“Is this the place?”
With a casual glance, Kwon Chae Ha looked around at the scenery.
Old and shabby houses, like the ones seen only on television, stood roof to roof along the alley.
His neat suit felt exceedingly out of place here.
The address given by James was undoubtedly correct, but there was no answer when he called out.
After waiting for a while, Chae Ha lightly pushed the rusted, cornerbroken mailbox with his finger.
There was mail inside, clearly indicating that someone lived here, but there was no sign of any movement.
He thought about leaving the envelope here and leaving, but instead, he tucked it into his breast pocket.
That’s when it happened.
“Huh?”
A clear, bright voice cut through the noise of everyday life and landed in Chae Ha’s ears.
When he turned his head, Min Seol Won was approaching, supporting someone on her shoulder.
A frail middleaged woman was leaning heavily on a cane.
Even without introductions, it was clear that she was Seol Won’s mother, they were so alike.
Their pale skin, the sharp features, and even their clear and strong gaze, despite the obvious signs of illness.
Soon Seol Won, who had come near Chae Ha, asked with a puzzled expression.
“How did you… Did you come to find me?”
“I went to the shop and they said you quit, so I came to your house.”
Chae Ha calmly replied and took a good look at her.
At the wedding hall, she was neat and makeup was applied, but now she was in a comfortable outfit without any trace of cosmetics.
Her mother, who had also been observing Chae Ha, seemed very surprised by what he had just said.
“You quit your job, what do you mean, Seol Won?”
“Ah….”
Confusion quickly spread across Seol Won’s face at her mother’s question.
Apparently, her mother did not yet know about this.
“Mom. Let’s go in first. Let’s talk inside.”
As Seol Won nudged her mother’s back and stepped into the blue gate, Chae Ha naturally followed them.
But before they crossed the threshold, Seol Won quickly turned around.
“Are you… coming in?”
The reply to her question did not come from Chae Ha but from her mother’s side.
“Seol Won, we have a guest, we should invite him in.”
“Well, this person is not a guest….”
“Then, I will make myself at home.”
“Huh?”
Passing confidently through the open gate, Chae Ha strode into the yard.
At that, Seol Won’s mother gave him a broad grin.
Even though he could clearly feel Min Seol Won’s discomfort behind him, Chae Ha didn’t mind.
A moment later, her mother brought a small tea table despite Chae Ha’s attempts to stop her.
Looking at her complexion, it was clear that standing for long periods would be difficult, but her stubbornness was something else.
“…..”
Seol Won’s mother made room for a comfortable conversation, but silence loomed between them.
Unable to hold back, Seol Won, who had been silently watching Chae Ha sip his tea, broke the silence first.
“Are the flower costs not enough? I added as many silver bell flowers as I could, as they arrived in such a good condition.”
“No. I came to return this.”
“What?”
Her pupils, seemingly as large as they could be, looked directly at Chae Ha.
An oddly attractive gaze.
It was like this last time, and for some reason, it wasn’t unpleasant to meet that gaze again.
“I don’t like to put a price on my actions.”
“…What?”
Confused, Seol Won alternately looked at Chae Ha’s face and the envelope of money. Then, she decisively waved her hand.
“I’m sorry. I also hate owing people.”
A tense atmosphere. This was not just a matter of a simple pride fight.
“Look. I’m really grateful for your help. But you must have paid for the flowers too. So, wouldn’t it be fair to take this and consider the matter settled?”
“Your father?”
“Yes?”
Seol Won, who had been bewildered by the unexpected monologue, soon realized that Chae Ha’s gaze was fixed on the picture of her father on the wall.
Her father, in his firefighter uniform, smiling brightly and jovially. Her beloved father, the most cherished person in the world.
…Her father, whose time had forever stopped at his young face.
“Yes. He passed away a long time ago.”
“It must have been hard. Your mother seemed to have difficulty moving. Did you quit your job because of that?”
“Ah… Yes. She’s been falling a lot lately, so I thought I should be with her at all times.”
“What’s wrong with her?”
At the blunt question, Seol Won hesitated for a moment before answering.
“She’s suffering from a rare immunerelated disease. It wasn’t initially, but after my father passed away, her normal cells began attacking her body due to extreme stress.”
“Like cancer?”
“Similar, but different. Chemotherapy doesn’t work at all. We’ve been holding on with a new drug from abroad, but lately, she’s been having frequent seizures and falls. As you’ve seen, it’s even hard for her to stand properly.”
Seol Won’s steadfast eyes wavered with a tender sadness.
Just as James had said, her circumstances were indeed dire.
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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