CHAPTER 404: CHAPTER 399: MAY YOU BE CURSED WITH NO DESCENDANTS

Fang Ping’an, standing aside, remained silent but always glanced at Zhou Yunmei’s face.

He observed Zhou Yunmei, and when he saw her face change once and again at the mention that Fang Xiu still hadn’t divorced Luo Zhiming, he suspected something was amiss. He deliberately spoke up loudly, "And, I truly had no idea Xu He could be so foolish. Knowing full well that my Xiu’er isn’t married to Luo Zhiming yet, she still agreed to marry him. What is she planning to do? Serve as Luo Zhiming’s concubine in ancient style, not even wanting status or what?"

Sure enough, Zhou Yunmei’s face changed, and she frowned and snapped, "Can you keep your voice down? Is this something to be proud of?"

"Why are you so scared?" Fang Xiu also sensed something off and arched an eyebrow at Zhou Yunmei, "Could it be that Xu He doesn’t know about me and Luo Zhiming not being divorced yet?"

Her suspicion confirmed, Zhou Yunmei didn’t deny it but instead shouted at Fang Xiu, "What’s it to you? Mind your own business."

Fang Xiu, certain that Zhou Yunmei dared not let Xu He know she hasn’t divorced Luo Zhiming, purposely yelled out towards the direction of the village, "Xu He, Xu He, come out for a second."

"You..." Zhou Yunmei was so angry that her face contorted, but Fang Xiu was already shouting, and she couldn’t stop her.

Soon, many villagers came out to see what the commotion was about.

And indeed, Xu He was summoned out, followed by Luo Zhiming.

It turned out Xu He wasn’t in her own home but was at the Luo Family’s, no wonder Zhou Yunmei was so afraid of Fang Xiu speaking loudly.

Xu He had actually heard everything Fang Xiu said already, having had a row with Luo Zhiming in the house.

After the row, there wasn’t much she could do, as she didn’t see it as a big deal, knowing that Luo Zhiming and Fang Xiu had agreed to divorce.

Xu He walked out, looking defiantly at Fang Xiu, "I’m out now, what do you want to do?"

Fang Xiu smiled slightly at her, "I heard you’re getting married to Luo Zhiming?"

"That’s right," Xu He nodded her head.

Fang Xiu smiled playfully, glanced at Luo Zhiming, and asked, "Don’t you know that I’m not divorced from Luo Zhiming yet? He and I..."

Before Fang Xiu could finish, Luo Zhiming suddenly came over, glaring menacingly at Fang Xiu, half-threateningly said, "Fang Xiu, if you dare talk nonsense again, I’ll break your legs."

He was terrified that Fang Xiu would spill something about that child being his at that moment because Xu He had said she didn’t mind Luo Zhiming being divorced, but she did care if he had children.

If he had a child, no matter what, she would not be with Luo Zhiming.

"Hmph, come at me if you have the guts. If you dare touch me today, I’ll fight you with my life," Fang Xiu also stood her ground, glaring back fiercely at Luo Zhiming, "When we were husband and wife, I accommodated you in everything; do you really think you still have any standing in my heart now?"

"Yes, Luo Zhiming, if you dare lay a hand on my daughter today, I’ll risk this old life of mine to take you down," Fang Ping’an also stepped up to Luo Zhiming, ready to fight him to the death.

"Just drop it, stop causing a scene," Xu He dismissed the private tiffs with Luo Zhiming, but in public, she certainly stood by his side. She sneered sarcastically at Fang Xiu, "If you haven’t divorced yet, you will eventually. I believe no man could tolerate his woman having children with another man."

"That’s right, she and I have been done for a long time. I only came back last time to divorce her, but she shamelessly refused to split and kept dragging it out," Luo Zhiming was quick to clarify, "But since I returned to the city, she and I have had nothing to do with each other, as you know."

The comments from Luo Zhiming and Fang Xiu sparked a wave of speculation among the villagers who had come to watch the drama unfold,

"What’s going on here; is the child in Fang Xiu’s belly not Luo Zhiming’s?"

Someone whispered, "No way, when she was pregnant at home, wasn’t Zhou Yunmei boasting everywhere that she was carrying a son?"

"Ah, that’s just Zhou Yunmei showing off outside. At home, she doesn’t treat Fang Xiu like a person, sometimes not even letting her eat," another person chimed in.

"In that case, you can’t really blame the Luo Family, Fang Xiu is just too despicable."

Fang Xiu didn’t expect Xu He to be so malicious, deliberately humiliating her in front of everyone—after all, they had no severe grievances between them, and if it weren’t for Luo Zhiming, they might even have gotten along before.

Fang Xiu pointed at Xu He, her face turning green with anger, "Xu He, you..."

"Zhiming, I know, I don’t blame you." Xu He didn’t care to respond to Fang Xiu; instead, she purposefully looked at Luo Zhiming with a smile, "Besides, I believe that it’s not just you, but any man wouldn’t be able to accept such a woman."

"That’s right."

Fang Ping’an saw his family being pointed at and talked about by so many in the village and felt disgraced. He wanted to take Fang Xiu home.

But Fang Xiu wasn’t willing to leave like this. She wasn’t going to let Luo Zhiming and Xu He get away with it either and decided not to save them any face. She revealed what she knew, "Haha, the two of you sure play a good act in front of others, who knows what messy things you’ve been up to in private. Last I heard, Luo Zhiming even tried to kill himself; maybe Xu He found someone else outside and made Luo Zhiming want to die out of anger."

Xu He’s face changed, but she quickly retorted, "Better to try to die than to sneak around with other men outside."

"You..." Fang Xiu, seeing how vigorously Xu He defended Luo Zhiming, suddenly remembered something. She glanced under Luo Zhiming’s body and blurted out, "Xu He, don’t get so cocky, just go ahead and marry Luo Zhiming. Be happy and do it; I wish you a lineage cut short."

At Fang Xiu’s words, both Zhou Yunmei and Luo Zhiming turned pale. Luo Zhiming immediately waved his hand irritably at Fang Xiu, "Forget it, forget it, don’t talk to her anymore, bad luck."

"Stop talking," Zhou Yunmei also promptly spoke up, eager to get Fang Xiu to leave quickly, "You want a divorce? Be there tomorrow at eight in the morning, at the town’s township government. The sooner the better."

Fang Xiu knew that the mother and son were worried she’d reveal that Luo Zhiming couldn’t have children, which would cause Xu He to call off the marriage, eager to get rid of her.

If Xu He’s attitude had been better, perhaps Fang Xiu would have spoken, but now with Xu He’s arrogance, she wanted to let Xu He marry Luo Zhiming and see what would happen when she learned the truth.

She cast Xu He a mocking smile, "Fine, everything will be handled tomorrow."

Because of the embarrassing situation with Fang Xiu, Fang Ping’an no longer felt like looking for Luo Dashan, and on leaving, he simply threw the money at Zhou Yunmei, "This is the money your eldest son entrusted me to bring back for Luo Dashan’s treatment. Here you go." (To be continued. If you like this work, your support with recommendation votes and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com) is greatly appreciated. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)