“Let’s go. To the world of mysterious adventures.”
A mischievous, seemingly sincere, and annoying laugh spread across his face, a facial expression that seemed unfamiliar to her for the first time.
His leisurely laughter struck So-ri’s heart painfully.
On the other hand, at the Imperial Hospital.
Seonhwa, who had been stuck to her father all day, ran away to the hospital late at night.
She wanted to see Hyunwoo’s face even from a distance, but he was not in the hospital, perhaps having finished work.
Seonhwa came up to the director’s office with all her strength, feeling completely exhausted.
“Well, you should go home and rest.”
“I didn’t want to go in with my father.”
“Three bowls of rice a day. The president is a bit harsh.”
“I don’t know when depression will strike again, so I’ve decided to sell myself as soon as possible.”
Recently, when Seonhwa rarely started working at the hospital, her father, Baek Jintae, immediately began dragging her around.
Seonhwa was solely focused on how to approach Hyunwoo, regardless of where her body was.
She had no intention of marrying the man her father wanted in the house, as her father desired.
She only pretended to comply with her father to get what she wanted.
If she could only marry Seohyunwoo, she didn’t care if her household fell apart.
The reason she insisted on the directorship of the Imperial Hospital during the Baekhwa Foundation’s imperial donation was also to obtain Seohyunwoo alone.
But there was no gap in Hyunwoo’s work.
She wasn’t a doctor, so there was no use looking around for no reason.
“Do you have any good ideas?”
A perplexing question was thrown at Baeryeol, who had been acting as the interim director in Seonhwa’s absence.
“Well…”
“Think carefully. A gap worth digging into.”
Under Seonhwa’s persistent questioning, Baeryeol, deep in thought, rolled his head.
“How about meeting Professor Seo once again through Director Seo?”
“I don’t want that. Just meeting him because of work damages my pride. Director Seo is my last resort.”
Director Seo Gukhwan couldn’t help but believe in Seonhwa, but it was ironic to use this to meet Hyunwoo.
Meeting Director Seo Gukhwan was just a precautionary measure against the worst-case scenario.
They had just attempted to meet naturally.
Since that matchmaking itself ended in failure, they had to think of another way.
“I mentioned before that Professor Seo frequently enters and exits Seohan Hospital these days.”
“It’s his father’s hospital, so it’s natural.”
“He didn’t used to do that before, but he seems to frequent it these days, don’t you think?”
Suddenly, Seonhwa’s thoughts drifted into a slightly ominous direction.
“Could it be that Professor Seo is trying to transfer to Seohan Hospital?”
“I don’t know.”
“That’s absurd.”
According to the information Seonhwa had collected, Hyunwoo had said he wouldn’t work at a hospital where his father was.
However, as time passed, could his thoughts have changed?
“Could it be that Director Seo Gukhwan betrayed me?”
“There won’t be such a thing considering the financial situation of Seohan.”
An ominous and anxious thought entered her mind.
“Why is Professor Seo suddenly appearing frequently at Seohan Hospital?”
Baeryeol unintentionally stimulated Seonhwa’s anxiety.
“I’ll find out by meeting Director Seo.”
Although the matter could be easily resolved by assigning someone to it, Seonhwa didn’t do that. She knew how much Hyunwoo despised Cha Najung, who had stalked her.
Hyunwoo was nothing short of her lifesaver.
Seonhwa had survived until now just to meet him, and that was no exaggeration.
With great patience, she treated her depression, and thus, she waited for him.
When Hyunwoo was in the United States, she periodically interviewed his acquaintances to gather information about his current status.
Finally, when she obtained the information that he was returning to Korea, she thought she could finally fulfill her long-awaited wish.
However, now that the man is right in front of her, she doesn’t know how to approach him.
Since the matchmaking failed, she must not fail the second time.
Naturally.
As if it were an unavoidable fate.
“Maybe it’s good to rethink the strategy.”
While other women are trying to block her, she doesn’t know how to approach Seohyunwoo.
“Have any medical volunteer schedules come up?”
This time, she had to become a woman who would be engraved in his memory.
It didn’t matter if he didn’t remember her past self.
She had become a much better woman than back then.
Hyunwoo’s house.
Just before the historic night, the two arrived at the entrance and exchanged another kiss in front of the door.
Thud!
As the cold iron door touched her back, a chill spread throughout her body, giving her goosebumps. The temperature difference between her lips and his made her tense.
“Breathe a little. Yoo Sori.”
“……Yes.”
From her footsteps to the movement of her eyes and even her breathing, Hyunwoo looked at her with a concerned gaze.
With his arms wrapped around Sori from behind, he suddenly turned his head towards the shelf in the entrance.
Crystal owls faced each other on that shelf.
She could feel his chin touching the top of her forehead. He reached out from behind to grasp one of the owls.
Sori stared intently at his long and neat hand with eyes full of tension.
He suddenly laid the large owl on the shelf. Then, the small owl was placed next to it.
His head, which had been leaning against the top of her forehead, dropped to around her shoulder.
Oops.
Each of his actions made Sori’s heart pound as if having a seizure.
Sori turned to look at him with eyes that seemed to roll down like she was about to tumble.
Can I really handle this man?
Thump thump.
Her heart, leaping with both anticipation and fear, left Sori unsure of what to do.
Due to his tight embrace, she couldn’t escape to her room.
Staring at the two lying owls, Sori remembered what Jiwu had said at the wine bar. It was when Suhyang went to the restroom.
“He thinks it’s for you. That idiot.”
It was clear that he was enduring a lot for her sake.
“If you love each other, wanting to possess each other completely is natural. Yoo Sori, don’t be too scared.”
“Don’t be scared. Me.”
Possessing Seohyunwoo completely.
“Professor…”
“Yeah?”
What I’ve longed for.
“Let’s go inside quickly.”
Now, the resolve not to be scared anymore emerged from Sori in his embrace. Leading the way, her steps across the living room were confident.
“I’ll go wash up and then go to the bedroom.”
“…?”
Suddenly, Sori’s voice, which had become calm, raised one finger and shook it firmly, saying,
“If you were about to say something like I don’t need to wash up, keep it to yourself.”
“Whatever.”
Hyunwoo was slightly taken aback by Sori’s sudden change from trembling to firmness, but he responded, telling her to do as she pleased.
It wouldn’t be bad to meet refreshed.
“I’ll be ready in 10 minutes.”
“Me too.”
“See you later. Us.”
Despite her relaxed words, her walking figure squeaked like a robot.
Hyunwoo, silently observing her until she entered the room, chuckled in disappointment as she walked into the room.
He had no idea where she would lead him.
Just as he was about to take a step, Sori’s door suddenly opened again. She peeked her head out.
“Professor!”
“Why?”
“What’s your favorite color?”
“Color?”
His expression was too serious to ignore the question.
“Black.”
Thud.
Seeing the door of Sori’s room closing again, he smiled mockingly and hurried his steps.
Ten minutes, there wasn’t much time.
When Hyunwoo finished showering in the bathroom attached to the bedroom, he came out.
As he combed his hair and looked at Sori on the bed, he froze, startled.
“Why are you so surprised?”
There was a woman lying on his bed with a playful look in her eyes.
“You’re the one acting like that, so of course I’m surprised.”
Sori lay there wearing a long-slit black slip, looking very provocative.
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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