Tapping the sofa, Eunjae handed Sunwoo the mug, then took out towels and a robe from the cupboard and headed to the bathroom.
Sunwoo, who washed his hands in the kitchen and sipped green tea, naturally turned toward the window.
Sunwoo’s gaze, which had been playing with the violet curtains that reflected her taste, suddenly moved up to the drawer and the frame. It was a photo of three family members laughing brightly, a scene that looked so happy that it made his heart ache.
The happiness of a shattered family due to the events of that day. It was a pain incomparable to the nightmare he had experienced.
Sunwoo slowly caressed Taekwang’s face. It was a face that had vaguely remained in his dreams.
“Whatever happens, I will definitely bring you home, sir. Really, I promise.”
Thanks to that, I am living like this now.
As time passed, I became the doctor I had long dreamed of, and I obtained such a beautiful wife. It’s all thanks to keeping the promise I made to the little one.
“I think I kept my promise too. The feeling you mentioned, that you still want me as your son-in-law, hasn’t changed, right?”
Taekwang, smiling warmly in the photo, couldn’t respond to Sunwoo’s question, but it seemed like his laughter echoed in the air.
“Fortunately, our daughter seems to like me too.”
Sunwoo, unable to contain his suppressed laughter, lightly tapped the plump cheeks of the chubby child with his index finger.
“He was really ugly.”
Even after placing the frame back in its place, Sunwoo couldn’t take his eyes off it for a while.
“Cute.”
Just as his lips were about to lift again, the bathroom door creaked open. Instinctively, the gaze that had turned in that direction collided in mid-air. The hand, pressing long hair tightly in a white robe, slowed down, as if hesitating, then stopped altogether.
Eunjae’s two cheeks, steeped in warmth and moisture, had a lovely color like a well-ripened apple.
Moving as if drawn, Sunwoo’s steps stopped in front of Eunjae after just three steps. At the moment when the shadow covered her, and just as she was about to close her eyes tightly, large hands covered Eunjae’s forehead.
“Are you okay? It seems like you got a lot of rain.”
“I took medicine earlier…”
“Let’s stop getting caught in the rain now. It’s the first time I’ve been so sick.”
“Oh, right. Are you okay?”
Only then did Sunwoo’s concerned gaze sweep over Eunwoo’s face. Even his scrutinizing gaze, laying hands on her cheeks and inspecting every corner, seemed adorable, making it difficult for Sunwoo to endure. Sunwoo quickly pressed his lips to Eunjae’s forehead.
“Do you think the question is a bit late?”
“Yeah… We’ve been apart for about two weeks, and I’ve already forgotten everything because we’ve been together so much.”
Eunjae pulled the hand placed on her cheeks. Sunwoo, who had been stroking her hair, quickly pecked Eunjae’s forehead.
“I was really, really worried.”
“For someone who worried so much, you ran away so quickly.”
“No, really…”
The two whispered as if exchanging pushes in an almost-touching, almost-speaking distance.
“How can I fold my feelings when I said I really, really like you, and just seeing you makes me feel better, happy, and laugh? How can I put away my feelings?”
When he first realized his sincerity, Sunwoo was reciting the words Eunjae confessed to him.
“Do you remember all that in the world?”
“My specialty is memorization.”
“Wow. I have to be careful about what I say.”
Eunjae, who had lowered her head as if she had died, gently stroked Sunwoo’s right arm and asked.
“Why did your hand get hurt? Did you take off the cast? When did you take it off? Is there no problem with the surgery?”
“It was a ruse.”
“What?”
“There was such a thing. I told you to stay one more day if you were curious. It’s cheating to ask questions like this after letting you go.”
“Did you get hurt? I was so worried, thinking your hand got injured because of me…”
“It was a ruse.”
Sunwoo, who took the towel from Eunjae’s hand, gathered her damp hair and swept it over one shoulder.
“How was my acting?”
