After wiping her mouth, Ina headed to the bathroom. While drying her hair after a quick shower, a message popped up from Juwon.
Did you sleep well? Do well at work, and I’ll call you around the end.
Even just reading the text made her heart flutter.
Yeah. You too, do well at work, and I’ll contact you later.
After sending the reply, she quickly did her makeup. Then, another message arrived, this time from Hyunju.
Come over as soon as work ends. I’ll be there first since I finish earlier.
Okay. Got it.
After deciding to date Juwon on Sunday, Ina had called Hyunju first to let her know. Hyunju, on the other end of the phone, screamed and ranted wildly before expressing sympathy for poor Siu, who was left alone. It wasn’t until later that she pitied Siu, who had been left alone after her outburst. In just a few minutes, she had gone from self-radiance to expressing pity for Siu, and hearing this, Ina sighed. Ina also felt sorry for Siu, thinking about him made her feel guilty.
Hey. Well, it can’t be helped. Love is all about timing. If Siu’s timing was a bit late, what can we do? Anyway, you made your choice, so from now on, just enjoy your love with this little guy. Got it?
After finishing the call with Hyunju, Ina lay on the bed, but it was a night that she couldn’t easily fall asleep. After work, Ina moved to the agreed-upon location. Following Hyunju’s suggestion to go to a newly opened craft beer pub, they decided to meet there today.
After finishing work, Ina headed to the agreed-upon location. Following Hyunju’s suggestion to go to a newly opened craft beer pub, they decided to meet there today.
As they approached the craft beer pub, Hyunju, who was walking ahead, came into view.
“Hey, Hyunju.”
When Ina called her, Hyunju turned around.
“Oh! Seo Ina!”
Hyunju quickly walked over to Ina with quick steps.
“Our Seo Ina! How does it feel to be dating a sculpture?”
Hyunju used her phone like a microphone and held it to Ina’s mouth.
“Oh, why are you like this?”
Ina spoke as she pushed away the phone, but Hyunju brought the phone back again.
“Why are you like this? Now that the living sculpture is yours, you should share your thoughts, right?”
Before expressing her thoughts, Ina reluctantly opened her mouth, thinking that Hyunju might continue to insist on using the phone.
“I’m just so happy that I want to go to Gwanghwamun Square and dance the hula dance. Is that okay?”
“Oh, really? I want to go to Gwanghwamun Square and dance too! Uh-haha-haha!”
While Hyunju laughed excitedly, Ina’s phone rang. It was Siu.
“Hello?”
Uh, I think I’ll be about 20 minutes late, sorry. What should I do?
“Oh? No, take your time. We’ll go in first.”
Okay. I’ll go in first. I’ll be there soon.
“Yeah, okay.”
“What’s up?”
After Ina hung up the phone, Hyunju asked.
“He’ll be about 20 minutes late.”
“Oh, really? Then let’s go in first and have a drink.”
“Yeah, sure.”
The two entered the craft beer pub and sat at a table inside.
After scanning the menu, they ordered a Margherita pizza, potato fries, and two glasses of craft beer.
When two different flavors of craft beer were placed on the table, the two took a sip each.
“Hmm, both are good. Right?”
“Yeah, they are.”
After cleanly finishing a glass, Hyunju asked Ina subtly.
“Are you going to tell Siu today?”
“Yeah. I have to…”
“Yeah. Once you’ve made up your mind, telling him soon is good for Siu too.”
Touching the beer glass, Ina sighed briefly.
“No need for that. People’s hearts are uncontrollable, right? Well, Siu might have a hard time for a while, but he’ll get over it soon.”
Patting Ina’s shoulder, Hyunju pressed the bell.
While waiting for two more glasses of different beers they ordered, the pizza and potato fries arrived.
“Oh, look at the visuals.”
Hyunju, smacking her lips, picked up a slice of pizza for herself and Ina.
Just as she was about to take a bite of the pizza, the door of the store opened, and Siu entered.
“Siu, here. Over here.”
Waving her hand, Hyunju greeted him.
“Oh. Sorry for being late.”
Siu hurriedly came over and sat down, saying, “I’m sorry.”
“No need to apologize. You came just in time. Also, quickly order a beer for yourself.”
“Yeah, sure.”
As Siu unfolded the menu and hesitated among over ten kinds of beers, Hyunju made a recommendation.
“We had this earlier, and it was delicious.”
“Oh, really? Then let’s start with this one. Why not?”
“But what about the car?”
“I left it because I heard we were going to drink.”
“Good. You did well.”
In response to Hyunju’s praise, Siu smiled and casually glanced toward Ina.
Instead of a greeting like ‘Hello,’ he exchanged a gaze filled with affection with Ina.
Feeling sorry for that gaze, Ina awkwardly smiled when a sudden sense of guilt arose.
Observing the two, Hyunju internally clicked her tongue, lifting her beer glass.
“Poor Siu. He’s such a handsome guy, and yet she rejected him right after confessing… Drink up. Drink. Today, you have to drink as much as you want!”
Whether Siu knew Hyunju’s thoughts or not, he continued to smile and look at Ina, causing Ina’s heart to flutter each time. In haste, she brought the beer glass to her lips.
While sharing various stories over beer, Ina couldn’t fully concentrate on the conversation.
The guilt about Siu continued to weigh heavily on her heart.
“Ina, why are you like this? Is there something uncomfortable?”
Siu, noticing Ina’s unhappy expression since earlier, asked with concern.
“Huh?”
Startled, Ina looked at Siu with widened eyes.
“You’ve looked unhappy since earlier. Is something bothering you?”
“Oh? No, no. There’s nothing like that.”
Although Ina raised her hand and answered, Siu stared at her with a concerned gaze.
Seeing Siu like that, Hyunju’s eyes, full of sympathy, welled up with compassion.
“Tsk tsk, our poor Siu… There must be something bothering you. You.”
Hyunju shook her head and lifted her beer glass.
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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