Only then did Go Hyeon-a realize. Chairman Lee Jun-young had thoroughly played with her.
She alone didn’t know that. She lived in a delusion that it was all her ability. Just a mere toy.
Lee Jun-young left Go Hyeon-a alone and left the room. Soon after, a large sum was deposited into Go Hyeon-a’s account.
“Ha…”
It was pathetic. It was so ridiculous that she couldn’t help but smile through her tears.
A 27-year-old top actress who hadn’t even married, pregnant with a conglomerate chairman’s child.
What kind of third-rate drama was this?
When did my life become so messed up?
“Where did it go wrong?”
Recalling her affairs with Lee Jun-young, Go Hyeon-a muttered to herself. She felt completely drained, and tears didn’t come out.
Then her mobile phone rang loudly. Go Hyeon-a reached out and picked up the phone.
“Hello.”
[Hyuna, where are you?!]It was Lee Seung-jae.
When Go Hyeon-a heard Lee Seung-jae’s voice, tears welled up again.
In this mess, is Lee Seung-jae the only one who cares about me?
“Oppa. I’m sorry. I should have listened to you earlier.”
“Oppa, I want to stop now.”
Instantly, Lee Seung-jae fell silent behind the phone. Go Hyeon-a felt like he understood her words right away, and she couldn’t help but laugh.
Indeed, my brother knows me well.
“A scandal has erupted. It’s something Chairman did.”
[What? What are you talking about? What happened with that person?]“I’m pregnant, Oppa.”
[…What?]“My life is over. So, I want to stop. I’m too tired.”
Go Hyeon-a hung up the phone. She bit her lip, and a salty tear could be felt at the tip of her tongue, making her smile.
“Baby… I’m sorry. Because I’m such a mom.”
She opened her bag and took out the sleeping pills she always carried.
She intended to sleep forever.
Meanwhile, the scene at the movie premiere was chaotic.
However, strangely, as soon as Go Hyeon-a rushed out, the reporters fell silent.
When their movements felt organized, Seol Ji-oh shivered all over his body.
This… It doesn’t seem like Seok-young’s work.
After that, it proceeded smoothly according to the schedule. After the previous incident, interviews and press conferences were completed without any problems.
When all official events were over, everyone stood up with a slightly uncomfortable feeling.
No one mentioned Go Hyeon-a, but everyone must have had the same thought in their minds.
Go Hyeon-a was hunted.
It wouldn’t be for just one reason. The tower Go Hyeon-a built in the entertainment industry couldn’t be that clean.
Seol Ji-oh went to the company with Yeowoon. He had to talk to Chairman Yeowoon.
When they entered the president’s office, Chairman Yeowoon greeted them as if he had been waiting. As Seol Ji-oh sat down, he asked.
“Hyung, what’s going on? I thought there would be rumors with Chairman Lee Jun-young, but why bullying?”
“It’s MH’s doing.”
“What?”
“He pressured us to bring down all the dating rumors, and in return, threw the article about Go Hyeon-a’s bullying.”
Seol Ji-oh frowned.
“Weren’t they supposed to be dating? They said something about remarriage.”
“What? Remarriage?”
Yeowoon asked in surprise. It was surprising indeed. No matter how wealthy he was, why would Go Hyeon-a, a top star, marry a divorced man.
Chairman Yeowoon sighed once and briefly defined their relationship.
“It was a mutually beneficial relationship, not love. However, for some reason, Chairman Lee Jun-young suddenly cut ties with Go Hyeon-a.”
Seol Ji-oh scoffed and smiled.
“It’s more like she was almost witch-hunted than a breakup, right? I’ve never seen reporters do that before.”
“Yeah. I also saw a few videos popping up just now. It was a mess.”
“Then what will happen to Go Hyeon-a?”
To Yeowoon’s question, Seol Ji-oh answered nonchalantly.
“She’ll take the public’s scolding, go through a period of reflection, and come out a few years later. Her popularity won’t be as good as before, though.”
