Ending The Extra Villainess's Unrequited Love! (7 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 1
Diana lay on a capsized dinghy, awaiting death. Her body, battered by the storm all night, no longer felt the cold, and her mind was hazy.
She weakly lifted her hand onto her belly, but the child who had been kicking healthily just yesterday could no longer be felt.
Her maid had drowned and been abandoned to the sea, and the sailor who had cursed and screamed lay dead with a knife still lodged in his throat.
All that remained to her was a single body adrift in the vast ocean.
‘Raoul.’
Through her blurred vision, the image of that sweet man flickered.
Beside him, walking through bright light, was a beauty who matched him like a painted scene.
Her slender frame clung snugly to his mountainous body, his strong arms wrapped firmly around her waist. Her curly red hair bloomed like a single flower from the tropics, fresh and vibrant, and her shy smile seemed to hold all the happiness in the world.
Continuously exchanging warm laughter, the two advanced toward the horizon like a living painting—there was absolutely no reason for them to look back.
Only then did Diana taste the bitter flavor of regret.
‘It was never meant to be me who would be with you…’
She resented herself for not giving up earlier and letting things spiral to this point.
But what use was there in lamenting now?
It couldn’t be undone.
The descending light was so blinding she felt her eyes might go dark forever. Diana was utterly exhausted and had lost all will to live. She decided to close her eyes.
‘If there is another life, I want to live it without a single regret, without any foolish longing…’
Feeling the shadow of death drawing close, she sank into eternal slumber.
[This is the timeline separator]The girl, awakening from sleep, immediately found herself staring at the embossed eagle crest carved into the bed’s frame.
Having to see her family’s emblem every morning was truly a burden.
Once again, she reminded herself of her situation.
‘So I really am the noble daughter of House Arnel… the daughter of the mastermind…’
From the moment of her death that day, Diana had regained all her memories—realizing she was merely a character in a novel she’d read in her previous life, and that her father was destined to be the ultimate villain, fated for execution.
Diana de Arnel.
In her past life, before regression, she had been an extra villain in the novel “Ayla’s Song,” appearing meaningfully only when tormenting the secondary male lead, Raoul.
From the day he entered the ducal mansion at age ten until her dying breath, her primary role had been to follow him around like a clueless colt.
The novel’s descriptions were consistently one-dimensional: Diana supposedly gazed at Raoul with snake-like eyes, clung to him persistently—flat, stereotypical traits suited only for a background character. Her appearance was no different.
Slanted, cat-like eyes, pitch-black pupils like a serpent’s, and long black hair cascading down to her waist—her features screamed trouble to anyone who saw her.
Diana sighed deeply, lamenting her circumstances.
‘Did it really have to be this accurate?’
She pinched her cheek, stretched it this way and that, then stopped, overcome with self-loathing.
Still, there was one silver lining: this life, she would live as Diana the transmigrator, not as the novel’s original Diana.
Before transmigration, Diana had been a woman in her twenties from South Korea, barely scraping by on part-time jobs, with web novels as her sole comfort.
‘Could such love even exist in this world?’
The moment she lifted her head after putting down her phone, her vision flashed white and her memories vanished.
‘Did I die from overwork or something?’
Whatever faint memories remained of her past life, the realization that she was a transmigrator allowed her to objectively understand her position early on.
Naturally, she had no intention of reliving the pain and regret she’d felt before her regression.
Her goal was singular: this life, she would promptly abandon her hopeless crush and instead accumulate enough funds to escape the ducal mansion.
“Do you think I can pull it off?”
Diana bit her lip and muttered anxiously.
‘It’s harder not to fall for him than to earn money. Maybe the moment I see him, I’ll fall head over heels all over again.’
Raoul had been her favorite character even while reading the novel, and for the past ten years, he had been the man she genuinely loved.
Even if her actions were still influenced by the original plot, the fact remained: Raoul was undeniably handsome.
The adult Raoul was a stunningly beautiful man who sent shivers through her heart just at the thought of him. Not only that—he possessed the towering build and perfectly sculpted muscles befitting a lycan (werewolf), and his short ash-gray hair evoked the image of a lone wolf standing majestically atop a snow-capped mountain.
Of course, she was worried—but she had no intention of trying to seduce him or restart anything.
‘That’s ludicrous. Raoul despises me that much.’
Raoul’s impenetrable defenses had remained firm even before the female lead appeared. Not once had he accepted with joy any of the fine clothes, swords, or medicines she’d offered.
‘He simply hates my very existence.’
Setting aside the sorrow of an unattainable fate, entangling herself with him would make it impossible to escape the “villainess” role.
