The chest was entirely covered with gruesome traces.
Initially, it was similar to when he lost consciousness in the forest due to the curse. In other words, it was painfully intense, to the point of fainting.
When I poked his chest with my finger, Idriche made a deeply impressed expression.
That’s not all. His shoulders and arms were covered in bruises. Due to neglect without treatment, the bruises seemed to have spread down.
“Foolish, really. If I continue like this, will the pain in me subside? Can time be turned back? Why don’t you receive treatment?”
Tears welled up again. Sobbing, foolish sounds accompanied.
Meanwhile, I unhesitatingly unbuttoned my clothes. As the outer garment was removed, the cold air touched my shoulders. A thick handkerchief fell to the floor with a thud.
“Why…”
Before Idriche could ask, I embraced Idriche’s neck with my bare body. My bare flesh touched his black chest.
I hoped his pain would be relieved as soon as possible. I wished my earnest love would be conveyed.
Idriche’s hands fumbled in the air without being able to embrace me.
“It’s cold, hug me quickly.”
At my words, he cautiously wrapped his arms around my waist. The careful touch soon became firm. His eagerness was conveyed. Idriche buried his face in my neck. Like a relief, like rest, his warm breath flowed down my throat.
Then suddenly, Idriche raised his head.
“Cecilia, your body is warm.”
“You’re running around looking for someone, so you have a fever. So take responsibility.”
Idriche’s pupils shook. Like driving in a wedge, I spoke again.
“Because Idriche runs away from me, I suffer and hurt.”
“But if I’m by your side… I have the right to be by your side…”
Again.
Not wanting to hear the rest, I pulled his neck towards me. And I kissed him on the lips.
His lips, leaving behind a short hesitation, soon ardently embraced me. We wanted each other, we coveted each other. The skin that had just been exposed to the cold wind now burned hotly.
Tears, whose owner was unknown, streamed down from the touching faces and even entered our mouths. Nevertheless, it didn’t matter. Now was the time to fully feel and confirm the Idriche in front of me. That we are together, that we share body heat.
“Haah…”
I breathed between the parted lips. A hot gaze passed between us. Perhaps he was also thinking the same as me.
“Hug me. Don’t move away from me. Never again.”
A flame ignited in Idriche’s golden eyes.
Without waiting for anyone to say first, our lips met hastily. My body tingled in Idriche’s hands, and like collapsing onto the bed behind, I lay down. Perhaps because the gap between the soft and cool sensation of the bed and the hot body temperature of Idriche in front of me was too large, it didn’t feel real. In the space where tears had evaporated, heat rose, and consciousness gradually became hazy.
Idriche touched and caressed me all night. It seemed like I needed to confirm with my own eyes and hands whether my arms and legs were in place and if my eyes, nose, and mouth were intact, to put my mind at ease. I didn’t stop such a touch as I enjoyed it.
Under his touch, the night and my body seemed to melt together.
“Ugh…”
Someone pleasantly stroked my head. It must be Idriche.
Without opening my eyes, I grabbed the hand and brought it to my mouth. Matching our lips to the point where kissing sounds could be heard, he let out a muffled voice.
“I lowered the fever. Luckily.”
“Luckily? That guy was…”
“…”
I peeked with half-opened eyes and saw Idriche, who had become quiet. Was he reflecting on what he had done to me yesterday?
“It’s okay. Why so serious again?”
“If I’m by your side, then…”
“If you say that kind of thing again, do you remember what I said I’d do?”
I slapped Idriche’s thick chest.
“Ugh.”
“Oh, right. Idriche’s chest hurts.”
I slipped into the blanket.
“The chest is better than yesterday.”
Comparing it with yesterday, I brushed away the clearly reduced traces of the curse with my fingers.
Idriche flinched. Finding it amusing, I mischievously pressed my lips against his chest. Idriche reached in, grabbed my face, and I pushed his hand away to kiss his chest again.
It was somewhat awkward, but the chest hadn’t gone down. Fortunately.
“Cecilia, yesterday… Even though it turned out that way, you still need to rest.”
“Who said I didn’t rest? I just want to sincerely break the curse. Idriche, on the other hand, should take a break from his hateful thoughts.”
I put strength into Idriche’s lower jaw. I suppressed my laughter internally.
“But… Cecilia, if you do that…”
“What? Do you know what you’re saying, assuming what I’d like?”
I laughed, then pulled Idriche’s hand into the blanket. I examined the wounds closely, which I didn’t scrutinize carefully yesterday.
One, two, three, four wounds…
With a complicated heart, I wiped my face with my hand. I hoped that the bad memories left on my hand would be covered and forgotten by new sensations.
I peeked my head out of the blanket.
Idriche’s gaunt face was visible.
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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