Doyul shows it when she lies. Very well. Even if you ask what’s strange, I can’t answer, but I could easily tell. Since a long time ago.
Elementary school, 2nd grade, the last day of summer vacation.
“Did you finish your homework?”
“Yeah!”
“No, you didn’t.”
“Do it, I did!”
“Do it quickly. Before Auntie comes.”
Doyul, on the verge of bursting into tears, grabbed the hem of her pants, begging not to tell Auntie, but there were things I could tolerate and things I couldn’t.
“No, do it quickly. Write at least one more character now!”
“I don’t want to! I don’t want to do it.”
“Give me this!”
“No! If you let this go, you’ll go and tell Mom!”
Holding onto my pants, the crying Doyul had real strength. In that critical moment when my pants were about to fall, I unknowingly kicked Doyul with my foot. And Doyul rolled on the floor, crying loudly.
“I’m bleeding… I’m bleeding! Wah!”
As blood started to appear from the scratched area on the floor, Doyul, who was already crying loudly, got up and went to find our parents. Not her own parents, but our parents.
At that time, Father scolded me so much. With wounds on her cheeks, Doyul hid behind our father and stuck her tongue out.
Anyway, Doyul really can’t lie. She lied about having plans on the weekend, so I told her to come out by 10 a.m. She promised to come out, but checking the listings on my phone, I waited for Doyul, and when I checked the time:
9:59 a.m.
Is she late again today? I shook my head nervously. Turning my gaze back to the phone, when I was checking if there were any good listings, I heard Doyul’s voice.
“Why worry so much?”
Lifting my wrist to check the time, it was exactly 10 a.m.
“You’re not late.”
“Do you think I’m late all the time?”
“Yeah.”
Doyul showed an unpleasant expression, pursing her lips at my words. Suppressing the laughter that was about to burst out, we headed to the main street to take a taxi.
After looking around three suitable officetels near the company and deciding, we chose the first place. The space was spacious, and the best part was that we could move in right away.
And Doyul’s reaction was the most positive…
Entering a place for a belated lunch.
Doyul glared at me while rubbing her ankles and calves, looking dissatisfied that the chosen house was the first one.
Expressing thoughts on her face was quite a talent.
Feeling guilty, I promised to treat her to something delicious, and she brought me to a soup restaurant.
Doyul, who had walked around painfully on her sore feet, seemed dissatisfied that the chosen house was the first one.
It seemed like expressing her thoughts on her face was quite a talent.
Already feeling sorry, I promised to treat her to something delicious, and she brought me to a soup restaurant.
Doyul’s words proved true as a delicious-looking soup arrived. The hot soup was poured over white rice. Putting delicious kimchi on top and taking a bite, I could guess why Doyul brought me here.
It was delicious.
The deep flavor of the soup and the tasty spiciness. While eating, it was that kind of taste that made you want to eat more.
“Auntie, please give me a bottle of soju.”
At that time, Moondoyul ordered a bottle of soju. Checking the time, it was 2:30 in the afternoon. If you don’t have soju with this kind of soup, it’s like breaking the rules or something.
Moondoyul, who started drinking soju like that, began to empty the soju glass at a frightening speed. Shouting ‘Kheu’ or ‘Kheuhaha’ like the uncles, she started downing one or two glasses.
Was she always this good at drinking?
Apart from trying Doyul’s uncle’s cherished 10-year-old ginseng liquor stolen secretly during high school, I had never seen Moondoyul drink.
Seems like she’s drinking too much… While pondering when to take away that glass, I noticed that Moondoyul’s gaze was slightly relaxed.
“Shouldn’t you stop drinking?”
“Why. Aren’t we going straight home?”
“Well, aren’t you not working tomorrow?”
“Ugh! Don’t bring up that unlucky topic.”
Then Moondoyul, who started to rampage even more, ordered another bottle of soju after emptying both bottles of soju. Suppressing Moondoyul, who was about to order another bottle of soju after drinking two bottles, I left the soup restaurant.
“Too bad… I want to drink more.”
Either she should have walked properly and spoke…
Staggering, she should have had another bottle of soju.
“Jiseojun. Let’s just have one more bottle! Huh?”
“Shut up quietly.”
Even for a moment, she cowered at my words.
“Let’s go for a second round! Second round!”
She started shouting for a second round incessantly in front of the karaoke sign, which hadn’t even opened yet.
“Hey. Come to your senses.”
People started avoiding us, keeping a distance.
“Let’s go for a second round. Jiseojun, I feel really good today. Huh? The alcohol is going in very smoothly. Do you know that? The alcohol is going in. Smoothly. How long are you going to make me dance shoulder dances?”
Who on earth taught Moondoyul shoulder dances? Whenever we meet, she won’t stay still.
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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