Looking at the mirror, where his abs were clearly reflected, he recalled the memories that had been pushed back.
The trouble had all started when Ji An had met Executive Director Choi Da Som on his behalf.
Despite his clear declaration that she was his girlfriend and his repeated insistence on a polite rejection,
Ji An met her while pretending to be pregnant, and Da Som, who had even visited his law firm’s office, demanded an apology from him, flaishing that fact.
The shame he felt when he bowed his head to Da Som returned as a throbbing headache.
The words he had spoken to Ji An, who had come out to meet him at his quitting time that day, slipped out of Ha Joon’s mouth.
“How about we each live our own lives? Stop leeching off me.”
Those were the last words he had thrown at Ji An.
I must have been crazy.
To call her a leech.
No matter how angry I was, that wasn’t right. Why would I say something like that?
‘Not leeching, symbiosis. Yes, let’s each live our own lives.’
The words of Ji An that had come from beyond the door also surfaced.
Ha Joon leaned on the mirror with one hand and brushed off his distorted face with the other.
The strange energy that cooled the back of his head was an added bonus.
Law firm Shinwha, Room 507.
The name on the nameplate on the desk was Jung Yu Jin. She was Ji An’s friend.
Her eyes looked extremely troubled. It was because of Ha Joon, who had shown up early in the morning.
Ha Joon was the object of her unrequited love.
Entering the law department of S University as if proving the phrase ‘a dragon rises from a small stream’, she had fallen for Ha Joon at first sight.
At a gathering meant for confession, she met Ji An and became friends with So Min through her introduction.
To put it nicely, Ha Joon was a person who made close friends for her, who had no friends because she only studied.
To put it another way, he was a bad guy.
She spoke in a tone that asked if he was crazy.
“Attorney Yoon Ha Joon. This is your competitor’s law firm.”
“I know.”
“You know? Are you sure? But why would you show up here without an appointment so early in the morning?”
At this time, Ha Joon should have been in his office on the 12th floor of the Geonguk Law Firm, and moreover, he should not have looked so haggard.
However, he was staring intently at the humble potted plants between the Bengal rubber tree and Monstera here.
Ha Joon pointed to the dandelion pot and asked Yu Jin.
“Ji An brought this.”
“That? Ji An gave it last spring. What’s with you? Don’t beat around the bush, tell me.”
Reluctantly, Yu Jin moved to the sofa.
Ha Joon was a responsible attorney at Geonguk Law Firm, which was in a competitive situation, and she was just a newly appointed senior attorney at Shinwha Law Firm.
Sitting face to face with Ha Joon like this was not a good sight to outsiders.
Looking straight at her, Ha Joon said.
“Ji An disappeared.”
“Why did Ji An disappear?”
“It was the day I took over the case of Vice President Jeong Won of Daesung Electronics. I was a bit harsh in my words.”
It seemed no nonsense when he even mentioned the case he was handling.
Yu Jin crossed her arms and interrupted him.
“You’re still far off.”
“What do you mean?”
“I’m a gray molecule to Ji An. You, Attorney Yoon, would naturally know to come to me first. And Ji An never shares her worries with me. If you were really worried, you should have gone to So Min.”
The mention of even having moved was hovering on the tip of Ha Joon’s tongue. He substituted his response with other words.
“I found out yesterday because I virtually live in the law firm. It seems to have been a while.”
“That makes sense from my point of view, but others won’t understand. Just how harsh were your words for the girl to disappear?”
“In the heat of the moment, I said we should live our separate lives.”
“Then live separately. Why look for her?”
Yu Jin, trying to spare her words, added another stinging comment.
“Do you know what your delusion is? …You think you are taking care of Ji An.”
Aware of the hostility in Yu Jin’s words, Ha Joon sighed.
Right. I’m the bad guy.
He was always the public enemy among Ji An’s friends. Especially in cases like this one, where Ji An was stuck in the middle, even Yu Jin, who knew the situation well, acted sensitively.
It was a bit unfair if it was because he did not accept her confession of love from school days.
Looking at Yu Jin, Ha Joon asked as if it couldn’t be so.
“Is your failed first love still my fault?”
“Attorney Yoon. Let’s get this straight. We don’t dislike you because you were my first love, but because you sent Ji An out in your place.”
“Was it because of that? I thought.”
“Seriously, you didn’t know?”
“I didn’t know. I should have asked long ago.”
Ji An, who replaced him in those matters, and the opponents she faced, would have disliked it.
Despite knowing, he asked for help often, hence he was called the bad guy.
After letting out a small sigh, Ha Joon asked Yu Jin again.
“Really don’t know?”
“I don’t. What will you do if I tell you that? Go find So Min.”
“I guess I have to. I’ll make a call at least. So, I can get less scolded.”
Yu Jin nodded her head, implying that she understood.
When Ha Joon opened the door and disappeared, she murmured in a deflated tone.
“Seeing he came all the way here, he must have been in a hurry.”
The sky was dark, and it was early for dawn.
Ji An wrapped the fried rice and murmured to herself.
They will heat it up themselves.
And she looked at the pot on the induction. In the pot, there was clear bean sprout soup boiled with finely chopped clams and green chili peppers.
The moment she picked up her bag, she heard the sound of footsteps on the stairs. Soon, Dan Woo revealed himself.
“You haven’t left yet.”
“Yeah. I’m about to leave.”
Dan Woo had deliberately waited for the time to come down to the first floor.
And today, he wanted to say a word about the single serving of breakfast she would leave on the table.
At first, he wondered what it was and after it happened several times, he realized it was food that Ji An prepared for him. Sometimes Tae Yoon would also greet and eat it.
As Ji An was about to leave, Dan Woo stopped her.
“You don’t have to prepare breakfast every time…”
Through Tae Yoon, Dan Woo had heard that she had reached an agreement with Nam Sang Cheol at the police station.
And he knew that she had even settled the payment to continue living in this house.
If she was preparing breakfast because she felt sorry for him, she didn’t have to.
Moreover, it seemed like she was bothered by his words of not being bothered, leaving the house early in the morning.
Sometimes, she delayed her time and spoke at length about Jeju. That was why Dan Woo came downstairs.
He let the words flow as if it was nothing.
“Make yourself comfortable. It doesn’t bother me much, I don’t mind.”
“I’m doing that. As for the meal, I make an extra serving while making mine. I also enjoy the snacks you buy.”
Ji An shook the chocolate in her hand.
Today it was chocolate, and yesterday it was a mousse cake shaped like a Hallabong. Some days, a strong coffee was contained in a thermal tumbler.
She looked at Dan Woo and laughed innocently.
“Where did you find such delicious stuff?”
“Huh? If I see it while passing by, I just go in and buy it. Seems like it was good.”
Dan Woo didn’t say he had been searching for dessert hotspots. It was embarrassing to admit he was doing something he had never done before.
She smiled and said, “I’ll be going.” then opened the front door.
Dan Woo turned on the yard light and watched Ji An disappear beyond the gate.
It was still a long way till morning.
Should he have asked where she was going so earnestly?
As he heard the sound of the car engine, Dan Woo turned off the yard light.
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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