Within the exchanged breaths, Jiyeon’s small whisper was soon swallowed by Kanghyun’s lips.
“Just a little, just a little longer…”
It was an hour later that Kanghyun and Jiyeon finally came out to the hotel’s private beach connected to the hotel.
Eager to feel the sand under their feet, they both took off their shoes.
“It’s been so long since I felt the sand barefoot. Wasn’t the last time when I went to Guam with my parents? That was already a few years ago. It feels like it’s been five years.”
“Has it been that long? Haven’t you been on any trips during that time? With friends or your sisters and brothers?”
“Unnie and oppa were too busy, and I hadn’t seen my friends’ faces frequently for the past three years. Come to think of it, where have I been? Oh, I went to Bali, but…”
Jiyeon, who was speaking her thoughts, abruptly stopped talking.
“How was Bali? I haven’t been there. They say all the resorts there are fantastic. Is it true? My American and European colleagues, whom I know, had fantasies about Bali and Southeast Asia. They collected vacation days and went for about 2 or 3 weeks, and they all loved it.”
“I actually haven’t explored around much; I stayed only in the resort. Kanghyun, what was your favorite place among the places you’ve traveled to?”
Jiyeon subtly changed the topic in a hurry.
Bali. It was the place where she and Minwoo had their wedding and honeymoon.
His family consisted only of Chairman Chae Seungjo, Kang Juran, and the two of them.
Minwoo’s stepbrothers didn’t attend the wedding.
On Jiyeon’s side, Jiyeon’s parents and her siblings’ families attended.
Although Jiyeon’s family had complaints about holding the wedding in Bali, Jiyeon, who didn’t want to oppose Minwoo’s strong will, had persuaded her family for a long time.
For the sake of their time, after the wedding, as soon as the family left the next day, Minwoo and Jiyeon separately booked another resort room and returned together on the same flight, making the time awkward to call it a trip.
“Really? Then let’s go together later. I’ve heard there are many fantastic places. One of my friends does business there, and every time he contacts me, he insists that I visit. Especially, when I mentioned Jiyeon, he got even more excited. He said he would make your love even deeper.”
“That’s so nice to make our love deeper. Should we take a vacation at the end of the year?”
‘Then the bright colors of happiness shared with you will cover the dark monochrome memories of the past, right?’
Watching Kanghyun happily talk, Jiyeon looked at him silently, lost in thought.
“Where do you think we should go for our honeymoon, Kanghyun?”
Recently, discussions about their wedding were the primary concern of both families.
“I’m fine anywhere as long as I’m with Jiyeon. And honestly, there are so many places Jiyeon and I want to visit that it’s hard to pick just one.”
Kanghyun, holding Jiyeon’s back of the hand, answered while looking into her eyes.
“Me too, but still, is there no place that comes to mind first?”
“In that case, I’d like to go to Hawaii with Jiyeon.”
“Hawaii sounds wonderful. But is there a special reason for mentioning this place?”
“It might be a common honeymoon destination, but it’s where I have the happiest memories among the places I’ve been. It was the first place I visited with my hard-earned money after working part-time diligently for a few months during school.”
For a moment, as if recalling that time, a happy smile appeared on Kanghyun’s face, and seeing that, a smile also appeared on Jiyeon’s face.
“Even before going abroad to study, and especially during my study abroad, I mostly focused on studying and didn’t travel much when I was actually in the United States. In the midst of that, I was thinking about where to go with the money I earned while working like crazy, cutting down on sleep for a few months. The place that caught my eye was Hawaii. I went there with just a backpack and spent a month; it was really amazing. Although it was hard to work and be self-sufficient even after going there, I met really nice people and had a happy time.”
“Going alone with such preparations is impressive.”
“While looking at the emerald sea of Lanikai Beach, I thought that if I ever had someone I truly loved… if I ever found someone to spend my life with, I would definitely want to come back together. It doesn’t have to be a honeymoon. But someday, I want to go again with Jiyeon.”
“Let’s go to Hawaii, us. I also want to experience the happy memories Kanghyun felt in Hawaii.”
“Sure, and let’s explore many more wonderful places in the future. Together, the two of us.”
Finally, Jiyeon and Kanghyun’s wedding was decided for two months later.
When the schedule for the wedding was progressing somewhat uncertainly, the two mothers made a sudden decision.
Jiyeon and Kanghyun had only two requests.
They wanted to have a small wedding with only close family and friends, less than 50 people.
Instead of having a small wedding for the two, they wanted to make a donation as a celebration of their marriage.
Other than that, since the two mothers were close, they asked them to prepare.
Families, especially the two mothers who actively supported this decision, were in a state of complete excitement about Jiyeon and Kanghyun’s wedding preparations.
Confirming that the two, who had been close in the past, still got along very well, now they were meeting every day, preparing for the wedding like best friends.
“You guys don’t have to worry about anything. We, the moms, will make a list and take care of everything, so you just have to choose. Ah, I’m so excited!”
“Yes, yes, Suwon sunbae or Madam Sabuin, we’ll prepare well, so you guys just wait. But calling her ‘Madam’ feels awkward, senior. Isn’t it awkward for us to call her that? I’m dying of awkwardness.”
“Madam, it’s so funny, Goeun. Do you have anything to worry about others? Let’s just call each other as we feel comfortable.”
Saying so and laughing heartily, the two mothers looked happy as if they had returned to their high school days.
A little later, Chairman Eun Juhun, Jiyeon’s father, who had a phone call after a long time, somewhat complained to Jiyeon, as if expressing dissatisfaction.
“It seems your mom is going to find your wedding venue, and she says she’s going to Jeju Island with Madam for 2 nights and 3 days. It’s your wedding, but somehow your mom seems more excited. Last week, she toured Cheongpyeong and Chuncheon for 1 night and 2 days.”
In order to find a special place for Jiyeon and Kanghyun, like going on a trip, they traveled from Seoul to various regions, including Jeju Island. It was a time when the two mothers were traveling all over the country, searching for special places for Jiyeon and Kanghyun.
‘It seems like this is what a happy marriage is like. It’s not just me; even my family becomes happy together…….’
Listening to her father’s concerns, Jiyeon felt happy, as if the marriage of the two had given another sense of happiness to their mothers.
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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