“Allow Yoon Jaein to be my goal.”
Jaeein looked at the exhausted Taeseo with a gaze of concern.
The numerous situations and tasks he had to endure, the people he would encounter in the process, even the days ahead. It was impossible for anyone else to take his place. That’s why Jaeein couldn’t easily ignore his proposal. If she insisted on staying by his side, he was someone who would respect her decision without further words.
However, would that be the right thing to do? Could her choice possibly make things more difficult for him?
Being apart didn’t make her uneasy. On the contrary, what worried her was leaving him alone. Despite Director Jang being with him, and Amber staying in Korea for the time being, it was a different issue.
Lost in thought, Jaein gazed at Taeseo with watery eyes. She reached out and gently shook her head, smoothing out the disheveled hair.
“That’s how it goes. I’ll do it that way.”
“……Yeah.”
“But… Amber took the cat. Now, if you do that, the house will have only you, Taeseo.”
“Yoon Jaein will hug the pillow left by him.”
“……Crying every night because you miss me?”
“Probably. Highly likely.”
“Okay, leave it and go first. Don’t trip on your way out.”
“I’ll call you every day, so answer.”
“If Taeseo doesn’t, I will.”
Both voices of the two, smiling, were soaked with emotion.
The spring that greeted them as they left Korea passed quickly. In contrast, summer was dreadfully long. Entering summer, Jaein spent difficult days with insomnia, and every sleepless night was filled with longing for Gang Taeseo.
Thus, autumn passed as well, and once again, the cold winter of Chicago, where the biting wind blew, arrived. Before they knew it, the streets began revealing Christmas decorations one by one.
“You did well coming here. You.”
“Huh?”
“Don’t watch Korean news?”
“No.”
“Good. Don’t watch it from now on.”
Jaein, who had brought takeout dinner from a nearby restaurant and placed it on the table, turned around with a smile. Her shoulders, placing a large mug filled with warm water on the table, seemed a bit leaner.
Sanghwa, who arrived in Chicago yesterday, came straight to Jaein’s house. She had fought with Ted, cursing him a lot, and she needed to adapt to the time difference, so she immediately fell asleep. Just a little while ago, she woke up and was monitoring Jaein while preparing dinner.
“Why didn’t you ask why?”
“If I ask, will you answer?”
“…No.”
Jaein still knew that there were talks circulating about her in Korea. After she declared that she would personally take legal action against the media regarding Taeseo, most articles were taken down, and the public stayed silent for a while.
However, wherever there was a spark, it was alive. The stories about Yoon Jaein, secretly floating around as a secret Cinderella of Kangsun Group, were still provocative and interesting.
So, Jaein thought that Sanghwa must have heard something about her again and seemed angry.
“That’s about Jo Dae-hoon.”
Jaein, who was busy unwrapping the packaging, stopped for a moment. It seemed to be about Jo Dae-hoon, not rumors about her.
Sanghwa had tried to shield Jaein from anything bad, but while doing so, she also subtly informed Jaein about some things.
“Jo Dae-hoon… said he would do his best to respond to the rumors circulating in Hanguk.”
“…”
“He said there’s no other child besides Jo Yuri, and although it may seem like a family that has already collapsed due to continuous public revelations between the couple, he won’t let it be seen as tarnishing any more honor.”
Jaein, who had been blinking and looking down, smiled wryly.
Jo Dae-hoon’s last conscience, whether he pretended to be considerate of me or truly did not consider me his child, was unknown. I didn’t want to know.
“Oh, I see.”
“Yeah. And the funny thing is, despite not being able to stand each other, they didn’t get divorced. Probably because of the property. They inherited a lot from each other.”
“Hmm…”
“They each said it was 7 years and 3 years. In reality, they probably won’t live that much. Well, considering the various corruptions committed between them, how many people related to them have died, what’s the difference between 7 years and 3 years? Anyway, the law is too lenient.”
The long-running trial concluded a few days ago. The court sentenced Jo Dae-hoon to 7 years in prison and Ji Seung-hee to 3 years. Ji Seung-hee’s side immediately announced an appeal, while Jo Dae-hoon’s defense lawyer stated that they would not appeal.
It was unexpected. Jo Dae-hoon, who received the result of 7 years in prison calmly. However, since Jaein had no intention of understanding his heart, she didn’t add any further comments.
“Still, you should know, at least a bit. Don’t waste your feelings on them.”
“I won’t.”
“Yeah, they’re not worth it. I heard everything about how those people treated you. I wanted to chase after them and grab them by the collar. I was the one who applauded when Ji Seung-hee got slapped.”
It was when Jaein smiled and nodded at Sanghwa’s non-malicious frankness. Her phone, which had been quiet all along, rang.
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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