We're All Foils to One Another [Period Novel]

A female lead obsessed with studying + a cunning, calculating male lead

Zhao Yue had been obsessed with math since childhood and had never dated anyone by the time she was twenty-five.

When her high school classmate Gu Li proposed to her, she agreed without much thought. She had to get married anyway, so it made no difference who she married.

After following the military to an island, she found that everyone was unhappy with their lives.

Military wife neighbor number one: "I ruined my reputation just to marry him, but he secretly sends money to his ex. Unlike Teacher Zhao's husband, who hands over his entire salary and even helps with the housework."

Military wife neighbor number two: "He seemed all right when we met before the wedding, but after we got married, I realized he's a coward. He just sticks his head in the sand no matter what. I asked him to help me get a job, and he brushed me off with, 'The leaders will make the arrangements.' Who can compare to Colonel Gu? Teacher Zhao hadn't even arrived yet, and her job was already sorted out."

Military wife neighbor number three: "Your problems are nothing. My husband is the one who's a real headache. His salary is so small, and we've already had five girls. How are we supposed to feed another one? We're not some ignorant mountain folk who can give a child away. Colonel Gu seems to like little girls. He even said one child would be enough."

Zhao Yue thought to herself that Gu Li wasn't all that great either. He was far too enthusiastic about sex, leaving her with no energy to study the math she loved.

P.S. The male lead has loved the female lead since they were children. During the years before his promotion, he even had a good friend keep an eye on her. The moment he got promoted, he took action.

Theme: Work hard at building a life