Having neatly planted sweet potato sprouts, Hayan headed to the bathroom to bathe Jiho.
Bubbles fizzed in the tub filled with bath salts.
“Was there anything interesting at kindergarten?”
Hayan asked Jiho, who was submerged in the bathtub, flipping the bubbles.
“I don’t know. Well, it was just normal.”
The child’s answer lacked energy, as if he had experienced everything in the world.
‘Is this a bit of a problem?’
Hayan’s expression stiffened for a moment. Thinking of her childhood, kids around this age were usually not quiet. It was typical for kids to constantly talk without a break, even saying things they weren’t asked. However, Jiho seemed different from other kids.
‘Is it because of his mom?’
Although she had collected articles about Director Kang Minje, she had never seen any news about him getting married. Well, unless he’s a celebrity, they wouldn’t cover marriage in the news. But the fact that he had a child of around six was really unexpected. Moreover, the fact that there was no mother…
Hayan’s mind was complicated, but to avoid revealing her worried expression to the child, she deliberately raised her voice.
“Have you ever tried something like this?”
After gathering the foam into a round shape, Hayan pierced it with her finger, saying:
“Ta-da, an apple!”
“Where do you see an apple in that?”
What’s the use if he doesn’t acknowledge it?
“Then, what about this? Ta-da, poop!”
Hayan smiled with a sense of remorse. How can you not laugh at this?
“Ew, gross.”
Jiho pressed down on the foam that Hayan offered with his hand, eliminating it. What a tough one. A kid who doesn’t laugh at poop is probably a first for you.
Tsk, it’s a failure. Hayan sighed, pouted her lips, and washed Jiho. It was a strange incident. The sense of mission to make the child laugh kept emerging for some reason.
The next morning, Hayan woke up at 6 a.m. and sat at the dressing table, putting on a full makeup.
She couldn’t remember when she had put so much effort into makeup. Anyway, the exact thing was that she hadn’t properly put on makeup in the three years since her parents passed away because she was busy just making a living.
“This should be enough for Jiho, right?”
Hayan awkwardly smiled as she looked at her face reflected in the mirror. It felt a bit excessive, but if Jiho wanted it, she could do this full makeup every day.
Hayan confidently nodded and went to wake up Jiho.
“Jiho, wake up.”
Wooong, as Jiho yawned and rubbed his eyes, he looked at Hayan and was taken aback.
“Sis?”
Well, who else could it be, sis? Despite Hayan waiting for a compliment about how pretty she looked, Jiho didn’t react as she expected.
“Did you eat something wrong yesterday…?”
This kid! That’s all you have to say? Hayan exhaled a frustrated breath.
“Do you want to brag to your friends or something?”
So, when Hayan leaked that she put in this much effort, Jiho scratched his head awkwardly.
“Well, sort of, but…”
“What’s that reaction about?” Jiho, who saw Hayan’s eyebrows twitching, sighed softly and continued.
“……Alright.”
Even though he said okay, what’s this uncomfortable feeling? Hayan wondered what the problem was and helped Jiho get ready.
As they went downstairs to have breakfast, Miran burst into laughter.
“Do you have any special plans today?”
“No, nothing like that.”
“Again. I thought you were going on a date. You look different when you dress up like that.”
Hayan smiled bashfully, interpreting the phrase ‘look different’ as ‘pretty.’ See, if I don’t dress up, it’s like this, but if I do, I’m incredibly pretty.
“Thank you.”
Seeing Hayan smiling and greeting Miran, Jiho, who was eating, shrugged his shoulders.
When it was time for school, they went to the front door together, and the kindergarten vehicle arrived.
“Oh, hello. I heard the story. The new one this time…?”
The teacher who got off the vehicle greeted Hayan warmly upon seeing her.
“Yes, hello. I’ll be taking care of Jiho from now on. Please take good care of him.”
Hayan also greeted her warmly.
As Jiho got on the yellow minibus and took his seat, Hayan waved goodbye, but Jiho just looked at her without waving back.
Now, she wasn’t that disappointed, having grasped the child’s temperament to some extent. Instead, until the bus disappeared from sight, Hayan waved her hand more vigorously.
Feeling good about completing the morning tasks perfectly, Hayan came back into the house confidently.
MInje was sitting on the living room sofa, drinking coffee and reading the newspaper.
“Good morning, Director.”
MInje, hearing Hayan’s voice, lifted his head and choked on his coffee. Did he go out to see Jiho off like that?
Seeing Hayan with a visual worthy of an evening party or a special exhibition, Minje was dumbfounded. Yesterday, her face was swollen from eating instant noodles, but today, she surprised people with excessive makeup since morning.
Coughing Minje looked at Hayan and raised one eyebrow.
“It’s not because of me, right?”
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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