“Occasionally, when turning back into a human from a snake, it affects my body. Recently, my injured instep has been hurting.”
“……Really?”
Nelia could not erase the suspicion that sprang up in her. The Duke, who had been touching his instep, raised his head.
“Do you not believe me, Nelia?”
As Nelia did not respond, the Duke spoke in a defeated voice.
“It’s true. Why would I lie about this to you, Nelia?”
Indeed. There was no reason for the Duke to pretend that his foot, which was not even hurting, was in pain.
“Let me take a look.”
Nelia examined the Duke’s foot. However, she couldn’t tell anything just by looking from the outside.
“Does it hurt a lot?”
“Not quite, but it feels like it’ll keep me up.”
The Duke sighed.
“I already have insomnia and have trouble sleeping…”
Saying so made her feel somewhat guilty. She knew that his claim of insomnia was not a lie. People who suffer from insomnia can hardly fall asleep even with the smallest stimulus.
Sighing, Nelia, feeling guilty, finally asked.
“Is there anything I can assist you with?”
“Nelia……?”
Duke Hart, who had been looking at his foot, slowly lifted his gaze.
Why did that look appear so dizzying?
Nelia blinked anxiously and replied.
“Yes, since I am the one who left aftereffects on your instep…….”
The Duke asked in a subtle tone.
“Then, can I ask you for a favor?”
Nelia felt a strange premonition. A feeling like she was caught in a trap.
But it was too late to regret now.
Nelia asked, concealing her unease.
“What is the favor?”
The Duke cracked a smile.
“Sleep with me here.”
For a moment, Nelia thought she had heard wrong.
“What did you say……?”
“I asked if you would sleep with me.”
Choke. Nelia coughed. She barely held back from asking, ‘Are you out of your mind?’
Perhaps reading Nelia’s shocked expression, Duke Hart added.
“Oh, I meant literally just sleeping together.”
Then you should have said so from the start. Without realizing it, Nelia glared at Duke Hart.
“To be specific, the gender of the man and woman that Nelia imagined……. ”
“Stop!”
Nelia hastily covered Duke Hart’s mouth.
“I never thought of it that way……!”
Embarrassed, Nelia hastily denied it. Then the Duke looked relieved.
“That’s a relief. I was surprised, thinking that Nelia saw me in such an outrageous way.”
Why is this person so shameless? She felt like biting him. But he’s the type to laugh it off.
“You’re still plenty outrageous……. ”
“Huh?”
“No, it’s nothing.”
Nelia, who had been mumbling to herself, hastily shook her head. Judging from the Duke’s cocked head, he hadn’t heard her.
Nelia returned to the Duke’s outrageous request.
“But Duke. Will sleeping with me help you sleep better?”
“Yes.”
The Duke answered as if it were obvious.
“Why?”
“I think it’s because of human warmth.”
Then anyone else could do, right? Nelia opened her mouth as she thought.
“Then, shall I call Ton instead……? He’s of the same gender, so it would be more comfortable.”
At that moment, Duke Hart furrowed his brow. As if he was disgusted.
But he soon softened his expression.
“You remember waking up next to me before, don’t you? I slept better that day than I have in a long time.”
“Is that so……?”
“Yes, so Ton is…… not needed.”
The Duke gently brushed Nelia’s hair.
As her curly hair was gently swept away by the Duke’s hand, Nelia’s heart also faltered.
‘…Yes, saying that with such a pitiful look.’
Return to the room once the Duke falls asleep. That’s alright, isn’t it?
In the end, Nelia nodded her head.
“Alright… then.”
Duke Hart laughed as if he knew she would agree. He then rose from his seat.
“I’ll change my clothes.”
The Duke carelessly took off his shirt that he had just put on again.
At a glance, it seemed Duke Hart considered her a friend of the same gender. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be stripping his clothes off so easily.
As the Duke’s hand was about to reach his pants buckle, Nelia intervened.
“Wait…! I’ll go to the room and change as well, you can change then.”
Only then did the Duke halt his actions.
“Oh, my mistake. Understood.”
Nelia sighed and went back to her room to change into her pajamas. It was just a few steps away, so it was quick.
When she returned to Duke Hart’s room, he had already changed his clothes.
The Duke was wearing a loose robe. She had thought he wouldn’t be wearing something like a teddy bear pajama.
And it was the same for her. Although it wasn’t a revealing outfit, it felt awkward and uncomfortable to lie down side by side in pajamas.
No, don’t think like that, this is…
‘It’s just helping an insomniac!’
Nelia tried to soothe herself as she laid down next to the Duke.
The start of the deep night had begun.
[This is the time separator]“Um… I’m making it clear, don’t come any further.”
Nelia drew a boundary with her hand between her and Duke Hart. As Nelia’s hand passed by, a line formed in the bed sheets.
The line was squarely half of the bed.
Duke Hart looked at the line listlessly.
“Understood.”
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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