Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

He paused, then Luo Zhiyong remembered Liu Fengsheng buying an apartment right above theirs for no apparent reason, and continued, "Besides, think about Liu Fengsheng. Don't you find it odd? Why did he buy a place right above ours if he had nothing up his sleeve?"

The more Fang Pingying heard, the angrier she got. What kind of absurd concoction was this? Just because someone bought a house, it indicated premeditation?

Looking at Luo Zhiyong, Fang Pingying couldn't help but shout back, "Luo Zhiyong, don't vilify my friend like that. He bought the apartment merely because it was a coincidence. The apartment above us belonged to a friend of Liu Fengsheng, and his family happened to need a house at the time. The price and location were right, so he bought it. What's wrong with that?"

Moreover, Fang Pingying thought of her interactions with Liu Fengsheng over this period and couldn't help defending him, "Besides, I've known Liu Fengsheng for so long. He's always been precise in his actions and words, always polite to everyone. Where on earth did you get the idea that he's interested in me?"

Luo Zhiyong snorted confidently, "A man can tell another man's intentions with just one look. I'm sure he has feelings for you, that's why I've told you to distance yourself from him and avoid any interactions."

Fang Pingying almost laughed out of exasperation at Luo Zhiyong's confident demeanor. She mimicked his tone and pointed at him, "Luo Zhiyong, I've also told you before to avoid interacting with Xu He. Yet not only did you continue your relations, Xu He even ended up as your brother's wife. Why don't you stop that?"

Fang Pingying held back, but still couldn't help continuing, "Besides, this so-called suspicions about Liu Fengsheng are all in your head, whereas Xu He has actually done a lot. Think about it, I've never once troubled you over it."

Speaking of Xu He made Luo Zhiyong feel slightly guilty. He touched his forehead and muttered, "It's not the same situation."

Fang Pingying shot him a look, her smile stiff, "Oh, it's not the same, huh? This is the classic case of 'only the official is allowed to start a fire, not the common people who light lamps.' You can flirt with women everywhere, but I, Fang Pingying, can't even speak to a man without upsetting you, right?"

"I didn't say that." Actually, by this point, Luo Zhiyong had somewhat conceded but was just too embarrassed to admit his fault.

But Fang Pingying wasn't so easy to appease. She glared fiercely at Luo Zhiyong, stood in the middle of the room with an imposing presence, and declared to Luo Zhiyong, "Last time, I thought you were just joking so I didn't argue back, not wanting to cause unrest over an unfounded issue. But since you brought it up again today, let me be clear: I, Fang Pingying, regardless of whom I befriend, owe nothing to you, Luo Zhiyong, nor to this household. I am guilt-free, so from now on, I will conduct my friendships openly as I see fit without stepping back."

"You…" Luo Zhiyong, frustrated, furrowed his brows. He regretted even asking that initial question.

Fang Pingying rolled her eyes at him and continued, "If you, Luo Zhiyong, can accept that, we can live in peace. If not, I'll give you two options."

"Either you too refrain from speaking to any other women, things like before with Xu Huhua, Bai Jing and such must never happen again. If I discover otherwise, we'll get divorced immediately. Or, we just get divorced now. What's the use of continuing a marriage where there isn't even mutual trust between spouses?"

When Luo Zhiyong heard Fang Pingying mention divorce as soon as they argued, and repeatedly stating her intention to divorce, he too became angry and stood up, frowning at her, "Fang Pingying, are you taking advantage of the fact that I spoil you to keep talking about divorce? Have I said I wanted a divorce? Have I blamed you for anything today? I merely asked a question."

Wow, this man, having said and done the wrong things, still dared to talk back.

Fang Pingying glared at him right back and shouted, "You don't have to spoil me if you don't want to, no one is asking you to. Besides, having been married this long, where exactly have you pampered me? You pamper everyone else, your parents, your siblings, even Xu He, Bai Jing, you did nothing when they wronged me. You've never truly pampered me."

Luo Zhiyong felt wronged.

He was a Battalion Commander in the army, where his word was law, never soft on the soldiers under him. Anyone who dared talk back would have had a hard time.

But in front of this woman, he always found himself compromising. She was like heaven to him, and he always indulged her.

Now she was accusing him of never having been good to her, Luo Zhiyong's face turned dark with fury, and he bit back begrudgingly, "Fine, as you say."

"It's what I said." After Fang Pingying finished, she headed to open the door, saying to Luo Zhiyong, "Get out, go sleep on the couch…"

But as Fang Pingying spoke, she saw Luo Honglan standing at the door, looking worriedly at them, "Big brother, sister-in-law, what's wrong? Yaoyao was frightened into tears by your fighting."

Hearing that their daughter had started crying, both Fang Pingying and Luo Zhiyong rushed to see her. However, as they walked past the bed, the area was tight, and they accidentally bumped into each other.

Luo Zhiyong's first reaction was to avoid bumping into Fang Pingying, so he immediately reached out to steady her, but Fang Pingying, still very angry, pushed him forcefully, sending him tumbling onto the bed.

Luo Zhiyong's hand hit the bed frame, and he exaggeratedly cried out, hoping to soften Fang Pingying's heart.

But Fang Pingying knew she hadn't used much force, and considering a full-grown man wouldn't be hurt much by falling onto a bed, especially after being angry at him just now, she left without a glance and went to Luo Honglan's room to see her daughter.

At the door, Luo Honglan, admittedly naive, having heard Luo Zhiyong's cry of pain, genuinely thought he was seriously injured and rushed in anxiously, "Big brother, are you alright?"

Luo Zhiyong, stewing over Fang Pingying's cold attitude, muttered darkly to himself about her cruelty.

On the other hand, he shook his head at Luo Honglan, "I'm fine, just bumped myself a bit."

Luo Honglan held his hand, checked it, gave it a rub and then whispered worriedly, "Big brother, what's going on with you and sister-in-law? Why did your argument escalate like that?"

"It's nothing, don't bother with it." It wasn't fitting for Luo Zhiyong to share the details of his marital issues with Luo Honglan.

After a moment, he asked Luo Honglan, "By the way, your sister-in-law told me on the phone about your issue last time. How's it been lately, have your parents called here looking for you or anything?"