‘Even glancing at me makes people call me gloomy—what can I possibly do? I just need to focus on saving money!’
Surely even Raoul would welcome that with open arms.
And finally, today marked exactly one year since her regression—the day she would meet Raoul again.
She swallowed hard and looked out the window. She could already sense the approaching sound of hoofbeats.
To appear as confident as possible, she straightened her shoulders and silently chanted like a spell: ‘No falling for him, no dilated pupils, no blushing.’
Repeating her list of prohibitions, she stood before the battlement overlooking the iron gate.
‘Raoul doesn’t care about me at all. I just need to keep myself in check!’
She resolved to show him a changed version of herself.
Outside the walls, a loud trumpet announced the army’s return.
Led by Duke Carlisle, Arnel’s knights entered the fortress, basking in the joy of victory. The Duke’s black steed reared high, its steel-clad hooves raised proudly.
“How on earth are there so many? We have to hand all of them over to the Imperial Family?”
Beside her, Angela clicked her tongue regretfully. But Diana heard none of it.
Countless slaves streamed into the fortress, packed so tightly it was almost repulsive. The thought that Raoul was among them made cold sweat trickle down her spine, her nerves fraying.
Soon, a rare scene would unfold—and Diana knew she had to endure it. ‘No acknowledging him,’ she chanted once more.
True to expectation, lower-ranked knights began pulling whips from their belts and lashing out wildly.
“Move! Move faster!”
They kicked the weak slaves who strayed from formation and threatened them with their whips.
Though meant as a show of control, their cruelty went too far.
Diana clenched her eyes shut, trying to look away.
‘I’m just another NPC in this story—there’s nothing I can do!’
Yet, the more she tried to ignore him, the more acutely she became aware of Raoul’s presence. At that moment, a sharp crack echoed—and a young boy tumbled forward.
“KYAAAAAH!”
Even from ten ri away, the secondary male lead’s exceptional beauty was unmistakable. As if possessed by a death wish, the knight raised his whip again toward Raoul as he tried to get up.
SWISH!
With a sharp hiss cutting through the air, Raoul rolled across the dirt.
“No mercy for kids! Hurry up and move!”
‘T-that bastard… unforgivable…!’
Diana’s hands trembled with rage. Still, she tried to hold back—she had resolved not to intervene for his sake ever again.
But before she could suppress the impulse, the knight raised his whip high once more.
The instant she saw that, Diana felt her reason fly out the window.
‘Be calm… I c-can stay calm. I can…’
“YAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!”
“Huh?” Angela, standing behind her, jumped in surprise and stepped back. Diana squeezed her eyes shut and groaned inwardly. Old sayings never lied.
‘Habits from my past life… follow me into this one…’
She had instinctively bared her teeth—and immediately regretted it.
‘Mouth, please just stay shut…’
Angela beside her also looked startled by the sudden outburst.
“Well… whipping a child will only slow the march down even more…”
Diana awkwardly averted her eyes, trying to defuse the situation.
She herself was the most shocked by her impulsive action. What she’d just done felt less like a conscious choice and more like a conditioned reflex.
Ah, she realized—her hopeless-love cells were still running rampant inside her.
‘My body hasn’t caught up with my mind yet…’
Overwhelmed by belated embarrassment, she couldn’t bring herself to lift her head.
‘Stay calm. He probably didn’t hear it.’
But the moment she looked up, her hope shattered miserably.
Raoul, dragged along by iron chains, was gazing up at her over the battlement.
Hoping against hope, she shifted her position—but every time she moved, Raoul’s head turned with her.
‘No way. It can’t be…’
Diana hastily looked away, refusing to meet his eyes. Yet, more painful than his piercing gaze was the lingering image of him walking with his back bent.
‘Oh, gods… Why must you test me like this…!’
She knew for certain she wouldn’t sleep easily tonight.
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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Before her lay that disgusting tongue, stretched out as if ready to touch her an
This is the worst situation I’ve ever read about that happened to a heroine🥲 Wasn’t this supposed to be a romance novel?! 😭😭
Kkkkkk—This was the final moment as her body tipped into the monster's maw.
Raoul!!! Come and save the poor heroine, she’s being eaten! Oh my God, will there be another time travel?!
Before parting, Ayla hugged both Diana and Raoul once more.
I hope you never appear in any chapters; you cause misunderstandings and create divisions between them.
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My dear, you have no idea how soon you will meet again
Sebastian!! Show Diana, she’ll die while you’re playing with butterflies like an idiot😂😭😭