, about our son, or even about me?"

Ran Zhihan paused, then said, "Maybe I used to genuinely care about every one of you, sincerely treating you as my family. I was willing to give up everything I cared about for you, even my own freedom. Principles, dignity—I could give it all up.

But today, I can no longer act as I did before because you have started to doubt me. You don’t understand why I chose to be with you. In your eyes, I am merely a gold-digger, a woman who married for money. You think I don’t love you, so why should you waste my life? Why not let me live the life I want happily?

Maybe I used to care a lot about you all, but now I don’t care anymore. If I didn’t care about your money from the start, how could I possibly care about it now? The person I cared about most was you. But today, you’ve said things that embarrassed and pained me, things that leave me unsure of how to respond. I’ve chosen not to care about you anymore. Since I’ve made that choice, I’ll do everything in my power to forget you, to forget all the pain you’ve caused, keeping only our happiest memories, which will stay with me for a lifetime, never disappearing. But perhaps our fate has come to an end over this matter, though it doesn’t mean hearts won’t be pained or unhappy."

If you don’t trust me, don’t try to keep me. It would only make me feel that you’re insincere. Everything I cared about before no longer matters today, for what I cared about is no longer the same. If things have changed so much, why should I continue to desperately care for and protect them, just like in the past? Why should I live in agony over this?"

Zhang Yichen finally understood that his wife wasn’t with him for the money; it was just that he had become insanely jealous upon seeing her with Chen Gang, speaking out without thinking. And that led to the current situation.

But it was too late for regrets; his wife had already left the house and wasn’t coming back. Maybe that was really it for them.

Watching his wife walk away from the house, he realized that his heart truly couldn’t be without her, that a single act had broken his heart for a lifetime. But what was done was done—these were words he himself had spoken. There was no going back. Why put himself in such a lowly, abject position?

As Ran Zhihan turned away, she was in tears. She couldn’t bear her husband’s suspicions. What wife doesn’t want her husband’s full trust? Yet some people are always suspicious of their spouses, leading to marital discord.

Even though I cared so much for him, and was willing to give up everything for her, in his eyes, I ended up being nothing.