Fix apply patching results in check mode

apply_object returns only the patch - we need to actually
apply the patch to the existing object.

Fixes ansible/ansible#66780

molecule/default/molecule.yml

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ provisioner:
         ansible_python_interpreter: '{{ ansible_playbook_python }}'
   env:
     ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: 'true'
+  options:
+    vvv: True
 scenario:
   name: default
   test_sequence: