After a whole night of thinking, Zhang Zhentian had finally co to a clear understanding. Since his wife’s heart was no longer with him, no matter how much he tried to retain her, it was all aningless. Why force a person who no longer loved him to stay, causing both of them to live in agony? It was better to let her go completely, allowing her to live the life she desired. That way, she might be able to live freely and happily for the rest of her life, never again feeling sorrow because of anyone, and he could finally find his release.
Once Zhang Zhentian had made up his mind, he called his son. He thought it best to inform his son first. He knew that if he called his wife now, she certainly wouldn’t answer. Why go looking for rejection?
Zhang Yichen was in a eting when he saw that his father was calling him. He hesitated, unsure whether to answer during the eting or not. In the end, he decided to step outside temporarily and answer the call.
"Excuse , everyone, I have an urgent matter and need to make a call. Please continue the eting without !"
Turning to leave, Zhang Yichen headed to his office and answered the call. "What made you think of calling today, Dad? Is there sothing you want to talk about? If there’s sothing, just say it now. I’m still in the middle of a eting. I saw you were calling and felt bad not answering, so I ca out just to take the call. If you have sothing to say, please hurry up so we don’t waste each other’s ti, okay?"
"Yichen, when do you have ti? Let’s et up."
"Okay, how about the coffee shop downstairs from my office after the eting ends?"
"Good, I’ll wait for you!"
And so, father and son happily decided on the place to et that afternoon.
After the eting was over...
"Can you tell what’s going on now?" Zhang Yichen began as soon as he saw Zhang Zhentian. He felt he had nothing to say to his father. He had begged him to co back, but he didn’t want to. What was the point of eting now?
"Yichen, it’s like this. After thinking it through all of last night, I’ve co to understand that I shouldn’t selfishly keep your mother by my side. She wouldn’t be happy that way. Rather than letting her live in misery with , it’s better to let her go and live happily outside. The most important thing to is her smile. I shouldn’t selfishly rob her of the right to smile. Yet, I’m deeply aware that without her, I’ll be in agony. In the past, I’ve always been too selfish, committing acts that she couldn’t forgive. Now I realize my mistakes, but ti has passed, and no one will pay for my wrongdoing. I understand that I must bear the consequences of my own actions, so I had no choice but to ask you to co out to tell you this. Please convey to your mother that I’ve completely understood now. From now on, I won’t pester her anymore. She can live the life she wants with peace of mind. Whether she is happy in her heart, I’ll never know, and my heart will never find joy again in this lifeti. All I hope is for her to live a happy life forever. That’s enough for . Tell her, I’m sorry. It was who committed those unforgivable acts, and it was I who didn’t consider her feelings and insisted on the divorce."
"If you knew you did so many wrongs, why didn’t you co to your senses sooner and let go of my mother earlier? As the younger generation, I always hoped that my parents would not split up because it would not be a happy outco for . But after repeatedly seeing my mother weep in pain because of your harassnt, I realized that she was truly heartbroken. Heartbroken not by the things I did but because you, her husband, didn’t trust her. The most crucial thing between a husband and wife is trust, isn’t it? I really don’t understand when you lost trust in my mother, choosing to believe others over her. How could my mother trust and continue with you under those circumstances? Have you ever thought about what would happen because of your actions? If you didn’t, then stop expecting good outcos to just fall upon you. In the beginning, I didn’t know whether you were happy or cheerful, but every day mom was sullen. No matter how I tried to cheer her up, she was always expressionless. Her smile disappeared the mont you left her. It was on the day you abandoned her that her right to smile was taken away. Still, she continued to smile bravely, believing that as long as she faced life with a smile, society would return it. That’s my mother, but I don’t want to see her struggling like this any longer. That’s why I say this, not hoping you’d continue to pester my mom, but to let you know letting go is the right thing to do. Your release will bring her great joy. The pain my mother felt from your harassnt is sothing you’ll never understand in a lifeti. To watch her own husband abandon her and then co back to apologize, is it like a child being slapped by an adult, who then offers the child candy? How could anyone feel good about that? When you act, have you considered how to handle these matters? You’re just like my grandfather, as my mother says, doing whatever cos to mind. It might seem like a good approach, but can you always make the right decision for every situation?"
"I know I’ve wronged her, mom, but it’s already been so many days. Why won’t she forgive ? I know the things I did at the ti really hurt her, and I’ve apologized, but I really don’t understand what this woman wants to do for her to co back to ?" Zhang Zhentian complained to Zhang Yichen.
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