Kalita Ambassador Rustica Gennes had returned to the Kalita embassy in Shalea.
Having been summoned to Emperor Perseta three days prior and returned in a carriage escorted by Imperiale, she bolted into the embassy building.
“Rustica, Rustica, are you okay?”
No matter how much they protested at Shalea’s royal palace, the smiling bureaucrats maintained, ‘What’s the problem if His Majesty took Ambassador Kalita for monster subjugation?’ The embassy staff were furious.
Aldwin Rochester, who had rushed out, was at a loss upon seeing Loo.
“Aldwin.”
“Yeah, sure!”
Say anything; I’ll listen! Aldwin nodded emphatically.
“I… I need to see His Majesty right away. Is there a way to go back to Kalita for even a short while?”
“What? Rustica, what did Emperor Perseta do to you? Are you hurt?”
Loo shook her head, her face pale.
“I’m fine. I just saw it, only saw it.”
“Saw what?”
“The scale of Perseta’s military.”
That was highly classified information. Aldwin’s expression immediately hardened.
“If you’re this shocked, how large is it?”
“Big. I can’t elaborate. I need to inform His Majesty immediately. There’s more to it as well.”
This meant the information was too vital to not share directly with the Emperor of Kalita. Besides what Perseta had flaunted, Loo must have seen something else in secret. Educated as he was, Aldwin caught on quickly.
Even though Loo knew the real power behind the embassy was Aldwin, their lineages differed significantly; he was the natural son of a Melbaro, while she was the daughter of an ordinary knight.
“Why would they seat a noble in a perilous ambassadorial escort job? Everything here is coordinated by Aldwin; if Loo messes up, he’s to handle the aftermath. Carlos loved precious lineages.”
“There’s no time. If Emperor Perseta finds out what I know, then…”
What to do? Aldwin opened his mouth, closed it, hesitated, and finally asked.
“Are you certain?”
Asking the Commissioner Calete whether ‘it was certain’—the hierarchy in the Calete Commissioner’s office had been messed up from the start.
“Do you think I came back jumpy because I saw something erroneous, Aldwin?”
Lu lowered her tone as if she had never been trembling.
“No, that’s not it, but…”
“This is a major military secret that His Majesty the Emperor must rightfully know. Do you think I can’t distinguish that?”
It was a simple question devoid of any emotion. Lu looked at Aldwin for a moment and then stepped back from him.
“I’m only doing my duty as a commissioner because I didn’t get a proper handover and just heard your words. I thought you’d at least know something.”
She neatly tied back her messy hair.
“If you have no solution, then there’s nothing to be done. I’ll secretly find a way to escape from Byfel on my own.”
Lu, who had slapped her cheeks to focus, walked up the commissioner’s office stairs.
“Rustica, wait! Only Emperor Perseta can decide where Byfel ends!”
“Do you know a way to Calete, then?”
Lu asked Aldwin, who should already know the information that Hayden had told her.
“….I do.”
And Aldwin knew Lu well. She does not obey unless it’s an imperial order. Even if he threatens or dissuades her, she will do her job.
Aldwin believed that loyalty to Calete still had a big place deep within Lu’s heart. Carlos also agreed with him on this.
“Ah, really, I only use this in very important situations…!”
“Now is a very important time. I saw all of Imperiale’s size, the weapons they use, and the types of Gods.”
Aldwin’s expression hardened instantly, and he began to walk briskly with Lu.
“We should record all this and submit a report, surely…”
“Perseta will censor it for sure. No records.”
Aldwin shook his head upon hearing Lu’s words. Together, they sprinted up the stairs.
“I’ve found out in detail about the size of Imperiale, the size of the Western Army, and even the size of the monster wave. I also secretly overheard what the Emperor says with his confidants.”
“What?”
This time, Aldwin’s voice grew louder.
“You went that far?”
“If the Emperor forcibly takes me along, I have to take that much into account. I haven’t slept for two nights and confirmed it several times.”
Aldwin took Lu into his own room. Although not as luxurious as the commissioner’s bedroom, it was a well-equipped room for work.
“I’ve prepared a magic stone that can teleport directly to the Catat Palace. You won’t be tracked at all.”
‘Few,’ that meant more than one or two.
“Do you think we should go right now, Rustica?”
“Monster extermination is taking too long. I had to make a scene to come back. It’s better to move while the Emperor has left Shalea. Who knows when he might suddenly pull me along, how can anyone know?”
“Ah, right.”
Aldwin agreed more than anything with her last words.
“He won’t leave you alone.”
“So we have to go and come back quickly. The Emperor intends to destroy me.”
“Was the West that bad?”
“It’s not about the West. Do you know the Emperor’s goal? I did well, but I’ll be accused of packing my bags and running away as Commissioner Calete.”
Aldwin knew that Rustica Gennes was more patient and tough than anyone else. She had endured and worked hard as an oddball at the academy.
If Lu was saying this much, it was clear that Emperor Perseta was incredibly vicious.
“What will you say to His Majesty? You’re not going to resign, are you?”
Aldwin Rochester would rather avoid the attention of Emperor Perseta that would pour onto him if Lu were to disappear.
“No, I don’t want to quit yet. I must land a blow on Emperor Perseita before I do.”
“That’s the Rustica Gennes I know.”
Aldwin, feeling secretly relieved, took out the magic stone he had deeply tucked away in his pocket.
“They can’t detect it in Perseita, can they?”
“The Emperor made it himself. Don’t worry.”
Creating a magic stone that allows an immediate return to the homeland and giving it not to the contractors but to their escorts, both the acting Emperor and the escorts were doing well. Lu did her best not to look at Aldwin disdainfully.
“It’s a military secret. Shocking. Anyways, take care.”
“If there’s anything I can bring back, I’ll make sure to bring it.”
It probably won’t work, but Lu intended to wring every last drop out of Kaleta till the very end.
“Sure, I’ll send your regards to His Majesty.”
Lu nodded her head but had no intention of delivering the message. Aldwin, who had activated the magic stone, quickly handed it to her and stepped back.
“Watch my back.”
“Perseita will never find out!”
Find out what? They probably already know. As she blinked once, her surroundings started to distort and change.
Lu was back in the Catat Imperial Palace, standing where she had been a few days ago with Aldwin. The palace mages were surprised to see her suddenly appear.
“Intent to kill? I’ve never harbored such feelings toward Her Grace.”
Hearing Hayden’s voice faintly in her ear, Lu tried not to be more surprised than she was by the charging Catat palace mages. The voice was audible, but no figure was visible. She clenched her teeth and whispered softly.
“Be quiet, please.”
“Don’t worry.”
How could she not worry in a place Carlos tightly gripped? Lu didn’t hide her tension. On the contrary, they would think she had experienced something important in Perseita.
“Contractor from Kaleta has returned in utmost secrecy. An urgent audience with the Emperor is requested.”
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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