My entire body started trembling uncontrollably.
It felt like the blood flowing through my veins froze in an instant.
The terror of deceiving the Crown Prince enveloped me.
I was literally trembling like a leaf.
“I-I’m sorry… truly, I apologize…”
“…….”
Klaus didn’t even make a sound. It seemed like he was suppressing the erupting anger.
In the midst of that, I stammered with a lump in my throat.
“I’m sorry.”
“…….”
“I deceived you, Your Highness… I co-committed a s-sin…”
“Hah.”
Suddenly, Klaus let out a short breath. I stopped talking abruptly.
“Muzel.”
He took my hand and gently pulled me.
“Come here. Don’t be scared.”
In front of Klaus, in this situation. The sound of sobbing kept escaping, and tears kept welling up. I couldn’t bring myself to lift my head.
He carefully brushed my hair aside.
“Your whole body is frozen. If you fall asleep like this, you’ll freeze to death.”
How could I possibly sleep in this situation?
In a life-or-death moment, how could sleep come?
“You’re shaking too much. We need to warm you up quickly. Let me put on my coat.”
Klaus unhesitatingly took off his coat.
“…….”
His coat, containing his body heat, was draped over my shoulders. Warmth spread through my body.
However, I couldn’t easily accept his kindness. In this situation, and besides, which royal aide would let their master shiver while they enjoy warmth alone?
I took off his coat and covered Klaus with it.
“I’m fine. Your Highness should protect yourself from the cold.”
“Are you joking? You’ve been standing here in just a thin shirt for hours.”
Though he seemed to take it lightly, I shook my head.
“I’m really okay.”
Giving up on everything, I strangely felt relieved.
Wearing men’s clothing and deceiving everyone couldn’t pass without consequences. Especially, having deceived even the Crown Prince, it meant facing expulsion at the very least, if not death.
My possession would soon lead to my demise.
At that moment, Klaus spoke angrily.
“Okay my ass!”
Abruptly, he grabbed my arm.
“……!”
“Stay still.”
In an instant, he pulled me from behind, trapping me between his arms and legs. I couldn’t move an inch.
Warm breath that wasn’t mine touched my neck.
“Until you stop shaking like this, we’ll stay like this.”
I swallowed my breath. Otherwise, due to Klaus or the cold, it felt like the trembling would get worse.
In response, Klaus’s angry voice suddenly spoke in a low whisper.
“Don’t worry. The Imperial Commander will come here soon to find me. I told him in advance that I was going to the secret library, so he will definitely come.”
It should have been good news, but his words made my chest sink.
I squeezed my voice out to reply.
“Then it’s worse. Once it’s known that I entered the secret library, it will be a big problem.”
“There are ways to handle that too. So, relax and stay comfortable.”
Klaus slightly exerted strength in the arm that embraced my upper body. His warm body temperature and his scent enveloped me at once.
Suddenly, he laughed as if amused.
“But seriously, I never expected you to be a woman.”
I shook my head. My mind went blank again.
“Why didn’t you reveal it sooner? How could you deceive me like this?”
I would like to ask the gods of this world why I had to become a cross-dressing woman. Even in possession, why did it have to be like this?
However, after possession, not revealing my true identity was, in any case, my choice. I had to give Klaus an adequate answer.
“If I had revealed that I’m a woman, would Your Highness have continued to keep me as an aide?”
“…….”
Klaus couldn’t answer quickly.
I smiled weakly.
“See? You can’t answer. Regardless of how capable I am, just because I’m a woman, you would probably have refused.”
“Muzel, that’s…”
Every time he spoke, a slight vibration from his chest, where it touched my back, was transmitted.
Every time, my heart sank, and it was hard to endure.
“Of course, I understand. Having a woman always by Your Highness’s side could invite unnecessary gossip. Even if I were to purely serve as an aide, people who love to gossip would never stay silent.”
“…….”
This time, Klaus didn’t respond immediately.
A moment of silence passed.
“…You’re right, Muzel.”
He admitted with a sigh.
“If I knew you were a woman, I probably wouldn’t have made you my aide, despite your outstanding papers. I might have stopped at just asking for advice a few times.”
I laughed bitterly. I was grateful that Klaus had answered honestly.
Lately, the biggest topic in social circles was the Crown Prince’s marriage. Klaus himself was well aware of that.
To prevent any scandals, he kept a thorough distance from the nobility around him. Even Lady Elfreide, an elf lady who openly pursued him, had been firmly rejected.
Klaus wouldn’t belittle my abilities just because I’m a woman. However, because I’m a woman, he wouldn’t get close to me, regardless of my abilities.
So, I didn’t want to let him know that I was a woman.
“I’ll prepare to leave as soon as we get out of here. I’ll leave the palace as soon as it’s daylight.”
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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