The sound of the stairs made Zen bare his teeth and growl. Delina quickly looked towards the stairs.
“Miss!”
The one who appeared with the sound of footsteps was Felik. Delina blinked her eyes at the unexpected visitor.
“Looking for me?”
“Yes! Your debutante dress has arrived, and everyone is looking for you!”
“My dress?”
Delina’s voice rose with excitement at the mention of the debutante dress.
“Yes. Let’s hurry and try it on. It must be very pretty.”
Delina moved quickly at the mention of the dress. Of course, she didn’t forget to say goodbye to Zen.
“I’ll go now, so be sure to get treated. You understand? I’ll bring cake next time!”
After bidding farewell to Zen, Delina hurried up the stairs. Felik followed her with a smile.
“You’ve become quite close already? If you’re sharing cake.”
“Sharing, yes. He only licks it when I give it… I still have a lot to teach him.”
Delina sighed softly and changed the subject to the dress.
“But where’s the dress? Is it in the room?”
“I only saw it when it arrived earlier. It must have been moved to the room by now.”
The debutante dress, it really felt like the debutante was approaching. Delina’s heart pounded. Delina reached the door in a single breath and flung it open. Two people were standing in the room.
“You’re here.”
Betty greeted Delina first. Next to Betty was Duke Bellion.
“…Your Grace?”
Although it was expected to see Betty, Delina’s eyes widened in surprise to see Duke Bellion as well. Felik spoke on her behalf.
“His Grace designed the dress for you, Miss. That’s why he was summoned.”
“My dress?”
“Yes. Traditionally, debutante dresses are gifts from guardians. Your current sponsor is His Grace.”
“I see. I didn’t know that.”
“Usually, the children don’t know either, as it’s often a surprise gift. They generally don’t know. Shall we take a look at the dress now?”
Felik seemed more excited for some reason. However, Betty’s expression wasn’t good. Delina looked puzzled at Betty, and Duke Bellion took a step forward.
“I made it suitable for a clown.”
“Ah, yes….”
Unlike Duke Bellion, who seemed oddly confident, Delina felt uneasy. As expected, when Betty showed the dress, Delina’s mouth fell open in shock. Even Felik seemed quite shocked.
“No, no, Betty.”
“……”
“Bring the Miss’s dress, not a pile of jewels.”
“……It is the dress.”
Betty, who brought the dress, stumbled over her words. The dress had shocked everyone.
The dress itself was pretty. The problem was the enormous jewels attached to it. Arms, chest, neck, waist, legs…… jewels were packed everywhere. Delina’s eyes swayed with shock at the sight of the dress.
“Your Grace, is it not? Please call it the Duke’s family’s new jeweled armor!”
“Who would wear a dress to war?”
“Then, is this truly the dress for the debutante?”
Rather than looking at that dress, Felik seemed ready to give up his sight, his eyes tightly closed. But Duke Bellion was calm.
“Clown clothes are flashy.”
“……”
“This dress is flashy too.”
So that’s it, he had made the dress as flashy as possible by attaching all kinds of jewels to it. Delina silently mourned for the dress designer who had to create this monstrosity.
“Is it bad?”
Duke Bellion asked Delina, who still seemed shocked.
“Do I, do I have to…… perform as a clown in the middle of the palace?”
It was an outfit that could not be worn unless one was performing a clown show. However, Duke Bellion seemed indifferent.
“If you don’t like it, choose something else.”
“But there’s no time to reorder now.”
Betty’s words plunged Delina into further despair.
“However, the design of the dress itself is excellent, so it might be okay if we remove some of the jewels.”
A glimmer of hope followed, and a bit of life returned to Delina’s eyes.
Certainly. Here’s the translation of the provided passage:
“I suppose so. Once you remove the jewels to some extent… Then I’ll take care of the design. I’ll design it, and Betty will reattach the jewels accordingly.”
“Felik is designing?”
“Though it may not look like it, I have some knowledge about dresses. My exexexexgirlfriend was a dress designer. I’ve seen all sorts of dresses while dating her, so don’t worry.”
“Then I’ll leave it to you both.”
The three looked at each other with grave faces, determined to change the disastrous dress by any means. Duke Bellion, who was left alone, continued to mumble to himself, looking at the dress.
“It’s good.”
“Your Majesty, come to think of it, didn’t you also design Callis’s clothes? Where did they go? Surely…”
“I made them splendid as well.”
Everyone’s faces changed at the thought that Callis’s clothes were also like this. Felik and Betty put their heads together.
“Is it possible for Callis’s as well?”
“I’ll try my best, but I can’t guarantee that I’ll meet the deadline.”
“…Well, Callis uses a sword, so tell him to wear armor if necessary.”
They quietly mourned for Callis, who would face it alone, after imagining the disaster following the dress of disaster for Callis’s room.
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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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