Lorencia helped Adolf, who was kneeling in front of her, to his feet.
“Please tightly hold the hands of His Highness Adrian and Her Majesty the Empress.”
Adolf nodded, grasped the hands of Ines and Adrian, and trembled his lips. As their clasped hands gradually became cold, Adolf shed tears.
“I have a request.”
Lorencia made a request to the fairies visible in the air.
[A request? Say as much as you want.]“Please open the path to the Water of Life.”
[Child of the Goddess Ella. Humans cannot go where the Water of Life is.] [That serpent was still able to go because it protects the Goddess Ella, but…] [You fools! If the child of the Goddess Ella is making a request, they are not bad humans! Quickly open the door. Do you not know thanks to whom we have not turned into monsters?] [Queen Titania also said to unconditionally grant any request made by the child of the Goddess Ella. You idiots.] [Coa is right. Are you going to repay kindness with enmity? Stop talking nonsense and open it!]“Coa. It’s been a while.”
[I’m sorry. Child of the Goddess Ella. The fairies dislike humans, so please understand.]“Yes. I understand. Those people are important to me and I must save them, so please open the door.”
[Oh, those two people were afflicted by the white serpent’s poison.]“Do you know the nature of the poison?”
[Do you know that one of the reasons and duties we fairies exist is to prevent the poison in this world from spreading further?]“Yes. I’ve heard that before.”
[The poison the two were afflicted with is not just poison. It’s a toxic energy that can turn us fairies into monsters. It’s the white serpent’s poison!]“Then what happens if humans are afflicted by that poison?”
[Roa. Look carefully. You will be able to see them slowly emitting black smoke and turning completely black.] [Look at the face of the black serpent. Doesn’t it look quite serious? The black serpent of the earth has caught the most monsters, so it must have recognized it instantly.]At the fairies’ words, Lorencia turned her gaze to look at Teishar. He was looking down at Adrian’s feet with a grave expression.
“Ter.”
When Lorencia called, Teishar took his eyes off Adrian’s feet.
“Yes. Roa.”
“Did you sense something from His Highness Adrian’s feet?”
“Yes. I was looking because it felt strange.”
“What is it?”
Teishar stared at the black smoke gradually rising from Adrian’s feet. The same black smoke was also coming out from the corners of Ines’ mouth. That rising black smoke was not unfamiliar at all.
“Please tell me. Ter.”
“Roa. Do you remember the first monster we encountered?”
“Yes. I remember.”
“Rather than the feeling of poison, I sense the energy of a monster.”
“The energy of a monster?”
“Right now, His Highness Adrian and Her Majesty the Empress’ mouths are turning black and black smoke is slowly rising. Just like the black smoke that rises from a monster’s body.”
The characteristic of a monster is a pitch-black body and black smoke rising from its body. It was also similar to the black smoke that had risen before when Lorencia was enraged because of Brant.
Lorencia looked down at Adrian’s feet. The black smoke definitely felt similar to the monster she had seen before. A bad premonition kept coming to mind.
“Lady Lorencia.”
At the sound of someone calling her, Lorencia turned her gaze.
“Hello. Lady Lorencia. I am Yuria of Amonga.”
It was Yuria who had been looking at Adrian, crying and laughing in disbelief when he appeared alive after being thought dead.
“Hello. I am Lorencia.”
Yuria examined Lorencia. Unlike her appearance on the day of the duel of honor between Ruans and Lorirolls, she had grown much taller. She was so beautifully transformed that Yuria was startled to see her.
“I briefly heard about the white serpent’s poison just now.”
“Yes.”
“I have a bottle of poison given to me by His Highness Ruans.”
The poison of some serpent handed by Ruans.
“His Highness Ruans gave you poison?”
“Yes. He said it was the poison of some serpent. But he didn’t tell me which serpent’s poison it was.”
Yuria asked Adrian about the symptoms of the poison. Adrian said it felt like his feet were paralyzed. When poked with a finger, it seemed as if he had completely lost sensation.
The symptoms were similar to the poison Ruans had given. However, it couldn’t be said that the poison received from Ruans and the poison the assassin applied to the blade were the same. But what if it was!
“Do you have that serpent’s poison with you now?”
“Yes. I kept it in case I needed to make an antidote.”
“Please show it to me.”
Yuria carefully handed a black glass bottle from her bosom to Lorencia.
“I don’t know which serpent’s poison it is, but the moment Lady Lorencia said it was the white serpent’s poison, I thought the poison of some serpent I received might be the white serpent’s poison.”
