It was a feeling of overcoming an insurmountable mountain.
As she recalled, her face heated up.
Feeling Jiho’s warm body temperature behind her, Isu realized Jiho’s long arm was draped over her instead of a pillow.
He held her like a child, and Jiho’s sleeping breath sounded in her ears.
“He seems to be still asleep… What should I do now?”
She couldn’t remember what had possessed her last night.
It was a night when I felt entranced by something without taking a sip of alcohol and staying sober.
Isu let out a bitter laugh.
In the end, what she had steadfastly resisted against Jiho, as if it would never happen, felt ridiculous.
“I’ve been dating for how long, really… Was I originally like this?”
There was a slight sense of self-reproach, but there was no regret.
Although it was a moment of trembling and fear, every moment was happy because it was Jiho.
The meticulous touch and affection that Jiho had shown, scrutinizing Isu until the end, soaked her in the feeling of being loved.
Isu turned her body slightly, and lying on her back, she tightly embraced Jiho’s back.
It felt like it would be okay for time to stand still like this.
“So, this is dating, and this is love.”
Her heart fluttered in Jiho’s arms, feeling his scent and warm body temperature.
“Are you awake?”
Jiho’s low voice, split, came down over her head.
“Yeah, yeah.”
Isu answered, burying her face in Jiho’s chest, hugging him tighter.
Jiho smiled, gently caressing Isu’s back and then patting her head.
The feeling of waking up with Isu in his arms was so blissful that it couldn’t be expressed in words.
There was a familiar scent from the warm, soft, and fluffy body.
Her heart swelled as if she had everything in the world.
“Did you sleep well?”
“Yeah.”
When Isu tried to lift her head to see Jiho’s face, she held him even tighter.
As Jiho withdrew, Isu came closer again.
“What’s this? Are you not showing your face on purpose?”
Isu felt embarrassed to show Jiho her face, burning even in her own perception.
‘What do I need to think to cool down the heat on my face?’
“I want to see your face.”
Jiho murmured softly with a sweet voice.
“Just a moment, just a little longer like this.”
With a laughter, Jiho hugged Isu.
“Okay. I like it when you hold me like this.”
The heartbeat could be felt directly above Jiho’s chest where their faces were touching.
“Is your heart racing too?”
“It’s because I’m holding you like this. Every time I touch you, my heart races as if it’s going to explode. Just thinking about you makes it flutter.”
“Really?”
At that moment, Isu lifted her body and looked up.
Jiho lovingly looked down at Isu, who had tilted her head back.
“Isu, why are you so beautiful?”
There was not a single unattractive feature, from the blushing cheeks and clear skin to the cute nose and red lips, the soft hair, and the slender, long neck.
He lightly brushed Isu’s forehead with a kiss.
How could this be so good?
He felt like he might go crazy with how good it was.
Jiho gazed at Isu with a feeling that he might go crazy because it was so good.
From head to toe, there was no unlovable place.
Jiho tenderly swept Isu’s hair behind her ear.
He kissed her on the round forehead, once on the eyes, once on the tip of the nose, and once on the cheek.
Jiho seemed to be captivated again by Isu’s fragrance that enveloped him.
Under Jiho’s continuous morning kisses, Isu lost track of time.
“How long are you going to keep doing this?”
Feeling an odd atmosphere that something might start again, Isu wanted to get out of bed.
“I want to be like this all day.”
Jiho felt a surge of strength throughout his body from Isu’s fragrant scent.
He wanted to feel the insanely sweet skin again.
Although he had honest intentions, when Isu showed her blushing face, he couldn’t push forward with his desires and settled for kisses.
He would gladly compromise a hundred times if it meant being close to her.
“I’ll just keep holding you. I really can’t get up like this. Please.”
Jiho playfully smiled and hugged Isu, who responded with laughter and a glance.
Soon, a large hand slipped under Isu’s clothes.
“I’m going crazy because I like you so much.”
Isu shyly smiled with a slightly reddened face.
Her heart raced at Jiho’s clear confession.
“So, you take responsibility.”
Their soft lips lightly touched and then separated.
“Huh? Got it?”
The lips descended again.
Isu, glancing at Jiho, pressed his lips firmly with her index finger.
“Just holding you.”
“Let’s do it one last time.”
Looking at the glancing Isu, Jiho, smiling softly, sealed her lips again.
It was a sweet morning.
That afternoon.
After having a late lunch, Jiho, as promised, set out to take Isu back home.
“It would be nice if you could stay for dinner.”
“No. I want to go home.”
Jiho nodded in agreement to Isu’s words.
It wasn’t a statement made with high expectations, so he quickly accepted it.
Perhaps it was because Isu, with such a resolute expression, said she was going, Jiho always felt disappointed and a bit worn out when she was like this.
They drove through the clear road, and Isu’s house appeared before they knew it.
“Just stop here by the side, don’t go in.”
It was a direct order without even turning off the ignition.
Jiho chuckled as he felt Isu’s determination not to give her a chance to get out of the car.
“Why, afraid I’ll follow you home?”
“Yeah.”
“Wow… you’re going too far.”
With a reluctant shake of his head, Jiho parked the car by the entrance of the apartment complex.
As Isu was about to get out of the car, she turned her body and leaned toward Jiho.
Jiho’s lips lightly touched hers and then parted.
“Be careful. Ah! Thanks for the blanket.”
Holding a large shopping bag with a neatly rolled-up blanket, Isu got out of the car.
The window slid down silently.
While Jiho told her to be careful as she entered, Isu nodded and smiled.
Isu stood there until Jiho’s car disappeared from sight.
It felt like returning from a dream to reality.
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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