I Became The Stepmother of My Ex-husband

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Lin Wei Xi found out after she died that she was just a cannon fodder in a novel, used as contrast to the gentle and considerate and virtuous female lead.

The male lead was her ex-husband, the dignified heir of Yan Wang, his family were superior and brilliant, but the female lead was not her.

The female lead was her concubine-born younger sister, and her husband’s white moonlight, his cinnabar mole, no wonder! After Lin Wei Xi died, her husband finally married her sister as he wished.

She watched coldly at the two like honey in the oil, in love and harmonious, everyone using the success of her younger sister to contrast the impropriety of the original wife.

Lin Wei Xi sneered, okay, since your love moves the world, then this sister will come back and be your stepmother!

So she married her ex-husband’s father, the father-in-law she never met in the previous life, the country’s God of war, who has not remarried after losing his wife, the one that hold military power, the brilliant Yan Wang.

Later Yan Wang, who was in his prime years and used to act decisively, looked at his small, delicate, much younger wife, and had a headache.

No matter, she is still young, he have to spoil her, indulge her, teach her.

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我给前夫当继母
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Akri
Akri rated it
April 17, 2021
Status: Completed
I rarelly re-read books mainly because I remember the plot and characters clearly and the story isnt enough for me to do it, but I read this years ago (didnt remember) and loved it then and now.

It's súper sweet, it's cringe, it's sad and it's enterteining

The protas are Smart and the villans are... Well they are there for the show (dogfood), it doesnt have too much polítics wich saves it from beeing boring, it just has the right amount of everithing and is light hearted

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the poor stepson duuuudeeee 😂😂😂 is it wrong of me to Say his sufering Made me happy?? I just wanted lwx to Say your dad is better than You in everithing 🍆, but the author is too puré for this expectative of mine and the smut amount I got was 0

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Probably i'll read it again when I can't remember i've alteady read it and feel the descripción is savage

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Shq
Shq rated it
April 14, 2021
Status: Completed
Heartwarming.

The intelligent, confident FL has an arranged marriage a romantic fool only to die of depression.

When given the opportunity to choose her partner, she finds her happy ending.
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bookmunchies
bookmunchies rated it
April 2, 2021
Status: c105 part2
There is a few things that are slightly lacking but it's def a 4* novel. Recc to all ppl who are in the mood for slow plots without much twists and turns. -After I finished typing everything, noticed I miscl**ked on 5* and idk how to change it

MC puts precedence to the role and duties of a wife rather than love. While she does strive to have a good relationship with the ML she doesn't necessarily seek being romantically loved by him. It is most definitely caused by her low... more>> self esteem which comes from her previous marriage and family. She doesn't really set out wanting to get revenge or marry the ML but slowly progresses towards it. Since she originally belonged to the timeline there is more of an accent on filial piety which is a lot better than forgiving for no rsn. Her cutting off the love to the scum ex cleanly was great, as was her mindset of not needing to marry and there being different ways to live, even if it was influenced by unwillingness born out of self hate. She does have the insane lvl of beauty after transmigrating trope which is probably the main reason she is so differently perceived than in her original body, well, that and the lack of people who dislike and thus gossip and demean her.

ML is 16years older than MC. Plays perfectly into ''distinguished, aloof older man who never had an actual love interest because he was busy being so competent and hardworking with a scary aura but actually really warm hearted to the one he likes'' trope.

Ex husband HA b*tch!
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You got what you deserved rot in guilt and regret would've loved to see you dead but this works well too.

