As if on cue, Marboro, who had stepped on my foot, stifled a very faint groan. Unlike when dancing with Philip, the waltz came to a halt.
Marboro’s gaze shook.
The emotions visible in his expression were caution, suspicion, and bewilderment. Perhaps he recalled the harassment he had suffered from Ellen, so I quickly apologized.
“I’m sorry, Your Highness. It wasn’t intentional.”
Now, Marboro’s eyes showed bewilderment.
“I understand that it’s hard to believe. Can you excuse it as fatigue?”
Marboro sighed softly but nodded.
“Shall we take a break?”
Come to think of it, there wasn’t much time left for the promise with Philip. It might be a good idea to take a short break in a quiet place.
“That would be good. I’ll go and rest for a while.”
“I’ll escort you.”
I walked with Marboro’s escort. Then, I brought up the words I had intended to say while waltzing.
“Thank you for sorting out the confusing situation, Your Highness.”
“No problem. Conveniently, I had some business with the madam.”
“Business?”
Perplexed, I looked at Marboro.
“As you know, I lost my birth mother early and was raised by my stepfather.”
“……”
“So, I didn’t have any shared memories with my birth mother.”
“That makes sense.”
Marboro seemed awkward as he continued slowly.
“But the madam made a commemorative candle for the occasion.”
Commemorative? What occasion?
“I think it’s a coincidence, but Laila said thanks should be given in a timely manner.”
“……”
I wanted to ask what kind of coincidence it was. However, Marboro didn’t elaborate on the story.
He turned his head to the side, as if he knew that my face was flushing, and avoided eye contact.
And he explicitly stated that it wasn’t something he intentionally sought.
“I intended to greet you, and it coincided with the chaotic situation.”
No matter what he said, his expression seemed ambiguous.
Although I had doubted my sincerity a bit due to the footstep incident earlier, it wasn’t the same as before.
Having a one-on-one conversation in such a friendly atmosphere felt awkward since we had never talked like this before.
As if wanting to erase the blush, Marboro lightly touched my cheek with his hand, then turned to me again, politely greeting.
“So, I am very grateful to the madam for preparing the commemoration.”
Marboro’s appearance looked even more refined. His profound and deep golden eyes overflowed with nobility.
When I first saw him, he was a fresh sixteen-year-old youth. In just a few months, he had become a man.
Seeing him like this, it made me think that he’s the male lead in the original work.
It was at this moment, while smiling subtly at Marboro’s greeting, that I heard Delina’s voice.
“Viscount, it seems you have something arranged in the sunflower garden in the east.”
However, the east side sunflower garden was the place where Philip had suggested we meet.
When I turned around, Philip, Delina, and Enoc were together. Philip responded positively with a calm expression.
“Yes. When working in the royal palace, there’s a need for a quiet place to rest.”
Enoc patted Philip’s shoulder and laughed.
“Haha, Sor Yeong-ae, this friend says so. Did you get permission from His Majesty to use that place as your private retreat?”
Delina’s eyes sparkled at Enoc’s words.
“Oh, Viscount, you’ve created such a romantic place. Can I see what kind of place it is?”
“…….”
Philip remained calm, only showing a serene smile and making no response. Enoc spoke provocatively.
“I’m curious too. As far as I know, it’s perfect for just the two of them. Is the bedding nice?”
“Really? I love such places!”
Enoc lightly tapped Philip’s shoulder again in response to Delina’s flushed face.
“Oh, by the way. Did you create a place where you and Yeong-ae can be alone?”
“Hmm. It’s true that I arranged a place where only the two of us can be.”
Philip tilted his glass without explicitly denying Enoc’s words.
“If it were before, it might have sounded like I was affirming my relationship with Delina.”
Perhaps because he knew Philip’s feelings now, it looked different. There was a subtle difference in his words.
Enoc mentioned Delina, but Philip’s response lacked a subject.
Philip, with many ears unknowingly listening around him, seemed to be considering smoothly transitioning the current conversation like crossing a bridge.
Not willing to do something I didn’t want to do and not wanting to publicly disturb Delina, the person involved, I inferred that Philip would neither immediately reject Delina’s invitation nor give permission.
Thus, Philip did not explicitly reject Delina’s invitation, but he did not grant permission either.
During this exchange, when our eyes met, Philip’s pupils shook. Philip, who had emptied his glass in one go, looked at Enoc.
“But Enoc, if you want to use Yeong-ae and that place, I’d prefer it after I’ve used it all.”
“What? Me… with Yeong-ae?”
“Yes. I plan to share that place with Ellen starting today.”
Putting down the empty glass, Philip lightly tapped Enoc’s shoulder.
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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