The return of Lee Soo-rin, one of the two heirs of the MiBon Group, who had lived abroad for several years, was quite big news. As the social circles had been filled with stories about her until recently, Jua immediately recognized Soo-rin.
When Jua reached out for a handshake, Soo-rin also shook hands with a refined smile.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Lee Soo-rin.”
“I’m Dahlia Coffee’s Jua Seol.”
After the formal greetings, what Soo-rin said to Jua was personal.
“I heard you’re friends with Min Haeyeon.”
Although the fact that Haeyeon and Jua were friends was not widely known, Soo-rin confidently discussed it. Jua responded with a hesitant question.
“Not just friends, right?”
“What?”
At the mere courtesy, when a denial came, Soo-rin looked down at Jua as if to ask what she meant. Moreover, with heels that made Soo-rin look 10 centimeters taller than Jua.
“It’s practically like family. Haeyeon and I.”
Putting her arm around Haeyeon’s shoulder, Jua laughed playfully.
“It’s a family-like relationship, so there’s something we want to talk about. Can you move aside a bit?”
Jua’s request to vacate the seat was not impolite, but there was something wrong with it. It was as if saying, “I don’t want to deal with you, so could you leave?”
“Well then. We’ll step aside.”
“It was nice to meet you, Ms. Min Haeyeon.” After the formal greetings, Soo-rin added, “Ah, Brix. Saturday at 4 PM. Did you open the door?”
Frowning, Haeyeon understood the meaning of those words, just like Soo-rin passed by.
“… I suppose so.”
“Thank you.”
Soo-rin, who answered nonchalantly, didn’t lose her smile and went to another place. But Haeyeon’s head was complicated. What Soo-rin just said meant, “Let’s meet at Brix tomorrow at 4 PM.” ‘Brix’ was the place where Soo-rin and Haeyeon first met.
‘Yes, now I need to bring it to an end.’
Silently grinding her teeth, Haeyeon lowered Jua’s arm from her shoulder and stared at her intently. That way, she wouldn’t have a chance to ask about the meaningful conversation she just had with Isurin.
“Seol Jua, why did you do that?”
Jua, who had an open and carefree personality, had just displayed an attitude towards Isurin that was far from ordinary. Both of them came here in the position of company representatives. Even if Jua wasn’t aware of that, why did she treat Isurin so disdainfully?
Although Jua would have understood the meaning behind Haeyeon’s words, she pretended not to hear.
“What did I do? But, Min Haeyeon, where did the person who received the award today go?”
“Mr. Doha? He went to the restroom for a moment.”
Haeyeon, who didn’t expect a detailed answer, just replied to the rhythm. However, she didn’t disclose the incident of Isurin spilling wine, as if she heard that, Jua wouldn’t leave Isurin alone this time.
So, it’s better not to mention the ’cause’ of Doha going to the restroom. It’s just a small secret between Jua and Doha, with good intentions. Outwardly, there was no intentionality in Isurin’s act of spilling wine, and there was no need to announce it to people.
“Jua, have the other family members not come?”
Haeyeon naturally changed the subject. It was about the parents of Jua, who was the chairman of Dahlia Coffee, or her boss, Yoo Joon, who didn’t seem to be visible.
“Oh, our chairman came. He’s still following the old folks around. When he saw you, he came over.”
“We see each other every day at work.”
“Is that the same as this? And Min Haeyeon, are you and I tired of each other?”
Anyway, Jua’s words. Haeyeon cast a gentle gaze at Jua, who was expressing her discontent while pouting her lips. She felt somewhat better. Having such a friend was a happy thing, so Haeyeon unconsciously smiled softly.
After parting ways with the Haeyeon group, Soo-rin, walking towards where Chairman Yoon Myung-gil was, encountered the familiar Inyoung.
“They seem quite close. I often witness scenes like this.”
Yoon Seo, who was neatly dressed, deliberately stopped walking. As Soo-rin wanted to take a short break, she also chuckled and teased.
“I can’t help it. I like people like Ms. Min Haeyeon.”
“Really? Surprising.”
Even as she answered like that, Yoon Seo didn’t believe Soo-rin’s words at all. Perhaps, even if Min Haeyeon wasn’t Isurin’s ex, she would have disliked her. Originally, the two didn’t match physiologically.
Yoon Seo let out a breezy laughter, looking at something, and furrowed her eyebrows. Doha, who had joined his wife along the left corridor, was now visible even though there was some distance, and his shirt was intact. Apparently, he had changed his clothes.
“Is it really that good?”
What Isurin said was correct, but she had been like an inanimate object to the Cha Doha couple since the beginning of their marriage, so the sight of the Cha Doha couple was always fascinating.
“Is it like kicking a stone along the way in a lucky accident? Whether they have good or bad fate, it doesn’t matter, it’s just a stone, isn’t it?”
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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