He glanced at me with an unsatisfied look, then ‘ah’ and seemed to realize something.
Then he frowned, sighed deeply, and finally opened his mouth after a while.
“I was supposed to just pretend, but I messed up on my own… So it seems to have caused trouble.”
“?”
“Earlier… Yes. I apologize again.”
Emperor Rinel said to me earnestly.
His gaze was so awkward that I had to sit up, too.
I pulled the fluffy blanket up to my chest and met his gaze.
He stared at my face for a few seconds, cleared his throat, and said seriously.
“Hmm, the priests are quickwitted and have sharp eyes.”
“Huh?”
“They probably felt whether we were really having a nocturnal visit or not with their holy power from outside the bedroom.”
“……Suddenly?”
“What?”
“You clearly said earlier that the priests were dull and had terrible holy power, and even if they were in the bedroom, they wouldn’t know we were acting, didn’t you?”
“……Did I, say that?”
“Yes, Your Majesty. You said that exactly one minute before the priests came in.”
“I guess I said that because it seemed like the Empress was too nervous……”
Emperor Rinel grumbled as if making an excuse, thumping his throat with his hand.
And he really seemed to be sorry.
In fact, he didn’t need to be.
He eliminated my pain as if I was burning alive in a fire, so I wanted to tell him that I was able to live thanks to him.
If he hadn’t, I might have…
“You don’t have to apologize. We’re already married, aren’t we?”
My conscience pricked my heart as these words flowed out of my mouth, considering I was just a standin empress.
“It was warm.”
Emperor Rinel suddenly said.
His short confessionlike word dug into my heart and settled down heavily.
“I am always a winter person. But when I kissed the empress, it was spring for a moment. So I wanted to confirm more.”
“?”
He calmly continued his words.
“Whether it was an illusion or my body temperature really rose. But it wasn’t an illusion. My body was hot as if it were midsummer.”
What on earth is he talking about?
“You probably know about my condition a bit from Prince Tesla.”
Unable to understand his words, I stared blankly at him, and he chuckled.
“Didn’t Prince Tesla tell you this either?”
Yes, that guy is a handsome bastard.
After seeing your face, he doesn’t even look handsome anymore, now he’s just a bastard.
“I haven’t heard anything from the prince.”
“That’s why they say that there are so many lies in a royal marriage.”
“Was there another word I should hear?”
I asked calmly.
His lips, which didn’t seem to tell easily, moved again.
“It was during the final war in the Death Valley. Then, I was ambushed by a wyverncontrolling wizard from the southern continent and was cursed.”
“A curse? What kind of…!”
At the mention of a curse by Emperor Rinel, the area of my burn scar felt hot.
I unconsciously raised and lowered my hand over my burn scar.
His icy blue eyes, which felt cold, glanced at me gently before answering.
“My body temperature is much lower than that of ordinary people. That’s my curse. But the moment I unknowingly became like that with the empress… It felt as if my frozen organs were thawing.”
Upon hearing Emperor Rinel’s words, I gasped for breath.
It was a reaction contrary to mine.
My body, which felt as hot as being enveloped in flames, cooled down as soon as it touched him!
Could our temperatures return to normal when we touch?
I wanted to tell him that I too am experiencing similar symptoms.
But I am merely a standin empress, not truly his wife, so I had to withhold my words.
“Were you surprised?”
“No. I’m glad that Your Majesty felt a little comfort.”
“Well, it was more than just comfort,”
Emperor Rinel nodded, speaking in a voice filled with certainty.
“I liked it, but I wonder how it was for you… No, I’m worried.”
Seeing him cautiously observing me like a shy boy, I felt oddly embarrassed.
His eyes, which always appeared cold, looked slightly adorable as they moved around in confusion.
“Excuse me? What did you say?”
So, I deliberately feigned misunderstanding and asked him back.
“Ah, was that question too rustic? Understand, Empress.”
“Yes.”
I nodded, swallowing the laughter that almost escaped from my throat.
“This is a first for me.”
“… Pardon?”
“For the first time, I said.”
Thinking that I hadn’t heard, he added emphasis to his voice.
I had expected it, but hearing it from him was a shock.
“Your Majesty, was today really your first experience…?”
I began to question him directly but then realized my mistake.
Sure enough, Emperor Rinel’s face crumpled, and he stared at me with narrowed eyes.
“Why, wasn’t it the empress’s first…?”
His low voice flew at me sharply.
“Or was it because I’m not your ideal type, so it wasn’t that great?”
Huh? This is what I said last night….
No way!
Suddenly, I had a bad feeling.
I asked him again for confirmation.
“You’re not my ideal type? What do you mean by that…?”
“That’s the conversation we had last night. Don’t you remember?”
“!”
He gave me a creepy smile.
“Yoyour Majesty, did you happen to remember yesterday….”
“Yeah, I remember.”
Emperor Rinel said with a leisurely expression.
“And how could I forget when we met in such a place?”
Damn, I’m screwed.
He remembered the incident from last night vividly.
Even the words that I babbled out!
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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