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What is lacking is the convenient fading in and out of the princess grandmother and the sudden outpouring of love for the MC's original identity by the people who mistreated her. <<less
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euneon
euneon rated it
April 1, 2021
Status: Completed
Melting. MELTING. The romance in this story has melted me into a puddle. The ML and FL are awfully adorable and the plot itself though it begins with unrealistic arrangements, has rather realistic developments. There are no obvious loop holes and each and every important character has satisfactory amounts of development. The only fault I would pick on would be that the villains are rather dumb and they manage to dig their own pitfalls at every single evil plot they carry out. Unfortunately this is quite common for all novels... more>> of this sort of genre. Another novelty of this story is that the modern girl is the villain rather than the main lead, though this point was not used that much in the story. (Her modern background ideally could have had more of an significant impact)

That being said I thoroughly enjoyed the journey of Xi'er, and how the author introduced and resolved all misunderstandings between the various characters. I even enjoyed the author's censorship of night activities LOL. It's rare to be able to well portray desire without actually mentioning the act but it was pulled off here in my humble opinion.

The translator did an amazing job, releasing half a chapter almost consecutively every single day, though the English is awkward at times it is still easy to read :3 <<less
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CoffeeLover30
CoffeeLover30
March 31, 2021
Status: --
When I first saw this, I started it out of curiosity at the title. Then I became hooked and looked everywhere to read this. Fortunately altho it was only once a day it was still being translated continously. But, I stop midway because I wanted to read it all in one go. Its killing me to read this everyday and be left hanging. And now, I finished it and I'm so glad that she got the happiness that she deserve same for Wangye.
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Thelastmelody
Thelastmelody
March 30, 2021
Status: Completed
This was better than expected, by quite a bit too. The translation quality is kinda iffy at the start, but the translator quickly gets better. But even then it's not perfect, but it's still good, even when things are phrased strangely it's easy to figure out what the translator actually meant.

The storytelling is good as well, but it has a few jarring moments related to PoV switches, but it's generally fine.
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sansukini0923
sansukini0923 rated it
March 30, 2021
Status: Completed
Definitely worth reading again.

At first, I wasn't really sure if I wanna read it. Because the title is a little icky, and reading the reviews, there's a big age gap between the leads. But when I started reading it, the age gap is not so bad, since the father is still young in his early thirties and the OTP's chemistry is just really sweet.... more>>
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Her first impression of him is that his father-in-law from her previous life is really young and handsome.

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This is not a revenge story, so don't expect scheming from the FL. She didn't intend to marry the ML at first. The ML found her first, she was in a vulnerable situation and he took her away from it and gave her shelter in his mansion, intending to find her a good husband. She actually doesn't want to get married and intended to live as a single woman, maybe taking care of her grandmother from her previous life. In short, she got really traumatized by her previous life's marriage that she doesn't want to go through it again. But the ML is really different from his son. He is firm (his son is fickle). He is loyal. And they can have some good conversations between them. And she sometimes acts willful and coquettish infront of him and he doesn't think it's annoying. Like give me a Gu Hui Yan (ML) please, novel gods. I mean, he really does dotes on her in a healthy way. It's really sweet.

There's no scheming from the FL, the ML is a war hero but he is not cruel and does not unnecessarily kill people for revenge. But the antagonists gets their comeuppance as a result of their own schemes.

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The former husband is really idealistic (like a sissy who wants a romantic love story and got easily fooled by other people) and this is what ruined his marriage. He gets easily influenced by the women around him who have their own selfish reasons (his mother's servants have been managing the estates without any masters and now there's a wife who wants to change things, and the shu sister who wants to be married to him). So they schemed against his wife by saying bad things about Gong Xi, and he never thought to sit with her properly and listen to her. He just thought she's always lying till she gets really sick and died. He really thought she's acting till he saw she really died. He felt really guilty and sad so when his wife's family suggested he marry the scheming shu sister, he really married her to make things right. I mean, how s*upid can you be. This is how his thought process in the whole novel. He realized he loves his 1st wife, so he's just indulging the 2nd wife without really feeling anything for her. His mother-in-law reminds him of his first wife and he's fallen for her, so he decided to distract himself by getting a concubine. After that he's still in love with her and found someone who looked like his 1st wife and made her his tongfang. I don't know if I should feel sorry for him. In the end, he lived alone with regrets about Gong Xi while his father and stepmother moved to their fief with their children.

