Perhaps that’s why his words to me seemed to have been interpreted differently than intended. His suggestion to go inside felt extremely sensual.
He turned around quickly as soon as he finished speaking, and walked slowly as if leading the way. Eun Jae followed the man and called him to stop him.
“Excuse me!”
“I can hear the sound of your thinking, Ji Eun Jae, all the way over here.”
He who had not turned around once and kept speaking, stopped not far away.
“I wish you wouldn’t think of running away.”
I’ll find you no matter what.
Words he didn’t say seemed to linger in my ears.
When he held the card key up to the front door, a cheerful melody echoed in the quiet corridor.
“I didn’t come here mindlessly. I told a friend the exact address of this house, to report in case something happens. Do you think I would have come here alone without such insurance?”
Her skin was so white that anything she did stood out.
Do you wear your emotions on your sleeve like that?
The way she looked like a scared cat and spat out sharp words was rather cute.
He who stopped in front of the opened door straightened the frown he had and asked.
“What do you want to say?”
“So, stop thinking about doing unnecessary things!”
As if he was flabbergasted, a hollow laugh slipped out from his teeth. His recently relaxed brow furrowed again. His head, which had been facing the front door, turned towards Eun Jae.
“What unnecessary things?”
“Well, um… so…”
Watching Eun Jae, who seemed unable to come up with the right words, rolling her eyes, he tilted his head as if he found it ridiculous, and slipped his hand into his pocket.
“Sorry, but you’re not my type.”
Why am I feeling bad?
Looking at him with a somewhat displeased expression, he concluded firmly.
“So, there’s no reason for me to do the unnecessary things you’re thinking of.”
“Gosh, what did you think I was thinking?”
Sun Woo, who was looking at her red cheeks, smiled silently. Sun Woo reopened the front door that had closed over time. He then wedged himself between the door and the entrance.
“Judging someone before even getting to know them is a bad habit.”
“I’m not judging, I’m being cautious. I can’t blindly trust a stranger and do whatever they ask.”
Without answering, he who was touching his chin while looking at Eun Jae, seemed to contemplate for a moment, then nodded as if agreeing.
“Then wait here for a bit, let’s go to the café on the first floor.”
Upon Eun Jae’s suggestion, the man easily agreed to change the location.
Just when she was wondering ‘what’s this’, he stepped into the entrance and then, as if he remembered something, leaned in to ask.
“Coincidentally, that loan shark’s office was nearby. Is such an open space okay with you?”
“….”
“The person who was supposed to repay the favor is constantly thinking of escaping, so I might need to reconsider at that time.”
Delivering his heavily loaded warning, his smiling face slipped between the slowly closing door.
Only then did Eun Jae hasten her steps to the man’s front door.
“No, no. Let’s talk inside.”
“Seems you’re scared again.”
“Well, since you said I’m not your type.”
“Have it your way.”
When he, raising his eyebrows, gestured for her to come in through the widely open door, Eun Jae swallowed a dry lump in her throat.
Stepping into the man’s house, Eun Jae’s eyes widened.
On the walls of the endless whitetoned corridor hung large and fancy frames, much like in a gallery.
Although she was wearing socks, the chilly feeling on her soles was likely due to the immaculate white polished tile floor, which looked devoid of a speck of dust.
The man walking ahead suddenly stopped and, tilting his head to the side, he asked.
“Are your feet cold?”
“A little?”
The man quietly looked down at Eun Jae’s wiggling toes inside her socks and pointed at his beige slippers that he had been wearing.
“As you can see, I am barefoot, and I only have these slippers.”
What’s up with him, asking even if he’s not going to lend them.
“You are the first guest to this house, I hadn’t thought that far ahead.”
Despite his words, his face didn’t seem apologetic at all as he started walking again.
Her feet were a bit cold, but she hadn’t been too bothered until his needless question unsettled her.
After about ten wide strides, a vast living room brightly came into view.
It was a living room with a facetoface structure centered around a creamcolored leather sofa, with three sides made of floortoceiling windows.
Absurdly, as she took in the beautiful sight, she briefly wondered if he expected her to clean this place by herself. Did he bring her here to show her and say, “This is the house you’ll be cleaning from now on?”
The sunlight, high in the sky, shattered on the living room floor between the wideopen white chiffon curtains.
As she was momentarily lost, staring at the scene, she heard a ‘snap’ sound of his two fingers hitting each other from behind.
“Ms. Ji Eun Jae, this way.”
Turning her head, a kitchen that was just as big as the living room came into view.
A chandelier as similar to the one in the hotel from yesterday that it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he’d brought it here, was shimmering and illuminating the dining table.
Slowly approaching the dining table, Eun Jae subconsciously touched the tip of her nose and sat down on the chair across from the man.
On the dining table made of Statuario marble with dynamic patterns, a crystal goblet delicately carved was half filled with water. Below it, there was a square pill the size of a fingernail.
What, he can’t possibly expect me to take that, can he?
What does he want after feeding it to me?
“Wha, what do you want me to check?”
Even when she tried to avert her eyes, they kept drifting towards the pill. Her throat kept burning and words wouldn’t come out easily.
‘Pull yourself together, Ji Eun Jae.’
As he watched Eun Jae stutter, he snickered faintly, and then he stretched out his palm to her.
“Give me your hand.”
“I won’t take that, I’m not taking it.”
“What are you talking about?”
As Eun Jae shook her head fiercely and hid her hand behind her back, the man slightly furrowed his brows.
“That! I said I won’t take it.”
When Eun Jae pointed to the pill with her chin, the man chuckled.
“Who said I’m giving it? Do you know what it is?”
“……”
“You have a habit of misunderstanding unnecessarily.”
Ignoring the flustered Eun Jae, the man’s palm shook again.
Why is he coaxing my hand. It’s strange, he really seems like a pervert.
“What are you thinking now?”
“I didn’t think of anything?”
“You didn’t, after looking at me as if I’m a pervert.”
“I didn’t, really.”
Why ask when you already know.
Isn’t this some kind of hypnotic technique at this point? He seemed like a man who could see through her heart since earlier.
“What am I supposed to do when you suddenly ask for my hand. You should give me a convincing reason and then ask!”
Even then, it was a situation where she might not give it.
Seeing Eun Jae on high alert, the man took a short breath and withdrew his hand. He leaned back into his chair, retreating his body.
“For over 20 years, not a single person has touched my body.”
“……”
“No, it was impossible for anyone to touch me. You touched me, and you say it was nothing. That’s impossible for me.”
Among other things, Eun Jae sharply responded to the word “touched.”
“When did I ever touch you? Are you referring to the time when I covered your mouth?”
No, that wasn’t touching. You kept speaking loudly, and I covered your mouth out of fear of being discovered. As she continued to ramble, Eun Jae vented out the unfairness of that day.
Again, his hand stretched out before Eun Jae.
“I want to confirm it.”
Whether it was merely about the pill or,
“If you’re something special.”
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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