He was there to visit his hospitalized maternal grandfather, reminding himself not to forget the day’s purpose. Opening the door to the hospital room, he greeted, “Grandfather.”
He collapsed into a chair and grasped his grandfather’s weathered hand.
“How are you feeling?”
“Just had tests all day because the surgery is tomorrow. Told your mother to come in the morning.”
The round hospital clock pointed at 9 o’clock. It had just passed 7 when he left the parking lot. Time really flies…
“I thought you were in front of the hospital earlier.”
“The news about me joining the special prosecution team caused a bit of a stir.”
“You’ve seen me now, so go on. Don’t skip your meals,” his grandfather added affectionately.
Despite it being a brief hospital visit, Jiho felt he should stay a bit longer.
A familiar trot song played on the TV.
His grandfather, a retired Chief Justice who had vowed to live an ordinary life post-retirement, was now engrossed in a trot competition program.
“Jiho, next week, make sure to send a message to that singer.”
His grandfather didn’t hold back his praise for the singer who had just finished performing. The change was endearing. Jiho nodded eagerly.
As they chatted while a couple more songs played, the TV program changed.
On the blue sea of Jeju Island, a woman in a white dress fluttered as she ran. As the wind trailed behind her, she slowly turned her head, revealing the bright, delicate face of Rajin.
‘Drawing You’, premiering May 10. Please give it lots of love.
Now even a drama teaser?
Does a world without Park Rajin even exist? Her presence, indifferent to time and place, made it hard to believe there was a time he didn’t recognize this top star.
“This is crazy.”
“What is?”
“No, nothing. I mean, it’s nothing.”
“Yeah, too trivial.”
He mumbled a response. Enough thinking about Park Rajin for today. Jiho dusted off his seat and soon stood up.
On the way to the Gwacheon Government Complex.
Rows of densely blooming popcorn-like trees lined the path. Not to mention the presence of layered cherry blossoms, a spectacle of white and shyly blushing pink petals amidst the fresh green leaves.
In the midst of this radiant spring, Rajin thought of that man.
Prosecutor, Kang Jiho.
It had already been ten days since she received the handkerchief with his business card. He had said to call if she needed help, but was she really in a situation to seek it? She couldn’t decide.
After meeting Oh Jong-hyuk at the hospital, Rajin had avoided the company. Not wanting to encounter him, she only received schedules and contracts at home. But was there a reason to contact that man? No, there wasn’t.
Especially now, with Kim Yoo-jun laying low ahead of the prosecution’s investigation.
‘Why bother?’
Repeatedly throughout the day, Rajin found herself ensnared in the same dilemma.
Then she recalled the humiliating words spilled by Oh Jong-hyuk that night. The trashy methods he described as essential for marrying Kim Yoo-jun. What would Prosecutor Kang Jiho have thought upon hearing them? Perhaps he scoffed at the vulgar materialism.
Having already exposed her worst to a stranger, she wanted to erase that night entirely. She had been busy shooting, trying to scrape away his memory.
The man’s presence, briefly faded, had now completely overtaken her thoughts.
‘Is the Special Prosecution office also in Gwacheon?’
Gwacheon Government Complex, a place she often visited for drama shoots.
An otherwise mundane place seemed different, just because that man was a prosecutor. Thoughts about Prosecutor Kang Jiho continued until the car came to a complete stop.
‘He wouldn’t be attending today’s event, would he?’
Even as she met the coordinator in the parking lot and arrived at the entrance of the auditorium on the basement floor, her mind was occupied with the possibility of encountering him.
“Actress Park Rajin, long time no see.”
Greeted warmly by the Minister, Rajin in her soft pink dress
Escorted to her seat, Rajin opened the paper with the event schedule to avoid the pouring gazes. She was reading the trivial contents for about the third time when an announcement to organize the hall echoed.
“Excuse me, actress.”
The staff member responsible for guiding approached, bowing slightly.
“There are no seats available in the back row.”
“Should I change your seat?”
“Oh! No, it’s okay. Would it be too much to ask to move just one seat over… if it’s not too much trouble?”
“Of course.”
As Rajin hurried to stand up, her bag on her lap slid down. Just as she reached for the fallen bag, a large hand approached it first.
“Are you alright?”
“!”
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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