Cedric, who was brushing Ariante’s hair, sent a puzzled glance towards Maiana, as if seeing something strange.
“…Ariante seems to be in a very good mood?”
Maiana knew he actually wanted to ask, ‘Why does she look like she’s in a state as if she had a glass of wine?’ She chuckled softly while tidying up the wet towel.
“She had some sugar while bathing. You know, kids feel good after eating something sweet.”
“Eating sugar?”
Ariante grabbed Cedric’s hand and hopped around.
“Father, it’s violet sugar. Have you tried it?”
Cedric shook his head. When Ariante widened her eyes as if to say, ‘How could you not?’, she took his hand and dragged him.
“It’s in the bathroom!”
“Wait, wait. Milady.”
In the end, Maiana had to step in. Certainly, Ariante was in a much more excited state than usual… Of course, it wasn’t just because she ate something sweet. It was due to too many happy and exciting events happening to Ariante throughout the day, precisely, this evening. She was probably in a hazy state right now, like dreaming. It was clear that she was so excited that she couldn’t even think about what she was doing.
Ariante, still holding onto Maiana’s shoulder, playfully kicked her feet, laughed loudly, and played tricks with a distracted mind. She pulled Maiana’s headband tightly, poked her cheek, and even tried to tickle her. Maiana threw the headband away carelessly and firmly held Ariante’s hands, looking into her eyes.
“Milady, calm down. Remember?”
“I am calm!”
“You’re at the moment just before flying to the sky. We need to check if your feet are still on the ground. When you’re about to fly away like this… it’s time to make sure your feet are well attached…”
As Maiana pressed the small instep with her hands, Ariante burst into laughter exaggeratedly.
“It tickles!”
“So please calm down. With such excitement, how will you sleep tonight?”
“I’m not sleepy! I’ll stay with Father more.”
Maiana quickly gestured towards Cedric. He said, “Ariante, I’ll be with you until you fall asleep. But let’s play tomorrow, not tonight.”
Ariante blinked her big eyes, tilted her head, and asked, “We planned to go for a walk with Father tomorrow… Will you do something else for me?”
Cedric smiled gently, “Of course. We’ll play all day tomorrow with Father. But you have to go to bed early, right? It’ll be more fun to play if you get a good night’s sleep. How about that?”
Ariante quickly nodded and rushed towards the bed. Tossing her slippers and quickly crawling under the sheet, she closed her eyes tightly and said, “I’m going to sleep now. I feel like I’m falling asleep.”
Maiana lowered her head, biting her lips. No… She couldn’t ruin everything by bursting into laughter just as she lay down on the bed.
Cedric also seemed to be having the same thoughts, turning away from both Maiana and Ariante, taking a few deep breaths.
At that moment, Ariante, who had closed her eyes, opened them.
“Maiana should stay here too.”
Maiana, with a momentary awkward expression, glanced at Cedric, then smiled subtly and approached Ariante.
“Today, Milord will be here. So, you won’t be scared. It’s okay even if I’m not here, Milady.”
“No, stay here. With Father… With Father here, it’s enough. Don’t leave, stay here.”
Despite trying to coax and soothe her, Ariante didn’t easily give in. When Maiana looked at Cedric, seemingly asking what to do, he pretended to cough in his sleep.
“Do as Ariante wishes. Just stay by her side until she falls asleep, okay?”
Upon hearing that, Ariante looked up at Maiana with a satisfied and cheerful expression.
Maiana hesitated for a moment, then reluctantly pulled a stool and sat down. Watching this, Cedric chuckled as if slightly amused and eventually brought a similar-sized chair with his own hands to sit next to her.
Ariante looked ecstatic and couldn’t contain her happiness.
“Maiana, read a book for me.”
Maiana, holding a basket with sewing materials, said, “Today, Milord will read for you. Right, Milord?”
“Ah… Yes, that’s right. What story would you like to hear, Ariante?”
At that moment, Maiana leaned towards Cedric, and he picked up a book from the side table. It was a fairy tale called “The Dragon and Ingrid of Damsel Castle.”
“The bookmark is in place, so you can start reading from that page.”
Maiana said, then just said that and straightened her back, sitting again. However, Cedric, for some reason, had a vacant look, glancing sideways at Maiana.
When she approached suddenly, Cedric realized that Maiana’s hair was slightly damp. It was probably because she had spent a long time in the humid bathroom helping Ariante with her bath.
Above the glass window, the scent of sage and oriental flowers, as thin as rice paper, permeated the air like a breath. The moment he smelled that fragrance, he felt as if he was bound tightly and couldn’t move.
Cedric didn’t say anything, and Maiana looked at him with a puzzled expression. When her brown eyes, slightly reddened in the light, met his gaze, Cedric flinched as if he had been hit on the back of the neck.
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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