“I didn’t realize I broke it. Hey, there. Pack up quickly and follow me. I’ll provide you with a new room.”
Kasalyn realized a beat too late that his words were directed at her.
As she gathered her belongings, she glanced briefly at Chalen, who stood awkwardly in the center of the room, his hand twitching as if longing to hold her back.
The sporadic candles flickered in the light breeze, and the chained chandeliers creaked eerily.
Unlike the bright and vibrant day, the palace corridors at night were quite dark, easy to get lost in.
Kasalyn, clutching her belongings tightly, hurriedly followed Parnes.
“Your ankle.”
Just as she wondered where they were heading, he asked.
His gaze remained forward, almost as if he was talking to himself, but it was clearly a question.
“Thanks to you, it’s all healed. I can even run without any issues,” Kasalyn replied, speaking towards his seemingly larger back.
That was the end of their conversation.
There were no pleasantries like ‘glad to hear that’ or ‘be careful in the future.’ She hadn’t expected any.
“Here.”
After walking for a while longer, he finally stopped in front of a door.
A servant, quietly following behind, unlocked the door with a key, revealing a space too lavish and expansive for just a guest room.
There was a large balcony overlooking a tulip garden, a spacious dressing room befitting a princess, and even a bed adorned with adorable teddy bears.
The room, it turned out, was conveniently close to the Emperor’s Palace.
He could have simply told her to use any available room and left, but he didn’t.
‘He must be a kind person after all, despite pretending not to be.’
It was puzzling why there were such terrifying rumors about him, being a tyrant or a madman who thought nothing of human life.
Though a bit blunt and brusque, he seemed like a genuinely decent person once you got to know him.
As Kasalyn entered the room, she bowed to Parnes.
“Thank you for everything.”
In the twilight of dawn, Parnes’s eyebrows slightly furrowed.
“You shouldn’t thank me.”
“Why not?”
“Because I used you.”
“I don’t know what you mean by using me, but you stepped in to clear the misunderstanding and took care of me. It seems like you had that intention from the start. So, I think I have every reason to be grateful.”
Kasalyn said this with a smile that revealed her white teeth.
The sorrow that had been on her face moments ago had vanished completely.
Parnes felt relieved at her smile, the return of that small…
‘I must be losing my mind.’
What did her happiness or her smile have to do with him?
Parnes clicked his tongue and averted his gaze from her face.
He feared that if he kept looking at her, the unidentified emotions swirling in his mind would become even more intense.
As Parnes turned to leave without a word, Kasalyn reached out into the air.
“Wait, please. I’d like to offer something in return. Would you like some herbal tea before you go?”
“That’s enough. Go to sleep.”
“I usually don’t sleep much. I tend to study at night.”
“If you don’t sleep early, you won’t grow tall. You’re already so tiny, barely noticeable.”
“What?”
Kasalyn, speechless and astounded, watched as Parnes disappeared down the long corridor.
A faint, exasperated laugh escaped her.
Somehow, she felt she could go to sleep in a not-so-bad mood 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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