Blood had stained the jacket, so she washed the bloody part with cold water first, then hung it in the bathroom to dry. She intended to drop it off at the dry cleaners on her way to work, but she figured she should get it repaired first. If the wound was deep enough to be stitched, then the jacket must have been torn too.
“……Huh?”
While searching for the area to be mended, Yul Li furrowed her brow as if something was strange. No matter how much she looked at the jacket, she couldn’t find the torn spot.
I got my shoulder stitched up because it was torn, but I don’t drink like a fool.
He had definitely said that. Then why was the jacket intact?
Staring intensely at the jacket, Yul Li pondered deeply, but no plausible reason came to mind.
Well, she could just ask when she returned the jacket.
Unable to find a convincing answer, she neatly folded the jacket and put it in the shopping bag.
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The next day, Yul Li dropped off the jacket at the dry cleaner’s and arrived at the office earlier than usual. She needed some time to carefully go through the work that had been pushed back because she took a day off yesterday.
Her company, ‘Bauhaus’, is a smallscale design office known as an ‘Atelier’, where less than ten employees work. Yul Li has been working there for several years as an interior designer.
Initially, Chae, who was reluctant to not work in a large corporate design office, began actively promoting her daughter’s workplace as Bauhaus gained fame for renovating houses of the marginalized elderly. As long as it was related to increasing her approval ratings, she seemed to be fine with anything.
Upon entering the office, she saw the figure of Sun Young, who was in charge of accounting and general affairs. She was so focused on glaring at her computer monitor that she didn’t notice Yul Li coming in.
“Sun Young, you’re early today?”
Only after Yul Li spoke up did Sun Young lift her head from the monitor. Sun Young’s eyes, red from fatigue, were immediately noticeable.
“Yes. To be precise, I came in at dawn. The director called me last night about an urgent matter…….”
Rising from her seat, Sun Young glanced around quickly, then swiftly pulled Yul Li to the side.
“You haven’t heard the news yet, have you?”
“What news?”
“The director finally found a partner to invest in.”
Bauhaus had been suffering from a lack of funds since its early days. Since they mainly renovated houses for the marginalized, they were lucky if they didn’t lose money rather than making a profit. Until now, they had managed to get by with donations from KG Construction, but all support had been cut off since they refused a merger proposal the year before last.
“The potential partner is coming to check out the office today. So, I was preparing the materials needed for that…….”
Just then, the door opened and the voice of Director Kim was heard.
“Oh, Yul Li, you’re here?”
“Yes, Director.”
Turning around absentmindedly, Yul Li noticed Je Ho standing next to Director Kim and wore a stunned expression. At first, she thought she was mistaken, but no, the man standing before her was indeed Kwon Je Ho.
Why are you here?
Yul Li’s eyes fluttered in confusion.
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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