[Republican-Era Romance + Mutual Devotion + Love of Country and Family]
In the twenty-fourth year of the Republic, spring breezes began to warm Jinling, and dark currents were already stirring.
Yan Jichuan, a battalion commander in the artillery who had returned from studying abroad, held in his hands a childhood betrothal agreement. He was determined to break it off, his heart full of resistance. Proud and devoted to the battlefield, he refused to let marriage bind them both.
Chu Yunxiu of Jinling Women's University was gentle but sharp-edged. She handled a Browning pistol with effortless skill, and was as learned as she was devoted to her country. Everyone laughed that she was an old-fashioned woman waiting to be married, unaware of her courage.
The two met by chance during an altercation at a Western restaurant. He stepped in to shield her from thugs, while she used her skills to cow the assailants. After several chance encounters, affection quietly took root.
When Yan Jichuan finally resolved to call on her and break off the engagement, the moment they stood face-to-face, they realized that the betrothed they had never met was the very person who had repeatedly found her way into their hearts.
With foreign enemies all around and the land in turmoil, one old marriage pact bound two devoted hearts.
In these chaotic times, would they each go their own way, or join hands to defend this broken half of their homeland?
