Kang-woo forcefully stepped on the accelerator, crashing into the car in front of him. The car in front, which had already hit a large parking pillar, recoiled and collided violently with the car Kang-woo was driving.
Smoke rose above the broken bumper.
“Gasp. Ugh.”
When the shocked man’s body slumped forward onto the front seat, Kang-woo agilely turned around and subdued him.
The swift blade grazed Kang-woo’s shirt collar, leaving a shallow cut on his wrist. As Kang-woo forcefully struck the back of the man’s hand, the knife fell to the floor.
“Snake eyes, I’ve been waiting for this.”
Pressing down on the man’s neck with brutality, he emitted a rough sound as if his breath was about to break.
“You have to make your voice sound refreshing. Oh, feeling frustrated?”
As the mask was torn off, a bruise from the eyes to the cheeks was visible. As expected, it was Go Jin-ho.
“How long have I waited? It was getting unbearable.”
Without yielding to the sarcasm, Go Jin-ho firmly closed his mouth. When Kang-woo tightened his grip even more, Go Jin-ho’s lips partly opened.
“Who sent you?”
“Hehe.”
Laughing like crazy, Go Jin-ho spat out saliva. Kang-woo’s forehead twisted as he stared at Go Jin-ho’s lips with a piercing gaze. He shouldn’t fall for his provocations. It was likely his intention to shake emotions and find the right time to escape.
“Go to the Seo and talk. Let’s see if you can keep blabbering there too.”
Kang-woo, who got out of the car, grabbed the man’s neck and pulled him out. Pressing his upper body against the car, he controlled him.
Although he looked small, when he stood up, he was smaller than expected. It made sense how he could lie flat in the back seat and hide.
While exerting pressure on his arm to prevent him from escaping, Kang-woo connected a call to Secretary Choi.
“Secretary Choi. There’s been an accident. Please take care of it on my behalf. Without Se-ah knowing.”
Se-ah stood by the balcony for a while. She was waiting for Kang-woo’s car to exit the parking lot, but he didn’t appear even after a long wait.
It seemed he went out the other way today. Regrettable as it was here, she came back into the house.
She left the balcony door open for ventilation. Then she went straight to the bedroom. As there were no signs of waking up, she roughly tidied the bedding, and it seemed the lines didn’t match well.
Of course, to her eyes, it seemed acceptable, but probably if Kang-woo saw it, he would have touched it again.
After showering and changing into casual clothes, tying her hair into a ponytail, she went straight to the bedroom. It was a bit awkward to stay at home, having only worked for about four months.
Restless, Se-ah couldn’t stay still and wandered around the house. Living with a remarkably tidy man and having a skilled housekeeper left her with nothing to do.
Holding her laptop, she entered Kang-woo’s study. Looking at the neatly arranged shelves of economics, philosophy, and humanities books, she jotted down some notes before putting everything back in its place.
She went to the sofa and opened the document she was working on. Although she hadn’t told Kang-woo yet, she was preparing for a fairy tale writer contest.
Thinking that if she didn’t write, she might have pursued early childhood education and liked children. Game story writing was cool, but… she wanted to read the fairy tale book she wrote to her child someday.
When Kang-woo sat on the edge of this sofa, his arm leaning on it, that’s where his child would probably snuggle against his shoulder. And an unknown child would perch on her lap, digging into the product.
Through the open window, a pleasant mountain breeze blew, and the child’s gentle laughter echoed. “Mom! Read this to me.” A child, half-resembling both of them, held a fairy tale book in one hand and pulled her collar with the other.
Even imagining it overwhelmed her.
Unconsciously, she stroked her belly. It was the ovulation period, so could she be pregnant? Because she felt unusually warm yesterday, she harbored hope. It had been a short time since she stopped taking birth control pills, so the chances were almost nonexistent.
Now that she received the first gift, probably after returning from the business trip to the United States, he would propose with the second and third gifts.
She was memorizing the morning routine like a habit. If she honestly spoke without any lies, Kang-woo would understand. While reminding herself that he wouldn’t leave despite spitting out harsh words with a cold face.
Observing him these days, she gained confidence. She felt the expectation that he would trust her and warmly embrace her.
Yes, if he gives, more, more. She should do her best to do well. She had to love him honestly with all her heart.
The excitement that rose with anticipation of what’s to come already brought spring into her heart.
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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