Lu Xiangdong listened to the quarrel between the two, frowned, and rubbed his temple with a tired look on his face.

After a long sigh of helplessness, he said, "Look at you two, you have been married for 20 years after all. Even if your love has faded, you should still have family affection. Why do you have to make such a fuss?"

After he finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Shen Xuemei. His eyes instantly became as sharp as an eagle's and his body leaned forward slightly.

With a serious expression, he said, "Comrade Shen Xuemei, do you want a divorce because you don't want to go to the Northwest with Sheng Jun?"

"You have to be conscientious! Husbands and wives should share happiness and difficulties, and should not be deserters when the other is in trouble."

"If you want to divorce Sheng Jun because you don't want to go to the Northwest, I don't agree. This is really disheartening."

Lu Xiangdong straightened his back, crossed his arms across his chest, and looked at Shen Xuemei with a serious expression.

When Shen Xuemei heard Lu Xiangdong's words, her eyes dodged and she unconsciously took a small step back.

Then she quickly shook her head, her hands waving in panic, and explained anxiously: "It's not like that, Commander Lu, look at the wounds on my body and face, Sheng Jun always beats me, that's why I'm determined to divorce him."

As she spoke, she pointed at the bruises on her face and body, her eyes slightly red, as if she had suffered a lot of injustice.

Sheng Jun suddenly became excited, his face turned red, veins bulged on his neck, he took a big step forward and pointed his finger at Shen Xuemei.

He shouted loudly: "Shen Xuemei, you...you vicious woman! Tell me honestly, when have I ever hit you before? The bruises on your body were not caused by me at all!"

Lu Xiangdong quickly stretched out his hands to Sheng Jun, palms facing down, as if pressing down, "Sheng Jun, calm down, don't be impulsive."

Sheng Jun, however, found it difficult to calm down. He just stood there breathing heavily, his hands clenched into fists, his body trembling slightly.

Lu Xiangdong narrowed his eyes slightly, with a hint of helplessness and sincerity on his face, and said: "Comrade Shen Xuemei, think clearly, if you get divorced, you will no longer be a military wife and you can't live in the military compound."

Shen Xuemei felt a headache when she thought that if she didn't divorce, she would have to go to the Northwest.

She would rather not live in the staff housing complex in the future. After all, her parents' home is in the city. Is there no place for her to live?

So, she gritted her teeth, raised her chin slightly, and said with a firm look: "Commander Lu, I have thought it through. Even if I don't live in the military family compound, I will divorce Sheng Jun!"

"I don't want to live with a man like him anymore. I'm afraid he'll beat me to death if I go to the Northwest, and I won't be able to come back alive!"

After hearing this, Lu Xiangdong sighed heavily.

Then he struck while the iron was hot, turned around and quickly took out the divorce application form that had been prepared long ago from the drawer, stretched out his arm, and handed it to Shen Xuemei.

He said with a serious expression: "Since you insist on getting a divorce, I won't persuade you any more. Sheng Jun is going to the Northwest soon, so you should complete the divorce procedures today."

Sheng Jun never expected that Lu Xiangdong would not listen to his explanation this time and directly asked them to divorce. He felt uncomfortable and staggered back a step, his face full of disappointment.

Lu Xiangdong said to Sheng Jun again: "Sheng Jun, you are going to the Northwest soon. Since Comrade Shen Xuemei doesn't want to go with you, don't force her."

As he spoke, he patted Sheng Jun's shoulder gently and gave him a meaningful look.

When Shen Xuemei heard this, her heart blossomed with joy and her face showed uncontrollable excitement.

The corners of her mouth rose, her eyes lit up, and she quickly stepped forward, took the divorce application form with both hands, turned around and walked to the table, and filled it out quickly.

Then he quickly walked to Sheng Jun, stuffed the pen into his hand, and urged him impatiently: "Master Lu has agreed, fill it out quickly, don't dawdle."

Sheng Jun stood aside in a daze, looking ahead with empty eyes, holding a pen in his hand but not moving, his eyes full of reluctance.

While Shen Xuemei was not paying attention, Lu Xiangdong secretly winked at Sheng Jun, turned his back to Shen Xuemei, gently patted Sheng Jun on the shoulder, and pointed at the application form.

Sheng Jun was stunned for a moment, and slowly realized that this was a provocation.

He looked at Lu Xiangdong gratefully, took a deep breath, walked to the table and started filling out the form.

Lu Xiangdong held the two application forms, breathed a sigh of relief, relaxed his shoulders and nodded slightly.

Thanks to Su Wantang's reminder, Sheng Jun was not told in advance, otherwise, based on his personality and feelings for Shen Xuemei, he would definitely be seen through.

He walked to the table, picked up the seal, pressed down hard with his arm, and the divorce procedures were completed.

Shen Xuemei felt relieved when she received the divorce certificate, and a smug smile appeared on her face.

She held up the divorce certificate high, shook it, swaggered out of the office, and returned to her residence in the military compound.

Sheng Jun looked at her heartless back and the divorce certificate in his hand. He was unable to recover for a long time. His arms hung limply at both sides of his body, and the divorce certificate in his hand was wrinkled.

Lu Xiangdong stepped forward, gently patted Sheng Jun on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "Sheng Jun, remember, look forward, don't look back! After you pass this hurdle, there will be a new beginning, but if you look back, you will definitely fall into the abyss again."

Sheng Jun's eyes welled up, and he choked up and said, "Commander, I understand. I'll go back and pack my things first. I'll stay in the army for a few days, and then I'll set off to the Northwest with everyone else."

Lu Xiangdong nodded slightly: "Sending you to the Northwest is just a formality. After this period of popularity has passed, I will transfer you back."

Sheng Jun was deeply moved. He saluted Lu Xiangdong and turned to leave.

After returning home, he simply packed his luggage and settled down in the army.

After Shen Xuemei received the divorce certificate, she watched Sheng Jun move to the military unit, so she pretended to have lost her memory about moving out of the military family compound and continued to wander around the military compound every day.

As if nothing had changed, her room was still occupied, with no sign of packing up and leaving.

At first, the neighbors just talked about it in private and cast strange looks at her, but Shen Xuemei shamelessly turned a blind eye.

The day after Sheng Jun and his men set out for the Northwest, the dissatisfaction of the military families erupted.

One day, several military wives met Shen Xuemei in the park of the compound. One of them, Mrs. Wang, who had a hot-tempered personality, couldn't help it.

She stepped forward and asked, "Shen Xuemei, you are no longer a military wife, why are you still staying in the military compound? This is not the place for you to stay!"

When Shen Xuemei heard this, her expression instantly turned extremely ugly. She said arrogantly, "I have lived here for so many years. I am familiar with every tree and blade of grass here. I can move out whenever I want. What do you have to do with me?"

After hearing this, another military wife also said angrily: "How dare you say that? In order not to go to the Northwest, you actually divorced Chief of Staff Sheng! Now that you are divorced, you should act like a divorced person and stop embarrassing yourself here!"

Shen Xuemei was deeply hurt by these words. She became furious and rushed towards the military wives with her teeth bared.

But now Shen Xuemei is no longer Sheng Jun’s wife, nor is she a military wife.

Those military wives were no pushovers. Seeing Shen Xuemei being so arrogant, they pushed her to the ground and beat her up.