Chapter 2403 - 2231: Past Events in the Diary (8)

Chapter 2403: Chapter 2231: Past Events in the Diary (8)

Watching your own child in unbearable pain, seeing him with no way to achieve the life he desires, watching him plead with you time and again, does your heart feel guilty? Does it ache? How can you bear it?"

"Dad, I really know I was wrong. I really shouldn’t have abandoned you back then. It was the biggest mistake I’ve ever made in my life. I’m here now to kneel and admit my mistake. Can you forgive me? If you can forgive me for everything in this life, no matter what, I promise I will never leave you again. Leaving you has caused me such deep and painful regret. I never imagined I would end up the way I am today. All I wanted was a stable life. Father, can’t you kindly offer us forgiveness one more time?

These past few years, we’ve always been living in our own suffering, torturing ourselves in our dreams time and again. Every time I hear a child cry, I think of my own child, so small and pitiful. Why did I do such a thing and abandon them? All the mistakes rest on my shoulders. If we really can’t be forgiven, we’re willing to leave this family and never set foot in this home again in our lifetime. But we really don’t want to leave like we did before. Leaving this home has only brought painful memories to everyone. No one has lived a happy and joyful life. Do we really want this family to be broken like before?

It’s not easy to establish a family, and it’s even harder to maintain happiness and harmony within it. In the past, we didn’t understand what kind of life we truly wanted, nor did we know what we did wrong in our lifetime. We’ve reflected time and again on what kind of result we should strive for to reach the most correct conclusion. But now we really understand. As long as everyone can forgive us, as long as we can live happily together, for me, I can give up everything. I can abandon all my possessions outside just to return to this family, to stay with all of you, to care for you as a family. For me, that would be the happiest thing in the world. Father, I beg you, please let us come back and don’t drive us out of the house again!"

"Then tell me, what did you say when you left this home back then? Did you say you would never step through this door again? Does your life still have any connection with the Zhang Family? Tell me now!"

Zhang Zhentian knew his father was truly furious this time. Perhaps only by opening his heart and explaining everything could he return home. Wasn’t this outcome all caused by himself? Who could he blame now?

"Dad, when I left home, I said once I stepped out of the Zhang Family door, I could never come back. At the moment I turned around and left, you told me if I dared to step out of the Zhang Family door, I would never be a Zhang Family person again. But I still resolutely walked out of the Zhang Family door, proving that I could never return home in this life.

At that moment, I chose to sever all ties with home. I even considered severing my father-son relationship with you. But I really couldn’t bring myself to do it. I couldn’t bear to see your disappointed eyes; for me, it was a thorn piercing my heart. I watched as my father was so sad and heartbroken, yet I still chose to leave. My actions only ever brought harm to my parents with no return. I really don’t understand why I acted so heartlessly back then, placing my father in such difficult situations repeatedly. I truly understand now that I can’t live without you all. Only with you by my side is life truly happy. I know I was wrong. If given another chance, I would never make such a choice again, and I wouldn’t say such things. I would shamelessly beg you not to drive me out, not to speak those heartless words."

"So you still remember what you said back then, huh? Even though I told you to leave the house back then, do you think it’s appropriate for you to come back now? But I still choose to forgive you because forgiving you will let you understand the torment deep in your heart. I want you to live in constant torment and to make it up to your child. I may not have many years left on this earth, but I want your child to know this, to live with the complete care of their parents. Only if they’re happy can I, as a grandfather, be truly at peace!"