“What happened at the New Year’s festival in the year of the accident. Do you happen to remember any episodes? Even the smallest ones are fine.”
Blair easily recalled the memories of that day.
It was the day she first met Haldin.
The day before Blair turned eleven years old.
On this last day of the year, which she rarely met with relatives she rarely met, they exchanged New Year’s greetings.
Blair put extra effort into dressing up and visited the Empress’s Palace. For some reason, she hadn’t been able to meet with Esmeralda lately because she had been busy.
‘I should suggest playing card games with Her Majesty the Empress. I’ll definitely win today.’
With a full heart, she entered the Empress’s Palace.
However, there was already a guest waiting.
“Oh, what a coincidence, Blair.”
Next to Esmeralda, who greeted her with her usual affectionate face, sat a stranger boy.
With the same determination as Esmeralda, he had neat black hair and a fair face, and he had a clean-cut boyish smile with intensely blue eyes.
Blair recognized who he was at a glance.
He was the young master of the current Delmark Duchy, Haldin Delmark, Esmeralda’s only nephew.
Esmeralda had often told stories about Haldin.
‘He’s a lonely child. I hope he finds a good friend like you.’
In response to Esmeralda’s worried words, Blair had promised to become his friend if they ever met.
However, when Blair finally faced Haldin, she looked at him with cautious eyes. She didn’t like the uninvited guest who had disrupted the peaceful time with Esmeralda.
“Allow me to introduce you, Haldin. This is Her Highness, the princess.”
Esmeralda gently put her arm around Haldin’s shoulder and introduced Blair.
The boy who greeted them had an impeccable attitude, but there was an unmistakable hint of insolence in his gaze.
Seeing that gaze, Blair flinched.
To Blair, who had always been surrounded by friendly people, the indifference of the boy a few years older than her was unfamiliar and frightening.
But she couldn’t run away after the greeting, nor could she disappoint Esmeralda’s expectations, so she greeted him with a hesitant voice.
“N-nice to meet you. Haldin Delmark.”
“I thought it would be nice if we met at least once. I’m glad to meet you like this.”
Esmeralda was pleased with the meeting of the two children, but Blair felt uncomfortable with Haldin’s presence. Fortunately or unfortunately, the boy didn’t seem interested in Blair.
Here is the English translation of the Korean paragraph:
Esmeralda, who was watching the two children who didn’t even meet each other’s eyes, made a suggestion first.
“Shall we play cards again today?”
“Yes, sounds good!”
Blair was excited about playing cards, and Haldin had an indifferent expression, but he joined in the game with the two of them.
However, as the game continued, Blair’s expression gradually became more serious. It was already the fourth round, and Haldin had been winning consistently.
Haldin, who kept winning, also became increasingly nonchalant, which made Blair even more determined to win.
However, they didn’t exchange a word and didn’t even look at each other. At this rate, no matter how many more games they played, it seemed difficult for the two children to become closer.
Esmeralda, who was perplexed, came up with a different idea.
“Playing the same game over and over seems a bit boring. How about we try playing ‘Thief Catcher’ this time?”
And so, the game of “Thief Catcher” began.
At first, matching pairs of the same cards quickly appeared, and the game progressed rapidly. Soon, enough cards were missing, and it was time to start the psychological battle.
“Oh my.”
Esmeralda, who drew a card from Haldin, let out a small sigh. It meant that Haldin had drawn a thief card.
This time, it was Blair’s turn to draw Haldin’s card. However, Blair hesitated and couldn’t bring herself to draw Haldin’s card right away.
“This person is so scary…”
To engage in a psychological battle, you had to look at the other person’s face to assess the cards, but Blair was afraid to look directly into Haldin’s eyes.
Part of it was because of his chilly demeanor, but it was also because of rumors about the “power” passed down in the Delmark Duchy.
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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