“You’re not mad, are you? We’ve only met twice. But you can keep speaking informally while I can’t? You’re not thinking that way, are you?”
A smile appeared on the stiff man’s lips.
“I hadn’t thought of that. Do as you wish.”
It was unexpected.
The man seemed so arrogant that he dared to speak informally to a stranger. But since he showed no sign of being offended, it somehow lost its effect.
“I don’t want to do it now that you’ve meekly told me to.”
Kite’s smile grew bigger at the sight of the girl pouting her lips.
No one who was not a friend had ever dared to speak informally to him.
Was it because he had been addressed with extreme honorifics all his life? The self, who was never afraid of wicked humans or terrifying monsters, was slightly taken aback by the unexpected informal speech from a girl he had just met.
The girl was not wrong. He had never spoken informally to ladies or young ladies. It was clear that if he had treated them that way, they would think they had become close and try to cross the line.
But he didn’t feel such caution with Luella Rominin.
Why was that?
If the rumors were true, she was the kind to be most careful of. A lowerclass noblewoman who only targeted rich and capable men.
Kite looked at Luella pouting her lips. The image of her leaving the party hall with a triumphant expression, as if she had taken revenge, came to mind.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“How am I looking?”
Unable to explain the man’s gaze, Luella changed the subject of the conversation with a sullen face.
“Anyway, I’ll do as I please.”
“Suit yourself.”
“Why do you keep smiling? It’s annoying.”
“Is that so? Be careful.”
Whether Luella Rominin glared at him or was petulant, it only brought a smile to his face.
“Hurry up and continue explaining. It’s almost 11 o’clock already. I don’t intend to be with a strange man for two days, especially at night, so please hurry.”
“Two days… Why do you calculate like that?”
“Isn’t it tomorrow if it’s after midnight? Isn’t it like that here?”
Kite, not realizing Luella’s question was strange, answered.
“No, it’s true. When it passes midnight, it’s considered a new day.”
“See. Today is…”
Looking at the game screen, it was June 1st, 10:59:58.
“It’s June 1st. When it passes 12, it’s the 2nd, right? So it’s two days.”
“How is that two days?”
“1st and 2nd. It’s two days, isn’t it?”
“No, that’s…”
Kite, who was about to refute, regained his composure and shut his mouth.
He couldn’t believe himself, arguing with a woman he had just met over such illogical nonsense.
He closed his eyes once to calm down, then opened them and began to explain quickly.
“You can’t buy anything with the money you have. I’ll ask for a price you can’t afford.”
“What did you say?”
He was genuinely surprised.
“Is Balder Gilmah wishing for my death?”
“Don’t you know even after seeing the poster? The poster itself says it wants to kill me? Balder Gilmah’s anger seems tremendous.”
Luella recalled the events of the day.
“Or perhaps he’s hoping for an apology.”
Considering Balder Gilmah had come to the mansion and continued to warn through Shuna, this seemed more in line with his intent.
“An apology?”
“He came during the day. He said he would give a final opportunity before carrying out the contents of the poster.”
“What opportunity are you talking about?”
“He meant for you to give an answer that you will engage.”
Luella didn’t really know why she was saying this to a stranger on the street, but she was so angry that she wanted to complain to anyone.
“Isn’t it really funny? He’s angry because I cheated on him with another man. Then he could just break up cleanly; why is he so stubbornly clinging?”
“Wishing to engage……. is that it?”
“Don’t you know, since you were driven away?”
The man’s eyes slightly widened.
“Driven away?”
“Why else would I be here at this hour? Would I want to be engaged to the man who made me like this?”
“That’s true.”
In fact, Kite had thought Luella Rominin would come in person to verify the contents of the poster. So he had waited since the afternoon, but he hadn’t anticipated that she would come this late at night. If their lodgings weren’t right in front of the bulletin board, he wouldn’t have even known she came and went.
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.
[Touch the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to move to the next chapter if you want.]
