Eun Soo looked down at the yellow envelope.
“I put a business card inside the envelope. You should get a proper checkup just in case the illness you had when you were young is affecting your ability to get pregnant.”
“……There’s no problem.”
“It wasn’t a common illness you had. You never know, if your inlaws find out, you might be kicked out emptyhanded.”
“You’re probably scared that you might be the one who gets kicked out, not me.”
Eun Soo spat out a hollow laugh.
When the talk of her marriage with Hyuk Joo came up, Oh Joo Hwan had hidden Eun Soo’s childhood cancer treatment history, afraid that the marriage proposal might get ruined.
He had managed to keep the illness from being noticed at the company, and since Eun Soo had been treated at a hospital near her maternal home, it was not hard to keep the truth hidden.
“You wanted to marry Moon Hyuk Joo, so you hid it too.”
“Ha……”
Eun Soo sighed.
How could she hide such a thing, she had said it seemed wrong, and Oh Joo Hwan had almost threatened her.
He said that if anything went wrong with her mother, it would be all her fault.
“Now, what’s the point of figuring out who’s at fault?”
“……”
“Do you think I’m doing this for my own benefit? You know how much your mother was worried about you.”
Oh Joo Hwan knew his daughter’s weakness well.
His daughter, who had been sick with acute leukemia when she was young, had a deep affection for her mother who had nursed her. So Oh Joo Hwan kept bringing up that story to prevent his daughter from having any other thoughts.
“Living well is the way to repay your mother’s kindness.”
Oh Joo Hwan pushed the envelope towards her again, in case she would leave it behind.
Eun Soo looked down at the envelope blankly.
For a moment, she felt like giving up on everything.
All she had to do was step aside so that Moon Hyuk Joo could live happily with the woman he loved.
What would happen if she honestly told her aunt about her illness when she was young?
Her aunt might think it’s better to accept Moon Hyuk Joo’s woman as her nieceinlaw, rather than Eun Soo who has a history of illness.
“You have to think about your mother.”
“……”
“And the only way to secure Moon Hyuk Joo’s heart is to have a child.”
Eun Soo stood up from her seat, forcing a dry laugh. In her weak hand, she held the envelope that Oh Joo Hwan had given her.
“Do well. Make an effort.”
At her father’s words from behind her, Eun Soo let out a weary sigh.
She left the restaurant and headed back to her mother’s hospital.
Once seated in the back of the waiting car, Eun Soo fiddled with the corner of the envelope in her hand.
When she opened the envelope, it contained a business card with the name of an obstetrician specialist and medical records from 20 years ago.
Eun Soo took out only the business card and put it separately in her bag.
Then, her cell phone inside the bag rang.
“Who is it?”
It was an unknown number.
Thinking it might be a marketing call, Eun Soo was about to ignore it when she tilted her head.
The last four digits of the number made her so surprised that she covered her mouth with her hand.
It was the same as the last digits of her husband’s number.
Eun Soo instinctively knew who had called her.
It was her.
Eun Soo, who had been blankly staring at the ringing phone, closed her eyes tightly, then opened them. And then she pressed the call button firmly.
Is this Ms. Eun Soo?
“……Yes, it is.”
……..
The woman was silent for a moment.
In the brief silence, Eun Soo held her breath, worrying that her trembling breath might be heard.
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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