Wan Xinguo’s tolerance and their peacemaking efforts made the senior officers of the Capital Military Region very happy, relieved that the other party did not nickel and dime, did not press them too hard, and did not pursue the matter with Chen Chen and others, saving their face and maintaining their positive image. With the army undergoing adjustments, the wishes of Yang Fengying, Fang Ning, and Zhou Fei and others were immediately fulfilled.
So, after the family visitation leave ended, Su Junlin and the others all boarded the train to leave with their partners.
They came alone but returned in pairs.
Zhou Fei herself was very happy to be transferred to her husband’s military region’s cultural troupe. She had applied last year, but it was unfortunate that she had not been approved. This year, she was the happiest. Yang Fengying and Fang Ning were influenced by Feng Qingxue’s phone calls. Additionally, the cultural troupe no longer allowed Yang Fengying to perform Beijing operas, insisting on revolutionary dramas instead, which was not to her taste.
As for Bai Xue, having offended Su Junlin’s parents and the whole family of Su Junshu in the Capital, she of course clung tightly to Su Junlin. She had been through a lot and was no longer naive.
Commander Bai was right; the most important thing was to have a child. With a child, she needn’t fear that Su Junlin would not be wholeheartedly with her.
Meanwhile, the army had approved the divorce report of Wan Xinguo and Chen Chen, and thus man and woman were unrelated henceforth.
Wan Xinguo did not have Ning’s mother step in, nor did he have Jiang Xiaoyue find someone to prove Chen Chen’s absence at night. And regarding the money he had spent in his marriage, he did not mention a word, even when Su Junlin saw him later and relentlessly criticized him. He had no regrets.
Although Chen Chen felt indignant that Wan Xinguo had come to no harm, she breathed a sigh of relief that Wan Xinguo did not continue to pursue her infidelity. If not for the fear that Wan Xinguo might retaliate, would she have taken the initiative to strike? Fortunately, Commissioner Wang had kept his promise, as long as she did not betray him, he would protect her for life.
Just when Chen Chen thought she was out of danger, a poster about Commissioner Wang and Chen Chen suddenly appeared!
But all of this was no longer relevant to those who had left.
Shang Kun and the others were still on the road when Feng Qingxue received a call from Jiang Xiaoyue, who laughed heartily on the phone.
"Sister Xue, it’s so gratifying, truly satisfying. Honestly, I secretly cursed Commander Wan for being a coward, wondering how he could let Chen Chen bite back and not take action against her. Wasn’t that indulging Chen Chen? Now, I somewhat understand the reason why my dad agreed with Commander Wan’s decision. Commander Wan was rough but with subtle insights!" exclaimed Xiaoyue.
Jiang Yun did not want them to get involved in the struggles with Commissioner Wang and others, fearing that someone would use them to target Commissioner Wang and thus offend a swath of people, leading to countless unnecessary troubles.
Now, they had done nothing but received a good reputation for being magnanimous, while Commissioner Wang and Chen Chen had both fallen from grace.
Chen Chen’s deeds were exposed, leading to her immediate expulsion from the military. After returning home, somehow, the neighbors got wind of it and made her parade through the streets daily, labeled as a disgrace.
Commissioner Wang’s situation required no explanation; he lost his position, permanently expelled from the military.
His actions were too vile, too disgusting, and countless soldiers clamored for severe punishment because he had engaged with the wife of a serviceman, wrecking the serviceman’s marriage.
Their associated unit suffered massive loss of face due to lax supervision. The resentment settled on Commissioner Wang and Chen Chen and others, who had to be dealt with severely to regain the military’s confidence. The measures taken were more swift and decisive than any before.
...The reason for deleting what was written at noon is that it was too detailed and there was the worry of being censored; even now I write with trepidation, fearing censorship for tarnishing its image, o(╥﹏╥)o. Pray that it won’t be censored, pray, oh, pray