A Substitute Bride on a Seaside Island: The Sweet Beauty Makes a Fortune Gathering Seafood

After someone stole her spot in the art troupe, Su Ruan took her severance letter and happily agreed to a substitute marriage with the coastal defense regiment commander, who was rumored to be violent and disabled.

The people in the military compound watched coldly, laughing that a delicate young woman like her wouldn't last three months on the island.

Su Ruan stayed calm. By day, she led the soldiers' wives in gathering seafood, earning money, and building a workshop. At night, she sat beneath the lamp to massage her husband's legs and apply medicine.

The cold-faced menace tightened his grip around her soft wrist, his Adam's apple bobbing sharply. For a long while, he couldn't bring himself to let go.

Her malicious cousin thought she was living it up in the city, but instead froze her hands raw in the mountains and tearfully sent a letter denouncing Su Ruan to the island.

But just as the letter arrived, a military jeep pulled up outside the provincial art troupe.

Commander Lu, his leg healed and a First-Class Merit Medal on his chest, stepped out. His gaze was icy as he said:

“Who gave you the nerve to lay a hand on the apple of my eye, Lu Huaizhou's beloved?”