Indeed, on reflection, the assurance that he could make Chloe happy felt strange.
It was too serious to be an everyday pleasantry exchanged between friends.
“Chloe.
Are you alright?”
He who immediately sensed when she was in trouble and asked.
“So, will you help me?
Please.”
And thus, as soon as Chloe asked for help, they were invited to the palace.
Indeed, it seemed as if Emperor Koon had heard what Chloe had said to friend Koon.
“I can lighten your worries. I too will entirely assist you. No, please let me.”
There, the emperor confessed something shocking. And he said he wanted to make amends for the past and told her to name her terms.
Could it be that he would help her with her divorce from the Duke, just like friend Koon would have?
For Chloe, who wanted a divorce, the timing was impeccable.
Once she understood that another ‘Koon’ was the link between her and the emperor, everything made sense.
“Madam, I will guide you to the dining room for breakfast.”
The routine breakfast invitation felt so obvious while she was in the palace.
She couldn’t fathom how walking down the hall to the dining room could feel so tense. Her head was dizzy.
She didn’t know how to act around Koon, whom she saw every day.
Should she be casual because he was her friend? Or should she maintain distance?
Caught up in a whirlpool of thoughts, she arrived at her destination before she knew it.
Koon had already taken his seat.
“I apologize for not keeping our appointment yesterday. I fell asleep early.”
He immediately apologized to Chloe, who had just arrived. It was about the appointment that was inadvertently canceled.
Luckily, he seemed unaware that Chloe had stopped by his room and left.
“Ah… It’s okay.”
Chloe replied formally, feeling somewhat choked up as she brought the cup to her lips.
“……Your Highness.”
Only after emptying the cup of flower tea did she open her mouth.
‘I want to ask.’
Her instincts drove her mouth to speak.
She sincerely wanted to pry everything open.
Do you know my friend?
No, are you my friend, Your Highness?
But her mouth didn’t continue to speak.
‘Do I have the right to reveal something that Your Highness chooses not to?’
The Emperor was deliberately keeping his identity a secret. Moreover, he pretended not to know even as his close friend ‘Kun’ was mentioned multiple times in his presence.
For some reason, he wanted to hide the truth by embodying another identity.
Chloe couldn’t ruin that for him.
Moreover, the fact that she hung out with close friend Kun meant she had likely seen the Emperor’s true face. He could nullify the promise he made for the mere reason of stirring the pot with Chloe, who had become privy to confidential matters.
Because the Emperor was someone who could do that.
The imminent reality felt more vivid than the fact that he had lost a precious friend.
There was no need to ruin the good relationship between the two people.
It was an ambiguous alliance formed under the Emperor’s intention to personally assist in her divorce.
“……So, have you been less busy?”
“Thanks to no interruptions, the urgent matters have been put to rest.”
“That’s a relief.”
Chloe diffused the situation with a broad smile.
It was when she discretely sighed and took a sip of water. Kun, who had been closely watching her, asked,
“By the way, did the Princess come to see me yesterday?”
He added that he was quite curious about it.
If it came out that she had visited his place last night, it meant confessing everything from discovering his true identity to the identity of close friend Kun.
Chloe lifted her head with a semblance of calm. Soon, red eyes from behind a closed-off mask met her blue depths.
“No, I couldn’t go. I couldn’t find the designated place, so I returned to my room as it got too late.”
“I see. I thought you knew the place since there was no message from the servant.”
“Ah……”
“Where was the Princess waiting?”
One piercing question after another.
Was it a mere coincidence?
Despite knowing it couldn’t be, Chloe felt uneasy.
It felt as if the Emperor had precisely tracked her steps.
“I was waiting on the balcony in the corridor. It’s the only place where we could meet late at night.”
“I see. Next time, I should make my intentions clear.”
Fortunately, the Emperor passed over her hastily concocted improvisation without suspicion.
It seemed that in her sensitivity, she had worried too hastily.
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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