Ha Jun tilted his head slightly, wearing a somewhat puzzled expression.
Why would Lee Soo ask me when she could give it to him directly.
What are they doing right now.
“Contact Ji Ho directly and give it to him. You can arrange a meeting.”
This must be what Ji Ho wants.
Ha Jun barely managed to stifle a snicker.
“Yes.”
Lee Soo nodded with a nervous expression.
It’s not like no one knows that.
She just didn’t want to be the first one to reach out.
“Is Seo Ji Ho coming to school these days?”
He momentarily worried needlessly if something had happened.
This is ridiculous.
“Yes. I saw him briefly this morning.”
“I see.”
So he hasn’t contacted him.
Did he forget?
For a moment, she had a sudden thought.
Did Ji Ho not even care about the umbrella, and was Lee Soo alone for several days, waiting for his contact and worrying about it?
Lee Soo bit her lower lip slightly.
Ha Jun said goodbye to Lee Soo and went back to his friends.
“Lee Soo, isn’t he just telling you to keep the umbrella? Judging by the lack of contact, he probably doesn’t plan to receive it. He gave away expensive perfume just like that.”
Ae Ra said to Lee Soo.
“That’s right.”
He definitely said he would contact me.
Did I hear wrong?
Why would I care about an umbrella like this?
The image of Ji Ho nonchalantly giving away the perfume came to mind.
The umbrella would be even less significant.
What am I waiting for, foolishly alone?
Lee Soo suddenly felt hot and her face flushed.
After lunch, Lee Soo, who had gone to the medical school, put Ji Ho’s umbrella in her personal locker.
He will contact me when he remembers. Or not.
Lee Soo glared at the umbrella for a while, then slammed the locker door shut.
((()))((()))
It was past 9 pm when Ji Ho left the library and headed to the parking lot.
He got into his car, started the engine, and drove out of the parking lot.
He braked and stopped behind the parking barrier at the main gate.
While waiting for the car in front to pay the parking fee, Ji Ho rolled down his window.
The cool breeze rushed in, slightly fluttering Ji Ho’s hair.
Ha Jun said he met Lee Soo today.
He refused her request to deliver the umbrella, telling her to contact him directly.
Just as Ji Ho had expected.
He had a feeling it would be like this.
Even then, there was no contact from Lee Soo.
She knows my number, so she could contact me anytime.
She probably won’t till the end.
Is she deliberately not doing it, or does she not care?
Ji Ho had said he would contact her first, but he deliberately didn’t.
He was curious to see how Lee Soo would react, and he wanted to make her wait and worry.
Although it’s questionable if she did.
Perhaps it’s because he was turned down when he asked her out for a meal.
How did I end up being so childish.
Just as Ji Ho was brushing back his flowing hair with a smirk.
A cheerful laughter could be heard from beyond the window.
Turning his gaze toward the sound, he saw Lee Soo, walking on the sidewalk and laughing.
For a moment, a glad smile quickly spread across Ji Ho’s face, but as soon as he spotted Dong Woo next to her, he frowned instantly.
Why are they always together?
She was laughing so much at some interesting story, patting Dong Woo’s arm with one hand.
Even though he couldn’t feel the impact at all, Dong Woo grimaced in pain and firmly grabbed Lee Soo’s wrist.
The moment he saw that, Ji Ho’s eyebrows knitted tightly.
Their laughter face to face looked very affectionate.
Just, friends, right?
When the car in front moved, Ji Ho also lifted his foot from the brake and slowly moved forward.
In the side mirror of the slowly moving car, he saw Lee Soo’s wide smile and Dong Woo’s back as he turned around to look at her.
Ji Ho’s hand, holding the steering wheel, had veins popping up.
Lee Soo, with her innocent expression, appeared as if she had no interest in Jiho’s attempts to contact her.
“She’s playing hard to get, by herself.”
Jiho scoffed at himself, finding his situation ludicrous.
((()))((()))
Lee Soo entered the bar, the venue for the startofterm party.
She arrived a bit late and found that the interior was already filled with familiar faces and new students.
The club treasurer, Dong Woo, was sitting at an inside table with seniors, and Ara, who had arrived earlier, was seen at a corner table.
“Hello! Hi!”
Lee Soo greeted people around multiple times, moving her head, then took a seat at a nearby vacant spot.
At the table, Ahn Ju Hee from English Literature and freshman Kim Moon Young were sitting across each other.
“Hello, sister. Do you remember me?”
“Of course. Moon Young, right? It’s been a long time since I’ve seen Ju Hee.”
“Ah. Hi, Lee Soo. It’s been a while.”
Ju Hee laughed, her long eyelashes trembling slightly.
Today, from head to toe, her excessively deckedout appearance was quite dazzling.
“It seems like a lot of people came this time, right?”
“There were a lot of kids regretting the club registration closing. My friends were asking me if there was any way to join late.”
“That’s understandable. My friends were the same.”
“Why?”
Lee Soo was hearing this for the first time.
“There was chaos when rumors spread that Seo Jiho had joined. Have we ever had a registration deadline before? We can’t tell whether they joined because they really like skiing or because of Seo Jiho.”
Ju Hee chuckled and continued speaking.
“But the funny thing is, do you know that Seo Jiho has not come even once after joining? There were even people verifying if he really registered. If he doesn’t show up today, I bet half will leave.”
Hearing this, it became clear why there were many faces that hadn’t usually shown up at gatherings.
Ju Hee was one of them.
Just then, Ju Hee’s eyes widened suddenly.
“Oh my! He’s here.”
Following her words, when she turned her head, Ha Jun and Jiho, exiting from the elevator, came into view.
A tall height, slim body, and a handsome face without any flaws.
Seo Jiho, who slightly bent his waist to greet, immediately became the center of attention.
The faces of those who had been eagerly waiting for his arrival were painted with joy and relief.
Just as a fierce battle over where he would sit seemed to be starting, Ju Hee’s voice sprang up faster than anyone else.
“Sit here.”
As she said this, Ju Hee moved her bag from the chair, gesturing Jiho over as if she had saved the spot for him from the beginning.
As Jiho passed by Lee Soo’s side, a familiar scent overwhelmed her.
“Jiho, I’ll go inside.”
Ha Jun lightly tapped Jiho’s shoulder and left.
Jiho nodded at him and sat down in front of Lee Soo.
It was the first time since that rainy day.
She thought he wouldn’t come today.
Lee Soo wasn’t good at hiding her emotions.
She wanted to act indifferent, but when she faced Jiho, who was smiling calmly, an unexplained resentment surged from within her.
It felt unfair, as if she was the only one who had been concerned and waiting, and oddly enough, a sense of disappointment rose.
As she tried to force a smile, Lee Soo’s face twisted weirdly.
The penetrating gaze of Jiho, who was staring directly at her, seemed to see through her, making Lee Soo cast her gaze downwards.
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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