Se Ah had a faraway look in her eyes. For some reason, she had been unusually quiet for the past ten days. His typically arrogant face was so cold it felt distant, even when he remained silent.
“It means I can’t divorce without Mr. Kang Woo’s permission.”
Her voice was calm, but Se Ah was inwardly flustered. This situation was unexpected.
What provoked him, she did not know. However, the more she tried to push him away, the more stubbornly Kang Woo persisted.
“Just because you speak formally doesn’t mean you’re not selfish.”
His words held as much weight as his deep voice. Se Ah looked up at Kang Woo, as if to question his words.
“It means you’re being unilateral in all this.”
“Mr. Kang Woo…”
Her head was starting to ache. As she brought a finger up to her temples, Kang Woo’s fingers got there first. Surprised by the soft pressure of his hand, she instinctively pulled away.
“Let’s sit and talk.”
Kang Woo’s voice was gentler than before. In her mind, she agreed with his words. After all, a marriage is not a relationship where one party can unilaterally demand a divorce and run away.
When Se Ah obediently sat down on the bed, Kang Woo sat next to her, leaving only a slight gap between them.
“Even if we were lovers with less responsibility than a married couple, we wouldn’t end things this way. We are, after all, a couple. Even without a formal marriage registration, we’re in a commonlaw relationship.”
“I’m puzzled by your attitude, Mr. Kang Woo. Weren’t you the one who only had business in mind?”
“I admit I was indifferent. But that doesn’t mean I took this marriage lightly. I will repay you more than I did wrong.”
Kang Woo’s upper body was lower than before. His gaze as he turned his head to look at Se Ah was deep.
“I’m begging you.”
Although it was a plea, his dignity was attached to it. Whether it was due to his naturally handsome face, or his restrained nature. His words and gaze were affectionate, but his attitude was unflinchingly confident. Se Ah looked at him in surprise at the discrepancy.
“You don’t have to repay. I don’t want it.”
He didn’t even swallow, Kang Woo bit his lower lip.
“If you so desperately want a divorce, give me a reason I can accept. A reason that would make me give you up at once.”
If she revealed that she had signed a contract with his father before marriage, what kind of face would he make?
If she bluntly said that the end of their marriage had been predetermined from the start. Would he still hold on to her as he does now?
She simulated it in her head. He, who would have been shocked by the things she had been hiding until now.
Just imagining it made her heart shrink.
“There’s no other reason, other than that I no longer love you, Mr. Kang Woo.”
The space between his deep eyebrows slowly narrowed.
“You have nothing to say.”
“All of a sudden, everything about Mr. Kang Woo is uncomfortable and difficult because my affection for you has disappeared. Even paying attention to each word, every action.”
As Se Ah was speaking, she clearly saw Kang Woo’s eyes.
“Even going to the main house. I’m tired of living with a curt husband and constantly holding back. I just want to get a normal job and receive love. That’s all.”
“Love? What should I do to be considered love?”
Kang Woo’s eyes were venomous as he retorted.
“Tell me. I’ll love you.”
He casually dismissed it.
“If you don’t want to go to the main house, don’t go from now on.”
As if he was going to execute it right away, Kang Woo picked up his cell phone. As he pressed the keypad without hesitation, coincidentally a call came from the main house.
“Perfect timing.”
With a halfmocking selftalk, Kang Woo answered the call. However, gradually his expression changed unusually. Kang Woo ended the call with a brief reply of “I see.”
“Is something wrong?”
At Se Ah’s worried voice, Kang Woo tilted his chin and looked at her.
“You were talking as if your affection had dried up, but you still seem to care?”
His sharp voice pointed out Se Ah’s contradiction.
“I’m not completely separated from Mr. Kang Woo yet. Because there’s a thing called propriety.”
“You were merciful to others, Ms. Ji Se Ah.”
Seeing Kang Woo’s slight curl of his lip, Se Ah looked away.
“If it’s not a big deal, please leave. I just want to rest.”
“Your mother was admitted to the hospital.”
Se Ah jumped up from her spot, her face paling. Kang Woo gave her a curious look.
“I’m not sure how much I should believe your reason for divorce.”
“Let’s discuss that later, let’s quickly go to the hospital.”
Leaving the flabbergasted Kang Woo, Se Ah rushed to the dressing room. She hastily grabbed any clothes she could find and eventually picked a classic onepiece. She had to run into Nam Tae at the hospital, but no matter how urgent, she had to pay attention to her attire.
When she came out to the living room, Kang Woo was sitting on the sofa. He seemed calm when he received the phone call, but now alone, he looked troubled.
“I’m ready, let’s go see mother quickly.”
“Okay.”
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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