Fang Xiu, hearing this, immediately denied in defense of Zhou Guangsheng, "Who says that? People from our place actually like those in the military. They consider it a good job, and soldiers are also reliable, without any ill intentions." Without a doubt, these words were pleasing to Zhou Guangsheng’s ears. Zhou Guangsheng looked deeply at Fang Xiu, and then suddenly asked, "Is that so? Then why don’t you find a military man yourself?" Fang Xiu’s face turned red instantly upon hearing Zhou Guangsheng’s question. She lifted her head and glanced at him, her expression slightly coquettish. In truth, Fang Xiu felt that Zhou Guangsheng’s question was too direct, making her embarrassed to respond. But when she looked up and saw Zhou Guangsheng’s resolute face, she didn’t know what to say. However, this coquettish glance from Fang Xiu suddenly stirred Zhou Guangsheng’s heart and even made it flutter. This feeling was something he had never experienced even when he first met Bai Jing; it was a peculiar feeling, yet he didn’t resist it. Therefore, he just stared blankly at Fang Xiu. For some reason, Fang Xiu’s face flushed to the base of her neck under Zhou Guangsheng’s gaze, not knowing what to say, and just kept her head down. The atmosphere should have been extremely awkward, but from Zhou Guangsheng’s perspective, when he looked down, he could perfectly see Fang Xiu’s slender neck and few strands of hair hanging beside her ear. Zhou Guangsheng, looking at Fang Xiu, suddenly felt a sense of satisfaction, finding the atmosphere to be exceedingly warm, almost like a family of three; he, the father holding his son, with the mother gently standing in front of him. In the midst of this awkwardness, Luo Zhiyong suddenly shouted from the kitchen, "Guangsheng, let’s have braised pork for lunch, okay?" Upon hearing the word "meat," Haohao, Xiao Pang immediately danced with joy, slapped Zhou Guangsheng and stammered, "Daddy, meat, eat meat." Xiao Pang kept calling out, also pointing in the direction of Luo Zhiyong, signaling Zhou Guangsheng to go there. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs novel⚑fire.net Zhou Guangsheng came to his senses, gave Fang Xiu a gentle smile, and walked over holding Xiao Pang. From the living room to the kitchen was a short distance, and Xiao Pang called out again, "Daddy, eat meat." Luo Zhiyong, standing at the kitchen door, heard this and laughed heartily, telling Zhou Guangsheng, "Haohao likes you, this little guy has this habit, he calls whoever he likes daddy." At this point, Zhou Guangsheng no longer felt awkward but looked at Xiao Pang affectionately and said with a smile, "Little guy..." The two men discussed the lunch menu in the kitchen for a while. With still some time left, Luo Zhiyong said that he had something serious to discuss and left the children in the living room under Fang Xiu’s watch. But worrying that Fang Xiu alone might not manage, they left the study room door open so they could keep an eye on the children in the living room. Luo Zhiyong spoke a few words of serious matters, but noticed that Zhou Guangsheng’s gaze kept drifting outside the living room, hardly able to concentrate and often giving distracted responses. Luo Zhiyong followed his gaze and realized that it was fixed on Fang Xiu. Luo Zhiyong suddenly understood something. He glanced at Fang Xiu in the living room, who seemed to know that Zhou Guangsheng was watching her, appearing somewhat uneasy and occasionally looking over. In matters of the heart, Luo Zhiyong wasn’t very experienced but was still considered seasoned. Clearly, both of them had feelings for each other to be behaving this way. Because of the matter with Gao Sheng, Luo Zhiyong had never seen him before, nor had he heard much about him at home. Long ago, Luo Zhiyong heard Fang Pingying mention Gao Sheng once, saying she met him one day and found his impression to be average, and afterwards, no one mentioned him again. Moreover, Luo Zhiyong spent little time at home, often missing the family chats, Luo Zhiyong completely forgot about his existence, always felt like Fang Xiu was single. In his view, this match between a bachelor and a single woman of suitable age was quite appropriate. Luo Zhiyong gave a faint smile, and waking Zhou Guangsheng whose thoughts were still on Fang Xiu, he called out, "Quartermaster, come back to your senses." Zhou Guangsheng came to his senses and, seeing Luo Zhiyong smiling at him, felt somewhat embarrassed and stammered, "What, what?" Luo Zhiyong, smiling at him, directly asked, "Do you like Fang Xiu?" "Don’t talk nonsense, Fang Xiu has someone in her life now." Zhou Guangsheng said, then glanced at Fang Xiu again with a tone containing a bit of compassion, "I just think, she, a young lady divorced from your brother, insists on raising the child alone without asking for any alimony from the Luo family. It’s really not easy." Speaking of this matter, Luo Zhiyong found it difficult to continue the conversation. Moreover, it involved past mistakes made by Fang Xiu, which was not a glorious matter, and Luo Zhiyong couldn’t say too much. Originally, when Luo Zhiyong felt that they were interested in each other, he thought it would be good to match the two, both being divorced, and Zhou Guangsheng being an honest and caring man, if she chose him herself, she would definitely treat Fang Xiu well. But thinking of this, Luo Zhiyong felt it was inappropriate. Because Zhou Guangsheng’s marriage failed due to his wife’s betrayal, if he found out that Fang Xiu also betrayed her husband leading to their divorce, he would inevitably mind. Thus, considering this, Luo Zhiyong did not bring up Fang Xiu with Zhou Guangsheng again, and they continued discussing other matters. By evening, remembering the day’s incident, Luo Zhiyong brought it up with Fang Pingying. Fang Pingying had actually noticed something unusual between the two a long time ago, but she also considered the matter, so she had not brought it up actively. Now that Luo Zhiyong had noticed it too, it indicated that there really was something between them. Honestly, Fang Pingying quite appreciated Zhou Guangsheng, and even if Zhou Guangsheng’s conditions were not as good as Gao Sheng’s, for some reason, Fang Pingying felt Fang Xiu marrying Zhou Guangsheng would be more secure. She thought for a moment and said to Luo Zhiyong, "Zhiyong, actually I think this matter is from before their marriage. Do we really need to deliberately bring it up? Things from the past are all in the past, Fang Xiu has also changed for the better now." Fang Pingying’s point was not that they should deliberately hide it, but she felt since both Fang Xiu and Zhou Guangsheng were divorced, everyone has a past, should they really delve into past details when they’re together? Even divorced or separated people would talk about their past, surely mentioning that I’ve been divorced or I had someone in the past, but wouldn’t detail every aspect. However, Luo Zhiyong thought deeper, expressing a bit of worry, "Under normal circumstances what you said is correct, but what if something changes?" Fang Pingying frowned, "What change?"