Queen?
I turned around to face Idrish.
“Marriage ceremonies will be held as various restoration work is completed. It will be the grandest in the world.”
Idrish smiled widely. Suppressing a mischievous laugh, I tilted my head to the side. I put on the most serious expression I could make.
“Marriage? Who decided that?”
“… What do you mean by that?”
“I’ve never said that I’m going to marry Idrish.”
Idrish’s face instantly stiffened. His eyes trembled in disbelief.
“Cecilia, are you saying you won’t marry me?”
Idrish walked briskly. His expression was as if he would immediately kidnap me if I said, “No, I won’t.”
“I haven’t thought about it because I haven’t received a proposal yet.”
“Proposal?”
I chuckled inwardly.
Surely, Idrish, the most handsome man in this country and the current king, wouldn’t be planning to have me without even proposing? Tesmillion advised me not to live with such a man. Idrish’s gaze dropped. It was clear that he had never even thought about a proposal. Well, isn’t this a bit disappointing for him? I’ll see how he handles this.
It was an ambitious night. Terminos was leisurely leaning back in his chair, reading a book.
The succession ceremony for the lordship was approaching soon. Once he became Lord of Rovero, he wouldn’t have the freedom to leave the territory easily, so he was taking the last vacation before that.
However, at that moment, a servant came to inform him that there was a visitor.
At this hour?
During the moment of puzzlement, the midnight visitor, without waiting for Terminos to permit the visit, arrogantly revealed himself, pushing aside the servant and striding into the room.
Haha, if he’s a king, he must be something.
“I heard you’ll be leaving tomorrow. I came to see you before you go.”
Terminos squinted his eyes. He thought of Idrish Artigrado as a respected lord rather than a lord to admire before becoming close friends. Moreover, their relationship was not so intimate that Idrish would visit him so insistently at midnight. Besides, such behavior did not suit Idrish Artigrado at all.
“What brings you here at this hour, Your Highness?”
“I heard you’re leaving tomorrow. I came to see you before you go.”
Terminos raised an eyebrow at the seemingly nonchalant reply. However, instead of pressing further, he offered a warm cup of tea.
“I’m glad to hear that the reconstruction of the country is progressing faster than expected. Everyone cheers because of the return of Artigrado.”
Terminos spoke first. But Idrish, as if his mind was elsewhere, silently sipped his tea without saying a word. Terminos noticed that there seemed to be something on his mind.
Terminos was quick-witted. Instead of pressing, he offered another cup of tea. When all the reasons for not leaving disappeared, Idrish finally spoke up.
“Terminos Rovero.”
“Yes, Your Highness Idrish Artigrado.”
He wondered what Idrish, who hesitated so much to say something, was trying to say. But the words that came out of Idrish’s mouth were completely unexpected.
“So, what is a proposal?”
“… A proposal?”
“Sure, what on earth does that mean?”
Idrish was tearing at his hair. Among the various appearances of Idrish that Terminus had seen, this was undoubtedly the most distressed one.
Terminus couldn’t help but burst into laughter, his face turning red.
“Alright, I guess I’m the fool for coming to see you.”
As Idrish tried to leave, Terminus stopped him.
“No! Haha, you came well. After all, I’m an expert in this field, right? This is about the female heart… you know.”
Terminus stood up and began to eloquently expound on what he thought about a woman’s heart, while Idrish, who initially sat casually, straightened up and began to listen intently to his flamboyant rhetoric.
“Mirai… Where are you going, putting in so much effort like this?”
Mirai woke me up early in the morning, and several maids gathered around me.
She had meticulously arranged her hair, and each strand shone brightly.
“He asked me to tell you that you’ll understand when you see it.”
“Idrish?”
“Yes.”
Mirai’s face conveying the message seemed somehow mischievous.
Suspicious.
“It’s almost done, so please be patient a little longer.”
Look! Everyone is laughing except me!
But as we went outside, the strange situation became increasingly severe.
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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