“Stop talking nonsense! Have you been drinking again?”
“Now I understand. You felt rejected by Yoon Se-na, right?”
“…Shut your mouth.”
“It seems like you thought you were the one who got rejected. Well, it makes sense. You’re the person who thinks they’re the best in the world.”
“I told you to shut up!”
The physical confrontation with her husband, opposing him with the support of evil, was the last time. Since that day, Seung-hee gave up her expectations of her husband. So, she started a relationship with her secretary, Choi Ji-hwan, whom she kept by her side, and maintained a business relationship with her husband.
The time she hated was longer than the time she loved. Seung-hee stayed by his side because she regretted giving up everything she had. Therefore, she had no intention of silently accepting her husband’s anger towards her.
―Have all the related materials been processed?
“The employees collected and burned all the hard drives. The ledgers have been moved to the bank.”
―Are you sure? If there are more problems here, it will get bigger. If you don’t want it to become a laughingstock, handle it decisively.
“What should I handle? Are you telling me to personally check? I know I can’t take a single step outside my house right now. How can I check it myself? If you’re so worried, you do it!”
―That’s why I’m asking if Secretary Choi has been contacted. You’ve been sticking together, and now when it’s urgent, where did you put him!
“……To be sticking together, why are you using words like that?”
―Should I say we’ve been living off each other?
Blink. Several times, I closed and opened my eyes. It took a long time for Seung-hee to understand her husband’s words. Hoping that what she just heard was a mistake, she fell into silence.
―With your secretary Choi, whom you’ve been living off for 20 years, where on earth is he now? Are you hiding Secretary Choi by any chance? Are you trying to cover up for Secretary Choi who caused trouble?
It would have been better to erupt like a fire when expressing anger. Her husband’s voice, accurately pinpointing the fact of her affair, was cold. As if it didn’t matter at all.
“…Did you know?”
Seung-hee, in shock, felt her breath quicken. She even felt like a buzzing sound was ringing in her ears. Her husband became truly frightening once again.
―If you were going to live off a young man ten years younger, you should have given more money or less trouble. Seeing you pulling away right after the situation exploded shows that you also did something useless.
“Since when… Since when did you know?”
―Is that important now? Hasn’t that guy already handed over all the related information to the press and the prosecution?
“It’s not like that…”
Seung-hee, who was about to deny, shut her mouth. Before the incident, it was Ji Seung-hee herself who sent Secretary Choi to the countryside. It was a decision made because she was worried that Kang Tae-seo, who found out about the relationship, might cause trouble. So, Secretary Choi had nothing to do with this incident.
However, she couldn’t reveal that fact. The husband knowing about her affair and Kang Tae-seo knowing about her affair were different issues. If her husband, who valued connections with the Kangsun Group, found out, it would be absolutely unacceptable.
―Is it because of your history of living off each other? You, praising your secret lover so well in front of your husband?
“…Don’t say that. I also had to live!”
―It doesn’t matter what you do with that guy. Just make sure the situation doesn’t get any bigger. Understand?
“…I understand.”
―The prosecution is moving fast. A search and seizure will happen soon. They will summon the people involved. So, get rid of everything quickly so it doesn’t leak out. Be careful not to let anything leak.
“What? Summon the people involved? Then, what about me?”
―Stay at home for now. Dr. Jang will come tomorrow morning, so be aware.
The reason for bringing the family doctor into the house from the alley where the reporters are drumming is only one. It was to externally appeal that she is not in good health.
Anxiety reached its peak, and Seung-hee tightly closed her eyes. The fact that her only support at this moment is her husband made her feel both relieved and sad. But there was nothing she could do.
“Are we okay, right? Honey. We’re okay, right?”
―Stop it. Don’t expect to receive any external calls.
There was no comforting word to soothe her trembling voice. Seung-hee’s face turned pale as she held the phone that had been disconnected.
Yuri was sitting on her knees on the bed, glaring at the door. Since her mom begged her not to move for a while and went back inside after locking the door, she maintained this posture.
“It’s not me…?”
After learning that Kang Tae-seo’s fiancée is not me but Yun Jae-in, since that Saturday, Yuri’s nails, which had repeatedly chewed over the words, were once again completely bitten and sharpened.
She had been in the room for three days. During that time, Mrs. Gwacheon called her at the door every mealtime, and her mom knocked on the door twice.
The employee who came to clean, saying they would do the cleaning, seemed to be shocked by Yuri’s violent actions. Since knocking on the door once, they haven’t made a sound.
“Is it not me?”
Asking into the air, there was no answer coming back. The room, already silent like a dead mouse, was now a mess after Yuri threw and broke things several times.
“Is your mom sick? Did you come to Korea to beg for hospital expenses for your mom?”
“…….”.
“What do we do? Your mom might be the only person in the world who is happy with your existence. If your mom dies, then there will be no one left who appreciates your existence, right?”
“Be careful with your words.”
Whenever Yun Jae-in lifted his gaze, which was usually gentle, to glare at her, a sense of joy surged in Yuri. It was truly enjoyable to torment him. But there was no guilt.
What’s so great about that kind of guy? Men of all ages couldn’t take their eyes off Yun Jae-in. It wasn’t just men.
Teachers at school and girls majoring in Korean dance praised Yun Jae-in’s skills. For Yuri, who had always grown up receiving envy, it was quite unpleasant.
So, she had no choice but to torment him. It was not right for someone like her, whose father did not acknowledge her existence, whose mother shamelessly gave birth to her, to beg arrogantly.
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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