“There’s a high likelihood of that, Lady Yuria. Can you give me this poison?”
“Of course. Lady Lorencia. So please…”
The moment Yuria received the poison handed by Ruans, she felt like she was standing on the edge of a cliff. Before leaving for the white villa, she showed her father, the family head, the black glass bottle containing the poison Ruans had given her.
Her family supports Adrian, the imperial faction. However, after Adrian’s death, the nobles who supported the imperial faction, including her family, lost their way.
Since Adolf’s younger sister married into the Actur Duchy, they planned to support one of her children as the next crown prince. But Ruans was appointed as the crown prince.
The imperial faction nobles believe the culprit who killed Adrian is either Daniel Greikan or Ruans. So they are conspiring to find evidence and somehow pull Ruans down from the position of crown prince.
Meanwhile, Daniel said that the noble forces in the Paloid Empire who opposed the marriage killed Adrian. Enraged, Princess Charlotte left for the Paloid Empire. Because of Daniel, the 20-year peace treaty between the two empires shattered like a glass window.
Ruans’ ulterior motive was obvious. He would become the culprit who killed Adolf and Ines, and as a result, he would drive the Amonga as a traitorous family. Starting with the Amonga, he intends to eliminate all the nobles who supported Adrian.
Giving up everything, she only thought of saving the Emperor and Empress. But surprisingly, Adrian was alive. Although she was upset with Adrian for pretending to be dead, there must have been a reason.
“Please save the two of them. I beg you.”
Yuria bowed to Lorencia with sincerity. Bowing to a bastard child is unthinkable as a noble, but that doesn’t matter. If desired, she can kneel down with all her heart.
“Yes.”
[I will open the path to the Water of Life. Roa.]“Please help me save them.”
[Don’t worry. If you go to the Water of Life, they will recover quickly.]At the fairies’ words, Lorencia opened her eyes and looked down at Adrian’s feet. The black smoke was still flickering and slowly rising.
[You must have many questions. Ask Queen Titania about that. Roa.]“I understand.”
Looking at Teishar and Adrian, Lorencia said.
“The poison afflicting the two of them can be neutralized by the Water of Life.”
At Lorencia’s words, Carlien and Yuria made joyful expressions and clenched their fists.
“The path to the Water of Life can only be guided by fairies.”
Lorencia made a request to the fairies only visible to her eyes.
“Please open the path to the Water of Life. I ask as the seventh child of the Goddess Ella.”
[They are humans Roa considers important, so we must save them. Point the crystal bead towards the wall.]When Lorencia touched the crystal bead to the wall as instructed by the fairy, a bright light burst out. Everyone closed their eyes at the dazzling light.
As the light gradually faded, people opened their closed eyes.
“A door appeared on the wall.”
A large stone door appeared on the previously empty wall.
The stone door, intricately carved with thorny vine patterns, looked heavy and difficult to open to anyone.
However, when Lorencia lightly pushed the stone door, it began to slowly open.
“Ter. Tell the others to wait here.”
Teishar gave orders for the knights to stand by as Lorencia said.
The stone door opened wide. Lorencia took a step inside. Behind her, Adolf carrying Ines and Teishar supporting Adrian followed.
Once all five people entered through the door, the stone door quietly closed and soon disappeared, and the waiting people were bewildered.
“Lord Carlien. Let’s wait.”
“Yes. Lady Yuria.”
Carlien and Yuria clasped their hands together. They prayed with all their hearts to the Goddess Ella that all five of them could return safely.
[This is the timeline separator] [The child of the Goddess Ella has come.] [Look at that. The child of the Goddess Ella has awakened and returned!]Numerous fairies welcomed Lorencia’s visit and congratulated her awakening as the child of the Goddess Ella.
[Ah! Look over there. The black serpent of the earth followed again. Oh. But humans followed too.] [Since they are humans brought by Roa, they won’t be bad humans.] [As long as the child of the Goddess Ella visits this place, it doesn’t matter who accompanies them.]“Thank you for understanding.”
[Can you show us the crystal bead? Roa.]“I understand.”
The fairies requested to see the awakened crystal bead of the Goddess Ella, and Lorencia took out the crystal bead and showed it to the fairies as she walked.
[Sparkle sparkle.] [It’s like a basket filled with star dust. Pretty.] [It’s been a while since I’ve seen a crystal bead. Thank you for showing us, Roa.]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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