“The person they call Team Leader Moon Taehong? Could I have your business card?”
The bomb finally exploded. Holding Taehong, who seemed ready to pour out words, Haejin approached Seo Woo.
“Manager.”
Haejin, looking straight at Seo Woo, felt more indifferent than ever.
“I am Deputy Director Jeong Haejin.”
Enough with the introduction. To avoid creating a further disturbance, she brought up the main topic.
“If you want my business card, please proceed with official business with the Yeonchang Group.”
Of course, she could give it to her, but it would be a waste to give away the few remaining business cards in the situation where Taehong and Seo Woo were growling at each other.
“There seems to be no reason for me to give you my business card right now.”
Moreover, what was most important was that Seo Woo’s eyes seemed to be interested only in ashes. Haejin politely bowed and walked back to her position.
“Please proceed, Team Leader.”
It was next to Taehong.
**
The party was almost coming to an end. The two exchanged absent-minded greetings continuously, and eventually, Haejin’s business cards ran out, replaced by handshakes at the end.
Haejin, still busy with Taehong, mentioned taking a short break to get some fresh air. Although he didn’t like it, in the end, he allowed it.
Haejin sat on an outdoor bench and slipped off her shoes. A sense of liberation was felt as her foot, pressed within the tightly clasped shoes, was finally free.
It couldn’t be anything but a dynamic party. Joon-tae’s call and the appearance of Seyoung and Seo Woo brought a sudden influx of emotions and physical fatigue.
Haejin leaned her head far back. Thinking the stars in the night sky were pretty, her blocked heart felt like it was being pierced.
As Haejin was gradually getting into the rhythm of blinking stars, a black shadow covered her face.
“Well, well!”
As Haejin urgently raised her head that was leaned far back, Taehong stepped back one foot.
“What are you doing here? I’ve been looking for you for a while.”
“I told you I’d come after taking a short break.”
“Then answer the phone properly.”
Taehong pressed the phone screen, showing the call log.
“You should think about the people who are worried.”
Only then did Haejin retrieve her phone from the clutch bag. As Taehong said, there were several missed call records.
“I had it on vibration, so I didn’t know. I’m sorry if you were worried.”
Haejin adjusted her posture and sat back down. People began to appear, signaling the end of the party.
“Is it very difficult?”
“I guess I was nervous. I now realize it’s a job that requires a lot of stamina.”
Haejin put her shoes back on. After putting on all her shoes and standing up, her foot disappeared into the skirt.
“That’s why I told you to rest yesterday.”
Although it was a tone of concern, suddenly, why did it feel like there were thorns all over?
“I did rest, okay?”
Haejin tried to act as if nothing had happened, but she felt a pang of guilt. Although she had a glass of beer, it was true that she went to the lounge bar alone.
“Really? Why do I feel like I saw you with Jeonghaejin in the lounge?”
How do you know that? She wanted to ask, but revealing her whereabouts last night would be embarrassing.
Last night, after Taehong came out of the shower, a slight thirst came over him. He contemplated ordering room service, but considering a change of mood, he thought about having a drink at the lounge bar.
Smiling at the waiter pretending to know him, just as he was about to move to the seat he pointed to, a familiar silhouette caught his eye.
Jeong Haejin is here too.
Thinking that he might need some time alone, he decided to pretend he didn’t know her. Of course, he had no obligation to report his schedule after work, but he thought it would be nice to have a drink together at least once.
Feeling half regretful and half understanding, he pretended not to know, but Jeong Haejin didn’t look particularly well in the morning.
Seeing her tired appearance, he thought it would have been better to scold her, saying it would be better to get more sleep than to go to the lounge.
When Taehong was lost in his own thoughts, Haejin confessed her sins.
“In fact, I coincidentally met Director Park Seo Woo in the lounge.”
Taehong was certain that he saw her alone, so when did he meet Seo Woo? Taehong’s mind quickly started to analyze the situation.
The probability of Seon and Tosan being involved was nonexistent.
The probability of Haejin being involved with Seo Woo was a question mark.
Why did Park Seo Woo appear in the lounge? Was it a coincidence or not?
Taehong’s mind became complicated. Park Seo Woo, a long-time friend, but not someone he particularly liked. Seo Woo had behaved like someone born to take away what he had since childhood.
Perhaps he knew that throwing stones at his half-sister was also an action to provoke himself. But because he couldn’t just stand by, a suitable warning was needed.
But this time at the party, the feeling was a bit different. He openly targeted Haejin in front of him. In his eyes, there must have been something different in the way he looked at Haejin.
If he only turned around her, there was no way he wouldn’t notice.
When lost in thought, Haejin began to reveal what had happened between her and Seo Woo. Taehong silently listened.
“Although we’ve met several times, it’s uncomfortable every time.”
“What?”
His tone rose considerably. The relaxed demeanor that had circulated so far sharply turned towards her. The leisurely atmosphere gradually disappeared.
“Several times?”
“Yes. To be precise, this is the third time, including the party.”
Haejin, folding her fingers, seemed to be counting the number not so kindly. As she folded more fingers, his face wrinkled.
“The first time was at the hotel, the second time in the lounge, and the third time at the party.”
Taehong’s pupils noticeably enlarged. He didn’t like any of the places they had met.
“Where was the first time?”
“At the hotel.”
Haejin was nonchalant. Was this something to be nonchalant about? The first time was at a hotel. How should one interpret the first meeting in a hotel between a man and a woman?
Jeong Haejin, say something.
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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