“Shall we properly try?”
A chilling silence, as cold as Kyle’s expression, filled the Francois private room.
“What do you mean?”
Se-hee asked cautiously, visibly tense.
“Confirmation.”
“Confirmation of what?”
“To see if we’re really nothing to each other.”
Nothing to each other.
Kyle kept dwelling on those words that had stirred his emotions.
“What do you mean?”
Se-hee’s eyes widened in confusion.
“Because it seems we’re not just nothing.”
Kyle’s persistence was bordering on obsession.
“What?”
What was he talking about?
Really confusing.
Se-hee looked at him, her eyes reflecting bewilderment.
Perhaps she had carelessly thrown in those words, wanting to test his feelings, and now Kyle was taking them seriously.
“Do I seem like someone who would just have dinner with anyone?”
Kyle stroked his chin, gazing intently at Se-hee.
“Maybe?”
Se-hee deliberately responded nonchalantly.
Her indifferent attitude made Kyle’s eyebrow raise in displeasure.
His eyes then flashed with a peculiar intensity.
“Your behavior at last night’s pool party was quite impressive.”
Kyle’s gaze deepened mysteriously.
Se-hee’s face flushed as she remembered her actions that Kyle found ‘impressive’.
She was completely at the mercy of Kyle’s aggressive approach, unable to say anything in response.
“Looks like you’ve changed your mind a bit, haven’t you?”
“No, no? I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Se-hee, utterly flustered, dodged the topic and avoided his gaze.
“Is that so? Then we’ll just have to find out. What exactly we are to each other.”
Kyle leaned in towards Se-hee, as if making an important statement.
“From now on, you will attend every event with me.”
He declared it almost like a notification.
“Is this some kind of additional penalty?”
Se-hee furrowed her brows.
“No. This is not a penalty, but an offer. A proposal for dates to properly figure out our relationship.”
Kyle smirked subtly, revealing a sly smile.
“A date? Attending all events together?”
Se-hee asked, and Kyle just nodded lightly.
“What kind of…”
She was about to express her surprise but stopped herself, barely holding back a laugh.
This man was subtly planting fantasies.
Despite her frowning face, her heart was already in a flutter, and Se-hee struggled to control her smile.
Fortunately, the dinner Kyle had ordered in advance arrived at that moment.
The head manager entered with a knock.
“Your Romane Conti, sir. Would you like to taste it?”
After setting the table, the head manager presented the wine bottle for approval.
“Yes.”
Se-hee nodded, and the head manager filled the glass with the wine, rich as a ruby red.
Se-hee tasted the wine with skilled ease.
The wine, as beautiful and vivid as her uplifted mood, was excellent in both aroma and taste.
It was a wine she had only heard of by name.
It was sometimes prepared at the hotel where Se-hee worked for VVIP client banquets.
“Enjoy your meal.”
After setting the table, the head manager left the room with polite decorum.
“The wine is really excellent.”
Se-hee commented brightly after sipping her glass.
“The wine review is fine, but what about my proposal?”
“Your proposal is quite wonderful.”
Se-hee looked at Kyle intently, her face flushed with a smile.
“How could I refuse a date with you?”
“Does that mean you accept?”
Kyle, eager to hear a clear response, asked again.
“Of course. You know, this dinner feels more like a kind gesture than a penalty? Like you’re looking out for me because you’re concerned about me having dinner alone.”
Se-hee smiled warmly.
Her smile seemed to melt into Kyle’s heart naturally.
Kyle, trying to hide his fluttering emotions, quickly shifted his gaze to the food.
“Shall we… eat?”
“Yes. I’m actually really hungry.”
At Se-hee’s playful response, Kyle chuckled softly, as if he couldn’t help it.
In the now softened atmosphere, they began their meal.
Se-hee popped the burrata cheese on her salad plate.
The crunchy texture of the arugula mixed with the cheese was just perfect.
A satisfied expression appeared on Se-hee’s face.
“Umm… You said we would attend all the events together, right?”
Se-hee broached the subject cautiously.
Kyle’s unexpected proposal made her think that the issue of writing his name down without asking might be resolved more easily than she thought.
Kyle looked at Se-hee attentively.
“Do you know about the wedding event?”
Se-hee cautiously observed Kyle’s expression.
Kyle’s eyebrows twitched for a moment.
“It’s an event where selected guests win an unforgettable wedding ceremony on board.”
Se-hee continued, emphasizing that her application was not motivated by personal intentions.
“I saw the wedding dress at the shopping center, and it was so beautiful. I guess it’s because it’s designed by a famous designer. I just felt like I had to apply.”
As Se-hee went on with her lengthy introduction, Kyle remained silent.
He was curious about the partner’s name she had written and was just waiting to hear about it.
“So, I applied too.”
Se-hee said with sparkling eyes.
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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