Thump, with a dull sound, S Company’s bag bounced off the mattress and rolled on the floor. Yu Ri, sitting on the vanity chair, glared fiercely at the unfortunate bag.
For several days, she couldn’t get in touch with Tae Seo.
He wouldn’t answer his phone no matter what, and a while ago she even called his office, but only received a response that they could not connect her. She challenged whether they knew who she was, but all she got in return was the consistent response of the secretary.
“I can’t believe it, really…”
The secretary didn’t even bother to make excuses that Tae Seo was attending a meeting, or was busy with external schedules.
They simply followed the directive not to connect personal calls, and said they would leave a message. And they didn’t even add an apology.
“Is that secretary doing her job right?”
It’s clear that the memo that she had called was not passed on. The ignorant secretary is not doing her job properly. If the message had been properly delivered, there was no way Tae Seo wouldn’t contact her.
No, even before that, he never contacted her when he could have. Should she live her life watching such an indifferent man? In a situation where she was upset and her pride hurt, Yu Ri found a target to vent her anger.
“Yoon Jae In. I have to deal with her.”
Ever since meeting Tae Seo, she had been tormented by the gradually spreading feeling of unease. Yu Ri, who had been nervously biting her nails for a while, went down the stairs menacingly.
“Mom, I don’t think it’s going to work.”
“What is it now?”
Seung Hee, arranging flowers in the living room, frowned.
“I’m talking about Yoon Jae In. She’s annoying.”
“Why her? Why do you keep talking about her?”
“I hate her, I said I hate her! It’s right that she won’t show up in front of us anymore, right? I need to know what she’s doing. Can you tell Dad, Mom? Huh?”
“You know well that dad is on a business trip to China. Tae Seo will also have frequent business trips in the future, you can’t be so pushy to people who work.”
“Just this time. Okay?”
Seung Hee, who had been staring at her precious daughter’s annoyance, clicked her tongue. Then she reached out and picked up her cell phone.
“You’re coming back to Korea the day after tomorrow, right? If you’re not busy with work at the office after returning, come home immediately. There’s something I need to discuss about Tae Seo.”
Snip, the enticing rosebud was cut off by Seung Hee’s scissors.
“Anyway! …That’s what happened!”
Gwang Soon shouted, sticking his hand into the L Company’s bag. Then he quickly took out a crumpled envelope from the bag and slammed it down on the front desk.
“…Read this.”
Gwang Soon pointed to the envelope with his protruding chin and narrowed his eyes. Sang Hwa, who was standing next to Jae In, looked displeased at Gwang Soon, who was causing a scene again despite claiming to be there to apologize.
Jae In picked up the envelope. She took out the paper from inside and started to read. The expression on Jae In’s face as she read was simply stoic.
“…Such a venomous X.”
“What did you just say?”
As Gwang Soon involuntarily spat out a swear word, Sang Hwa tried to intervene, but Jae In raised her hand. Jae In, who had read the entire contents of the paper while still in that state, put the paper down on the front desk.
“If you came to apologize, you should apologize.”
Gwang Soon didn’t like Jae In’s large eyes staring clearly at him, or even her playfully raised eyelashes. He thought she was born to captivate men.
“It’s all written there.”
“Is this the pledge that says you promise not to repeat what happened last time on the condition that you do not meet with the director, Oh Seok Dong, who is the son of the lady?”
“That should do it.”
Gwang Soon pursed his thin lips and looked around the yoga studio, which he found unimpressive.
He wanted to get rid of them as soon as they fulfilled their contract period, having scraped together their nonexistent money to neatly decorate the place. Originally, he wasn’t supposed to be paying rent to these kinds of people.
“There’s no apology, and this pledge is not what I wanted. I’ve never heard of a pledge to prevent recurrence set by the perpetrator.”
“No, miss! I’ve done this much, what more do you want me to do? It’s too unprecedented!”
“The one who is without precedent now is you, madam. I’ve been very lenient. But if you’re still going to be like this, please talk at the police station.”
“…What?”
“Apologies and pledges should be received in front of a police officer. After all, we have to go back to the police station to wrap things up. If you don’t like it, I’ll hire a lawyer.”
Gwang Soon bit his lip and glared at Jae In.
“How about hiring a lawyer? Among our members, there is a famous lawyer from a law firm….”
“…Do it.”
“Hire a lawyer?”
“…Don’t.”
“I can’t hear you clearly. Please speak up.”
“I’m sorry! It was our son who went to the place where you work and did that!”
“It’s not just ‘doing that’, it’s insulting me and using violence against me. And you damaged my reputation with baseless accusations.”
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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