A Secret Marriage in the Civil Service Has Me Hooked. Want to Run Away Now?

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[Military setting + cool, sharp female special forces ace × twisted, brooding commander + married first, love later + two formidable leads + one step short of a happy ending]

She is Qin Xue, the special forces' top female operative, code-named “Night Owl,” cool and razor-sharp.

During a vacation, she gets drunk at a bar and stumbles into the arms of a stranger.

Through the haze of alcohol, those eyes seem somehow familiar from seven years ago, and she lets herself fall into temptation...

The next day, she leaves without a fuss, only to freeze in the base conference room.

The man she'd surrendered to last night is Xing Yufeng, the newly appointed special operations team leader.

Xing Yufeng: “Marry me in secret. Let me take responsibility for you.”

The new team leader becomes her secret husband.

Is he “Hummingbird”?

Not only did he pay off her debt, but it turns out he's her generous employer, too?

He's hooked, while she wants to run...

One day, their superior gives them a secret assignment:

“To support the undercover operation, you will pose as a married couple from this day forward.”

“Mrs. Xing, you won't get away this time.”

“We'll divorce when the mission is over!”

“Divorce? Let's see if the little one in your belly agrees first.”

Seven years ago, on a peacekeeping mission,

she was trapped in the ruins when a mysterious sniper codenamed “Hummingbird” saved her from certain death with a single shot.

As they parted, his deep gaze and a bullet engraved with “return to the nest” were the only traces he left behind.

Seven years later, “Hummingbird” is back.

An unexpected reunion.

Was this chance encounter really planned all along?

“Hummingbird” has returned.

This time, he will make sure his “Night Owl” stays in the nest forever!

(Fictional setting. Some details are adapted from real experiences. Please be kind if it's not to your taste. Original work, please don't plagiarize!)