A small traditional tea house.
Following Gong Young Hee’s request, Tae Joon had reserved this private room in advance and arrived ten minutes early, taking a seat.
As the appointed time approached, a woman who appeared to be Gong Young Hee was guided by the staff and entered the room.
She was a middle-aged woman, not very tall, with a delicate and compact build and a pretty face.
“Hello, I’m Kang Tae Joon.”
“I’m Gong Young Hee.”
They both ordered two cups of green tea.
After a while, when the warm tea arrived, Gong Young Hee spoke first.
“I was surprised when I received a call from the chief prosecutor. Why are we only talking about something from so long ago now…?”
“Yes, that’s how it happened.”
“The chief prosecutor specifically requested it. They wanted you to tell Kang Tae Joon exactly the same story you told the chief prosecutor back then… Can you do that?”
“Yes, I came here to hear that story.”
Gong Young Hee moistened her dry throat with tea and lowered her gaze as if she were nervous. Then, without making eye contact, she quietly began to speak.
“To be honest… it’s not an easy story. It wasn’t an easy story even twenty years ago, and I hesitated many times before coming here. So when I went to see Prosecutor… I mean, the current chief prosecutor, the case had already been closed as a suicide.”
“……”
“Of course, I don’t think that my story alone will change the outcome of that case. I just wanted to find out why she took her own life… Maybe it could be a reason.”
Tae Joon was momentarily taken aback.
The truth that Gong Young Hee was holding was the reason for her mother’s suicide.
It was a situation he had never even considered.
“Even as I tell this story… my heart is still trembling.”
She continued to sip her green tea, pressing gently around her chest as if trying to calm her pounding heart.
You could tell how tense she was, and how heavy the weight of the truth she held was, even before hearing it.
“And… today will be the last time I talk about this. I don’t want to keep it in my mouth anymore.”
Tae Joon nodded.
“I understand. I can imagine how difficult this decision was. I’ll listen.”
“So…,”
As if she had made up her mind, Gong Young Hee slowly spoke, meeting his gaze.
“Mrs. Jung had another man.”
“…….”
“Other than her husband, another man.”
Gong Young Hee’s voice trembled as if she were revealing a truth that should not be spoken. However, Tae Joon was not greatly surprised as he had already heard this story before.
Only then did Park Gil Ja’s story come to mind.
The rumors about her mother’s affair had first come from the woman who had quit after working for about three months. And even after that, a few people had heard her mother talking to a man.
Tae Joon was now facing the very beginning of that rumor.
“I’ve already heard those rumors from someone else.”
“It’s not a rumor. It’s real.”
“Are you saying that my mother committed suicide because of that man? I can’t accept that. No man, whoever he is, could be the reason for my mother’s suicide.”
“Well, it depends on who that person is… It could be different.”
“What…?”
“I… I know who that man is.”
Finally, Tae Joon’s dark eyes deepened.
Suddenly, his throat felt dry. So, he raised the teacup in front of him and asked, “Who is it?”
But the teacup came to a halt in mid-air, losing its purpose, as soon as the words left Go Young Hee’s lips.
“Baek Hyung Ki.”
Unbelievable,
“The late President Baek Hyung Ki… is who he is.”
It was the beginning of an unbearable truth.
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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