As Valion’s office approached, it seemed to get even quieter. Eventually, standing in front of the door, Delina hesitated whether to knock or not. Normally, she would have knocked without any hesitation, but today was different.
“Chew!”
“Just a moment, if you move like that…!”
While Delina hesitated, Bosco, with a strong shout, wriggled out of Delina’s arms. Delina, trying to catch Bosco, ended up grabbing the doorknob and falling forward.
“…….!”
As she fell to the floor like a collapsed puppet, Delina slowly raised her face on the familiar texture of the carpet. Opening the door and having fallen over, Valion, Celine, and Felix inside the office were all staring at Delina.
“Miss? Are you okay?”
As Felix approached and asked, Delina, who had quickly risen from her seat, held Bosco, who had been on the floor, tightly in her arms.
“I’m sorry. Bosco was jumping around, and I tried to catch him, but…”
“…”
“I’ll go. Please, continue with your work.”
Quickly lowering her head deeply due to the sudden rush of embarrassment, Delina spoke. However, before Delina could close the door, Valion stopped her.
“You can come in.”
“Um, but…”
“It’s all over now.”
As Valion spoke, Celine also stood up from her seat. At the same time, Celine spoke.
“Then, please take care.”
“…”
“Father.”
At the word “father,” Delina and Celine’s eyes met. Celine smiled quietly at Delina and, guided by Felix, left the room.
“…”
As Celine left, silence lingered in the room. Bosco, who had entered Valion’s office, became extremely quiet, and Delina, still holding Bosco in her arms, also took her seat.
“Is the party over?”
“It ended a long time ago.”
Returning to the room after only eating cake, the atmosphere was strange. Valion, seemingly aware of that, didn’t say anything special.
“Um… that person…”
“You said her name is Celine.”
“…”
“She’ll be staying here from now on.”
‘As expected.’
Delina nodded her head in agreement with Valion’s words. Then Valion asked.
“Is there anything else you want to ask?”
“Anything I want to ask?”
After thinking for a moment in response to Valion’s words, Delina answered.
“Do I need to move to another room?”
“Why move?”
“I heard that my room is used by members of the Duke’s residence. So, I thought I might need to go somewhere else.”
Thinking that Celine, who would now be named Ulfreum, might enter that room, Valion responded firmly.
“No need to. Keep using it.”
“Yes. I will.”
‘Well, I’ve been using it for years. Is it appropriate to give that room to her?’
Not wanting to use furniture with traces of previous occupants, she thought maybe Valion would give her a new room. Delina quietly watched Valion, who began organizing documents.
‘By the way, how did he react to her?’
There were rumors about how the five children treated Celine, but there was no information about Valion’s attitude. However, considering that he gave her the name of Ulfreum and acknowledged her as his daughter, he probably had some favorability toward her.
“I’ll go now. Rest.”
With nothing more to say, Delina also stood up from her seat. Valion didn’t stop Delina from leaving, and she exited the room.
‘It’s unusually quiet.’
Although Ulfreum was originally quiet, it seemed even more silent now, perhaps because of her. Bosco, who had found freedom, disappeared through the window, and Delina walked alone through the quiet corridor.
‘Hmm?’
Turning the corner at the end of the corridor, Delina saw some servants and Celine in the distance. It seemed like they were cleaning, as the servants were busy with cleaning tools.
‘The room has been decided.’
The room given to Celine in the Duke’s residence was quite spacious. Delina noticed this as she briefly observed the servants.
“Hello.”
Perhaps sensing the gaze, Celine turned her head and greeted Delina.
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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