Why Did The Good Ol' Enemy Force The Marriage?

Announcement of joyful news from the front lines!

Commander Qi Qing has won a decisive victory, earned outstanding military merits, and has been promoted to the youngest Marshal of the Empire!

As the entire nation celebrated, Ji Xingjue, Qi Qing's longtime rival, glanced at the military-funded experimental project before him. A single thought echoed in his mind:

Transfer out.

People across the Empire eagerly waited to watch Ji Xingjue become the laughingstock of the century.

To everyone's surprise, Qi Qing personally appeared at his doorstep.

Qi Qing: "Want funding for next year's research? Come with me."

Resigned to what he thought was certain humiliation, Ji Xingjue followed Qi Qing all the way to the Civil Affairs Bureau.

Ji Xingjue: "?"

Qi Qing: "Your handwriting looks better."

Ji Xingjue: "...?"

The gossip-loving citizens of the Imperial Capital: "????"

Ji Xingjue, who had just been forced into marriage: "I devoted my life to science..."

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The people of the Imperial Capital were convinced this had to be Qi Qing's most ingenious form of revenge.

Ji Xingjue, on the verge of breaking down, could only think:

"I never imagined retaliation would come in the form of marriage."

The young Marshal merely raised an eyebrow and replied calmly:

"It's simple. Either live... or die."

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(Translator Note: I move this novel here instead of NU)