[Badass Retired Soldier x Deeply Devoted, Marriage-Free Older Man | Family Feuds + Mutual Push and Pull]
Lou Yixuan suffered a sudden upheaval in childhood. Her father died unexpectedly, and her mother disappeared without a trace. While still young, she was secretly taken in by the Cheng family of Suicheng, where she lay low and grew up, honing herself through years of study and military training.
Ten years later, she returned after leaving the army, only to discover that her uncle was not her grandmother's biological son and that her grandmother had been beaten badly enough to end up in the hospital. She began to suspect that there was more to her father's death as well.
She rushed back to her hometown that very night, kicked away the cousin who had beaten her grandmother, and slapped her female cousin across the face. The skills the Cheng family had given her were no decoration. She would take back everything that belonged to her, one thing at a time.
But why was Qi Mingjun, her uncle's comrade-in-arms, using her to fend off admirers when he had clearly said he never wanted to marry?
Lou Yixuan was furious. "Call me a mistress again, and I'll make sure I really become one."
Qi Mingjun's lips curled slightly. "Your granduncle told me long ago to wait two years for you."
"You made a private arrangement without asking me?" Lou Yixuan was even angrier.
Qi Mingjun chuckled softly. "We'll talk about us after your parents' affairs are settled."
"What affairs between us?"
