Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 646 - 641: Not Wanting to Be a Burden

On top of everything, after such a significant ordeal and having spent so many days in the hospital, having endured so much, Zhou Guangsheng looked much thinner—already a lean man, he now seemed all skin and bones.

Upon seeing this, Fang Xiu felt as though someone had truly and deeply stabbed her in the heart—it hurt so much. She threw herself at Zhou Guangsheng’s bedside, grasped his hand, and choked up as she sobbed, "Guangsheng, how could you let yourself become like this?"

Zhou Guangsheng was startled by Fang Xiu’s voice, but he didn’t react much. He opened his eyes, gave Fang Xiu a look, then indifferently pulled his hand back from hers and slowly closed his eyes again, as if he did not recognize Fang Xiu.

Fang Xiu was taken aback, then she sat beside Zhou Guangsheng’s bed and asked softly, "Are you angry with me? Angry because I haven’t come to see you for so long?"

Zhou Guangsheng still did not respond, lying with his eyes closed on the bed.

Fearing she might have other thoughts, Fang Xiu immediately said, "What would I be angry about? Don’t you know?"

At first, Zhou Guangsheng was silent, but Fang Xiu began to explain why she hadn’t come, saying though she was angry at Zhou Guangsheng for saving Bai Jing, she was actually heartbroken. Zhou Guangsheng had let himself come to such a state for someone else’s sake.

Listening, Zhou Guangsheng’s lips trembled slightly. After a moment of silence, he slowly opened his eyes and looked at Fang Xiu, speaking faintly, "Fang Xiu, it’s right that you haven’t come. What your ex-husband said earlier was also correct. You would have been better off marrying him than marrying someone disabled like me. As I am now, I won’t be able to do much even if I return to the military. I’m already a waste."

Fang Xiu clenched her teeth, hating Luo Zhiming to death.

But on the surface, she didn’t take Zhou Guangsheng’s words seriously, holding his hand and coaxing him, "Who says a man is only successful if he’s in the military? Many men aren’t in the military and still live well, don’t they?"

She paused, then added deliberately, "Actually, after we got together, I wasn’t that fond of you being in the military. Working in the military, we could hardly see each other once a month. After you retire, we’ll manage our pastry shop well and have a good life."

Zhou Guangsheng glanced at Fang Xiu after hearing this. He did not expose Fang Xiu’s lie. He remembered when they first met, Fang Xiu had said she particularly liked soldiers because they were genuine and responsible.

Perhaps if he hadn’t been a soldier, Fang Xiu would not have fallen for him.

He looked at his injured leg and asked Fang Xiu self-mockingly, "Can I help you manage the pastry shop like this?"

Seeing Fang Xiu talking nicely but Zhou Guangsheng talking weirdly, or outright ignoring her, she became a bit angry, glaring at Zhou Guangsheng, "Did the doctor say you will definitely be disabled after this? The doctor said that as long as you cooperate with treatment, you can recover eighty to ninety percent of your normal walking ability."

Zhou Guangsheng shook his head, "I’m a soldier, only being able to walk is useless to me."

Fang Xiu was about to speak again, but Zhou Guangsheng interrupted her, "Enough, let’s not talk anymore. Let’s just leave things as they are, and call off the wedding. Once I’ve sorted things out with the military, I’ll go back to my hometown with my parents. In the future, you should find a good man to marry."

Hearing this, Fang Xiu’s expression cooled, and she looked at Zhou Guangsheng coldly, "Is that really what you think?"

Zhou Guangsheng looked back at Fang Xiu’s eyes, hesitated, then nodded firmly, "Yes."

Upon his words, tears welled up in Fang Xiu’s eyes. She turned to leave, but was caught by Granny Zhou waiting outside, who clutched at Fang Xiu crying, "Xiu’er, Xiu’er, he doesn’t really think that. He still calls out your name in his sleep at night. He’s always thinking of you."

Zhou Guangsheng looked at Granny Zhou, frowning, "Mother, stop talking. I am your and father’s son—it’s your bad luck to be burdened with someone like me. Don’t let me burden anyone else."

"Oh really, Zhou Guangsheng? To this point and you still see me as an outsider," Fang Xiu started getting verbally unfiltered in her anger, "I knew you’ve always seen Bai Jing as your wife in your heart. You’ve never treated me as one of your own..."

She was cut off before she could finish her sentence by that damned Bai Jing, who had appeared out of nowhere and had been eavesdropping for who knows how long. Carrying a net full of fruit, she walked in lightly, triumphantly looking at Fang Xiu and said, "It’s good that you know. After all, we’ve lived together for several years, and we have a child. It’s natural for us to be closer."

Granny Zhou’s eyes had reddened at the sight of Bai Jing coming in, wishing she could kill Bai Jing herself. However, when Bai Jing brought up the child, Granny Zhou stopped herself.

Because Fang Xiu had not been there when Zhou Guangsheng was discharged, the doctor had confided Zhou Guangsheng’s condition to Mr. Zhou and Granny Zhou in private.

Zhou Guangsheng was fine elsewhere, but the most troublesome was his leg injury. Next was that important part for a man.

It was found that Zhou Guangsheng had also injured his private parts during the accident, but the extent of the injury would only be known after some time and further examination.

The worst possibility was that Zhou Guangsheng would never be able to be a man again and wouldn’t be able to do things between husband and wife.

After hearing this news, Mr. Zhou and Granny Zhou were struck like a bolt from the blue, and it took a long time for them to accept it.

When they finally came to, they hid it from Zhou Guangsheng out of fear of his worries.

Of course, such matters would certainly not be shared by parents with anyone else.

So now, when Granny Zhou heard about the child, she had her own calculations.

If, unfortunately, Zhou Guangsheng was indeed unlucky and couldn’t be a man, then he would never have children in his life. If Bai Jing’s child was really his, how great that would be.

Therefore, after looking at Bai Jing, Granny Zhou suddenly asked Zhou Guangsheng in a low voice, "Is her child really yours?"

Seeing Bai Jing come to meddle again, Zhou Guangsheng was annoyed, impatiently calling out to Mrs. Zhou, "Mother..."

Bai Jing, hearing this, glanced at Fang Xiu and Fang Pingying, smiling, "Mother, my child is indeed Guangsheng’s, the resemblance is so strong. Next time I’ll bring the child for you to see."

"You..." Zhou Guangsheng wanted to contradict her, but remembering his current condition, he truly didn’t want to be a burden to Fang Xiu anymore. Instead of pushing her away himself, it seemed better to make her leave in anger.

So, he stopped talking midway, and remained silent.

"This..." Seeing Bai Jing speak so assuredly and Zhou Guangsheng remaining silent, Granny Zhou was perplexed, not knowing what the real situation was between Bai Jing and Zhou Guangsheng.

Fang Xiu, already on edge, upon seeing Zhou Guangsheng and Bai Jing act like this, left angrily grabbing her bag and going downstairs.

Fang Pingying had initially planned to follow Fang Xiu downstairs, but seeing Bai Jing’s smug expression, she didn’t want Bai Jing to get her way, so she stayed seated outside, wanting to see what kind of tricks Bai Jing would pull.