It was a tone that was more like coaxing than questioning. Subin explained the circumstances hesitantly with a trembling voice.
“…When I was young, my mother got drunk and accidentally mentioned it. I’m sorry. Even though I knew… even though I knew everything, I couldn’t bring myself to tell you…”
Thick tears flowed without stopping. Regrets for the past, self-reproach for not summoning the courage sooner. Emotions that stirred in her chest exploded like a volcanic eruption.
Subin knelt down as if collapsing on the floor. There was no excuse that would make her actions forgivable. Keeping her mouth shut even though she knew everything was nothing but deception.
The vision blurred with tears, and Subin felt Chairman Cha’s hand moving in the air.
He must be angry.
Subin closed her eyes tightly. The impending pain was more comforting than frightening.
“…?”
Gently tapping, then grasping firmly. The sensation felt on her shoulder was unfamiliar and bewildering.
Subin slowly raised her eyelids, wet with tears. Chairman Cha’s two eyes looking at her were filled with concern.
“How much did it stir up your heart, being alone and young.”
“Grandfather…”
Being born is not a sin, and trying to live is not a sin either. Chairman Cha only felt regretful for the unfortunate connection.
“In the next life, be sure to be born as my grandson.”
“…….?”
“I will cherish you a lot.”
“……Ugh!”
If I get caught, what should I do? If I speak, will I be scolded? Emotions that had been suppressed since childhood burst out all at once. Subin cried like a child, letting out loud sobs. Chairman Cha gently comforted her by patting her restless shoulders.
“I’ll do that… I’ll definitely do that.”
I hope we can meet again like that. Each falling teardrop carried such an earnest wish.
In the chilly meeting room, Myungok looked at Subin with a Parisian face. Meeting her son after a long time, he seemed more reserved than usual.
If I look like this, there’s no one to protect Subin.
Thinking of Subin’s situation, akin to a duckweed on the Nakdong River, Myungok felt her breath being cut off even in her sleep. She needed to leave this place as soon as possible, but she couldn’t see a way out.
“Why are you so thin?”
“Isn’t that something I should be saying?”
Subin weakly smiled and raised her head. Her disheveled face was fully exposed under the light.
“Subin, don’t fall apart like this here. You know? Mom is a strong person. Just endure a little and wait…”
“Wait for what? Everything to go back to the way it used to be?”
“Well, it won’t be exactly the same as it used to be. But it’s okay. You just need to build it up from scratch. Don’t worry about anything and just do what Mom tells you.”
“…….”
Was it the first time she heard those words, that day, the day of the accident? Or was it long before that?
If she could, she wanted to go back to when she first heard those words.
She wanted to go back to the time when she could say that she wouldn’t do what she was told, that she didn’t want to live like that. She wanted to straighten the first button she had wrongly buttoned.
“Mom is still saying the same thing.”
“What thing?”
Subin laughed softly at Myungok’s expression, as if she didn’t understand.
“The thing about doing what Mom tells you.”
“Well, of course. Mom has a plan. Our son doesn’t need to worry at all.”
“A plan…”
“Yeah. So, by the way, Subin, you… go meet Grandfather. Meet him and…”
“Yeah. So, by the way, Subin, you… go meet Grandfather. Meet him and…”
“I already met Grandfather.”
“Already? Well done. When you met him, what did you say? Did you tell him to come for a visit? Oh, and we need to reorganize the legal team…”
Suddenly, a lively expression appeared on Myungok’s gloomy face. She rolled her eyes quickly and listed what else was needed.
“I didn’t do anything. None of what Mom said.”
“What? Then why did you go to see him…?”
“To greet him.”
Even if she lacked a sense of crisis, there was no way she would go just to say hello in such a situation. Myungok narrowed her eyes and looked at Subin, who met her gaze as if there was nothing to hide.
“Really. I went to greet him before leaving. To thank him for raising me.”
“…Before leaving?”
“Yeah. I’m leaving soon. Going back to learn photography.”
“Subin! What are you talking about? Photography, really. Even if you endure for a while, you can start again when I come back!”
A scream-like voice cut through the air like a sickle. She sighed heavily as if frustrated and finally raised her head. Her face was full of a weary expression.
“I wanted to take pictures in Korea. Even if Grandfather doesn’t like it, I’ll somehow endure it. I have affection for you, so I can endure it somehow, even if it’s tough for me.”
“Really. Subin, that’s nonsense. Photography? Even you should endure it so that you can start again when I come back!”
A voice resembling a scream cut through the air like a sickle. She sighed heavily, seemingly frustrated, and finally raised her head. Her face was filled with an exhausted look.
“I wanted to take pictures in Korea. Even if Grandfather doesn’t like it, I’ll somehow endure it. I have affection for you, so I can endure it somehow, even if it’s tough for me.”
“What? Did you give up your inheritance…?”
“Yeah. I settled everything, including shares and property. I handed over the inheritance waiver.”
“…What?”
“Even if Mom comes back, there’s no way to start over. So, it’s time to stop.”
It couldn’t be true. There’s no way. Her son, who has come this far with his own hands, would not betray her. Myungok forced a trembling smile.
“In, inheritance waiver…? Are you lying right now? Right?”
“…….?”
“Yeah, Subin, I’m sorry. This time I was a bit harsh. Embarrassed to walk around with a face like this because of the arrest? I’m sorry, so vent your anger, okay?”
She seemed to be trying to put a stop to the confrontation so that such things wouldn’t happen in the future. However, it wasn’t something I could respond to in a straightforward manner.
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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