Newlywed Rules

When it comes to marrying someone she’s been set up with, Jian Yi has always believed this wise advice: 1. Find a handsome husband. Ugly men have more than one flaw. 2. The best safeguard in a marriage is not being in love. After meeting Xie Wenchuan, she adds a third rule on the spot: Lots of money, little trouble, stationed far from home, and no seeing each other for a year or two. At just twenty-eight, Xie Wenchuan is a lieutenant colonel in the army. His remote posting comes with a generous allowance, making him the perfect husband candidate. They hit it off and agree to get married first, then get to know each other. * Her in-laws are open-minded, and Xie Wenchuan is stationed far away in the northwest. After marriage, Jian Yi remains her mother’s precious darling, getting whatever she wants. Who could have known that three months later, Xie Wenchuan would suddenly show up with a mountain of luggage? “Since living in separate cities isn’t good for our marriage, I’ve applied for a six-month transfer to Nancheng.” “Wife?” Jian Yi clutches her aching heart and manages a smile that looks worse than crying. * While they live together, Jian Yi draws up her own rules for married life. 1. Admire her husband’s handsome face often. 2. Be sweet and considerate, but don’t fall in love. 3. Wait him out and get back to her free and happy life. She acts up from time to time, pouts, and tells him how wonderful he is, but spends her money only on herself. She uses his chest as a pillow and his abs as a toy, and makes sure her emotional needs are met. Xie Wenchuan isn’t like the soldiers she imagined. He isn’t fierce or domineering, isn’t chauvinistic, and gives in to her at every turn. Until one day, a male client delivers flowers to the entrance of her studio. Xie Wenchuan sees her accept them and smile at the client more brightly than the flowers. He doesn’t know how to play along. His face darkens as he gets out of the car, standing before the client in his crisp uniform, imposing and unyielding. Jian Yi wonders why he suddenly got out. He’d promised to wait in the car and not make a scene. Still stunned, she feels him take her hand in a firm grip. “Wife, aren’t you going to introduce me to your friend?” * Jian Yi has met countless clients and prides herself on seeing through people, but she misjudged Xie Wenchuan. How could a man who fought his way through mountains of corpses and rivers of blood, and subdued five troublemaking workers with his bare hands, not be fierce or domineering? He also knows how to settle scores later, conserving his strength and saving it for the right moment. From that night on, there’s something different about her marriage. (High-maintenance rich young lady x tough military officer) Theme: Sincerity deserves sincerity.