Beside the military jeep stood a tall, upright figure.
The green training uniform outlined broad shoulders and a narrow waist, wrapping around firm, powerful muscles. The straight line of his trousers emphasized a pair of long legs.
As if sensing something, the man turned.
The moment he did, Shen Ran’s breath caught.
The man before her had a neat buzz cut, wheat-colored skin, and sharp black eyes like an eagle’s.
A scar ran from his cheekbone down to his jaw on the right side of his face. Instead of ruining his looks, it gave his already angular face an even more intimidating aura.
Shen Ran swallowed with difficulty.
She had already recognized who he was.
He was the military officer husband that the original owner of this body had schemed to marry—Qin Lie.
The fake heiress Shen Yunrou’s husband, Fu Ziming, and Qin Lie both served in the 378th Division in the capital’s military district, though in different brigades.
Both were young regimental commanders and considered the most promising young officers in the army. They knew each other and exchanged greetings when they met.
Two years ago, when Fu Ziming married Shen Yunrou, Qin Lie had also been invited to the wedding.
The original Shen Ran attended as a bridesmaid and naturally went to the Fu family’s banquet.
At that time, she had already returned to the Shen family for a year.
When she was first brought back, the fake heiress Shen Yunrou would often deliberately show off how well the Shen family treated her.
The original Shen Ran refused to accept it.
Although she had grown up in a small mountain village, her beautiful face meant she had never really suffered much hardship.
Now that she had finally found her real family in the big city, she was determined to take back their affection.
Unfortunately, she was impulsive and never thought things through. With just a little provocation from Shen Yunrou, she would lose control and make a scene.
After several incidents, the guilt the Shen family originally felt toward her slowly turned into disgust.
The original Shen Ran was unwilling to accept that. She desperately wanted the family’s love and wanted to outshine the fake heiress.
When she learned that Shen Yunrou had a military officer fiancé, she secretly tried to seduce him during a dinner at the Shen house.
The result was obvious.
Not only did she embarrass herself terribly, but the Shen family also scolded her harshly.
Resentment toward her family grew in her heart, and she swore she would make them see her in a new light.
On the day of Shen Yunrou’s wedding, she followed her to the Fu family residence and spotted the most eye-catching man in the crowd—Qin Lie.
She heard that he, like the groom, had just become a regimental commander. The two were equally capable and both outstanding.
Most importantly—
He was single.
The original Shen Ran immediately had an idea.
While Qin Lie went to the restroom, she waited along the path he would return through and deliberately pretended to be drunk, collapsing into his arms.
Taking advantage of his momentary confusion, she left a lipstick mark on his face.
At that exact moment, a group of gossiping aunties happened to pass by and saw everything.
Within half an hour, the entire wedding banquet was buzzing with rumors that Shen Ran and Qin Lie were dating.
A month later, the original Shen Ran successfully married Qin Lie.
But on their wedding night, Qin Lie was suddenly called away on an urgent mission, leaving her alone in the bridal chamber.
She felt extremely disappointed.
To make matters worse, the fake heiress constantly bragged about how gentle and considerate her husband was.
Compared with Qin Lie—who had a scar on his face and always looked cold—Fu Ziming indeed seemed better.
The original Shen Ran felt as if she had lost to the fake heiress once again.
She went mad with anger and vented all her resentment on Qin Lie.
When Qin Lie returned from his mission, instead of a gentle wife waiting for him, he was greeted by a furious woman pointing at his nose and shouting insults.
Qin Lie had originally prepared a gift and planned to apologize properly, but his heart gradually turned cold.
After that, whenever the original Shen Ran felt provoked by the fake heiress, she would return home and unleash a barrage of insults on Qin Lie, completely disregarding his dignity.
Thus they spent two years as a married couple in name only, their relationship growing worse and worse.
At first, whenever she ran back to her parents’ house, Qin Lie would patiently come to bring her back to the military family compound.
But over the past year, he had stopped coming.
Each time, it was Shen Ran who, after being wronged at the Shen household, slunk back to the compound on her own.
Unexpectedly, this time he appeared at the gate of the Shen family house.
Looking at the man’s cool, prison-style tough-guy face, Shen Ran felt speechless for the first time about the original owner of the body.
Girl, you had it this good and still complained?
That face. That powerful waist.
Just imagining him moving in bed—
Shen Ran’s cheeks suddenly flushed bright red.
Her soft, pink face was now covered in a rosy blush, like a ripe, juicy peach—tempting and alluring.
For some reason, Qin Lie’s throat bobbed.
He had always known Shen Ran was beautiful.
When she first schemed to marry him, he hadn’t resisted much and even accepted it willingly.
But the life after marriage was completely different from what he imagined.
Endless arguments, constant insults, and daily chaos.
That faint bit of romantic anticipation had long since vanished.
What man with pride could remain unmoved after being pointed at and cursed daily as a fatherless country bumpkin?
Even with his good temper, Qin Lie had eventually lost all hope.
Thinking of the news he had just received, Qin Lie’s brows furrowed deeply.
“Shen Ran, what are you wandering around outside for again?”
His questioning voice instantly pulled Shen Ran back to reality.
Oh right.
Her relationship with this soldier husband was terrible—almost like enemies.
Forget sharing a bed; they had never even eaten at the same table.
But Shen Ran felt the situation could still be salvaged.
After all, Qin Lie’s face was exactly her type—rare and hard to find.
As the saying goes, the pavilion closest to the water gets the moon first. Since he was already her husband, maybe a little beauty trap could work.
“I wasn’t wandering around,” Shen Ran said sweetly. “I was just taking a walk.”
She blinked her watery almond eyes innocently.
Inside she was secretly delighted.
People say the eyes are the window to the soul. With these big sparkling eyes of mine, you’ll definitely be charmed to death.
Qin Lie looked at her with disgust.
“Is something wrong with your eyes? Why do you keep blinking like that?”
Shen Ran: …
Damn! This guy is a complete block of steel!