She had long resolved to do the same for her child.
To offer endless love and trust, to make her child the happiest person in the world.
Yeonju replied with a smile,
“Yes, I think so too.”
Leaving the baby’s room, the two women headed to the dining room.
Haeyoung set down tea cups on the table and sat opposite Yeonju.
“How is Jinwook?”
Haeyoung asked as she sipped her lemon tea.
“Does he treat you well?”
Yeonju looked down slightly before replying.
“……Yes.”
But Haeyoung seemed skeptical.
She looked intently at Yeonju and then spoke.
“Did you know I was worried when I heard Jinwook was marrying you?”
“Why?”
“You seemed too young and delicate to handle Jinwook’s personality.”
Haeyoung chuckled,
“Between us, Jinwook isn’t exactly known for being affectionate or family-oriented.”
“…….”
“I honestly wondered if he could ever get married. Haha.”
Yeonju, intrigued by her casual manner, asked,
“What was Jinwook like as a child?”
“He’s been like that since then.”
“…….?”
“Always acting so superior and smart.”
Haeyoung reminisced about the past with a sigh.
“His ability to talk! I always lost in arguments with him. He could pinpoint my weaknesses so well, I often wanted to punch him.”
So, that’s how he was…
It was no surprise, considering he wouldn’t even spare his sister.
Yeonju could imagine what he was like and nodded slowly.
As Haeyoung shared her memories of Jinwook, her face turned serious.
“And Jinwook, since he was young…”
“…….?”
“Never opened his heart to anyone.”
She continued solemnly.
“Whether it was family or friends, he always kept a distance, always wary. Even with me, he didn’t speak a word for the first few years.”
“…….?”
“He had so many enemies from a young age because our family situation was so complicated. There were always people trying to bring down him and mom.”
Haeyoung was different from Jinwook and their father. She was the child of Ae-ran’s previous marriage and didn’t receive much favor in Jinwook’s family.
And Jinwook himself was born into a mixed family, with different fathers for his half-brothers and a different mother for his half-brothers.
Haeyoung had watched her mother remarry and raise Jinwook. She saw how they both survived in the new family.
“Our mom is tough because she has to be. It’s a place where showing a bit of weakness can get you thrown out.”
“…….?”
“I worried about whether Yeonju could survive among those people…”
Haeyoung looked at Yeonju with bright eyes.
“But you seem stronger than I thought.”
“…….?”
“Jinwook must have been attracted to that.”
Attracted…
Yeonju just smiled faintly.
She surely didn’t know how calculated and business-like this marriage had been.
Haeyoung glanced at the baby’s room and then said,
“Maybe Jinwook will change when you have a child.”
“…….?”
“My husband was a world-weary man who only knew about work, but he changed a lot after the baby was born.”
At that moment, Haeyoung’s phone rang briefly. She checked the screen and chuckled.
“See? He’s asking for photos of our daughter even now.”
Showing Yeonju her phone, Haeyoung shrugged.
“Who knows? Jinwook might become a doting dad too.”
Hearing this, Yeonju pondered for a moment.
Maybe Haeyoung was right. Perhaps Jinwook would change with the birth of their child. After all, it’s said that one’s own child is always dear to the heart. Jinwook would surely love his child.
As they spent more time together as a family, they would grow closer.
They would eat together, travel, and create many memories.
Yeonju imagined Jinwook holding a baby.
In her imagination, the baby resembled Jinwook closely. Jinwook, holding the tiny child carefully, had eyes brimming with affection.
Just imagining it made her heart swell, and Yeonju felt her heart racing throughout.
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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