“Is that true?”
“Why would I lie to you?”
He couldn’t believe it.
But he didn’t want to think of his mother as a heartless liar.
“Was 아린 part of it too?”
“Who else? She came with her mother, so they must’ve been in agreement. Anyway, they demanded money. So…”
He was confused. He didn’t want to believe his mother was lying, and above all, he couldn’t imagine 아린 doing such a thing.
He trusted her, thinking she wouldn’t stay by his side just for money.
But his hope soon shattered.
On the day he was supposed to meet 아린, deep down he hoped she wouldn’t show up.
But she did.
He was furious. For the first time in his life, he was blinded by rage.
“Was money so important to you? So important that you’d use life as a bargaining chip? I clearly misjudged you. I never thought you’d sell your life for a few bucks.”
Still, holding on to the last shred of hope, he harshly probed her heart.
Hoping she would deny it.
But she didn’t. Instead, she seemed to affirm it.
“I’ll do well as a mother and a wife from now on.”
His heart plummeted.
아린 was like a sacred first love. Her smiling, bright face was the only hope in his barren life.
She was also the goal he believed he had to achieve someday.
Even though he was practically leading the company, 정 여사’s people held the real power. He didn’t have enough strength to defy her and bring 아린 home.
He planned to fetch 아린 when he gained complete control, after 정 여사 no longer could oppose him.
He hated 아린.
He loathed her.
But strangely, his love for her didn’t wane but grew stronger.
Finally, he made a decision.
Despite his disappointment, he loved her more.
The option to let her go never existed for him.
“It’s just a matter of order. You should be by my side. When the time comes to sort out my hatred, I’ll tell you everything.”
He hid his feelings and kept her close.
She had always been within his sight since he could remember. The thought of her disappearing without a trace, of not seeing her, was unimaginable.
But this time, something nagged at him.
He felt uneasy, as if he might never see 아린 again.
He tried to ignore the growing anxiety, resting his hand over his closed eyes.
It’ll be fine, like it always has been… just a passing phase.
He thought.
The next day.
Waking up to the familiar gray ceiling, 재혁 let out a deep sigh.
He had returned home late from a lengthy engagement. Immediately, he headed to 아린’s room but hesitated and went to his study instead.
Was it the anger from her words about divorce? His head throbbed unusually.
After showering, 재혁 stood before 아린’s bedroom on his way to the kitchen downstairs. Gripping the doorknob, an inexplicable unease overwhelmed him.
아린 used to wake up every morning at six to prepare breakfast with 충주댁. Due to 정 여사’s pressure, she never skipped this routine.
So, she couldn’t possibly be in her room now. 재혁 let go of the doorknob and went downstairs.
“Vice Chairman, you’re awake? Please sit, I’ll serve you right away.”
충주댁, sensing 재혁’s presence, greeted him in the kitchen.
His gaze fell on the empty space beside 충주댁.
“Where is she? In the bathroom?”
아린’s usual spot was empty, fueling his anxiety.
Trying to stay calm, 재혁 asked, “She hasn’t come down yet?”
“No,” 충주댁 replied, causing his heart to sink.
“Still?”
“Yes.”
Unsettled by the silence across 아린’s door earlier, he said, “I’ll go check.”
He started to leave the kitchen but suddenly turned back.
“Mrs. Chunju.”
“Yes, Vice Chairman.”
“Has anything happened recently?”
충주댁 hesitated at his question, then composed herself and replied, “No, nothing. Did the big madam say something?”
“Speak frankly. It’s not like I’m unaware of things around here.”
His stern tone prompted 충주댁 to open up.
“Madam was as usual, prepared dinner, went to her room. She didn’t come down at dawn. A while ago, she did talk with the big madam, but nothing significant.”
재혁 knew well no one in the house supported 아린.
충주댁, too, was 정 여사’s person and looked down on 아린.
Initially, he didn’t remark on this attitude, but the servants’ overstepping behavior increasingly irked him.
It was a contradiction.
He could hurt her, but no one else could.
He despised himself for it.
Noticing his unrelenting skepticism, 충주댁 assumed and continued, “Even if you ask, there was nothing. She’s always like that. Moping around, playing the victim. What did we do?”
Her overstep angered 재혁. His eyes turned icy.
“Mrs. Chunju.”
He addressed 충주댁, who was displaying unpleasant emotions towards 아린, with a cold voice.
“I believe I mentioned this before.”
His voice was low and grave, making 충주댁 involuntarily swallow her saliva.
“아린 is my wife. She’s second only to my mother in this house. She’s not someone for you to be casual with. I expect appropriate speech and behavior.”
“Sorry,” she hastily apologized, differing in attitude towards 재혁.
“Remember this next time. I’ll skip breakfast for now.”
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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