Shen Rao went to great lengths to marry the cold-faced regiment commander, intending only to use his influence to get revenge. She never planned to spend her life with him.
On their wedding night, Lu Zhanye tossed her a divorce agreement. "After six months, take the money and leave."
Shen Rao smiled as she signed. "Sure. Whoever goes back on their word is a dog."
The first time, she pretended to be weak so he could help her humiliate a nasty army wife.
She collapsed into Lu Zhanye's arms, and he carried her home in front of everyone. By the next day, the whole army compound was saying that Regiment Commander Lu doted on his wife like she was his life.
The second time, she used his military credentials to investigate her grandfather's old case.
She only wanted to sneak a look at one file, but Lu Zhanye brought in the entire counterintelligence archives team, then coolly said, "It's just routine business."
The third time, she saved his guard with silver needles.
She'd only meant to gain a trusted ally, but the entire special operations company switched sides, calling her "sister-in-law" at every turn. They even nearly spilled all of Lu Zhanye's secrets.
The fourth time, she pretended they were a loving couple to cover an operation.
She casually called him "Brother Zhanye," and the cold-faced regiment commander couldn't sleep that night. The next day, he reassigned every man who got close to her to border patrol duty.
Shen Rao finally snapped. "Commander Lu, what happened to our marriage of convenience?"
Lu Zhanye sneered. "The agreement says we have to act affectionate in public. It doesn't say I can't make the act real."
Six months later, Shen Rao packed her bags and prepared to leave, but he tore up the divorce agreement in front of the entire army compound.
She calmly held up her pregnancy test results. "Want to go back on your word now? Too late."
Lu Zhanye stared at her belly, his eyes red. "Who said I want to go back on my word? I'm afraid you'll run off with my proof."
