Apocalypse: The Supporting Actress Made a Comeback novel Chapter 347

Chapter 347: 198 Qiu Family’s Calculations (Second Update)_2

His tone was unusually severe. Zhou Fanghua was startled after hearing him out, staring at Qiu Hongsheng in astonishment, unable to understand why he would speak to her in such a manner.

She pursed her lips, then suddenly slammed the thick photo album she was holding onto the coffee table. The album was of the hardbound type, with a cover that was thick and tough—especially heavy. When it hit the coffee table, it made a huge noise.

Qiu Hongsheng’s eyebrows knitted tightly together, a vein throbbing incessantly on his forehead. Pointing at Zhou Fanghua, he scolded fiercely, "Are you sick?"

Just at that moment, Qiu Yiming walked in. His face didn’t look too good. After entering the room, his gaze quickly swept over the photo album on the coffee table, then he glanced at Zhou Fanghua, who was trembling with lips so agitated she couldn’t speak, and finally said to Qiu Hongsheng, "Dad, you know Mom hasn’t been in a good mood recently. Why are you seriously arguing with her? We’re old husband and wife, why make it so ugly? If this gets out, how will others look at the Qiu family, and how will they see you?"

Qiu Hongsheng sighed. He wasn’t the kind of useless man who took his anger out on his wife; he usually treated Zhou Fanghua with a lot of respect. But recently, Zhou Fanghua really had been going too far, and with his own pressures mounting, he had found it a bit hard to control his temper.

Qiu Yiming also didn’t want to keep arguing with Qiu Hongsheng over this matter. As a son, it was fine for him to speak a word or two, but too much would be inappropriate.

Seeing that Qiu Hongsheng knew he was at fault, he didn’t persist any further and turned instead to Zhou Fanghua, saying, "Mom, there have been too many things happening in the Safe Zone recently, Dad is under a lot of pressure, it’s not like he meant to get angry with you. Didn’t you often teach me before, saying that it’s not easy for Dad outside?"

Zhou Fanghua, who was initially full of anger, couldn’t go on making a scene after hearing what Qiu Yiming had said. She gave him a glare and scolded lightly, "You! I was just talking to your father, there’s no trouble at all, why are you making a fuss? I’ve lived for so many years, what don’t I know? Do I need you to lecture me?" After saying that, she was the first to laugh. Her laughter was tender, and she seemed more gentle and gracious.

Qiu Hongsheng and Qiu Yiming exchanged a glance, both feeling somewhat wistful. This side of Zhou Fanghua suddenly made them feel like they had returned to the time before the apocalypse. Back then, their home was just like this, filled with warmth and happiness. Family conversations were always spoken softly and gently, never with arguments.

But everything changed with the apocalypse.

Gradually, arguments became more common in the household, and the disputes grew more frequent. Zhou Fanghua’s emotions became increasingly unstable, often turning hysterical when provoked.

Qiu Hongsheng quickly suppressed the memories, saying to Qiu Yiming, "Come to the study with me, I have something to say to you."