Ye An returned from studying abroad, bringing with her a deep grounding in traditional Chinese medicine and a dream of making affordable skin-whitening products widely available. But first, she had to ask Gu Xingzhou, a cold-faced military officer she barely knew, for a divorce. No one understood the grievances she suffered in her family, but he saw through her false show of strength. With a soldier’s steadiness and gentleness, he sheltered her beneath his wing. As the military compound’s affection for her grew, their slow-blooming marriage turned into a warm romance: a mutual rescue, with both of them finding peace in each other.
