‘It drives me crazy, in a good way.’
At Hyuk Joo’s voice above her head, Eun Soo gently closed her eyes.
His languid breath flowed softly into her ears.
Her mind grew foggy, as if his voice were a lullaby. She felt as powerless as a person awakening from a severe bout of sickness.
She needed to get up…
The thought of brushing her teeth after eating chocolate faded away like distant, dissipating smoke.
Eun Soo’s chest, which had been moving with her slow breaths, soon stilled.
Next to her, Hyuk Joo got up and quietly looked down at the exhausted, sleeping Eun Soo.
He detached strands of hair sticking to her sweaty face one by one. Occasionally seeing her eyelashes quiver, Hyuk Joo wore a subtle smile.
Could she be having some dream in this brief moment?
He stroked her smooth, exposed back with his palm. Hoping not to disturb her light sleep, Hyuk Joo watched Eun Soo in silence for quite some time.
Just looking at her gave him a sense of tranquility.
“What did you say to Hyuk Joo?”
As soon as Hyuk Joo left for work, Moon Young Ran called for Eun Soo.
At Young Ran’s abrupt question, Eun Soo could only widen her eyes.
“He said something strange just now.”
“……What do you mean?”
Eun Soo cautiously opened her mouth.
“He said he doesn’t need a child.”
“……”
“He said it doesn’t matter whether we have a child or not. I was so taken aback.”
Before going to work, Hyuk Joo had come out of Young Ran’s study. She had thought they were discussing work, but it seemed that wasn’t the case.
Whenever the subject of a child came up, Eun Soo, who felt inexplicably guilty, silently listened to her story.
“Does that make sense? Hyuk Joo is the only child in this family, and what are we supposed to do if he says he’s okay without a child?”
Having nothing to say but an apology, Eun Soo kept her mouth firmly shut.
“He seemed to have come home early from a gathering with friends yesterday. How uncomfortable must he have been there?”
“……”
“You may not know it yet, Eun Soo, but if all your friends are married and have children, you can’t help but feel left out. They only talk about their children, what can Hyuk Joo possibly say there?”
Somehow.
She had thought that he came home earlier than usual yesterday.
She hadn’t met many of Hyuk Joo’s friends, but the ones who gathered yesterday were his favorites.
Suddenly, she remembered a casual mention of a friend’s child’s first birthday a few months ago.
Everyone else had children, could he have felt left out because he didn’t?
“Honestly, Hyuk Joo is no less than anyone else. He has lived a life that lacks nothing.”
Eun Soo nodded her head.
She understood very well what her auntinlaw meant.
“The only thing he doesn’t have that everyone else does is a child. That’s probably causing Hyuk Joo a lot of stress, knowingly or unknowingly.”
“……I’m sorry.”
“I know you’re also worried about this, just as much as Hyuk Joo and I, and that it’s hard for you.”
Young Ran deliberately sighed and examined Eun Soo carefully.
She had first seen Eun Soo, the daughter of an executive from a notsoprofitable subsidiary, at a New Year’s gathering a few years ago.
Her fair skin, soothing voice, and neat dress made her stand out. She blinked her large eyes slowly, standing quietly next to her father, and Young Ran found her gaze repeatedly drawn to Eun Soo for some reason.
There was no particular connection at that place, but a few days later, she had run into Eun Soo again at a small hospital she had briefly visited.
When Moon Young Ran acted as if she recognized her first, Eun Soo was surprised and immediately greeted her.
“My mother is ill and has been hospitalized.”
She couldn’t ask what was wrong. It seemed as if tears would fall from her big eyes at any moment.
On the way back, Director Park mentioned it.
The wife of Executive Director Oh Ju Hwan had collapsed from a brain hemorrhage years ago and had been struggling with her illness for a long time.
“She is caring for her mother while working as a translator.”
For some reason, Young Ran felt a pang of sympathy and called Eun Soo several more times after that. The more she saw her, the more she liked the girl.
Looking at Eun Soo, who did not despair despite her mother’s long illness, Young Ran thought that she might be a good match for Hyuk Joo.
The potential suitors for Hyuk Joo had been losing interest, due to the rumors that he could not forget the woman he had broken up with due to family opposition, and because of his cold and dry demeanor at several matchmaking events.
Whenever the name of a wellknown family’s daughter was mentioned, Hyuk Joo would show a sign of rejection even before meeting her.
Young Ran guessed that he might feel uncomfortable with the relationship that was established by negotiating conditions like goods for sale in the market.
Then, what about introducing someone completely unexpected?
Young Ran had such a thought while looking at Eun Soo.
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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