Latil sighed deeply and walked out the door.
“I’ll show Hyacinth properly. Even without someone like Hyacinth, I’m still a stunning woman, and he’ll regret losing me for the rest of his life.”
[This is the time separator]At Latil’s words that she will leave immediately, couldn’t say goodbye, and will curse him three times a day, Hyacinth asked with a sad expression.
“Do you really have to do this, Latil?”
This was not the face of Hyacinth, the newlywed groom of yesterday. His eyes that should have sparkled were dark and his face was filled with melancholy.
Sir Sonnaught, the knight commander, muttered that he regretted it too early, but Hyacinth didn’t give anyone but Latil a glance. Latil was the only one in his sight, as if the knight commander was invisible.
Seeing the man she loved for years in pain, Latil’s heart ached in sympathy.
But she had to say what needed to be said.
“Yes, I have to do it like this.”
“Just 5 years. Can’t you really wait for 5 years? I can settle everything within 5 years, Latil.”
“I can’t.”
“Latil, you’re also a royal, so you understand. It was truly a choice I couldn’t avoid.”
“I know, I understand. I told you, I understand. But understanding you and forgiving and accepting you are different matters.”
“Latil… please.”
“5 years. It sounds nice to say 5 years, but is it just 5 years? During those 5 years, you’ll accept various consorts, starting with an heir. It’s the best way to consolidate your imperial power in a short period, right?”
“!”
“Then what about me? For those 5 years, how many times do I have to watch you marry other women? And you still ask me to wait for you?”
Hyacinth’s face twisted in pain. His whole body was filled with agony. Even in his sadness, he was beautiful.
Latil’s heart ached too.
Hyacinth was the first man Latil loved. The man who swore, dreamed, promised, and assured her of eternal love.
What Latil said to Hyacinth, that she understands him, was sincere. Latil understood Hyacinth. They say love, love, love, but how many can actually abandon everything for love?
Hyacinth had to choose between love and the throne, and he logically chose the throne.
Perhaps Hyacinth truly didn’t know if he could keep his promise. He was intelligent and had enough determination and execution to accomplish everything he wanted.
To say that her heart was not shaking even now, would be a lie.
She wanted to promise to wait even now, threading her fingers through the soft brown locks of a grieving Hyacinth, bestowing kisses upon his beautiful forehead. She yearned for his sorrowfilled grey eyes to be hers.
But Latil managed to calm her wavering heart.
“Think of it from a different perspective. Can you do it, Hyacinth?”
Latil took a step back and stared at him intently. She could feel her voice shaking. She felt the heat at the corner of her eyes.
Damn it. Latil opened her eyes wide to hold back her tears and asked again.
“If I marry another man and accept a line of consorts, and ask you to wait for me, can you wait for me?”
“I… ”
“No, wait. Don’t answer.”
Hyacinth, who had been about to say something, looked at Latil with eyes asking ‘why do you say that’.
Latil forced a smile on her face.
“Wait. I’ll ask you that question again later. Answer me then.”
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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