272. The Orb

Third-person POV

Zhang Wei was frozen in his place from Hong er's words, his hands were visibly trembling as he stared at Hong er in disbelief.

"No…no... I must be mistaken… please, please write once again. I must have read it wrong. Please I beg of you!" Zhang Wei grabbed Hong er's hand and pushed his palm to Hong er.

Hong er's face twisted as she didn't know what was happening. She just stated the truth and the child in front of her seemed to unable to accept what she just told him. There was no reason for her to lie, it was not an uncommon matter when one's husband and child died due to the war.

The most vivid memory she had was when she received a piece of news that her husband died in the frontline. At that time, she was 9 months pregnant and predicted soon would go into labor. She hoped that her husband would be by her side during the labor therefore she impatiently waited for her husband's return.