Do Hyuk gave a slight nod. There was no reason to refuse, but truthfully, he felt pressured. He had always been conscious of Ji Ho, but it was the first time he had come facetoface with him this closely and had a conversation beyond greetings.
There were many firsts. It was the first time he felt as if he was being pressed by the atmosphere.
After Do Hyuk and his manager got into the elevator first, Ji Ho and Bong Ki stood in front of them.
Swish
Bong Ki’s hand, reaching for the elevator button, was then caught by Ji Ho. Eventually, Bong Ki quietly lowered his hand.
“We received the snacks you sent to the set. Thank you.”
“Ah… yes.”
The elevator door was still open. The four stylists could only see Bong Ki’s stern face and Ji Ho’s gentle smile as soft as his tone. Ji Ho’s expression remained the same until the moment the door closed.
Thud
And so, the elevator door closed smoothly. But.
One second. Two seconds. Three seconds. Time passed, but the elevator remained at the underground third floor where they were standing.
“Hey, it seems like they are purposely… not going up.”
“What’s going on?”
“…Let’s just wait a bit longer.”
The stylist could have pressed the open button to confirm the situation, but chose to wait. Having worked with him for some time, she too knew that Ji Ho’s behavior just now was unusual.
If the atmosphere outside the elevator was of confusion and bewilderment, inside it was only silence and coolness. As soon as the doors closed, there was no longer any warmth on Ji Ho’s face. His voice was just as cool.
“However… I am curious about the story you will be continuing with Writer Jang all the way to Busan.”
“…”
In the confined space, an emotionless voice was directed towards Do Hyuk.
“I heard the story for the work wrapped up nicely.”
Do Hyuk was looking at Ji Ho’s back from a diagonal position. There was a moment when he felt overwhelmed, as if this place where he was standing had always been their respective positions.
“It’s more like… a personal question rather than something related to the writer.”
So, he used a word that could make him react. With the thought that he was the only one who was always shaken in front of each other’s names. He wanted to make him feel the same, at least once.
It was also true that real personal curiosity had arisen.
“Yes. I wonder what that is. If it’s a story I can know, let’s discuss it comfortably here.”
“…”
“If it’s the opposite… let’s discuss it, even if it’s uncomfortable.”
That’s why Ji Ho’s voice, which still showed no emotion like a machine, provoked him a little more.
“I originally didn’t intend to ask you… but since you wish, I will.”
“Yes.”
“I asked if you two were really dating. It seems unlikely.”
Do Hyuk spoke without taking his eyes off Ji Ho for a single moment. He wanted to see if he would flinch even slightly.
However, the one who flinched at his words was Do Hyuk’s manager, and Bong Ki, who was startled so much that he clenched his fists. Everyone showed the reaction Do Hyuk wanted, except for the person who looked at him most closely.
“…I see.”
Ji Ho responded quietly. In his mind, he recalled the time that seemed like a dream not long ago. Between the strokes of a hand through his hair, Hye Yoon’s words slowed down. He regretted not noticing what she had hidden in her drowsy happiness.
She didn’t tell me the most important thing.
“But she didn’t answer and just stood still? Strangely.”
And Do Hyuk’s subsequent words also turned his regret into resentment. He briefly imagined how Hye Yoon must have felt in front of that question. A sigh, hot like the emotions boiling inside, subtly escaped through his nose.
A motionless figure from the back. At the very moment when a wicked joy began to spring up in Do Hyuk, believing she must have been flustered, he heard Ji Ho’s reply.
The first emotion he had shown in this space.
“Well, I don’t think she stayed still.”
“…”
It was a faint smile.
Do Hyuk tilted his head and looked at the side of Ji Ho’s face. He couldn’t believe that the corner of his mouth was slightly raised.
And what was even more unbelievable was that he saw Hye Yoon in Ji Ho, who showed an outofplace smile in this situation. Because she was like that then, too. Her face paused while witnessing his rudeness.
At that moment, Ji Ho turned his head. Their gazes met at a close distance.
“Didn’t she look straight at you? Wondering if perhaps… this person might like me.”
As it was confirmed that there was indeed a smile on his face, which he had barely examined, Do Hyuk’s lips slightly parted. Ji Ho quickly caught his eyes, mouth, and the like, which exuded his breath.
So easily readable. Hye Yoon must have been excited.
Ji Ho, having straightened his head, faintly smiled for a moment, recalling her.
“Hye Yoon is like a child. If something is fascinating and curious, she looks at it clearly.”
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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