Grayan nonchalantly picked up the fountain pen. Then he spun it in his hand and slapped it on the floor. He spoke leisurely, looking at Gloria’s restrained expression.
“Then, you go first.”
(This is a time separator.)
‘So cunning. There’s no need for a fox. Isn’t it a fox, not a wolf?’
I glared at Grayan and picked up the fountain pen. He was looking at me with an easy smile, an unhesitating attitude, as if he could answer whatever question I asked.
‘Let’s see… how long you can be carefree!’
I spun the fountain pen with all my might. The spinning fountain pen gradually came to a stop. Please, let it point to Grayan… Done! The nib was pointing at Grayan!
Almost cheering in excitement, I bit my lip and swallowed the sound. I clenched my fist tightly, cleared my throat, and looked at Grayan with a faint smile. I was feeling triumphant.
“So, it’s my turn to ask a question?”
“Yes, go ahead.”
Grayan was completely, not even a bit, nervous. I was provoked and tried hard to think of a question that would most trouble him. However, the question I ended up asking… was utterly simple.
“Why did you only hold hands and sleep on our first night?!”
I just had to know, so I couldn’t help it! Let’s leave the fatal(?) question for next time. There will be plenty of opportunities!
“That, that’s…”
“……?”
But Grayan’s reaction was unexpected. I thought he would answer easily, but he unexpectedly blushed and looked embarrassed.
His eyes blinked furiously, his long black eyelashes fluttering like butterfly wings. …Sure enough, I thought he looked beautiful. I must be out of my mind, either falling for a dumb look or being charmed by this cunning wolf.
“Because I was shy…….”
“……?”
“It was my first time experiencing such a thing, so that’s why…….”
…No, no… what… what’s with this shy young maidenlike response!!
I lost my words and just flapped my mouth like a goldfish. My intelligence seemed to be turning into a goldfish as well. My mind went blank, and I couldn’t think of anything. Shy? Grayan Salisbury, of all people?
“Ah, but no, then just sleeping would be fine, holding hands while sleeping is weirder! I honestly didn’t understand!”
She blurted out. Grayan was fiddling with his hand, casting his gaze sideways with eyes halflowered. Truly like a ‘shy newlywed.’
“Well, but since we are married… I thought we should at least do that much…”
“…”
I really have nothing to say.
She dropped her two clenched fists to her palms with a thud. Somehow, her throat felt burning. She should have a glass of cold water. Where’s the water?
“Alright, I understand… Let me drink some water first, and then let’s start again.”
“Ah, yes, I’ll get the water for you. Please wait here.”
What he brought was warm water. A neatly floating mint leaf too.
“…”
What’s this? Giving a leaf to prevent choking while drinking water… Is that what it is? Why are you sitting so modestly with a shy look again? It’s cute! Damn! She gulped down the warm water.
When she looked up after finishing, Grayan was staring at her with wideopen eyes. That sight too was cute, stirring up a wild urge within her. …Calm down. She said, putting the cup down.
“It’s your turn to spin. Hurry up.”
“Ah, yes, then…”
Grayan, holding the fountain pen, turned it cautiously clockwise. No, why turn it so carefully? It’s not going to spin well like that, right? Can’t it even make two rounds?
“……?”
…the fountain pen is spinning at a speed too fast for the eye to follow… What the…? How did he do that…?
“Luckily, I controlled my strength well.”
“…”
That was controlling his strength…? Then what happens if he really puts strength into it and spins it…? It’s starting to scare me.
Everyone but me is in the martial arts genre!
“Ah, it’s my turn to ask a question now.”
A moment later, the fountain pen stopped spinning, and the nib pointed at me. Well, once is fine. She nodded her head lightly. Grayan didn’t seem likely to ask a difficult question—.
“Madam, have you really lost your memory?”
“……!”
I was off guard. I never anticipated that he would ask a probing question, as he had always been very kind to me…
What to do? If I say yes here, it means lying. Of course, lying won’t actually make me bald—.
{It’s okay, Gloria.}
{We’ll take responsibility. Say you’ve lost your memory!}
{It’s not a lie anyway.}
Suddenly, the voices of the butterflies resounded in my head. Grayan was watching me with penetrating eyes.
I, who couldn’t dare meet his eyes and hesitated, opened my mouth after hesitation. Since the butterflies said it’s okay, wouldn’t it be alright…? I don’t know what they mean by it’s not a lie.
“Yes, that’s right. I really… don’t remember parts of the past.”
“…I see, thank you for answering.”
Grayan quietly accepted my answer. He looked completely untroubled, with a plain expression, but I was uneasy.
What if Grayan asks another difficult question? I’m going to turn into Pinocchio!
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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