“It’s so unfortunate!”
In the mansion owned by the Ludwig family, located on the imperial road.
Following Riche, who would be enrolled in school tomorrow, Anna arrived there and shuddered in regret.
It was because the 10yearold Riche had adapted to any clothes as if they were hers.
“There’s a wardrobe full of clothes sent by Mr. Trapet, but to have to pack all of it away[—]. Why does the Royal Academy require uniforms?”
“Indeed. Mr. Trapet worked hard to prepare them.”
Riche spoke in a voice mixed with a smile and a grimace, as if she too was disappointed.
During her classes with Madam Michel, Riche had become used to speaking informally even to those below her.
At first, she had wanted to continue using polite language with those older than her, feeling uncomfortable using casual speech.
“The young lady’s concern for those below her is charming, but it’s also noble etiquette. If you don’t want to stain the Duke of Ludwig’s face with ink, get used to ordering them around.”
Madam Michel’s words, warning that her behavior might be a flaw to Blake, changed her mind.
“It’s tomorrow that you’ll be going in[—].”
Looking at Riche, Anna clenched the fabric in her hand tightly.
Seeing her nose wrinkle, Jede, who was beside her, whispered teasingly.
“You’re upset because you can’t go to the Academy with the young lady? Anna?”
“Quiet, Jede Treang.”
Anna glanced at Jede.
Since all the students of the Royal Academy were nobles, it was permitted to take one servant in.
People of the Ludwig family secretly thought that one of the close Treang siblings would go in with Riche.
But the person Riche chose was someone else.
“Ah, young lady! Sorry for being late! The wheel of the carriage came off on the way……!”
At the sudden appearance of a young knight frantically opening the door, Riche and the Treang siblings turned their eyes.
Jede went up to the knight, clucking his tongue, and put his arm on his shoulder.
“Philip, can you start coming early? Will you be like this in the Academy too?”
“Ugh. Mr. Jede. Certainly not……!”
“I’m worried. How can someone as careless as you take on the role of the young lady’s servant[—].”
“I can do it! Young lady, please trust me!”
Riche looked into his eyes, filled with a combination of injustice and determination, and smiled gently.
“I trust you, Philip.”
The person going into the Academy with Riche as her servant.
It was Philip, who had been identified as the perpetrator of the attack on the clinic.
(This is a time separator.)
So, three years ago.
After Hikenka swallowed Phaiton’s ideabody, he offered Riche two conditions in exchange for returning Phaiton.
“This knight? He’ll wake up soon. But, Letiom. I don’t want to give up this body yet, it fits me quite well.”
One of them was to take Philip out of prison and keep him at Duke Ludwig’s estate.
Riche told Blake that she had a testimony regarding the knight imprisoned.
She said that Philip had followed her in the corridor to check her safety after the thug had fled.
Of course, Blake didn’t believe her immediately.
“Let’s talk after Philip wakes up.”
Soon after, Philip regained consciousness. Hikenka possessed his body a few more times to coordinate his story with Riche.
With Philip’s testimony while possessed by Hikenka matching Riche’s, Philip was exonerated and released.
During the process, Philip’s mind had been fluctuating due to Hikenka’s possession. Grateful for Riche saving him, he swore loyalty to her when he received his knighthood.
“Huh? If you’re going in as the young lady’s knight, you need to be mindful.”
“Argh! Mr. Jede, save me!”
“Sigh, both of you, stop it.”
Jede was jokingly choking Philip between his arms, standing stiff so that it was obvious he wasn’t really choking him.
Philip was playing along, acting, and Anna broke it up. Riche laughed at the situation.
Inside, she was thinking something else.
‘Finally, it’s enrollment.’
Another condition demanded by Hikenka three years ago.
Riche recalled the conversation he had with Hickenka in the dungeon of the Duke of Ludwik.
“Someone’s on the verge of death; save him.”
“Who is that?”
“It’s Iandwain Gerwer.”
“How?”
Gerwer. Riche’s heart fluttered at the unexpected name.
“Well, wouldn’t you know better than me? You know the future.”
His golden right eye reflected Riche.
Those eyes that seemed to know everything. Riche hesitated, licking his lips.
“Give me time to think.”
Alright. Hickenka readily accepted Riche’s words, and then, while patting Philip’s abs, said,
“But remember when I said the glass bottle severs the world? The human world and the world inside the glass bottle are different. It’s a world I created, a world only I can interfere with. You can never get the idea of Pythons out unless I take it out.”
A threat that even if Philip’s stomach was cut open, Pythons couldn’t be saved.
He never intended to do such a terrible thing anyway.
Since there were no other ways, Riche accepted Hickenka’s condition.
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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