The Duke still leaned against the desk.
“Mobius, something to say?”
“No, just watching you eat makes me feel at ease.”
“A very appetizing meal. You must have worked hard.”
At the Duke’s kind words, Mobius lifted his nose slightly and smiled.
“May I eat slowly? I have much to think about.”
“Of course.”
I followed Mobius to leave, but the Duke called me.
“Estelle, stay here. I need you.”
Startled, Arcadia said:
“I can serve too. And you usually don’t like being waited on.”
“I have something to ask her. Everyone else can leave.”
“Then I’ll be outside.”
Arcadia left with a displeased look, along with Mobius.
When we were left alone, the Duke stood up straight, and I realized just how tall he was.
I guessed my eyes would be at the level of his chest if we stood face to face…
Embarrassed by this thought, my cheeks flushed.
‘Why?’
I bowed my head and stood beside the table, ready to serve.
I heard the Duke quietly sit down. After a moment, he asked, “Have you eaten?”
“No, not yet.”
I had not eaten, but after saying it out loud, I thought it might make him uncomfortable, so I quickly added, “Yes.”
“Huh?”
“Ah… Not yet. I’ll eat after finishing my work.”
“How about… eating together?”
“Me, with you?”
Startled, I looked at him. The Duke spoke in his usual calm and low tone.
“It’s embarrassing to eat alone, so let’s eat together.”
“Oh, no, I couldn’t possibly.”
“Is there an empty plate?”
“Pardon?”
“I don’t usually eat much, but Mobius always frets about me not eating enough.”
The Duke smiled genuinely.
‘I almost never see him smile. So he smiles like that.’
It felt like a cool winter breeze blowing away.
The Duke looked at me.
“There’s too much for dinner. Let’s share. Hand me an empty plate, and I’ll serve some.”
“No, thank you.”
“…That’s disappointing.”
“Pardon?”
“If it’s not your intention to make me overeat and feel sick, then let’s eat together.”
“I don’t intend that. I’ll wait till you finish eating. Oh, and if you have laundry, I can take it too.”
As I rambled, my stomach growled loudly. My face turned red with embarrassment.
In the Southern Duke’s house, all I ever had was a few dry pieces of bread.
The food in front of me looked truly delicious.
After serving and trying unfamiliar kitchen work, I was also hungry.
But I couldn’t just sit down at the table.
I declined again, but the Duke said, “I don’t know what kind of food you ate in the dungeons of Rahert, but this must be better.”
He began to divide the hot vegetable soup onto an empty plate.
“I can do it!”
In my haste, I tripped over the table leg and lost my balance.
My face neared the table.
A mistake impossible for a Sword Master. Was it because I was too nervous in the presence of the Duke I had reunited with?
I twisted my body to avoid the soup, especially towards the Duke. Another quick turn, a reaction only possible for an assassin. Better to fall into the soup than on the Duke.
But the Duke abandoned the soup bowl and caught me.
The suspended soup fell onto his body. I found myself atop the Duke’s chest.
I frantically tried to brush off the vegetable soup soaking his clothes. His large hand stopped mine. My hand was caught in his.
“Is this some kind of new assassination technique?” he asked.
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
*
Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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