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It's a good novel from beginning to end. The biggest hurdle the OTP had is themselves.
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The ML is very observant and found that she's his former daughter-in-law in that body and is in a conundrum, did she marry him because of his ex-husband? While she was wondering what he feels about her, did he marry her because her father saved his life, was he so inlove with his first wife?

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They were able to get past these issues by being honest with each other and confessing, and with the help of a friend, she was able to get the whole picture and it's a really good ending with their children.

Regarding the age gap. Think of it as people nowadays usually marry really late in life, especially men. And he is only 33/34 when he married her, and she is 17. I'm really glad I read this. It's one of the best I've read. <<less
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LostSoutIsland
LostSoutIsland rated it
March 29, 2021
Status: Completed
ML : is so sweet so understanding and really acceptable.. Perfect male lead.

FL : she is also good but have little low self esteem. She did show confidence at front but at alone time to time she doubt about everyone liking her strong headed personality.

There are few misunderstanding between main characters but they will solve very quick. Even duration of misunderstanding main characters didn't change their behavior.

... more>> The story shows how love and understanding relationship can change a person personality and what man pride mean; tolerance towards his wife and children

This is also 'slice of life's genre.

Interaction between main characters are more interesting. There were details about the court politics and details which I didn't read.

Thank you for translating and writing this amazing story <<less
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Nightmare1199
Nightmare1199
March 26, 2021
Status: c105 part2
I absolutely loved this novel. The romance is neither slow nor fast. The revenge is not crazily vicious. FL's life doesn't merely consists of revenge. A bit of drama, family, romance and some wonderful insights on life. I want to thank the author and translator/s for their hard work they have put in this novel.
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Rivu_Ltr
Rivu_Ltr rated it
March 25, 2021
Status: Completed
3.2/5.0

While some already mentioned about the satisfying face slapping events and the cute main couple, I'll simply add that it has been entertaining and enjoyable to read for a rebirth trope novel. As it taken from a historical setting, I'm glad that the story did not dwell deep into politic. So the story focused the protagonist journey as the stepmother of her ex-husband from her previous life. The pacing is not too fast nor slow. Just right.

Story
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The story emphasized how seniority, rank, lineage, achievement, background, and power, plays a huge role in the story and in marital life of the characters. Aside of that, the story tells the struggle in defining love. The conflict of marriage shaped from the upbringing, background, environment, and the people who 'involved' with them. These are well defined through the 2nd male lead marriage life conflicts as well as female lead's. On the other side, the main couple FL and ML, gives me a view that of a decent marriage life. FL's point of view throughout her scene with 2nd lead pair is used as a constant reminder and reflection toward marital breakdown. I thought that her point of view create an anticipation of her positive character growth and development.

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Character
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The characters are quite well written, especially, the FL and 2nd ML. But, I feel that the author could do much more in developing the ML and 2nd FL, because there are some inconsistency in their actions which didn't match with their personality as the story goes on.

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In conclusion, I have nothing much to say since some already said it on the review but I enjoyed reading about the protagonist journey and her healthy interaction with her spouse. <<less
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rndmsmmrflng
rndmsmmrflng rated it
March 19, 2021
Status: Completed
I want a Yan Wang in my life 😭. God he's so doting and precious and and and—. Anyway, I honest didn't have big expectations about this story. If I were to be blunt, I dont have a good first impression after reading the synopsis but bec of the good ratings I took the chance.

I find the relationship between her ex husband and the ML as awkward. I'm biased with the ML so I kind of feel bad for him even though FL no longer cares about ex-hus. ML is... more>> always patient, attentive, doting, and always always extend his bottom line for our girly. Sometimes FL's stubbornness and temper irritate me but most of the time it's cute especially around ML. Sometimes she's impulsive and careless with her words but if you think about it and consider the situation she's in, I think it's understandable for her to act that way.

