My Alleged Husband

Just treat it as a joke you made; it turns out that my excessive dedication only accelerated your disdain.

When Ran Zhihan heard these words from her husband, her heart felt as if it were being torn apart by a knife. She was in so much pain she could hardly breathe, yet she forced back her tears, not allowing them to flow. She knew she couldn’t let her tears be as free as before, or he would look down on her. How could she be so weak and let others see it, making herself unable to hold her head high and unable to take a firm step forward? Forever, she’d be insignificant in the eyes of her man.

Ran Zhihan thought about it all night. She finally realized that she needed to understand her husband, who always believed she was with him for money and benefits. Why should she continue to wrong herself in this way? The words had already been spoken, so why not become the person he claimed she was? Why should she foolishly guard him all her life without any result?

She left a letter for her husband, preparing to leave this home. She couldn’t continue living here, where everyone made her feel guilty. She couldn’t face her own heart knowing that what she’d done, though not a significant mistake, still hurt many people.

"My dearest husband, I know this matter causes you immense pain, but I also hope you understand I did not keep it deeply in my heart.

Regardless of what kind of feelings Chen Gang has for me, for me, he will always be just a classmate and friend. I can never surpass that friendship to be with him, and I hope you can believe me!

Perhaps now, for you, all this is no longer as trustworthy as before, but I want you to know that my love for you has never changed. I’ve always wanted to stay with you, no matter how great the grievance I suffer. But I’ve now realized that since there’s no trust between us anymore, we might as well separate for a while and live well!

You always say I am only with you for your money. I really want to harden my heart and tell you that I am with you for money, that I am a woman who worships money, but I can’t do that because I can’t betray my own heart. You used my parents to threaten me. I know you’ve already made up your mind, so why tell me in this way to embarrass me?

Rest assured, I will inform my parents and have them return home soon. I’ll repay you all the expenses my parents incurred while staying abroad over the years. I won’t use any of your assets. It’s distressing to hear my beloved husband say such words to me. What does my patience over the years amount to? What does my desperate effort all these years amount to? My parents imagine such loving stories about us, hoping we could always be harmonious, but are we being fair to my parents by doing this?

Please take good care of the child in future. She always lacks a sense of security, much like you did when you were young, striving so much to prove yourself to your closest ones. I hope you can compensate well for her, treat her as your most cherished son, and stop letting her undergo that grueling training. She’s my biological child; I can’t stand idly by while she trains so arduously, indifferent as a mother!

As for Grandpa, I hope you can advise him well, not to ruminate too much. People always learn to grow, otherwise, they just continue living cowardly.

I also hope you can tell Grandpa how grateful I am for his care and concern over the years. Ultimately, I let him down. He has given too much for us. Please encourage Grandpa to focus on his recovery. One day, I will return to see him. I am leaving now; don’t use your connections to find me. If we are fated to meet again, we will; if not, we won’t!"

Zhang Yichen found it extremely hard to accept the letter his wife left. Why did she still choose such a resolute way to treat him? What did she really think of him in her eyes? Why can’t he ever see his own mistakes? Such a small matter, yet she blew it up. Wouldn’t it have been enough to just clear things up? Did she have to take it to this extent? If you don’t seek trouble, you won’t invite death.

He decided that no matter what decision his wife made, he wouldn’t go looking for her. He had already lowered his head once, admitting his mistake, but she simply pushed him away without question. So on what basis would he seek her again? He wasn’t someone who lacked face.

"If she’s gone, let her be gone, saving her the pain of seeing her miserable self at home every day, and reminding him of those embarrassing and sad moments. Since she’s determined to leave this home, why keep her to let her suffer here? I’ll give her everything she wants. Since she’s already decided to leave, why force her to stay and betray her efforts for him? If she desires such freedom, let her have it. He’ll live his life well, after all. Without her, it’s not as if he can’t go on. The world is so vast; how could he possibly waste his precious life on just one woman?"

Old Master Zhang learned of his granddaughter-in-law’s leaving a week after the fact. When he finally found out, it was a complete shock. He never expected his grandson would encounter such a thing, but the root problem still lay in the lack of trust between the couple. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have come to this.

A marriage without trust is frightening. Once the wrong path is taken, it becomes a grave of love, not its paradise. Some people can never find their paradise of love in a lifetime, while others may fall from heaven to hell. All of it stems from a person’s choices, which determine the path. A wrong choice cannot be helped by anyone.

Old Master Zhang could only sigh silently. He knew all of this was destined by fate, and there was no way to change the rules set by heaven...

In seeking the passion between two people I wanted before, now only remains the overly valued that time has erased.