Since the funeral hadn’t been held yet, it was a convincing reason, and it wasn’t actually a lie.
Nodding, Eun-chae took Ki-joo’s hand and headed to the dining room.
As she walked, a savory smell wafted in, and the table was set with various meat side dishes and dried pollack soup.
It was a hearty meal for breakfast, but Eun-chae ate every grain of rice that Haman-daek had served.
Unlike usual, Haman-daek, who used to avoid them when they were together, was secretly wiping tears and staying with them this time.
Occasionally, Eun-chae and Ki-joo exchanged indescribable messages with their eyes. Recalling the painful sorrow of the past, Eun-chae, too, smiled while wiping tears with the sleeve of her clothes.
Haman-daek, who encountered Ki-joo in the early morning, prepared dessert with a excited heart, but because they were too full, they postponed dessert until lunch and went out to the garden.
When she played the violin, he used to sit on the bench and enjoy the sound of the violin.
Ki-joo, who was watching Eun-chae swaying her legs on the bench, said when their eyes met as she turned her head.
“It’s fortunate that you stayed in Seoul because it’s dangerous to be alone in the countryside.”
Without saying anything, Eun-chae looked at Ki-joo again and then turned her head forward.
“I didn’t think about that at all when I came up. I just came as if running away.”
Even if she had run away, whether it was there or here, Ki-joo’s traces were everywhere. Instead of chasing, he waited like breathing.
“You’re no longer in this world, Ki-joo, and I can’t believe it. I must have left you too much.”
Eun-chae raised her hand near her heart with a calm gesture, and she looked at the recording containing the gardener’s touch. She felt the emptiness when she turned away after experiencing too much sorrow.
Is this what it feels like when your child is burning. Ki-joo tilted his head slightly and then stood up, reaching out.
The hand with straight blood vessels grabbed Eun-chae’s chin. When their eyes met, he exhaled a short breath, suppressing the eager emotion to kiss her.
“I couldn’t keep the promise to come back soon.”
“……. ”
“As angry as you want. Even hit me if you want.”
Eun-chae rolled her eyes, scrutinizing Ki-joo’s expression, then lifted her hand. Rather than slapping him, she wrapped her cheek with that affectionate hand, and Ki-joo’s pupils trembled.
“Kwon Ki-joo.”
“……. ”
“Don’t leave me again, not even twice. Don’t leave me alone.”
After uttering those words, reaching out with her other hand, she pulled his face towards hers and kissed him.
First, gently tickling the space between their lips and breathing into his chest, she made it tender. Even if there were regrets in breaking apart and hesitations, he should have found this woman first. He was foolish. It felt like an X sign.
Ki-joo, slowly closing his eyes, tilted his face and pressed his lips more firmly. Temperature, fragrance, texture. Everything was as intense, delightful, and passionate as the returning everyday life.
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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