We Agreed to Keep Things Casual, So Why Is the Cold, Abstinent Officer Jealous?

Name: We Agreed to Keep Things Casual, So Why Is the Cold, Abstinent Officer Jealous?
Author: Little Mountains and Rivers

说好各玩各的，禁欲军官醋疯了

by Little Mountains and Rivers (小山河)

Status: Completed
Length: 501k Words
Genre: Modern Romance
Subgenre: Period Fiction
Updated: 6mo ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

Also known as: Marrying Into a Powerful Family After Divorce

(Resilient, beautiful country girl ✖️ refined, abstinent scion of a powerful family)

[Period drama, military family] In her previous life, Bai Qianqian was the prettiest girl for miles around. Bound by a childhood betrothal, she married Gu Hanzhou, the man chosen for her when they were young.

She was willing to stay in the village, waiting for him to get into military academy, waiting for him to become an officer, waiting for him to win glory and distinction.

Meanwhile, she worked herself to the bone day and night at a textile mill. All she got in return was his growing coldness, and eventually the sight of another woman standing by his side.

A serious illness extinguished the last of her hopes.

When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the fourth year since the college entrance exams were reinstated.

Gu Hanzhou was already a rising star in the military with a brilliant future ahead of him, while she was still the country girl deemed “not good enough” for him.

This time, Bai Qianqian calmly handed him a divorce agreement. “Gu Hanzhou, we’re even now.”

Ignoring his shock and faint unease, she picked up her dust-covered textbooks and studied hard beneath the oil lamp.

Gossip? She wasn’t afraid.

A poor family? She would work even harder.

She would carve out her own path to success!

When her Tsinghua admission letter arrived at her family’s farmhouse, she became the whole county’s most celebrated female college student.

At university, she met Zhou Xuyan, a learned, gentle, and refined professor.

He admired her resilience and guided her toward a wider world, offering her steadfast support every step of the way.

Later, Gu Hanzhou, now a celebrated success, found her with red-rimmed eyes. “Qianqian, I was wrong. Let’s get remarried.”

Bai Qianqian only smiled faintly and looked at Zhou Xuyan, who remained composed and dignified at her side. Her gaze was gentle and firm.

“Comrade Gu, let me introduce you. This is my partner, Zhou”

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178Chapters

3.7kReads · 30 days

113.4kReads · all time

378Shelf adds, last 14 days

8.2Score

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