A Stunning Beauty’s Laid-Back Life with the Army

Shen Lizhen transmigrates into a novel set in a bygone era, becoming the only daughter of a wealthy merchant with a house all to herself. But before she can enjoy her good fortune for even two days, her parents are branded capitalists. They donate money and their house to protect themselves, only to be framed and face being sent to a farm for reeducation. Shen Lizhen: “...” To protect their daughter, her parents entrust her to the son of a military district leader who had once owed them a favor. Marriage, they hope, will shield her from the consequences of her family's class background. Shen Lizhen carefully recalls the plot of the book. The officer is an important character with a bright future. She won't suffer if she marries him, and he'll be able to protect her. Of course she'll marry him! This is a powerful back to cling to! After taking a weeklong train trip to marry her fiancé, Shen Lizhen finds the man before her has striking brows and bright eyes, and wears his uniform impeccably. He's even more handsome than she'd imagined. What a bargain! The Shen family once did the Zhao family a great favor. Now that the Shens have been branded capitalists, Zhao Hua Tao's father forcefully arranges for his son, who is the same age as Shen Lizhen, to marry her and protect her. But Zhao Hua Tao has heard that the capitalist heiress is spoiled, willful, and ugly, and isn't keen on the marriage. He wavers between obeying his parents and opposing an arranged marriage. When his fiancée arrives at the military district, Zhao Hua Tao even volunteers for a mission to avoid her, asking his battle-tested good friend Liang Shaojun to meet her instead. When Zhao Hua Tao returns to his unit from the mission, Liang Shaojun tells him that his fiancée, Shen Lizhen, is just as the rumors describe. Zhao Hua Tao is immediately disheartened. Then his battle-tested good friend Liang Shaojun encourages him to bravely oppose the arranged marriage and pursue love freely. At last, Zhao Hua Tao makes up his mind: break off the engagement! Zhao Hua Tao never expected that, not long after he broke off the engagement, Liang Shaojun, who'd always seemed uninterested in romance, would get married in a flash. Liang Shaojun has an outstanding military record. At just twenty-six, he became the youngest regimental commander in the military district. He's tough as nails, but still unmarried at an age when most men have settled down. The leaders and families in the military housing compound are always keeping an eye on him, hoping to snag him for one of their own. Until he goes to meet his comrade's fiancée, Shen Lizhen, who's traveled a thousand miles to join him. She's beautiful and graceful, and Liang Shaojun's gaze shifts. The only problem is his battle-tested good friend. How can he get him to break off the engagement of his own accord? Later, Zhao Hua Tao sees the stunning wife beside Liang Shaojun and feels a shameful pang of attraction. When he hears her name, Shen Lizhen, he realizes who she is: the fiancée he'd broken up with! Zhao Hua Tao demands angrily, “How can you call yourself my friend? You told me to stand up against an arranged marriage. You were plotting this all along!” Liang Shaojun replies without a shred of shame, “A good friend takes the arranged-marriage hit for you. You should thank me.” Zhao Hua Tao: ? You spend every day hanging around Shen Lizhen, and you call that taking a hit for me? ●●● My next novel will be a historical romance, *The Carefree Beauty's Substitute Bride*. Please bookmark it! Here's the blurb: [Sunny, carefree beauty who loves to laze around * scheming, aloof beauty on a high branch] A light, sweet romance The Pingchang Marquis Household has fallen on hard times, and its only lifeline is a marriage alliance with the Duke's household, secured years ago through a tenuous family connection. The elder twin, Shen Manqing, is engaged to Pei Jingyi, heir to the Duke's household. The marquis household has always been strict with Shen Manqing, carefully grooming her in every way to become the perfect lady of the house. She grows into a renowned, refined and elegant talent in the capital, as they fear she won't be able to shoulder the role of the heir's wife when she comes of age and marries into the Duke's household. As a result, they neglect to discipline her younger twin sister, Shen Manning. She's lively and carefree, but lacks refinement and manners. Fortunately, her family loves her. They plan to find Shen Manning a suitable husband and let her live a quiet life after Shen Manqing makes a prestigious match with the Duke's household. Then an unexpected turn of events: Shen Manqing, who has always been proper and obedient, runs away from her wedding. With the marriage in jeopardy, the Pingchang Marquis Household turns to Shen Manning and sends her to the wedding in her sister's place! Shen Manning, who loves taking it easy and dodging work: That's my brother-in-law! Pei Jingyi, heir to the Duke's household, comes from a distinguished family. He's peerlessly handsome, impeccably virtuous, and considered the finest of the noble families in the capital. He's simply cold and distant, difficult to approach, and uninterested in romance, devoting himself entirely to books and poetry. Unfortunately, his marriage was arranged when he was young. Luckily, the legitimate daughter of the Pingchang Marquis Household is beautiful and exceptionally talented. Though her family standing is a little lower, she's still a fitting match. But no one knows how hard Shen Manning has to work to play her well-read and refined sister! To avoid being exposed, Shen Manning spends every day either playing the talented lady who composes poetry or professing her love to her husband, acting like a virtuous, affectionate little wife. At first, Shen Manning is rather pleased with herself: I'm amazing. I'm playing my sister to perfection. The heir, who cleans up the messes she leaves behind and helps her keep up the act: ? But how long can this go on? After keeping up the act for so long, Shen Manning just wants to give up and let the chips fall where they may. She vents to her trusted maid: Might as well let them find out. Worst case, I die. If I somehow survive, I'll get divorced and go home to live out my life, eating snacks, drinking tea, and admiring flowers. And if I get bored, I can find some handsome man to marry into the family and keep me happy. The heir, his gaze dark and unreadable: ? That night, in the bedchamber, amid the springtime passion, Pei Jingyi's voice turns husky. “Does your husband still look handsome? Have I made you happy, my wife?” Theme: Fight and compete for love