“I tried not to hate Ms. So-eun. That’s why I invited her to our company dinner and sent her a bouquet the next day… But it’s too hard. I can’t do it anymore.”
While Hee-wook was exhilarated, Hyun-ji, serious, turned away after her one-sided confession, tears falling.
“I’m sorry for startling you. Sigh…”
It was an opportunity.
An opportunity not to be missed.
Hee-wook impulsively reached out and grabbed Hyun-ji’s arm. Her slender wrist fit into his grasp. Pulling her forcefully, she fell into his embrace. She fit perfectly in his arms, smaller than So-eun. Her petite size was endearing.
Hyun-ji cried for a while in Hee-wook’s embrace, like a cat or a puppy. It was unclear if she was still upset, embarrassed by his reaction, or surprised.
“Can you hear my heartbeat?”
“……”
“This is my heart.”
Hee-wook whispered softly, a smile in his voice. It was the same line he used on So-eun. Hyun-ji’s arms tightened around him, embracing him tightly.
[Star Icon]Han So-eun, the biggest fool and simpleton.
Last night, Tae-joon had no hesitation or guilt in enlightening Han So-eun about this fact.
But throughout the workday today, Han So-eun’s face, teary-eyed and swallowing her emotions, kept coming to his mind, making him uneasy.
He felt pitiful for being concerned about such a fool.
After spending such a miserable day at work, it was 6 PM.
“Chief Han, are you here?”
“Yes. Hello, Director.”
Han So-eun’s voice came from outside the office.
“The executive is in his office, knock and go in.”
“Yes.”
After a moment, there was a knock, and So-eun entered.
“Director, how are you?”
Despite clearly hearing the conversation outside, the tone of So-eun’s voice, a tone lower than when she spoke to Director Song Mun-kyung, somehow irked Tae-joon, but he didn’t show it and just nodded.
“Yes.”
“Will you assign a task to the Future Service Team today?”
“Wait at your desk, I’ll give you one.”
As he continued his busy work, answering without making eye contact, So-eun, as always, turned around saying, ‘Yes, I understand.’ Soon after, she approached him again.
“Director, you were in front of me yesterday when I was sleeping in the office.”
“You were sleeping, not dozing.”
“Yes, anyway, you were in front of me while I was sleeping.”
“…….”
“Did you, by any chance, touch my phone?”
Tae-joon shifted his gaze from the monitor to So-eun.
“No.”
His decisive answer made So-eun blink.
“What’s the matter?”
“It’s nothing. I just asked in case.”
He could easily hide the truth. He smiled slightly at her cute gesture of biting her lips in embarrassment, but Tae-joon hid even this well.
Internally calling her ‘fool,’ he gestured with his chin for her to leave if she had no more business, but So-eun didn’t move.
“Do you have something else to say?”
“Thank you for yesterday, Director.”
“For what?”
“Thank you for giving me a ride home and for your words that snapped me out of it.”
She had left almost in tears yesterday, but today she was thankful for his words?
Tae-joon’s eyebrows curved in the opposite direction.
“It helped me reconcile. With my boyfriend.”
Her smile as she spoke made Tae-joon feel odd. It seemed like she was trying to provoke him, like a rebellious frog ignoring its mother’s words.
“Now, I will take good care of my own bowl, ensuring I am respected in the relationship. Thank you.”
The truth was, So-eun had really updated him on her situation today with telepathy, a way of saying ‘mind your own business and be nice.’ It was her form of revenge.
After So-eun left with a triumphant smile, Tae-joon was lost in thought for a while.
He chuckled at the absurd words Han So-eun had thrown at him.
His eyes sparkled with unexpected interest at her intriguing reaction.
How could he just sit still when she acted so cutely? He had to reciprocate gladly.
Tae-joon picked up his phone and called Hee-wook.
“Attorney Yang.”
[Director, how have you been!]“Are you available to talk?”
[Yes, please go ahead.]Tae-joon’s words, no matter what they were, sounded overly obliging and rather insignificant.
“I’ll send you the first list of overseas recruitment candidates now. I can’t make time myself, but could you go to Japan this weekend? A 1-night, 2-day trip should suffice, and it would be good to go with Attorney Choi Hyun-ji. I plan to generously compensate for the trip and success fees.”
[Ah, yes! I’m available. I’ll consult with Attorney Choi Hyun-ji and get back to you!]As expected, Hee-wook eagerly bit the bait.
“Alright. Please contact me then.”
Tae-joon effortlessly completed his task and hung up the phone.
Thinking it was time to inform the Future Service Team of their first task.
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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