dhibooks Chapter 1560 - 1031:
Chapter 1560 - 1031:
"Now, without anyone else even saying it, I already look down on myself. Anyway, both of my sons are adults now, they don’t need me, it makes no difference. It’s okay, go ahead, if I resist, let me be reborn as a pig in the next life!"
Li Xinwei had fed pigs when she went to the countryside, so the animal she despised most was pigs. To dare to make such a vow showed that she was absolutely serious. Realizing this, Lin Zhiliang couldn’t be forceful anymore, he quickly softened his tone, changing his grip to a gentle hold: "Look at you, we’ve been husband and wife for our whole lives, why throw a tantrum over such small matters."
"Oh, you know my temper’s bad, when I’m angry, I just speak without thinking. You’re just doing this to make yourself upset, aren’t you?"
"I admit that being with Yao Shan was wrong, but I was really helpless. I can’t say it was the girl who initiated it, but it really started because I got drunk and mistook her for you."
"I realized only afterwards that I’d caused big trouble. She agreed not to mention it again to anyone, but unexpectedly, she got pregnant. What’s a girl supposed to do when faced with something like this?"
"She wanted to get an abortion, but the doctor said if she really went through with the operation, she might never be able to have children again in her life. She asked for my opinion, what could I do?"
"I’ve caused the trouble, and if I forced her to terminate it, making her unable to be a mother, how cruel would I be? I didn’t dare to discuss it with you, so I could only grit my teeth and move forward."
"Originally, she wanted to after giving birth, hand the child over to me, then start anew in a place where no one knows her. Of course, I promised her that economically, I would provide enough support."
"But when the child was really born, she couldn’t bear to part with him, and I couldn’t forcibly separate mother and child. That would be too cruel, wouldn’t it? You’re a mother yourself; you should understand that feeling, right?"
"So I had to let her keep the child, and let her raise him first. Whenever she meets someone suitable, she can go ahead and marry. As for the child, whether he takes her surname or mine, I’m not planning to claim him back."
"When you saw me with her and the two kids, it was probably for the sake of her neighbors. The place she rents now is quite nice, but inevitably, a woman alone with two kids gets talked about."
"For her, and also for the children to live calmly, I agreed to visit them one day each month. Her explanation to the neighbors is that her husband works out of town and only has one day off a month."
"Xinwei, I’m telling you the whole truth now. Just now, driven by you, all I thought about was angering you. Ay, my temper, I’ve said so many times I would change it, but I never can. Don’t hold it against me, alright?"
"Lin Zhiliang, I really want to believe you..." Li Xinwei sighed heavily, "but I’m afraid. Living with you all these years, I don’t even know if you’ve ever been truthful."
"You’ve grown so accustomed to saying what others want to hear, you probably can’t even tell whether you’re speaking sincerely or deceitfully, can you?"
"Li Xinwei!" Lin Zhiliang glared at his wife with displeasure, "I did it for the sake of our family’s status within the clan. Ever since I was young, Dad never favored me like my older brother. If I don’t come up with ways, I’ll just continue to be more and more marginalized."
"I don’t mind, but what about our sons? Wenhang is stubborn, and Wenxiu is headstrong. If I, their father, don’t fight for them, eventually everything will end up being in the hands of my brother."
"Look at this, you’re so used to saying these things. If we weren’t married for so many years, I might’ve actually believed you. It’s just..." Li Xinwei looked at him with amusement, "have you forgotten? I’ve heard these lines from you so many times, I’ve memorized them. Now, when you use them to convince me, even if I want to believe, I can’t fool myself, so don’t make it hard for me, okay?"
Lin Zhiliang just sighed: "What do you want me to do for you to believe me?"
"Take me to see Yao Shan, and face her directly to clarify things..." Li Xinwei looked at him blandly, "For instance, make her marry, deal with things regarding the child."
"Now you’re just being unreasonable. If I say that, what courage does she have left to live?" Lin Zhiliang frowned at her, "I promise, in this lifetime, apart from you, I won’t have anyone else as a wife, alright?"
"No." Li Xinwei shook her head, "Your promises have too short a shelf life. If I believed in them, I’d really be a fool. Lin Zhiliang, all these years you’ve used me, I was willing to endure that, but wanting to stand up for myself now is different."
"In the past, I did everything you asked not because I trusted your words or believed it was right, but simply because I loved you."
"But now, having seen everything clearly, I’m deciding not to love anymore. So, keep your rhetoric to yourself, I’m holding firm on my conditions. If you can meet them, we’ll continue as spouses. If not, then we’re strangers."
"Strangers?" Lin Zhiliang sneered, his eyes filled with disdain, "If you became a stranger to me, where would you go? Don’t forget, you’ve offended everyone in your maternal family completely."
"Lin Zhiliang, do you think you really understand me so well?" Li Xinyu asked with a smile, as if clouds and breeze.
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