"Well, this is the problem." Zhao Haitang's incisive analysis made Si Mingda feel panicked and at a loss. After all, he was the one who made the mistake first, and he couldn't help feeling a little guilty.
After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Haitang, I understand what you mean. I admit that Wang Mudan is a good woman. I haven't treated her badly over the years. As for the three children, they are my lifeblood. I will definitely take responsibility. Who doesn't want a stable family when they reach middle age?"
"I know you used to live a relatively peaceful life, but everything has changed since you reunited with Luo Yingtao. To be honest, Mudan told me everything that happened in the past two years, including your dating with Luo Yingtao and the details of your quarrels. We have been classmates for so many years, and we all know each other well. Why don't we have a frank chat today?" Zhao Haitang accepted Wang Mudan's commission and had the obligation to help his old classmate get rid of the current marital crisis. As the saying goes, it is better to demolish ten temples than to ruin a marriage. Although it is more painful for a couple with emotional discord to live together, as long as they shift their focus to their children, they can add more laughter to their children's childhood. When the children are happy, their pain will naturally decrease.
In Zhao Haitang's view, reconciling a marriage is doing good deeds and accumulating virtue. The couples mediated by her have happy marriages, which is equivalent to accumulating blessings for herself. The purpose of her founding a psychological counseling room is to bring happiness and warmth to families suffering from marital trauma.
Si Mingda sighed and said sadly, "Haitang, to be honest, Luo Yingtao did hurt me when we were at K University, but I don't hate her because I really like her. This is a feeling from the bottom of my heart. I can't tell a lie. Besides, she is my first love. No matter how old you are, the feeling of first love is always the most beautiful and unforgettable. You and Zuo Wutong also went from first love to marriage. I believe you can understand my feelings."
"Yes, Simingda, I understand your feelings. The feeling of first love is indeed wonderful and unforgettable. However, after getting married, we must shoulder the responsibilities of marriage instead of blindly indulging in the beauty of first love. This behavior is irrational and immoral."
Zuo Wutong is Zhao Haitang's husband. They are each other's first love and have a good relationship after marriage. However, Zhang Yueji sends ambiguous messages to Zuo Wutong from time to time, which makes Zhao Haitang quite dissatisfied.
Simingda said slowly: "Wang Mudan is very good to me. We have lived together for so many years and have three children, but I really don't love her. I just need her in my life. Don't be afraid of you scolding me. I have wanted to divorce her countless times, but the reason I didn't take action is because she is too good to me. I can't find a better woman than her, nor a more suitable business partner than her. Therefore, I have to continue to be with her. In fact, my heart is very tormented. Can you understand my pain? I am a normal man. I need true love, not to be an emotionless walking corpse in order to repay a favor. Many friends around me have divorced. The reason why I am not as detached as them is that I can't bear to divorce Wang Mudan. I think I have done her justice. At present, she should turn a blind eye to my relationship with Luo Yingtao. She has not lost anything. She is in control of my company's money. What is she dissatisfied with?"
"Money is only part of a marriage. What Mudan needs is your true love. Your relationship with Luo Yingtao is hurting her dignity as the legitimate wife. She has devoted over a decade to Mingdan Company. Is this just to manage the company's accounts?"
"Haitang, I think the reason you women have so many worries is because you're overly anxious and obsessed with controlling men's money and emotions, without ever considering what men need from their perspective. You want to control men's money, but you also stipulate that men can only love you in their hearts, and that men can only earn money to support their wives and children. Don't men have their own happiness and pursuits? Women cry and wail when they're upset, but have you ever considered that men also suffer, and how do we resolve that pain?"
Si Mingda's weird talk is full of selfish and indulgent mentality. He keeps scolding Wang Mudan for complaining everywhere, but he doesn't know that it is his selfishness and irresponsibility that has caused Wang Mudan's pain today.
"Hey, Simingda, I don't agree with your point of view." Zhao Haitang curled her lips and said, "Simingda, I'm very disappointed that you said that. I feel sad for Mudan and feel that her efforts for you are not worth it. Since you don't love her, you shouldn't have married her in the first place. Is it because she is too good to you? When Luo Yingtao abandoned you, she filled the emotional gap in time and helped you save face at school. When you came out to work, her parents gave you money and showed their kindness to you, so you can't bear to leave her? Just for the so-called repayment of kindness, can you bear to let her suffer for more than ten years? You have to understand that whether it was the emotional comfort she gave you or her parents gave you money to spend, everything she did was because she liked you."
"Haitang, I still say the same thing. Wang Mudan is indeed a good wife. I have only gratitude for her, not any feelings for her. This is what I really think. No matter whether you think I am immoral or conscienceless, love is a feeling in the heart. Love is love. I can't pretend not to love you." Si Mingda self-righteously expressed the so-called "wife and lover" theory, which really shocked Zhao Haitang. His cold-blooded and selfish theory was so similar to those men in unhappy marriages that she usually received. They never considered the feelings of the woman and would rather bear the stigma of abandoning their wives and children, vainly pursuing so-called true love, and using this as an excuse to abandon family responsibilities and social morality. Perhaps they gained temporary happiness, but they did not know that what they left to their wives and children would be lifelong pain.
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