“Askan?”
Even though he acted nonchalant in response to my call, he couldn’t completely hide the change in his expression from a moment ago.
I cautiously asked.
“Are you feeling upset?”
“No, it’s just jealousy…”
“Jealousy?”
As I questioned, Askan smiled bitterly and replied.
“If only I could regain the lost memories. I want to know why you feel such emotions about the word ‘travel.’ I want to know too.”
To me, the Askan of the past and the present were the same person. However, listening to his current words made it seem like he felt a sense of alienation.
Honestly, I couldn’t understand. Since I had never experienced amnesia, I couldn’t empathize with the emotions.
What’s clear is that Askan in front of me is feeling uneasy.
His moonlit eyes, tinged with an odd sense, seemed strangely lonely and melancholic.
“I don’t know what’s making you jealous, but…”
I raised on tiptoe and wrapped my arms around Askan’s neck. Then, I lifted my head and sealed my lips on his.
The lips, lightly touching, separated.
Askan’s eyes widened at the sudden kiss, and his pupils trembled slightly.
Soon after regaining his senses, he looked down at me with narrow, alert eyes. It was a predatory gaze, like a predator eyeing its prey.
“Fearless. Not knowing how hard I’ve been holding back.”
“Really? Sorry, I’m not patient. I don’t know why you’re so anxious, but I’m right here. What’s there to worry about?”
At my words, Askan smiled, raising an eyebrow.
No longer could I sense a depressed mood from him. The fiery gaze became more intense, as if it could pierce through me.
“Tanasia, you seem shy most of the time, but sometimes, you’re so daring that I don’t know which way to respond.”
“Is kissing because you want to daring?”
At my puzzled words, Askan silently lifted the corners of his mouth and bowed his head. Thus, a pleasant bird kiss exchanged several times.
With a face that anyone in the world might be enchanted by, he looked at me and said.
“Definitely. You initiated it.”
“Why are you even asking? Do you think I’d be doing this with someone I don’t want?”
Askan suddenly grabbed my waist and pulled me closer. Thanks to that, we were even more tightly pressed against each other in our already close state.
With a sly smile, he said, “Do you know how much such words can turn a person around?”
The reason for leaving the studio and having dinner was forgotten in my mind. The subtle intrigue between us had continued for a long time.
Unlike the first kiss, the second one was easy. All I had to do was surrender to instinct.
In the Brellopf Marquisate in the Arwen Empire.
Noksia was in a state of confusion after receiving Tanasia’s unexpected letter.
‘I didn’t know. Father and my sister were chasing the culprit like this…’
She couldn’t help but reflect on the past when she had been so careless.
She spent each year commemorating Shal’s birthday, sinking into sadness. However, she had never actively pursued the culprit like Tanasia.
The confession of Andro written in Tanasia’s letter and the content suggesting that Orland had caught the culprit of the poison were shocking to her.
Even if it was late, she couldn’t just sit still in the face of the truth.
‘For now, it’s most important to figure out where Father is.’
Since there was no news from Orland, it was most urgent to confirm his current status.
Noksia immediately headed to Orland’s office within the Brellopf mansion.
Until now, it had been a principle to securely lock the office when Orland was absent, but it was not the time to adhere to such rules.
“Noksia, miss!”
A maid cleaning near the office noticed Noksia and approached with a welcoming expression.
As Noksia was popular among the servants, such incidents were not uncommon. However, she couldn’t respond with her usual bright smile this time.
The maid sensed something unusual and asked with a puzzled expression, “What’s going on?”
Noksia shook her head slightly and gestured for the maid to step back.
“There’s a bit of a situation. If you stay here, it might be dangerous, so could you come over this way for a moment?”
“Oh, yes, miss.”
The maid obediently moved away from Orland’s office.
At some point, a faint glow appeared in Noksia’s blue eyes, and a phenomenon occurred where all the nearby water floated into the air.
As Noksia raised her hand, water gradually gathered above it.
Then, as Noksia stretched her hand forward, the water, like a blade, extended and forcefully broke the lock on Orland’s office door.
Crash!
In an instant, the office door shattered and crumbled.
The maid looked at Noksia in astonishment, her mouth agape.
“Uh, miss?”
“Right now, go to the butler and tell him to gather the soldiers inside the mansion. Also, prepare my luggage so that I can leave as soon as possible, as I might have to be away for a few days.”
“Yes, yes!”
The distracted maid regained her senses and hurriedly ran somewhere.
Noksia entered the broken office. Inside, there were documents investigated when Orland was in the mansion.
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.
[Touch the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to move to the next chapter if you want.]
