“……Uh, uh!”
Thud.
Jaeyeon sat back next to Yura again and sighed.
In her startled state, Jaeyeon heard Dohyuk’s tender voice in her ear.
“Assistant Manager Seo, thank you, but I’ll be fine on my own. It’s the weekend, so go home and rest.”
“……!”
With a bright smile that was rarely seen, he kindly closed the car door.
As the window went up smoothly, GuMin’s car slid forward.
Jaeyeon secretly grumbled as she watched Dohyuk’s back moving away.
“Mr. Cha Do Hyuk, is this how it’s going to be? Seeking revenge in such a sinister way!”
In the dim evening, a white SUV came to a stop in an old residential alley.
Jaeyeon bid farewell to GuMin, who kindly brought her to the front of her house, with mixed feelings.
“Thank you for the ride.”
But now she had to go even further.
When Jaeyeon got out of the car, GuMin also followed suit.
“So this is where you live, Jaeyeon.”
“Yeah, it’s an attic here.”
Although she lived elsewhere now.
The thought of having to go back by changing buses for another two hours made her sigh.
“Jaeyeon, did you forget that we planned to watch a movie next week? How about Saturday?”
“It’s fine.”
“Well, I’ll check and contact you. Rest well and see you on Monday.”
“Yeah. Drive safely.”
As Yura moved to the passenger seat, she spoke cheerfully.
“Jaeyin, take care! Make sure to send regards to Team Leader Cha!”
“We broke up an hour ago. What regards are you talking about!”
“But Team Leader Cha seemed nicer than I expected. He even told you to rest on the weekend, even though he said he’d help with work.”
“…Just go, already.”
How can you possibly know the rotten feelings inside me.
Jaeyin sighed deeply as she watched the receding taillights of the car.
GuMin’s car disappeared from sight.
Now, Jaeyin was left with a minimum of two hours of commute and resentment towards Dohyuk.
“Cha Do Hyuk, just wait and see! I should have stayed calm earlier, but now you’ve gone so far as to seek revenge!”
Just as Jaeyin clenched her fists,
A familiar voice reached her ears.
“You’re late.”
Dohyuk, with his hands in the pockets of his coat, suddenly appeared from inside the alley.
“Oh, it startled me!”
Jaeyin exclaimed in surprise, taking a step back.
“Why are you so late?”
Dohyuk’s tone sounded teasing, and Jaeyin felt annoyance welling up inside her.
Who is this because of!
“Team Leader! Please, could you at least give me a heads up before showing up? Because of you, I feel like I’m going to have a heart attack and go to the other world for real!”
“…”
“But why did you come here when you said you were going to the company? And how do you know this address?”
Ignoring Jaeyin’s question completely, Dohyuk abruptly asked.
“So, are we really going to watch the movie?”
Jaeyin was taken aback by the unexpected question.
“What? Is that important right now?”
“You said you’re going?”
“Yes.”
Dohyuk frowned as he spoke.
“Knowing that there’s a clause in the contract prohibiting relationships with colleagues?”
I knew it would come to this.
He was indeed testing people arbitrarily, trusting that clause.
Jaeyin felt irritation well up within her.
“Team Leader told me to go watch that movie.”
“I thought Seo Jae In had a talent for understanding sarcasm.”
Jaeyin purposely smiled broadly and retorted.
“Oh my, what should I do? I felt the sincerity of Team Leader so strongly at that time. I’m sorry, I misunderstood.”
“…!”
“There’s nothing I can do. I promised to go because Team Leader told me to, so don’t talk nonsense now.”
“But that’s a clear violation of the contract.”
“Why? Gyumin is just a friend. Don’t force unnecessary misunderstandings.”
“Forced…?”
Dohyuk’s tightly closed lips trembled ever so slightly.
Why would you bother someone who’s minding their own business?
“But Team Leader, by the way, did you really come all the way here just to ask that?”
“…!”
The muscles around Dohyuk’s eyes twitched slightly.
So it was real, huh?
Making someone go such a long way just to give them a hard time.
What a tiring person he is.
“Anyway, since I haven’t violated the contract, there’s no reason for me to listen to this from Team Leader. Well then, I have a long way to go, so I’ll be on my way.”
Just as Jaeyin spoke decisively and turned around, Dohyuk grabbed her.
“I’ll give you a ride in my car.”
“I’ll take the bus.”
“Don’t do that…”
When will you push me away?
I’ll just walk all night.
Cha Dohyuk’s car is too suffocating, I won’t ride it!
“That’s enough!”
Jaeyin shouted confidently as she walked past Dohyuk.
However,
“Ow!”
She couldn’t even take a few steps before losing her balance and landing on the ground.
Her high heels, which she rarely wore, got firmly stuck in a manhole, and her left shoe came off.
Dohyuk, who had quickly run over, looked surprised.
“Seo Jae In, are you okay?”
“Ouch! TTeam Leader….”
Jaeyin sat on the cold floor, clutching her ankle.
Tears welled up as the pain shot through her.
“You fool, you should have been careful!”
Calling someone who’s hurt a fool!
A mix of embarrassment and sadness filled Jaeyin’s eyes, with tears glistening.
“Team Leader, you’re really too much…!”
That’s when it happened.
Dohyuk suddenly bent down and effortlessly lifted her up.
Huh,
Is my body defying gravity?
Floating up as light as a feather?
Jaeyin fell into a delusion, wondering if she was dreaming.
And in the next moment,
Jaeyin snapped out of it and was startled to find herself hanging on Dohyuk’s chest.
“Eek!”
Like flipping a switch, Jaeyin’s face turned red in an instant.
“Put me down, please.”
“….”
Instead of replying, Dohyuk held onto Jaeyin and walked confidently towards the car.
Dohyuk, who had been hesitating in front of the back seat door, spoke.
“Just hang on.”
“What?”
As Jaeyin’s eyes widened, Dohyuk calmly explained.
“My hands are tied, so I can’t open the car door. Hang on to my neck.”
“Oh, okay!”
As if receiving an important task, Jaeyin quickly wrapped her arms around Dohyuk’s neck and held on tightly.
In response, Dohyuk pulled her closer and firmly embraced her with one hand.
As his familiar scent filled the air, Jaeyin felt her mind go blank.
She had no choice but to follow his instructions in this unavoidable situation.
Being held in a man’s arms for the first time, especially in Dohyuk’s arms, which she had wanted to avoid due to discomfort, made Jaeyin feel uncomfortably warm. It was difficult for her to even breathe properly.
“Now, lean down.”
As soon as he finished speaking, click, the backseat door opened.
Dohyuk carefully set Jaeyin down on the backseat.
“Are you okay?”
“…Yes. Thank you.”
Jaeyin spoke with a voice that was muffled by her lowered head.
Just as she was trying to calm her increasingly rapid breathing.
“Seo Jae In?”
Dohyuk gently held onto Jaeyin’s arms and called her name.
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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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