Marry First, Fall in Love Later

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Gu Bozhou had three great blessings in his life.

First, he got into the Alliance's top military academy, where he met Yu Xi, the top student in the diplomacy department.

Second, he joined the army at just the right time and distinguished himself in battle. Starting from nothing, he fought his way up to become Colonel Gu, with military power in his hands.

Third, he married Yu Xi, the stunning beauty he had always adored, his destined wife.

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A month after their wedding, the border came under attack, and Gu Bozhou rushed to the front lines overnight. Seven months later, the Alliance won a great victory. Colonel Gu returned in triumph, only to discover that his wife thought he didn't love him.

Unsuccessful in love, Colonel Gu also believed he hadn't been a good husband. After reflecting on himself, Gu Bozhou realized that they'd skipped the steps of dating and had no emotional foundation: they'd gone straight into an arranged marriage.

That evening, Yu Xi came home from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Among the garden's riot of flowers, a small lamp left by the front door cast his husband's shadow long across the ground.

He saw his husband holding a bouquet of his favorite flowers: pink roses and white bellflowers. Gu Bozhou looked so careful and uncertain, like a clueless young man at a loss for what to do.

Yu Xi heard his husband say,