Yeowoon made a surprised expression as if she was shocked, then blinked as if she was suddenly concerned.
Seol Ji-oh looked at her, whose heart seemed to weaken again, and spoke.
“You reap what you sow. If you hadn’t bullied, such articles wouldn’t have come out.”
“But still…”
“What buts?”
Seol Ji-oh pinched Yeowoon’s cheek.
“I asked Go Hyeon-a to tie her hair in the waiting room earlier, and she flatly refused. Don’t you remember? At that time, Go Hyeon-a said something to you, right? She asked, ‘What if I have a seizure later and ruin the premiere? How will you take responsibility?’ Did you forget that?”
“Oh, right. That happened.”
Only now did she seem to remember, and her murmuring face was cute.
Being this kind, what can I do? Huh?
Seol Ji-oh reached out worriedly and pressed her small head.
“Ouch!”
Then, next to them, Joo Seok-young spoke with a gruff voice.
“If you’re going to act lovey-dovey, get out, punk. Igniting a fire in the bachelor’s heart.”
“Pfft.”
Seol Ji-oh burst into laughter and said to Joo Seok-young.
“Hyung, date someone. Stop working so much.”
“If I could, I would have married a long time ago.”
“Fine, I got it. We’re leaving.”
“Sure. Goodbye. See you again, Miss Yeowoon!”
Yeowoon, who came out of the president’s office, automatically took Seol Ji-oh’s hand as a habit. However, when Seol Ji-oh realized it, he pulled away from Yeowoon’s hand in surprise.
“Hey, isn’t this too much?”
Yeowoon momentarily turned into a rabbit, looking around. Fortunately, there was no one around, but she seemed quite surprised that she unconsciously tried to hold hands outside.
“Oh, my hand just went out on its own. I must be crazy.”
Seol Ji-oh laughed as he looked at the embarrassed Yeowoon.
“It’s possible. Let’s go home quickly.”
Home was the only safe place.
They got on the elevator to go home. Seol Ji-oh looked briefly at Yeowoon standing next to him.
When he saw her round forehead, his lips twitched. Even her lips, which were murmuring to herself, were so cute that he wanted to devour them in one bite.
At the moment when various naughty thoughts attacked him, Yeowoon looked up at him.
“…So, what do you think, Oppa?”
“Huh?”
He stupidly asked.
I didn’t hear what you were saying because I was looking at you….
“No, Garam said that when I…”
Starting to speak again, her lips were so cute that he wanted to eat them in one bite. Then Yeowoon looked at him, wondering.
“…Did something happen? How do you feel about it?”
“Yeah?”
He asked like a fool.
I didn’t hear what you were saying because I was looking at you….
“No, Garam said that when I…”
Starting to speak again, her lips were so cute that he wanted to eat them in one bite. Then Yeowoon looked at him, wondering.
“…Did something happen? How do you feel about it?”
“Yeah?”
He asked like a fool.
Did I really say that?
At the moment when the desire to run like a runaway locomotive overwhelmed him, his phone rang.
In an instant, his face frowned.
I don’t want to be disturbed.
Ignoring it, Seol Ji-oh pressed his lips as if he didn’t hear, throwing his outerwear far away. The vibration sound faded.
“You have a call…”
“You don’t have to answer it.”
He led Yeowoon into the house. With a thirst that felt like burning, he pressed his body against Yeowoon. Once again, the vibration started.
His eyebrows wrinkled.
“Ha… What the hell.”
When he let go, Yeowoon, looking perplexed, took out her phone from her pocket.
“It’s the president?”
What could be happening to cause such interference?
Seol Ji-oh answered Yeowoon’s phone instead.
“Hyung, we’re busy right now.”
[It’s Ji-oh.]Joo Seok-young’s voice was noticeably tense. An unexpected tension passed through his body.
Why is he acting like this?
[It’s about Go Hyeon-a…]For a moment, his entire body went cold.
“What…?”
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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