Haeyeon softened her eyes. Despite her doubts, she couldn’t express them to Doha, who was smiling at her, a seemingly impenetrable wall now more apparent than ever.
“Let’s go have lunch.”
Haeyeon spoke cheerfully, not bringing up the mint-colored box again. Matching Doha’s ‘odd behavior’, she steered the conversation away. Doha, his mood slightly sunken, responded after looking at her.
“I’ll tidy up the rest, so you go down first and think about what you want to eat. Let’s order delivery, no cooking.”
“Okay.”
Haeyeon left the room smiling. Doha’s demeanor had been natural but unmistakably dismissive. After taking a few steps, Haeyeon paused in the corridor, glancing back at the storeroom wistfully before sighing and heading downstairs.
After Haeyeon left, the room fell silent.
“…….”
Doha’s gaze lingered on the door she had closed. He hadn’t expected that Haeyeon’s cleaning would extend to this room. It had been overlooked last year, so he just left it as it was.
With that thought, Doha sighed self-deprecatingly.
“It wasn’t just left; deep down, I hoped she might find it.”
Realizing he had unconsciously hoped Haeyeon would discover the box, despite knowing the risks. In effect, he had left it intentionally.
Yet, when confronted with reality, he had panicked and hidden the box.
Reflecting on his actions, he found himself laughable. At least he had been honest in his response to her question, if not entirely forthcoming.
Click.
Opening the box he was holding, Doha slowly closed his eyes, clutching something much smaller than his large hand inside.
Not until becoming an office worker did Haeyeon realize how precious and joyful public holidays could be. Facing another Monday morning, she steeled herself and headed to Dalri Coffee.
“Haeyeon, you’re from the Management Support Team, right? Your job is to assist all departments, and yet here we go again.”
Sighing in resignation, knowing it wasn’t just a one or two-day affair, Shin Team Leader added his usual dose of annoyance.
Even today, tormented by Shin Team Leader over some nonsensical issue, Haeyeon was about to leave the Sales 2 Team when—
“Haeyeon…… falling…… um……”
The faint voice was unmistakably calling her name. With a feeling of foreboding, Haeyeon turned towards the sound and made eye contact with two employees from the sales team.
However, the two quickly averted their gaze.
“…….”
Haeyeon’s expression remained impassive. Seeing that she remained silent, the two employees refrained from speaking further, and Haeyeon turned and headed towards the Management Support Team.
“Miss Min Haeyeon, would you like to go out for some external work with me?”
As soon as she entered her office, Deputy Lee Minjae approached her. Haeyeon’s gaze instinctively drifted towards Sojeong. Being her mentor, it was natural for Haeyeon to look to her for guidance.
“Haeyeon, just go with Deputy Lee today. I have some work this afternoon, so I can’t accompany you.”
Confused, Haeyeon received an explanation from Sojeong who had approached her.
“Yes, understood.”
Although she was disappointed not to go with Sojeong, whom she felt most comfortable and close with, it was unavoidable. Haeyeon prepared, and Sojeong provided her with essential tips and equipment for the external work.
“We’ll be back soon.”
The pair left the Management Support Team and remained silent until they reached the parking lot. However, Haeyeon could feel Deputy Lee’s intense gaze. She was excited about her first client meeting, prepared thoroughly, yet his stiff demeanor was hard to ignore.
“Has it been tough handling all the menial tasks since joining?”
Deputy Lee, sitting in the driver’s seat, glanced at Haeyeon and asked. Haeyeon responded with a smile.
“No, it’s been good for getting accustomed to the work atmosphere.”
As Haeyeon replied, Deputy Lee continued the conversation, seemingly trying to break the awkwardness in the car. After a while, Haeyeon sensed that Deputy Lee had something he wanted to say.
Then, suddenly.
“Miss Min Haeyeon, are you a parachute hire?”
Deputy Lee asked bluntly.
“Excuse me?”
“Someone said you’re a parachute hire.”
Hearing this, Haeyeon instantly remembered the two employees from the Sales 2 Team who had been whispering about her. Was this the start of something more serious?
Caught off guard, Haeyeon didn’t respond immediately. Sensing her discomfort, Deputy Lee hastily backpedaled.
“You don’t need to take it so seriously. Everyone thinks it’s just a rumor.”
Was it really just a rumor? If a team colleague was discussing it like this, it was almost certainly not something to be ignored. Haeyeon explained her innocence and made a decision.
It was time for her to take action.
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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