Han, the secretary, pointed to the large photo hanging in the center of the hallway and asked.
It was a picture that was difficult to move due to its large size, which couldn’t be carried alone.
Feeling relieved, I nodded without hesitation.
“Yes, please take care of that too.”
The wedding photo that filled the large house, substituting for Ji Han who refused to come in, claiming he was busy.
“You can throw all the photos away.”
It was something that should have been thrown away long ago.
Now, it was nothing more than a trace without even memories to commemorate.
And Han’s efficiency was beyond my expectations.
The house, now completely emptied of the wedding photos with Ji Han, felt not just clean but even somewhat empty.
The empty space stood out as the things that had been filling it disappeared.
“Send it when dawn breaks tomorrow, and Han, you can leave work. I’ll drive to the hotel by myself.”
As a final gesture, Jae Ha waved goodbye to Han, who was holding the box.
“Aren’t you going together?”
“I want to have a little chat before we go.”
“Alright. See you tomorrow then.”
I heard a lively conversation at the entrance, and then Jae Ha came back into the living room alone.
“What about Han?”
“They left work. I told them to go straight home on their way down.”
“Really? What if we just let them go? I wanted to offer them a drink for their hard work.”
I thought of Han, who had carried the frames and rather heavy photos away.
Feeling somewhat sorry for giving them more work, I sat at the table.
“I carried some of that stuff too.”
“But Jae Ha, you’re here now. Please tell the secretary that I’m really grateful.”
Jae Ha had helped Han throw away the frames together.
Looking at him pouting his lips and sipping his tea, I quietly smiled.
As I turned my head, the digital clock on the desk pointed to ten o’clock at night.
‘It’s past dinner time.’
“The mealtime has passed. Should I make something for you?”
As I stood up from the table and asked, Jae Ha glanced around the room and scratched his chin.
Despite being filled with large furniture, the house seemed unusually emptier today.
“Is there anything to eat?”
“Well, it’s still a house where people live.”
Feeling embarrassed as I met Jae Ha’s gaze looking up at me diagonally, I wondered if there was anything in the fridge and opened it, only to find it filled with water and beer.
‘No, was it always this empty?’
“It’s completely empty.”
“Surprise!”
Jae Ha, who had approached me without any warning, reached out behind me and held the refrigerator door.
He looked inside and exchanged a dissatisfied glance with me.
Feeling awkwardly embarrassed, I quickly closed the fridge.
“It’s not completely empty.”
Feeling embarrassed without realizing it, I made an awkward expression and took out some instant noodles.
“I have this.”
In the end, a bowl was placed in front of each of us.
I didn’t usually enjoy eating instant noodles, but today, the scent of the steam rising and spreading was unbearably tempting.
“Isn’t someone supposed to help you? Why do you only have these things to eat?”
Jae Ha, who was eating deliciously, asked me.
The place was too quiet and lacked warmth to be called a newlywed home.
It seemed that he felt that too.
“My aunt comes once in a while. I don’t like what others cook for me, and it’s awkward to prepare a meal when living alone.”
“Isn’t it a bit much to only eat instant food?”
In the past, I used to go grocery shopping by myself.
The only time I felt warmth in this seemingly single-person house was during dinner time.
That’s why eating dinner together, which I prepared for him, became my small happiness.
‘…That’s how it was before I knew everything.’
That’s how I protected my dull married life with him and spent five years.
But when I realized the futility of the past, I didn’t want to do anything anymore.
Now, I was no longer that person’s wife.
There was no need to maintain my marriage with Ji Han, nor to keep this huge house.
That’s when the feeling of helplessness came.
Perhaps reading my subtly changed expression, Jae Ha changed the topic.
“By the way, I was surprised.”
My chopsticks stopped stirring the food in my bowl at the new topic Jae Ha threw.
Surprised? Did I surprise him?
“I didn’t expect Yeo Jin to offer her shares.”
“Well, I thought there would be quite a few shareholders opposing it.”
The faces of the astonished shareholders vividly came to mind.
“Would it be okay to trust me? What if I can’t make it happen?”
“It’s not about trusting or not. I have no other way besides Seo Jae Ha.”
As I put my chopsticks down on the table, Jae Ha also put down the glass of water he was holding.
Our eyes met intensely, and then I parted my lips.
“Right now, this revenge is everything to me.”
His eyes, which had been playfully flickering, suddenly became calm.
“I’m sincere about this. Today, I did my best.”
“…”
“I will succeed in this revenge. So, Jae Ha, prove it to me. For a year.”
It wasn’t an impulsive decision without any plan.
What I lacked were this man’s business acumen and quick wit, and what he lacked were the experiences I had in the past.
‘All I have to do is become this man’s accomplice.’
Revenge would definitely succeed.
If necessary, I would even record all the information from the past to make sure this person succeeded.
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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