Chapter 296: Deadlocked (Part 2)
But seeing Luo Zhiyong still not finished, she sat up and discussed the matter logically, "Luo Zhiyong, think about it from another perspective. If Zhiming did something wrong to Fang Xiu without us knowing, you probably wouldn't tell me either."
While talking, she recalled the incident involving Luo Zhiming and Fang Pingying, and looked at him with a cold snort, "Not to mention anything else, that last time with Zhiming and the divorced woman, did you eventually tell Fang Xiu voluntarily?"
Seeing Luo Zhiyong not speaking, she continued coldly, "You didn't, you only spoke when the matter came to light. So I feel the same way as you did then, hoping in my heart to minimize the issue."
Luo Zhiyong paused, then suddenly added, "Men and women are different."
"What's different?" Fang Pingying raised her eyebrows and looked at him, trying to understand his implication, "Do you mean to say that men can fool around outside and women should unconditionally forgive them after finding out, but if a woman does even a little thing wrong outside, she should be executed?"
"That's not what I meant." Luo Zhiyong's rebuttal was somewhat feeble; in reality, he kinda had that thought.
After all, the times were still relatively feudal, and in most people's minds, there was this idea.
Moreover, soldiers are considered iron-boned men, most of whom are somewhat patriarchal and cannot accept such things mentally.
And even ordinary men probably couldn't accept it.
For instance, when a woman finds out that a man has been involved in an affair, they often choose to forgive, but if a woman truly does something wrong, she gets abandoned and her reputation is badly damaged.
But Fang Pingying couldn't bear to hear Luo Zhiyong speaking like this, her expression becoming severely stern, "I think that is exactly what you mean."
Feeling Fang Pingying's intense gaze, Luo Zhiyong seemed to realize his mistake; he knew that Fang Pingying always adhered to gender equality, insisting that whatever men expect from women, they must also do themselves.
He immediately shifted the topic back, "Let's stick to the facts."
"I don't want to argue about this anymore. If you say I helped Fang Xiu hide it, then assume I did it intentionally. What are you going to do about it?" Fang Pingying, tired of arguing, threw his blanket on the floor and glared at him, "Are you going to divorce me just because Fang Xiu and Luo Zhiming haven't divorced yet?"
Luo Zhiyong hummed disdainfully, "Unreasonable."
"I am being unreasonable then, and it's been like this my whole life, it can't be changed," said Fang Pingying, throwing a pillow at him, "If you can't stand it, just leave."
"You…"
Fang Pingying, not wanting to deal with him anymore, turned over and lay on the bed to sleep.
She also didn't want Luo Zhiyong to sleep on the bed, hogging it entirely for herself and forcing Luo Zhiyong to sleep in the adjacent room.
Fang Pingying was seriously indignant. If Luo Zhiyong were lying next to her, she didn't know if she could restrain herself from getting physical.
At this moment, Luo Zhiyong was also angry, mainly because he felt that Fang Pingying had kept him in the dark. They were spouses, with always a good relationship. He always thought about discussing everything together as husband and wife and never considered hiding anything from her. The canonical source for this content: M|V|L2EMPYR.
In his eyes, Fang Pingying didn't trust him.
Moreover, about such matters, he thought there should be a clear right and wrong, and Fang Pingying should have spoken up instead of hiding it.
Now that he has done nothing much, Fang Pingying was giving her the cold shoulder, this woman has truly turned against him.
Luo Zhiyong stood in the room for a moment, then opened the door and went out to sleep in the neighboring room.
Alone in the neighboring room, although the bed and everything were the same as in their room, it was too desolate.
Luo Zhiyong felt that having more rooms now was not a good thing either; during an argument, the woman thought about kicking him out, unlike before when they were in the army compound, where they only had one bedroom, and even if they quarreled, there was no place to send one away, both would still end up lying in the same bed.
As the old saying goes, a couple lying together naturally reconciles from disputes at the head of the bed to the foot of the bed, and in the end, they still end up rolling together, certainly resolving any differences.
Hearing Luo Zhiyong closing the door, Fang Pingying lifted her head from under the blanket, looked around the room, and saw that he indeed had gone out, she frowned and sighed.
Then, she slowly got up, leaning on the headboard, thinking about her experiences in both her lives.
Inexplicably, she felt somewhat aggrieved.
Not to mention her past life, it's unclear who was right or wrong; although she indeed made mistakes, it was inseparable from Luo Zhiyong's bizarre family. If the relationships among the mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and other female relatives had been slightly better, perhaps she wouldn't have chosen to leave.
Living life again, she thought she knew all the outcomes, could tackle each issue as they arose, and resolve every difficulty, spending plain days just with Luo Zhiyong, but reality proved otherwise.
She felt that her life this time was like shuffling all the cards together and starting a new game.
She still couldn't predict what her end would be like in this life, not even the process in between.
She felt that she was still following the old path of her previous life; the mother-in-law was exceptional, the eldest sister-in-law was formidable, the sisters-in-law bizarre, and in this life, besides Xu He, there was Bai Jing, who perhaps were even worse than Xu He.
Although it was not Luo Zhiyong who brought these troubles upon himself, he also couldn't stop them.
Last time, Juzi took the blame for her troubles, next time, she didn't know if she could still be so lucky.
Previously, she felt everything she did was worthwhile because her relationship with Luo Zhiyong was good, and she didn't care about these matters.
Regarding his family, Fang Pingying also thought that Luo Zhiyong had always stood by her side, and if there was something wrong in his family, Luo Zhiyong would come forward for her, she felt that she should be occupying the most important place in his heart.
But after today's quarrel, Fang Pingying suddenly felt that Luo Zhiyong was still the same Luo Zhiyong from her past life; towards his family, he always had a sense of responsibility and an inexplicable loyalty.
If there really comes a day, forcing him to choose between her and his family, Luo Zhiyong might not choose her.
In other ordinary families, such a choice isn't necessary as a wife and parents are not supposed to be in conflict, but in the Luo Family, such a choice is always present.
For instance, the child currently in her womb, if it turns out to be a girl like in her previous life, Zhou Yunmei might desperately force Luo Zhiyong to divorce her.
Luo Zhiyong insists now that he won't divorce over this, but try to imagine, if he doesn't speak firmly to Zhou Yunmei, unable to find a way to handle the situation, then even if Zhou Yunmei isn't annoying, Fang Pingying would be.
Fang Pingying felt that perhaps it was time to think about whether this marriage with Luo Zhiyong really can go on.
If it can't, when should it end? (To be continued. If you like this story, you are welcome to recommend and vote a monthly ticket at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)