Synopsis：For five years, I abandoned my career and followed my brigadier general husband, only to live on base as a so‑called “illegal wife” — he gave the dependent status to the girl we once sponsored and even changed our door lock for her. One desperate night, I slipped away and rebuilt my life from scratch. Seven years later, we met again at a military arts festival. He was drowning in regret, but I was already standing beside another man. This time, I walked away without looking back.