For the entire morning, Dean Luo wiped the sweat off his forehead again and again—yet it never stopped coming.
He couldn’t understand it.
Wasn’t it said that He Linzhou had married a young lady who was nothing more than a pretty but naive vase?
So why was she so hard to deal with?!
Sigh… it seems those rumors really can’t be trusted.
After leaving the military hospital, Jiang Ning happily lifted the 1,000 yuan in her hand.
With a proud smile, she said:
“Tomorrow when the military hospital publishes its apology in the newspaper, if anyone dares to call you infertile again, I’ll tear their mouth apart!”
He Linzhou stared at her bright, radiant smile, his heart melting completely.
He knew very clearly—“infertile” and “low fertility” were two completely different things.
Ever since he was injured during a mission and labeled as infertile, he had always felt the most wronged… was his beloved wife.
Now that the “infertile” label had finally been cleared, he had to train his body properly.
Work hard every night, cultivate diligently…
Maybe—just maybe—something would really bloom.
“I’m hungry. Will you take me to eat?”
Jiang Ning tugged at his arm, acting spoiled.
“Mm. The state-owned restaurant.”
“What do you want to eat, wife?”
He Linzhou held her hand gently as they walked.
Jiang Ning looked at the menu posted outside.
“There’s sweet and sour pork today. I want that.”
Then she added without hesitation:
“I also want braised ribs, stewed pork belly, and beef noodles with extra meat.”
Before transmigrating, she was a full-on carnivore.
And in this era, the state-owned restaurant used real ingredients—no additives, no shortcuts. Everything depended on the chef’s skill.
He Linzhou went to pay with meal tickets while Jiang Ning waited at the table.
“Brother Linzhou, you’re here too?”
A bright voice suddenly rang out.
Ding Yuanyuan’s eyes lit up the moment she saw him.
She walked over quickly.
“Linzhou brother! It’s me, Ding Yuanyuan!”
He Linzhou didn’t even look at her first—his eyes immediately turned to Jiang Ning, worried she might misunderstand.
Then he stepped back sharply, putting distance between them.
“Comrade Ding, please show some respect. I’m not familiar with you. Call me Comrade He or Colonel He.”
Ding Yuanyuan froze awkwardly.
“I-I’m sorry… I was just too happy to see you…”
But He Linzhou had already turned away with the dishes.
Ding Yuanyuan followed him unwillingly.
When she saw him sitting opposite Jiang Ning, her heart completely broke.
He… he’s still not divorced?!
Zhou Xue had once told her everything—that Jiang Ning was dissatisfied with He Linzhou’s “condition” and wanted a divorce.
Ding Yuanyuan had been waiting for this chance.
She believed she was understanding enough, that she wouldn’t mind whether he had children or not.
As long as she could step in when he was at his lowest…
She would be far better than Jiang Ning.
But now—
She watched He Linzhou carefully place food into Jiang Ning’s bowl, full of tenderness.
She couldn’t hold back anymore.
She walked over and shouted:
“Linzhou brother! Why are you still with this woman?!”
He Linzhou’s head snapped up.
His eyes turned icy.
“What are you? How dare you interfere in my affairs?”
Ding Yuanyuan staggered back, frightened by his killing intent.
Jiang Ning, on the other hand, smiled lazily.
She glanced at her and said:
“There’s a saying—‘ugly but dreaming big.’ That’s exactly you.”
Ding Yuanyuan’s face twisted.
“W-what did you say?!”
Jiang Ning calmly finished a bite of sweet and sour pork before continuing:
“I said your face looks like a car crash site. Your body looks like a radish pulled straight from the ground—waist is the radish leaf, and your butt could stink up two miles when you walk.”
The restaurant erupted into laughter.
Ding Yuanyuan flushed red with humiliation.
“You—you’re just jealous because you have a fox-like face!”
Jiang Ning smiled sweetly.
“You’re right. My husband just happens to like this face.”
She tilted her head.
“What can you do about it? Nothing.”
Ding Yuanyuan tried again:
“Didn’t you say you disliked the border life and that he can’t have children, so you wanted a divorce? Why are you still clinging to him?!”
That was clearly a provocation.
Jiang Ning’s expression turned cold.
“Who told you my husband can’t have children?”
“The military hospital already apologized. His condition was misdiagnosed.”
She stood up.
“Do you know more than his legal wife?”
Then—
Slap!
A crisp slap landed on Ding Yuanyuan’s face.
Jiang Ning withdrew her hand calmly.
“Your mouth stinks. It belongs in a toilet.”
Ding Yuanyuan covered her face in disbelief.
“You… you dare hit me?! I’m from the Ding family!”
Before she could finish—
SLAP!
A second slap rang out.
This time—it was He Linzhou.
His gaze was cold enough to freeze blood.
“Anyone who touches my wife—man or woman—I don’t spare them.”
Ding Yuanyuan broke down crying.
“Linzhou brother… my family has influence in the capital… only marrying me is your best choice!”
He Linzhou sneered.
“You think I’m someone who climbs the ladder through women?”
“Ding family? I don’t care.”
“I only care about my wife.”
Behind him, Jiang Ning looked up at his profile, her eyes sparkling.
A man who protects his wife like this…
Is seriously attractive.
Ding Yuanyuan’s final desperate voice echoed:
“Even if you don’t care about yourself… don’t you care about your future?”