“You… really should have become an actor.”
“Should I change my career now?”
“Not now.”
“Why?”
“Because I want to see only you.”
Sunwoo lightly smiled and used the towel to pat and dry the gathered hair. Even with this simple touch, Eunjae couldn’t speak, only blinked her large eyes.
“Did you wash up?”
“S-Suddenly?”
Sunwoo looked down at the blushing Eunjae, standing stiffly, and smiled faintly.
“Why did you dress up so carefully?”
Despite the casual conversation, unlike the comfortable tone, Eunjae tensed as Sunwoo’s hand descended like drawing the outline of a robe. Her lower abdomen responded honestly, tingling.
“Well, that…”
Eunjae knows very well. How hot those pretty fingers are, what pleasure they bring.
As the bent head approached, a shadow fell over Eunjae’s face. His enchanting voice flowed into her ears.
“Now that you’re tempting me like this again.”
“…”
“I should let it go.”
Pressing tightly against Sunwoo’s waist, Eunjae closed her eyes and, as his warm breath touched her cheeks, their lips met softly.
The dark and quiet space was now filled with the sound of their heated breaths and the sound of exploring lips. His fingers, reaching even without touching, stroked her earlobes, and the other hand slowly descended, playing with the robe’s straps. After pressing his lips against the exposed shoulder, he whispered softly.
“Shall we go to the bedroom?”
As Eunjae’s back retreated as if forced, Sunwoo lifted her up suddenly.
“Oops…!”
Turning her body in front of the bathroom door, a small sofa appeared not far away. Sunwoo, who laid Eunjae on it, looked down at her and asked.
“Is this okay too?”
“I like it here too.”
Sunwoo’s lips, tinged with a smile, gently descended.
Their hearts, now beating at the same speed, held each other’s hands tightly, both palms boiling at the same temperature.
The room, once filled with a blue hue, was now covered in darkness. Eunjae, leaning on Sunwoo’s arm, lay on her back and slowly brushed her fingers down his side.
“I’ve been really curious about something. You really never came to our house?”
“Yeah, I was really busy.”
“Sigh…”
“A lot happened during that time.”
Eunjae’s previously raised lip corners now drooped. Why does this sweet time feel so short?
“Haah…”
“Why?”
“Now it seems like it’s time to think about realistic concerns. Even if your mother finds out, will she accept me?”
“That’s something to worry about…”
Eunjae, waving her hands, interrupted what Sunwoo was about to say.
“No, I’ll handle everything. Just trust me.”
Contrary to her words, while looking at Eunjae’s face, which revealed deep concerns, Sunwoo, knowing he shouldn’t smile, unconsciously struggled to tidy up his lips.
I wanted you to say that you don’t care about anything and just want to be with me, even for a moment.
It felt like facing the moment he had been waiting for. Sunwoo wanted to savor that feeling a bit more. Holding Eunjae in his arms, Sunwoo asked.
“Why do you think you’ll handle everything yourself?”
“I’m going to think about it from now on. Oh, by the way, it’s not like I called without a plan… Anyway, I’ll handle everything, so don’t do anything, Sunwoo.”
Sunwoo, who found Eunjae’s unnecessarily determined expression too cute, lightly pinched her cheek and overlapped his lips.
“I have something to tell you, something to show you. First, let’s pack.”
“Packing? Why packing?”
“Because I want you to take me anywhere.”
Ah, that’s true, but… Eunjae, who was obscuring the end of her sentence, held onto Sunwoo’s sleeve and pleaded.
“Let’s think about another way, other than that.”
“Hey, you changed your mind so quickly again. Should I go?”
“No, it’s not that.”
Eunjae pouted on Sunwoo’s chest, as if sulking.
This kind of behavior was also a first. Sunwoo silently looked down at Eunjae and then embraced her tightly.
No wonder I’m going crazy.
“Let’s go home.”
“…”
“Really, to our home.”
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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