Even though he might be a single father with a child in tow, women, including Kang Han Na announcer, lined up to marry him.
Could the teacher be one of them? Seung Yul had thought that the teacher was different from those women.
“Of course, even as his son, I think Dad is cool. He’s refined and manly.”
The more he thought about it, the more Seung Yul’s face sank.
Compared to him…
As he clenched his jaw in frustration, strength naturally flowed in.
“But in my eyes, Baby is also cool, right?”
“…?”
Unexpectedly, Seung Yul’s neat eyebrows arched slightly up and then down in response to Hyo Jin’s question.
Right, the teacher did say that. I am perfect.
But why am I having such doubts? It’s pathetic.
He felt bad about himself for not trusting the teacher and getting so angry.
“Teacher, should I play the piano for you?”
Seung Yul, who had quickly relaxed, sat down at the grand piano in the living room as a gesture of apology.
“Baby, how are you so good at playing the piano? When I listen to the pieces you play, it feels like my heart is melting.”
The same goes for me when I listen to what the teacher plays.
“I think when I play the piano thinking that someone is listening, my emotions get involved, and I play even better.”
Seeing Hyo Jin happy made Seung Yul happy too.
“Wow. Impressive. I used to get too nervous when I thought someone else was listening.”
Hyo Jin’s sweet humming added to Seung Yul’s piano melody.
It felt like a scene from a romance movie.
Seung Yul, playing the piano as if guiding a butterfly to a flower garden, thought that the teacher’s voice was more beautiful than any sound produced by any instrument in the world.
As he gently pressed the keys and savored Hyo Jin’s sweet voice trembling at his fingertips, he lifted his head.
“……?”
Wasn’t Dad, who had just come out of the bathroom, leaning against the hallway, admiring the teacher standing in front of him? Dad seemed completely captivated by the teacher’s voice, not even realizing he was looking at her.
What’s going on? Is that a loving gaze? Could it be that Dad also loves the teacher like I do?
As soon as he thought that far, Seung Yul’s hand, gliding over the keys as if he were in a dream, stumbled into a discordant note.
Ba-ba-ba-bam. Just like Beethoven’s fate.
“Dad, what are you doing there?”
It was only then that Hyo Jin noticed Gyo Hwan standing in the corridor and rubbed her throat in confusion.
“Oh, just enjoying it too much.”
The sight of his two most beloved people harmonizing to the beautiful piano music in the world…
Could there be a more beautiful spectacle than this?
Gyo Hwan had to catch his breath because his heart was so full. It felt like the happiness of the family he had dreamed of was coming true. His whole body tingled with excitement.
“Seung Yul plays the piano really well, doesn’t he?”
With a shy smile, honey seemed to drip from Hyo Jin’s eyes as she looked at Gyo Hwan.
What’s with that gaze? Could it be that even the teacher…?
“Your Grace! Get a hold of yourself! It’s not Lady X you fancy, it’s Gyo Hwan!”
“I’ve seen it all. Gyo Hwan and you, alone on a quiet night. Beneath the oak tree…!”
Was what Bbangmi said true?
Seung Yul was too shocked by the undeniable look of genuine love in their eyes to make any visible reaction.
“I’m… I’m tired. I’m going to bed first.”
The teacher in a white wedding dress.
At the end of that virgin road, the person waiting there was not me, but Dad.
Seung Yul felt like his heart was being torn in two, it hurt so much.
“Dad, please come inside.”
Sensing Seung Yul’s troubled expression, Hyo Jin pushed Gyo Hwan’s back.
“Don’t worry, I’ll go in, so don’t be too concerned.”
With Hyo Jin reassuring him, Gyo Hwan knocked on the door and approached Seung Yul, who was lying on the bed with his back turned.
“Yul, are you going to sleep already?”
Gyo Hwan sat down beside the bed and tilted his head towards Seung Yul.
“Don’t you feel a bit disappointed to go to bed like this? How about going downstairs with Dad to play a game?”
“It’s okay.”
Seung Yul buried his face deeper into the pillow and closed his eyes tightly.
“I’m tired, so please don’t talk to me.”
“Really? You’re not feeling unwell, are you?”
Today, for some reason, Dad’s hand, which looked unusually large and mature, bothered him.
“I said don’t talk to me because I’m tired.”
Seung Yul impatiently pushed away Gyo Hwan’s hand on his forehead.
“Alright, I understand. Since it’s the first day, and you seem tired, how about sleeping now and having fun tomorrow?”
Seung Yul looked up at Gyo Hwan, who was pulling the blanket up to his shoulders.
“Dad.”
“Why? Do you have something to tell Dad?”
Maybe I’m misunderstanding something? It’s just that I don’t want Dad to scold the teacher, but what if I’m mistaken?
Seung Yul gazed at Gyo Hwan with pitiful eyes, as if holding onto a fragile hope.
“Dad, can you give me your phone?”
“A phone? Why do you suddenly need a phone?”
I also have a phone, so it might seem strange if Dad asks for mine, right?
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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