“Are you going somewhere with the child? On Christmas Eve.”
Not planning to spend quiet time at home with family.
“Because I’m too worried to spend time with Mom.”
Exchange was fed up with the repeated actions until he went to England.
“I’ll take him out right now, so please change and get ready.”
Since it was possible to order the missing luggage to the driver or buy new ones, there was no need to pack.
“Hey, Choi Kyuhwan!”
“If you say one more word here, you’ll never see your son or grandson again, so be aware of that.”
Knowing that those words were by no means spoken in anger, Jahyun had no choice but to keep her mouth shut and gaze at Exchange.
Oh, what a mean guy.
Passing by the trembling Jahyun, Exchange, entering the room, slammed the door shut.
With a deep sigh, he put his hand into the pocket of his pants, where the ring box he hadn’t given to Hyojin was still there.
The soft velvet texture that seeped into his palm brought back the dazzling image of her, smiling as brightly as a sunny spring day.
‘Father, it’s the first time. Every moment with you was the first for me.’
For Exchange, every moment with Hyojin was the last.
Although it wasn’t the first time.
‘I don’t regret loving you, Father. I will cherish you until I die, without forgetting.’
Every moment with Hyojin was also good for Exchange.
You, who led me to the warm spring that I thought would never come again.
Every time Hyojin smiled, it felt like my frozen heart was melting, and it seemed like new sprouts were emerging.
‘Then I’ll forget too.’
As if cutting the flesh, Exchange, who had been caressing the velvet box with his fingertips, finally twisted his face.
The bitter coldness, like being pierced through the chest, was felt at the thought that he could no longer see the face he missed.
Just returning to the original place.
Stupidly, his body, accustomed to her warmth, already felt the absence.
Bitterly staring at the corridor where she had stayed, Exchange, feeling the sunlight coming through the window was overly bright, reached out.
Trying to pull the curtain, his body, caught in dizziness for a moment, clung to the curtain and lost its balance.
The curtain rod fixed to the ceiling, pulled by his weight, toppled to the floor along with the curtain.
Thud.
Seungyul, who was fastening the button of the white shirt handed by the housekeeper, heard the sound.
“What’s that noise?”
Jahyun looked at the housekeeper.
“Well…”
Smiling awkwardly, the housekeeper felt that today, the time it took to walk to his room seemed unusually long.
“Mr. Chairman?”
His room was not locked, but the housekeeper, as usual, did not forget to knock politely.
“Mr. Chairman?”
Repeatedly calling, there was no answer, and the silence that returned was ominous.
Thinking that it shouldn’t be delayed any longer, when he turned the handle, the moment he opened the door, the sound of bare feet running towards him, making a thud, thud sound, was heard from behind.
“Young Master…?”
Called by the housekeeper, Seungyul pushed the door so forcefully that it seemed to break.
The sunlight coming through the window pierced his eyes strongly.
Seungyul, shielding his eyes with his palm, quickly scanned the floor.
In the familiar eyes accustomed to darkness, Exchange, who had collapsed on the floor, entered.
“Dad!”
The child’s world collapsed.
University Hospital, Neurosurgery Ward.
“Hurry. Grandma. If you’re late, Boss will only scold me.”
Sunhye couldn’t resist the excitement and arrived at the hospital earlier than the promised time due to Hwangsa’s early blooming.
Exchange, who had been coaxing Sunhye that he would inform Hyojin if he didn’t show up, didn’t appear even after a considerable time had passed since the appointment.
“Why isn’t he coming? The appointment time has already passed.”
Sunhye, who was sitting on a chair in the corridor, poked Hwangsa’s side.
“Yeah, it’s strange.”
Hwangsa called Exchange.
‘What’s going on? Why isn’t he answering the phone?’
Usually, he would respond so sharply that it would make one’s heart race like a scary knife, cutting off the signal.
In turn, Hwangsa, with no other choice, brought her grandmother and followed the nurse into the examination room.
“Ms. Yang Sunhye.”
The chief physician, who had already finished the consultation with Exchange over the phone, greeted Sunhye warmly.
“Didn’t the young master come with you?”
“My son?”
The chief physician, seeing Sunhye and Hwangsa with wide eyes, smiled slyly.
“Then is he the grandson? I thought he was the son because your mother worries so much.”
Only now did Sunhye realize that she was talking about Exchange and extended her hand.
“Oh, no. He’s not my son.”
Exchange did not appear until the consultation with the doctor was over, and he received instructions for a detailed examination from the nurse.
“Why on earth isn’t he coming? Even if he can’t come, he should at least contact us.”
Hwangsa muttered to Sunhye, noticing Sunhye’s mood.
“Oh, forget it. Why are you curious? He might be too busy to come.”
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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