Date Me! (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 26
Si Woo’s words, as if he’d decided to throw nothing but fastballs today, made Lee I Na’s eyes go wide.
“……Huh?”
“Of course you’re pretty now too, but when I first saw you… I fell for you at first sight. You were totally my type.”
The buffering that had briefly paused resumed, and Lee I Na’s startled eyes began blinking again. Watching her cheeks flush crimson, Si Woo continued with a gentle smile.
“Of course, it wasn’t just your looks that made me like you. It was just… your very existence made my heart flutter. When I went to school and saw you there, my heart raced; if you hadn’t arrived yet, I’d get excited wondering when you’d show up. But from the moment I first saw you, you somehow looked so sad—I kept wondering why. Later, I heard from a friend. That you’d moved down to Yeosu right after your father passed away. Ah, only then did I understand—and it broke my heart.”
Hearing Si Woo’s words, Lee I Na recalled her own gloomy, sorrowful self from back then.
“Honestly, I wanted to confess so many times because I liked you so much—but seeing your sad face… I figured my confession would only be a burden, so I kept quiet.”
“…….”
“But the more I held back, the bigger those feelings grew, until I couldn’t handle them anymore. So I finally decided I’d confess even if you rejected me—but the timing was just…”
Si Woo gave a sad smile and fiddled with his coffee cup.
Lee I Na already knew why Si Woo had transferred schools right after becoming a second-year high school student.
She couldn’t have missed it.
When word spread that Si Woo—the angelic-smiling Kim Si Woo—was transferring, the classroom erupted in chaos; some girls even cried.
Even if she hadn’t wanted to hear it, rumors flew fast, and it reached Lee I Na’s ears anyway.
The night before Si Woo was about to confess to Lee I Na, his dad hadn’t come home even late into the night. His worried mother sat Si Woo down and reluctantly broke the news:
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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