Unlike her who looked impatient, a leisure that seemed languid flowed on his dry face.
“Indeed, I seem to be quite the highmaintenance wife.”
Upon hearing his declaration, all Sori could do was lower her eyes.
And at the end of his icy voice,
“Ack.”
Sori was pulled back into the entranceway without any energy.
“Go sit on the sofa for a bit. I’ll come out once I’m ready.”
“I can just take a taxi.”
“I’m heading out anyway.”
Leaving Sori in the living room, he strolled towards the bedroom.
“Eh? Give me my phone.”
It was too late.
He didn’t seem to have any intention of stopping, he swung the phone at shoulder height as he disappeared into the room.
“……”
Because of the phone he held hostage, Sori had to obediently sit on the sofa and wait.
The time spent waiting for him to leave for work.
Without the small device that could alleviate the awkwardness, only her senses were heightened in the silence.
The sound of him coming out of the bathroom, the sound of slippers shuffling from room to room….
It seemed he was now dressing in the dressing room.
Ah, what am I thinking.
Feeling her imagination running wild.
He was the only character occupying her mind even unconsciously, so she didn’t have to try hard to think of him.
His colorful gazes were being engraved into her brain these days, over and over.
On the plush rug, the tips of Sori’s small feet drew the name ‘Seo Hyun Woo’.
Just the name made her heart tingle.
She still couldn’t believe that she was now living with him in this house. They were not a real married couple that slept together.
How did she manage to achieve her dream so quickly?
It’s unbelievable.
“Let’s go.”
He came out all ready, carrying a small shopping bag that didn’t match him.
Seeing his unusual appearance, Sori suppressed a chuckle and followed him to the entranceway.
At the sound of Sori putting on her shoes behind him, Hyun Woo casually stretched out his hand.
“What are you doing? Take it.”
“……”
“It’s a snack.”
“Ah……”
She accepted the swaying shopping bag hung on his neat fingertips.
Inside was a lunchbox filled with fruits and nuts that had been prepared and portioned in the refrigerator.
“Now, take this too.”
The second thing he handed over was the phone.
“Thank you.”
Without a word, he opened the front door, walked out in his glossy shoes, and held the heavy front door open for her until she came out.
I’ve never thought of myself as a highmaintenance person…
What if I really become a highmaintenance wife?
Suddenly, she had such a worry on her way to work in the early morning.
A few days later.
Sori had moved her belongings to Hyun Woo’s house not too long ago, thanks to his consideration.
The lady had said she would tidy up on my behalf as I was busy.
Suhyang, who was in the countryside, sent a message congratulating Sori on her moving out.
Although it was startling how everything was resolved so easily, what did it matter?
Since the time spent at the hospital was significantly more than at home, there wasn’t even enough leisure to ponder such thoughts.
One after another, the busy days of a resident’s life continued.
In fact, for several days, Sori hadn’t been able to enter her home. She hadn’t even properly lain on her cloudlike bed.
And then, now.
Sori had been moving back and forth through the wards like a corpse when she heard the unexpected shout of the head of the medical department, Kang Sehun.
“Choi Minguk has left the hospital. Seems like he ran away.”
“What?”
“He’s been missing for 30 minutes. His bed is empty, thought he went to the restroom. Looks like he left his IV in the restroom!”
Sehun’s patient, a 15yearold with MoyaMoya disease, had always been alone in the sixperson room.
The working parents came to see their son only when the day was over and it was evening.
For an active 15yearold middle schooler, the hospital was nothing less than a prison without bars. Wasn’t this the age to catch the incurable socalled ‘secondyear middle school disease’?
Sori had been checking in and taking care of him in her own way, but it seems it had triggered again.
“Ah, damn Choi Minguk! I knew he’d do this.”
Sehun, who had thought from the start that the patient was disobedient when he was admitted, was ruffling his hair out of frustration.
Finally, the date for surgery had been set, and it was a crucial time for condition management.
“Professor Seo must have started his surgery now. Got delayed looking for the kid. Damn it.”
Sori stepped forward to the flustered Sehun and spoke.
“I’ll take responsibility and find him.”
Sori was reminded of a conversation she had had with him over ice cream not too long ago.
‘Sam, I’m going on a school trip next week. My friend said they’re going to DuZWorld. Sam, can you let me go out?’
“It might be hard for the guardian to come at this time. It would be faster for me to find him.”
Sori said to Sehun with confidence.
“I’m leaving for surgery right now, just you wait if you can’t find him.”
Instead of saying he believed her, Sehun threatened her and, without waiting for Sori’s answer, he rushed towards the operating room with his eyebrows furrowed.
Sori had to run outside the hospital while wearing her doctor’s gown.
The only consolation was that it was just one bus ride from the hospital to the amusement park.
Sori, who ran with all her might from the hospital to the bus stop in front of it, got on the bus that Minguk would likely have taken.
In the sunny spring day, just before April.
She sat down on the bus bathed in warm sunlight.
Sori hadn’t slept properly for days, so she should have been overwrought with fatigue.
Yet, worry for Min Guk kept sleep at bay.
Se Hun, who was to assist Professor Seo’s surgery, belatedly rushed into the operating room.
“I apologize for being late.”
“No need. Get out.”
“Professor, I’m sorry. Patient Choi Min Guk suddenly disappeared…”
“So?”
Hyun Woo, whose face was entirely masked by surgical attire, made Se Hun freeze with his eyes alone.
In the face of those harsh, almost sharp eyes, Se Hun could not even let out a deep breath that had risen to the tip of his chin, and continued to make excuses.
“Do I need to cover for your patient management negligence too?”
However, the excuse seemed to emphasize his own incompetence, and it seemed to add fuel to his anger.
He should have simply apologized for being late.
“Get out immediately.”
“Professor, I’ve made a mistake.”
As if Se Hun had offended Hyun Woo, why did these things always happen just before Professor Seo’s surgery?
Why on earth did that guy decide to escape today of all days? Se Hun grinded his teeth in frustration, unnoticed by others.
It was too unfair to be kicked out like this.
“Professor, please, give me one more chance.”
CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) is an emergency procedure carried out when a sudden cardiac arrest occurs.
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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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