You Asked to Break Off the Engagement: I Joined the Army and Earned Merits, So Why Are You Crying?

In his previous life, Yan Ci gave Lin Wan everything he had, only to be met with merciless betrayal. He was thrown out with nothing, and his mother died a horrific death in a car accident. He died miserably in a hospital bed from an incurable disease, only then realizing he was nothing but a dog, summoned and dismissed at will. Reborn, he returned to the day his fiancée presented him with a forced marriage contract. Yan Ci smiled and tore it up on the spot. “I’m not marrying you!” To change his fate, he put on a military uniform. He had only meant to coast along and make a modest career for himself, but unexpectedly awakened the [Heaven Rewards Diligence] talent. Martial arts, marksmanship, traditional Chinese medicine, ancient combat techniques... With enough effort, he could master them all! Five years later, he retired to city life in an “easy post,” wearing a First-Class Merit medal and enjoying extraordinary privileges. He opened a private restaurant on an old street, grew flowers, cooked meals, and lived more and more comfortably. But people gradually began to realize something was off. The old man he casually cured was the richest man in the capital. The little girl he happened to save was the heiress of a top financial dynasty. The burly man who came to mooch meals at his restaurant was a military bigwig in his region. When Yan Ci’s secret identity was exposed and the whole city was rocked by the revelation, His ex-wife, Lin Wan, knelt in the pouring rain and wept. “Yan Ci, I was really wrong. Please, can’t you love me one more time?” A top heiress from the capital’s elite circle pulled Yan Ci protectively behind her, looking at Lin Wan with utter disdain. “Who’s this old lady? Don’t interrupt my husband while he’s cooking for me!”