“Wow… you really came.”
Seeing Ji Ho enter through the cafe door, Hye Yoon quietly marveled. His mere appearance was astonishing, but seeing his madeup face for the first time made it hard for her to close her mouth.
Naturally tousled hair, manly eyebrows, and even dense eyelashes beneath them. Even under the dim cafe lighting, the shadow cast by his high nose bridge was distinct. His thick, smooth jawline felt somewhat provocative, forcing her to avert her gaze.
The sight of him gradually approaching her felt like her field of vision was suddenly expanding.
“I came because you asked me to.”
Ji Ho, who had made his way to the opposite side, looked around the cafe without sitting down.
The spacious interior, with a few large tables spaced out, didn’t feel cramped. Beautiful lighting suited the clean and luxurious atmosphere. It felt like a meticulously designed space.
And as always, he eventually looked at Hye Yoon.
‘I momentarily forgot how beautiful her long hair is.’
He observed her soft hair cascading down past her shoulders more intensely than usual.
Her clothes, which seemed to reflect the wearer, appeared cozy in both texture and color. Slowly, Ji Ho’s eyes moved to the laptop and empty beer cans placed on the table.
It seems they sell beer in cafes now.
“Let’s get up. It must be closing time. Did you pay?”
Ji Ho walked toward the counter to look for a staff member. He didn’t think it was the kind of conversation to have in a public place, and he intended to move the conversation to the car.
Then, with the scraping sound of a chair, Hye Yoon rose from her seat and walked towards him.
She passed him and even entered the counter area.
She even opened the showcase with a rustling noise and took out a cookie. The cookie, which was held firmly in her small hand, was soon pushed towards him.
With a somewhat proud expression.
“It’s homemade, so it’s delicious.”
“……Do you know the owner here well?”
“Yes. I thought I knew them well… but now I’m not sure about myself.”
“Huh?”
“I thought I knew myself better than anyone….”
What on earth was the point where her emotions abruptly changed? The pride on Hye Yoon’s face that was there just 3 seconds ago had completely vanished, replaced by a sense of injustice.
Ji Ho was a bit disoriented. The piano melody flowing in the café was so calm, but Hye Yoon’s behavior confused him. He had accepted the cookie because her hand offering it was cute, but now she was naturally preparing yuzu tea.
“Ah… Can you just handle everything like that?”
Hye Yoon, who had made two cups, handed one to Ji Ho.
“Yes. Because I’m the owner. …Though I don’t come often.”
Looking at Hye Yoon with drooped shoulders, slowly returning to her original place, Ji Ho stood still in surprise.
She’s a cafe owner, writes fairy tales, somehow ends up scribbling drama scripts, and even acts? How many jobs is that small body handling? He couldn’t take his eyes off Hye Yoon even while sitting down.
It made him smile, thinking there are more unknown charms about her than what he already knows.
“Is there anything else I don’t know? On Saturdays, do you… also farm?”
Hye Yoon glared at him with wide eyes. Finding it adorable, Ji Ho continued to look at her a bit longer while drinking his yuzu tea. As the sweetness spread throughout his body, his fatigue eased, and his heart felt a little relieved. It was fortunate.
So no one comes here.
“Let’s get started then. Unload one grievance at a time.”
As he put his cup down, he closed the screen of the open laptop. It seemed as if he was trying to remove any barriers between them, however low they might be. And Hye Yoon fully received the gaze from Ji Ho that was firmly fixed on her.
Despite her usually teary eyes looking particularly prone to crying, Hye Yoon didn’t shy away. Ji Ho’s eyes curved pleasantly at that sight.
“But I don’t have any grievances. So, the writer should speak two for me.”
From then on, he had no intention of shifting his gaze from Hye Yoon. He wondered what her reaction would be. He thought she might question whether such a thing existed, but her face was readily nodding.
She was so cute. Ji Ho thought he had quite a few things to say and leaned back slightly in his seat.
“… Ji Ho.”
“Yes.”
Biting her lip once, Hye Yoon with her resolved mind opened her trembling lips. She had no other choice.
Her lousy heart had grown too big to fit in her small chest. It was embarrassing, but there was nothing she could do now.
Even though it was embarrassing, it was time to put it out there.
“Ji Ho, I’m very… very very hurt.”
“What’s making you so hurt……”
And he was sorry for her, but there was nothing he could do either. The face begging like a child with round eyes was imprinted in his heart, and he could only keep feigning ignorance until the end.
There was a warmth in Ji Ho’s eyes that was as if it was going to radiate while watching Hye Yoon.
“I’m hurt that your text message replies are short……”
“……”
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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