About her ex-hus, I'm actually quite conflicted. He has his faults, okay? But let's admit it, he grew up alone most of his life. Not literally but the parental guidance he's supposed to have during his teenage years is almost nothing. His mother is a delulu and always weeping. His father, ML, is always out bec of war and other campaign. The only person he can consider as his guardian is Bu Mama, this b*tch, which is super biased with his mother and so arrogant. Bu Mama can't provide proper guidance nor have the qualifications to teach him about things such as principles and stuff. That's why I think his childhood have a big influence with how he handled those situations. He admitted it too. I was actually hoping he'd be able to move on and have a good ending but it was an open ending for him.

Gao Ran, need I say more for this b*tch?

Overall I'm satisfied. I actually like the ML. So mature with a touch of innocence (not the seggsual way). I find it cute whenever he realized new hobbies and habits bec of FL. <<less
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SariSamara
SariSamara rated it
March 18, 2021
Status: Completed
MC/Lin Wei Xi: She is a proud and genuine person with a sharp tongue. After her last life of having an unfortunate marriage she refuses to get married at all costs. It's only through being cornered by the FL that she decided to get married to Yan Wang. Throughout the beginning of her marriage she struggles to move past how her last marriage ended. There are times she looks at Yan Wang in suspicion that perhaps he will end up treating her the same way her last husband treated her... more>> but Yan Wang never does. Eventually his tender treatment of her opens her heart to him. Meanwhile, the FL schemes her way into a mess of her own making. Lin Wei Xi never actively plans for revenge.

ML/Yan Wang: He is warm and kind. At times he can be intimidating but only if Lin Wei Xi suffers from any ill treatment. He treats her very gently and pampers her. After being married to Lin Wei Xi he slowly becomes used to sharing a life with someone else. Before he never felt the need to come home but now with Lin Wei Xi he finds the joy of returning home to see her.

I feel like this whole novel is about moving on from the past. <<less
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celestialace
celestialace rated it
March 18, 2021
Status: Completed
Omg words cannot describe how in love I am with this novel! I give 5 out of 5 stars for its everything! Love the plot, the characters etc. Actually I need more chapters in the extras!! I want to know more about their kids! Also I saw someone said what ML did was kinda unacceptable, but I believe that the ML has every right to do so

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ML left the home to inspect some places (politics work) for I can't remember, maybe weeks or months after MC got pregnant then he almost missed their child's birth bcs MC gave birth prematurely maybe 2 months before due date. I mean.... I totally understand why he did that because what would you do when you know your wife was your daughter-in-law? of course the ML is going to think that MC is still in love with her ex husband, that's why she wants to be with him... to be near her ex husband like that. but I am sooooooo relieved that finally the misunderstanding is solved. They finally got the happiness they deserve to get.

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Also I hate the stepsister so much... please like... know your place. you came from a lowly concubine who killed the main wife. and she even had the audacity to think everything is revolved around her??? yuckssss I hate people who do not know their place. urghh and not to mention that that white lotus is a transmigrated woman from the modern world who thinks they are better than ancient people. yucks...

Last but not least, I love the translator. They are sooooooo dedicated and consistent. I was there when the chapter was 30ish or 40ish and they never missed an update everyday! Thank you for giving us the opportunity to read this masterpiece! <<less
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Thankyounext
Thankyounext rated it
March 18, 2021
Status: c105 part2
I really hope we can get more story about lin wei xi and gu hui yan. Thats just how much I love this story. The story itself is simple, no twist but its a good one. GHY character really match LWX character. And I love how LWX remind Gao Ran of her s*upidity and make her realize that she really is inferior to LWX
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Joy05
Joy05 rated it
March 18, 2021
Status: Completed
God I really loved this one.

In a lot of the ancient period novels people love to talk over the female lead, but in this one the MC is so honest, she is very straightforward.

There is some misunderstandings but the ML and the FL actually talk about then and end up solving the issue.
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ISBNthinkingaboutyou
ISBNthinkingaboutyou rated it
March 17, 2021
Status: c105 part2
Great translations! Mature and sensible ML! Likeable and capable FL! The novel starts out slow, as usual with these sorts of novels, but picks up pace near the middle.

