In the spacious room shielded by folding screens, a large table was set with a neatly arranged Korean traditional meal. Around it sat about ten elegantly dressed middle-aged women.
It was the regular meeting of the Baekhap Club, a social gathering of chaebol (conglomerate) wives.
“Mrs. Yang, are you still close with Mrs. Kennedy, the chairman’s wife?”
“Really, we’re curious how she’s doing since she’s not been attending our meetings.”
“Oh, stop it. Their house is always like a honeymoon.”
While the ladies chatted casually, barely touching their food, the door opened, and two women entered.
“Looks like everyone’s already here. Sorry for being late,” one said apologetically, Mrs. Choi of Ilseong Industrial, a longstanding member of Baekhap Club. The woman following her was…
The previously warm atmosphere abruptly turned icy.
“This is Mrs. Ji Yeonhwa of Daewon Group. She was eager to join our Baekhap Club, so I invited her,” Mrs. Choi introduced.
Ji Yeonhwa bowed modestly.
“I’m Ji Yeonhwa. Please take good care of me.”
Despite her polite demeanor and elegant dress, the ladies were unimpressed. This woman was the infamous second wife of Daewon Group’s Chairman Kwon Yongcheol.
After his first wife, Kang Hyesun, disappeared five years ago, Chairman Kwon hastily remarried Ji Yeonhwa as soon as Kang was legally declared dead. The public, including business circles, unanimously scorned them.
Had Kang not left a handwritten letter before her disappearance, many would have suspected Ji Yeonhwa of orchestrating the whole event.
Ten years since becoming the chairman’s wife from a mistress, Ji Yeonhwa consistently expressed interest in joining the club but was always ignored by Baekhap Club members.
Their pride wouldn’t allow association with a woman known as the nation’s second wife. Ji Yeonhwa, ostracized by businesswomen, only socialized with female entertainers.
Now, she’d unexpectedly crashed this meeting.
Mrs. Choi’s recommendation had allowed this abrupt entry, leveraging her position as the spouse of Ilseong Industrial’s Chairman, which recently made a significant deal with Daewon Group.
The club members seethed with indignation at this presumptuous act.
Amidst the silent protest, the club’s president, Mrs. Ko, spoke calmly.
“Welcome. Let’s get along.”
Ji Yeonhwa took a seat at the farthest end of the table.
“Let’s eat,” she suggested.
As they began counting the side dishes, making a show of the word “cheop” (side dish), Ji Yeonhwa’s face reddened with every count.
Unable to endure the mockery, she stormed out of the room, leaving behind a trail of scornful laughter and remarks.
Clutching her fists so tightly that her manicured nails dug into her palms, Ji Yeonhwa wished she could tear those mocking women to pieces.
Those women, thinking their status as the first wife is some sort of an official position.
The only thing they’ve done right in life is marrying a man before anyone else!
But realistically, there was nothing Ji Yeonhwa could do. Among them were wives of conglomerate owners ranked higher than Daewon Group, and even if not, she was one against many.
“Madam, why are you leaving so ear… Ouch!”
The driver, who was suddenly kicked in the shin, groaned in pain. Unconcerned, Ji Yeonhwa repeatedly kicked him. When he fell, she even stepped on him with her high heels.
This wasn’t the first time for such incidents, as the driver bit his lip to suppress screams while rolling on the ground.
Unable to quell her rage even with violence, Ji Yeonhwa trembled. How could she possibly calm down? Shopping seemed inadequate for soothing her anger.
“Let’s go to the chairman.”
The limping driver opened the car door for her.
The car headed straight to Daewon Group’s headquarters.
[Star icon]On the bus home, high school boys in uniforms playing games on their phones and laughing reached Eunseo’s ears.
“Yeah, got you! Can’t do anything, can you?”
“Crazy guy, haha.”
Eunseo thought, yes, that’s normal. Watching real high school students, she realized how mature Seungju was compared to them.
Getting off the bus, she was drawn to a street vendor near the stop. Usually, she’d have hurried past holding her breath, but today she walked straight to it.
“I’ll take 2,000 won worth of fish-shaped buns, please.”
[Seungju said Eunho would want me to eat well.]Since Seungju’s reminder, Eunseo stopped deliberately starving herself. Yes, she should enjoy her food and find more strength to continue her search, just like Seungju suggested.
Clutching the warm buns, she hurried home.
“I’m back!”
Announcing her arrival loudly in the yard, a large figure rushed out of the kitchen.
“Did Nuna return?”
Seungju, in an apron and towering figure, looked genuinely happy to see her. It reminded her of a dog joyously greeting its returning owner.
Eunseo, secretly pleased, found herself hurrying back to greet him, often bringing something home. Having someone happily welcome her home warmed her heart in a way she hadn’t known before. She was beginning to realize how lonely she had been living alone for so long.
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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