Thinking about her, who had nestled in his arms, crying tears of happiness, once again, his body heated up.
Good grief…
Reneve was undoubtedly unaware of how much restraint and self-control he was exercising.
Reneve sensed a presence and opened her eyes. In the dimly lit bedroom with no lights on, Icarus was staring at her intently.
“Why not turn on the lights…”
Reneve, wiping her eyes where drowsiness lingered, mumbled.
“Because you seem to be sleeping deeply.”
Icarus, who lightly kissed her forehead, lifted her and carefully moved her to the bed.
Thunk.
Simultaneously with the creaking sound of the bed, something fell to the floor.
“…?”
Reneve blinked her eyes widely, looking at Icarus.
Turning his head in the direction of the sound, Icarus picked up a book from the floor.
“Why is this…”
His eyebrows slightly furrowed.
However, Icarus didn’t immediately respond to Reneve’s question, as if considering how to explain.
It was a strange sight.
Icarus, who could handle any situation flexibly, was hesitating to speak.
What kind of book was it?
Moreover, he subtly seemed to want to quickly remove the book from her sight.
Such an attitude from Icarus heightened Reneve’s curiosity.
Leaning forward slightly, Reneve tried to snatch the book from Icarus using the recoil.
“Ah…”
But with incredible agility, Icarus avoided Reneve’s touch, and in the process, Reneve almost rolled off the bed.
…!
Fortunately, Icarus quickly caught Reneve’s body.
With a gentle touch, Icarus swept his hand over Reneve’s back, as if handling delicate glassware.
“Sorry… You must have been surprised.”
Perhaps because of the sudden movement, Reneve’s heart thumped. Icarus seemed equally surprised.
“Is everything okay? The baby?”
Reneve, with a forced laugh, lightly tapped Icarus on the back to avoid causing pain.
“There is no baby… yet.”
Asking about the well-being of a nonexistent child.
“Well, that’s something I don’t know.”
…?
“Yesterday dawn, this morning. When the baby entered, who knows.”
Saying so, Icarus subtly caressed her lower abdomen.
Soon, the atmosphere between the two became subtle.
Icarus’s face gradually leaned towards Reneve. Accepting Icarus’s gently intertwining lips, Reneve lowered her gaze slightly.
“……!”
And upon seeing the book spread out on the floor, Reneve gasped.
In that moment, Icarus, who instantly sensed that Reneve’s attention was elsewhere, lowered his lips slightly, separating them, and asked, “Why like that?”
Reneve hurriedly grabbed Icarus’s cheeks, turning his face toward her.
“Ah, it’s nothing!”
Icarus, who accepted and respected everything about Reneve, had one thing he couldn’t tolerate.
When she had different thoughts while being with him.
Whenever Icarus couldn’t focus on her like this, he tended to become more insistent.
“Is it really nothing?”
Once again, Icarus growled, as if he was displeased.
Icarus briefly removed Reneve’s hand from his cheek, turned his gaze away, and then discovered the book that was now fully open on the floor.
“Ah…”
Icarus, as if sighing at the impending disaster, spoke.
“Reneve. I mean, this is… Well, if you’re a normal adult man, anyone would look at it… Even if you think it has educational purposes, it’s fine.”
Icarus poured out words without waiting for a response, looking quite flustered.
“Education, you say?”
“Yes.”
Icarus casually picked up the book that had fallen on the floor. Then, he covered the book with a loud thud, making sure the contents were not visible.
“I should investigate why this book is here. But make sure to know that the content is not to my liking or anything like that.”
Icarus muttered a petty excuse and pondered how to handle the book in the bedroom.
Then, his gaze stopped at the fireplace. It seemed he was thinking of burning it.
“Icarus!”
“…?”
“Wait, just a moment!”
Hastily approaching Icarus, Reneve urgently grabbed his wrist, which held the book.
Icarus looked at Reneve with a puzzled expression.
“Hmm…”
After taking a deep breath, Reneve let it out. Then, she spoke.
“Your Majesty, that is…”
However, she couldn’t easily utter the words.
“That is?”
When Reneve couldn’t immediately respond, Icarus’s eyebrows slightly furrowed.
“No way, this…”
If she didn’t answer promptly, Icarus might misunderstand that the book belonged to Reneve.
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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