Ignoring Sa Jun’s response and ending the call, Taehui felt her face flush with heat.
“I said I’d wait quietly, am I crazy?”
Her rash statement was out of character, but it felt inevitable.
“‘I’ll buy you loads of them, but don’t cause any trouble and wait for me obediently.’”
Why did such a trivial comment feel so suffocating, make her heart race as if it might burst? It was like a conversation between lovers, not just friends.
Only if I were crazy could I make such a delusion.
Then, a sudden realization struck her, and Taehui’s brows furrowed lightly.
“Why would Grandpa suddenly say that?”
Sa Jun, who always avoided relationships and marriage, might change his mind if his grandfather intervenes. Though Sa Jun usually does what he wants, he tends to listen to his grandfather.
On one hand, it seemed inevitable.
It was only a matter of time before Sa Jun became the heir of the Seomun Group, making marriage a necessity, not a choice.
The moment when Sa Jun would open the seat beside him, always reserved for her, to another woman, had finally arrived.
She couldn’t bear to witness it, but if Sa Jun started seeing other women or went on blind dates, and if Seontae found out…
With a deep sigh, Taehui closed her eyes and then reopened them.
“It’s going to be chaos.”
13 years ago, Seontae instructed his young daughters to befriend the newly moved-in Sa Jun, hoping to leverage it to build a connection with Chairman Kang of the Seomun Group and Yongjin.
But his beloved daughter Min Yeonseo failed, and it was Taehui, the disregarded daughter, who succeeded.
Sa Jun became Taehui’s only friend, and as adults, he kept only her by his side. This fueled Seontae’s ambition to outshine his brother and take over Songhyeon Electronics through a marriage alliance with the Seomun family.
There was a reason for Seontae’s motive.
Despite being an illegitimate child, Sa Jun was in a different league than Taehui. Chairman Kang’s daughter and son-in-law were incompetent, but Sa Jun had been a prodigy since childhood.
With immense power, his grandfather openly declared he would leave all his wealth to Sa Jun. It was obvious to everyone that Sa Jun would become the Seomun heir.
Thus, Seontae regularly summoned Taehui each month to check on her relationship with Sa Jun and to inquire about him.
After five years of disappointing answers, Seontae still waited, playing the awkward role of a father, driven by his own needs.
A son-in-law can’t treat a displeased father-in-law well.
In conclusion, they were both exploiting each other’s weaknesses. This was possible only because Seontae was unaware of their absolute rule.
And today was that day.
The day she had to meet the man called her father, a day not even a box of macarons could cheer her up.
Taehui looked out the window again and muttered coldly.
“I’m in hell today, but you’re still in heaven, aren’t you?”
The sight of the mother and daughter happily wrapping a bouquet under the dazzling sunlight looked pleasant.
After briefly glancing at the carefully wrapped bouquet, Taehui turned away.
The monthly dinner gathering was, as usual, quiet, heavy, and uncomfortable.
“The galbi-jjim is well-seasoned and tender. Please try some.”
While Hyeseok was affectionately catering to Seontae, Taehui’s eyes were filled with hatred and disgust towards him.
While promising to marry his pregnant lover and then cheating on her with another woman is one thing, it’s another to create a family and then leave the former lover to be scorned as a mistress. Why torment two women by keeping them close, providing a house within a hundred meters of your own? Neither showing genuine kindness nor providing financial support.
As a child, I didn’t understand why, but as I grew up, it became clear. Hyeseok was an easy and obedient woman, who didn’t cost anything or require much attention.
Tired of appeasing his queen-like wife Okhee, Seontae would use responsibility as an excuse to visit Hyeseok’s house.
Trapped in jealousy, when his wife would humble herself, he would pretend to leave reluctantly, shamelessly moving between the two women.
To Seontae, Taehui was like a business investment for the future. The prettier and smarter she was, the higher her value.
“A girl studying well doesn’t matter. Get along with the newly moved Sa Jun next door. Prove your worth through that. Then I’ll treat you and your mother accordingly.”
I still vividly remember what Seontae said to me at 15.
Only after I befriended Sa Jun did Seontae start giving us living expenses, and even that stopped after I got a job. So, all the galbi-jjim and rice he’s eating now are bought with my own money.
A worthless existence, that’s what my biological father Seontae is.
But I tolerate him for my mother, Hyeseok. If I don’t, she ends up in the hospital.
What’s so great about this man who gives neither money nor love?
“Sa Jun.”
Seontae’s question made me quickly look down.
“He’s doing well.”
I heard a low tsk.
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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