Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 651 - 646: Gravely Injured

Therefore, when Luo Honglan later came to celebrate the baby’s one-month-anniversary with gifts, Fang Pingying intentionally asked around in a roundabout way.

Luo Honglan, an honest person, was easily coaxed by Fang Pingying into revealing information.

Luo Honglan and her family didn’t know about Luo Zhiyong’s previous visit, but she mentioned that she had informed Luo Zhiyong about Fang Pingying’s illness and had made it sound very serious. Luo Zhiyong was very anxious over the phone.

This made Fang Pingying almost certain that Luo Zhiyong truly did visit that day, only his intentions changed upon seeing Liu Fengsheng staying by the hospital room.

Although Fang Pingying knew it wouldn’t really change anything, the memory of that moment brought a tinge of sweetness to her heart, and the discomfort that had been lingering for days seemed to vanish without a trace.

The baby’s one-month-anniversary celebration was lively, with all the close-knit relatives coming over; everyone gathered together for a cheerful meal.

In the evening, when the Fang Family was returning home, Fang Xiu and Zhou Guangsheng intended to go back to their small rented place near the pastry shop, but seeing that it was late, Fang Pingying said, "Fang Xiu, you and Guangsheng should stay at my place tonight and go back to the shop early tomorrow morning. There’s no delay to your work."

Since the doctor said Zhou Guangsheng’s leg needed long-term care to heal, Mr. Zhou and Granny Zhou couldn’t occupy the Fang Family’s house in the city indefinitely, so after discussing, they decided to rent a place not far from Fang Xiu’s pastry shop.

Normally, Zhou Guangsheng and his parents would stay at the rented place, while Fang Xiu and Zhou Xiaoyan remained to manage the pastry shop, but as the house and shop weren’t far apart, the family would eat and spend time together regularly.

Moreover, since the misunderstanding between Fang Xiu and Zhou Guangsheng had been cleared, they planned to get their marriage certificate once Zhou Guangsheng’s leg was a bit better.

Fang Xiu didn’t want Zhou Guangsheng to be hobbling around at night with his injured leg and agreed.

Coincidentally, as a group arrived at the Fang Family’s house, they heard the piercing sound of the telephone from inside. It was late, the neighborhood quiet, and the ringing seemed especially loud and shrill, sending shivers down one’s spine.

Fang Pingying didn’t know if the others felt the same, but upon hearing that ringing, her heart inexplicably skipped a beat. As if to reassure herself as well as others, she smiled, "It’s probably from my mom’s side, seeing if we forgot something and they’re calling to tell us."

With that, she took out her keys to open the door, placed the drowsy Yaoyao on the sofa, and immediately went to answer the phone, "Hello?"

The person calling sounded very anxious and got straight to the point, asking, "Is this Camp Chief Luo’s family?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Pingying felt her heart sink with a bad premonition. Almost holding her breath, she replied, "Yes."

The caller responded immediately and succinctly as if giving orders, "Camp Chief Luo was injured during a mission and is in critical condition. Your family should prepare. The military will send a vehicle to pick you up soon. You need to come over."

As Fang Pingying heard this, she didn’t process what was said next; she sat motionless on the sofa as the phone slipped from her hand to the floor.

Fang Xiu and Zhou Guangsheng, originally busy taking off the children’s clothes to put them to sleep, noticed that Fang Pingying had taken a call, spoken no words, but seemed to have suffered a blow. Fang Xiu immediately went over and asked, "What’s wrong?"

Fang Pingying remained dazed and silent.

Fang Xiu and Zhou Guangsheng felt something was definitely off. Zhou Guangsheng picked up the phone from the floor and listened. The line had already been disconnected.

He shook Fang Pingying gently and called out, "Big sister, what exactly happened? You’re worrying us."

Fang Pingying looked at Zhou Guangsheng and Fang Xiu, then with a voice as if floating in the air, said, "Zhiyong was injured during a mission, they said it’s critical and asked the family to rush over."

Upon hearing this, Fang Xiu and Zhou Guangsheng were stunned.

As they came to their senses, both became frantic. Fang Xiu, troubled, began pacing around the room, complaining to Zhou Guangsheng, "What should we do? Why is it that being a soldier is so dangerous? Each one of you keeps worrying us."

Zhou Guangsheng forced himself to calm down, told Fang Xiu to stop pacing, and said, "Don’t panic first."

He then asked Fang Pingying, "Big sister, will the military send a vehicle to pick us up?"

Fang Pingying was still somewhat out of it, but upon hearing Zhou Guangsheng’s question, she numbly nodded, "Yes."

Zhou Guangsheng nodded and instructed Fang Xiu, "Fang Xiu, quickly go and notify Uncle Luo and Hong Lan, I’ll wake Ruirui and Yaoyao. Big sister, you get ready; we’ll go downstairs and wait right away."

Fang Xiu nodded and turned to leave, but feeling uneasy, looked back and asked, "Guangsheng, he’ll be okay, right? Brother-in-law must’ve just suffered some minor injuries."

Zhou Guangsheng nodded slightly, comforting, "Don’t worry, he should be fine."

In fact, Zhou Guangsheng, knowing the reality of the training camp, was more worried than the rest of them.

He knew if Luo Zhiyong’s injuries weren’t very serious, the military would definitely not send a vehicle to pick up the family. They wouldn’t even inform the family during the injury; they’d just bandage him up and send him home directly.

The only explanation was that Luo Zhiyong was gravely injured, and after the military doctors’ assessment, his life was probably in jeopardy, which is why they’d gone to the trouble of summoning the family. To put it bluntly, it was to see their family member for the final time.

Hearing Zhou Guangsheng say this, Fang Xiu felt somewhat relieved and immediately left with a flashlight for Luo Dashan’s house.

Fang Pingying, who had been unresponsive from the start, kept holding the phone, shaking all over.

She had an intuition that Luo Zhiyong’s injury this time was unlike his previous leg injury; it must be extremely severe—so severe that perhaps they might be forever separated, never to meet again.

The thought of such a scenario left Fang Pingying’s mind blank; her body wavered, ready to collapse at any moment.

Zhou Guangsheng, witnessing her condition and dragging his injured leg, approached Fang Pingying and loudly called her back to consciousness, urging her, "Big sister, you must hold on. Let’s not mention anything else; Ruirui and Yaoyao still need your care."

Ruirui and Yaoyao had just been awoken by Zhou Guangsheng. Seeing Fang Pingying like this, they seemed to understand the situation and hurried to her side, crying out, "Mommy, Mommy, I want Daddy."

Fang Pingying looked at her two children, forced back the tears in her eyes, and mustered her energy. She wiped the children’s tears away and said firmly, "Alright, Mommy will take you to see Daddy now."