He gently rubbed her head, talking softly. The rustle of the towel moving from side to side brushed softly against her ears.
Da Jeong let him towel her hair, conceding. But when he started to dry her long hair, she couldn’t just stand by.
It would take a long time to dry all her hair. Da Jeong quickly snatched the towel.
“It’s your turn now, Tae Sang.”
With those words, she reached up to his head, much higher up. Her touch was unhesitant, mixed with concern and frustration.
“Try to take care of yourself half as much as you care for me.”
Da Jeong gently rubbed his head, speaking softly. Tae Sang leaned in with a languid smile.
“I want to take care of you.”
“No, but that’s not the point…”
“It doesn’t matter if you don’t like it.”
He slightly lifted his head, speaking with conviction. His black eyes, visible through his wet hair, were clear and focused.
“I prefer it that way.”
“…….”
Had she ever seen eye to eye with Tae Sang like this before?
It was one of the rare moments when she could look directly into the eyes of Tae Sang, who was a whole head taller than her. Unknowingly, Da Jeong flinched and pulled her hand back.
But as if it was impossible, Tae Sang firmly placed her small hand back on his head.
“You’re not completely dry yet.”
Da Jeong found herself at a loss for words.
They had only become a couple less than five minutes ago. Yet, he was acting as if he had been waiting eagerly for this to happen.
After all.
‘I also like Tae Sang.’
This was the man who had embraced her tightly as soon as her confession ended. It seemed like he never learned how to back off.
But what was fortunate was…
‘I’ll wait. Until your feelings align with mine.’
The man, who knew nothing but to charge forward, had said he would approach slowly.
“Hurry and dry me.”
Da Jeong flinched slightly at his straightforward tone.
He said he would take things slow, but it seemed that didn’t apply to drying his hair.
“Okay.”
Da Jeong slowly started to dry his hair again. Then he contentedly curled his lips and lowered his head once more.
It felt like washing a well-behaved, large dog. Da Jeong silently chuckled to herself as she meticulously wiped away the moisture.
“All done. Your shirt is still damp, but bear with it a little longer.”
Da Jeong brushed his hair back with her fingers, revealing his forehead. Tae Sang returned to his usual neat appearance.
He did look better with his face fully exposed.
Da Jeong kept this thought to herself as she moved towards a laundry basket in the corner.
“Then I should go now.”
As she tossed the towel into the basket, Tae Sang spoke up softly.
“……Yes.”
Da Jeong hesitated for a moment before responding slowly.
His suggestion to return to Seoul felt like a call back to reality. This place was so sweet, a perfect space just for the two of them.
It felt as if the soft cloud supporting her back had disappeared.
“Don’t want to go?”
“……I guess a little.”
Da Jeong nodded slightly.
The voice of Myeong-ok, threatening her to choose a side, still echoed in her ears.
Tae Sang gently but firmly wrapped his arms around her shoulders.
“Will you tell me? What happened and what you heard.”
He cautiously asked the question he had been holding back, afraid to make her cry again.
“Slowly, everything.”
“Th, that’s…”
Da Jeong detailed everything that happened from the moment Myeong-ok first arrived at the orphanage until she left.
Tae Sang listened silently without a word.
His face appeared calm at first glance. But his jaw was tightly clenched, and his eyes grew colder. He bit down on his back teeth, suppressing the rising anger.
After Da Jeong finished speaking, Tae Sang embraced her shoulders as tightly as he could.
“I won’t let you go through something like this again.”
His words sounded like both a promise and an apology.
“Tae Sang…”
“I should have anticipated that woman approaching you.”
“It’s not your fault, Tae Sang. It’s because of my careless words that this happened.”
“No, it’s not.”
His voice seemed to come from deep within, heavy and resolute. Da Jeong pulled away slightly from his embrace and lifted her head.
His face, filled with certainty, was completely visible in her eyes.
“There won’t be any files like that.”
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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