“Who was that guy? He looks dangerous.”
“You’re better off not knowing. Will it hurt your head too? Still want to know?”
Kyuwon sighed and let go of Taekyung’s arm.
“Just be careful. I have a bad feeling.”
“Okay. I’m going to Yangpyeong.”
Kyuwon watched as Taekyung nonchalantly replied and left.
Taekyung’s car slowly made its way to Yangpyeong.
He noticed an old foreign car following him cautiously. Taekyung glanced through the rearview mirror several times, finding the figure inside eerily familiar.
It was Hyungjin.
Taekyung double-checked his black box was working properly.
He intentionally lured Hyungjin to follow, waiting for solid evidence.
While Taekyung wanted to deal with Hyungjin immediately, visiting Seoha and Minjun was more pressing, so he decided to keep an eye on Hyungjin a little longer.
Today was the day Minjun returned to kindergarten after being discharged. Taekyung found the drive more enjoyable than usual.
“Really, such an annoying guy.”
Despite his words, Taekyung smiled faintly. Whether it was because of Seoha or Minjun, he found himself oddly excited about the trip to Yangpyeong.
“Teacher! You’ll come again next week, right?”
“Yes, take care and listen well to your teacher.”
After the lesson, the children rushed to Taekyung. Unlike his first hesitant visit, Taekyung now skillfully stroked their heads with a smile.
Taekyung approached Minjun, who was hesitantly standing at a distance.
“Are you feeling better now?”
“Yes…”
Minjun couldn’t meet Taekyung’s eyes.
While all the children adored Taekyung, Minjun still didn’t like him.
He couldn’t forget the sight of his mother in distress.
His mother, his everything, seemed sad and sighed more because of the coding teacher.
‘If only I had been stronger, I could have protected her.’
Minjun was curious about the coding robot Taekyung gave him but hid it in a corner of the kindergarten locker, fearing his mother would be sad if she knew he had accepted it. Luckily, Seoha hadn’t discovered it.
Unaware of Minjun’s thoughts, Taekyung casually asked, “How was the coding robot?”
“It seemed okay.”
“Uh-huh. You haven’t tried it yet, have you?”
Minjun’s expression shook at Taekyung’s words.
He was still a child, unable to hide his feelings.
“Why?”
“…”
“Did mom tell you not to?”
Minjun remained silent.
Taekyung patiently waited for his answer.
After a while, Minjun answered in a small voice, “I thought… mom would be sad.”
“Sad?”
“Mom was sad after… fighting with you.”
Minjun fiddled with his hands as he spoke. Taekyung felt a sharp pang in his heart, realizing he’d been oblivious to Seoha’s tears.
“I see.”
Taekyung didn’t say more, just gently stroked Minjun’s head.
“I’ll talk to your mom, so take the robot and play with it.”
“Can I really?”
“Yes. Let’s go home together later.”
“Uh… I don’t think I can. Coach Ttun-Ttun said he’d take me.”
“Coach Ttun-Ttun?”
“Yes…”
Taekyung’s expression soured, unable to hide his displeasure. Minjun guiltily avoided his gaze.
“Kim Minjun.”
“Yes?”
“You want to play with the coding robot, right?”
“Um… Yes… No! No!”
Minjun quickly shook his head, realizing his slip, but it was pointless to Taekyung.
“I have something for you to do in return for playing with the robot.”
“A task? Wasn’t it a gift?”
Minjun looked betrayed. But Taekyung firmly said, “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.”
“I don’t have any money.”
Minjun’s words furrowed Taekyung’s brows further. Minjun shrank back, intimidated.
“I’m not taking money from a kid. It’s easy. Will you do it?”
“What is it?”
“Tell your mom you want to go home with me, not Coach Ttun-Ttun. You must insist on going with me.”
“If I do that, can I play with the robot?”
“Of course.”
Minjun seemed to ponder, then nodded. Taekyung smiled slyly.
“You stay at the kindergarten until your mom finishes work?”
“Yes…”
“Then, come here after school. Play with it next to me until your mom finishes.”
“Is that okay?”
Minjun’s eyes sparkled as if he had never disliked Taekyung.
Taekyung felt a strange sense of kinship, as if seeing his younger self in Minjun.
“Sure.”
Minjun ran off to his class with a bright smile. Taekyung watched him go, lost in thought.
Taekyung found himself unexpectedly wishing that the child, Minjun, was his and Seoha’s. Then, he shook his head vigorously, laughing at himself for such an absurd thought.
“I must be crazy, Han Taekyung. This is all because of Kim Seoha.”
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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