She was going crazy.
In that moment, she forgot everything.
The threatening wind howling outside, the rainwater flooding the floor, everything dissolved in the heat of his touch and breath.
As Seol Hee closed her eyes and blissfully surrendered to the kiss, his lips suddenly parted from hers.
The enveloping warmth vanished in an instant.
Half-opening her eyes, she looked at him. He kissed her again and then slowly took off his T-shirt.
His perfect physique was revealed in the dimly lit traditional Jeju house. The hard chest and shoulders she felt when she had fallen on top of him before…
She couldn’t take her eyes off him. Couldn’t stop him.
Shirtless, he whispered.
“I tried to hold back.”
“…”
Her throat felt tight, words wouldn’t come out.
“I can’t hold back any longer. You started this.”
She had a lot to say, but Seol Hee barely managed to whisper through her constricted throat.
“It’s okay.”
“…”
“It’s okay, so don’t hesitate anymore.”
As she said that, Eun Woo’s restraint snapped.
And the two of them forgot about words. They just wanted each other passionately, fervently.
The stormy night turned intensely passionate.
Swoosh.
The sound of rain brushed past her ears.
Her body ached and felt sticky, but the loud rain made it impossible not to open her eyes.
Seol Hee half-opened her eyelids. Through a small window, faint light streamed into the room.
An empty room.
Where is this?
The wallpaper in her parents’ house in Seoul is a busy pattern with flamboyant roses. And the wallpaper in the officetel where she lives with Gongongi is a subtle ivory.
This room is…
She sees thick and sturdy wooden beams. If it’s neither our house nor my parents’ house, then…
“Ah!”
Her hazy memory snapped back into focus. A cry of realization escaped Seol Hee’s lips.
“This is Eun Woo’s grandmother’s house.”
It was Jeju.
She came down to Jeju for a conference, and then the storm hit, and so she let him sleep in the room she was staying in, and then… and then…
“I’m going crazy.”
As she gathered her thoughts, the memories of last night vividly came back.
“Eun Woo, please.”
“…”
“There, oh, please, Eun Woo.”
She clung to him, begging, yearning.
How many times did she call out his name, how loudly did she scream, her throat was raw. Her voice didn’t sound like her own.
“What should I do?”
Without any shame, she clung to him. If she had been drunk, she could have excused herself, but she hadn’t drunk a drop of alcohol last night.
It was an intoxication of the atmosphere.
As she blushed with embarrassment,
Thud.
A soft knock sounded in the room, and soon after, the door opened.
“What to do.”
It was Eun Woo.
Instinctively knowing that it was Eun Woo entering the room, Seol Hee jolted up.
Sitting up partially, she stretched her hand to pull the blanket over her exposed skin. Despite the darkness due to the rain, it was daytime.
She wasn’t brave enough to expose herself completely.
As expected, with a creak, the door swung wide open, and Eun Woo stepped inside.
“Did you wake up?”
He seemed to have showered, as his hair was wet. His disheveled hair cast shadows over his deep chestnut eyes.
Sharp nose and red lips.
How much those lips tormented her last night. That thought made Seol Hee quickly avert her gaze.
It wasn’t the atmosphere she was intoxicated with last night.
It was this man. Even now, in the bright daylight, just looking at his face made her heart pound.
Seeing Seol Hee’s silent response, Eun Woo furrowed his eyebrows.
“Want to sleep more?”
“…Ah.”
“Are you okay? I feel like I might have been too rough last night.”
Eun Woo, seemingly concerned yet unapologetic, asked her. Seol Hee nodded her head.
Their kissing that started after midnight prolonged for hours and hours. It was intense and hot.
“Yes, you did.”
“I’m sorry, a bit. Got excited, I guess.”
Though apologizing, Eun Woo’s tone didn’t sound remorseful at all.
“You’re not even sorry.”
“…Yeah, I’m not sorry. It’s because Seol Hee is so pretty.”
…
He really has a way with brazen words.
Seol Hee suddenly remembered a conversation she had overheard at Dolmarae Animal Hospital with other staff.
“Dr. Ok might be asexual. He doesn’t seem interested in women, but he’s not interested in men either.”
That was ridiculous.
What? Not interested in women?
What? Asexual?
She couldn’t tell them about last night, but Seol Hee felt a strong urge to set the record straight.
Eun Woo is definitely not asexual.
It’s impossible, that man.
As Seol Hee stared quietly at Eun Woo’s face, he leaned in closer to her.
“Are you hurt anywhere?”
“No, just tired.”
“Do you want to lie down more? Even if the flight is on time, we still have plenty of time.”
What should she do?
Her back was throbbing, and she felt pain from her toes to the tip of her head.
“I am a bit sore.”
“Where does it hurt?”
Eun Woo furrowed his brow as he approached.
“Do you have a fever?”
He then reached out and touched Seol Hee’s cheek. Her flushed cheek filled his hand.
Male lead fell into her trap — and shattered when she walked away
This is also on my reread list!
This one is a slow burn, but when it burns, it burns hard.
Definitely worth a read, y’all!
The story follows a thousand-year-old seductive spirit who, on a bet, sets out to charm the male lead—a once-promising but unfortunate cultivator.
But just when she succeeds in making him fall for her, she heartlessly leaves, driving him to madness.
Determined to find her at all costs, he captures her, keeping her by his side no matter what, even if she hates him.
I love this kind of trope—I enjoy watching the male lead suffer in agony.
The ending drags a bit with unnecessary filler, but that’s fine.
As long as I enjoy the beginning, I’m good.
Intro
As an enchantress, Su Heng possesses captivating eyes and charming beauty, easily manipulating the joys and sorrows of living beings at her fingertips.
But to enchant a god, making him taste the bitterness of love’s separation, long-lasting resentment, unattainable desires, and inability to let go…
Do you dare?
Su Heng assists a divine lord in his cultivation, aiming to make him experience all the sufferings of love, so that he can attain the Great Dao.
Only after being chased down from the heavens by the divine lord, confined and completely possessed by him, does she realize how successful she has been.
The once gentle and polite youth has transformed into someone she no longer recognizes.
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