Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

Chapter 588 - 583: The Money Problem

Zhou Yunmei, Xu He, and Luo Zhiming, the things they’ve done these past two years really made Luo Zhiyong’s life a living hell, utterly exasperated.

After Luo Dashan was sent into the hospital ward, Luo Zhiyong caught Luo Zhiming and taught him a solid lesson without even asking for a reason.

Luo Zhiming was already feeling guilty, and on top of that, he genuinely hadn’t expected Xu He and Zhou Yunmei to overdose the drugs so heavily; he thought they would just use a little to prevent Luo Dashan from going to the provincial city, to stop Xu He and the others from getting money from Fang Pingying to pay off those usurious loans. He never intended to harm Luo Dashan to this extent.

These days, he had been feeling anxious and unsettled. If Luo Dashan were truly to pass away like this, he would never be able to live in peace for the rest of his life. Although he was not filial, that was still his father, after all, and no son in the world would wish for their father’s death.

Therefore, when Luo Zhiyong was beating him, he didn’t dare to fight back, even with a face full of injuries, he never retaliated, just tried to dodge.

After a while, seeing that Luo Zhiyong seemed to have cooled down a bit, Luo Zhiming said with a trembling voice, "Big brother, I know you want to beat me to death. Just do it if you want, I won’t blame you. But right now, the most important thing is to think of a way to cure dad."

As soon as Luo Zhiyong heard Luo Zhiming’s voice, he got annoyed again. If it were not for the hospital, Luo Zhiming would have been on the ground long ago.

Trying not to alarm the doctors and nurses, Luo Zhiyong restrained himself from hitting him, but glared at him with bloodshot eyes, "You dare blame me? What do you have to blame me for? Even if I beat you to death, you have no right to blame me."

"Big brother, even if you kill me, dad’s illness still needs to be treated," said Luo Zhiming, shrinking against the wall and looking beseechingly at Luo Zhiyong.

On hearing this, Luo Zhiyong’s chest filled with anger once again began to churn. If he had known it would come to this, why did he do what he did before.

Luo Zhiming, seeing that Luo Zhiyong was about to hit him again, simply closed his eyes and let Luo Zhiyong beat him.

But this time, Luo Dahu stopped him. Luo Dahu gave Luo Zhiming a glance and sighed, "Zhiyong, let’s talk about Zhiming’s issue later. First, let’s discuss dad’s illness. The doctor also mentioned whether he should be admitted to the intensive care unit."

Luo Zhiyong nodded without hesitation, "Yes, he must be admitted."

"What about the money?" Luo Dahu looked at Luo Zhiyong, not continuing further.

Actually, Luo Dahu also knew, none of the people here, except for Fang Pingying, could come up with such a large sum of money.

But Luo Dahu was a decent man, too; he knew Fang Pingying was under no obligation to fork out the sum, so he didn’t say more.

"I’ll figure out a way," said Luo Zhiyong before turning to Fang Pingying and others. "Uncle, Pingying, wait here for the doctor to come out, and tell them, I’ve decided to admit my dad to the ICU."

After finishing his words, Luo Zhiyong hurriedly walked out.

Fang Pingying naturally knew he was going out to make calls to borrow money. She glanced at him as she placed the sleeping Yaoyao on the hospital’s long bench, preparing to stop the man.

But Luo Honglan chased after him first, calling out to Luo Zhiyong, "Big brother, where are you going?"

Luo Zhiyong didn’t mention the matter of money and simply said, "I’ll be right back."

"Big brother, I have money. I brought my passbook back with me. You can use the passbook to withdraw money," said Luo Honglan. After saying this, she took out a passbook from her bag and handed it to Luo Zhiyong.

This morning, as soon as she heard about Luo Dashan’s illness, Luo Honglan knew for sure that it would cost money, so she brought her passbook back with her.

Luo Zhiyong took the passbook, flipped through it, then immediately closed it and handed it back to Luo Honglan, frowning as he said, "Take it back. This is the money you’ve earned from working so hard over the years, and some of it must be the gift money from Chen Jie’s family this time. Although it was given to you, after all, it’s from your husband’s family. If it’s used to support your maternal family, how would your in-laws view you later?"

Seeing Luo Honglan about to speak, Luo Zhiyong patted her shoulder, reassuringly said, "Don’t worry, big brother will figure something out. I have brought some money with me, and we’re only short by several hundred yuan."

"Big brother..."

Luo Honglan didn’t finish her sentence when Fang Pingying walked over and said to Luo Honglan, "Hong Lan, you go ahead. You can’t withdraw your money all at once anyway. Leave the money matters to me. I’ll talk to your big brother."

Hearing this, Luo Honglan nodded and turned to go to where Yaoyao was.

Then, Fang Pingying turned her head to face Luo Zhiyong, and asked with some displeasure, "And where exactly do you plan to figure this out?"

"I..."

Before Luo Zhiyong could finish speaking, Fang Pingying exposed his thoughts by retorting, "Considering borrowing money from your comrades-in-arms again?"

Luo Zhiyong remained silent, not saying a word. Indeed, he did plan to call a comrade-in-arms and borrow some money. One of the major reasons for his divorce from Fang Pingying was to prevent his family from depending on her financially for everything.

Since he didn’t want his family leaning on her, naturally, he wouldn’t think of asking Fang Pingying to solve problems whenever something came up.

Fang Pingying gave him a glance and continued to ask, "Do you think you don’t have to repay the money borrowed from others, or do you feel that others are more approachable than me?"

Fang Pingying didn’t understand what was on this man’s mind. When there were no problems, he behaved as if the divorce didn’t matter at all, carrying on just like before, even introducing her as "my wife" during Luo Honglan’s engagement so affectionately.

Now that there’s trouble, she’s immediately regarded as an outsider.

She had enough cash in her purse to lend if needed, yet he insisted on borrowing from someone else.

Luo Zhiyong knew what Fang Pingying meant, but with everything that had happened, he felt even more distant about their future together.

At this moment, under all the pressure from various sides, he felt like he was about to collapse. He thought that to continue letting Fang Pingying bear this pressure with him, just the thought hurt him deeply.

He thought, perhaps for a family like his, letting go of Fang Pingying was the true way to love her.

He just didn’t know how he would ever bring himself to let her go.

But at this moment, Luo Zhiyong indeed harbored that thought.

He looked at Fang Pingying, sighed, and said with a hint of alienation in his tone, "Pingying, the family matters have already burden your burden. You’ve already done so much by bringing Ruirui and Yaoyao to see my dad. I’m very grateful for that. As for what comes after, I can take care of it myself. I don’t want to trouble you anymore."

"You..." Fang Pingying detected the alienation in his words. At another time, she might have thought it a good thing - she had long been weary of their dragging relationship. But at this moment, she seemed to see through this man’s thoughts, and she was furious enough to want to bite him to death.

She glared at him with furrowed brows, and roared in anger, "Not troubling me is good, but we’re talking about Yaoyao’s grandfather’s life. Even for Ruirui and Yaoyao, I can’t just watch and do nothing."

After speaking, Fang Pingying took an envelope out of her bag and handed it to Luo Zhiyong, "Here’s two thousand yuan. Take it and go handle the hospital admission procedures. If you don’t want to trouble me, think of it as a loan from me. When your financial situation improves, you can pay me back."