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I started MTL-ing after chapter 33 (most recent translation as of the time I'm writing this.) To basically summarise this story, it's about a girl who goes from poor to rich family after finding out her true origin, and makes a close friend through a jade pendant. The story isn't focused on the romance between MC and ML, but more on how MC grows, so if you don't like that, I suggest you don't read it. The things that MC goes through gets super distressing after ML is able to become human again, and you might sob yourself away while reading it. It gets better when the two get married cause now they can solve the issues tgt, but then the empress f*cking comes in.The other reviews have alr said a lot, so I will just state some points here. MTL-ing this novel is not easy. I didn't understand quite a lot of it, even though I sobbed because you will only be able to get the gist of it but not the details. As mentioned, the romance is not the focused. MC finds out she likes ML quite early on (maybe chapter 40+?), which is why she wasn't willing to marry anyone. The romance starts officially imo when the two get married. I will be reading the translated version again cause details were missed, and also, I didn't see the ML say he like MC even once.Last point I wanted to state here is based on ML. It's also the reason why I placed 4 stars instead of 5. I understand that MC has to grow, but it's very painful to see her grow and go through all this bullsh*t without anyone to seek comfort in nor rely on. She can only hold onto the thought of ML, which she doesn't even know for sure if ML is really ML irl, while going through and handling all these situations like a queen. As such, when the ML gets reintroduced after a while, he honestly feels a little detached. Even when he is mentioned, he isn't able to be there emotionally for her. Even the things he asked his retainers to do to help her, MC gets scared almost all the time because it seemingly comes out of nowhere (good things don't just drop out of the sky). Spoiler
when you read MC reminiscing about ML telling her she will lead a good life, and then seeing her breaking down because she is comparing to the sh*t she needs to tolerate and the words ML says, you will really feel horrible for her.
[collapse] Because of this, it honestly feels a little weird seeing ML getting reintroduced when he wasn't able to be there for her.Overall, the story starts out fluffy, then emotional and sad, then a tiny bit of fluff before it descends into emotional damage again. I like the story, but sadly I don't think I can give it 5 stars.