The Cunning, Lazy Sweetheart Joins the Army; the Chaste Officer Can't Keep His Eyes Off Her

A marriage before love / the ex-husband's road to redemption / joining him at his military post / slow-burn romance / no golden finger

Jiang Ran awakens to the fact that she's a vicious supporting character: lazy, spoiled, and greedy. Her husband, Han Che, is a strict, demanding, abstinent military officer.

Jiang Ran is madly in love with him, but Han Che doesn't love her. He even despises her. So she drugs him, and after getting her wish and marrying him, she becomes paranoid that someone will steal her wonderful husband away. She makes a scene day after day, driving him to lose their child, get demoted, and grow cold toward her.

Finally, the heroine appears and frames her for having an affair. She's caught in the act by the entire compound, her reputation is ruined, and she's divorced. She starves herself to death trying to earn the male lead's forgiveness.

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After a night together, the man's face turns as dark as ink. “Jiang Ran, don't think that just because you got my body, I'll love you.”

Now that Jiang Ran has awakened, she thinks: Love? What the hell is love good for?

If she's awakened, she certainly can't be a lovesick fool anymore. This time, she doesn't want Han Che's love, just his money. She spends his pay every day, doesn't work, has no man telling her what to do, and plays mahjong with her girlfriends. Life is great.

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This time, she gives him his freedom.

When he's injured during training, she tells him to drink more hot water.

When he has no food, she tells him to drink more hot water.

When his clothes are torn, she tells him to drink more hot water.

When the heroine tries desperately to seduce him, she says, “Go for it! I believe in you.”

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Han Che grows more and more dissatisfied with his suddenly cold wife.

Though he never used to touch Jiang Ran, he lays down house rules with a stern face. Every day, she has to:

Kiss him at least twenty times.

Hug him at least twenty times.

Call him “hubby” at least thirty times.

Jiang Ran doesn't take it seriously, and the next day her back nearly gives out.

Jiang Ran is puzzled. Her abstinent husband doesn't love her, so why does he insist on kisses and hugs every day?