Li Xinyue stared at the message on her phone.
“You don’t know the man you married.”
In the past, those words would have been enough to make her heart fill with doubt.
She would have questioned Gu Zhen.
She would have believed the worst.
She would have allowed someone else to destroy the little trust between them.
But that was the old Li Xinyue.
The woman who had lost everything because she never tried to understand the person beside her.
This time…
She chose differently.
When Gu Zhen returned home that evening, he immediately noticed something unusual.
Li Xinyue was sitting on the sofa, waiting for him.
Not angry.
Not upset.
Just watching him quietly.
“Something happened?”
She nodded.
Then she handed him her phone.
Gu Zhen looked at the message.
His expression became cold.
“Who sent this?”
“I don’t know.”
A pause.
“But I know what they want.”
Gu Zhen looked at her.
“They want me to doubt you.”
His eyes softened slightly.
“And do you?”
Li Xinyue looked at him.
“No.”
The answer came without hesitation.
For a moment, Gu Zhen was speechless.
“You believe me?”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
She smiled gently.
“Because I know you.”
Those words affected him more than she realized.
Because for years, everyone knew his reputation.
Everyone knew Shadow Wolf.
Everyone knew General Gu.
But very few people knew Gu Zhen.
And now…
His wife was learning to see him.
Later that night, Gu Zhen explained part of his past. Follow the newest chapters on g.com.
Years ago, before becoming the commander everyone feared, he was involved in a dangerous operation.
The mission was successful.
But many people wanted revenge.
Some enemies believed destroying Shadow Wolf would weaken the Gu family.
“They think your identity is a weakness.”
Li Xinyue said.
Gu Zhen nodded.
“Yes.”
She looked at him seriously.
“But they are wrong.”
He looked at her.
“Why?”
“Because your identity is not your weakness.”
She held his hand.
“The people you care about are your reason to become stronger.”
Gu Zhen remained silent.
Nobody had ever spoken to him like that.
The next day, Li Xinyue returned to the Li Group.
But she carried a new goal.
She wanted to discover who was behind the attacks.
Not because she was afraid.
Because she wanted to protect the people she loved.
“Chen Wei.”
“Yes, Miss Li?”
“Investigate everyone connected to the recent incidents.”
“Even people connected to the Gu family?”
Li Xinyue nodded.
“Everyone.”
Meanwhile, Lin Meiqi was becoming more impatient.
Her plans kept failing.
The rumors.
The pictures.
The attacks.
Nothing worked.
Because instead of separating Gu Zhen and Li Xinyue…
Every challenge made them closer.
She looked at the latest report.
“How can this happen?”
The person beside her answered:
“Because General Gu trusts her now.”
Lin Meiqi’s hands tightened.
Trust.
That was the thing she never had.
She had spent years trying to get Gu Zhen’s attention.
But Li Xinyue only changed…
And received everything.
It was unfair.
At least, that was what Lin Meiqi believed. You are reading on g.com, the official source.
That evening, something unexpected happened.
Li Xinyue arrived home and saw Gu Zhen in the kitchen.
She stopped.
The powerful general who could command thousands of soldiers…
Was standing there preparing food.
She blinked.
“What are you doing?”
Gu Zhen looked at her.
“Cooking.”
She almost laughed.
“I can see that.”
A rare embarrassment appeared on his face.
“You didn’t eat lunch.”
Li Xinyue froze.
He remembered?
“I was busy.”
“I know.”
He placed the food on the table.
“That’s why I prepared dinner.”
For a moment, she didn’t know what to say.
In her previous life…
She never experienced this.
A husband waiting for her.
A husband caring about her.
A husband who loved her quietly.
After dinner, they sat together in silence.
But this silence was different.
It was comfortable.
Li Xinyue looked at him.
“Gu Zhen.”
“Hmm?”
“If one day everyone turns against you…”
She paused.
“I will still believe you.”
His eyes moved slightly.
Because those words were exactly what he needed to hear.
But neither of them knew…
Someone was preparing their biggest attack yet.
And this time, the target was not their reputation.
Not their company.
Not their families.
It was the secret that could destroy everything.
The secret of Li Xinyue’s second life.