Reborn as a Tough Army Wife-Chapter 652 - 647: "Last Letter

Fang Pingying reassured her two children before turning to Zhou Guangsheng, "Guangsheng, stay at home and keep an eye on the phone. If something happens to Zhiyong... I will call back. You all shouldn’t worry too much."

Despite feeling weak all over when the thought of Luo Zhiyong’s life being in danger crossed her mind at this moment, Fang Pingying forced herself to stay strong. With both old and young relying on her at home, she had to hold up the fort. If she were to fall, she didn’t know what would become of the family.

Zhou Guangsheng nodded at Fang Pingying, "Go on, Big Sister. Call Fang Xiu to come with you. She can help look after Ruirui and Yaoyao. I’ll keep an eye on things here at home."

Fang Pingying nodded, picked up Yaoyao, and took Ruirui by the hand to go downstairs.

On the other side, Fang Xiu called over Luo Dashan, Luo Honglan, and Fang Ping’an, but she was too afraid to scare the elderly so she didn’t reveal too much. She simply mentioned that Luo Zhiyong was injured in the military. But that was enough to deeply frighten all the elderlies.

Everyone understood that if the military had called to have them visit Luo Zhiyong, it definitely meant that it was no minor injury.

When Luo Dashan arrived, his whole body was trembling. With a quivering voice, he asked Fang Pingying, "Pingying, what happened to Zhiyong... How did he get injured?"

Fang Pingying’s pale face forced a comforting smile for Luo Dashan, "It’s inevitable to suffer injuries when going on military missions. They’re sending a car over soon. Let’s go and see him first."

While they were talking, they saw two military vehicles coming this way with their headlights on. It seemed they had also spotted the people at the base of the building and immediately someone shouted from the car, "Are you the Luo Battalion Commander’s family?"

Fang Ping’an immediately replied, "Yes, yes."

Upon hearing the reply, the military vehicles came to a halt, and then a young soldier ran over and called out, "Please get in the vehicle."

Once everyone was aboard, they couldn’t help but inquire about Luo Zhiyong’s condition from the soldier in front, but the two soldiers seated in front either didn’t want to speak or had been ordered not to by the military. They remained silent, only saying that they would know once they arrived.

Fang Pingying told Luo Honglan and Luo Dashan not to keep asking, as they would find out when they got there.

However, the less they were told, the more tangled everyone’s hearts became. Luo Honglan was so scared that she started to weep. She grabbed Fang Pingying’s hand and choked up, "Big sister-in-law, I’m really scared. My big brother won’t..."

"Don’t talk nonsense. Your big brother will be fine." Luo Dashan scolded Luo Honglan and then murmured to himself, "If something happens to Zhiyong, how can I face Xiutao..."

Luo Honglan suddenly heard an unfamiliar name from Luo Dashan’s mouth and found it strange, immediately asking, "Dad, who’s Xiutao?"

Luo Dashan appeared somewhat flustered, hurriedly shaking his head, stammering, "Nobody, I meant your mom."

Fang Pingying clearly heard the name Xiutao as well, but at this moment, everyone was consumed with worry about Luo Zhiyong’s injury to care about who Xiutao really was.

About halfway there, one of the young soldiers sitting in front suddenly turned around and addressed Fang Pingying and the others, "Sister-in-law, you need to be prepared. The Battalion Commander is seriously injured this time, you all..."

The young soldier paused, then continued with a heavy face, "This might be your last chance to see him."

Even though she was mentally prepared, Fang Pingying felt a chill run through her body upon hearing this, as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

She barely nodded at the young soldier before tightening her embrace around Yaoyao she held in her arms.

When Luo Honglan heard this, she quietly started to cry.

Luo Dashan also had tears in his eyes as he whispered, "How can this be, how can this be? Wasn’t it just a mission, just training? They said it wasn’t dangerous, so..."

"Uncle, the details of the missions are classified, but every time a mission is carried out, there’s danger," the young soldier paused, then suddenly handed Fang Pingying a small piece of paper, "This is the last letter Battalion Commander Luo wrote before he went on the mission. Sister-in-law, this is for you."

Fang Pingying’s hands trembled as she took the so-called "last letter", gently opening it to find the addressed terms that made her unable to stop her tears from falling.

My dear wife:

When you see this letter, it means that I will never come back. Don’t be sad, and don’t be upset. As a soldier, I am always ready to sacrifice my life for my country, and it has always been my duty as a soldier, something I’ve never regretted.

But the thing I regret most in my life is marrying you and yet not being able to provide a good life for you, always bringing endless disasters and troubles to you.

I’m sorry, my dear wife, in this life I have indeed let you down because of my family. If there’s another life, wait for me. I will make sure you don’t have to live like this. I will take good care of you, spoil you...

It seemed the letter was written hastily before going on the mission, with the handwriting clearly rushed and only a few short sentences.

But these words were enough to bring Fang Pingying to tears. In fact, she felt she might have been too selfish in her relationship with Luo Zhiyong.

While the Luo family engaged in their messy affairs, she always thought about how to get herself out of that family, to not let herself suffer too much, but she never considered how tired Luo Zhiyong must have been trying to balance things between that family and her.

Moreover, whether it was during their divorce or in the long time since then, Luo Zhiyong always considered her feelings.

She believed that if it weren’t for considering her, Luo Zhiyong wouldn’t have agreed to the divorce.

Despite never voicing it out loud, she knew that Luo Zhiyong agreed to the divorce only to let the Luo family know and understand that after their separation, she, Fang Pingying, had nothing more to do with them, so they had no right and would not dare to disturb her again.

All in all, between her and Luo Zhiyong, if she had just been a bit more loving, she could have chosen not to divorce. She could have stood by Luo Zhiyong’s side and faced the Luo family’s difficulties together.

Just like when they first got married, the Luo family was difficult to deal with, but the two of them were still together and didn’t feel like there was anything they couldn’t face. They still made it through those days.

At this moment, Fang Pingying deeply regretted, regretted that she mentioned divorce so easily back then, and now things had turned out this way.

Even if she wanted to take it back, it seemed there was no chance.

Her life, even having been relived, was still messed up by her own hands.

The thought of reliving her life made Fang Pingying suddenly recall her previous life, where Luo Zhiyong had lived to an old age and even rose to a high position in the military.

Although a lot in this lifetime was different from the last, logically, it shouldn’t be so vastly different, at least until now, as everyone’s lifespans hadn’t changed much compared to their previous lives.

At the very least, no one who had lived to ol_security_age in the previous life died young this time around.