Jaeho, with a complex look, gathered his thoughts and nodded. Right now, neither acting nor Taemyung mattered. It was time to reclaim the most important thing in his life.
After Manager Jung left, Jaeho spent a long time in the living room. Eventually, he heard the sound of a car on the gravel and half-lowered the blinds to stand at the window.
Dajeong’s car was bigger than expected. He thought of a small compact car, but it was an SUV. He worried if the driving was hard when a man got out of the driver’s seat.
Lee Kyungjun.
‘That guy came all the way here…’
He clenched his fist tightly.
Kyungjun still had that dangerous look in his eyes, just like he remembered. He casually held Dajeong’s hand, put his arm around her shoulder, and brushed off dust near her neck, all while laughing. To Dajeong, all these actions seemed very familiar.
Unable to do anything, Jaeho felt a slight irritation rising. He took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.
No need to get excited. That’s as far as he goes.
How much time had passed and he still hadn’t won her heart, just lingering around her? There must have been countless opportunities for Dajeong to become Kyungjun’s girl. Even without seeing it, he knew they lived in the same apartment, shared hobbies, and spent countless moments together.
This thought reassured him. If she hadn’t chosen him by now, she probably never would. To Yoon Dajeong, Lee Kyungjun was just a friend.
The elderly couple, as prearranged, excellently played the role of pension owners. They explained the use of the pension, the use of the storage, and the recycling method in detail. As they did, the day began to fade into evening. Jaeho was keenly focused on whether Kyungjun would choose to stay overnight.
It was agonizing to hope for this.
Soon after, Lee Kyungjun left in the couple’s car. Jaeho finally relaxed his fist. He had been holding it so tightly that it remained stiff for a while.
Being childhood friends didn’t change the fact that they were grown adults. Drawing lines would naturally be Yoon Dajeong’s decision.
Seeing the argument about the car, it seemed like the car belonged to Lee Kyungjun, but Kyungjun’s kindness in leaving it behind indicated he had no intention of crossing any lines.
Maybe he had come down with the intention of staying overnight, but circumstances forced him to leave. Whatever the reason, he was gone now, which was for the best.
As Jaeho pondered these things, Dajeong walked towards the beach.
Her unbound hair fluttered in the wind. Jaeho imagined her hair lightly touching and tickling his cheek, like a puppy’s tail, languid and warm.
Feeling as if the wind was pushing him, Jaeho followed her outside.
The sky, a casual mix of red and pink, was beautiful. He was glad to have found this place. It seemed like the kind of place where magic could happen.
As Jaeho quickened his pace, the fine sand in his shoes tickled his feet. He took confident strides and soon closed the distance to Dajeong.
Noticing his presence, she casually turned around. Jaeho took a short breath.
Surprise filled Dajeong’s eyes, growing wider until she had to cover her mouth with her hand.
“The neighbor from next door.”
It was time for magic.
The conversation took an uncontrollable turn.
“I thought there wouldn’t be other guests in such a remote place. Surprising.”
Seeing Jaeho’s gaze fall on his slippers, Dajeong nodded as if under a spell. She looked down at her feet and saw the same logo on Lee Jaeho’s slippers. She still hadn’t fully grasped the situation.
“It’s so quiet around here, I was just thinking it’d be nice to have someone to talk to.”
“…….”
“Since we’re here by chance, would you like to have a cup of coffee?”
Dajeong’s mind slowly began to function again. Gradually, she started understanding the situation. So, right now, on this beach, the celebrity Lee Jaeho was here.
Why?
“Me? Oh, I mean, what are you, uh, why are you here, Mr. Lee Jaeho? Is there a shooting or something? This situation, what is this…….”
Jaeho chuckled. His laugh was like an arrow, and Dajeong nearly collapsed on the spot.
“Do you have someone with you?”
“Me? Yes! Someone with me? Yes. Yes. Of course. No, actually, no…….”
The advice from Kyungmi and Kyungjun to hide the fact that she was traveling alone alternated in her mind, making her answers a mess.
She wanted to say she had someone with her but also wanted to make an exception for Lee Jaeho.
Lee Jaeho was not a stranger. At least not to Dajeong.
“So you do have someone, or you don’t?”
Jaeho, with one eyebrow raised playfully and a lazy smile, asked. It was Dajeong’s favorite expression.
In the drama that ended earlier this year, this sexy smile appeared often, and Dajeong had watched the compilation video of those scenes hundreds of times.
“……I don’t have anyone with me.”
“Then two cups of coffee will do.”
Jaeho started walking back towards the pension. Dajeong knew she should follow, but her legs felt as if they were buried in the sand and wouldn’t move. As her brain thawed, her legs froze.
Jaeho looked back at Dajeong. The corners of his mouth were upturned. Was that a smile? She knew it couldn’t be, yet she kept feeling like he was being kind to her.
“It gets cold when the sun sets. Come here.”
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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