webnovelfull Chapter 455: A family of three
Chapter 455: A family of three
Lingyun Temple.
When Wang Chenglin arrived here, Zhong Minglan had already said everything she needed to say.
Wang Chenglin glared at me and said, "Zhong Minglan, we are husband and wife, are you really slandering me here?"
"It's all my fault that our marriage has become like this? Don't you have any responsibility at all?!!"
"A marriage, a family, needs two people to maintain it together! It will never be just one person's fault, do you understand?!!"
The voice came in before Wang Chenglin stepped into the hall.
Wang Shiyu turned around and looked with a complicated expression.
She looked at the father in front of her who was both familiar and unfamiliar to her, with mixed feelings.
Once upon a time, her father was a tall and reliable figure in her mind, but now his cheating has torn the family apart.
Wang Shiyu's eyes showed anger and disappointment towards her father, but also a hint of longing, hoping that her father would return to the right path and turn back...
Zhong Minglan also looked over, her eyes cold: "No matter what our marriage is like, it's not a reason for you to cheat."
"You also know that we are husband and wife? Have you ever considered my feelings when you did this to me?"
"I was indeed wrong. I was too indulgent, too accommodating, and too tolerant of you!"
Wang Chenglin heard Zhong Minglan's words, and a trace of anger flashed across his face. He walked quickly into the hall and said loudly, "You said you indulged, accommodating, and forbearing me? Then I work hard outside every day, and when I come home, I face either your nagging or your complaints. Is this what you call love?"
Zhong Minglan sneered, tears welling up in her eyes. She pointed at Wang Chenglin with a trembling hand and said, "I nag? I complain? It's all for this family! But you found another woman outside and put the blame on me!"
Wang Chenglin turned his head away, avoiding Zhong Minglan's gaze, and said, "This family makes me feel depressed. There is no warmth at all. Every time I want to share my joys and sorrows with you, you always don't care and only care about the trivial matters of firewood, rice, oil and salt."
Wang Shiyu couldn't help crying as she watched her parents quarreling. She cried, "Dad, Mom, stop quarreling! Why are you doing this? We used to be such a happy family!"
Wang Chenglin looked at his daughter, a trace of guilt flashed in his eyes, but it was soon replaced by stubbornness. He said, "Shiyu, Dad doesn't want to be like this, but Dad is really tired."
Wang Shiyu rushed over and grabbed Wang Chenglin's arm, begging, "Dad, you can't abandon our family like this. Mom has been doing housework every day to take care of you and me. It's really not easy for her."
Wang Chenglin was silent for a moment, then gently shook off Wang Shiyu's hand and said, "Shiyu, you are still young, you don't understand the world of adults."
Zhong Minglan walked forward, hugged Wang Shiyu, and said, "Wang Chenglin, check your conscience. I have given everything for this family over the years. I understand that you work hard, but you treat me like this!"
Wang Chenglin frowned and said irritably: "I know you have paid a lot, but I don't feel any understanding or support in this family."
Wang Shiyu raised her head, looked at Wang Chenglin and said, "Dad, Mom doesn't understand you, so why don't you communicate with us properly? Why do you have to hurt us in this way?"
Wang Chenglin sighed and said, "Communication? Every time we communicate, it turns into a quarrel. What's the point?"
Zhong Minglan bit her lip and said, "Wang Chenglin, that's because you have never really communicated with me! You are always self-righteous and think you are always right."
Wang Chenglin retorted: "I am self-righteous? What about you? You always arrange everything according to your ideas and never take my feelings into consideration."
Wang Shiyu cried and said, "Dad, Mom, stop blaming each other. Let's work together to find a way to get this family back to how it was before, okay?"
Zhong Minglan looked at her daughter, wiped the tears from her face distressedly, and said: "Shiyu, Mommy doesn't want this to happen, but your daddy..."
Wang Chenglin interrupted, "Zhong Minglan, what's the point of saying all this now? I can't go back to this home anymore. You also have no feelings for me anymore, don't you?"
Zhong Minglan looked at her daughter who was in tears and said, "Wang Chenglin, I can give you one last chance. If you still care about our years of relationship, if you still care about me and my daughter, then cut off contact with that woman."
"Let's remarry and take back all the things you bought for that woman! From now on, I will be in charge of the family's money!"
Hearing this, Wang Shiyu stopped crying, looked at Wang Chenglin with a pleading expression, and grabbed the corner of his clothes with her two little hands.
Wang Chenglin looked at his daughter and fell silent.
Wang Chenglin looked at his daughter's pleading eyes and could not help but hesitate. His daughter's little hand tightly grasped the corner of his clothes, and her pitiful appearance made him waver for a moment.
However, when he thought of the endless quarrels with Zhong Minglan over the years, the life with no common language, and the deep disgust for each other, Wang Chenglin's heart hardened again.
He thought silently in his heart: "Zhong Minglan and I have lost our feelings for each other a long time ago. Being together only tortures each other. Every communication turns into a quarrel. I am really fed up with such days. Besides, when Xiao Zhou and I were together, I was so happy and comfortable. She understood me and could give me the tenderness and understanding I wanted."
Wang Chenglin shifted his gaze away from his daughter and looked into the distance, his thoughts becoming more determined.
He cannot remarry Zhong Minglan for the sake of his daughter, as that would cause him to live in pain and depression for the rest of his life.
He has already paid a lot for this family and worked hard every day. Why should he sacrifice himself for others? He also has the right to pursue happiness!
Wang Chenglin took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind, and gently held his daughter's hand and said, "Shiyu, Dad knows you hope that Mom and I can be together again, but Dad and Mom really can't go back. There is no love between Dad and Mom anymore, and forcing them to be together will not make them happy."
Wang Shiyu burst into tears again. She cried, "Dad, don't you love me anymore? Can you bear to watch our family break up like this?"
Wang Chenglin felt a little guilty, but selfish thoughts still prevailed. He said, "Shiyu, Dad loves you, but Dad also wants to live for himself. Dad and Mom are not happy together, and it's better for everyone if they separate."
After saying this, Wang Chenglin seemed to feel a lot more relaxed. At this moment, he no longer had any sense of responsibility towards his family, only the pursuit of his so-called "happiness".
He had even begun to imagine that when he proposed to Xiao Zhou, Xiao Zhou would definitely be very happy and excited.