The restaurant was famous for its omakase.
In a modestly decorated tatami room, Heegu sat facing his son, Yongjin.
Monthly family meals with his son’s family had turned into excuses for his busy granddaughter to always skip, and since accepting Sajun as his son-in-law, his daughter-in-law openly refused to attend.
Ultimately, it was always a meal between Heegu and Yongjin.
Looking at Yongjin, sitting neatly across from him, Heegu clicked his tongue again today.
“Pitiful guy.”
“Father, really. What’s pitiful about meeting your son once a month?”
“I say it’s pitiful because it is. Did I say something wrong?”
Even if Yongjin frowned with a hurt expression, Heegu’s stern expression did not soften.
What’s the use of leading a group well? Heegu couldn’t even manage one family member properly, causing disturbances all along.
“Make Yehee and that jerk leave their current jobs.”
Yongjin couldn’t readily give such an answer.
Because of his wife Yeonhwa’s excessive favoritism, their daughter Yehee had no sense of responsibility and eventually fell out of Heegu’s favor.
Was that all? Spending money recklessly and causing losses in every company he managed.
He had hoped for something from his son-in-law, but the two of them, side by side, caused trouble in the company whenever they appeared in the media.
He wanted to kick out his daughter and son-in-law, but he couldn’t because of his wife Yeonhwa.
Seeing Yongjin’s dark face, Heegu asked with a knowing expression.
“Is it because of your wife again?”
“Yeonhwa has a wound that can never be erased, you know.”
“If you’ve given her an unerasable wound, it’s only natural to cater to your wife for a lifetime at home. But I can’t tolerate dragging the group into this anymore.”
Yongjin was raised with a noble education from Heegu since childhood.
He had no particular interest in women, nor did he enjoy drinking and revelry. He was suited for managing the company.
He genuinely loved his wife, Yeonhwa, who was married through a strategic marriage. Even after his wife became unable to have a child after giving birth to their daughter, Yehee, Yongjin’s feelings remained unchanged.
Until the night the secretary suddenly resigned two years later and appeared with a child, demanding money.
So Yongjin really didn’t know.
What kind of trick the secretary played that drunken night, that he had a son, and why the secretary, who silently did his job, suddenly quit.
He had no memory of that night and couldn’t believe it, so he conducted a DNA test, but the result was clear: the child was his.
Under Heegu’s pressure, he put his son on the family register, but he couldn’t even give his son a little attention due to Yeonhwa’s vigilance.
Because of that, Yongjin became a lifelong sinner to Yeonhwa, and he listened to everything Yeonhwa said.
Even though the situation was untenable, the reason he couldn’t cast out his daughter and son-in-law was because of that.
“Now you should meet Sajun too. My precious grandson has grown up very well.”
Yongjin also knew. He knew how well his son, whom he had inevitably neglected, had grown.
Despite living freely, he was doing well and even taking care of himself properly.
From the thriving Geo Club to the corporation Geo, owning dozens of real estate properties.
Although he was an unwanted son, it didn’t mean there was no sense of responsibility.
He was of his blood, and even if parents had sins, children were innocent.
So, since Sajun started living alone, Yongjin had attempted to meet him, but he was rejected every time.
It had been over ten years since he gave up even meeting when he threatened to leave for a foreign country if he approached him once more.
“Do you think I don’t want to meet you? You won’t meet me, so how can I meet you?”
In response to Yongjin’s answer, Heegu slammed the table.
“Then are you planning to entrust the family affairs to Yehee and that jerk? I’m asking you if you want to see the headquarters that my father and grandfather built with their blood, and the Sajun we both protected, go to ruin!”
“Father, please don’t do this. I feel like my head is going to explode right now.”
His son didn’t acknowledge him as a father, and his wife threatened divorce if Sajun was made the successor. That was Yongjin’s current situation.
“The headquarters has over 120,000 employees. Either make those people unemployed, or you should make a decision now if you can’t wait any longer.”
“…”
“Sajun will be thirty next year. I waited as much as I could, but I can’t wait any longer.”
Heegu had hoped for the rich man to come to his senses and reconcile, but such a miracle did not happen.
Both of them were so stubborn and proud, it was unknown how strong their egos were. So, he had to take matters into his own hands.
“I plan to marry my grandson to a well-off family and make him the next head of the headquarters. If you don’t like it, I’ll drag you down myself.”
Although Yongjin was the chairman of the Geo Group, Heegu’s stake in Geo was overwhelming. If Heegu turned his back, Yongjin’s position would be precarious.
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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