Opening her phone, she saw a message from Taekyung, saying he was just entering an executive meeting.
When he asked what she was doing, she took pictures of corn and coffee and sent them to him. She assured him that everything was peaceful here and asked him not to worry.
As the sun set on a late evening, Woo-yeon was sitting in the field. The reddening sky above the golden rice field was breathtaking.
Checking her vibrating phone inside her coat pocket, it was Woo-sik. With the reorganization approaching, he conveyed that the atmosphere within the newsroom wasn’t that good, something he had told her several times before.
Senior, where are you?
“Do whatever you need to do. Why? What’s happening today? Is the reorganization confirmed?”
It seems like they are still discussing it. During the news reorganization, they plan to move the time slot to 9 o’clock, and this time, they seem to want to go for a two-anchor system. Senior, are you really not coming back?
As Woo-yeon captured the blazing hot sun in her eyes, she lightly smiled.
“Yeah, I’m not thinking about it now.”
Huh! Senior Yoon is taking this long to decide? Does your body not itch?
“Yeah, not at all. Why? Is that not okay for me?”
Well, it’s not that, but still, do it reasonably and stop returning. You know how hot the viewers’ reactions were without Senior Yoon in the News Insider, right? It was like a fish-shaped bun without red bean paste!
“Okay. You do it well. If I want to stand in front of the camera again, really feel like it, I’ll go back then.”
I miss you, so come back soon.
“Yeah.”
Ending with Woo-sik’s affectionate farewell, the call was disconnected. Woo-yeon looked ahead.
Since sending her father off at twenty-two, she had lived busily for the past few years without a moment to breathe.
She believed firmly at that time that she had to live like that, obsessively. She thought she could become superior to others only by working ten times harder than them.
Even now, her stubborn personality, which cannot be at peace unless she is number one, still persisted. However, after the incident in Syria, Woo-yeon gained a little more flexibility.
She realized that life ultimately requires constant effort to find happiness.
To become happy, she met Taekyung, and to meet Taekyung, she must become happier than she is now.
The next day and the day after that, Woo-yeon went out to see the sunset every evening.
Sometimes, like a vagabond, she wandered the rural roads all day. Early in the morning, she started her day with the habit of drinking warm tea.
And when night fell, she often gazed at Taekyung’s face in the Milky Way of pouring starlight.
As countless stars, she lost count of the kisses they shared. Just knowing that fact sometimes made Woo-yeon’s heart swell, feeling an impulse to run to him at any moment.
Late at night, feeling the chilliness of the temperature difference between night and day, Woo-yeon, with her hands deeply buried in the pockets of her coat, was returning home.
In the front yard, she saw an unfamiliar vehicle. She wondered, but as expected, it was him.
As the driver’s seat door opened, a man in a neatly fitted navy suit inside a brown coat revealed himself.
Woo-yeon recalled the message he sent a few hours ago. He had clearly stated that he had to go on a business trip to the semiconductor factory in Daegu.
“You’re going to Daegu…”
“I postponed the schedule. In two days, at 9 a.m., I have to be in Daegu even if I die.”
“…”
“Aren’t I a welcome face?”
Only then did Woo-yeon, who had been tense, burst into a deep laughter that reached her dimples.
“No way. But how did you know? I only mentioned going to my grandmother’s house in Cheongyang. I don’t think I’ve ever told you my home address.”
“It’s famous.”
“Huh?”
“I just asked the owner of the grocery store if he knew of a pretty girl from Seoul living here, and he asked if she was Yoon Anchor’s girlfriend…”
In the countryside, rumors spread at an unimaginable speed. Woo-yeon, surprised, raised her eyes and asked, “What? So what did you say?”
Taekyung pursed his lips.
“Naturally.”
“Naturally?”
“I told him she’s the person I’m going to marry. Because she can’t live without me, she must marry me.”
“…We’re in trouble.”
Approaching Woo-yeon, who was covering her face, Taekyung gently touched her cheek. Feeling scolded for worrying so much when she wasn’t going to resume her broadcasting work, Woo-yeon once again keenly realized something.
That she wanted to stand in front of the camera again.
Her eyes sparkled. Wanting that sparkle, Taekyung moved a step closer, attempting to steal Woo-yeon’s lips.
Woo-yeon stepped back.
“No. Can’t do. There are more eyes here than you think.”
“Aren’t country people supposed to sleep early?”
“Oh, no, that’s not true.”
Smiling at her awkwardness, Taekyung chuckled deeply.
“Will you put me to sleep?”
“Of course.”
“Will you cook for me?”
“Yes.”
“And dessert too?”
“…Yes.”
Bending down to match Woo-yeon’s height, Taekyung, with a shy smile, lightly touched her lips, which had turned red from embarrassment.
“What should I give you then?”
Without hesitation, Woo-yeon replied, “Your heart.”
Everything that will forever remain unchanged. So, take responsibility for me.
I’ve given you everything now.
That night, Woo-yeon and Taekyung once again tussled over the placement of the quilt.
The ondol room, hot enough to melt buttocks away, saw repeated opening and closing of windows throughout the night to cool down Taekyung, who was already hot. Woo-yeon took out sweet potatoes from the hearth and shared them amicably with Taekyung.
She could be sure. This was his first experience.
The fact pleased her. Because she believed that if she wanted, she could give Taekyung any first experience.
It was truly an immeasurable happiness.
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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