The ’80S: The Little Housekeeper and the Cold-Faced Commander Who Won’t Leave Her Alone at Night

Jiang Muqing was fleeing a family that felt like it could devour her, and in her panic she stumbled into a heavily guarded military compound. All she wanted was a meal, but instead she was assigned to care for Shen Yizhou, the notoriously volatile, disabled senior officer who had recently been forced into a desk job after an injury. Shen Yizhou used to be a living devil in the eyes of his soldiers. Now that both his legs are ruined, he’s even more bitter and cruel, and he’s already scared off five caregivers. At first, he looks at the tiny maid whose wrist seems like it would snap with a single twist and sneers, “Get out. I don’t drink water served by women.” Later, in the dead of night, the military compound is silent. Jiang Muqing, eyes red, changes his bandages, but his large, calloused hand grips her slender waist tightly. His voice is hoarse and restrained. “Qingqing, my legs still hurt. Rub them for me a little longer…”