She had heard that name a few times. Of course, the clichéd notion that the food was excellent, as expensive as it was.
Eun Jo, who had been waiting for the elevator, broke into a laugh.
He had called her to a too good a place to gift her a scene from hell.
But……
Kwon Jae Ha didn’t know.
That Eun Jo had already experienced a place more horrific than hell.
That six years ago, the person who had gifted her cruel and ruthless scenes was herself.
Now, whether he gave her heaven or hell. Whether it was one scene or several scenes, they had no significant meaning to her.
Above all, the fact that he would never know all this.
Anyway……
Ding As the golden door opened, Eun Jo thought, if told to die, just pretending to do so would suffice.
“……”
It had been a rather quiet few days. The writers who had been acting as if they would bite and tear the sisters apart as if they didn’t exist in the first place.
Money must have solved it. She had guessed, but she was not in a position to react first.
Critically, she didn’t even know Kwon Jae Ha’s contact information.
At least a few thousand must have been involved.
She felt dizzy. From the moment she began to float upwards from the safe ground, a white fog flowed quickly into her mind.
.
.
The entrance to the luxurious restaurant looked like the gate of hell as expected.
A waiter with a contrasting expression to Eun Jo’s bewildered look approached. All that was left was to be dragged to hell now.
Kwon Jae Ha. The waiter, who named the man holding the reins, took the lead.
When Eun Jo reached the center of the restaurant’s interior, she stopped walking unknowingly.
Because she found Jae Ha sitting leisurely and comfortably, as if it were his living room.
He was undoubtedly the master.
The luxurious interior of the restaurant, the people filling it, even the 7:30 pm, this very moment, it felt as if everything was under his control.
The twinkling city night view only seemed to be his entourage, completing him.
Although he omitted a tie, his shirt and suit remained unmarred, and the face looking out of the window properly showed a high nose and a sleek jawline.
A few people sent curious glances at Eun Jo, the counterpart of the man who had finally appeared.
Had he stood up from his seat and pulled out a chair for her, sighs would have leaked out.
However, Kwon Jae Ha, upon discovering Eun Jo, neither stood up from his seat nor greeted her with a smile.
He merely indicated the empty chair with a nod and changed the leg he had crossed.
“You’re a bit late.”
“No.”
The indifferent gaze that briefly touched Eun Jo was directed back outside the window.
“I haven’t had dinner yet.”
Although he hadn’t asked if she had eaten dinner, Eun Jo rolled her eyes wondering whether to say she had.
“……”
“It’s okay to eat alone, but it seems like it would be better to have a conversation partner today.”
“Yeah, I’m fine.”
“Really?”
The black eyes that returned to her. Eun Jo quickly nodded.
“Yeah.”
“Then give me a little smile.”
Jae Ha, seeing Eun Jo smile awkwardly, laughed, breaking into a grin.
“Even if it’s acting, it’s pretty. I ordered at will, okay?”
“Yeah.”
“Can’t you say anything other than yeah with that pretty mouth, it’s not a parrot making the same sound.”
“Sorry.”
Sorry? Jae Ha, tilting his head, stared at Eun Jo intently.
“Yoon Eun Jo apologizes. And too easily at that.”
“You’re an adult now.”
Eun Jo said matteroffactly and smiled faintly.
Young and prideful Yoon Eun Jo never used to create situations that would require her to apologize. There was definitely a time when that was the case.
But it had been a long time since things changed. That was what family meant.
After the day she held those dearer than herself in her arms, Eun Jo changed.
Against the world, anytime.
She had come to understand that it was right to humbly lower herself and apologize, as if it was nothing.
Her pride was tossed aside a long time ago.
That’s why she was here now.
Just when Eun Jo had tightly clenched the hands she had placed on her lap, a waiter appeared.
“……!”
Recognizing the familiar shape of the bottle, she quickly bowed her head as her face flushed crimson in an instant.
It was a beautiful joy. It was ‘BEAU JOIE.’
Back then, a long time ago.
The highquality champagne, which was Jae Ha’s preference, had become her favorite drink.
Whether watching a movie together, lying on the bed, or even while enjoying sweet pleasure with their bodies intertwined and damp in the early dawn.
Drunk on the lovely ‘Beau Joie,’ with even its pink label as delightful as its fragrance, they would kiss again and share their love.
“I will prepare the champagne.”
Jae Ha nodded slightly and the elegant flute glass was filled with the liquid.
“You still like it.”
“Ah… now I prefer soju.”
“Soju’s good. We’ll have that next time.”
Jae Ha, who spoke in a deep voice, picked up the glass with golden bubbles rising and downed it in one gulp.
It seemed as if there was something exciting to celebrate.
“Hey, did you… to those people…”
“Yeah, I gave it to them. Money.”
Jae Ha, who hadn’t missed Eun Jo’s trembling lips, filled his glass again with a nonchalant expression.
“Hhow much?”
“200 million each.”
“What? Then, then……”
“600 million. It’s a fair price for avoiding surgery.”
“……”
“Drink. Try to relax a bit.”
He seemed as if he was about to faint. Jae Ha, speaking to himself, emptied his second glass.
Seeing the refreshing smile spreading on Kwon Jae Ha’s face, Eun Jo could only show a very timid resistance.
Gulp.
The countless things he controlled.
They were pulling and holding onto me.
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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