Oh no! The leader's young wife is demanding a divorce every night!

Lu Yanzheng rushed out anxiously and went to Liu Maojun's house to inquire.

"Officer Liu, Sister-in-law Liang, are my daughters Xiao Re and Yingying with you?"

Liang Chunhua said with a smile.

"After having lunch at my place, Comrade He said he wanted to go for a walk around the family compound to familiarize himself with the environment, and then he left."

"I saw her sit at Sister He's house for a while, and then she went to chat with the family of Deputy Battalion Commander Cui. Later I heard that she was invited to have tea by Company Commander Hao's wife, and then I don't know much more about her."

"Why, hasn't she gone home yet?"

Not only did He Yingying not reply, but there was another person who was even more worrying and did not reply.

Lu Yanzheng asked again, "What about Xiao Re? Where did she go?"

The moment the question was asked, the atmosphere became tense. Liang Chunhua's smile froze, her eyes darted away, and her tone became timid and uneasy as she answered cautiously.

"Originally, I invited Comrade Xiao to my house for dinner. But Comrade He said that you only arranged for her to have a meal with you and told me not to worry about it."

"As you know, Comrade Xiao is a man of high character. After hearing this, he was unwilling to come over. So he asked me where there were any restaurants nearby."

"I told her there's a restaurant called Peace Restaurant in the town to the east. Maybe...we should go check it out over there!"

Liang Chunhua became less and less confident as she spoke.

They ate lunch from noon until late at night and still haven't come back? Could something have happened to them?

If she had known, she would have dragged Xiao Re home even if it meant delaying it.

That woman is so eye-catching; if she encounters anything bad outside, Commander Lu will definitely implicate their family.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yanzheng realized he was in trouble.

His thoughts were the same as Liang Chunhua's; if Xiao Rezhen were to get into trouble outside, he would be devastated.

Lu Yanzheng took off running and rushed outside, with Liu Maojun following closely behind.

"Commander Lu, please wait. I'll go with you to look for it."

As I passed the small intersection of the family compound, I happened to run into He Yingying, who was walking along with three or five military wives, chatting and laughing.

"Hey! Zheng-ge, where are you running to in such a hurry?"

Lu Yanzheng ignored him, his face was frighteningly dark, and he rushed out like an arrow.

They vanished in the blink of an eye.

He Yingying grabbed Liu Maojun behind her and asked him again.

"Officer Liu? Why isn't Brother Zheng talking to me? Where did you guys go?"

Officer Liu's expression was grave, and his tone was urgent.

"Oh no! Comrade Xiao has gone missing!"

He Yingying scoffed dismissively. "So what if he doesn't want to go? He's a grown man, he's not going to get lost."

"Who knows what trick she's up to this time!"

The military wives nearby, seeing how quickly Lu Yanzheng ran, knew at a glance that something terrible had happened.

Quickly shake off He Yingying's hand and keep your distance from her.

"Well, Comrade He, it's getting late. My wife has just finished get off work, and I need to hurry home."

"Oh dear! My son hasn't finished his homework yet, I need to go help him!"

"Look at my memory! I forgot to feed those two old hens in my yard all day. I hope they don't starve."

……

The military wives who used to call each other sisters now found excuses to slip away faster than rabbits, and none of them dared to get close to He Yingying.

They knew perfectly well that Xiao Re was Commander Lu's lawfully wedded wife, while this woman was far inferior in both status and appearance.

She had said that Commander Lu wouldn't let Xiao go to Liang Chunhua's house for dinner, which made her think that Xiao was not favored.

Now, looking at Lu Yanzheng's anxious and flustered appearance, it seems that's not the case.

In an instant, the group that had been bustling with activity was now reduced to He Yingying standing alone, her smug expression freezing on her face, leaving her utterly embarrassed.

"Xiao Re! I hate you!"

He Yingying stomped her foot, both angry and furious. Her face turned pale and then red, and she was so jealous that she felt like she was bubbling with sourness.

