Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

Fang Xiu's face was flushed with embarrassment from Fang Pingying's accusations, and she was at a loss for words. Finally, stammering, she said, "Now, I... I'm not with Liu Junting anymore, am I? I'm willing to follow Zhiming and live an honest life."

After a pause, she didn't forget to find an excuse for her wrongdoing, "Besides, if it weren't for Zhiming's affair with that woman, I wouldn't have been so angry to end up with another man."

"Fang Xiu, admitting your wrongdoing is what you should do, don't make excuses," Fang Pingying saw that even at this point she still wouldn't admit she had a problem, and shook her head disappointedly.

"Indeed, Zhiming was wrong before, and at that time I advised you to divorce. You didn't want to divorce, which means you still wanted to live with Zhiming. If you want a good life with him, why get involved with another man?"

"I..." Under Fang Pingying's relentless questioning, Fang Xiu also began to crumble, collapsing onto a chair, she pounded her chest with her fists, overwhelmed with regret, "I was really delusional at the time, truly believing Liu Junting was a good man, thinking he was better than Zhiming, and that life would be better with him rather than with Zhiming. I didn't expect he was with me only to scam me out of my money."

Watching Fang Xiu pounding herself, Fang Pingying didn't interfere, letting her vent.

There's always a price to pay for one's mistakes.

When Fang Xiu's emotional outburst almost subsided, Fang Pingying finally spoke, persuading her, "If you ask my opinion, I still think you should come clean to Zhiming."

Fang Pingying analyzed for her, "Think about it, now that Xu He knows about this, she might tell her family at any time, and you will still be exposed. Besides, you don't know when she might spill it, and you have to live in constant fear every day. Don't you find such a life worse than death?"

The thought of admitting her wrongdoing to Zhiming was something Fang Xiu couldn't bring herself to do. She thought for a while and then seemed to come up with an idea, grabbing Fang Pingying's hand, she said with a hopeful look, "Big sister, what if I beg Xu He not to disclose this, could that work?"

Fang Pingying shook her head, "Xu He is not a good person, even if she promises you, she may not be trustworthy."

But Fang Xiu saw it very simply, "Speaking of which, I have no feud with her, she seems fine normally, and this matter doesn't concern her. Even if she does tell, what good does it do for her?"

Fang Pingying could see that Fang Xiu probably would not come clean to Luo Zhiming no matter what.

She felt powerless and could only weakly say, "Fang Xiu, don't be too naive, it's better to be clear with Zhiming."

"I..."

"What are you saying about me?" Before Fang Xiu could reply, Luo Zhiming happened to walk in from outside, as if he had just heard his name, he came over with a smile and asked, "Sister-in-law, I heard you mention my name."

Fang Pingying and Fang Xiu were both startled, but Fang Xiu reacted faster. She put on a smile, took Luo Zhiming by the hand and said, "Nothing, I was just saying that you always compliment my sister's delicious buns. Eat more when they are ready later."

Luo Zhiyong chuckled and said to Fang Pingying, "Sister-in-law's buns really are delicious, even better than those my mom makes."

Fang Pingying watched the two of them and shook her head silently. She did not pick up Zhiming's conversation, only saying, "The buns are ready, go and steam them. Call us when they're done."

"Alright."

About this matter, Fang Xiu thought it over thoroughly. She still didn't want a divorce; the only way was to speak kindly to Xu He, hoping she wouldn't reveal what happened.

So in the afternoon, she took some things from home under the pretense of visiting her mother's family and went to Xu He's house with the items.

In the yard of Xu He's house, the family of three were also preparing things for the Chinese New Year.

Seeing Fang Xiu carrying stuff, Duan Fenghua and her husband were quite surprised. Mr. Xu He immediately stood up and greeted Fang Xiu, "Fang Xiu, what brings you to my place today?"

Since Fang Xiu doesn't usually interact much with the Xu family, her sudden visit with things in hand was truly unexpected.

Only Xu He, upon seeing Fang Xiu arrive, slightly curved her lips. To her, this was an anticipated event.

"Indeed, you've even brought things with you." Duan Fenghua stood up and, with a laugh, went to take the items from Fang Xiu's hands, pretending to ask, "I forgot to ask, these items, they're for our family, right?"

"Yes, yes, these are two boxes of milk powder and a piece of cloth that I brought back from the city," explained Fang Xiu, handing over everything to Duan Fenghua. "The milk powder is for auntie and uncle to drink. It's very nutritious and good for the health, and this piece of cloth is for Hehua. I noticed that people in the city like these kinds of patterns. It looks very nice."

After speaking, Fang Xiu, with a particularly ingratiating gesture, held the cloth next to Xu He to compare.

Actually, Duan Fenghua could tell from a glance that the cloth wasn't bought from the city. She felt a bit displeased and directly exposed Fang Xiu, "Ah, don't city folks prefer to buy readymade clothes because they look nice?"

Fang Xiu's face turned a bit awkward, sheepishly.

"Mom, what are you talking about? Isn't buying clothes and making clothes the same thing? As long as it looks good, it's fine," interjected Xu He warmly, pulling Fang Xiu towards the house. "Sister-in-law, let's not talk about this with my mom. Let's go inside and chat."

"Oh," Fang Xiu couldn't have asked for more.

After the two walked into the house, Xu He, with a smirk that did not quite reach her eyes, stared at Fang Xiu for a while before feigning innocence and asked, "Sister-in-law Xiu'er, you came to see me today for a reason, didn't you?"

Now that it came to this, Fang Xiu stopped beating around the bush. She lowered her stance and looked at Xu He with flattery, "Yes, sister-in-law has a favor to ask of you."

"What favor?" Xu He pretended to be clueless.

"Hehua, since we're from the same village and usually have a not-so-bad relationship, let's not beat around the bush," Fang Xiu, grasping Xu He's hands, her expression filled with a pitiful entreating look, implored her, "I know you said those things at my house this morning on purpose for me to hear, and I also know that what I did in the city was wrong. Can you help sister-in-law keep it a secret, and not tell my family?" Themostup‑to‑dateversionisonM4VLEMP4YR.

"Sister-in-law, what did you do wrong in the city?" At first, Xu He pretended not to understand Fang Xiu, and after a while, she pretended like she suddenly realized, "Oh, are you talking about the pretty boy matter I mentioned this morning? Did you also have those unspeakable relations with men in the city?"

Xu He's words left Fang Xiu stunned for a moment before she could snap back to reality, "You don't know about my business?"

Xu He let out a light laugh, "How would I know? After leaving your place, I went to work right away and I haven't been over there since. I have no idea about anything that might have happened with you."

"Ah?" Now Fang Xiu truly started to believe that Xu He might not know about it, continuing to ask, "So what you said this morning, that wasn't about me?"

Xu He shook her head and smiled, "How could it be about you? I already said it was about someone from my factory."

"I..." At this point, Fang Xiu could no longer tell if Xu He was speaking the truth or not, but she felt annoyed with herself for making the trip.

She felt like Xu He was playing her.

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