Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

Zhou Guangsheng was temporarily stabilized, and several leaders from his unit came to visit him before returning to the army, as the matter couldn’t just pass without a thorough investigation.

Only Fang Pingying and Fang Xiu remained waiting outside, while Zhou Guangsheng was in the operating room, and the nurses were cleaning up.

Fang Pingying saw Fang Xiu leaning against the wall, looking extremely unwell, her body swaying as if about to collapse. She went over, supported Fang Xiu, and asked softly, "Xiu’er, can you hold on? If you can’t, take a rest; I’ll keep watch. When Guangsheng comes out, I’ll call you."

Fang Xiu shook her head, eyes fixed on the operating room, "Sister, it’s fine, I can endure. As long as Guangsheng is alive, I can hold on."

Fang Pingying, seeing her so worried, patted her shoulder, comforting her, "Xiu’er, it’s okay. Guangsheng knows you’re waiting for him; he will definitely make it through this."

Fang Xiu nodded slightly, then forced herself to cheer up a bit and said to Fang Pingying, "Sister, you go back first and explain Guangsheng’s situation to the family. Then make a call to my shop, tell Xiao Yan about this, and ask her to pack some things Guangsheng will need while hospitalized and bring them over. Guangsheng will definitely need someone to look after him during his hospital stay; she and I can take turns."

After a pause, thinking of the shop’s opening tomorrow, Fang Xiu began to worry, "As for the shop..."

Before she could finish, Fang Pingying said, "Don’t worry about the shop. When Yu’er comes over from home, I’ll go to your place and help you look after the shop."

"Thank you, Sister." Fang Xiu said, her eyes welling up with tears, suddenly bursting into crying.

Fang Pingying knew that Fang Xiu wasn’t a very strong person in herself; if she could, she would prefer to be a delicate woman. The fact that she had managed to cope so far was already quite impressive.

Moreover, facing such a huge incident today, she had stubbornly held on without shedding a single tear until now. Fang Pingying was surprised to see her finally break down and cry.

Fang Pingying wrapped her arm around Fang Xiu’s shoulder, gently patting her and urging, "Don’t cry, it’s okay."

After crying for a while, Fang Xiu suddenly looked at Fang Pingying with tearful eyes, "Sister, do you think it’s the heavens punishing me, punishing me for all the wrongs I’ve done before, now wanting to take Guangsheng away from me?"

"Don’t be silly," Fang Pingying sighed lightly, unsure of what to say, whispered, "This was just an accident, it has nothing to do with you."

"Why does this kind of accident happen to him and not to me? The doctor also said that even if he survives this time, his foot will be problematic." Fang Xiu couldn’t stop crying, and this time she was hitting herself, as though everything was her fault.

Fang Pingying pulled her, "Xiu’er, as long as he survives, we’ll deal with what comes afterward. You need to calm down now, being so agitated doesn’t help at all, and think about what Guangsheng would feel if he saw you like this."

Fang Pingying’s words calmed Fang Xiu down a bit. She cried quietly for a while before saying, "I know, but I can’t imagine his reaction when he wakes up and learns about this. He’s a soldier, with the vigor of a soldier in his bones. He’s told me before that what he enjoys most is going on missions because that makes him feel like a real soldier."

It’s still too early to talk about these follow-up issues. For now, the hope is that Zhou Guangsheng can make it through.

And with nightfall approaching, there were many things to be handled. Fang Pingying stood up, ready to go home, and didn’t forget to remind Fang Xiu, "Don’t think too much now, just take good care of Guangsheng. If anything comes up, call home. I’ll go now and do as you’ve asked."

Fang Pingying returned home, and Li Yuchun and the others were also in a state of panic, because they had agreed to get their marriage certificate done and meet promptly at 1 p.m. for lunch at the restaurant. But now it was past three in the afternoon, and there had been no news at all, leaving them worried that something might have happened.

Upon hearing that Zhou Guangsheng had been in a car accident and was still in critical condition, Li Yuchun was so anxious she nearly fainted. In the end, only by Fang Pingying’s efforts of spinning the situation positively were they barely able to console Li Yuchun and Fang Ping’an.

With such a major incident, they couldn’t stay put at home and immediately rushed to the hospital.

Fang Xiu quickly phoned Zhou Xiaoyan, who lived near Fang Xiu’s shop, telling her to pack some things and come over so they could head to the hospital together.

Zhou Xiaoyan was a naive girl who had not faced much in life. When she heard that her elder brother had been in a car accident and was being resuscitated in the hospital, she was so frightened that she became speechless over the phone. It took her a long while before she finally regained her composure through tears.

While Zhou Xiaoyan was on her way, Fang Pingying looked after the three kids at home and found herself unable to leave, so she simply took them over to Luo Honglan’s place, saying she would pick them up later in the evening.

When Luo Honglan and Luo Dashan learned of Zhou Guangsheng’s car accident, they too were anxious. Luo Dashan immediately urged Fang Pingying, "Pingying, you go ahead. Don’t worry about the kids. We’ll take them to play here this afternoon, and if you haven’t returned in the evening, let Honglan bring them over to your place."

"Okay."

After Fang Pingying left, Luo Honglan quickly followed out, calling after her, "Sister-in-law, we’ll head over to your place later. If anything comes up, just give us a call. Brother Guangsheng has been good to us, and we’re worried too."

"Okay."

Fang Pingying stepped out of Luo Honglan’s house and happened to run into Zhou Xiaoyan near the pastry shop. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Zhou Xiaoyan hadn’t met Fang Pingying many times and was also a timid girl. Upon seeing Fang Pingying, she was uncertain whether she had recognized the right person or not, hesitantly standing by the door. Fortunately, Fang Pingying recognized her and immediately approached to call out, "Xiao Yan, you’ve arrived."

Only then did Zhou Xiaoyan confirm that she hadn’t mistaken the person, and she immediately started crying as she clung to Fang Pingying, all the while asking, "Big sister, how is my brother? Should I notify our family?"

To put it bluntly, Fang Pingying was also afraid that Zhou Guangsheng might not pull through and felt that it was necessary for his family to see him one more time. She asked, "Is it convenient to notify your family?"

Zhao Xiaoyan nodded, "It’s okay, there’s an uncle who lives in the town, and he knows someone from the town’s government office. They have a telephone there. I can make a call and ask him to let my parents know. I just don’t know whether the government office staff have left work yet."

Hearing her say so, Fang Pingying realized that making a phone call was quite troublesome, and even if the family was informed, they might not be able to catch a vehicle soon enough. She suggested, "How about we go to the hospital first and discuss with your sister-in-law what to do, whether to inform your parents or not."

"Okay."

By the time Fang Pingying and Xiao Yan hurried to the hospital, Zhou Guangsheng had already been brought out from the operating room and transferred to the intensive care unit. However, because the ICU does not allow too many visitors, only Fang Xiu was allowed to enter.

All the other people stood outside in a small room near the ICU, maintaining silence. When Fang Pingying opened the door, everyone turned to look at her.

Fang Pingying did not expect to lift her gaze and find herself caught in a pair of dark, deep-set eyes.