Ensnared by the Trap (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 4
“Uh…… Dizzy?”
The sunlight pouring in through the balcony brightly illuminated the cabin where Se Hee was sleeping.
Opening her eyes to that bright light, Se Hee stared at the unfamiliar ceiling for a long while, as if she still hadn’t adjusted to waking up here, then broke into a bashful smile.
“Where else would it be? The land of happiness, the Decora Ho cruise ship.”
She murmured to herself and smiled brightly.
This unfamiliar feeling, rather than the uncomfortable reality she used to belong to, made Se Hee’s heart feel at ease.
Suddenly remembering what happened last night, she decided to forget about that trash starting from yesterday.
She would just bury everything as it was.
So from this freshly awakened moment, she would boldly enjoy everything with a new heart.
Getting out of bed with a light heart, Se Hee decided to discard her gloomy former self and live as a new person.
The first thing she decided to change was her outfit.
Lee Se Hee’s fashion had always been synonymous with muted colors, but from now on she would try bright hues.
She pulled out a pastel-toned light pink dress that seemed to carry a gentle breeze just by looking at it—something she would never normally buy or wear.
Changing into the dress she had ambitiously prepared just for this cruise trip, Se Hee leisurely headed to the buffet where food was available anytime for a relaxed breakfast.
As soon as she stepped out of the cabin, the cool sea breeze made Se Hee’s long straight hair flutter endlessly.
The blue of the Mediterranean spread out before her eyes was indescribably beautiful.
Yes. This is exactly it.
With a face full of happy smiles, Se Hee walked toward the restaurant.
Since today was a day spent entirely at sea with no port of call, many people were enjoying breakfast leisurely just like Se Hee.
Se Hee picked up a plate and carefully examined the prepared foods one by one.
Fresh salmon, moist scrambled eggs, and one appetizing sausage.
Finally, an apple with a vivid red color that reminded her of Italy, the departure port.
After arranging the food on her plate with aesthetic empty space yet satisfyingly full, Se Hee headed to an empty table.
Looking around, most people were traveling with lovers or family.
She was alone, but Se Hee decided not to care about other people’s gazes at all.
She first dipped the salmon generously in dressing and popped it into her mouth.
Perhaps out of consideration for passengers from many countries, various sauces and dressings were prepared, so Se Hee chose a familiar one.
The tender salmon flesh seemed to melt in her mouth.
The moist scrambled eggs and well-grilled sausage also delivered a taste far beyond expectations.
Of course—they were prepared by the famous Evans Hotel division.
After finishing the satisfying meal, Se Hee decided to end breakfast with one cup of coffee.
Deep, rich aroma rose from the coffee extract falling into the clean cup while releasing hot steam.
“Since it’s a British ship, is it British beans? Even the scent feels noble.”
When she cautiously took a sip of the hot coffee, the rich fragrance seemed to spread all the way to her chest.
There really is no separate heaven.
Holding her coffee cup, Se Hee headed to the terrace where the sea view was perfect.
The weather was nice, the sky was blue, and the sea was even bluer.
The cool sea breeze blowing added refreshment.
Riding that wind came the cheerful sounds of travelers enjoying swimming in the spacious onboard pool.
Se Hee’s gaze naturally followed the sound.
The Decora Ho had pools on every deck level.
Among them, the main deck had two large pools, so they were the most crowded.
As the cruise brochure devoted many pages to introducing these pools, the facilities were truly outstanding.
A ship floating on the blue sea.
And inside it, transparent water slides made of transparent material.
Wasn’t it truly fantastic?
Just thinking about riding the water slide over the sea already made her heart race.
To prepare for fully enjoying the pool, Se Hee quickly finished her coffee and returned straight to her cabin.
* * *
From the crack of dawn, Kyle finished a meeting with the food & beverage department head and headed to the ship’s food storage.
Even at the headquarters’ Evans Hotel division, Kyle’s direct inspections were famously strict.
Because of his unannounced undercover inspections in particular, all employees could never let down their guard.
