“That’s right. Because you accepted my proposal… I’m thankful that you proudly showed off the ring I gave you in front of Mom.”
“Is that so?”
“Yeah.”
“Thankful a lot?”
“Yeah.”
“Then, will you grant my request?”
“Request?”
Seo-jun looked quite tired. As I looked at his tired face, my heart swelled.
“Don’t think badly. Don’t have bad thoughts until Mom’s results come out.”
Seo-jun, who was gazing at me intently, nodded weakly.
“That’s enough.”
“I’m back.”
“Back?”
As I entered, Mom rushed out of the bedroom as if she were jumping.
“Yun-hee… How is Yun-hee?”
It was Mom, who must have been very worried. After hearing a loud noise from the bathroom, Dad came out in a hurry, pulling up his pants.
“Yeah. How is Mom, Seo-jun? Huh? Did you get the results?”
I regretted not making a call in advance seeing Mom and Dad like this.
“We did blood tests and a CT scan in the emergency room. There seems to be a suspicious part, so they suggested hospitalization for further examination.”
“Where is it suspicious?”
“I don’t know either.”
“She seemed to be eating well these days, so why all of a sudden?”
“Indeed… Maybe Mom is scared.”
“Of course! It hasn’t been long since the surgery.”
“Will Mom go to the hospital tomorrow? Go to the hospital and comfort Mom a lot.”
“Still, your voice sounded fine when you heard the news of your marriage… Right! You’re getting married?”
Mom, who was expressing her worries, shouted with wide-open eyes at the unexpected news of my and Seo-jun’s marriage that slipped out.
“What are you talking about? Doyul is getting married? Is she marrying Seo-jun?”
Apparently, Dad didn’t hear the news.
“Yeah. Seo-jun proposed, and I accepted.”
Mom and Dad held hands and started jumping around.
“Is that so exciting?”
“Well, Seo-jun is becoming our son-in-law! How about that!”
“What if you couldn’t get married? It’s a relief!”
I still entered the room, leaving the two people who were hugging each other and jumping around.
“Mom, I’m going to work.”
“Okay! You’ll go to the hospital after work, right?”
“Yes.”
On my way to work for the first time this year. In this unusually cold winter, I sent a message to Seo-jun by blowing on my hands.
[When will you finish work today?]I was bothered by Seo-jun’s expression, which was dark yesterday. It would probably take until tomorrow for all of Yun-hee’s test results to come out. Seo-jun had taken a day off until tomorrow, finishing only an urgent meeting today.
[I might leave the office around 3.]I checked the message while riding the crowded bus.
[Want to have lunch together?] [Sure.]Setting up a lunch appointment, I looked outside the window visible little by little among the people in the crowded basket. The scenery, no different from usual, seemed different today.
Changed age. From friends to lovers, and this year, we might become a family.
With Seo-jun’s proposal and Mom’s hospitalization, it had been a chaotic time. So, I turned 30. I thought a lot would change when I entered my 30s.
But it felt like I was just 29 plus 3.
“Good morning.”
“Oh! Who is this? Is this now Assistant Manager Mun Da-yul in her 30s?”
This manager, who came to work earlier than me, greeted me energetically.
“Please leave out the 30s in front.”
“Hahaha.”
The assistant manager laughed loudly at my nonchalant remark.
“How about a morning coffee together since we’re in our 30s? I’ll treat you!”
I glanced at this manager, but he just waved the corporate card in front of my eyes. In the end, I burst into laughter. And so, following the manager, I walked out of the office.
“How was your holiday?”
We went up to the company cafe. While waiting for the coffee order, the manager asked.
“There were various things.”
“Yeah?”
I showed my left hand to the manager.
“Assistant Manager Mun!”
“Shh! Manager, your voice is too loud!”
I brought my index finger to my lips.
“Assistant Manager Mun, did you get a proposal?”
“Yes.”
“Now, Assistant Manager Mun is entering the married line! Huh?”
Seeing this manager, whom we liked as much as our parents, my mouth naturally curled up.
“Well, our coffee is ready in a moment.”
Just as our ordered coffee arrived, the manager, holding coffee in both hands, handed it to me.
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome… Well. It feels good to hear good news from the first day of work in the new year!”
“Keep it a secret from other team members, please.”
“Then, what about the ring?”
“I’ll just say we got couple rings.”
“Why hide such good news.”
I took a sip of the steaming coffee, which was fragrant.
“Seo-jun’s mom was hospitalized. She was already very sick, and suddenly she went to the emergency room…”
“Oh my, this is…”
“There were many things happening from the beginning of the new year.”
“Researcher Seo-jun must be feeling complicated.”
“Yes. If, by any chance, the results for Mom aren’t good…”
Actually, I couldn’t express myself much because it was in front of Seo-jun and Mom. We were close like family. I was surprised and worried about Mom’s hospitalization, but I couldn’t express it.
“It will be okay! The results haven’t come out yet.”
“Yes. In fact, just a few years ago, being in my 30s felt very adult-like. But now that I’m actually in my 30s, I wonder if I’m not mature enough… If I had become a proper adult, maybe I could have been a proper support for Mom and Seo-jun. It’s a bit hard to think about.”
“Is everyone an adult just because they’re getting older? And how about Assistant Manager Mun now! I’ve never seen such a cool 30-year-old!”
“Am I the only 30-year-old around here?”
“Yeah? Well, maybe. Hahaha.”
The manager laughed so loudly that it showed his adam’s apple. People around were startled, and I distanced myself a bit from this manager.
“What’s so different about being in your 30s? You get up in the morning, go to work to make a living, dirty and dangerous things happen, and then you have a drink with colleagues and friends to let off steam. After that, you go home, see your wife and kids, regain strength, and go to work again. That’s how you live day by day. You don’t see how far you’ve come by looking at how many steps you’ve taken each day. When you look back, you see how far you’ve come with those footsteps.”
The elevator door opened, and the two of us stood in front of the elevator to go down to our office.
“Live day by day like that. Living day by day, you don’t see how far I’ve walked. When you look back, you see how far you’ve come with those footsteps.”
The elevator door opened, and we both got on. We pressed the button to our floor, and soon the elevator door closed.
“Don’t be impatient. Assistant Manager Mun is doing well enough. Assistant Manager Mun’s footsteps are straight and firm, more than Assistant Manager Mun thinks.”
“Thank you.”
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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