Today, Line’s entire body and hands, which embraced Song-gang, were tense.
Song-gang wanted to pull away to see Line’s face, worried she might cry, but Line buried her face in his chest and didn’t want to let go.
“I’ll leave if you cry.”
He spoke with a warm tone while comforting her back. The more he did, the more earnestness filled her hands.
“Isa, because of me…”
Line’s body was trembling with tension, and she was unable to hold back the fear. She was secretly scared. Worried that Song-gang might give up on her… scared that he might think it’s unbearable and let her go…
Even with the words that he was leaving now, she couldn’t cry out of fear. Line bit her lower lip tightly and held back tears. The urge to cry reached the throat, but she resisted with all her strength.
“I wanted to see your face and endured it all the way, but won’t you show it to me?”
In response to Song-gang’s words, Line separated from his embrace and raised her head.
“Oh! Lips.”
Line had bitten her lower lip so hard that blood was flowing. Song-gang touched his thumb to the edge of her lips and inspected it.
“Oh… You got hurt again! Ha…”
What kind of person was so ruthless… Song-gang sighed involuntarily.
“What should I say? Is Inspector Jin Line okay?”
Song-gang spoke cautiously. He became more careful, thinking that words intended to console Line even a little might touch her pride.
“It’s resentment… If you want to resent, resent me for everything!”
Line opened her eyes wide. Rather than intending to express anger, she had tightened her eyes to endure tears.
“What on earth is it because of Inspector Jin Line? Why are you blaming yourself? Try to make me understand. If you do, I’ll resent you until the end, even if you tell me to stop.”
“Because of my father… even though it almost went wrong… are you saying that?”
‘Father’ was mentioned.
The word ‘father’ came out of Line’s mouth. The habit of calling him Chairman Na and casually throwing words around was nowhere to be found.
Song-gang placed his large hands on Line’s cheeks, pulled her head back, and met her eyes, filled with fear.
“What did you just say?”
Song-gang wanted to hear the sound of ‘father’ once again.
“Such… words came out.”
“No.”
Line seemed bewildered, not knowing what was wrong.
“Before that.”
“My father… was wrong…”
“Did you say ‘father’? To our father?”
Line looked perplexed, seemingly not even aware of what she had said.
“Is it important now?”
“It’s important now.”
“Isa, you really…!”
Seeing him moved by such a trivial thing, Line felt sorry once again.
Song-gang wanted to kiss Line’s lips, but seeing her swollen lower lip, he couldn’t. It was a day of various agonies. Song-gang placed his hand on Line’s shoulder.
“Father has assigned a 24-hour security guard next to him. He also promised not to do that again.”
Only then did Line feel relieved, and her body relaxed. Seeing Line ease the tension, Song-gang also felt a bit relieved.
“I want to have a drink.”
Line walked briskly towards the refrigerator. Even the house slippers on her feet felt heavy with each step.
By the time several cans of beer were stacked, Song-gang started to worry. It would be good if she had something to eat while drinking, but Line only drank beer.
“When I was a rookie, there was an incident where a person being investigated in a case I handled committed suicide.”
It was a story that Song-gang didn’t ask about. It seemed like something she didn’t want to recall. However, he was truly grateful that she spoke first.
“That person wasn’t the culprit. However, until the end, they insisted that they were. I understand that their family circumstances were difficult, but… that’s not the answer. No matter how much pressure was applied, they endured it to the end. And then, one day…”
Line stopped talking. Thinking about that time made her chest tighten.
“If it’s difficult, you can stop. It’s a thing of the past.”
Line shook her head, saying she was okay. However, in his eyes, she didn’t look fine at all.
“In the end, I caught the real culprit, but… was catching the culprit really meaningful? Was what I achieved really justice? People in the world said no. If I had just sent him to prison, he might have lived according to his wishes… That person wasn’t the culprit. I… killed him…”
Seeing her hand reaching for the beer can, Song-gang, who couldn’t stand it, grabbed her hand. He didn’t want to leave her alone, whether she blamed herself or indulged in drinking.
“If you hadn’t told that story a while ago, I would have tried to leave it alone, but I can’t.”
“I want to drink a little more… Why am I not getting drunk today… Isa, if you’re tired, you can go home.”
Song-gang couldn’t accept Line’s words. It would have sounded more sincere if she had said she wanted to drink more, so just leave her alone.
“Why? Instead of that, why don’t you tell me to leave only a child at the water’s edge? At this hour…”
It was past two in the morning.
“Ah… Time has already passed like this.”
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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