The dusk had settled a while ago, shrouding the road in darkness.
A black sedan, resembling its owner, was cruising at a speed neither fast nor slow.
“Phew…”
Giyeon, deeply exhaling, gripped the steering wheel harder, silently seething with anger.
Yuin, having overheard their conversation and somewhat understanding the situation, was glancing at him, wrestling with her thoughts. Should she say something, or would it be better to join his silence?
After nibbling her lips and glancing around dozens of times, she heard Giyeon chuckle beside her.
“What are you pondering so much about?”
Though faint, Giyeon’s lips were slightly upturned.
Had his mood improved? Before Yuin could be sure, a calm voice resonated.
“Sorry. That……”
Giyeon started to speak but then stopped. His lips, tightly closed as if clenched, opened again.
“That guy ruined our dinner. Let’s go somewhere else. Do you want anything to eat?”
“No, it’s okay.”
“You barely ate.”
Caught at a traffic signal, Giyeon glanced at her.
Under the pale moonlight, his smooth features appeared colder in the darkness.
Looking at his icy face, Yuin felt an unfamiliar unease spread from deep within.
“I really am fine.”
“Yuin always says she’s fine. What’s with everything being fine?”
“You seem more upset than me, Director.”
Giyeon’s brow furrowed slightly, and Yuin closed her lips tightly.
After a moment of silence, Giyeon, staring blankly at the headlights of the car in front, spoke.
“What did you talk about?”
Yuin, who had been following the red glow reflecting off Giyeon, turned to him with a puzzled expression.
“That guy earlier. Tell me everything from the start.”
“Um… he didn’t say much.”
“It’s nothing, so tell me. I’m curious.”
Though puzzled about why he was curious about such a brief conversation, Yuin reasoned it was harmless and began to recount.
“He asked if I knew him. When I said no, he asked me to tell him one thing.”
“One thing? What?”
“He asked what I was preparing for. If I was an actress or an idol. I didn’t answer, and then you came.”
After finishing, Yuin looked at Giyeon’s expression, feeling it necessary.
The streetlights intermittently illuminated the car’s dark interior. The man’s face, frozen like a block of ice, alternated between light and shadow, resembling a warning light signaling great danger. Yuin, taking a deep breath, involuntarily looked away.
Shortly after, Giyeon spoke in a gently coaxing tone.
“Yuin, did you understand what he meant by that?”
Yuin, not grasping the intention behind the question, asked back.
“What do you mean? He asked because I was with you, right?”
“Um. That’s enough.”
Not understanding what he meant, Yuin sent a few questioning glances his way, but he just smiled slightly and patted her head.
As they neared her house and the sedan stopped, Yuin still couldn’t let go of her confusion. Blinking puppy-like eyes at Giyeon, he faintly smiled.
“Sorry about today. Get home safe.”
His sweet voice seemed unlikely to explain anything further.
Finally giving up, Yuin nodded and got out of the car. As she disappeared from view, Giyeon, who had been watching until her delicate silhouette was no longer visible, pulled out his phone from his jacket.
Dialing a familiar number, the call was soon connected.
“Director here.”
“About the recent drama reading at KRS.”
“Yes.”
His black eyes, which had possibly been recalling the restaurant scene, shone sharply like a razor’s edge.
“There’s a model-turned-new actor in that drama. Have him removed immediately.”
“…What? Suddenly, why… Did something happen?”
“The model-turned-new actor. Cut him off. Otherwise, I’ll withdraw the investment. Make sure you understand that. Got it?”
“Yes, I understand, but… may I know the reason for this sudden decision?”
Jinseok’s usually unwavering voice cracked under the absurdity of the late-night directive.
But Giyeon, unbothered by such concerns, growled back fiercely.
“Don’t ask for a reason, just pass on the message and get it done. I only want to hear about it once it’s cleanly sorted out.”
“…Yes, I understand.”
Giyeon tossed the phone aside after getting a response, sighing deeply and leaning back against the headrest.
Covering his eyes wearily with his hand, he remained motionless for a long while.
[Star Icon]“Every time we go to a restaurant, something always happens… strangely.”
Yuin shielded her eyes from the scorching May sun, reminiscing about the recent events and murmuring to herself.
Giyeon ultimately clammed up about that day, and Yuin couldn’t inquire further.
All she retained was that Giyeon was very angry about that incident and that their restaurant visits had been marred by unpleasant memories.
And, the memory of an angry Giyeon was terrifying.
“But why isn’t she here yet?”
Yuin shook off her thoughts, looking around for her yet-to-arrive companion.
During this time of year, when the deep spring was slowly fading away, there was an event Yuin wasn’t particularly fond of – the Sunhyeon University Festival.
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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