What about her son? As Eunseo thought this, Yeonhwa spoke as if seeing through her thoughts.
“Our Seunghyun likes playing, and he hates things that give him a headache, so he doesn’t want to take over the group. Let him try, it will end up like mixing rice in soup.”
“…….”
“Dae Won Group originally was Seungju’s stepmother, Mrs. Kang Hye-sun’s family. By all means, by all capabilities, the next chairman of Dae Won Group is Seungju. Seunghyun and I have absolutely no intention of interfering.”
Is all this just an act?
Or am I really looking at this through the biased lens of a stepmother?
After a fierce battle between her head and her heart, Eunseo eventually suspended judgment. Anyway, she had no intention of getting involved with Kwon Seungju again, so whatever this woman’s true feelings were, it had nothing to do with her.
At least one thing remained unchanged, that Yeonhwa was the benefactor who saved her brother.
“Anyway, thank you deeply once again.”
Eunseo bowed her head again.
“I will never forget the favor you’ve done for my brother. I wanted to express that.”
“If you really appreciate it, please do me a favor.”
Yeonhwa tightly held Eunseo’s hand.
“Please, just once again, consider our Seungju, can you?”
“It’s really okay. I can take the bus.”
No matter how much Yeonhwa insisted on giving her a ride home, Eunseo politely declined.
“Then let’s keep in touch, us. Okay? Anytime you need anything, feel free to call.”
Yeonhwa repeatedly urged Eunseo before sending her off towards the bus stop. Only after watching Eunseo move away did the gentle smile fade from her face.
“Anyway, these days, the young ladies have become quite bold.”
Even though she was the respected stepmother of Kwon Seungju and the wife of the upright chairman of Dae Won Group, it was absurd to see her scrutinizing things so openly.
[Taesung Group’s Uyejin said. She contacted Uyejin and said the chairman is living with me.]When Yeonhwa knew that her secret dealings with that girl Uyejin were revealed, even the world-wise Yeonhwa felt her palms sweaty.
In the end, she broke through with a desperate act.
Yeonhwa was confident in her acting skills. Even Chairman Kwon, who had been with her for thirty years, didn’t know her true intentions until now, not to mention her stepson, Kwon Seungju.
Moreover, he saw through her act and responded by acting like a good son, just like her.
[Please, just once again, consider our Seungju.]Although she didn’t hear an outright agreement, she had succeeded in making Yoon Eunseo feel indebted to her. Despite being the benefactor of her long-lost brother, she was still an object of pity.
Since it seemed he broke up with Seungju because he didn’t like her, she thought, but Yeonhwa spoke as if she saw through her thoughts.
“Our Seunghyun likes playing and hates things that give him a headache, so he doesn’t want to take over the group. Let him try; he will mess it up like mixing rice in soup.”
“…….”
Hong Director looked at Yeonhwa, who burst into laughter, with a pitiful expression.
“This has gone too far, Madam. Even now, if you say that the DNA test results don’t match, that it was all a misunderstanding, it can be reversed.”
Anyway, what’s bothering her so much? Yeonhwa stiffened her expression.
“I told you, it’s all for our Seunghyun. Oppa, don’t you need a wake-up call to see Seunghyun pushed aside because that brat Seungju becomes Taesung Group’s son-in-law?”
“But this method carries too much risk and burden…”
“Flip it around; I’ll take the risk. Oppa, what have you been doing all this time for our Seunghyun?”
When Director Hong finally closed his mouth, Yeonhwa said as if spitting out the words.
“That’s enough hesitation for now. Send me the DNA test results around tomorrow.”
For the past few days, Seungju had been contemplating. Even though he hadn’t found evidence yet, he felt the situation was too suspicious. Everything was falling into place too perfectly.
Why did Yoon Eunseo find her brother just after leaving my side?
And why was the brother in the facility her stepmother had been sponsoring for a long time?
His intuition was telling him it was a scam, but it was hard to think that way.
Could it be possible? Could a person wear a disguise and do such things?
However, Seungju quickly shook his head. His stepmother was a woman who could do such things without batting an eye. In fact, hadn’t she done it to him?
Seungju had already instructed his secretary to look into the perpetrator of the last traffic accident. The results hadn’t come out yet, but he was already certain. It was a plan devised by his stepmother Yeonhwa to eliminate him.
That day, on a holiday, his stepmother forcibly dragged Seungju, who was working in the office, outside.
Are you at the office again today, Son? Mom made something to eat, so come down and get it.
[It’s okay, Mom. Don’t worry.]Oh, it won’t take long, Son. Just come down for a moment and get it. I’ve already left, so come down in about 10 minutes. Hanging up!
Just during the brief time Seungju received his stepmother’s call and went down to wait, a car rushed toward him.
Such ghostly timing couldn’t be a coincidence.
… If that’s the case, Yoon Eunseo’s incident couldn’t be a coincidence either.
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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