Lu Yanzheng ran from the camp to Dongzhen, searching all the way, turning over every alley, restaurant, and shop in the town, asking every shop owner, but none of them saw Xiao Re.

He collapsed to his knees, screaming hysterically like a madman.

"Xiao Re, where are you!"

"Come out here!"

"go home!"

Finally, Liu Maojun and Cui Peng caught up in their car and forcibly lifted him into the vehicle.

"Commander Lu, don't worry, your wife will be alright."

"She's not in Dongzhen; she must have gone back to the barracks."

"Yes, yes, yes! Maybe he's like Comrade He, going to visit that family member's wife!"

……

Everyone offered words of comfort and encouragement.

Lu Yanzheng looked like a clay figure, his eyes vacant, all his strength drained away, unable to even stand. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, as if he had remembered something.

He was talking to himself incoherently.

"All the business owners in East Town say they've never seen her. Perhaps she never even came here."

"Old Cui, drive. To Xixian!"

That woman always loves to contradict. If Liang Chunhua says the Peace Restaurant in Dongzhen is delicious, she definitely won't come here.

The car started immediately and sped off in another direction.

As we rounded the corner of the intersection, a tractor loaded with goods came from the opposite direction.

Clang, clang!

The car was very loud and drove very slowly, leaving a long trail of smoke behind it.

Lu Yanzheng's pupils suddenly contracted, and he froze as if struck by lightning, his breath instantly cut off.

The woman who had terrified him and whom he had searched for all night was now leisurely leaning against the cargo bed of a truck, humming a song without the slightest sign of panic.

"Old Cui, stop the car!"

Lu Yanzheng roared and leaped off the jeep. Before the tractor opposite him could come to a complete stop, he pounced on it like an arrow released from a bow.

He pulled this heartless woman into a tight embrace.

He used all his strength to hold her captive. His whole body trembled, yet his strength was astonishing, as if he wanted to embed her into his very bones.

"Xiao Re!"

His eyes were bloodshot, his voice was hoarse, and his bloodshot eyes were filled with tears of fear and grievance.

"Do you know how long I've been looking for you?"

Do you know how worried I was?

Do you know how heartbroken I am?

"Are you trying to drive me crazy?"

Xiao Re didn't say anything, but turned his head to the side, his face cold, and looked up at the stars.

Lu Yanzheng hugged the person in his arms even tighter. He asked in a hoarse voice.

"How are you? Have you been wronged?"

Xiao Re snorted softly, a cold smirk playing on her lips. She didn't even glance at him, her tone both delicate and harsh.

"What grievance have I suffered? I'm a grown adult, healthy, without any illness or pain. I'm not going to starve to death!"

"I'll drink water when I'm thirsty, eat when I'm hungry, put on clothes when I'm cold, and go home when it gets dark. There's no need for you to look for me."

Lu Yanzheng's heart tightened, a mixture of pain and anger, feeling both furious and helpless, and a little heartbroken. He could only bury his face in her neck and let her scold him.

"You're gone, if I don't look for you, who else should I look for?"

"Go find your Yingying..."

Before Xiao Re could finish speaking, Lu Yanzheng kissed her fiercely.

The kiss came like a storm, domineering and fierce.

It carries the anxiety of a whole night's journey, the ecstasy of regaining what was lost, and a punitive rage; its force is brutal and irresistible.

Xiao Re initially struggled and resisted stubbornly, but when her hands touched his clothes, which were completely soaked with sweat, and the water droplets under his eyes, she gradually softened.

The scorching heat mingled with the cool night breeze, weaving together a tender, bittersweet warmth at the quiet intersection.

Cui Peng turned the steering wheel and called to Liu Maojun and the others.

"Let's go back to camp!"

The honest and simple-minded Officer Liu stole a glance at the figures across from him, tightly embracing and reluctant to part, and asked with some concern.

"Shouldn't we wait for Commander Lu and the others?"

Cui Peng said with a knowing yet mischievous look.

"Don't worry about it!"

"Don't those two people own a tractor?"