Seung Won responded without any change in expression.
“Of course, it’s me.”
“No, it’s not. I didn’t vote for you either.”
I hoped to surprise him a little. I wanted him to ask why with a shocked expression, just like when he heard that Hye Ju chose Ju Won.
However, Seung Won’s reaction was as calm as a sleeping ocean.
“Why?”
Seung Won was a person who couldn’t fake it. He couldn’t even say things he didn’t mean, and he was even worse at pleasantries.
That’s why Da Hee knew that the reaction he showed now was a genuine 100% sincerity that came from his heart.
It was pitiful.
“Just didn’t want to cause trouble at work… And I’ve been a bit annoyed with you lately.”
Only then did Seung Won notice the gloomy atmosphere that had settled around Da Hee. Lately, he had been too preoccupied with his own thoughts and had been neglecting her. Realizing his mistake too late, Seung Won pushed aside his plate and looked into Da Hee’s eyes.
“I’m sorry. I’ve been busy lately and haven’t been taking care of you properly.”
“That’s not why. It’s not something so unreasonable, Seung Won. I’m worried about Hye Ju.”
“Why Hye Ju?”
“To be honest, you and she were closer than she and I. So naturally, you two keep in touch more.”
Hye Ju’s topic again. Despite being extremely cautious since the incident at the restaurant, Hye Ju’s name came up once again from Da Hee’s mouth.
Seung Won didn’t understand why Da Hee was so anxious. Being oblivious to the subtle atmosphere between Hye Ju and Da Hee, he had no idea.
“We hardly contact each other these days. I’ve been making an effort because I can see that you’re concerned. I don’t do anything without you, and we only exchange greetings at work.”
“I hate that even that requires effort.”
“Da Hee.”
“I can still see it. You’re more concerned about Hye Ju not choosing you than me not choosing you.”
Seung Won felt a pang of regret.
“Sorry, I didn’t know that.”
“I didn’t bring up the topic to hear an apology.”
“Still, I’m sorry.”
Seung Won hung his head low.
For some reason, a corner of his heart felt heavy. It was a symptom he had been experiencing frequently lately. He felt restless and uneasy, as if he had missed something. He usually believed that simplicity was the best and rarely indulged in overthinking, but lately, he would often find himself lost in thought.
Work, games, drinking.
Seung Won thought those words were enough to describe himself, but it felt like something was missing. Something very important.
“Seung Won.”
Seung Won lifted his head at Da Hee’s trembling voice.
“Yeah?”
“I have a favor to ask.”
Da Hee hesitated, pressing and releasing her lips.
Seung Won didn’t press her and waited. He was better at waiting quietly than anyone else.
However, he couldn’t help but be surprised by her next words.
“Do you want to sleep together tonight?”
Da Hee met Hye Ju when she was twenty, in the early spring.
It was shortly after entering university, not even a month had passed, when they first greeted each other at the opening ceremony. Due to personal reasons, Da Hee hadn’t participated in any orientation events, so she didn’t know anyone.
The lecture hall was bustling with unfamiliar faces. Da Hee, sitting in a corner of the classroom with an awkward feeling, was enveloped in a sense of unease about her upcoming university life.
University was different from high school, where thirty people formed a class and naturally became close. When you added up all the undergraduate students, there were four hundred. There were departments and separate classes. It was a structure where it was difficult to make friends unless you proactively approached others.
“What if I have to attend classes alone throughout the semester?”
Da Hee nervously bit her fingernails and looked around.
It was Hye Ju who approached her at that moment.
“Hello? Did you just start this semester?”
“Uh, yes.”
“Nice to meet you! I’m also a freshman. Oh, you’re not a repeat student, are you? I blurted that out without thinking.”
“Yeah, I’m a regular student. My name is Cheon Da Hee.”
Short hair, a plain face without makeup, eyes that formed crescents when she smiled.
“She’s really friendly.”
That was the first impression of Hye Ju.
Hye Ju wasn’t an extraordinary beauty, but she was full of a unique bright energy. People always surrounded her, and there were no shortage of male students who liked her.
When someone called her “Mysterious Oh Hye Ju,” she would say, “Mysterious my foot, it’s just because I seem approachable.” She would modestly downplay herself.
Da Hee liked that about Hye Ju. She was cheerful but not excessive, sometimes a bit carefree, and even though she had her own strengths, she didn’t act conceited.
Above all, she was the only person who reached out to Da Hee, who had always been alone.
Moreover, they both came from singleparent households, which gave them a sense of camaraderie.
One day, nearing the end of their first summer vacation in the first year.
“Hye Ju, now that finals are over, what are you going to do? Are you going back to your hometown?”
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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