Without a moment to brace herself, Ra-jin was suddenly overwhelmed with nausea. Despite tightly closing her mouth, her entire body shivered with the urge to vomit, just like a genuinely sick person.
“Why are you like this, Ra-jin?”
Without saying much, Ra-jin conveyed her answer through her expression.
“Where does it hurt?”
As he reached out to check on her, a heavy scent wafted from beyond his luxury watch.
She couldn’t bear it anymore. Clamping her mouth and nose, Ra-jin dashed to the first-floor bathroom and vomited the water she had drunk earlier.
Kim Yu-jun, who had followed her, patted her back as she hugged the toilet.
“When did this start?”
Having the perfect excuse of being sick, Ra-jin felt relieved she didn’t have to respond to everything. She slumped like a deflated balloon.
“O Jong-hyuk, that guy doesn’t even know his kid is sick.”
Tsk, Yu-jun clicked his tongue and scooped Ra-jin up in his arms.
Ra-jin immersed herself in her feigned illness, hoping it would get Yu-jun out of the house sooner.
Her panting quickened, and Yu-jun’s footsteps hastened. He opened door after door before entering the largest first-floor bedroom with a bed.
He had never been inside her house before, so he probably thought the guest room prepared for her mother was the main bedroom. Regardless, Ra-jin tightly shut her eyes.
“Where does it hurt?”
Yu-jun asked as he laid Ra-jin on the bed.
“Hah.”
Ra-jin covered her eyes with her arm and swallowed dryly.
“It’s a cold. I just want to sleep.”
“Why endure it if you’re sick?”
Sensing him reaching for his phone, Ra-jin quickly grabbed his arm.
“I’ll just rest like this.”
A chuckle escaped him as she leaned into him like a child throwing a tantrum.
Even though it was a fake illness, Ra-jin couldn’t understand why he was laughing. Was he happy because she was clinging to him in sickness? Or was it a ‘serves you right’ for not listening to him earlier? His reaction was utterly incomprehensible.
“Ra-jin.”
His long fingers stroked her disheveled hair.
“What would you have done if I hadn’t come?”
“……”
“Relying on me like this.”
If she could just calm down the capricious Kim Yu-jun who had chased her home, she could endure this little misconception.
“I’ll call Dr. Jung. Just bear with it a little.”
Calling the famous physician of Myungjin Group for a fake illness would expose her immediately.
“I’m okay with you here, oppa.”
Instead of calling, he smiled softly at her acting.
“Why?”
“I don’t want them in my house.”
“Who, O Jong-hyuk?”
Ra-jin slowly nodded.
“Honestly, even my real brother… isn’t really.”
Surprised as if he hadn’t thought about it, Yu-jun’s eyes widened.
“Don’t let the manager come in either, okay? Late at night?”
Nodding again, a spark flared in Yu-jun’s eyes.
The trio – O Jong-hyuk, Yu-jun, and her stepfather Tae Hyung-sik – were all cut from the same cloth. Reminding Yu-jun of this might make him suspicious, but his paranoia could be useful.
“Ra-jin.”
His gentle voice drew closer.
“Thinking so wisely.”
“There’s no harm in being careful.”
“Right. You only need me around you.”
Ra-jin wanted to shove away his hand stroking her head right then and there. She endured solely on willpower, knowing that if she feigned sleep after roughly appeasing him, this ordeal would soon be over.
“I should ask Hyun Siljang to bring something. You haven’t eaten, right?”
Unable to protest any longer, Ra-jin nodded.
“How about abalone porridge?”
She hoped he wasn’t using the excuse of nursing her to stay longer. It would take at least an hour for Hyun Siljang to bring porridge and medicine. Ra-jin’s mind raced, planning to send them both away as soon as possible.
“Abalone porridge sounds good. But could you call the junior stylist?”
“The stylist?”
“Yes, the female stylist who joined this year. I want her to stay with me.”
“Do you want me to stay instead?”
What an awful suggestion.
Even though she was feigning illness, his relentless probing never stopped. But the more he did, the calmer she had to remain. It was her own method, honed from long observation of Kim Yu-jun.
“I don’t want to pass on a cold to someone as busy as you.”
“Why worry me like that? Managing your condition is also a skill.”
His words about ‘skill’ made her shudder. Such words to someone pretending to be sick?
“Stay with me until the stylist arrives. I think I’ll feel better then.”
“I can never win against you.”
Reluctantly conceding, Yu-jun called O Jong-hyuk, instructing him to send only the stylist. Ra-jin sighed in relief upon hearing their conversation.
“You get sick because you skip meals. Eat some nourishing food next week at the main house.”
“Okay, oppa.”
Her soft smile turned into a rigid expression as Yu-jun’s face hardened in an instant. The sudden shift in atmosphere made her heart drop.
Why again!
Struggling to hide her encroaching fear, Ra-jin forced a smile.
“You can listen to me like this.”
“……”
“Why did you run away from the hotel, huh?”
Yu-jun pressed her for an explanation.
“Was it because of Seon Woo-jin?”
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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