Lying on the bed, Daisy knocked on the door. When told to come in, the door opened silently.
“Miss, I brought some warm milk with salt. Before coming here, the Duke told me. When you were young and couldn’t sleep well, he told me you drank milk with salt.”
“……My father? How did he know that?”
“He read it in a diary. He also gave me this cup. There was a note attached that said it was the cup you used when you were young.”
The milk was contained in a crude wooden cup. When young Yuri Hsien found the ceramic cup heavy, Ulgen carved this object himself. It wasn’t just a rare sight to see the great Windsor carving wood for his daughter; Andersen chuckled at the memory.
‘I didn’t use it after growing up because it’s not dignified as a princess…….’
She didn’t know that Ulgen kept it. Unnecessarily, she felt a twinge in her nose.
“Thank you.”
Yuri Hsien spoke in a choked voice. Thankfully, Daisy just smiled without saying anything like ‘cheer up’ or ‘get some energy’ and left the room.
Taking a sip of the salty milk, the warm sensation melted her body, which had been cold until now. Perhaps because of the savory taste, she suddenly felt a hunger that hadn’t been felt all along. Yuri Hsien drank all the milk while sitting in her seat.
Fiddling with the empty cup, Yuri Hsien unknowingly smiled faintly.
“How devious human hearts can be.”
A moment ago, Yuri Hsien had uncharacteristically thought of herself as a tragic heroine. She thought there was nothing to believe in, and that her situation was so pitiful.
But this warm cup of milk had lessened her lonely heart. Though she felt cast out into a cruel world, when she stopped to think, she realized she was not alone.
Even when the whole world hated Yuri Hsien and wanted to kill her, there was a father who walked a thousand miles to offer her a sip of water in his palm. There was a servant who broke the widest Torandae leaf to plant for her, to shield her from the strong light.
And there was a maid who quietly stepped on and tamped the soil to make the Toran leaf grow well. And, absurdly enough… there was a Crown Prince who fed her an effective supplement as a panacea in a desperate moment.
‘The effect is good, but it’s too strong, enough to make me faint for a moment.’
But once she fainted and woke up, the once emaciated Yuri Hsien would regain her vitality somewhat, just like now, when her marriage to Hopgland Bangeobak had been completely canceled. She decided to marry the Crown Prince after all.
“Haaaaaaaaa.”
So Yuri Hsien decided not to be disheartened anymore. This sigh is truly the last of the last sighs.
What’s fortunate is that lately, she’s been strangely thinking that Heathcliff might have been the boy who saved me.
She hated herself for thinking that, and there was no need for guilt anymore. Everything had happened. She wanted to think positively now.
Yuri Hsien got up from her seat and put down her wooden cup on the table.
‘I need to wash.’
Depression settles in the still body and is washed away with flowing water.
“Daisy.”
“Yes, yes?”
As Yuri Hsien opened the door and went out, Daisy, who was absentmindedly lacing, widened her eyes. Though she hadn’t shown it in front of Yuri Hsien, she must have been inwardly troubled after learning the truth.
‘I’ve caused needless worry.’
In other words, there were people close enough to worry needlessly about her. Yuri Hsien spoke, looking much better than before.
“I want to bathe, so fill the tub with water. Um… if I can sleep well, it would be nice to add some bath salts.”
“Ah, yes!”
Quickly tidying up her lace, Daisy sprang to her feet and answered brightly. Yuri Hsien was not the only one who wanted to move.
(This is a time marker.)
When she woke up from sleep, her body, which had felt heavy as if she had drunk water before falling asleep, felt light.
[This is good for sleep, this clears the mind, and this makes you have good dreams. And this is…….]
[Daisy, isn’t this too much? The scents will mix.]
[Usually, bitter medicine is good for the body! The scent will be good too!]
Perhaps it was thanks to Daisy, who was assisting with Yuri Hsien’s bath, adding all sorts of bath additives. The negligee lightly tangled around the body and the quilt, delicately washed by the skilled workers from the palace, felt good, and it was a moment when she had woken up from sleep and was tossing and turning.
Knock, knock……!
There was a sound of something knocking on the glass window. Turning her head, a pigeon was visible beyond the thin curtain.
Knock, knock!
The pigeon, as if it knew it was a woodpecker, kept knocking on the window. For a moment, she thought it was a messenger bird delivering a letter from B, but there was nothing on the bird’s ankle.
Yuri Hsien considered ignoring it and enjoying the peace again, but since she was already awake, she decided to just get up. The terrace of the room where Yuri Hsien was staying overlooked the garden at a glance. It seemed nice to start the early morning looking at the quiet palace garden.
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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