As she watched her tears drip onto her pillow, she finally put away all her longings.

When Zhang Yichen saw his wife turn to leave, he reached out to hold her back. He couldn’t let her leave without a cause; some things had to be clarified to avoid unnecessary trouble for both of them in the future. Yet, he hadn’t expected that his cold words would create a lasting scar in his wife’s heart. In the end, the two lived together like mere acquaintances, never returning to that original feeling. Their love was utterly destroyed by his impulsiveness.

"Did I hit the mark? Do you feel embarrassed, wanting to escape now? Do you really have nothing to explain? Have you never thought of being with me for money, to live a life free from worry and filled with wealth and glory? Just tell me the truth, if you are with me for money, I can overlook everything and let you stay by my side."

"Haha, you’re too arrogant. You think money allows you to wantonly insult others? You think money guarantees I’ll love you without limits forever? It’s not your wealth, not your name, nor your power that I love. I love you as a person. At first, you seemed like a sunny boy worth trusting my life to. But now I see you’re not worthy of my love. Why should I forcefully stay by your side, making you suffer and myself unhappy? I don’t want this life anymore. We need to calm down and think about what’s the best outcome for both, without making impulsive decisions that lead to regret!"

Don’t worry, I won’t tell Grandpa or our son about this. I want them to live happily without being troubled by our conflicts. Grandpa is old; remember to spend more time with him. I won’t accompany him these days because I don’t know what role I should play before him. You’ve made your intentions clear to me. Don’t worry, once your mind clears, I’ll give you a satisfying answer!"

Zhang Yichen suddenly felt at a loss for words. Would his wife really leave him just because of his words? What was his years of waiting for, if it led to today’s farewell? His long years of waiting and enduring, only to end in painful separation.

"Have you thought it through? If you step out of this door today, you may never get another chance to come back. Are you willing to let go of all this wealth, all this glory? Do these mean nothing to you? Does our family, Grandpa, our son, and I mean nothing to you?"

Ran Zhihan paused and said: "Perhaps I sincerely cared about every one of you before, truly treated you all as family. I was willing to abandon everything I cared for, even my freedom, my principles, my dignity.

But today I can’t be as I was, because you started to doubt me. You don’t know why I chose to be with you. In your eyes, I’m just someone who married for money. You think I don’t love you. Since that’s the case, why do you hold me back from living the life I desire?

Perhaps I really cared for you all before, but now I don’t. From the start, I didn’t care for your money, so why would I care now? The person I cared the most about was you. Yet today, the things you said to me were humiliating, painful, leaving me speechless. I’ve chosen not to care for you anymore. Since I chose this, I’ll do my utmost to forget you, forget all the pain you caused, preserving only the most beautiful memories between us. Those memories will accompany me for a lifetime, never disappearing, but perhaps because of this, our fate has come to an end. Even though one’s heart won’t ache, whose heart wouldn’t feel any sorrow?

Since you don’t trust me, don’t try to keep me, as it just makes you seem hypocritical. Things I once cared for mean nothing now, as everything now is not worth fighting for, not worth guarding at all costs. So why should I foolishly live in pain over this?"

Zhang Yichen now finally understood that his wife wasn’t with him for money. His heart was merely jealous and spoke thoughtlessly upon seeing his wife associate with Chen Gang, leading to this situation. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Yet, it was too late for regret. His wife had left, never to return. Perhaps they truly missed their chance.

Watching his wife’s retreating figure from home made him realize how attached he really was to her, how one action of his could cause a lifetime of sorrow. But the deed was done, and his words had been spoken. He could not back down; why should he let himself become so humble and base?

Ran Zhihan was tearful when she turned away. She couldn’t bear her husband’s doubts. Which wife doesn’t want complete trust from her husband? Yet, some people always end up doubting their partners, causing marital discord.

Clearly, she cared for him, willing to sacrifice everything for him, yet his eyes saw her as nothing.

Affection slowly turned into heartache; time changed true love into neglect; nostalgia eventually turned into oblivion...