Sunwoo laughed and wet the lid of the rattan basket. Each time the lid of the three-tiered lunchbox emerged from the basket, Eunjae exclaimed in amazement.
It was a lunchbox so beautiful that it seemed a shame to eat.
From colorful fist-sized rice balls to seasonal fruits shaped like cute animals, and various types of sandwiches to choose from.
Even Sunwoo was amazed. He had only seen his aunt make sandwiches, not the process of packing the lunchbox.
He hadn’t asked for much. He had only asked for a simple snack to enjoy on a rare date with Eunjae.
No wonder the basket felt heavy.
With a sly smile, Sunwoo handed the sandwich to Eunjae. Eating a sandwich filled with creamy potato salad, Eunjae asked.
“Can I ask something I’m curious about?”
“You have a lot of things you’re curious about.”
“Uh… When you, Mr. Sunwoo, shower, you always leave the door open.”
Sunwoo continued sipping strawberry ade casually as if it were nothing.
“How did you know?”
“If you shower with the door open, how would I not know? Isn’t that something you should advertise?”
As Eunjae continued speaking, Sunwoo’s mischievous gaze fell on Eunjae’s lips.
“Saw it secretly?”
“……. ”
“So, how was it? Did you enjoy it?”
Sunwoo looked at Eunjae teasingly and threw a round rice ball into his own mouth. As always, Eunjae’s cheeks were charmingly flushed.
“Oh, no?”
“Lies.”
“Why would I secretly watch that? If I want to see, I can anytime with just a little determination.”
Phew. Sunwoo, who was eating a rice ball, managed to cover his mouth just in time. Avoiding a disaster, Sunwoo chewed and swallowed the rice ball.
“Jieunjae, my skills are getting better.”
“I wondered if that was related to that incident.”
“Yeah. I mentioned that I was found in a box at that time, right?”
Sunwoo wiped his mouth with a tissue and continued.
Since then, when I enter a narrow space, I feel suffocated. It’s not severe, but it’s a bit uncomfortable, so I don’t close the door well. It’s been a habit since I was young.”
“Oh, so that’s why the bathroom door was open at that time?”
Eunjae’s eyes narrowed thinly. Sunwoo, who was looking at Eunjae as if asking what he was talking about, laughed in amazement, recalling the bathroom where he first met Eunjae.
“Oh, at that time? I went in to get my phone; I would’ve come out soon, so why bother closing the door.”
“Pervert.”
“You went in to get your phone?”
“I get it. I believe you.”
If I had closed the door, what would have happened? Turning gratitude into revenge. Sunwoo gulped down strawberry ade with a triumphant expression.
“Labeling your husband as a pervert. Show me what a real pervert is?”
Eunjae blocked his approaching lips with his palm, saying, “By the way, didn’t you say there’s something important today?”
Asking so, Eunjae bit into the sandwich. The potato salad protruding from the sandwich was also on the tip of Eunjae’s lips.
Sunwoo barely suppressed his laughter, wiped the end of Eunjae’s lips with his thumb.
“I’m doing it; it’s important.”
As Sunwoo finished speaking, Eunjae’s gaze suddenly sharpened.
“What are you doing tomorrow?”
“I have to go to the academy tomorrow. There are only a few days left until the exam.”
“I’m off tomorrow. Let’s go somewhere—”
“No.”
When he suggested going out, Eunjae coldly rejected him, and the scene of the conversation that suddenly came to mind made Eunjae’s fist head towards Sunwoo. The fist made a thud, accurately hitting his chest.
It was a fist filled with Eunjae’s emotions. With the sudden attack, Sunwoo made a sound of ‘ugh’ and looked at Eunjae, who seemed surprised.
“You really have to hit me.”
“You never accept anything at once. I thought it was a good opportunity.”
“What are you saying? Just… I shouldn’t say anything.”
Clutching his throbbing forehead, Eunjae, with a bitter smile, spoke to Sunwoo while biting his lower lip.
“Just one more time, try doing something like this.”
It was a blatant threat.
“If not, you’d be at the academy by now.”
“Isn’t that obvious? The exam is next week.”
“See, it was a reasonably good idea.”
Sunwoo, satisfied with himself, received Eunjae’s sharp gaze. Sunwoo, who felt a slight pain in his inflated chest, flinched at Eunjae’s piercing eyes and small movements.
“Of all things, the first dish you make is peach salad…”
“So, you won’t forget it.”
A date obtained through a foolish method, which couldn’t be told to anyone else. Sunwoo chuckled and gave Eunjae a short kiss on the cheek.
“So, you don’t like it?”
In his eyes filled with resentment, Eunjae averted his gaze, but…
“Who said I don’t like it?”
His response wasn’t entirely convincing.
Yes, the problem is that I like you too much.
Whatever you do, I like it.
That’s the problem.
Thinking of it as a lunchbox lovingly packed by Aunt, they couldn’t leave a single thing. After filling their stomachs, the two lay back on the mat.
As the time to return approached, a lingering sense of regret remained.
Sunwoo, who noticed Eunjae’s expression, tried to comfort him, saying he would come again when he had time. However, from Eunjae’s expression, it was clear that his lingering feelings were gradually fading away.
As Eunjae, burying his face in Sunwoo’s chest, pulled out his phone from his pocket.
Seemingly dissatisfied with something, Eunjae adjusted the angle here and there but didn’t press the shutter.
The large face of Eunjae and only half of Sunwoo’s face were reflected in the angle, repeatedly appearing and disappearing.
Watching that scene silently, Sunwoo reached for Eunjae’s phone.
“Give it to me; I’ll take a picture.”
Pulling the phone towards his own body, Sunwoo gazed at Eunjae, who hid his words and blinked his eyes, without pressing the shutter.
In a hushed tone, when Sunwoo flicked his finger on Eunjae’s forehead, Eunjae made a sound of ‘ouch’ and touched his forehead.
Meanwhile, Sunwoo, with a raised corner of his mouth, gently took Eunjae’s phone.
Perhaps his arms were too short to get a good angle. In the phone transferred to him, the two’s figures were captured beautifully. Unlike before, it was a well-balanced image.
With an awkward expression on the first shutter, on the second shutter, they looked relatively natural, perhaps because Eunjae pulled up the corners of his mouth as much as possible.
And on the third shutter, Eunjae’s lips faced Sunwoo’s cheek, and on the fourth shutter, they touched each other’s lips softly.
The only time in a long time that there was a time to lean on when things were difficult was when our family was whole around the age of four.
Eunjae was grateful, so grateful that another memory to cherish in his lonely and dark life had been created.
Whenever tired and exhausted, I’ll try to smile, recalling today’s memories. I’ll definitely do that.
The precious time of the two flowed like the wind, sometimes like clouds, so beautifully and smoothly.
Eunjae silently held his hand and thought,
Today, at last, our hearts,
It was the moment when we fully reached each other.
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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