SYNOPSIS:
"The world is not a beautiful place, but that's why we yearn for all the blissful things in the world. This is what 'Fight for all that's beautiful in the world' stands for." - Lu Mengjie
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When a shooting star passed by, people started making their wishes only because of how bright the glow was. Little did they know, even that star once lost her way, walking alone in the dark. She fell again and again, climbing back every time, carrying forward with her wounds. She kept flying, trying her best to glide across the cold and lonely night.
One day, a tragic accident happened. Lu Mengjie woke up with no recollection of her identity or anyone around her. Without her memories, she was like a blank canvas. She woke up in an unfamiliar place, only to be filled with the curiosity of who she was... that was until the Devil from her past finally appeared.
He was known for his ruthlessness, a cold Devil with a god complex. He only cared for himself and no one else. He was a selfish tyrant, an unlawful being walking freely on this earth.
Even after understanding all the evilness in him, Lu Mengjie chose to see the good inside him, ignoring all the danger he could bring. She believed and wished for the better.
Join Lu Mengjie as she unravels the mystery of her accident and the enigma that surrounds the Devil in her memory. Their love will be tested. Lives will be lost. Love conquers all but will their love be strong enough to withstand what's coming their way?
SNEAK PEEK:
"You bitch! What are you doing here?!!" The woman who she remembered as Bai Jingye's mother, Xu Chen, came rushing to her like a furious animal.
The next moment, a loud crispy slap was heard across the room.
Xu Chen glared down at the younger woman in front of her, "I will never accept an illiterate like you as my family! Get out of MY house!!!"
'Illiterate? The lion, the witch, and the audacity of this bitch! Did she just call me illiterate?!' Fumed Mengmeng in mind. Sure, she could feel the stinging sensation on her cheek after the slap but she saw it coming.
Weird. Instead of stopping her mother-in-law, she didn't mind accepting it. She was her mother-in-law. She didn't want to be rude. She should have known that she would be meeting this woman soon enough after arriving in her husband's place.
"Mother," she slowly turned her head and looked at her with strange calmness in her eyes which startled the other woman. She wasn't surprised or bothered by the slap she received.
For some reason, the way she looked at her made Xu Chen feel anxious at the sudden change in Mengmeng's eyes. There was something about her presence that told her that she wasn't as docile as she thought she was which made her arrogance decline,
"Y-You... you dared to call me mother?! A stupid woman like you?! You have no right to call me 'mother'!!!"
The bizarre air coming from Mengmeng… how should she describe it? Ah… what was that saying again?
A calm before the storm.
"If you are going to insult me, then please do your research properly," the way she spoke to her was polite and yet, at the same time, sharp and insolent. "I believe illiterate is a wrong word to describe me. You see, I can read and write. I know proper manners too… Mother."
Mengmeng didn't notice that she ended up staring intensely at Xu Chen when she recalled a small part of her past. Even if she didn't mean it, the way she looked at her mother-in-law didn't belong to a sheep but instead… it was like that of a predator who was about to jump on her prey.
"W-Wang Yan!" Xu Chen shouted, calling the head maid. She clenched her fists tightly as she continued, "take this stupid woman out! Throw her things outside!"
Mengmeng was clearly not in the mood to entertain her mother-in-law now that a part of her memory returned. She wanted to think more of what she recalled, maybe she would be able to remember more?
"Calling me a stupid woman..." she paused, the side of her lips curled up into a smile. How many times has she heard that word already? "... I don't think that's enough to insult me as well. There are better ways to insult me, mother. Would you like me to give you an example?"
It was like an evil spirit entered Mengmeng's body. The devious smile that appeared on her lips sent shivers down the other woman's body. The urge to run away filled the bodies of those who were present in the room.
Xu Chen staggered and was lost of words at that moment but at the same time, anger flared her up. She was not going to give in so easily! Not to a woman like her! "I-is that how you talk to someone older than you?!"
"Using that card this time, huh?" Mengmeng chuckled, amused. "So what if you're older? Are you even worthy of my respect?"
If there was someone who could really hit a nerve of hers with their insults, those two women should be- huh?
A crease ended up forming in between her brows at the thought of remembering something. She was about to recall something again…
Those two women? What was she thinking about? Who could be those two women?
She tried to force herself to remember but instead of remembering, a sharp pain filled her head, making her hold her head as she crouched and groaned in pain.
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AN:
I would like everyone to know that this is my last book for my modern fairy tales so I hope you can give me your full support! (TT_TT)
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