“What’s this?”
Etienne, who had been pacing the room with a frustrated mind, suddenly looked at the box she was holding. Although she had accepted it when Rudvi handed it to her, she had no idea why he gave it to her.
Unable to keep staring at the box, Etienne eventually opened it.
Upon doing so, she realized that it was a jewelry box filled with dazzling gemstones nestled in velvet cushions.
“Did Viscount Pigma have such a collection?”
At first glance, it just seemed like jewelry – glamorous and beautiful, but it was just an ordinary earring that didn’t give off any sense of impending events.
“Miss, Viscount Fernando has arrived.”
As soon as the maid’s voice was heard, the door opened. Etienne turned her head as she had been inspecting one of the earrings, and the moment she saw Fernando’s face, she rushed to embrace him.
Etienne accidentally dropped the jewelry box and earrings as she hugged Fernando. At the dull sound of the jewelry box hitting the floor, Etienne lifted her head towards Fernando.
“Fernando?”
“I was worried.”
In Fernando’s brief words, all the hardships they had endured were encapsulated.
“After all, there was an incident, and we couldn’t meet….”
They had been together, an accident occurred, and they parted ways. Etienne bent her outstretched arm and placed her hand on his shoulder.
And with an awkward gesture, she comforted him.
“Anyway, I was planning to come see you. I was really worried. I’m sorry.”
Apologies came first. Even if the roles were reversed, and I were Fernando, I would have been quite surprised and bewildered.
“And thank you.”
In his concern for her, a smile appeared on his face despite the serious situation.
“Are you okay?”
Even without seeing Etienne’s face, Fernando’s voice sounded relieved, as if he could sense her smiling.
“Yeah.”
With the hand that had been comforting Etienne’s shoulders, she gently pushed him away. Fernando obediently stepped back.
“I slept for the entire night. That’s why I couldn’t contact you.”
“As long as you’re safe, nothing else matters.”
“I heard you came home.”
“Yeah.”
Fernando tidied up Etienne’s messy hair. Etienne, who had thought both Leharth and Fernando seemed to touch her hair a lot, only realized later that her hands were free.
“Earring!”
Realizing she had been looking at the earrings Rudvi gave her, Etienne looked around. Spotting the jewelry box rolling on the floor, she reached out to grab it, but Fernando’s hand stopped her.
Holding Etienne’s hand, caught off guard by Fernando’s actions, she gave him a questioning look.
“Be careful.”
“Be careful?”
Etienne, not immediately understanding his words, looked at the jewelry box after Fernando’s gesture.
“Huh?”
The earring, which had been firmly lodged in the jewelry box, seemed to have bounced out, and the largest gem that was embedded in the earring was now shattered.
“It’s broken.”
As Etienne muttered with a regretful expression, Fernando picked up the earring in her place and placed it on the cushion.
“I’m sorry.”
“No, it’s my fault for missing it.”
“If it’s a newly purchased one, I’ll buy a similar one for you.”
As Fernando seemed to want to take the jewelry box away, Etienne hurriedly stopped him.
“No, I received it as a gift.”
“A gift?”
Fernando looked at the earring again with sinking eyes.
“Did the Crown Prince give it to you?”
Since Etienne mentioned being with the Crown Prince yesterday, Fernando naturally thought she received it from him. However, Etienne shook her head and extended her hand.
“Prince Rudvi gave it to me.”
Even though she meant to hand over the jewelry box, Fernando still seemed unwilling to return it.
“Is it a pity because the earring from Prince Rudvi is broken?”
“Of course.”
As Fernando remained silent, Etienne took the jewelry box directly from his hand. Then, she carefully examined the earring.
“…Why?”
Fernando’s voice lowered, but Etienne, focused on examining the earring’s condition, didn’t notice it.
“I was trying to return it to him, but how can I give it back when it’s broken? This is troublesome.”
While the other earring flew somewhere else, Etienne turned her body to find it. Looking at her, Fernando’s gaze softened again.
It felt uncomfortable for Etienne to treat the earring given by Prince Rudvi as something precious, but she soon returned to her usual self.
“But gemstones are durable and don’t break easily, it’s fascinating.”
While Etienne mumbled with a puzzled voice, Fernando, bending over beside her, said the same.
“I’ll help you look for it.”
“Thank you.”
“However, since it’s broken, you can’t return it to the prince.”
“Well, I’m considering it. Since only one is broken, wouldn’t it be better to explain the situation and return it?”
As Etienne spoke while scanning the floor, Fernando’s gaze became fixed on something. Having found the earring before Etienne, he stood up and walked toward it.
However, his steps towards the location of the earring were not delayed. Then, he exerted force on his foot, accidentally stepping on the earring.
Crack.
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 🙂
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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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