My Alleged Husband

You really don’t need to repeatedly emphasize your apology; to me, none of this matters.

Li Jiayuan knows that no matter what she says, it won’t make a difference. She understands that once the girl in front of her makes a decision, nothing anyone says can change it unless the person involved can clarify and persuade her, which might offer a glimmer of hope. She truly doesn’t want her nephew to lose such a wonderful wife. She knows that girls like this are hard to find in the world—so kind, so pure, willing to risk her own life for her family. How many people in society are like that?

"Have you really thought it through? Today is not the first time I’ve asked you if you’ve made up your mind. Your answer has always been the same. Are you sure you can let him go? Can you abandon him? Do you think you can bury your love for him in your heart, never to resurface? But can’t he do the same? Won’t he feel unbearably pained because of your departure? Why must two people in love choose to leave and hurt each other? This not only hurts you but also significantly harms him. If a man can spoil a girl to no end, it proves he sees her as his life. Why won’t you give him a chance? The decision his mother made has nothing to do with him. All of this is caused by his mother. Given that she caused these results, why should he bear the responsibility for her? Hasn’t his mother already said she would turn herself in at the police station? Isn’t this enough in your eyes?"

Li Jiayuan really doesn’t understand why her repeated pleading yields no results, why Ran Zhihan remains unmoved despite her long persuasion.

"I’ve made my decision, no matter how many times you ask, my answer is the same. I want him to understand that love isn’t just about two people; it’s about two families. In his eyes, he may only focus on whether we can be happy together. While I share this view, our parents don’t see it the same way. In their eyes, love is about two families, not two people deciding to be together eternally. I never understood this until I was lying here in the hospital. I realized there’s truth in what my parents said. You know, my parents never stopped me from being with him. I believe they allowed me to date him not because he’s from a wealthy family, but because of his character. However, it’s different in his parents’ eyes; they always thought I was with him for his wealth, power, and status. But am I really that kind of person? If I were after those superficial glories, why wouldn’t I accept other wealthy suitors? I’m not without conscience. I just want them to understand that for someone who treats me well, I will repay them manifold, but for someone who treats me poorly, even if I forgive them, there will never be another emotional breakthrough in this lifetime!"

"I know that whatever I say now is useless to you. In that case, let’s let him come in and talk to you!" With that, Li Jiayuan called Zhang Yichen over, who had been listening clearly outside the door.

Li Jiayuan walked out.

Ran Zhihan didn’t expect Zhang Yichen to come to her: "Why are you here? I thought you’d stay quietly at home for a few more days, but you came so soon."

"If I hadn’t come, how much longer would you have kept it from me? Are you really planning to separate from me like this? Are all these years of feelings really so fragile?"

"I don’t think our feelings are fragile. I just find being with you exhausting; loving me results in endless hurt to others who care about me. My beloved ones almost lost their lives time and time again because of me. To you, it might not feel significant, but to me, it’s different—they are my family, connected by blood. How can I allow them to almost die time and time again because of me? I’m not that kind of person. You knew what I’m like from the first day we met. If our happiness costs my family’s life, I’d rather not have it. Do you think if our parents lost their lives for our happiness, we would have any happiness together in this lifetime? We would only live together in loneliness, accompanied by constant guilt. A marriage with guilt cannot be happy."

"Are you really planning to abandon me? What do all these years of emotions mean to you?" Zhang Yichen is unwilling to accept this.

"Honestly, I’m grateful for your love over the past ten years. I’m also very glad to have met you during this time. Meeting you has been the greatest fortune of my life. You know, I love you dearly. But sometimes love can’t be used as food; it can’t be selfish, letting others sacrifice their lives for your romantic path. What meaning does such love hold? Perhaps you can be ruthless to your parents, but I can’t; after all, they are your parents."

"Are you really holding onto the harm my mother inflicted on your parents? Didn’t she already admit to turning herself in at the police station? You chose to forgive her initially, so why use this way to retaliate against me? In your eyes, is my mother’s harm to you a reason to retaliate equally against me, her son? Isn’t that cruel to you?"

"Can’t I retaliate against you for what your mother did? As the saying goes, ’Father’s debts, son’s repayment.’ If a father’s debts can be repaid by the son, why can’t a son’s mother repay her debts?"

Indeed, I plan to retaliate against you with the harm she caused my parents, because only then will she appreciate the pain of losing her closest kin. To them, they think being mercenaries means they can act recklessly without considering others’ feelings. Given this, why should I show kindness?"

"That was my mother’s mistake, which has nothing to do with me. Why do you blame her mistakes on me? Do you think it’s fair to me?"

"You’re asking me about fairness, yet our relationship was stained by your mother’s harm to my parents. Is this fair?"

Because of our relationship, my parents repeatedly suffered from your parents’ harm. Is this fair?"

Some things are hard to shake, yet they are humble.

Treasuring is the best ending and decision!