He glanced at Choi Yeorum, who had stopped on the opposite road. He asked her, burying his head on the driver’s seat, tired.
Grudges and Choi Yeorum were not words that went together. This gentle lady couldn’t pass by an old lady selling gum on the street without buying one each time.
“You’re too kind…”
That’s when it happened.
A large truck rushed toward Summer’s car from behind. There was no time for a report. In Eunmi’s eyes, the truck was precisely aiming and rushing toward Summer’s car as if she were the target.
Mad…!
In a fleeting moment, she made a judgment. The team leader was on the phone outside, Team B’s car had a flat tire, and the rest of the team members were buying hamburgers.
In the blink of an eye, she climbed into the driver’s seat and, without thinking or saying anything, stepped on the accelerator towards the truck.
The midday intersection, which had avoided commutes, school commutes, and evening commutes, was simply quiet. A deafening sound, like a bomb exploding, echoed as if a mushroom cloud rose from the center of the road.
Bang! Crash!
A thick and heavy gray smoke rose like a mushroom from the middle of the road.
Kim Hyunsoo, who was on the phone, glanced at the noise with a sharp gaze. Team members scattered everywhere hurriedly came out. Where their cars should have been parked, there were none.
The people rushing out weren’t only them. Numerous citizens who were going about their daily lives were startled and rushed out. The intersection turned into chaos in an instant.
Kim Team Leader’s cold gaze swept around, then returned to the accident scene. Even without confirming, he knew it, but he repeatedly denied it, shaking his head vigorously. Cold sweat ran down his back.
When the gray smoke cleared to some extent, a mid-sized sedan, an SUV, and a 3.5-ton truck were tangled messily. The truck was starting to catch fire.
Taeseok lost his composure. He grabbed Kim Team Leader’s collar with eyes that seemed like he would tear him apart. No, he grabbed his throat. Kim Team Leader, hanging limply against the wall, turned pale and gasped for breath. Suffocating him to death was only a matter of time.
K and Director Hong, who had rushed after hearing the news, desperately pulled Taeseok away. Taeseok poured out all the curses he could think of and kicked.
“Taeseok! Seo Taeseok! Stop it. Hey!”
“Snap out of it!”
“Hey!”
“Taeseok, Summer will be scared!”
An echo resounded in Taeseok’s ears. Summer will be scared.
Taeseok’s hand stopped.
Putting aside his anger, he reluctantly turned his head toward the bed. Summer was lying there. One arm was in a cast.
When Taeseok loosened his grip on Eunmi’s arm, Kim Team Leader collapsed.
A dreary hospital room.
This was already the second time in a traffic accident. The first accident was like a childish prank, but this time, they almost died for real. The will to live had not yet sunk in.
“Taeseok. Summer hasn’t woken up yet. She needs rest.”
With a despairing feeling, Taeseok wiped his face. His face was full of tears. Unconsciously, he was crying.
Taeseok was too scared of this situation to approach Summer. Kim Team Leader kneeled in front of her.
“There’s no excuse. I will take responsibility. I apologize.”
Apologies were not enough. At the decisive moment, the team leader failed to prevent the accident. He was prepared to undress for his own anger. He was so angry that he could go crazy.
How much time passed? After a while, Taeseok opened his mouth with a voice that seemed to have exhausted all his strength.
“Tell me.”
It meant he was willing to listen to the explanation. Kim Team Leader, as if he had lived only for that moment, opened his mouth with a determined look. They had quickly analyzed the black boxes of the accident vehicles and nearby CCTV footage.
“Author Choi’s car stopped on the shoulder, and less than two minutes later, a 3.5-ton truck appeared from behind. Without slowing down at all, it rushed in, and there was no time to block it. Our team member showed instant reflexes and managed to squeeze the car through that gap, reducing the impact of the accident.”
It was true. In the last moment, the truck, startled by the SUV rushing fiercely, turned in panic. Summer’s car collided with the SUV instead of the truck, significantly reducing the extent of the damage.
According to the insurance company staff, if they had collided with the truck as it was, it would have been difficult to guarantee their lives. Recalling that bureaucratic voice, Taeseok closed his eyes shivering.
“What about the truck driver? Did they catch him?”
K interjected.
“He was driving while drowsy. Since there are no specific charges, the police seem to be treating it as a simple case of drowsy driving for now.”
“Then what happens? Will he be arrested? I’m not familiar with the law.”
K asked again, but Moon Sung-hoon, who opened the door and came in, received the answer.
“He’ll pay a small fine. Since Summer didn’t get seriously injured, and there was no intent in the accident, it will probably be processed through regular insurance.”
The punishment is light. Even though Summer broke her arm and lost consciousness.
“Ji Hyun-jeong.”
Taeseok suspected Ji Hyun-jeong with an animalistic instinct. She’s the woman who planned such a thing. K said.
“She’s already being investigated.”
So far, Taeseok has been quite a gentlemanly devil to Ji Hyun-jeong. But if this accident was not a coincidence, Ji Hyun-jeong will live in hell every day. He would rather beg for death.
At that moment, the doctor came in. The orthopedic surgeon who had visited before and a few others.
How big was the accident that three doctors came in? Taeseok’s forehead narrowed.
“It’s a fracture of the lower part of the humerus. Fortunately, it’s not severe, so we just need to watch it for a while.”
Taeseok clenched his fist at the end. At that moment, a female doctor stepped forward.
“I’m the attending physician at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Won Mi-jung. I’m sorry to have to say this, Seo Taeseok.”
‘Obstetrics and Gynecology?’
What business does the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department have with a male patient?
“… I regret to inform you that the patient was in a state of pregnancy when the traffic accident occurred.”
The world came to a halt.
Taeseok’s ground plummeted. Endlessly. It ruthlessly sank into a horrific abyss.
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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