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"You have no idea what I really want," a man stormed out, slamming the door behind him.

Behind him, a woman lay on the ground, weeping.

...

"Mom, where did dad go?"

The response was a cold voice, "He's dead."

...

"Xuanxuan, you're all grown up now, remember what mom says, never believe the sweet nothings men whisper. They say sweet things just to trick you into their hands. Once they get what they want, they start to get bored, grow disdainful of you, until one day, they abandon you. So, you must keep your eyes peeled and only go for a man who is truly reliable..."

...

Bai Jinxuan opened her eyes, her face wet.

It was just a dream.

She felt a sense of loss, already half a year in this world, and she didn't know how her mother was faring. Her disappearance must have hurt her mother the most.

Lying there in a daze for a while, she hadn't dreamt of the past in a long time.