The next day, Rodney prepared to leave the mansion early in the morning for a company tour at his father’s suggestion.
Wearing casual clothes, Rodney fidgeted with his sleeves, uncomfortable. The clothes in the mansion no longer fit him due to his growth.
“Why don’t you wear the clothes you brought?”
Isabelle suggested, watching Rodney fidget with his sleeves. Rodney shook his head.
“They are all casual. I should dress up to go to my father’s company.”
“It’s uncomfortable.”
“It’s only for a short while. Please don’t buy new clothes for me while I’m away. I’ll outgrow them too.”
Seeing Isabelle fall silent, it seemed she had indeed planned to buy him new clothes.
Detecting her internal thoughts, Rodney faintly smiled. Before stepping out, he tightened his drawstring firmly and straightened his waist.
He left, and I watched him go. Realizing my anxious gaze, he ruffled my hair, a look that told me to trust him.
Rodney was someone who accomplished his tasks well, despite his temperament. If there was something that needed to be done, or a goal to achieve, he did it perfectly.
“I’ll be back.”
“Be careful.”
The door closed behind Rodney. For a while, Isabelle stared at the door before glancing at me.
“What are the other kids doing?”
“They must still be sleeping.”
“Breakfast is soon. They need to get up. So, Lise, could you wake them?”
“Me? The maids usually do that…”
“Wouldn’t they wake up better if it’s their sibling?”
With that, Isabelle moved on.
Waking up the siblings was usually a task for the maids. They worked hard to rouse the heavy sleepers.
Isabelle directing this task to me hinted she knew about the awkward relationship between my siblings and me.
I glanced at the clock in the foyer. Only ten minutes were left for breakfast, and this floor was quiet.
I hesitated in front of Felicia’s door. Maids were already knocking on the other siblings’ doors. Only Felicia’s door remained quiet.
“What are you doing there?”
Betty, passing through the corridor, asked. She held a large broom, seemingly preparing to clean. The maids forcing their way into my siblings’ rooms caught my eye before I could respond.
“Ah… Felicia doesn’t seem to be up yet.”
“Is that so? Julia has much to do today…”
Julia was Felicia’s dedicated maid. She always followed Felicia, including waking her up.
“Should I call Julia?”
Betty asked.
“No need. I’ll wake her.”
“You, Miss? I can do it. Felicia is hard to wake and gets moody. Julia finds it challenging, even envies you for being so selfreliant. You woke up even before I did today. Ah, but Felicia has her own, um, strengths too!”
Betty rambled on, perhaps afraid of offending Felicia or the other siblings. Her praises showed no signs of stopping. Losing patience, I abruptly opened Felicia’s door.
“Ah, Miss!”
Betty’s face turned pale, startled by my action. I reassured her and looked around the room.
Felicia was silent. She appeared to be sleeping under her flippedover blanket, with only a few strands of her blonde hair visible on her pillow. Betty tried to go ahead, but I blocked her.
“….?”
‘I’ll wake her.’
Seeing Betty’s bewildered face, I only moved my lips. When Betty nodded, I cautiously approached and saw the raised blanket. It was shaped like Felicia’s head.
I slowly lifted the blanket. As expected, Felicia was still asleep. Before waking her recklessly, I straightened the curtains and opened the window.
“Ah, what the…”
Irritated by the sunlight, Felicia raised her messy head and froze when she saw me by the window.
Seemingly not expecting me there, she closed her gaping mouth and widened her eyes. I didn’t avoid her gaze.
“Good morning, Felicia.”
“…So, you two made up?”
Bernard looked back and forth between Felicia and me. After breakfast, all the brothers except Rodney gathered in Felicia’s room.
“Do you know how hard it’s been for me? Felicia and Lise haven’t been coming to my room for days… So, I tried to resolve this situation with Swell and Silke, but the more we talked, the more I got worried. It’s gotten to the point where I cry at the sight of you all.”
Bernard poured out his struggles, and the twins nodded in agreement.
Feeling guilty, my eyes met Felicia’s again. Just as I was contemplating striking up a conversation, Felicia spoke first.
“You called our brother, didn’t you Lise? You secretly handed a letter to the mailman the other night?”
“Really, Lise?”
Bernard asked me for confirmation upon hearing Felicia. Swell and Silke also showed interest.
“I just sent a letter asking him to come to the mansion.”
“You know the atmosphere of the mansion has improved because of him, right? You were happy about it too, yesterday.”
“…Yes, I was very relieved.”
Hearing my honest answer, Felicia approached me.
“I’m sorry for being harsh last time. I realized you’re still much younger than me.”
“I’m also sorry for the harsh words, sis.”
Having exchanged apologies, we hugged. At that moment, Bernard, standing next to us, couldn’t control his emotions and sobbed.
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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