After hearing her words and reviewing the blueprints, he found that the back of the innermost bookshelf in the library was designed as a usable space. The only door to access it was a revolving bookshelf.
Ji An called the revolving bookshelf used as an entrance “Alice’s magical door.”
When her gaze met Dan Woo’s, Ji An smiled. Dan Woo also smiled contentedly, partially hiding his face with a book.
What words were needed? He came down just to see her face once.
Dan Woo thought of what Tae Yoon had said and chuckled softly.
‘Should I give you some salt? Why do you laugh so blandly?’
It was what Tae Yoon had said as he chuckled during reading reports, eating meals, and sometimes in the middle of meetings.
It was a laugh that slipped out without him noticing whenever Ji An came to mind.
After their first kiss, the habitual kisses that followed were so ticklish that his bland laughter became frequent.
Her small hand coming into his, and her pretty eyesmiles were something not worth mentioning twice.
Dan Woo put the book he had been reading on the information desk. It was time for him to go up to his office.
As Ji An stood upright and met his gaze, he spoke.
“I stopped by early because I wanted to see the magical door. ……I won’t be able to come for a few days.”
“Again? Are you busy at night too?”
“Why? Should I not be busy?”
Ji An defiantly shook her head, but couldn’t hide her downcast expression.
The corners of Dan Woo’s mouth involuntarily twitched. Seeing her affectionate gaze made him really want to not be busy.
For a moment, he thought about appointing Ji An to his secretary’s office, just as Tae Yoon had said.
“Take it easy. I’m going up.”
Ji An recovered her composure by tapping her cheek.
The fact that Dan Woo came to see her whenever he had time felt good, but it wasn’t quite real.
Would it feel like this when you’re hit all over with petals in the spring wind?
Like air bubbles popping, her heart thumped and even though she was breathing, her heart was still racing.
But the time with Dan Woo was always short.
Of course, he was busy being the CEO of two companies. It was something to come to see her whenever he had a chance.
Ji An consoled herself like that every time.
There were sudden visits from the CEO, but a peaceful and everyday morning was busily passing.
That afternoon.
Ji An entered the storage room, which used a revolving bookcase as an entrance. It was a place for temporarily storing old or damaged books.
When she flicked the light switch on, a shopping bag that hadn’t been there yesterday came into view. It was a shopping bag that the CEO, who had been curious about the magical door, had left behind.
Ji An smiled brightly at the sight of the yellow acrylic yarn and a disposable container of homemade madeleines in the shopping bag.
She really wanted the duckshaped scrubber.
“Do I need to breathe life into it when I want it this much?”
The headquarters of Hae Song Group.
Jin Gyu Lee, the chief secretary who entered CEO Sun Ho Woo’s office, bowed neatly before approaching the desk.
Chief Lee handed over a merger proposal to absorb The Eagles into Hae Song, as directed by Sun Ho to the legal team.
“The merger proposal with The Eagles is reported to be completed.”
Sun Ho was planning to invite Dan Woo soon to propose the merger of his business, The Eagles, with Hae Song.
He looked satisfied with the merger proposal to absorb The Eagles into Hae Song.
“Tell them to prepare the contract so we can proceed as it is.”
“Yes.”
“Contact the representative office of Play Round and make a personal visit. It’s better to do it at home than at the company. Drop by the dinner gathering this weekend.”
Sun Ho thought to invite Dan Woo to his family home instead of calling him to the Hae Song headquarters, to make it seem like a meeting of equals between the two CEOs.
He planned to acknowledge Dan Woo’s humble birth as an illegitimate child at the dinner table of the Hae Song family, provoke him by mentioning his mother, and then hand over the merger documents.
Sun Ho was holding Ji Hye Soo, Dan Woo’s mother, captive in a closed ward of Blue Nursing Hospital.
He assumed that since Dan Woo was in Korea, he would be looking for his mother, so he asked the chief secretary about Ji Hye Soo’s whereabouts.
“How’s the situation at the hospital? Is it quiet?”
The chief secretary was just thinking about enhancing the procedure of the closed ward, which required several stages of authentication to enter and leave.
“The list of people visiting the closed ward is set. I’ll reinforce the control just in case. It will be hard for CEO Woo’s side to find out easily as her name is not on the patient list.”
“What can they do even if they find out? If she leaves there now, she should go to prison as a criminal.”
“That’s true.”
Sun Ho Woo was using Ji Hye Soo as a director of Hae Song Bio and using her name for various illegal activities and creating slush funds.
Even if Dan Woo found Ji Hye Soo, she would have to stay in prison once she left the hospital.
After the formal report, the chief secretary reported about a trip to the club last dawn due to Woo Jung Hyun.
“It’s about Executive Woo. There was an accident at the Blue Moon Club early yesterday morning. ……It seems that someone reported it, and the legal team dealt with it after receiving a call from the police.”
“It seemed quiet for a while, what trouble has he caused again?”
“A trainee, it seems. His arm…… was broken.”
The chief secretary displayed a video from Jung Hyun Woo’s phone on the tablet.
He reported that he had caused significant injury to a famous agency trainee’s arm, but due to quick actions, he was not arrested.
“So where is Executive Woo now?”
“He overdosed on drugs and has been admitted to the VIP ward of Jeil Hospital.”
Sun Ho Woo tightened the reins on Jung Hyun’s behavior.
“Delete the video immediately and tell the legal team’s team leader Ha to handle it without any trouble.”
“Yes.”
Jung Hyun found pleasure in observing the suffering of others. He couldn’t let go of his childhood habit of abusing pets, and as an adult, his target had become humans.
Sun Ho Woo was troubled due to Jung Hyun, who was far from ready to inherit the Hae Song Group.
Dan Woo returned from the Play Round Asia Region General Meeting, a 3night and 4day schedule, looking noticeably tired.
However, he felt lighthearted at the prospect of seeing Ji An.
Knock, knock.
“Yes.”
Tae Yoon opened the office door and entered.
When Dan Woo nodded, an unfamiliar man entered the office with Tae Yoon. It was Jin Kyu Lee, the chief secretary to Sun Ho Woo.
There was no surprise, as he had already received a phone call during his trip.
Chief Secretary Lee came in and bowed politely.
“I am Jin Kyu Lee, the chief secretary of the Hae Song Group.”
“Please, sit down.”
“No, I will just convey Chairman Woo Sun Ho’s message and leave.”
After Chief Secretary Lee left, Dan Woo pressed his lips tightly and tapped on the desk.
Chief Secretary Lee had conveyed Sun Ho Woo’s message that Dan Woo should attend the Hae Song family’s evening gathering.
He had also mentioned that he had something to propose regarding Dan Woo’s business.
Tae Yoon asked, his face turning cold. He was more puzzled by the polite invitation sent by the chief secretary.
“He said he will make a proposal related to the business. What is he scheming?”
lu lu lo la ▪️ net (lululola.net)
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.]
