As she bit into the piece of apple the old lady handed her, the fragrant sweetness filled her mouth.
No matter how much she worried now, what would change? First, she had to fill her hungry stomach.
Upon tasting the apple, the stomach that had been empty since yesterday began to rumble.
“Thank you. The apple is delicious. Please pack this for me!”
Soon, Lina, with both arms full of apples and a satisfied smile on her face, was walking down the street.
How much she had longed for such ordinary days, despite all the recent troubles.
She had been deprived of a free and ordinary daily life for a long time, tormented by the Duke all day long.
Even on the day last month when her body had changed, she almost died from the heat, spending the entire day tossing and turning in bed in the middle of summer.
“I’ll have stew at the Predue restaurant later, rest a bit at the inn, and then head back to the castle tomorrow morning.”
While enthusiastically planning her day, Lina’s thoughts were interrupted by something the Duke had said two days ago.
[If the reason you want to leave is because of that rumor.] [I’ll make it a fact.]Lina mulled over each word the Duke had said.
“He wouldn’t really mean to make me his legitimate wife, would he?”
Lost in thought, Lina failed to notice a group of people approaching.
“Oops.”
With a thud, the apples fell to the ground, rolling around.
“What the heck?! Don’t you look where you’re going?!”
She had accidentally bumped into a big man walking in front of her. The man angrily snapped at Lina.
“Ah! I’m sorry.”
As Lina bowed to apologize and bent down to pick up the fallen apples, a nasty hand grabbed her arm.
“If you’re sorry, then you must……!”
Lina’s body was suddenly pulled upward by the man’s grip. The recoil caused her hood to fall off.
The thin silver hair that had been hidden under her worn hood cascaded down.
Her surprised purple eyes met the man’s. His eyes, once full of irritation, instantly turned to filthy desire.
“Hoho. This is no joke.”
“What are you doing……!”
Lina, trying to confront the man who suddenly pulled her close, stopped her words.
The sudden silence around her, the sudden change in the man’s attitude, and the eyes scanning her.
‘Impossible.’
She quickly touched her head, realizing the hood that should have covered her was gone.
Under the sunlight, Lina’s exposed face caught the attention of all the passersby, who stopped to stare at her.
Lina realized that her face had been revealed and hurriedly tried to pull her hood back on with her unrestrained hand, but she couldn’t.
The man caught Lina’s other hand and was scanning her with sticky eyes.
“Why hide such a pretty face? It’s a shame.”
“She’s no joke in appearance?!”
“Ken! You’ve startled the lady. Treat her kindly! Haha.”
Feeling the man’s foul breath, she twisted her head away.
But despite her reaction, the men around her didn’t care, and they soon surrounded Lina, whistling.
“Let’s forget the bump just now, how about spending the day with us?”
“What…! Let go of me!”
Chilled by the creepy man’s words, Lina cried out, but she couldn’t escape from the man’s grasp.
‘Damn it. There are too many people around to use magic!’
If she used magic, she could easily escape, but she couldn’t in the middle of the village where everyone was watching.
‘Then I have to follow these guys and use magic in a secluded place.’
She decided to follow the men for now, relaxing her resistant hand.
Then, as the men thought Lina had accepted them and were about to drag her away, something red was thrown over the head of a man named Ken.
“Ouch! What’s this!?”
“An apple…?”
The apple that had hit the man’s head was rolling on the ground.
“Who the hell is this?!”
The man who got hit on the head with the apple screamed, holding his head.
“Sorry for this, okay?”
She turned her head toward the sound of the voice. A man with a striking appearance was coming closer, repeatedly tossing an apple in his palm.
“My hand slipped.”
Shiny golden hair like the sun’s rays. Eyes like a clear blue lake.
“You bastard! You want to die?!”
“Kill me if you can.”
Somewhat arrogant, the man’s reply enraged the man who had been holding Lina, and he rushed at him, leaving her behind.
“What? This insolent bastard!”
But unlike his boastful charge, the blonde man easily dodged, and the attacker fell over awkwardly without even landing a punch.
Stunned by the sudden release, Lina looked at them with wide eyes.
“You, you!”
The man got up from the ground and charged again, furious.
But before Ken’s fist could reach the blonde man, he dodged with a light movement and kicked the man in the stomach.
Then Ken rolled on the ground with a painful scream.
“Agh!”
Even though the rest joined in attacking, they were no match for the blonde man and were quickly defeated one by one.
The burly thugs were all easily taken down in the blink of an eye.
“You… you’ll see!”
After being utterly defeated by the one man, they left with a clichéd threat and disappeared entirely.
Shaking his head at them, the man approached Lina, who was lying on the ground, and offered his hand.
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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