Reborn as a Tough Army Wife

The more Zhou Guangsheng said, the harder it became for Fang Xiu to speak up, but the more necessary she felt it was to do so.

She clenched her teeth and blurted out to Zhou Guangsheng, "It's not about that..."

Seeing Fang Xiu insist on speaking, Zhou Guangsheng also realized there might be something else, he nodded at her to continue, "Hmm?"

"Actually..." Fang Xiu glanced at Zhou Guangsheng, sighed deeply, and finally revealed the truth, "Actually, I don't know if this child is Luo Zhiming's. The main reason Luo Zhiming and I divorced was because of this matter. He believed I betrayed him, and that's why he insisted on divorcing me."

Zhou Guangsheng was stunned, looking at Fang Xiu as if he couldn't comprehend the meaning of her words.

After a long while, it seemed he finally understood, he frowned at Fang Xiu, "What do you mean? Are you saying that while you were with Luo Zhiming, you were also involved with another man, and Haohao might be that man's child?"

Fang Xiu was somewhat ashamed to admit it but nonetheless nodded and replied, "Yes, that's how it is."

"Xiu'er, you..." Zhou Guangsheng looked at Fang Xiu with a very complex expression, seemingly at a loss for words, not continuing with his sentence, but the disappointment on his face could not be hidden.

Now that Fang Xiu had begun speaking, she might as well finish telling everything, "Chief Zhou, originally I could have kept this from you since it was my past, but my older sister said that since two people are together, they should be honest. So, I wanted to tell you everything about my past before we started."

After a pause, Fang Xiu began to recount her past, "I was not a good woman before, I was..."

Without any concealment, Fang Xiu told Zhou Guangsheng everything, including why she got involved with another man and what Luo Zhiming did to her.

Afterwards, Zhou Guangsheng merely frowned at Fang Xiu, silent for a long time.

For the time being, Fang Xiu had no idea what Zhou Guangsheng was planning, but she felt much lighter.

Indeed, she felt much lighter after saying everything.

She knew if Zhou Guangsheng really cared, it would probably hurt her a lot. She might not get involved emotionally for a long time because she truly liked Zhou Guangsheng.

But now that she had spoken, her heart was genuinely at ease.

If the two of them could be together, they would have no secrets, and their relationship would truly be based on honesty. If they couldn't be together, she would have no regrets; it's better than being together with secrets and worrying about being exposed, as if there were a time bomb between them.

After speaking out, she sat on the sofa waiting for Zhou Guangsheng's reaction.

Undeniably, it was difficult for Zhou Guangsheng to accept this.

Because of Bai Jing, the thing he hated the most was betrayal.

The first time he met Fang Xiu was after she had reformed herself. He always saw Fang Xiu as the kind of honest girl who was a bit brash at times but sincere, and importantly, Fang Xiu admired him immensely, which was completely different from Bai Jing, who never took him seriously and often looked down on him.

As a man, he didn't care about his image in front of others, but he hoped his significant other would admire him.

In a certain way, Zhou Guangsheng felt Fang Xiu was very suitable for him.

He never expected Fang Xiu could be involved in such matters.

In that instant, Zhou Guangsheng almost wished he could just walk away, but upon seeing Fang Xiu for reasons he couldn't understand, his legs seemed to root in place, unable to move.

He wanted to find an excuse for himself, or perhaps for Fang Xiu, to let this slide.

Or maybe, he wanted to say he didn't care about Fang Xiu's past, but after a long internal struggle, Zhou Guangsheng just couldn't bring himself to go against his feelings and say those words.

He looked at Fang Xiu with slight disappointment, his lips quivered as if to speak, but upon meeting Fang Xiu's eyes, he found himself unable to say a word.

Finally, he let out a long sigh and leaned back on the sofa, his expression troubled, unsure of what decision to make.

Fang Xiu saw the disappointment flashing across Zhou Guangsheng's face. She chuckled self-deprecatingly; in truth, after finishing her speech and seeing Zhou Guangsheng's delayed response, she had already guessed he might not be able to accept it.

However, no matter what, she didn't regret speaking out.

Despite feeling heartbroken, Fang Xiu forced a smile and said to Zhou Guangsheng, "Chief Zhou, let's pretend nothing happened between us, and let's just continue as before, saying whatever we used to say. You don't need to avoid me when you visit my sister's house. After all, it's better to clear things up."

After speaking, Fang Xiu stood up, acting as if nothing had happened, with an air of ease, she walked towards the direction of the kitchen, "You sit in the living room for a while. I'll go make dinner. Didn't you say last time you liked the boiled pork slices my sister made for lunch? I specifically learned to make it and will cook it for you tonight."

Although Fang Xiu tried to hide her feelings, Zhou Guangsheng still saw her slightly reddened eyes. At that moment, his heart ached.

Without much thought, he grabbed Fang Xiu's hand, his eyes intently fixed on her, "Fang Xiu, can you tell me why you bothered telling me about your past? Actually, if you didn't tell me, I wouldn't have asked."

Fang Xiu turned away, wiping her eyes, and when she turned back, she still had an appearance as if nothing had happened, lightly smiling, "When two people are together, they need to be honest. I didn't want to hide anything because then I'd feel uneasy looking at you, plus I didn't want any complications in our relationship if we actually got together. I'd rather it not work out from the start."

"Can I take it to mean that you really value what's between us, so you insisted on telling me everything?" Zhou Guangsheng paused, then looked at Fang Xiu very seriously and asked, "Or to put it another way, you've been with Gao Sheng for so long, did you ever tell him about this?"

Fang Xiu shook her head softly, whispering, "No, I never planned to tell Gao Sheng. It didn't matter whether he knew or not."

"Why?" Zhou Guangsheng pressed.

After thinking for a moment, Fang Xiu replied, "Perhaps it's because in my heart I never thought I would spend my life with him. If he finds out later, and I can't explain, then so be it, we simply wouldn't stay together."

Zhou Guangsheng was silent for a moment, then looked up at Fang Xiu, "Then why tell me so clearly?"

"I don't know." Fang Xiu looked at Zhou Guangsheng, hesitating for a long time before speaking, "I just feel you are different from Gao Sheng, I..."

Fang Xiu's words were cut off as Zhou Guangsheng suddenly pulled her into his arms. His lips close to her ear, he spoke with some excitement, "Xiu'er, I know it's because you truly like me, not like how you felt about Gao Sheng."