‘I thought it was a fire.’
Atia shook her head as if trying to gather her senses.
“Here.”
Casus, who had bitten into a Lars fruit, put the remainder into Atia’s mouth and said.
“This should fit comfortably in your mouth.”
“…….”
She hadn’t expected him to suddenly put the fruit into her mouth.
Atia stared at Casus, holding the fruit in her mouth like a rabbit that had bitten into a carrot.
Gulp.
Casus swallowed the fruit.
Seeing no problem, Atia finally began to chew the fruit.
‘Sweet….’
The Lars fruit was sweeter than it looked.
She didn’t know if it was a placebo effect, but she felt strangely healthy.
Although she had received and eaten the fruit from him on a whim, Atia found Casus’s behavior strange.
Why was he doing something he didn’t do before.
Why did he bring her here.
Casus slowly opened his mouth again as they continued to walk through the greenhouse.
“I’ve heard there’s no woman who dislikes flowers and trees.”
“…….”
“There’s nothing missing here.”
Casus glanced around as he spoke.
In a small pavilion, lavender lilac flowers stretched long from top to bottom.
“Do you know the language of lilac flowers?”
Atia paused slightly.
“I don’t know.”
A low baritone voice echoed as if waiting for a response.
“It means ‘intoxicated with love’.”
Casus lightly touched the lavender lilac flower with his fingertips.
“Isn’t it beautiful?”
He then smiled faintly as he rifled through the lilac flowers like a boy selling flowers.
A faint smile appeared on Casus’s cheek, then disappeared in an instant.
Atia blinked her eyes and watched him.
“…..Ah.”
Why was he doing this.
When their eyes met, Atia awkwardly smiled and checked if he was hurt anywhere.
However, there was no information to be gained from his slightly relaxed clear eyes.
Feeling as if Casus was waiting for her reaction, Atia avoided his gaze instead.
“Ha ha, intoxicated with love. So that’s the language of lilac flowers…….”
Adding awkward words.
‘I’d rather be drunk.’
Is there a leftover bottle of alcohol anywhere here.
‘It’s somehow ticklish.’
This is really hard to bear sober.
Atia stiffened her face and unnecessarily touched her nose.
As they walked further, a neatly arranged pond appeared.
The reflections of Atia and Casus were on the surface of the water.
Splish!
In the pond, golden fishes were leisurely swimming.
Casus subtly checked Atia’s reaction.
Seeing her slightly reddened cheeks, he was sure she was feeling shy.
‘It seems she likes it.’
The greenhouse of the Duke of Wellington was known to be one of the most beautiful in the entire Fel Empire.
Moreover, right now, wasn’t the husband personally escorting his wife?
Casus decided to show more of the garden inside and moved his steps.
Hoping that Atia would be more impressed.
On the other hand,
Atia looked at the back of Casus with a question.
Was it right for her to keep following him.
‘How far is he planning to go?’
Inside the greenhouse of the Duke’s mansion.
This vast place where no one would know even if you got lost while walking.
‘Why is Casus doing this?’
Atia recalled all the information she knew about the character ‘Casus’ from the book.
He was not the type to behave awkwardly.
Except for the original heroine, he was prickly towards everyone, regardless of reason.
The character setting was like that.
Although it seemed like he could open up his heart a little, there was no hope considering his behavior so far.
There was no way Casus, who is very suspicious and trusts no one, brought her here just to show her pretty flowers.
‘What the heck is his scheme?’
Atia bit her lip with a worried face, trying to figure out his hidden intentions.
But there was one thing that Atia overlooked.
Originally, Casus was a character with a lot of compassion.
Now that he knew about Atia’s unfortunate past, his heart could not be the same as before.
Introducing the greenhouse like this now was a small event he could do for Atia, who hadn’t been able to step out of her room for a year after their marriage.
Though he hadn’t entirely rid himself of doubt, Casus also felt bad, recalling the hardships Atia would have faced at her tender age.
“Where else have you been, besides the training ground?”
Casus asked her slowly as he walked.
Atia recalled one by one where she had been within the expansive ducal estate.
Upon reflection, she had only been training, not really going anywhere else.
She had been too busy adapting to this world as a reincarnator to worry about such things.
More so, Atia being terminally ill didn’t have the energy to pay attention elsewhere.
“I heard there is a gallery, but I haven’t been there.”
“Well, we could go to the gallery together next time…”
Casus briefly responded and then stopped in his tracks.
And then…
“I just realized we haven’t had a meal together yet.”
Casus slowly turned his head to look at Atia.
His image reflected in her eyes, clear as a lake.
Her eyes were so transparent, one could exclaim they didn’t need a mirror.
Her slightly parted small lips.
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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