My Gentle, Beautiful, and Beloved Mother

Ming Xi's father is buried in Haicheng Cemetery.

That refined, gentle man has grown indistinct in her memories.

But one person will always remember him.

Her mother.

Ming Yuan, Ming Xi's mother, had the air of a scholar, like the moon in the sky. She was so gentle she seemed like a lifeless pool of still water.

Ming Xi knew just how bewitchingly beautiful her mother was.

As the cold wind swept fallen leaves into the air, Ming Yuan stood in the chill and looked back. She was the most breathtaking sight in the whole cold winter.

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Ming Xi had always known that her sixteen-year-old self would become the vicious supporting female character in a novel.

She would recklessly provoke the hero and heroine, become the whetstone that sharpened their love, and then die a miserable death.

Ming Xi didn't want to die.

Otherwise, Ming Yuan would be left all alone in this world.

She fought hard against the plot.

Along the way, Ming Xi met many benefactors who helped her, people from the original novel who could turn the world upside down with a flick of their hands.

Only later did Ming Xi learn the truth.

They had all been trying to become her stepfather.

No wonder those men always looked at her with affection laced with a hint of something complicated.

Ming Xi's face bore a strong resemblance to her father's.

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They resented that someone had once left such a deep, indelible mark on her heart.

And that he had left behind a