Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

Chapter 643 - 638: Quarreling

After Zhou Guangsheng finished speaking, Fang Xiu glared at him irritably and scolded, "Zhou Guangsheng, you should be sent to a mental hospital too."

Zhou Guangsheng had no choice but to helplessly call out, "Xiu’er."

Fang Xiu still couldn’t get over it, she frowned and pressed Zhou Guangsheng, "Do you really think she would die, she’s just putting on an act, she wouldn’t bear to die at all, if she really wanted to die, wouldn’t she have done it long ago rather than waiting until now?"

Zhou Guangsheng recalled the incident and knew Bai Jing did want to die.

Or rather, in Bai Jing’s heart, as soon as she lost her temper, she had no time to think about life or death, even knowing she might die, she would do it anyway.

Of course, Bai Jing might have also known that he would save her or perhaps hadn’t expected that a car accident would really happen, just taking a dangerous gamble.

Even so, Zhou Guangsheng couldn’t just stand by and watch her get hit by a car, he said, "Xiu’er, she really could have died. You weren’t there to see it, if I were a moment later, it would have been her and the child that got hit by the car."

Fang Xiu was infuriated, speaking recklessly as she yelled, "So let her get hit, she asked for it herself, no one could’ve stopped her."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Guangsheng’s expression turned serious as he admonished Fang Xiu, "Fang Xiu, how can you speak like that? Even if you don’t consider her, you should at least think about the child."

Actually, the reason Zhou Guangsheng lectured Fang Xiu was because he felt as a soldier, a soldier has the responsibility to save people in emergencies, and as the wife of a soldier, she should have that awareness too. He believed what she said was wrong, which is why he scolded her with a stern face.

But when Fang Xiu saw that Zhou Guangsheng even dared to scold her, she began to speak in an extreme tone, "Is that child yours? You care so much about them."

Zhou Guangsheng frowned upon hearing this, "Fang Xiu, saying that is really heartless."

"Fine, fine, you’re the one with a conscience, you have a conscience," Fang Xiu shouted loudly, getting even more upset, "I think that child of Bai Jing must be yours, otherwise, why would you be so nervous? You even injured your own leg because of them."

"What happened to my leg?" Zhou Guangsheng reached down to touch his leg, his expression becoming extremely serious.

Everyone had been keeping his leg injury a secret from him, thinking to wait until he was a bit better before telling him, hoping the outcome would be better than they expected.

Only then did Fang Xiu realize she had been impulsive, and she fell silent.

Seeing this, Fang Pingying stepped forward and pulled Fang Xiu, saying softly, "Xiu’er, stop the commotion, at least for now, let’s talk about everything later."

Then, she told Zhou Guangsheng the truth, "Guangsheng, don’t be anxious, it’s just that the doctor said your leg, after being injured this time, will take some time to recover, and there may be some lingering effects. The specifics are uncertain for now, we’ll have to see at that time, maybe it’s nothing serious."

After all, Zhou Guangsheng would find out sooner or later, there’s no hiding it.

After listening, Zhou Guangsheng became very agitated and suddenly sat up in bed, loudly shouting, "I want to see the doctor, I want to see the doctor."

Now that Zhou Guangsheng had become so agitated, Fang Pingying really didn’t know what to do, and she could only ask Fang Xiu to calm down while she stayed beside him, going to call the doctor over.

The doctor’s words were much the same as Fang Pingying’s; they could not give Zhou Guangsheng an answer for the time being, but the best possible outcome is that Zhou Guangsheng’s leg would gradually recover. It would recover to the point of normal walking without any difference from an ordinary person, but heavy labor would definitely be impossible.

There’s no way he could undertake the kind of high-intensity training carried out in the military.

The worst case would be that even normal walking is impossible and he would have to rely on crutches for assistance, meaning his leg might end up being lame.

Having a lame leg would be a devastating blow for anyone to accept, let alone a soldier carrying dreams of protecting his home and country.

After the doctor finished speaking, Zhou Guangsheng didn’t say anything more, only mentioning that he wanted to be left alone and didn’t want to see anyone. He lay on his side in bed, refusing to speak no matter what Fang Xiu and Fang Pingying said.

Fortunately, in the afternoon, Mr. Zhou and Granny Zhou hurried over from their hometown, which seemed to improve Zhou Guangsheng’s spirits somewhat.

Granny Zhou was familiar to them; she had stayed here for several months last year.

This was Fang Pingying’s first time meeting Mr. Zhou.

Mr. Zhou resembled Zhou Guangsheng by about sixty to seventy percent and looked like an honest person. Upon seeing his son in this condition, although he was heartbroken, he didn’t say much and instead kept busy thanking Fang Pingying.

As for Fang Xiu, he didn’t say much either, as they had already reached the stage of discussing marriage. He already treated Fang Xiu as part of the family.

But when Granny Zhou saw Zhou Guangsheng lying in the hospital bed, she came in crying loudly, repeatedly asking what on earth had happened.

After hearing from Zhou Xiaoyan that it was Bai Jing’s doing, Granny Zhou clamored to settle the score with Bai Jing, but Zhou Guangsheng stopped her, saying, "Mother, leave her be, don’t go looking for her. She has nothing to do with us anymore."

"How can you be so foolish, saving her all of a sudden—why not just let her die, wouldn’t that solve everything?" Granny Zhou, knowing that Bai Jing had given birth to a daughter and having lost the little hope she had for Bai Jing, especially after learning her son had been hurt by Bai Jing, wished she could bite Bai Jing to death.

Granny Zhou’s lament caused Fang Xiu’s expression to darken; she stood to the side without speaking.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiaoyan quickly whispered in Granny Zhou’s ear, "Mother, don’t talk about it anymore. Because of this, big brother and sister-in-law just had a fight."

Granny Zhou, being a woman, of course understood what Fang Xiu was arguing about. She called Fang Xiu over, took her hand, and comforted her softly, "Xiu’er, you’ve been wronged. I will teach Guangsheng to not harm himself while trying to save others, so that others benefit while our family suffers."

Facing the elderly grandmother, Fang Xiu didn’t know what to say and simply nodded, then said, "Dad, Mom, you must be tired from the journey, why not go back and rest early?"

Granny Zhou shook her head, saying she had slept on the car ride and wasn’t tired—she wanted to spend more time with her son. She told Fang Pingying, who was standing to the side, "Pingying, you all look terribly tired. Why not go back and rest with Xiu’er and Yan’er? I’ll take care of Guangsheng here today."

Fang Pingying shook her head, smiling and saying she wasn’t tired. It was Fang Xiu and Xiao Yan who needed to get a good night’s rest; they had been on watch for several days.

But Fang Xiu refused, her heart filled with worry for Zhou Guangsheng’s condition. She said to Granny Zhou, "Mother, why don’t you all go to rest at my parents’ home. Sitting in a car all day must have been exhausting."

With Bai Jing and the child she had been carrying out of the picture, Granny Zhou’s opinion of Fang Xiu had greatly improved. She nodded and said with a sigh, "Look, such a good daughter-in-law. What were you thinking, trying to save others?"

In the end, Mr. Zhou and Granny Zhou couldn’t bear to leave their son in the hospital and weren’t willing to go until the nurse started shooing people away at night. Then, they agreed to follow Fang Pingying home.