Some were sad with their ill-fated lives but I'm not. I want to detached myself from life; be numb and stay unfeeling. I know from the very beginning that Mother hated me as she hated Father Emperor. Mother won't let me forget that fact— by giving me the bitter congee every night."I want to be a good person for my son. I also want to be a good mother. But Your Majesty took everything away from me. You are the one who made me a monster!"All the servants looked at us with their condemning eyes. They didn't bother concealing netheir their profound contempt to Mother nor their pitiful gazes to me."You told me, if I give birth to your child, Your Majesty will spare Yichen's life. Yet in the end, you still ordered his assassination!" Mother kneeled infront of Father Emperor, laughing and crying at the same time.I heard from the servants, before Mother became one of the thousand beauties by Father Emperor's side, she used to have a fiance but that person died because of father."Who do y

"During his youth, my old man is prettier than Jiangke. My sweet husband. The love of my life."Liu Mei stabbed her cake, her eyes glazing over the cafe. "Excuse me. Liu Shishi, stop daydreaming. You never had a boyfriend. As in. Ever.""I'm married. For fifty-one years.""You.. you're crazy. Remind me again, why did I allow you to stay at my place? You should stop reading those weird novels. If you don't stop, I'm going to sue that author. He certainly did something to your tiny brain. Tsk. Ben dan." (*stupid egg: idiot)I pouted. 'This girl.. is really hateful.'"Jiêjiê, look what I got." I smirked at her. I raised my hand, kissing the colorful red wallet. Pay back time!"That.. that's my wallet."Looking at my wicked sister shaking her head comically, made me feel soooooo good. I giggled. He-he. I nodded to her slowly. Teasingly."No. You can't. Liu Shishi!"I smiled more, mischievously. I know how my sister love money so much. Compared to me who spend money like water; Liu Mei was