Did I Ever Love You? (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 26
“A woman? You just said that, right? I didn’t mishear it, did I, Father?”
Ji Yeon’s eyes, which had been flashing with incredulous laughter, gradually began to burn with anger.
“What exactly do you mean by ‘a woman,’ Father? That even if she doesn’t want to, she has to stay home all day cooking, cleaning, and doing housework for her husband and family? That she has to understand and turn a blind eye to a husband who fools around outside, and then when he comes back, swallow her humiliation and live as if nothing happened? Is that what you mean when you say ‘a woman’ should do that?”
“What’s wrong with that? That’s the life Joo Ran wanted, and that girl Se Ah wanted too! In this jungle-like society, it lets the husband struggle to survive and provide abundance, and allows her to live without major worries beyond one or two small things. If the husband worked hard to make that life possible, overlooking occasional private mistakes or slip-ups is only human nature.”
Chairman Cha Seung Jo answered with a sneer, as if it were no big deal.
“And you two don’t have a child yet, that’s why. Once you have a child, Min Woo will stop wandering outside and settle down, and you’ll be too busy with the baby to think about anything else.”
“Ha! Father! Did you meet Kang Joo Ran because you didn’t have a child? Is that how Min Woo was born? I… I can’t live knowing this unfairness anymore. I can’t live with a husband who deceives me.”
Ji Yeon clenched her fists tightly to steady her trembling body without realizing it.
Her palms hurt from her nails digging in, but she had no time to care about that.
“Over the past three years, even while being mentally abused by Cha Min Woo and Kang Joo Ran, I felt grateful to you, Father, for treating me kindly. I thought you were the only different one in this house. But looking back, I realized that although you were there in many moments and said nice things, you never stopped their behavior—you just let it go. Sometimes you even pretended not to notice and encouraged it.”
“This is ridiculous…!”
“Now I finally understand. Ah… Maybe you were trying to change me through those two. A daughter-in-law who goes out to work in society, using others instead of your own words—to turn her into an obedient woman, one good at supporting her husband, a quiet woman who waits at home, a woman who endures her husband’s affairs without complaint.”
“Ha!”
Chairman Cha’s face, which had been mocking her with one eyebrow raised as if it wasn’t worth a long response, grew increasingly distorted.
“On the surface, you acted like a good father-in-law who supported my career, and to my parents, you appeared as a kind in-law who treated their daughter well. But I never imagined you harbored such horrific thoughts.”
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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