“I haven’t been in Korea long when I happened to see you. So, you might not remember me.” Min Hyuk tried to ease the awkward atmosphere with some banter.
Da Hyun finally relaxed and let out a sigh of relief.
“Ah, seriously, do you know how nervous I was?”
“I’m sorry. Your nervousness was so cute I wanted to tease you more.”
His lips curled up smoothly at the corners, now he was acting coy without even licking his lips.
He wouldn’t receive her disappointed gaze anymore.
Da Hyun’s lips puckered, thinking it was a joke.
“I was really serious.”
“I’m sorry.”
Her chastisement was swallowed back due to his obedient apology.
“But my liking you is no joke.”
“I, I can’t believe you. You were just joking.”
This must also be a trick. Da Hyun turned her head. She was so nervous her throat was dry.
She wanted to drink cool water. But she wasn’t the cruel woman who would ignore the man saying he likes her.
Whether his confession was a joke or not, the fact that Da Hyun’s heart reacted violently didn’t change.
It shook very seriously. Honestly, she didn’t know he could joke about liking her.
His eyes were so serious that she became serious too.
Da Hyun had never considered their relationship so seriously.
The marriage they had for freedom was suddenly becoming serious.
She was confused by Min Hyuk’s confession. She couldn’t even think about anything else.
They were already a couple, but their relationship was worse than others.
It wouldn’t be strange even if they said they were dating.
Legally, they were more than just dating.
“Da Hyun.”
“Yes.”
Da Hyun responded as if she was enchanted by the deep, sticky voice of Min Hyuk calling her name.
“Memory loss is like a protective barrier that the brain sets up to protect its owner.”
She was blank about what he was saying, and then soon realized that he was talking about her memory.
“So, the memory you lost must have been something you didn’t want to remember.”
Min Hyuk continued calmly.
“…Perhaps something I wanted to forget forever.”
Her eyelids trembled at his voice, soaked in melancholy.
He seemed to be sad. His usual smile looked lonely.
Without realizing it, Da Hyun reached out her hand, but Min Hyuk refused to meet her gaze.
He turned his head sharply to the other side, avoiding her hand reaching to touch his cheek.
He was worried she might hear his irregular heartbeat.
She had a stabbing pain in her stomach. She felt nauseous. Every time she remembered her past self, her survival instincts kicked in.
She was the only one who made me feel something. Standing before her, she wouldn’t know how small I felt.
The choice I thought was the best led to a great misunderstanding. The outcome was brutal. She was broken.
Sweet dreams never visited. It was a punishment imposed on him.
Ever since she forgot herself, all the external air distorted.
The moment the distorted air returned was only when she was by his side.
Min Hyuk couldn’t suppress his emotions and avoided the situation before she could open her mouth.
“Rest until dinner time. I have something to do, so I’ll go down.”
“Yes, I understand……”
Da Hyun dumbly watched him turn his head to avoid eye contact and leave the room.
The sight of his back was so pitiful and pathetic that she felt an urge to hold him.
Da Hyun hit her chest hard because she felt suffocated. But instead of disappearing, the suffocation further tightened around her.
Su Cheol sneered at the man lying flat before him. As soon as he heard the report that he had been caught by Kang Min Hyuk, he threw the neatly arranged documents and books on his desk at the man.
Even after that, he was still not calm and threw the mini potted plant given to him by Ji Yeon.
Fortunately, his aim was not high and it missed, passing by the man’s side.
“How did you get caught in less than a day?!”
“I’m, I’m sorry.”
The man could only apologize for his harsh tone.
The man was also very embarrassed, having not expected to be discovered in a day. Su Cheol looked down at him with disdain for the man Kang Min Hyuk had caught redhanded.
“You didn’t say it was a task given by me, did you?”
“Yes, yes. I never said it was a task given by the chairman.”
How could I say it was the chairman’s task.
The man still didn’t raise his head and just spat out the words. But Su Cheol’s trust in him had already been broken.
“There won’t be any more calls to you.”
He doesn’t use a person he no longer trusts. This was a life principle Su Cheol had acquired over a long period of time. A person who has once betrayed trust will eventually betray again.
“Chairman, Chairman!”
The man was surprised and quickly raised his head, then urgently bowed.
“I don’t even want to see you, so get out of my sight right now.”
The man couldn’t argue and got up from his prone position. He was lost in the sense of loss of losing a job with a high salary, but he knew that begging for a chance was useless.
Finally, the man bowed 90 degrees to Su Cheol in greeting, then weakly turned around and left the chairman’s office.
After the man left, Su Cheol clicked his tongue as he looked down at the documents and books scattered on the floor, as well as the broken mini potted plant.
“Maybe it’s because he’s been rolling around outside. He’s quick on the uptake.”
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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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