Seeming to sense my presence for a moment, Ji-ha briefly looked at me, then turned his head again, pierced by a high-pitched voice.
“Everyone is here! The chairman, vice chairman, and madam. Not to mention my child’s father. Why should I be the only one sent back? Where is Director Kim who’s asking me to leave?”
The voice sounded familiar.
Through the crowd, I spotted Seo-rin and Director Kim grappling with each other.
“Ms. Seo-rin, this is where the deceased is resting. It’s not a situation for causing a disturbance like this.”
“Where’s Mr. Ji-han? Call the child’s father! Where is the one who’s responsible for all this chaos?”
Director Kim blocked the entrance and refused to let Seo-rin through, which made her even more furious.
Now, as Seo-rin’s voice searching for Ji-han grew louder, people’s attention gradually focused on her.
‘How on earth does she know?’
I hadn’t informed Seo-rin about my parents’ funeral.
“I’m here to pay my respects too. I’m also a member of this family! Where is the madam?”
“Ms. Seo-rin, don’t do this…”
I pressed my forehead due to a pounding headache.
From the moment I confirmed that Seo-rin was the cause of the commotion, stress surged.
I gestured to Ji-han, who was trying to move to handle the situation.
We didn’t need to get involved.
Perhaps Ji-han would follow me soon.
Indeed, that was the case as Ji-han approached me.
Then, Ji-han’s expression darkened when he confirmed that Seo-rin was the troublemaker.
“What are you doing here?”
“Oppa!”
Seo-rin’s face brightened as if thinking that someone on her side had finally appeared.
She rushed over and affectionately punched Ji-han.
“Where have you been? I’ve been looking for you!”
As she questioned Ji-han, Seo-rin noticed me standing behind him and narrowed her eyes.
Seo-rin’s lips trembled as she alternated her gaze between Ji-han and me.
I could sense Seo-rin’s state from her visibly tense appearance.
She must be so uneasy about focusing her attention on me.
“What’s going on here?” Ji-han asked.
“Well… Director Kim kept telling me to leave. I came because I was worried about my sister. We’re practically family now, and it’s only natural for both me and Ho-jin to attend.”
Seo-rin answered Ji-han, continually glancing at me as if to convey a message.
Family… Since when were we close enough to call each other family?
When Ji-han’s icy gaze reached Seo-rin, her face lit up brightly.
“Now, where have you been? I was so worried!”
Seo-rin turned back towards me as if to listen to what I had to say.
Her words implied that I should listen.
Family…
Had we become close enough to call each other family?
When Ji-han’s cold gaze met Seo-rin’s, she seemed taken aback.
Only now did she realize she had gone too far.
Perhaps the distant murmurs from outside bothered her.
Soon, Chairman Seo and Vice Chairman Seo came out from inside the funeral hall.
Seeing the elders coming out, Seo-rin turned to face me.
Her eye corners, which were wide open just a moment ago, now drooped sadly.
Then, she put on a composed voice.
“Sister, are you okay? I was resting at home, and when I read the news, I was so surprised.”
“…”
“You should have contacted me, sister… If you had, both Ji-han and I would have rushed over. Maybe my brother couldn’t speak because I brought a child.”
Seo-rin held my hands with teary eyes.
It was so convincing that anyone who didn’t know would be completely deceived.
Aware that the elders were watching, she changed her attitude, making it obvious and amusing.
Wearing the mask of an angel and acting as if I would play along with someone I can’t beat, did you really think I’d go along with that? If you thought so, it’s a delusion. I had no intention of responding to such a cheap act. I looked at Seo-rin and sneered sarcastically.
“Seo-rin. Don’t you think there might be a reason for not contacting me?”
“A reason?”
“I purposely didn’t contact you. To you.”
I didn’t realize I would openly blame her, and confusion spread across Seo-rin’s face.
I knew the reason for her uncomfortable presence here.
She must have felt alienated being alone in a gathering of people.
So, she probably came here to confirm that she still had a place.
But she shouldn’t have come here.
At least, if you were human, you should have respected that boundary.
How dare you come to my parents’ funeral?
Her impure intentions, not to mourn my parents but for something else, made me more disgusted.
“You’re not a part of this family.”
At my least desired words, Seo-rin’s lips trembled.
Seeing her like that, I said in a small voice that only Seo-rin could hear.
“Moreover, this isn’t a suitable place for a pregnant woman. You should take good care of the child, shouldn’t you?”
“Yoon Yeo-jin.”
“If something happens to the child, it’ll be truly irreversible. Especially if it becomes someone from the Ho-jin family.”
Your goal of becoming the mistress of the Ho-jin Group ends here.
And at my final words, Seo-rin’s expression visibly stiffened.
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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