only to realize that the rumors were far from the truth.
就这样我渐渐地开始接触他，只是一接触我发现原来传言是那么地不可信。
Ah Bao might be tall and strong, but he was just as timid and fearful as my father. How could he protect me or our future children if he couldn''t protect himself?
阿宝虽然生得人高马大，但是也如我父亲一样的胆小怕事，这样的人自己都护不了，如何能护住我？护住未来的孩子？
Haunted by the nightmares of being bullied since childhood, I wanted to call off the marriage!
从小就备受欺凌的噩梦袭来，我想退婚！
I told my father my thoughts, but he didn''t say a word or move.
我和父亲说明了我的想法，但是父亲没有说一句话，也没有一点点行动。
He was truly frightened by his previous experience and was now afraid to take any action.
他真的被前任给打怕了，如今怕担事儿了。