Heo YoungJoo was not a fan of spending much time in contemplation.
Yet, she was unusually lost in deep thought, her gaze piercingly fixed on two blue silk boxes on the marble table in front of her.
They were objects her husband, Chairman Kwon, handed her in the morning before heading to work.
The signature necklaces of the jewelry brand ‘La Pluie,’ that was hosting a launch party that evening.
True to its brand name, which means ‘rain’ in French, the necklace was incredibly beautiful, featuring diamonds designed like raindrops.
While handing over the necklaces, Kwon KangHo had earnestly implored her.
‘These are gifts for the wives attending tonight. We’ve already sent tie clips to the men. Wear this and they will guide you. Go with ChaeHa and SeolWon.’
‘What about you?’
‘I might be a bit late if I go after finishing work. Treat them nicely this time. After all, isn’t she our daughterinlaw? Moreover, someone we thought was dead has returned alive, it’s such a wonderful thing.’
Infuriated, Heo YoungJoo raised her voice in a monologue.
“What? A wonderful thing?”
Men had no equals in being so insensible.
Blissfully oblivious to what was going on inside her, they remained nonchalant.
Biting her lip, Heo YoungJoo remembered that time which still lingered in her heart as a lump.
Chairman Kwon KangHo’s first wife passed away from illness, less than a year into their marriage.
As they had no children, there was a flood of women vying for the position of the young and capable man’s second wife.
Then, good fortune descended on Heo YoungJoo, who never thought she’d have any connection with such a man.
She was a rising TV star at the time and, luckily, became the advertising model for Kwon Group, naturally establishing a connection with Chairman Kwon.
Beating out other marriage proposals from the business world, Kwon KangHo remarried with Heo YoungJoo.
However, there was one thing Kwon KangHo didn’t know.
The image on TV was just that, an image.
She was a woman full of vanity, who loved money and beauty, just like her name suggested.
Despite paying great attention to her looks, she couldn’t hide her ambition stemming from her background and her innate inferiority complex with expensive clothes and jewels.
Heo YoungJoo’s parents earned their livelihood from factory work, and due to having several younger siblings, she couldn’t live a comfortable life.
Moreover, the honor of being an actress rather became a peculiar tag in this field.
Despite being the second wife after a legitimate bereavement, she constantly suffered from the malicious gossip labeling her as a concubine.
‘Please clarify! You said we never met before. Do you know what dirty rumors they are spreading about me?’
‘It’s just common jealousy of women, why do you care?’
‘I hate being pointed at! Why should I listen to being called a concubine?’
‘Just be confident, that’s all. Don’t lose your temper like that.’
Fortunately, Heo YoungJoo’s luck was quite strong.
She gave birth to two perfect sons, one with a mind resembling their father, Kwon KangHo, and the other with her looks.
That was a massive source of pride for Heo YoungJoo.
The two sons always captivated people’s attention wherever they were placed, and thanks to this, Heo YoungJoo naturally moved from the periphery to the center.
Her expectations and ambitions for her sons grew even more.
From the time when both her eldest son, TaeHa, and her younger son, ChaeHa, became adults, Heo YoungJoo quickly started to take interest in marriage arrangements.
Unlike me, who had a father working in a factory, both sons were the sons of a respectable Chaewoon family.
So she intended to choose for her sons, a partner from a family that lacked nothing in terms of wealth and honor.
But good fortune cannot last forever.
Regrettably, the eldest son, TaeHa, left the world at a very young age due to an accident.
It was the biggest rupture in Heo YoungJoo’s life.
TaeHa was a tender son, unlike the indifferent ChaeHa.
However, just when the marriage was about to be discussed, he fell madly in love with a poor young lady and did not listen to a word of reason.
He caused a fuss by declaring that he would absolutely not marry the good daughterinlaw that was selected for him, and he ended his life in an unexpected accident on the way to that woman.
He ruined his life and even lost it over a woman of no significance.
Recalling those events after a long time, Heo YoungJoo’s body trembled with indescribable anger.
Suddenly regaining her senses, she snatched the necklace that was in a blue silk box as if to seize it.
The brilliantly shining diamond necklace.
There’s no way such a thing could suit a woman like Min SeolWon, who is always out of sorts.
Ruining his life because of a lowly woman was enough with the eldest son, TaeHa.
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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