“No, surveillance. I don’t do such things. This is nothing more than a very natural attitude of parents who go to see how well their daughter is doing as a father, you know.”
But Milene wasn’t listening anymore.
Hayden knew all about Loo’s daily routine. She usually woke up early, exercised lightly, bathed, and then had a meal.
Generally, the meal was naturally held together with the emperor. Then she read various newspapers, diligently studied the entire Perseta, and studied again to properly fulfill her role as a southern sage.
Even if she were a little less diligent, it would be okay, but she was very sincere. He silently watched the back of the lady, who was diligently reading something while sitting in the sunlit room, with a sunlit background.
The sunlight poured onto her. Under the bright sunlight, the silver that was hidden in the brown hair was faintly revealed.
He had seen this scene before when she was eating the milk and soft bread she had given him. With a sunburned face, she tied her hair carelessly, holding a sword in her hand like a genius knight unfolding magic.
More beautiful scenes were always shown by Rustica Genesis alone. Everything else was just scenery.
“Loo.”
He reached out and hugged her from behind.
“What were you doing?”
Facing the soft hair, having his lips meet hers in a kiss, he looked at the tightly packed newspaper full of knights that came over his round shoulders as he entered the embrace. Where to look.
“Here, they only listen to the nobility, and they don’t listen to my side.”
She had said that clearly on the first day Loo came to the Kaleta embassy. He grumbled roughly.
“You’re getting married.”
But whether he was grumbling while holding her waist tightly and pecking her cheek or not, Loo calmly summarized the contents of the article.
“Who are you going to marry?”
She even deliberately left out Rustica Genesis’s name, asking about the list of more explicit young ladies from the East.
“Why would you…?”
He was about to ask why she was asking a question that didn’t need to be asked, but Hayden’s mouth was blocked.
Why did she ask such a question so casually? Was she angry? Was she joking? To him, Loo was the most difficult existence.
“Who else am I going to marry but you?”
So, facing the intensely staring Loo, Hayden lost his composure and had no choice but to pour out his words. His voice was on the verge of trembling.
“I clearly said it. Marrying my first love is my dream. You said you were my first love. Did I make up something that didn’t exist, or something?”
In an instant, his chest became stuffy, and the back of his throat became tense. Today, as soon as he saw that the articles were very explicit, he came after her before looking at the newspaper. If only she had slapped him for deceiving him, how could he respond like this?
“I’m trying to endure because if I propose right now, I’ll be rejected for being too fast, but how…?”
Unable to understand, Hayden couldn’t connect his words properly and eventually asked again.
“Don’t you trust me? Do I still look too young compared to you? No, but if you’re involved with this young one like this, you have to take responsibility, Loo…!”
Watching Hayden, who felt so unjust, Loo widened her eyes.
“Ah, that’s enough. Fine, I’ll take responsibility, so don’t look at things like this. I can’t even handle my own marriage, and what do these guys know…!”
Annoyed, Hayden, who was about to fold the newspaper, saw Loo, who handed him the newspaper obediently, closing her lips.
“Oh, I see. I’m sorry.”
In her innocent laughter, he stared blankly at her and then rushed in to shower her with kisses.
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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