A Light Contract (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 76
Song Jin Gyu the pianist’s performance, which had taken place with the onset of summer, concluded successfully.
Afterward, a modest celebratory lunch gathering was arranged for everyone. While Lee Hyun’s thoughtful arrangement of a luxurious meal at the notoriously hard-to-book Arcanus was still underway, Yura received a call from Yoo Gun.
He told her that in a couple of hours, a shareholders’ meeting would be held to announce their father stepping down as CEO and appointing a new representative. Yura excused herself from the group and headed to her family home.
Ever since her meeting with Young Eun, she hadn’t visited her family home even once. To be more precise, she had deliberately avoided it ever since the scandal broke out. Thus, her relationship with her parents had remained icy.
On the way to her family home with Lee Hyun, Yura reflected deeply on the past and the time yet to come. Bound by the parent-child relationship, she still had the task of untangling this knotted thread—one strand at a time—with patience.
But rushing into it could end up being worse than doing nothing at all. She decided it would be wiser to simply let time pass and allow emotions to flow naturally.
She had already vented enough resentment toward the time that had already slipped away; there was no lingering bitterness left. Yet, she didn’t want to leave even a trace of uncertainty in the time ahead.
Because her life now—no longer lived alone—was happier and more precious than ever before. And more than anything, she couldn’t bear the thought of Lee Hyun getting dragged into another situation like this because of her.
After dissuading Lee Hyun from accompanying her, Yura entered the house alone and immediately sensed an even colder atmosphere than before. Strangely, her parents’ icy stares brought her a sense of calm instead.
“What brings you here?”
“I heard there’s a shareholders’ meeting.”
“Did you come just to watch? Are you happy to see your father stepping down thanks to your husband?”
Kang Soo still blamed Lee Hyun for the entire situation. No wonder, whenever Yura imagined her future, her parents had no place in it.
Yura replied frostily to Kang Soo.
“That’s the consequence of Father’s own ambition—not his fault.”
When male lead is the homewrecker
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
I’ve read the novel below twice already. Girls, I’m highly recommending it to you!
The female lead? Not a good person.
The second male lead? Not a good person.
The male lead? Willingly plays the third party, breaking up the female and second male lead’s relationship despite all the warnings from his friends—so yeah, he’s definitely not a good person either.
Basically, nobody in this novel is simple-minded or without scheming.
The female lead starts off as the male lead’s secretary, but don’t worry—later on, she takes over the company while the male lead steps back to support her. He won’t steal her spotlight, overshadow her, or dull her shine.
I love novels where men are out here snatching wigs, tearing each other down, and going to war just to win the female lead’s affection. And this is exactly that kind of novel. Most of Hai Dai Ran’s works have this dynamic. You’ll see the male characters’ emotions being pushed to the absolute extreme.
There’s even a scene where the second male lead exposes the male lead online for being a homewrecker. The brotherhood immediately gangs up on him, dragging him through the mud. I find it compelling —it completely flips reality on its head, where usually, women are the ones fighting over a man and getting torn apart by the sisterhood.
For me, female leads in the novels I read should only struggle in their careers, not in love. But if the brainless romantics in the story are all men? I have zero complaints.
I’ve pretty much read all of Hai Dai Ran’s novels and even translated all of them—her works are just my thing. I’ll slowly upload everything here. One day, when my website is official, I hope I can invite her to join as one of the star authors.
Here’s the story synopsis:
One-line summary: She is his lifelong obsession, to the point where he was willing to be a third wheel, scorned by society, just to wedge his way into her relationship with her fiancé.
Cold-hearted and indifferent female lead + Scheming and subservient CEO male lead
Intro 1:
“I know she doesn’t love him.”
With blood trickling from his clenched fist, Rong Xiu gazed at the woman before him, his eyes clouded with anguish. Hidden in the wardrobe, he had witnessed Fan Xia – the woman he desperately loved – in an intimate embrace with her fiancé. Yet his heart still yearned for her, defying all reason.
Fan Xia, the elegant and composed assistant, carried something mysterious in her eyes whenever she looked at her fiancé, Wen Lan Sheng. Strange occurrences began to surface – secret meetings with the young Gu Jin Yi, an unexplained withdrawal of 5,000 yuan… Then suddenly, her fiancé’s sister, Wen Jing, violently attacked her.
In this matriarchal society, Rong Xiu had risen to become the chairman of a powerful healthcare conglomerate, breaking through gender prejudices. But for the first time, he willingly stepped into the shadows as the other man, disregarding his friends’ warnings to become her secret lover.
Because he had discovered the truth – Fan Xia wasn’t the pure angel everyone believed her to be. And perhaps, he was the only one capable of helping her execute her mysterious plan…
Intro 2:
Rong Xiu’s biggest regret in life was missing out on Fan Xia.
He secretly loved Fan Xia for 7 years.
Watched her go public with her boyfriend.
Watched her kiss her boyfriend at their wedding.
Until that man blissfully nestled in Fan Xia’s arms, obtaining everything he could only dream of.
The crazy jealousy stripped away his hidden secret love, layer by layer, burning like wildfire.
Fan Xia, how can I have you!
【Reading and Trigger Warning Guide】
1. Female dominant, male submissive, male pregnancy
2. Male lead schemes his way to the top, male competition
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