Newlywed romance + military marriage + secret crush
The Qiao family goes bankrupt. On the very day of the engagement, the fiancé whom Qiao Zhiwei personally chose in public years ago and single-handedly nurtured into a celebrated achiever calls off the marriage on the spot. He advises her, “Be realistic. Your family’s debt couldn’t be repaid even in your next life. In the capital, no one would dare marry you.”
Back then, Qiao Zhiwei chose him for practical reasons. Now, he is the one teaching her what “reality” means.
When Old Master Huo asked her to choose, she sensibly avoided his dazzling eldest grandson, Huo Jingnian, and instead picked the “well-behaved and gentle” Huo Jingchen.
Looking back, she realizes she was far too naive.
She decides to reclaim all the material support she once gave him and start over in the still-developing 1980s. She knows that if she can seize the right opportunity again, not only will she repay the debts quickly she’ll also find her way back to prosperity.
Just as she is negotiating with the Huo family, Huo Jingnian returns. Standing at the doorway in a crisp military uniform, his voice steady, he says:
“Since he doesn’t want you anymore, you can choose me.”