Since this was their first cruise business, Kyle was not the type who wouldn’t just sit back and watch the maiden voyage of the Decora Ho.
As expected, Kyle personally boarded the cruise ship.
Everyone from the captain of the Decora Ho to all crew members had already heard about Kyle’s perfectionism from headquarters staff.
Knowing he was sensitive even to the coffee beans used for casual sipping, everyone prepared for the inspection in a state of extreme tension.
The first place inspected was the ship’s top-class restaurant Francois, which prepared full-course meals.
Seeing Kyle check every detail from start to finish of the food served to passenger tables—even inside the kitchen—the crew could only stick out their tongues in awe.
Therefore, no matter how meticulously a place had prepared, there wasn’t a single one that passed without Kyle’s criticism.
While conducting inspections like that, Kyle finally headed to the buffet restaurant where food was served around the clock and a long inspection was expected.
“Good morning, President. Would you like to check the ingredients first?”
The buffet manager who had been waiting to greet Kyle bowed politely.
Following the manager’s guidance, Kyle stepped inside.
Clean kitchen conditions and fresh food.
Since it was a place always crowded with passengers, the buffet restaurant that required extra careful management was prepared in flawless top condition.
“Not bad.”
It seemed satisfactory even to Kyle’s sharp eyes.
The manager, who had been receiving real-time inspection updates via radio from managers of other restaurants on board, grinned ear to ear with joy at passing without criticism.
Dave, following behind, also nodded as if to say “good work” and encouraged the manager with gentle eyes.
Just as Kyle finished the inspection and was about to leave the buffet,
“Since it’s a British ship, is it British beans? Even the scent feels noble.”
A clear Korean sentence reached his ears, and he stopped dead in his tracks.
It was definitely her voice.
The woman who last night had caused a serious incident that shocked everyone.
One of Kyle’s thick eyebrows shot up in displeasure.
The manager froze, seeing the president’s expression turn icy cold.
He instinctively sensed something had happened.
Kyle slowly approached the coffee machine that Se Hee had left.
A chilly gaze turned to the manager.
“Make sure the country of origin is written clearly enough for anyone to read.”
British beans?
Preposterous.
It was top-quality Jamaica Blue Mountain that Kyle himself had roasted and selected.
Of course, unless one was a coffee maniac, it might be hard to tell the difference.
That’s why a sign clearly stating the exact origin was attached right in front.
Yet she confidently declared it British.
“C-country of origin labeling, sir?”
The manager asked again as if he had misheard.
But at Kyle’s freezing glare, he quickly nodded.
“Understood. I’ll have it changed immediately.”
In the end, even the final buffet restaurant couldn’t escape Kyle’s criticism.
* * *
Returning to her cabin, Se Hee took out the swimsuits she had prepared.
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun.
These bikinis, specially prepared to wear according to the day of the week, were styles she could never attempt in Korea.
She had chosen ones she thought were much more “Confucian” than what models wore in the cruise pool introductions she saw in travel magazines, but when she actually took them out, they still felt burdensome to wear.
After a staring contest with the swimsuit for a while, Se Hee finally made up her mind.
Since she had gone to the trouble of preparing them for this special place, she would be bold.
The pool fashion she had quickly scanned earlier showed most women wearing bikinis, just as she had imagined.
So she chose a white bikini that matched the blue Mediterranean sea perfectly.
A 1,000% bold swimsuit that the original Se Hee would never have imagined.
After changing into the bikini, Se Hee stood in front of the mirror.
The person in the mirror looked extremely shy.
No. I decided to change.
Courage! Courage! Courage!
Chanting it like a spell, Se Hee began hypnotizing herself.
This figure is decent enough.
No—it’s close to perfect.
After forcibly injecting that into her brain, she lightly threw on a beach cover-up and left the cabin.
Arriving quickly at the pool on deck, Se Hee hurriedly took off the cover-up while the hypnosis still worked.
Now, chest out confidently……
At that exact moment, a foreign woman wearing a daring bikini flaunted her voluptuous body as she passed right in front of Se Hee.
