Tempered in Fire: The Heiress Who Followed the Army in the 1980s

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Shen Jiaoyang transmigrates into a period novel as a rich young woman destined to become a scapegoat when her family is raided.

According to the original plot, she will be pushed forward to take the blame and die a miserable death in a cowshed.

Shen Jiaoyang closes the script and knocks on the door of the military housing compound in the middle of the night.

Inside is Lu Jin, the officer branded a “villain” in the book. Ostracized because of his family background, he is ultimately destined for a tragic death.

The man’s eyes and brows are stern, and he carries the scent of gunpowder. “Who are you looking for?”

Shen Jiaoyang holds up a marriage application. “You. A marriage of convenience. I’ll help shield you from trouble, and you’ll take me with you to your post. In a year, we’ll go our separate ways.”

Lu Jin stares at her for a long moment, then scoffs and signs.

Later, Shen Jiaoyang sets up factories and goes into business in the borderlands, making a great success of it.

Lu Jin earns more and more military honors, with a brilliant future ahead.

On the eve of their divorce, Lu Jin pins her against the wall, his voice hoarse. “The application was wrong. I never make a deal at a loss.”

Shen Jiaoyang raises an eyebrow. “Oh? Then what does Battalion Commander Lu have in mind?”

He leans down, his breath scorching. “The deal I want is to make you my ‘Director Shen’ for the rest of your life.”

This is a story that begins with using each other and ends in surrender, as two clever people stand shoulder to shoulder and reign supreme amid the tides of their era.