Shen Yunhe’s eyes were filled with disgust. He had just returned and hadn’t had time to deal with this woman, yet she had come looking for him again.
He suspected she had a radar installed on him—otherwise, how could she always find him no matter where he went?
He didn’t even spare her a glance and strode forward, deciding to deal with Liu Juan as soon as possible.
Liu Juan was in so much pain that cold sweat kept breaking out on her forehead. She looked up at Shen Yunhe’s receding figure with humiliation and anger.
A few military wives passed by chatting and laughing. A plump military wife sneered:
“Everyone should keep an eye on their husbands. This woman especially likes married men. I’ve seen her go to Commander Shen’s wife every day, stirring things up until the Shen couple divorced. What a vixen!”
“Yes, I’ve seen it too. Back when Commander Shen and his wife were still together, this woman completely ignored his wife and acted all coy and awkward around Commander Shen. I thought something was off back then. Later, as soon as the Shen couple divorced, she stuck to him like glue. That’s when I realized—she was after someone else’s husband!”
Liu Juan was furious and cursed loudly:
“You bunch of shrews! Stop slandering me! I was the one who liked Commander Shen first! Three years ago, before he was even married, I already liked him. His marriage to that woman was an arranged one with no feelings. Now he’s single—why can’t I pursue him? This is the new society, we have freedom of love!”
The plump military wife raised an eyebrow, hands on her hips, pointing at her nose and scolding:
“Oh my, calling us shrews? We may be shrews, but we’re still better than a shameless vixen like you! Yes, we have freedom now, but that doesn’t mean you’ve become so free you’ve lost all shame. Trying to act virtuous while being indecent? Hmph! You little bitch!”
“You… you people… I’ll fight you all!”
For the first time, Liu Juan had been called such insults. For someone spoiled since childhood and always adored, she simply couldn’t take it.
She rushed forward and grabbed the plump military wife’s hair. The plump woman was not to be trifled with either—she grabbed Liu Juan’s braid tightly instead, making her grimace in pain and tilt her head back.
The other military wives panicked and quickly went to call the plump woman’s husband.
The plump woman’s husband was Luo Ye Cheng, 25 years old, a battalion commander under Commander Shen. He came from a rural background. The plump wife, An Xiu Xiu, was 20 years old. They were childhood sweethearts in an arranged marriage, and Luo Ye Cheng had married her out of responsibility.
Luo Ye Cheng hurried over, furious. He shouted:
“An Xiu Xiu, you’re fighting again!”
He grabbed her arm and then looked down at Liu Juan, who was sitting on the ground crying bitterly. Clenching his fist, he coldly ordered:
“An Xiu Xiu, apologize to her!”
“I won’t! She attacked me first! Why should I apologize first?”
Although An Xiu Xiu came from the countryside, she had grown up pampered at home.
She had never suffered injustice. But ever since coming here with the military, Luo Ye Cheng constantly yelled at her or reprimanded her and was never satisfied with her. She knew very well that her husband did not love her—he only married her out of responsibility.
Liu Juan, disheveled and crying like a pear blossom in the rain, suddenly stood up and ran toward a nearby lake, threatening to commit suicide.
Luo Ye Cheng rushed to stop her, afraid something might happen and be blamed on their couple.
But this scene infuriated An Xiu Xiu even more. She saw Luo Ye Cheng holding Liu Juan to prevent her from jumping. Liu Juan collapsed into his arms, crying uncontrollably.
Losing her rationality, An Xiu Xiu rushed forward, grabbed Liu Juan’s hair, and pulled her back.
“Ah—!”
Caught off guard, Liu Juan fell to the ground. An Xiu Xiu sat on her and slapped her face left and right:
“Little bitch! You vixen dare to seduce my man? I’ll beat you to death!”
“An Xiu Xiu!” Luo Ye Cheng roared in anger and pulled her off, then slapped her hard across the face.
An Xiu Xiu froze. A bright red handprint appeared on her face as she stared blankly at Luo Ye Cheng. The surrounding people were also shocked. Luo Ye Cheng looked at his own hand, then reached out as if to help her up.
An Xiu Xiu pushed him away and shouted angrily:
“Divorce! I want a divorce!”