Late in the evening, Dong-hoon was alone in his spacious office.
Unable to concentrate on work all day, he had stayed this late, but even while working overtime, his focus was elsewhere.
“Phew…….”
Dong-hoon let out a deep sigh.
His mind was cluttered with too many thoughts.
“……This is the brother I mentioned before, Nam Dong-hoon. And this, is my husband.”
Su-yeon’s voice from the previous day echoed in his ears.
Her voice had captivated him from the moment he first heard it.
But that same clear and bright voice had whispered the words he least wanted to hear.
“……Our, husband.”
It was the thought that had troubled him all day long.
His tired eyes sank beneath furrowed brows.
“I knew she was married, and yet…….”
The words he whispered to himself were laden with indescribable emotions.
Dong-hoon pressed his temples, then covered his eyes with his hand.
Even though he knew the fact, seeing it with his own eyes had complicated his feelings immensely.
He felt regretful. Resentful.
The hot summer of his twenty-first year, a decision he made back then had become the thing he most wanted to undo, something Dong-hoon had not realized at the time.
“Su-yeon, I’m going to study abroad.”
It wasn’t an easy decision.
There were countless reasons to go abroad, but one unwilling reason kept holding Dong-hoon back.
“……Abroad? When?”
“In two weeks.”
“That soon……?”
Su-yeon’s eyes shook with confusion.
Just from that, Dong-hoon knew.
Her trembling eyelashes trying to smile as if nothing was wrong, but she was being overwhelmed by a surge of emotions.
He knew it but pretended not to, and didn’t change his decision.
From the year he was nineteen until he turned twenty-one, he had always been the only one by Su-yeon’s side.
Perhaps he believed that her heart felt the same as his.
That was what Nam Dong-hoon had thought back then.
He believed Su-yeon would naturally understand his feelings, even though he had never confessed to her.
Yet, he kept offering his company, assuring himself that her continuous acceptance meant she felt the same.
So he boldly chose to study abroad.
Studying abroad wasn’t a permanent farewell from Su-yeon.
Even though strategic marriages were common in their circles, Su-yeon was still young. Dong-hoon thought it wise to study abroad quickly and return as a better man.
“……Take care, brother.”
Those were Su-yeon’s words before he left.
Not ‘goodbye’, but ‘take care’.
He attributed too much meaning to that phrase alone.
He mistook it as her saying to safely complete his studies and return to her.
With that belief, he left with a lighter heart.
His time abroad turned out to be longer than expected.
During that time, he heard that Su-yeon had started attending matchmaking meetings.
Late in the evening, Dong-hoon was alone in his spacious office.
He had stayed late because he couldn’t focus on work all day, and even during overtime, it was the same.
“Phew…….”
Dong-hoon let out a deep sigh.
His mind was cluttered with too many thoughts.
“……This is the brother I mentioned before, Nam Dong-hoon. And this, is my husband.”
Su-yeon’s voice from yesterday echoed in his ears.
Her voice, which had captivated him from the moment he first heard it, was now whispering the words he least wanted to hear.
“……Our, husband.”
It was the phrase that had troubled him all day.
His weary eyes sank beneath furrowed brows.
“I knew she was married, yet…….”
He murmured to himself, his words filled with unexplainable emotions.
Dong-hoon pressed his temples, then covered his eyes with his hand.
Even though he knew the fact, seeing it firsthand had made his feelings incredibly complex.
He felt regret and resentment.
That summer when he was twenty-one, a decision he made then had become what he most wanted to undo, something Dong-hoon hadn’t realized at the time.
“Su-yeon, I’ve been accepted for study abroad.”
It wasn’t an easy decision.
There were countless reasons to go abroad, but one reluctant reason kept holding Dong-hoon back.
“……Abroad? When?”
“In two weeks.”
“That soon……?”
Su-yeon’s eyes trembled with confusion.
Just from that, Dong-hoon knew.
Her fluttering eyelashes trying to smile nonchalantly, but she was being overwhelmed by a surge of emotions.
He knew it but pretended not to, and didn’t change his decision.
From the year he was nineteen until twenty-one, he had always been the only one by Su-yeon’s side.
Perhaps he believed her heart felt the same as his.
Dong-hoon thought so back then.
He believed Su-yeon would naturally understand his feelings, even though he had never confessed to her.
Yet, he kept offering his company, assuring himself that her continuous acceptance meant she felt the same.
So he boldly chose to study abroad.
Studying abroad wasn’t a permanent farewell from Su-yeon.
He thought it wise to study abroad quickly and return as a better man.
“……Take care, brother.”
That was what Su-yeon said before he left.
Not ‘goodbye’, but ‘take care’.
He attributed too much meaning to that phrase alone.
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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