In an instant, Se Hee’s shoulders shrank.
Compared to the builds of the women at the pool, she suddenly felt rather lacking, and the forced self-hypnosis shattered with a crash.
“C-come on, courage, Lee Se Hee.”
She tried to pull herself together again.
After reapplying the hypnosis, she power-walked toward the pool.
But the real ambush was elsewhere.
The water depth was 3 meters.
She had known the cruise ship was enormous, but she had assumed a pool built on a ship wouldn’t be deep—big mistake.
Unable to swim, Se Hee would have to wear a life jacket to enter the pool.
Imagining herself wearing a life jacket and barely showing arms and legs (not even the bikini) made her laugh.
The tubes she considered as plan B were already all rented out.
Then the water slide?
A long line had already formed.
Fine. Right now I have nothing but time.
I’ll wait as long as it takes.
But first, shouldn’t I at least get wet?
While waiting for the water-slide line to shorten, Se Hee sat with only her legs in the pool, splashing regretfully.
Just sitting and looking at the sea already improved her mood.
It was the moment she naturally learned what healing meant.
As she sat leisurely gazing at the Mediterranean with a happy smile,
Amid giggling laughter, something heavy suddenly pressed down on Se Hee’s shoulders with great force and pushed her forward.
Losing balance from that force, Se Hee toppled headfirst into the pool.
Caught completely off guard, Se Hee plunged straight in without even screaming and began flailing in the water.
It happened in the blink of an eye.
A foreign woman playing with a ball behind Se Hee had accidentally bumped into her and pushed her into the pool.
Unable to swim, Se Hee instinctively thrashed wildly, but her terrified and stiffening body was sinking deeper.
Trapped underwater, she began running out of breath.
The water pressure pressing on her body and the silence underwater drove Se Hee’s fear to the extreme.
That fear paralyzed even her flailing limbs.
The word “death” flashed vividly in Se Hee’s mind.
No.
To die this meaninglessly.
In that instant, scenes from her past life flashed by like a panorama.
It was too unfair to end her life like this.
I don’t want… to die.
I want to live.
No—I must live.
She struggled once more as if begging to hold on to life, but her body felt heavier than before.
She could no longer hold her breath.
Reaching her limit, her mind grew hazy.
A large air bubble burst from her mouth, signaling her final breath.
At that very moment, someone urgently pulled Se Hee’s body up to the surface.
Once exposed to air, Se Hee violently expelled the breath she had desperately held.
It seemed God had not rejected Se Hee’s will to live at the moment she thought she might die.
Gasping roughly, Se Hee felt indescribable gratitude toward the lifesaver who rescued her.
Finally steadying her breathing, Se Hee looked up at her savior with a tearful, moved voice.
“…Haa. Haa… Th-thank…”
However, before Se Hee could finish, a sharp male voice pierced her ears painfully.
“Do you think life jackets are decorations?”
It was a shocking remark that struck the back of Se Hee’s head—who had only just escaped death’s door and still hadn’t come to her senses—like consecutive blows.
When the male lead is punished by carrying the female lead’s child and having periods like a woman
“I’ve given birth to two children for you, yet you still think about him.
Was I nothing but his substitute to you from beginning to end?”
Synopsis:
Meng Huan, a scumbag who has dated countless girlfriends, transmigrates to a female-dominated country.
Day 1: Whether it’s female dominance or not doesn’t matter. The beauties here are passionate and amorous. Isn’t it easier to date them than in modern times?
Day 2: After a night, Meng Huan discovers the differences in the female-dominated world. Men here actually have chastity locks and menstrual cycles. This hinders his ability to perform, damn it!
Day 3: What’s wrong with sleeping around? I don’t want you to marry me. I’m meant to be a playboy. I don’t care about male virtues… What? You want to drown me in a pig cage? Marry, I’ll marry!
Day N: Meng Huan inexplicably vomits and receives the shocking news of his life… He’s pregnant.
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