At the End of Ruin, There You Are (56 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 126
A person with no expectations has nothing they’re curious about, because once you’re only waiting for death, nothing else holds any meaning. That’s why, after her return, Caella rarely questioned or confronted him.
Unless she was so angry she lost her reason, or so happy and at ease that words slipped out unintentionally, her lips remained sealed shut like a clam—forever.
Moreover, whenever she accidentally asked something without even realizing it, Caella seemed to regret having spoken at all and would refrain from talking for an even longer time afterward.
Please, just say one word. Pheon always waited desperately—over and over—for her to speak, to ask, to wonder, to interfere. He strained every nerve just to catch the faintest sign of will to live from Caella.
“Don’t you like my way of doing things?”
He asked this after seating her comfortably and preparing her meal—a task he guarded more strictly than his own life.
Usually, he waited patiently until she spoke, but often, during that wait, the question trembling on her lips would simply be swallowed and never voiced. So whenever it seemed she’d stayed silent too long, he had to ask first.
“I’ll change it if you don’t like it.”
“No.”
She shook her head.
“It’s just that I don’t have the right to….”
“You do.”
It was like a parched man digging a well. The being who could hardly be called human anymore pretended to be one just to appease his wife. Caella glanced briefly around.
“There’s no one eavesdropping.”
Pheon, who could read her thoughts just by following the path of her gaze, said this while simultaneously sealing off their surroundings.
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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Chapter Comments (11)
This empire is filled with stupid people with inferiority complex
And they seek sleezy rats to fill
That up by sleeping with rats wonderfulOh Kaela ! Think of your dad
Deal with the trauma first
Inline Comments (27)
Yet there was exactly one person—only one—who had spoken in a way Gregory truly
Oh no, no no you stupid don’t go to beg the rat you will in eternal hell with that rat
While he was in the meeting, fifteen men—including Marquis Haihar—had approached
He did not go out and burned them all… Kayla really did her full tutelage.
Fifteen truly was a lot. But Pheon had already decided to deal with Marquis Haih
yes, please deal with that rude, his flirting with Kayla was really rude
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subaru tachibana
Ya all i’m stressed 😥 when will the empress be free from these lunatics and when will our ptsd leads heal from their ptsd
Deany Veera
Both suffer from PTSD.
VKotaku28
So much ptsd