Christine sat on Adel’s bed and gently held her pale hand.
“Marry me, Adel.”
Startled and confused for a moment, Adel tried to pull her hand away, but he held on more tightly.
“Don’t joke… Chris…”
“I’m not joking; I’m more serious now than ever before.”
“What about the princess?”
“The misunderstanding that the princess is pregnant with my child has been cleared, hasn’t it?”
“But everyone thinks you will become the emperor’s soninlaw. You are the most suitable candidate.”
Christine shook his head firmly.
“I don’t care about what they think. It’s our wedding, and our opinions are what matter.”
“But a sudden proposal like this…”
“You don’t like it?”
Ridiculously, Adel did not say she disliked it.
“But choosing me over the princess doesn’t make sense.”
Although she thought it might be a joke, her heart thumped heavily, even feeling a flutter.
Such a surprise proposal.
“Why doesn’t it make sense? I want you to be my wife.”
“You said you didn’t like me…”
“I was mistaken. I thought you left me for money and status. But now that I know that’s not true, is there any reason to hesitate?”
“I don’t know.”
Christine persistently persuaded the confused and shaking Adel.
“You said it yourself. You’ll marry someone who can be as supportive as you want, who you can rely on. Be my strength, Adel. You’re the only one I can rely on.”
“Nonsense. You have everything. You don’t need my help.”
“No, if I don’t have you, I have nothing. And I will continue to be unhappy.”
“Is that a threat?”
When Adel expressed disbelief, he smiled slyly and nodded.
“Yes. If you don’t accept, I’ll die right here.”
Has anyone ever threatened with such a sexy face in this world?
“Wow, it’s amazing…”
“You don’t hate me still, do you?”
As if asking what he meant, Adel’s eyes widened.
“There’s no way. How could I hate you?”
At Adel’s innocent voice, the corners of Christine’s mouth gently rose.
“But you didn’t accompany me at your mother’s death or the funeral.”
“I left you, who was holding onto your wandering father and didn’t know what to do. I was blinded by my revenge. I’m sorry I couldn’t be there for you then. I wanted to apologize if we ever met again.”
“Apology is not needed. Let’s cut off the bad memories of the last 10 years and live happily again. You’re going back to being that eighteenyearold girl.”
Adel was greatly shaken.
It had always been what she wanted. She thought countless times that she wanted to go back to 10 years ago.
Although time could not be turned back, maybe living as if the 10 years were erased would be possible if she was with him.
“Is it possible?”
“Just trust me. Now I’m a man who can dance without stepping on feet.”
Not just dancing, Christine was now more perfect and reliable than any other man in the world. By holding his hand, it seemed that she could go to a safe and happy place even with her eyes closed.
“By the way, I forgot the gift. I’ll propose again, Adel.”
He ambitiously pulled a small box from inside his jacket and began to open it.
“Marry me…”
Then he became flustered and closed it quickly.
“Ahem, the proposal gift will come later…”
But Adel took the box from his hand and carefully opened it.
Inside, instead of a glamorous gemstone ring, was a ring made of woven small flowers.
“Sorry, I asked Zimmer to prepare it urgently.”
Apparently, Zimmer was a flower enthusiast.
“There’s a note here.”
Adel unfolded the note inside the box and read it.
[It would be best for the two of you to choose the ring together.]In fact, Christine’s decision to marry Adel had come during his journey from the imperial palace to Mark’s clinic. He had asked Zimmer to prepare the ring urgently in between.
“Let’s do as Zimmer’s words.”
“Is that an acceptance?”
Instead of answering, she hesitantly extended her hand.
“Will you put it on?”
Christine carefully took out the flower ring from the box and put it on her slender and pale finger. The pale and thin finger brightened up just by wearing the flower ring.
“How is it?”
Adel looked at the hand with the flower ring and smiled, as if she had received the most beautiful and lovely ring in the world.
“It’s beautiful. Dazzlingly so. But before that ring withers, let’s go get a ring that will never wither.”
“Uhhuh.”
Suddenly, a tear fell from Adel’s eye as she answered.
She didn’t know why. A welling emotion surged up, as if it was a moment she had long been waiting for.
Surprised, Adel quickly wiped her tears with her finger,
“Do you hate marrying me that much?”
At Christine’s mischievous joke, she snorted and laughed.
“Idiot. Of course not. It’s just like a dream…….”
Christine smiled brightly and took out a handkerchief to wipe Adel’s tears.
“It’s a big problem; I want to kiss you, but since you’re in pain, I have to hold back.”
Adel shyly glanced away and bashfully pointed to her cheek.
“Well, this much is okay…….”
He kissed Adel’s cheeks loudly enough to make a sound. Then he stopped the kiss and let out a soft moan.
“Get better soon, Adel.”
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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