Seeing Exchange standing there with a cold winter wind in front of her, who had no contact at all since last night, Hyojin felt like she was dreaming.
“Where have you been until now? I tried calling, but you didn’t answer.”
Hyojin, who was scolding, stood up with a gasp.
“Goodness. What happened to your face? Are you injured?”
Exchange turned his face away, avoiding Hyojin approaching him.
“…!”
It seemed like he was suddenly rejecting her, and Hyojin’s pupils trembled.
“Why? Did something bad happen outside?”
‘Please keep it a secret from Hyojin. If she knows that she lost her wife and mother because of my father, Hyojin will be so hurt that she can’t live.’
At the voice of Sunhye ringing in his ears, Exchange squeezed his trembling Adam’s apple.
“Were you worried?”
Ah, where is that question, Hyojin tilted her eyes as if saying.
“Of course. I thought something happened since I couldn’t reach you.”
It was just one day.
Hyojin felt like she had met him after a very long time, as if it was from a previous life.
“To be honest, I thought you went to my mother because of Seungyul.”
“…!”
“I was sad because of Seungyul.”
Therefore, he can’t say anything to her. He thinks that if he speaks to her, she’ll feel hurt.
“So, I wanted to secretly go and say hello. I want to be a good mom to Seungyul. So, don’t worry and rest well.”
Exchange felt a warmth in his chest at Hyojin’s sunny smiling face.
“Then, what about Mr. Bom’s father?”
“Yes?”
Why suddenly dad?
As Exchange closed the gap, Hyojin, feeling cornered, recoiled as if startled due to the approaching Exchange.
“I’m greeting my wife, so I should also greet my late father. Didn’t I say I would talk about my father when the time comes? Why did my father leave so much debt?”
If he had said it from the beginning, it wouldn’t have come to this.
You and me. And our Seungyul…!
“Oh, I’m sorry.”
Why he’s asking such a question, Hyojin, who couldn’t understand, felt bewildered.
“I hope you’ve taken a vacation.”
Exchange said, making a decision.
Now, just facing her face makes it difficult to control his emotions.
However, he wanted to gain as much time as possible since he couldn’t immediately break up due to Seungyul.
“Yes? Vacation?”
Suddenly a vacation, what is that…?
“I hope we’ve had time to seriously think about whether we can really become a family.”
Exchange looked at Hyojin with emotionless eyes.
‘Our Hyojin is a good girl. If I ask her to break up, she’ll eventually follow.’
Will it really be like that?
Was our love just that insignificant?
Despite knowing it’s a natural course of events, rebellious emotions shook Exchange.
You can break up if told to. Am I the only one suffering like this? Like an idiot?
“I understand. It’s because Yul is against it, right?”
Hyojin, who couldn’t understand his mind, smiled bitterly.
The reason he suddenly disappeared without any contact since last night seems to be the only reason.
“It’s not Choi Gyo-ho but as Yul’s father, I want to seriously consider whether we can really become a family.”
Can Yul and I forget you and go back to how it was before?
It would be cold, dark, desolate there. Above all, it would be very lonely.
Even if I’m like that, what about our Yul…?
“Instead, can I call you? Even if I can’t see your face.”
While Hyojin understood it logically, it seemed like he was suggesting to have a ceremonial time before the breakup, making her uneasy.
“I’ll talk to Yul, so don’t worry.”
If Dad decides to break up with the teacher, how will Yul react?
“Then, please have a good night.”
Exchange, with an effort to curl up the corners of his lips, looked at Hyojin before turning away.
Superficial kindness or consideration is only an obstacle to organizing one’s feelings.
Even though Exchange could feel Hyojin’s gaze behind him like a child abandoned in a field, he had to clench his fists several times to resist turning around.
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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