The translation quality is pretty good. There are typos here and there, but nothing that makes you misunderstand the plot or anything.

If you have a weekend to spare, I recommend picking this up!
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Bookworm_Sueweetie
Bookworm_Sueweetie rated it
March 16, 2021
Status: Completed
This was a good novel. It was a POV of rival sibling of a transmigrated OG heroine novel. I love how the author shades some transmigrated adult heroines who tried to compete to smaller kids LMAO

I also like the interaction of FL and ML. Their age gap got its charm and added to their cuteness together.

FL (Lin Wei Xi/Gao Xi)

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I like that she didn't change her attitude despite being reborn, she didn't reverse her attitude to flatter people around her. She still arrogant, straightforward but righteous and benevolent. She's enjoying her life after reborn while only watching "villains" destroy their own selves. She's also can be childish and coquettish in front of her Wang Ye hahaha

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ML (Gu Hui Yan @Yan Wang)

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He's a gentleman and reliable man despite being cold-looking... his only flaw was lacking communication skills and being too much righteous that his own happiness was sometimes got compromised and sacrifed. I liked how he doted the FL and supported her always. He always knew everyone's secret LMAO

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OG Leads (Gao Ran/ Gu Cheng Yao

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Full of their own delusional ideas. They didn't even love each other but wanted a fairy tale romance. Well, it didn't end well unlike the OG plot bc Gao Ran's evil schemes was revealed and people around her woke up (even late)

Gao Ran was ungrateful and too arrogant to think that she's smarter as transmigrated modern person than ancient people... while Gu Cheng Yao was too immature and his wrong decisions/views led to late realizations

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Don't expect heavy face slapping bc our MC didn't like evil schemes as long as she was not being disturbed. She's not revenge-driven (which I liked) and only wanted her family to be okay. Despite her tragic past, she's still grateful, she learned to let go and enjoyed her current life as respectable Wang fei. Sadly, someone was still too greedy and got no common sense ಠ︵ಠ <<less
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Honefuusen
Honefuusen rated it
September 12, 2020
Status: Completed
The first 30ish chapters were so frustrating. It was so tit-for-tat I skimmed most of it. But when MC finally got married with ML, the story is finally interesting.

It's pretty light read. Lots of fluff. The right amount of face slapping. And MC was not too vindictive just a little too obsessive about her past, but I guess it was normal, since she died feeling wronged and unconvinced.
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solivagantsoul
solivagantsoul
September 10, 2020
Status: Completed
hmmm ive got to say the whole idea of become your ex's mother-in-law seemed so appealing and I really expected some fun moments. And indeed there were some moments that I saw myself smiling s*upidly at the MC's actions or what the ML said.

its a pleasant read not too bad or full of conspiracies or at least I think... the MTL quality is not bad but it was very frustrating to read as multiple times former chapters would repeat themselves constantly and others disappear. A lot of the times some... more>> major chapters. and when I say they repeat themselves I dont mean that-oh chapter 3 has been put out again after chapter 45, but that chapter 45 has the contents of chapter 3... idk if you get me so basically that way 'chapter 45' doesnt exist in the novel. that was not enjoyable.

also it says she didnt really take revenge but that would be a lie since she actually did cuz everyone ended up miserable. hmmm its not bad but I wouldnt want to read it again, not to mention the romance kinda disappointed me as I felt that her ex-husband was given more details and he's mood was shown more than the ML.... also I feel that after her rebirth there was some huge character chnge in the MC which did annoy me lol... anyways its a good read. <<less
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Ambrosia737
Ambrosia737
January 22, 2024
Status: --
Loved it. Unexpectedly realistic faulty/human characters. Not all is black and white.

The main couple communicates! Not always to perfection but this story is mostly free of unnecessarily misunderstandings.

5/5 no regrets reading till the end
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