After Three Years of a Military Marriage Without Seeing Each Other When I Asked for a Divorce he Panicked

Tong Jiaojiao was reborn after a tragic life defined by suffering and regret. In her previous existence, she married Shen Ziqing, a military officer, at the urging of her dying father who sought a protector for her. However, Shen Ziqing departed on a secret mission the day after their wedding and remained absent for three years. During this time, Tong Jiaojiao was left alone in Haishi while her relatives from the Tong family exploited her vulnerability, seizing her family’s farmland and subjecting her to severe bullying. The isolation and harassment drove her to a mental breakdown, sustained only by the hope that Shen Ziqing would eventually return to avenge her. When he finally came back, he immediately requested a divorce, shattering her remaining stability. Compounded by an incident involving Zhao Sinan, the daughter of the military district commander, Tong Jiaojiao was labeled a troublemaker and sent to the desolate northwest for labor reform. She died in that barren land, haunted by the belief that Shen Ziqing had divorced her to marry his childhood sweetheart, Zhao Sinan.

In this second life, Tong Jiaojiao wakes up before the divorce is finalized. Rather than waiting for Shen Ziqing to reject her, she takes the initiative and demands a divorce herself. Her motivation is not merely emotional detachment but survival; knowing her capitalist background makes her a target during the political campaigns of the era, she plans to sell her assets, hand over land deeds to the government for protection, and relocate to Heilongjiang Province as an educated youth to avoid forced labor in the northwest. Shen Ziqing, however, is stunned by her sudden initiative. He reveals that he never intended to divorce her and has been deeply in love with her since they first met. He explains that his three-year absence was due to a classified mission that prevented all contact, and he was unaware of the abuse she suffered at the hands of her relatives. He refuses to grant the divorce, insisting that he will change and protect her.

The conflict escalates when Zhao Sinan appears at the military district, openly claiming to be Shen Ziqing’s partner and mocking Tong Jiaojiao. Tong Jiaojiao, no longer the submissive woman of her past life, confronts Zhao Sinan publicly. She exposes Zhao Sinan’s violation of military regulations by entering the base without permission and reveals that Zhao Sinan has been spreading false rumors about their relationship. The confrontation turns physical when Zhao Sinan attempts to strike Tong Jiaojiao, who deliberately falls to the ground to frame it as an assault. Shen Ziqing arrives and fiercely defends his wife, publicly denouncing Zhao Sinan and declaring his loyalty to Tong Jiaojiao. Commander Zhao, embarrassed by his daughter’s behavior and the public scandal, is forced to reprimand her, though the damage to the family’s reputation is already done.

Despite the resolution of the immediate threat from Zhao Sinan, Tong Jiaojiao remains determined to end the marriage. She believes that even if Shen Ziqing is innocent this time, the pain of her past life is too great to ignore. She attempts to contact the Shen family in Beijing, hoping that Shen Ziqing’s grandfather, a founding general, will intervene to annul the marriage. However, Shen Ziqing intercepts her call and follows her to the Tong family home, where he discovers the extent of the abuse she endured. He takes decisive action, using his authority to have the Tong family relatives arrested for harassment and assault. When Tong Jiaojiao’s in-laws, Shen Tian and Zhou Wenting, arrive from Beijing, they are horrified to learn of their son’s neglect. Zhou Wenting scolds Shen Ziqing and urges him to make amends, but Tong Jiaojiao remains resolute. She acknowledges the Shen family’s status and her father’s life-saving debt to Shen Ziqing but insists that marriage cannot be a tool for repayment. She demands a clean break, refusing to let guilt or family pressure trap her in another miserable existence. Shen Ziqing, realizing the depth of her trauma and the sincerity of her desire to leave, begins to understand that winning her back requires more than just refusing a divorce; it requires earning her trust and addressing the systemic failures that destroyed her in her previous life.