Eun Jae’s last words kept scratching at his mind.
“What did I do wrong!”
Tae Kyu kicked at the grass in the garden irritably.
Yoon Tae Kyu, a cocky high school student, was full of misplaced confidence.
When he heard someone liked Eun Jae, he could only laugh. Because the result was as clear as day.
Perhaps that’s why. He seemed not to feel threatened, even though he knew Eun Jae had no particular feelings for him.
Tae Kyu had several meetings with female students at the same school. He deliberately showed deep affection in front of Eun Jae.
He acted as if he wanted to show off, as if it didn’t matter if it wasn’t her. But every now and then, when Eun Jae passed him by without any reaction, unfamiliar feelings arose.
At least, that’s how much he thought he felt when he saw her.
After the first semester in medical school. He accidentally heard news about Eun Jae from an alumnus.
They said Eun Jae didn’t enroll in the university she got admitted to through the rolling admissions. From some point, the tteokbokki shop didn’t open either.
It felt like he had been hit on the head with a club. He ran to the tteokbokki shop in front of the school without thinking. But its door was firmly shut, and it didn’t open the next day or the day after that.
He thought she would always be there.
When Eun Jae, who was like a thorn in his eyes, disappeared, only a bitter smile was left.
Yes, I can get away from you now. That’s what he first thought. He thought he would be fine if he couldn’t see her.
It wasn’t. As time went by, he felt like he was going crazy. He thought he needed to see an end, make a decision. If it was put in front of his eyes, he felt the answer would come out.
So, he did everything he could from his end to find Eun Jae.
He attended all the alumni reunions without fail. He even asked a kid who was his friend, but it was no use.
Years passed like that, and he occasionally thought of Eun Jae, he happened to hear about Eun Jae’s mother in front of the tteokbokki shop he visited.
The story was that a loan shark had been hanging around day and night for a while, and it seemed she had a significant debt.
After that, he couldn’t focus on Da Jin. He wasn’t in a deep relationship with her, but he kept thinking of Eun Jae while he was with Da Jin.
He only thought it was a thirst for something he couldn’t have, but it wasn’t.
An absurd laugh slipped out.
Only then did he realize.
He loved Ji Eun Jae, very much.
It was unrequited love that he realized far too late.
The dining atmosphere was cheerful. Except for one person, Yoon Tae Kyu.
Eun Jae had come into the dining room a while ago, and Tae Kyu who came in later treated Eun Jae as if they were meeting for the first time.
He replaced the greeting with a nod. He tried not to be conscious of it, but he was always bothered.
“So, you’re getting married?”
“Yes, grandfather.”
Seok Hee looked over his glasses at Sun Woo and Eun Jae sitting side by side.
Under the table, Sun Woo pulled Eun Jae’s hand and held it. Not to show someone, but as if to gain some peace of mind for himself.
“The date?”
“We’ll make the marriage report first, and we’re thinking of having the ceremony in midJune.”
Everyone widened their eyes at Sun Woo’s words, excluding Seok Hee. Yoon Kang, who was Sun Woo’s father and had been sitting quietly, spoke out with concern.
“If it’s June, there isn’t much time left. Can you prepare and hold it in such a short period? It doesn’t seem necessary to rush.”
“There’s no reason to delay.”
“Well, since you’ve decided to do it, there’s no point in postponing.”
As Eun Jung interjected and took Sun Woo’s side, Yoon Kang looked at Eun Jung as if it was odd.
“Just be aware of that.”
Seok Hee’s meaningful gaze stayed on Sun Woo and Eun Jae for a long time, but the permission was simple and plain.
After the tense lunch ended, Sun Woo briefly brought Eun Jae out to the courtyard.
As soon as she came out, Eun Jae grabbed Sun Woo and asked. Why was it so simple? Did they really get permission?
Sun Woo shrugged and smiled as if he didn’t know himself.
The courtyard was outdoors with three sides of glass, but due to good soundproofing, their conversation didn’t leak into the house.
Sun Woo handed a coffee to Eun Jae that he had prepared in advance.
“We’ll be leaving soon. Let’s bear with it a little longer.”
“I’m okay, you know?”
Sun Woo couldn’t help but smile at Eun Jae, who was talking as if she was fine, despite her hands soaked in sweat from tension. Sun Woo, who had taken a seat on the bench in the courtyard, took a sip of his coffee.
Eun Jae, who had been quietly watching him, slapped her knee. She remembered the conversation she couldn’t have earlier.
“Oh, right. You know, mister.”
“Again, you’re doing that.”
“They say it’s a term of endearment.”
“Who calls their future spouse ‘mister’?”
She thought that he would find out sooner or later, and it would be better to know in advance so he could handle any situation.
“It’s about Tae Kyu.”
Sun Woo quickly reacted to Tae Kyu’s name, spoken affectionately from Eun Jae’s mouth.
“Yoon Tae Kyu? Do you know him?”
“Yes……”
Eun Jae told him everything about Tae Kyu. He was a high school classmate, and they were in the same class during their second year. And the fact that the classmate she tried to meet a while ago was Tae Kyu.
Sun Woo seemed surprised for a moment, but he seemed to not care much. He was a man whose emotions didn’t fluctuate drastically, so she knew he wouldn’t be too surprised, but she didn’t expect him to be this indifferent.
“Aren’t you surprised?”
“What’s there to be surprised about? He’s just a classmate. Already worrying about these things in the first year of residency.”
Eun Jae exploded in frustration at Sun Woo, who was clicking his tongue. After she vented how surprised she was when she ran into Tae Kyu, only then did Sun Woo ask Eun Jae with a meaningful smile.
“Unless there’s something I don’t know, I don’t think it’s a relationship to particularly worry about.”
Sun Woo, who had finished speaking, looked at Eun Jae. She hesitated for a moment at the sight of him seemingly waiting for an answer.
There had been no direct confession, and she had never let slip something that could be misunderstood. She could confidently claim to be completely forthright.
“Why, is there something you’re hiding? If there is, say it now so I can prepare as well.”
“No, there’s nothing.”
“Then that’s it.”
The man responded with a smile. As Eun Jae watched his smiling face, she wondered if even that smile was fabricated.
It was now difficult to distinguish where his sincerity ended and the lies began.
“What are you thinking?”
It was when Eun Jae snapped back to reality at Sun Woo’s words that interrupted her thoughts and raised her head.
In the distance, she saw Tae Kyu walking towards the courtyard. She remembered the words Tae Kyu had spoken near the restroom a while ago.
“This isn’t real, right?”
Eun Jae hurriedly put down the mug she was holding on the table in the courtyard and helped Sun Woo, who had been sitting, to stand up.
If you can’t believe it, I’ll make you believe.
“Mister, can I hug you just once?”
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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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