Hyun Seo looked at Young Suk with a leisurely gaze.
It was indeed comical to see Han Young Suk, who used to wield her position at home like power, now stumbling in front of Lee Hyun Seo, the pinnacle of power within Songhwagung.
“Anyway, I appreciate you looking out for me.”
Han Young Suk managed to smile quite hypocritically.
“But since you did look out for me… can’t you do a little more? We’ve finally met face to face after such a long time.”
Hyun Seo simply looked at her in silence for a moment. It was the scene he had anticipated from the moment she had loudly insisted on seeing the director outside the director’s office.
Even if the director had been a stranger, Han Young Suk would have acted so shamelessly, and it was obvious how clingy she would be, given that the director was her former soninlaw.
“Actually, if you’re the director, you can solve this with one word. You can prevent my expulsion. According to Mrs. Kang Ok Hee, you’re the one who allowed me to join.”
In response to Young Suk’s gentle smile, Hyun Seo cut her off with a cold face.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can help you with that matter anymore.”
Young Suk’s face gradually turned red.
“No, no, don’t say that! Think about the old times and reconsider!”
With her request firmly denied, Young Suk approached Hyun Seo even closer. The security guards also followed her closely, watching her cautiously.
“You can prevent the expulsion at least. I won’t be greedy for the Maehwa center anymore, okay? Let me use the basic services at least. I’ll really keep quiet, Hyun Seo.”
Young Suk’s face was pleading. Could she have ever imagined such a day would come?
Hyun Seo took a deep breath and spoke slowly.
“We kept the identity of the thief secret, but it seems rumors have already spread among our Maehwa members that there was a witness.”
“What? When did that happen!”
“As you know, such rumors spread uncontrollably fast. I’m sorry, but it seems that the rumor has already spread not only in the Maehwa Center but also in Songhwagung. Do you think our other members will sit idly by if we let a thief continue to use our services?”
Young Suk gasped, her face turning a furious red.
“What? Me, a thief?”
“Is that incorrect?”
Looking at Hyun Seo’s stern face, Young Suk began to reveal her resentment.
“You! You, looking at the way you talk, did you start this rumor? You still hate me, don’t you? You did this to get back at me!”
“Why would I need to tarnish the image of Songhwagung with such a thing? As I just mentioned, it was hard enough to persuade the members to let it pass without legal punishment.”
“Even so, how can you talk to me like that? I gave birth to the man you lived with in the same house!”
At her words, the secretary and the security guards froze in surprise. However, they remained expressionless and quietly held their positions.
Hyun Seo maintained his calm expression, seemingly unaffected by Young Suk’s words.
“You are the one who gave birth to the man who was once my husband, so I let it go at that. You should know that I tried to handle it within my own jurisdiction to prevent it from being known to Chairman Chae and Mr. Do Ha.”
Young Suk shivered.
Although the moment of her divorce from her son and separation from him was not pleasant, a considerable amount of time had passed. She had hoped that the conflicts of the past would be forgotten after several years of not seeing each other.
But he was even more vicious than before. If it was the Hyun Seo from his newlywed days, she thought he might at least pretend to yield to her words, but she was taken aback by how much he had changed.
“Ha! You’ve done well! You’ve grown up a lot!”
“Yes, I’ve grown up a lot. So, I’m very busy. What you’re asking for doesn’t seem to be something I can help with, so I think our conversation for today ends here. Please take care.”
“Hey!”
As she raised her voice in anger, the nearby guards and secretary also tensed up.
“You, you thought I was easy, didn’t you? You played with me and kicked me out! Was it fun, making a fool out of me?”
Now it was really a mess.
“So, did you feel relieved?”
It was ruined anyway. She was already done with Songhwagung, and she didn’t want to stick around any longer now that he was being so arrogant.
“You! Do you think I’ll just sit still? My reputation is already ruined, so I’ll expose all the dirty and cheap management methods of this damned Songhwagung!”
“Do you want to add obstruction of business to the charges? You’re always amazing, both in the past and now.”
“Stop calling me a member! Stop calling me that!”
“Well, you’ll be resigning soon, so this will be the last day you hear me call you a member. If you don’t want it, I won’t call you that from now on, madam.”
“What, what? Madam?”
“You told me not to call you a member. You also told me not to call you madam before, madam.”
“This is really!”
Young Suk fluttered her eyes and charged at Hyun Seo. But she couldn’t even touch a hair on Hyun Seo.
The moment she took a step, she was too easily restrained by the security guards.
“Let me go!”
Screaming, Young Suk struggled to shake them off.
“Let go!”
“Get her out of Songhwagung.”
“Let’s go.”
At Hyun Seo’s cold instruction, the security guards dragged Young Suk away. But then, a short scream from one of the guards was heard.
“Ahh!”
The struggling Young Suk had bitten the arm of one of the guards. Even amidst this, Young Suk continued to struggle and scream.
“I told you to let go!”
Then, with no other choice, another guard engaged Young Suk in a fierce struggle, knocking her down and tightly restraining her from behind.
Inadvertently, Young Suk found herself in a kneeling position. Seeing this, Hyun Seo sighed and picked up his phone.
“Ah… really.”
Soon, he spoke to the person on the other end of the line in a polite tone.
“Hello, we have a person here causing a disturbance and interfering with our business.”
Young Suk glared at Hyun Seo, her eyes narrowed. Hyun Seo, not backing down, glared back at Young Suk as he bravely finished his call.
“Madam, the police will be here soon. If you leave quietly, I’ll cancel the call.”
“Hey! Are you threatening me now? How can you do this to me!”
She was too furious to say anything else. However, from the beginning to the end, Hyun Seo didn’t flinch from his position, crushing Young Suk with just a few calm words.
“Ah, and madam, take this back.”
Hyun Seo pulled something from under his desk and flung it at Young Suk’s feet. Young Suk immediately recognized the item that landed with a thump.
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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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