She cried…
At those words, Chae Ha felt his heart sink heavily.
At the same time, the image of Seol Won being humiliated by Heo Young Joo and Baek Sa Ra at the party not long ago resurfaced in his mind.
Just as it had been at the flower festival, she must have undergone such treatment several times in places I didn’t know about.
Upon reflection, the one who had made unreasonable demands on Seol Won from the beginning was none other than himself.
Despite knowing the temperament of his mother Heo Young Joo, hadn’t he pushed her into the firing line?
He was the one who used the ‘money’ she needed as an excuse to demand she become a human shield.
He had only believed what he wanted to believe in the solid gaze she had shown when they first met.
Min Seol Won was a strong woman. If she was as proud as he believed, she could withstand anything.
It was just that she didn’t shed tears in front of him; she must have cried alone all the time.
“Dad, are you sad?”
Woo Joo looked up at Chae Ha, his expression showing concern.
I’m sad…
Whether it was okay to simply express his emotions in such a way was questionable, but Chae Ha nodded lightly.
He didn’t want to make the child anxious because of his emotional turbulence.
“Should I not tell mommy what I saw?”
Woo Joo fretfully sucked on his cotton candy stained lips.
Seeing his adorable and dutiful expression, Chae Ha curled his lips into a smile.
“Don’t say anything, kiddo. So, you also shouldn’t tell your mom.”
“Yes! It’s a secret between Dad and Woo Joo!”
“That’s right. It’s a promise.”
With his finger wrapped around the small and delicate pinky Woo Joo extended, Chae Ha was reminded of the delicate fingers that looked just like his.
The pale and beautiful fingers that hadn’t yet worn the ring he had returned.
When he found her again after five years, he was simply anxious to quickly open his heart to her.
However, now he wanted to understand the pain she had suffered even more.
He wanted to fully comprehend the pains Min Seol Won couldn’t express to him.
To do so, he had to restore Seol Won’s memories.
To be precise, he had to rebuild the trust in him that was absent from the beginning, one step at a time.
“Kiddo, do you want to ride the balloon again?”
“Yes! Woo Joo loves balloons!”
With his round cheeks jiggling like a balloon, Woo Joo nodded his head.
How could he keep this adorable child, and his wife who only pushed him away, by his side?
So far, he had always found answers to any problems he faced. But now, Chae Ha was facing the greatest puzzle of his life.
The puzzle called love.
After spending a happy weekend boasting to Seol Won about his wealthy date, Chae Ha was greeted with unwelcome news on Monday morning.
“Did you call for me, Father?”
“Sit down there.”
A president’s office as tidy as its owner’s personality.
Despite the serious atmosphere, Chae Ha was leisurely examining the wall.
Thinking that he should hang a picture of the universe in this dull place soon.
Kwon Kang Ho took a seat and began to ask about his daughterinlaw and grandson’s wellbeing.
“So, are Seol Won and UJu okay?”
“Yes, they are fine. They should be.”
At Kwon Chae Ha’s cryptic words, Kwon Kang Ho furrowed his brow for a moment.
Judging by his expression, it wasn’t hard to guess what might come out of the father’s mouth.
“Is it about Baek Young?”
“Somehow, Chairman Baek wants you and me to have a meal together.”
“You already know the answer. I can’t go. No, I won’t go.”
“I understand. I only called to ask if you are prepared.”
Despite his fierce tigerlike gaze, his voice was somewhat restless.
Chae Ha also couldn’t deny understanding.
The relationship between Chae Won and Baek Young had not been something easily defined in a word for a long time.
“Maybe it’s a problem that my son is too good. Why did he have to catch the eye of Chairman Baek’s daughter?”
“Father, please stop making baseless jokes.”
“I’m serious. If he was a little less impressive, this wouldn’t have happened. Haha.”
As he joked, Kwon Kang Ho chuckled.
At the same time, his gaze deeply sunk.
“Walking the straight path is a truly difficult thing.”
“Are you talking about Chairman Baek?”
“Yes. Though it’s like this now, there was a time when I thought he would be a lifelong companion.”
As his words faded, his pupils pointed to a certain point in the hazy past.
Kwon Kang Ho, the head of the Chae Won group, and Chairman Baek had been old friends.
Unlike Kwon Kang Ho, who was always followed by the saying “A dragon rises from a small stream,” Chairman Baek was born and raised as a child of a distinguished family.
An innate intelligence, extraordinary perception of world affairs, and the ability to turn it into action.
Both had the qualities of an outstanding businessman since their childhood.
While similar, they were also vastly different, and that became the driving force for their longlasting friendship and rivalry.
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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