The Delicate Young Woman Insisted on Going to Accompany the Army and the Abstinent Tycoon Fell for Her

Wen Zhiyu is a transmigrator who previously lived as a dedicated medical researcher. Reborn into the harsh 1960s, she was born to rural parents who valued education, allowing her to become the village’s only university student. Her life fractured when her father divorced her mother to marry Lin Guihua, a woman who harbored deep resentment toward Wen Zhiyu. The conflict escalated when Wen Zhiyu’s mother died under suspicious circumstances, and her father’s family cremated her without permission. Lin Guihua then attempted to force Wen Zhiyu into a marriage with a dying military officer to retrieve a bride price that had already been squandered. Wen Zhiyu agreed to the arrangement on one condition: she would sever all ties with her father’s household and retrieve her mother’s ashes and belongings.

Traveling to the remote Gobi Desert military base, Wen Zhiyu faced extreme conditions and nearly perished in quicksand. She was rescued by a patrol team escorting their critically wounded commander, Shen Lifeng. Upon arriving at the dilapidated military hospital, she discovered that Shen Lifeng was the man she was supposed to marry. He had survived a border mission but lay in a coma with severe injuries, including a bullet near his heart and brain trauma. The local medical staff lacked the capability to save him, and his condition had been deliberately concealed from higher authorities. Wen Zhiyu, possessing medical knowledge far surpassing that of the era, decided to operate on him in exchange for the Shen family’s help in recovering her mother’s possessions.

The surgery was a monumental success, performed with precision that stunned the hospital staff, including a newly arrived foreign-educated doctor named Jiang. Shen Lifeng regained consciousness, and his relationship with Wen Zhiyu shifted from a contractual arrangement to genuine romantic interest. He pursued her aggressively, despite her repeated attempts to maintain distance and break off the engagement. Meanwhile, Wen Zhiyu continued to work at the hospital, treating patients and saving lives, which endeared her to the community. She also reconnected with old friends from Beijing, including the Ruan family, who had previously benefited from her medical skills.

As Shen Lifeng recovered, he became increasingly possessive and jealous, particularly when Wen Zhiyu interacted with other men. He learned of a potential rival through a gossiping comrade and rushed to her dormitory to confess his feelings. Wen Zhiyu remained steadfast in her desire to leave after resolving her family matters. However, the plot thickened when assassins attacked her at the hospital, targeting her life. Shen Lifeng intervened, shooting the attacker and protecting her, though he collapsed from exhaustion due to his recent surgery. The incident revealed that enemies from his past missions were still active.

Following the attack, Shen Lifeng’s determination to win Wen Zhiyu’s heart intensified. He sought her hand in marriage formally, but she continued to resist, focusing on her career and her plan to return to Beijing. The Shen family, particularly Shen’s mother, grew fond of Wen Zhiyu and wished to adopt her as a daughter, further complicating the dynamics. Wen Zhiyu’s senior colleagues in Beijing expressed outrage upon learning of her engagement, viewing the military officer as unworthy of her. The story concludes with Wen Zhiyu navigating the complex web of romantic pursuit, professional duty, and familial obligations in a remote military outpost, while Shen Lifeng refuses to accept her rejection.