Her heart that had been pounding heavily started to tumble into a bottomless pit. It was only falling endlessly.
“If the future Earl of Plache and Lord of Fuerli appear, every man will be interested. In a situation where Shia is already in matchmaking talks, it goes without saying for you, Lou.”
Lou had faced many flatteries and temptations once before. She had beaten many knights who ridiculed and challenged her because of her pretty face.
She was used to it, so the night she had spent a few days ago, not even two weeks ago, was just with a handsome stranger she met for the first time. Or she was just starving for the warmth of a stranger.
Now that her deprivation was filled, she should have been able to smoothly withdraw her foot, but she couldn’t.
“Of course, if there’s a guy better than me who steals your heart, I’ll gladly respect your choice.”
It was as if he was saying, ‘But would there be such a guy?’ He lowered his head and pressed his forehead to hers. Lou didn’t dare lift her gaze.
“Lou, look at me.”
His lazy voice called her. She had to regain her composure. She wasn’t Rustica Gennes, swayed by a provocation from a younger guy.
She had to respond calmly and smoothly, but she couldn’t speak.
“Hm? Look at me quickly.”
He was persistent. Just like that night, he was the same now. In broad daylight, he was whispering the words he had whispered very secretly in bed.
Lou didn’t look at him. Her mind was a tangled mess. At least she knew she shouldn’t get involved with the Emperor.
The reason was too complicated to think clearly. Anyway, she shouldn’t. But finally, Hayden, sighing, grabbed both her cheeks and forced her to meet his eyes.
“I’m the first. Understand?”
“Your Majesty.”
Lou barely called him. Doesn’t she know too well that it shouldn’t happen? Hayden had Persephone, and Lou would have a new yoke and a new sense of responsibility that would not be erased.
The relationship between the nobles was ultimately a thorough calculation that led to the union of families and the union of power. Nothing else was allowed.
“I am, the first.”
But Hayden, looking through Lou, emphasized it before she pulled out the cold law of the world to extinguish this passion.
At that moment, he was neither a young emperor nor a mighty magician. He was just the man who had spent a hot night with her. And it shouldn’t have been so.
“It’s not coercion. But if you just let it pass, you’ll be thoroughly acting as Countess Platce.”
With a sigh, Hayden gently stroked her cheek once more. His gray eyes curled up again as if pleased.
“I don’t want to do that.”
A terribly low voice declared in a mellifluous tone.
“I hated it from the start.”
[Star Icon]“We’re moving to Platce.”
“Yes.”
Imperiale busily patted the steeds, reloaded the reins, and hung the luggage.
The monster corpses would be handled by those who remained in Belfort.
As usual, where the Emperor passed, everything was neat except for the bodies, so there was no trouble. They were just soldiers looking for another battle.
“Come.”
Hayden personally helped Bella onto Count Platce’s carriage. The carriage the children had ridden in had only a few scratches from the monster attack, luckily remaining intact.
“Sis…”
As Bella began to whimper, this time Shia was hastily lifted into the carriage. However, the youngest did not give up easily.
“Sis Lu.”
A small, plump hand finally reached out to Lu, who had been standing next to Hayden, and stretched out with a touch.
“Come with us!”
Who could resist the youngest, insistingly patting the seat beside her? Lu quickly nodded her head, ignoring the sigh dropping above her head. The day had been really long.
“Isn’t Icarus’s top more fun, Your Highness?”
Hayden whispered, leaning his head down so that only Lu could hear. If the children heard, they would insist on going as well, creating chaos.
“I’ve had enough, Your Majesty.”
Lu smiled and quickly got into the carriage. The younger sisters chirped at the sister they met today, each insisting to sit by her side.
The carriage ride won’t be very far anyway.
The Emperor in the lead would open a transportation magic circle to Platce, and Count Platce’s carriage and Imperiale would simply enter it.
Moving such a large number of people all at once, Lu was always astonished at Hayden’s power.
He cleared the monsters at lunch and even cast a largescale movement spell. Wouldn’t Hayden be tired?
But he looked very composed. Not a breath out of place.
“Sis, Sis, I’ll show you my room when we get home.”
“Me too!”
Bella, who had to do everything her elder sister did, also raised her voice.
“Sis, sleep with me!”
As they further added to their demands, the carriage began to move.
Lu, who didn’t bother to sit widely, sat between her sisters, holding out both hands, blankly watching the changing scenery outside the window. Her mind was in turmoil.
‘…It’s because it’s the first time.’
Though not interested in romance, Lu, who was not entirely ignorant of love, could not come to any other conclusion.
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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