When she entered and exchanged greetings, Chae Yoon was momentarily taken aback by the sudden interest shown by the director, who hadn’t paid her much attention before. However, she quickly lowered her head and greeted him.
“Yes, I’ve just joined. My name is Song Chae Yoon.”
At that moment, Jae Heon’s gaze shifted towards the director.
“Is there a problem?”
“No, it’s not a problem… I just asked out of curiosity because she’s a newcomer.”
Despite the director’s response, Jae Heon’s fixed gaze remained unchanged.
With an unwavering gaze, Director Hwang glanced briefly at Woo Jin before adding, “Actually, I heard that Vice President Han has been accompanied by a secretary lately, and I was curious. You used to always be with Secretary Kim.”
As soon as Chae Yoon heard the director’s words, she remembered Jae Heon’s appearance at the seminar venue.
His large eyes had squinted tightly.
“I knew this would happen.”
It was clear that the rumors had spread.
Once she was certain, a sigh escaped from her small yet full lips.
Jae Oh, who was looking at Chae Yoon and letting out a faint sigh, turned his gaze towards Director Hwang and said, “It seems like my having a secretary has become quite the topic, doesn’t it?”
After giving Chae Yoon a brief glance, the director replied, “When someone starts doing something they didn’t do before, it tends to attract attention. Besides, you’re a married man.”
“It’s probably even more of a topic because of the rumors that you’re getting a divorce.”
Jae Oh picked up on the director’s remark. In response, Director Hwang said, “Yes. It’s likely…,” and then subtly changed the subject with another question.
“Because of the rumors of an impending divorce, it feels even more so,” Jae Oh received the director’s comment.
In response, the director said, “Yes. It seems that way…,” and subtly posed another question.
“But, is the divorce rumor true?”
In the midst of standing there and listening to the conversation between Jae Oh and the director, Chae Yoon’s ears perked up.
On the other hand, Jae Oh, who had been gazing at the director, shifted his gaze towards Chae Yoon and replied, “I’ve made mistakes with my wife, so it’s hanging by a thread.”
A puzzled look crossed the director’s eyes.
“I’ve made mistakes with my wife, so it’s hanging by a thread,” Jae Oh admitted.
A puzzled look crossed Director Hwang’s eyes. It was different from what he had heard.
He had heard that the reason for this man’s divorce was because his wife had started seeing another man. What could this mean?
The director became curious and was about to ask when Jae Oh’s words interrupted him.
“Director, your expression seems as if you’ve heard rumors that my wife has been unfaithful.”
Chae Yoon’s eyes widened at Jae Oh’s words.
It wasn’t just Chae Yoon who had a reaction.
Director Hwang, who felt like his thoughts were being read, cleared his throat a bit uncomfortably.
“Ah, yes… I got it that way…”
Jae Oh immediately responded, “I’ve been saying it’s not true, but I don’t know where these rumors are spreading from.”
Upon hearing the somewhat chilly tone, Chae Yoon recalled a moment.
[Rumors… I’ll try my best to keep them from spreading.]As a sense of unease grew, Jae Oh’s voice rang out.
“The chairman hasn’t mentioned it separately to Madam, so could you please spread the word, Director?”
The word ‘Madam’ caught Chae Yoon’s attention. When she looked up at Jae Oh, her gaze met with the one he had been directing at Director Hwang.
“If, by any chance, we end up getting divorced, it will be entirely my fault.”
The gaze as he said this was so sharp that Chae Yoon’s lips quivered and hung slightly open.
On the other hand, Director Hwang blinked rapidly.
I’m not sure if that’s directed at me or at my secretary, but I don’t know what to say.
Amidst the deliberation over what to respond, Jae Oh spoke up, saying, “Do you understand?”
Finally, Director Hwang nodded and replied, “Yes. I will say so whenever there’s an opportunity.”
In response to the director’s answer, Jae Oh left the office as is, and after greeting the director, Chae Yoon followed behind Jae Oh.
With a sense of unease stemming from their earlier conversation and a feeling that something had been exposed, Chae Yoon came out and made eye contact with someone outside the office.
He was a stranger, but the way he looked at me made me feel uneasy. Without realizing it, Chae Yoon moved closer to Jae Oh, who was walking ahead.
Even though it didn’t seem like she had gotten too close, Jae Oh noticed it right away.
“Why?”
“What? No. It’s nothing. Let’s go.”
Since there was not only the man but also Director Yewon’s secretary, Chae Yoon subtly avoided Jae Oh’s arm, which was about to wrap around her shoulders, and quickly opened the entrance door.
As Chae Yoon slipped away from my side, Jae Oh’s gaze shifted towards the man.
Seeing this, Chae Yoon, without closing the open door, said, “Please come out quickly, Director.”
At that moment, the gaze that had been fixed on the man slowly dropped.
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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