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he roared with rage, “Tomorrow morning we’re
getting a divorce!”
“Good! If you go back on your word, you are not
a man!” she huffed.
Her husband said nothing, but sighed repeatedly.
Both Black Peony and her husband spent a
sleepless night. Early next morning, they went to see
Dwarf to ask for a divorce. Dwarf was the main
leader in our school. He was in charge of everything
except teaching. He had not arrived yet. They waited
for him at the door. At about 8am, Dwarf arrived.
They went up to him and asked him to approve of
their divorce. Dwarf was shocked and asked them to
be calm. Then he took them into the office. Black
Peony’s husband’s face was white with anger. He
asked Dwarf to approve their divorce (In China, at
that time, if a husband and wife wanted to get a
divorce, they first had to get approval from their
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