“Just… I thought getting some fresh air might change my mood.”
“Would that really help?”
“…I guess. It’s just hard to gather energy.”
“What’s the matter that you’re sighing and acting like you’re dying?”
“…Just exam stress, I guess.”
“No kidding.”
Ban stuck out his tongue and threw a candy to her. The candy, wrapped in pink paper, didn’t match him at all.
Seeing Riley’s surprised expression, Ban casually commented, “Sweet things are good for a change of mood.”
Holding the candy in her hand, Riley lowered her head.
Although she generally liked sweet things and enjoyed them, lately, she had lost her appetite.
She didn’t want to put anything in her mouth. It felt like if something went in, she might throw up because of the suffocating feeling inside.
“Did you break up with that guy?”
“…?”
“I just asked in case. But judging by your expression, there seems to be a problem.”
“…I’ve been feeling this way for a while, but you’re really sharp, Senior.”
“You’re just simple, and everything about you is clear.”
“…Is that so?”
“It hasn’t been that long since you announced your marriage, and you’re already having discord?”
“…I made a big mistake.”
“What kind of mistake?”
“I just… got scared and ran away. It was a situation where I shouldn’t have left him alone…”
Upon Riley’s words, Ban burst into laughter.
“You can run away, please run away, especially from that guy.”
“…Everyone keeps telling me the same thing. Run away from Gibben, don’t get close.”
“He’s dangerous.”
“How can you be so sure? Senior seems to know Gibben very well.”
“I don’t really know. What I know about him are just common-sense information that everyone else knows.”
“…”
“Still, I get the feeling that he’s a dangerous guy. I sensed it from the first time I saw him. I’m usually quite good at reading people.”
“…Gibben mentioned similar things about you.”
“Well, of course. Birds of a feather recognize each other.”
“Does that mean Senior Ban is also a dangerous person?”
In response to Riley’s question, Ban laughed meaningfully.
“In a way, I might be considered dangerous.”
“…In that case, I should keep my distance from Senior.”
“I’ve told you not to act unnecessarily. But you keep doing it, don’t you?”
“I haven’t done anything like that.”
“I know, but even if you didn’t intend to, you kept catching my eye.”
“True, I have received help from Senior quite often.”
“The Marquess of Horizon is dangerous in his own right, but I think the situation surrounding him is even more perilous.”
“…”
“There will be enemies from all sides. At least, I don’t have many enemies around me. In that sense, Gibben Lianster might be less dangerous than you think.”
“Less dangerous, but not completely safe.”
“Well, that’s true.”
Riley stared at Ban and asked, “So, how is he dangerous?”
“Curious, huh?”
“Yes.”
Ban, looking directly at Riley, suddenly brought his face closer to hers. The distance was close enough for her to feel his breath, and their lips were almost about to touch.
As Riley was taken aback, Ban, staring intently at her, said, “I’ve been good at spotting valuable things since a long time ago.”
“…”
“In that shantytown, I was probably the richest. My eye for assessing things is sharp.”
“…Shantytown?”
“I’m from the slums. An orphan with no family. To be precise, I was abandoned by my parents even though they were still alive.”
“!”
“I never thought Gibben Lianster would keep you around because he loves you.”
“…”
“I guess you have some value to that man. And as for me…”
“…”
“I’ve always wanted something that others covet and envy.”
His large hand covered Riley’s cheek. His long index finger wandered delicately around her lips.
Frozen in place, Riley couldn’t even think about pushing him away. Her already troubled heart became even more complicated.
This senior hadn’t done anything wrong, and she couldn’t understand why he was acting like this.
“…Why are you doing this suddenly?”
“Curious, huh?”
“…”
“You’re trying to steal someone else’s girl now, aren’t you?”
He chuckled maliciously.
“Don’t you have any thoughts of discarding that guy and coming to me?”
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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