As the screen turned off and the faint cinema lighting turned on, they could see each other’s faces more clearly. The moment Ji Ho reached for the coat he left on the side seat to stand up, Hye Yoon suddenly stood next to him. Her hesitating, wavering motions showed embarrassment.
“Hmm?”
“There’s a bit… smeared here.”
Ji Ho’s lips were lightly stained with her lipstick. She slightly bent her upper body towards his face. Then, brushing her fingers, she gently rubbed over Ji Ho’s lips. Her fingertips were infinitely cautious and delicate, as if stroking a baby’s eyelashes.
Ji Ho looked up at Hye Yoon, who was pouring her gaze and touch on his lips. All of that beauty seemed to have become buoyancy. Because the feelings that he had sunk to the bottom of his heart had floated up into his mouth.
“…It’s done.”
Hye Yoon straightened her body and looked at his face shyly as if inspecting it.
“Author.”
“Yes?”
But Ji Ho’s face, which was smiling just a moment ago, had a much different atmosphere now. The tone of his voice was as serious as the atmosphere.
“…Want to play a game with me?”
Contrary to his serious voice, his lips were smiling lightly. But even she could tell that smile wasn’t sincere.
“…What game?”
“The game of… fulfilling each other’s wishes one by one.”
“…”
“In return, I’ll start first so you can refuse.”
There were many gaps in between his words, uncharacteristic of Ji Ho. Hye Yoon nodded silently, thinking it seemed like sincerity that he hesitated to reveal.
“Do you… want to go to my place now?”
Ji Ho’s black eyes were moist with the night’s dew. Only she was reflected in that damp night, making Hye Yoon’s heart start to beat again. Thump. Thump.
As quiet as the deserted road, the inside of the car was also quiet. Ji Ho occasionally glanced at the passenger seat as he drove. Hye Yoon looked straight ahead, occasionally out the window, and sometimes slightly lowered her head. And every time, the constant thing was the hand tormenting her thigh.
Scratching her thigh with her fingernails, occasionally pinching hard. It seemed it was too much to act calm even for her fingers.
He recalled their conversation from the movie theater as he looked straight ahead again.
‘Do you… want to go to my place now?’
‘……’
‘You don’t have to if you feel forced.’
‘……Yes.’
‘Ah… You’re refusing. I understand.’
‘……No. I’ll go.’
Just when a regretlike bitterness came flooding over, thinking he had rushed too much, her small voice corrected his misinterpretation. After tossing an unbelievably bold answer, there was the back of her figure, who quickly put on her coat and stood at the door.
Even until now, when he was driving down the road after taking the elevator down, Hye Yoon hadn’t spoken. She seemed to be able to do just one thing like a child. She must have a lot on her mind now.
Ji Ho gently stopped the car caught in a signal. Then he opened his mouth for that little girl inside her head, creating a strange and heavy world. Because such a world didn’t suit that child.
“We agreed to grant each other’s wishes one by one.”
“……Yes?”
Hye Yoon jolted awake from the abruptly risen topic. Because it was still embarrassing to face properly, she turned her head slightly.
“I’ve said mine. What about you, author?”
“Ah… I can’t think of anything right now…”
She dragged her words just like her heavy heart. As Ji Ho nodded his head, she quickly added another sentence.
“Can I tell you next time?”
A moment of innocence she felt in that statement. She didn’t want to give up even though her heart was heavy. Especially when it came to wishes.
A small smile crept up on Ji Ho’s lips.
“Weren’t we playing the game of granting each other’s wishes one by one? I don’t think it works then. Because it’s not ‘right now.'”
He looked straight ahead and stepped on the accelerator as the signal changed. Laughter poured out so much that he almost put too much force on the accelerator. Ji Ho was curious about Hye Yoon’s reaction. Then he felt a bit oops. He wondered if he had played too much. If he acted like this, she might say she won’t go with him.
“……Please. Just once.”
“Hehe. You’re really helpless.”
The earnest child seemed not to harbor such cowardly thoughts. Her eyes, looking straight at him, were clear, as if all her heavy thoughts had flown away.
“Alright. Then, tell me next time.”
“Ah, great. Thank you.”
Hye Yoon beamed with ample satisfaction. Unfortunately, that cheerfulness didn’t last long.
As the car entered the underground parking lot, Hye Yoon closed her mouth again. She stayed quiet all the while when they took the elevator to the top floor, then her pretty mouth bloomed open like a flower bud.
“……Excuse me, Ji Ho.”
“Yes.”
“It’s not that I dislike it, it’s just…… a little awkward for now. Don’t worry unnecessarily.”
“……Yes.”
Hence, fragrant words flowed out.
“I also…… came because I wanted to.”
True to herself, she made the last comment while looking straight into Ji Ho’s eyes. As their eyes met, she couldn’t stand it for more than a few seconds and quickly looked away, but it was ample time for sincerity to come and go.
As they stepped into the entrance shoe rack, they heard the sound of the door locking behind them. At Ji Ho’s gesture, she took off her shoes first and stepped into the house, but the sound of the door lock closing seemed to still echo in her ears.
Ji Ho looked at her small shoes placed in the entrance.
‘Jongsu must have…… loved Heesu from the first day she came home. From the very first day, the very first moment he saw Heesu’s 230mm sneakers placed at the entrance.’
And at some point, his interpretation of floated vaguely in his mind. If he could go back to that time now, he would have confidently said ‘he loved her.’ instead of ‘he must have loved her.’
Shuffle Shuffle
As she slowly walked in, dragging her slippers, Hye Yoon was taking in the view of the Han River bathed in moonlight. Her movements, turning around at the sound of footsteps, seemed stiff with tension. Ji Ho smiled lazily and opened his mouth.
“Can I take a shower?”
“Ah……”
“As an author, you can use the shower in the bedroom. After all, you’re staying here tonight.”
She nodded. The awkward and slow nod seemed like it would make a sound. He wanted to put her at ease, but also, such an appearance was to his liking. Ji Ho put forth a mix of both sincere thoughts.
“Relax and make yourself comfortable. ……I won’t eat you up without warning.”
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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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