Whether it was the original owner or Su Li, they both saw it the sa way.
Zhu Zhua was filled with complaints and dissatisfaction about her marriage, venting her emotions wildly on her husband. Su Peng was gentle and timid, but not unaware or insensitive; he could certainly feel it.
Having given so much, he too longed for love.
Perhaps it was because of weakness, habit, or so other reason that he persisted in this life for over twenty years without proposing divorce.
In reality, his gentleness had lost its original passion, like a pool of stagnant water, utterly devoid of interest.
Zhu Zhua seldom paid any attention to the husband she looked down upon, but the original owner’s keen mind had already noticed.
But she was also powerless to do anything.
She had realized she was falling into an abyss; just focusing on not letting herself continue to fall had already exhausted all her energy. She truly couldn’t spare any more to console her father.
This was also a regret of the original owner, who believed that her father was partly this way perhaps because of her.
This ti, Su Peng, many years earlier than before, brought it up himself.
Su Li, "Daddy, as long as you are happy, I support all of your decisions."
"Perhaps you and mom splitting up will allow both of you to live better lives."
People who are incompatible being forced together is truly painful.
Su Peng was pleasantly surprised to have his daughter’s agreent.
"Xiao Li, don’t worry, even though mom and dad are separating, we still love you just the sa."
Afterward, Su Peng hesitated for a mont, then suddenly said, "I have experienced marriage already, and although the feeling wasn’t great, I have never regretted it."
"In a lifeti, a person can choose to experience love, marriage, or to not experience it at all. The world is so vast... there are too many interesting things out there; there is no need to confine oneself to a small circle."
"You... whatever decision you make, Daddy... I will always support you..."
"...you must never force yourself..."
Su Peng had obviously never spoken such a long string of words before, stuttering and stumbling, it took a while for him to clearly express his thoughts.
"In the future, you might take on many roles: daughter, wife, daughter-in-law, mother... but don’t forget, the most important one is yourself."
"What you need most is to be yourself..."
------------
After Su Peng left, Su Li took out her phone and switched it to silent mode.
Tonight was destined to be a restless night.
Su Peng bore the marks of a ti reset; he must have been reborn.
From his appearance, Su Li couldn’t be sure from which point in his past life he had reset.
However, what she could be sure of was that he must have gone through the departure of his daughter.
That’s why he had rushed to the school to see his daughter the first chance he got.
The look of excitent in Su Peng’s eyes, like he had lost and found sothing precious, lingered in Su Li’s mind for a long ti.
As Su Li had expected, the screen of her phone kept lighting up and dimming in a strange cycle, over and over again.
It wasn’t until the early hours of the next morning that it finally cald down.
-------------
After leaving, Su Peng went straight ho, not even eating dinner, just sitting in the living room.
On the coffee table was the divorce agreent he had already signed.
Zhu Zhua opened the door, changed her shoes, and saw the dazed Su Peng sitting foolishly; her rage instantly erupted like a volcano.
The berating ca with a slapdash clatter.
She banged and smashed things with vehence, betraying the sha and annoyance in her heart.
That afternoon, because of Su Li’s phone call, she had lost face in front of her old friend, Wan Jia Bing, and they had parted ways without even having dinner.
Watching Wan Jia Bing’s pursed lips, Zhu Zhihua felt both sour and bitter inside.
Clearly, he was angry.
When they were young, whenever he got angry, he displayed the sa deanor, and each ti, it was she who would coax and beg him in a low voice to calm down.
Therefore, Zhu Zhihua felt even more annoyed with her daughter.
How co the older she got, the less she listened?
When she returned ho and saw Su Peng, who was as good as useless, all of Zhu Zhihua’s rage found an outlet.
But this ti, Su Peng simply watched her rant in silence, without, as usual, waiting for her to tire before preparing a warm cup of honey water.
At this mont, Zhu Zhihua had yet to notice anything unusual about her husband.
In her view, for over twenty years, Su Peng had always carried this ghostly deanor.
He couldn’t even argue with her, let alone dare to.
"Gurgle gurgle..." After venting, Zhu Zhihua’s stomach began its deceptive cries of hunger. She turned her head to glance at the kitchen, spotless as ever.
There was no bone broth simring on the stove, no cooked als on the table.
Opening the refrigerator, it was completely empty; there wasn’t even a single grain of rice.
With a stern face, Zhu Zhihua asked loudly, "Today, you didn’t cook?"
"You say you’re busy all day, and I’m out fighting, but I can’t even eat a hot al when I get ho. What use are you?"
This ti, Su Peng did not stay quiet, but instead replied calmly, "You earn more than , but my salary is not insignificant. Even if you did not work, and were a full-ti housewife like the neighbors, I could still support you."
Zhu Zhihua was first stunned by Su Peng’s response, then flew into a rage, shouting, "Able to support, able to support, with what will you support ..."
"According to my calculations, our family’s monthly expenses never even reach the limit of my salary... Over these years, you must have saved almost a million yuan."
"Wow, you’ve learned to backtalk now, starting to count my money..."
...
"Let’s get a divorce," Su Peng said, not wanting to quarrel over these matters.
All these years, his silence didn’t an he was oblivious; in fact, he knew better than anyone.
Others said he was weak, but he only thought that stepping back would open up a wider world.
Zhu Zhihua always thought of him as a doormat at work, an old nice guy that others pushed around.
But what she didn’t see was that the outspoken ones had long been kicked out of the company, leaving only him, who had occupied that enviable position for over twenty years.
She didn’t understand that sotis not competing is competing.
And who is perfect in every way?
Back then, he knew that Zhu Zhihua had soone else in her heart and wasn’t satisfied with him, but isn’t that what a spouse is about? Over ti, affection grows, and they beco family.
Why squabble with your own family? What’s the harm in giving a little more?
But... he was wrong, terribly wrong, which led to the loss of his most important daughter; only then did he have an epiphany.
How could he think that one must follow the judgnts of the outside world?
How could he ignore his daughter’s cries for help, choosing to side with Zhu Zhihua?
His daughter was clearly the most important thing in his heart, yet he also beca one of the accomplices in her demise.
All these thoughts, whenever they ca to mind, would wrench his heart painfully.
Reviews
All reviews (0)