Ju-hwa put down her spoon on the dining table.
The family members of Ki-taek tensed up as she had barely taken a few bites.
The Bluehouse staff standing nearby felt the same tension.
She asked the butler, “I let it go yesterday because it was late, but what is this smell? Why does the house smell like this?”
The butler quickly approached and replied, “I’m sorry, Chairman.”
Jeong-mi, also annoyed, chimed in, “Exactly my point. Butler Park, how are you managing the house? Just because Sophia and I stepped out briefly, you let the house turn into this mess? What’s with this garbage smell?”
Seizing the moment, Sophia also stepped in, “Right, Mr. Butler. My sister and I couldn’t sleep all night because of this smell. It’s so disgusting, it makes me want to throw up.”
“I apologize.”
“Don’t just apologize, answer me. What is this rotten smell?”
Butler Park wore a troubled expression.
“Speak up, now!”
Jeong-mi’s voice rose sharply in demand.
Seemingly with no other choice, Butler Park answered, “It’s something Ms. Haeun did.”
“What do you mean?”
Ju-hwa’s sharp gaze turned towards Haeun, who immediately lowered her head.
Jeong-mi defended Haeun, “What are you talking about, Butler Park? Why are you picking on our Haeun? What did she do?”
Butler Park explained, “After I left work yesterday, Ms. Haeun returned home. With no family around and enjoying some rare solitude, she was in a good mood and started drinking.”
“Drinking?”
“Yes.”
Hearing this, Ki-taek’s family looked awkward, as if they could already imagine the situation.
Haeun remained silent, her head bowed.
“Butler Park continued, “Ms. Haeun and Pyo, the manager, shouldn’t have indulged together, despite her complaints of loneliness. They both got carried away. The staff tried to intervene, but Ms. Haeun was adamant, and Pyo shouted at them not to interfere, threatening dismissal. Eventually, a drinking party ensued in the second-floor central living room.”
The family looked disdainfully at Haeun and Pyo, whose heads drooped even lower.
“Unable to bear it any longer, Chef Baek intervened, but the inebriated pair ignored him. Chef Baek called me in desperation, and I had to rush back from leaving work. But I was too late. Ms. Haeun, completely drunk, had brought kitchen food upstairs, specifically a jar of three-year-old yellow corvina fish sauce. Suddenly feeling upset, she opened the lid and poured it on the living room floor. In trying to stop her, Ms. Yeoreum got pushed, injuring her back. The two slipped on the spilled sauce, tumbled around, and ended up slapping each other, blaming one another.”
Hearing this report, Ju-hwa’s brows furrowed.
Jeong-mi and Ki-taek were at a loss for words, while Sophia and Inpyo looked at Haeun with disappointment.
Haeun just kept her head down, recalling what Butler Park had told her and Pyo the day before.
“Today’s incident was caused by Ms. Haeun and Manager Pyo getting drunk and creating a ruckus. I’ll report to the Chairman that it was due to their disgraceful behavior. Just know that.”
“What are you talking about now? After what Jeong Yeoreum did to me! That b**** hit me! She dared to slap my face! I won’t let her get away with this!”
“That would be unwise for both Ms. Haeun and Manager Pyo.”
“Don’t defend that b****! Not just her, but you, Butler Park, for defending her – I’ll make sure my mother grinds you to dust!”
“What Ms. Haeun and Manager Pyo did to Yeoreum amounts to illegal confinement and attempted murder.”
“What?”
Despite his calm words, the butler’s gaze was icy.
“You understand? Illegal confinement and attempted murder.”
“Don’t exaggerate. It was just a joke.”
“A joke? Ms. Yeoreum could have died of hypothermia in the bathroom. She could have even fallen while trying to escape.”
“That was mostly Manager Pyo’s doing, not my orders!”
Butler Park responded, “I’ve heard from the staff that Ms. Haeun defended Manager Pyo while he was confining Ms. Yeoreum. If the senior madam interrogates me, I’ll tell the Chairman the whole truth.”
“Hey!”
“Even if the Chairman dislikes Ms. Yeoreum, he won’t overlook the fact that Ms. Haeun and Manager Pyo conspired to murder. How can we live under the same roof with such dreadful people?”
Haeun and Manager Pyo swallowed hard, visibly shaken.
Butler Park continued with a calming tone, “If the truth comes out, Ms. Haeun’s entire family might be thrown out of this house. That would surely result in you being attacked by your family. Can you handle that?”
Haeun couldn’t respond.
Turning to Manager Pyo, the butler said, “You need to be even more silent. From the chronic abuse of Ms. Yeoreum to illegal confinement and attempted murder, you’re likely to end up in prison.”
The word ‘prison’ drained the color from Manager Pyo’s face.
“That’s why I’m suggesting we bury this as a drunken mishap. But if you ignore my goodwill, feel free to blabber about getting fish sauce poured on you and being slapped for trying to kill Ms. Yeoreum.”
“I told Haeun to fix her drinking problem, but she still hasn’t kicked the habit?”
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 🙂
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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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