Hyosung Hotel’s top-floor suite. The thick curtains carefully blocked the city lights seeping in.
Dressed in a firm suit like armor, Taesang sat quietly on the living room sofa. There was no emotion on his usually sharp face.
Secretary Kim looked at him pitifully. No matter how Taesang was, this was too much. He couldn’t endure without resting or sleeping for several days.
“Vice Chairman, how about skipping today’s event? The chairman will understand.”
“It’s okay.”
Taesang moved his chin slowly. A hoarse voice flowed between his red lips.
“More importantly, how is the gallery purchase history going?”
“We’re still investigating, but it seems almost certain. The timing and amount of funds match almost perfectly.”
Taesang exhaled slowly.
Myeongok’s embezzlement was like an endless wave.
Under the name of the Hyosung Foundation, she had purchased numerous artworks. In the process, she not only used the foundation’s funds but also attempted to evade taxes.
So, Taesang had donated all the artworks she had collected to the museum last time.
But it didn’t end there.
It was newly revealed that Myeongok had embezzled the company’s money to buy artworks.
It seemed it would take more time to completely get rid of her. And that meant Dajeong would be exposed to danger for a longer time.
Taesang didn’t know that worry could be such a dreadful emotion. It felt like his nerves were wearing thin and disappearing, and his breath was being constricted moment by moment.
“Let’s go.”
He pushed himself up from the sofa, pushing away with both hands on his sturdy thighs.
Secretary Kim, who was gazing at his stubborn profile, quietly followed behind him. Taesang wasn’t someone who would listen even if more words were spoken.
“I’ve prepared the foundation anniversary ceremony simply. To become a company that looks to the future for the next 50 years and evolves into a company that can celebrate its 100th anniversary… Vice Chairman?”
Taesang, who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped in his tracks. Judging by the position of his arm, he seemed to be holding his forehead.
Secretary Kim quickly approached him.
“Are you okay?”
“…I feel a bit dizzy.”
He shook his head slightly. There was an expression of puzzlement, as if he was experiencing something for the first time.
“Look at this. You’re overdoing it like this. How can your body be fine?”
Secretary Kim gently held Taesang’s arm and led him to the sofa. Taesang sat down unsteadily.
“I’ll inform the banquet hall. You won’t be able to attend today.”
“I’m fine…”
Before Taesang could finish speaking, he furrowed his brow slightly. A faint groan escaped from his tightly closed lips.
Secretary Kim looked at him with a worried expression.
“Then, at least take a short break. I will ask someone else to take care of the commemoration ceremony.”
“…All right.”
Taesang replied with difficulty, pressing his temples. Secretary Kim quickly took out her phone and made a call somewhere.
“Hello? Secretary Choi? Vice Chairman seems to be feeling a bit unwell, so he might need to take a short break. I’ll convey the commemoration ceremony to Vice President Yoon instead…”
Secretary Kim’s voice somehow sounded distant.
Taesang sighed deeply, pressing his forehead. It wasn’t the time to rest with such a trivial headache. He had to attend the ceremony, prove his well-being, and find more evidence to drive Myeongok away.
Trying to concentrate somehow, the headache only worsened.
He slumped onto the sofa, leaning against the backrest. With each throbbing in his head, one or two thoughts were erased.
In the empty mind, only one thought remained.
“Ah…”
I miss her.
Taesang wanted to see Dajeong. He didn’t care if she was angry or had resentful eyes. He just wanted to see her, hold her, touch her—if he could just capture her with his eyes, it would be enough.
“Vice Chairman.”
Secretary Kim’s voice drummed on his eardrums again. Taesang slowly raised his eyelids.
“Take this. It’s a headache medicine I usually carry. It works quite well.”
Taesang swallowed the medicine with water that he was given. His Adam’s apple moved significantly, and he let out a wet voice.
“I’ll rest for just 10 minutes and then go down.”
“But still…”
“Didn’t you just say that it works quite well?”
He lifted the corner of his mouth lightly.
With a smile that seemed to have lost all strength, Secretary Kim no longer had the will to argue.
The 50th-anniversary ceremony was scheduled at Hyosung Hotel.
As expected for a special event, luxury cars lined up in front of the main entrance, forming a tail.
In the midst of them, there was only one ordinary taxi that stopped in front of the hotel. Dajeong, who got out after opening the door, looked around with bewildered eyes.
‘If I knew it would be like this…’
The lobby had a carpet laid out towards the venue, and guests passing over it were elegantly dressed, shining brightly.
The event, named ‘ceremony,’ seemed more like a ‘party’ in reality.
Dajeong looked at herself once.
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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