His face seemed a bit pale, but otherwise, it was the same as usual. Yoon carefully held Kanghyun’s hand, the warm hand that always comforted her, and brought it to her face.
‘I have a fever, and your hands are cold, so we match well.’
But now his hand was cold.
‘I’ll warm it up for you.’
Yoon breathed warmth into his hand. Gradually, his hand twitched as if consciousness was returning. Kanghyun slowly opened his eyes.
“Yoon… ah.”
Kanghyun called her name again.
“…Yes.”
Yoon’s throat tightened.
“I… survived?”
“Yes, you survived.”
Tears welled up in Yoon’s eyes again.
“Did you… stay well without crying?”
Kanghyun struggled to speak.
“Yes, I didn’t cry.”
Wiping away tears that clung to her eyes, Yoon replied firmly.
“…You did well.”
Kanghyun faintly smiled. Despite waking up in a daze, Kanghyun was only concerned about Yoon.
“Thank you, Mr. Kanghyun. Thank you so much.”
Kanghyun had returned. By her side.
Hyunseung was arrested on attempted murder charges at the scene and immediately taken into custody. With charges of embezzlement, drug use, and now attempted murder added, Hyunseung faced a severe sentence.
Minsook visited her son but collapsed on her way out, her strength leaving her. It seemed like Hyunseung had already let go of everything.
‘Stop giving up. It’s over now.’
Hyunseung seemed completely resigned.
‘Where did everything go wrong?’
She did her best. She poured everything in and ran tirelessly. Yet, the result was like this.
Everyone turned their backs. Who would look back at someone trying to commit murder with drugs? So even reputable law firms hesitated to defend him.
Since the drug case involving Hyunseung came to light, customers stopped coming to her boutique. Employees resigned one after another, and it seemed like she was on the verge of closing down.
‘Bad influence.’
All of Minsook’s resentment was directed at Chairman Cha. Even if the whole world turned away, shouldn’t parents stand by their children until the end? She was on the verge of cursing him for being so heartless.
Minsook’s resentment was directed at Cha Chairman. Even if the whole world turned away, shouldn’t parents stand by their children until the end? She was on the verge of cursing him for being so heartless.
Minsook got up again and walked unsteadily. Minsook called Cha Chairman. Even if she called dozens of times, it was the same.
Call rejected.
Still, she called. Even if the signal was cut off, she kept calling, as if it were a lifeline.
“In the end, the legitimate child was the only child. Ha! I will watch how well you live and how you end up. Go to hell. You damn inspiration with no blood or tears!”
Minsook gritted her teeth.
“Oh, come to think of it, there was Yoo Hyun. He at least pretended to care about our Hyunseung, calling him his brother.”
Suddenly reminded of this, Minsook urgently called Yoo Hyun, but Yoo Hyun didn’t answer the phone.
Minsook decided to place her last hope on Yoo Hyun. Yoo Hyun, who resembled her, was fragile, and if she buttered him up a little, he would surely help Hyunseung.
“Still, it’s fortunate that there’s at least one idiot.”
Minsook changed direction towards the house of Chairman Cha in Hannam-dong. She would wait until she met Yoo Hyun. Even if she turned into a stone statue, she could wait as long as it took.
“Damn it, Yoo Hyun should have bitten that bastard in the beginning. I wasted time for nothing.”
Minsook’s eyes flickered.
Yoon gently stroked Kanghyun’s head to avoid waking him from a deep sleep. Then, Yoon carefully brought her ear to his face.
It was because he was sleeping so quietly that she began to wonder if he might not be breathing. The yet-unresolved fear lingered.
Listening to Kanghyun’s even breathing, Yoon held his hand again. His hand was warm.
“Yoon-ah, from now on, your hand will always be warm. Because I’ll always hold it like this.”
Yoon’s eyes welled up with tears. Kanghyun had always given her more than enough love. Without him by her side, Yoon knew she could never bear that terrible pain.
His warm hands that always gently caressed her face were now hanging weakly. But it was okay. As long as she held onto him, everything would be fine.
“Now it’s okay.”
Yoon kissed his hand and brought it to her cheek again.
“Mr. Kanghyun, I love you.”
A tear fell from Yoon’s eye.
“How much?”
Kanghyun slowly opened his eyes and spoke.
“Mr. Kanghyun.”
Yoon’s face instantly brightened.
“You said you wouldn’t cry.”
Kanghyun wiped away Yoon’s tears.
“I’m so happy because Mr. Kanghyun woke up safely.”
Yoon’s eyes became teary again. Yoon carefully embraced Kanghyun and took a deep breath in his arms.
“I thought it smelled like perfume, but it was Mr. Kanghyun’s scent.”
“My scent?”
“Yes. It’s the handkerchief Mr. Kanghyun gave me a long time ago. The scent that came from there was Mr. Kanghyun’s scent. Mr. Kanghyun’s scent is so nice.”
Buried in Kanghyun’s embrace, Yoon continued to inhale his scent.
“Mr. Kanghyun, thank you for coming back.”
“Of course. As long as you’re here, where would I go?”
“Yes.”
Yoon kissed his lips.
“Yoon-ah.”
Kanghyun softly called her.
“I’m a patient. You know I shouldn’t be stimulated, right?”
Kanghyun narrowed his eyes.
“Yes, I’ll be careful.”
“Right, haha… Ugh.”
Kanghyun laughed but grimaced.
“Be careful.”
“True, I’m the one who got stabbed with a knife.”
Stabbed with a knife. Yoon didn’t want to think about it; it was too dreadful. Even if she tried to forget, the scene where his shirt was stained red with blood kept coming back. At the moment when his eyes closed weakly, her heart seemed to stop.
Kanghyun was worried that Yoon was suffering too much from watching him in pain. Seeing him stabbed with a knife and bleeding, even if she tried to shake off the memory, the shock Yoon received must have been unimaginable.
‘Cha Hyunseung.’
It was downright reckless, to the point where he might bite his tongue. Now he seemed to consider himself finished. Otherwise, there was no way he would have done such a thing.
“Daring to harm Yoon.”
If it had been Yoon who was injured… it was a scenario too dreadful to even imagine.
“…If the knife had just grazed a bit more… it could have been a big problem.”
In the end, thick tears rolled down from Yoon’s eyes. When she heard the story from the doctor, it felt like her heart was falling out.
Thinking that a few millimeters had determined Kanghyun’s life or death was dizzying and horrifying.
“It was so frightening.”
As Yoon shed tears, Kanghyun’s eyes also reddened.
“Yoon-ah.”
In the moment when he was losing consciousness, Kanghyun was also afraid. Dying didn’t scare him, but the impact Yoon would suffer if he went wrong was the reason.
As consciousness blurred, he reached out towards Yoon, and she firmly held his hand.
Holding Yoon’s hand, which felt as cold as ice, he worried that Yoon’s hand would always be cold like this if he was not around.
“Yoon-ah, give me your hand.”
At Kanghyun’s words, Yoon took his hand. Yoon was still sobbing.
“It’s cold again. I’ll warm it up for you, sis.”
“Yes.”
Yoon nodded. Kanghyun held her hand and blew a warm breath.
Yoon was grateful for everything.
‘Thank you very much.’
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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