CHAPTER 689: CHAPTER 684: WHEN WILL YOU REMARRY

Though Zhou Yunmei felt uncomfortable about the affair between Luo Dashan and Xiutao, she had cherished Luo Zhiyong for several years and devoted herself to making him the most important in her heart. She couldn’t bear to send the child away like that.

So, Luo Zhiyong stayed. In the eyes of outsiders and even the Luo Family, Luo Zhiyong was seen as the first child of Zhou Yunmei and Luo Dashan.

In fact, since Luo Zhiyong was raised by Zhou Yunmei and was breastfed by her, the mother-son bond between them was no less strong than with anyone else, even though she had not carried him for nine months. Hence, although Zhou Yunmei knew all the details, she never treated Luo Zhiyong poorly.

It was not until Luo Zhiming was born that Zhou Yunmei started paying less attention to Luo Zhiyong. However, by that time Luo Zhiyong had grown up and, perhaps inheriting the genes from Xiutao, he was not only good-looking from a young age but also excelled academically. Whenever the villagers mentioned Luo Zhiyong, they always had nothing but praise, which brought great honor to Zhou Yunmei.

Moreover, the parents of the Luo Family also favored Luo Zhiyong; for his sake, they would frequently provide material support to Zhou Yunmei’s household.

Because of all this, Zhou Yunmei had always treated Luo Zhiyong fairly well.

Eventually, Luo Zhiyong grew up and, despite the hardships of military service during that era, he joined the army where he performed well and earned a decent income. This added to Zhou Yunmei’s sense of pride and made her realize the importance of Luo Zhiyong to the family. From then on, Zhou Yunmei truly regarded Luo Zhiyong as her own son, never thinking about his origins again.

However, if it hadn’t been for Luo Zhiyong’s marriage to Fang Pingying and the subsequent troubles at home, perhaps the secret would have never been revealed.

But now, with things having reached this point, Luo Dashan didn’t know what to do, worrying that Zhou Yunmei might eventually disclose everything.

When that happened, the rumor would be that Luo Zhiyong was not only an illegitimate child who should be kept hidden but also had been abandoned by his mother at birth. Such a truth would be hard for anyone to accept, and Luo Dashan was also concerned it could affect Luo Zhiyong’s job or reputation in the military.

As a father, he had not alleviated any burdens for Luo Zhiyong; on the contrary, he had always been causing trouble. Now all he wished for was not to cause any more disturbances for Luo Zhiyong, so he tried his best to prevent Zhou Yunmei from spreading the news.

Yet, he understood Zhou Yunmei’s nature well - now that the secret had become a tool for her to threaten others, it would haunt them for a lifetime.

Luo Honglan was shocked to learn all of this.

Firstly, she never imagined her honest father had been involved with another woman aside from her mother, and that there was another child.

Secondly, she was surprised to find that her beloved older brother had such an origin. Although still her biological brother, it felt as if a barrier had arisen between them.

Moreover, she was unsure how to deal with it all. If the word spread, she worried how people would view Luo Zhiyong, and whether a person as proud as him would even accept it.

On top of that, the most crucial concern was how Luo Zhiyong would face everyone once the secret became known.

So, when Luo Honglan looked at Luo Zhiyong again, her eyes were always filled with worry.

That day, which happened to be a weekend, Fang Pingying and Luo Zhiyong were both off work at home with the kids. Since Luo Honglan also had a day off from the pastry shop, she bought some gifts and went over to see the children.

While playing with the little ones, Yaoyao told Luo Honglan a lot about the family, like how they all slept in the same room with their father at night and not with their mother.

Hearing this, Luo Honglan became worried; she feared Fang Pingying’s reaction to learning about it and whether she would look down on Luo Zhiyong.

Therefore, in front of Luo Zhiyong and Fang Pingying, she blurted out, "Sister-in-law, you and my brother had already gotten your marriage certificate, right? When are you going to remarry?"

In fact, Luo Zhiyong had also been pondering this question lately, and he had yet to receive an answer from her. She felt that things were fine as they were, and she hadn’t decided about remarriage yet.

Hearing Luo Honglan suddenly bring up the topic, Fang Pingying, feeling at ease as if they were mind-linked siblings, gave Luo Honglan a glare and spoke softly, "Why ask out of the blue? Your brother is staying at home now, what does getting remarried have to do with anything?"

"It does matter," Luo Zhiyong said, stealing a passionate glance at Fang Pingying.

Seeing his gaze, Fang Pingying’s face flushed - she knew what that look meant.

Although to outsiders, Fang Pingying had allowed Luo Zhiyong to return and their family of four seemed to live harmoniously and happily, only Luo Zhiyong knew of the barriers in Fang Pingying’s heart.

He was a man, and his injuries had mostly healed by now. Watching his wife move about before him night after night, he naturally harbored the typical desires of a man.

Such desires included sharing a room with his wife and engaging in activities that married couples should do.

After all, they had been separated since the separation before their divorce, and it had been over a year since they had been together. As a healthy man, it was impossible for him not to have such thoughts.

And Luo Zhiyong was a man of stronger desires than an average person.

He had made various excuses to test the waters, but Fang Pingying was resolute in her refusal, and he had no choice but to hold back day by day.

Just last night, he made up an excuse with Yaoyao to spend some time in Fang Pingying’s room, only to be chased out by her.

After seeing through Luo Zhiyong’s intentions, Fang Pingying scolded him with a glare, whispering, "If you have a complaint, you can go back to stay at the army base. There’s no lack of dorms for you there."

Upon hearing this, Luo Zhiyong hurriedly shook his head and pulled Fang Pingying’s hand, "No, no, I was just speaking casually; I definitely don’t have any other complaints."

Fang Pingying glanced at him with annoyance and ignored him.

But Luo Honglan had no intention to watch their affectionate behavior; she was still immersed in her own thoughts. Unintentionally, she looked at Luo Zhiyong and blurted out, "Big brother, I really didn’t expect it would be like this."

Luo Zhiyong, puzzled by her words and thinking she was talking about him and Fang Pingying, laughed and patted her head, "What did you not expect? I and your sister-in-law will resolve our issues; don’t worry too much."

Luo Honglan realized her mistake and quickly corrected, "It’s something else, not you and sister-in-law."