Lain sat back down. Then, he checked his email inbox with his phone. Song Kang sat down next to Lain.
“I have something to inform Prosecutor Jin Lain.”
Seeing his expression, Lain raised his head with a slightly anxious look. Whatever had happened, his heart thumped.
“Chief Geum Moran is conducting an investigation into Kim Jiwon.”
“Kim Jiwon? Ah…”
Lain, with a vague look in his eyes, recalled the name used by Taesung when entering and exiting.
“I again… So what?”
Song Kang became more uneasy with Lain’s reaction that seemed disinterested.
Among the people who should avoid at all costs was Chief Geum Moran, and whether Lain knew about it or not… worrying about Lain, who seemed not to care at all, was Song Kang’s concern.
“I need to see how clever Chief Geum Moran is this time.”
Lain, who was evaluating Chief Geum Moran with this incident, seemed to have more leeway.
“I heard the story a while ago. I heard it, yes.”
With this incident, Lain decided to evaluate Geum Moran. Lain, who was casually assessing the situation, asked, “Did you hear what I said some time ago?”
“Yes, I heard. I understand.”
Thinking his concern was just excessive worry, Lain responded to reassure him. Song Kang couldn’t possibly miss her unenthusiastic reply.
“Give me one emergency contact number.”
Lain hesitated. He didn’t have any contact information, and even though Juhyuk was the closest to him, Lain wasn’t willing to share Juhyuk’s contact details, despite being Lain.
Not understanding English, Song Kang stared intently at her face.
“Prosecutor Jin Lain is asking for a family contact number that can be used in case of sudden inability to contact her.”
Not knowing the meaning, he couldn’t just remain silent. He didn’t have a family contact number to give her.
“I don’t have one.”
Upon hearing her indifferent voice, he was speechless. So, she had a sensitive reaction when he used his birthday as the office password. He realized he needed to be cautious, as comfort could be reckless, and passing it off lightly might also cause harm.
“Haven’t you done any basic investigation? I thought the director would know, of course.”
Song Kang, sitting closely next to Lain, took her phone.
“Unlock it for me.”
“What are you going to do?”
“I want to save my number for emergency calls.”
Whenever family stories came up, she always received unwanted sympathy. Being without a family was fine for her, but those sympathetic looks were truly distressing.
However, Song Kang’s approach was warmer than any consolation. And it didn’t hurt her pride. Lain willingly unlocked her phone.
“What’s this? ‘Gap’?”
“Ah…”
Having saved himself as ‘Gap’… she thought he would at least save it as her name.
‘My Senior Juhyuk’ and ‘My Lain’ showed a significant difference in affection. He took out his phone and showed her how he had saved her.
‘My Lain.’
“Don’t you feel anything?”
“Yes. Why would you do this without any reason? Director, it suits you better to just save names without formality.”
One person was too delicate, and another person was too straightforward. The similarity between them was that even though it wasn’t apparent outwardly, they thought a lot about each other.
“Got it. Give it here. I’ll change it for you.”
With an expression of reluctance, Lain changed the name ‘Gap’ to ‘Na Song Kang.’ Song Kang didn’t like that name either.
“Since you’re using it, can’t you use it a bit more?”
“What? Surely you’re not asking me to add a heart or something?”
“If you add just one more letter, you might be able to exercise ownership…”
Lain thought for a moment, then added a single letter and changed it to ‘My Song Kang.’ What that one letter was… Lain felt awkward, not knowing where to look and fidgeted uncomfortably.
While she was at it, Song Kang saved his number as an emergency contact on Lain’s phone. At least he felt a bit relieved.
“If there’s even a slight suspicion, tell me. Since emergency calls are possible, familiarize yourself with the function.”
“Yes.”
“Really, you must speak up.”
Song Kang spoke with a stern voice. Lain nodded several times, indicating she understood.
“Senior, are you not going to write a statement?”
Now, just hearing the sound of Nanseul’s heels or catching a whiff of her perfume made Juhyuk nauseous.
“Right now, in our detective department, you’re the only senior not writing statements. Senior, the chief seems to cherish you a lot, so he’s keeping it open for now. Hurry before that door closes.”
Regardless of what was said, Juhyuk focused on recording the details of the case, thinking that even if a dog barks, the train will still go.
“I’ll attend as a witness at Jin Lain’s reinstatement trial.”
“What?”
Juhyuk raised his head in bewilderment.
“Why are you a witness? In the Jin case, there was insufficient evidence, and he was acquitted. Why a witness? Even if it’s not a trial now, isn’t it common sense for this organization to apologize to Jin and reinstate him?”
“Senior, have you ever seen this organization back off from something it stuck its nose into just once?”
A subtle smile spread across Nanseul’s face. She was more excited about the situation of Lain suffering than predicting the outcome.
“Go. Doing both my share and yours alone is a lot of work.”
Nanseul, with displeasure evident in the sound of her heels, left his room. Juhyuk leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes tightly, then opened them again. He stood up and grabbed his coat.
He must have been so distracted that, out of habit, he almost went to Lain’s house without thinking. Standing in front of her house, he belatedly called her.
“He might be in trouble if he answers the phone.”
Jin Lain, have you applied as a witness? I’m at your place. I’ll go in first.
Juhyuk left a message for Lain and pressed the password buttons. He opened the door and entered her house.
When he felt a chill and raised his head, the veranda door was open, and the curtain was fluttering. At that moment, a dull impact was felt, and something rushed towards him.
“Ugh…!”
When the sharp point of a knife penetrated somewhere in his abdomen, Juhyuk grabbed the hem of the guy’s clothes who stabbed him. But soon, he lost strength in his legs and collapsed to the ground.
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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