A jewel accessory similar to the color of one’s eyes is a gift for a loved one. I ran my finger over the bracelet and smiled softly.
“You said it has magic that keeps me safe.”
“…Right.”
“And I’m just going to hold hands and go back to the Duchy of Blanchet anyway.”
Johan nodded.
“Yes, if you’re in danger, I’ll come to save you.”
The dance of the masquerade seemed to start, and the sounds of string and wind instruments were heard even at the back.
“Do you want to dance?”
In the very center of the banquet hall, people were dancing fervently.
‘I came here to dance.’
But I didn’t want to dance among the people just yet. I wanted to watch the party a little more and grasp the atmosphere.
“I’m thirsty.”
Johan, who had been furrowing his eyebrows for a moment, nodded.
“What kind of drink do you want?”
“Alcohol?”
“Alcohol…?”
Even though I hadn’t officially debuted, I was old enough to drink. Of course, I hadn’t tried it yet.
‘So, shouldn’t I try a sip of alcohol at a party like this?’
Johan, who was hesitating for a moment, whispered to me, covering me with his coat.
“I’ll bring something you might like. Just wait a bit.”
Johan’s figure gradually moved away. I clutched the coat and steadied my heart.
‘Don’t be mistaken.’
Even this precious bracelet and the affectionate treatment were ultimately fakes.
Then I saw a man in the distance. Among the men gathered around, he stood out with his splendid golden hair.
Even behind the luxurious mask adorned with jewels, he seemed to be a handsome man.
‘Why does it feel so familiar?’
The moment I saw the man, my body tensed strangely. Then the man turned his head towards me at the back of the ballroom.
“You…”
As if he found the person he was looking for, the man approached me with his long strides.
“The lowly blood of the Duke of Libertan?”
The moment I heard those words, or rather, the moment I saw his face, I knew who he was.
There was only one man who would speak to me in such a tone.
‘Prince Carlos.’
The first time I met the prince was when I was first introduced at a social gathering of the nobles.
The Duke and Duchess of Libertan didn’t like to show me off, but that day they had no choice.
It was the prince’s birthday.
All the nobles were invited to the palace, and I, who was on the Libertan’s family register, had to attend.
The prince didn’t hide his displeasure when he saw me.
‘Is this royal party a place where even lowly blood can mix in?’
My body, which the Duke and Duchess of Libertan had obsessively educated, assumed a noble posture for anyone to see.
Yet, despite all this, the crown prince deeply scorned me from the moment he first saw me. As if it were unbearable for him to be in the same place as me.
“How remarkable the Duke of Libertan is, to proudly bring along such a thing.”
With those words, I could no longer stay in the ballroom. It was a banquet hosted by the royal family from the start. It was appropriate for me, who was targeted by the crown prince, to leave.
The fact in itself didn’t bother me at all. It would have been scarier to stay there longer. The problem was that the face of the Duke of Libertan had fallen because of me.
“We’ve become estranged from the royal family because of you. What on earth did you do!”
“There wouldn’t have been a problem if it were Estelle. How could you incur the crown prince’s displeasure to such an extent?”
The Duke and Duchess of Libertan did not forgive me, who had disgraced them. I had to face a punishment far more severe than any I’d received before.
“You’ve become an adult now.”
The crown prince approached me with leisurely strides.
“You already know who I am, don’t you? Why aren’t you answering?”
A horrible smell of alcohol emanated from the crown prince. The golden eyes revealed under the splendid mask were dazed.
“Where is Johan?”
I barely turned my head and tried to push the crown prince away.
“Your Highness, you seem to have mistaken me for someone else.”
“What does that have to do with me?”
“Huh?”
‘Wasn’t he here to torment me because I have the lowly blood of Libertan?’
The crown prince, even removing the mask he was wearing, laughed as if delighted.
“It doesn’t matter which one.”
His hand suddenly grabbed my chin harshly and forced me to look at him.
“I’ll allow you to spend this special night with me.”
His gaze lasciviously licked down my face.
“If I like you, I might even take you as a concubine.”
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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