With no choice, Ihyun walked to the fitness center that was separately prepared in the villa where he lived.
Tonight seemed endlessly long.
“Hmm.”
Sunlight deeply penetrated the bed where Yerin was lying.
Stretching and lifting her eyelids, Yerin was surprised to find an unfamiliar ceiling.
“Oh, right.”
Last night, she recalled belatedly that a murder had occurred in the villa where she lives, and she had come to Ihyun’s house.
“I drank too much wine.”
She kept having scary thoughts, so she drank wine, thinking it would help her fall asleep quickly.
“Oh? Wait a moment.”
Suddenly, between the disconnected memories, there was a scene rising, a scene of her and Ihyun kissing on the sofa.
“What’s this?”
She was still vividly remembering the moment when she was shocked, and her head was tilted back.
“Wait a moment.”
So, if her memory serves her right, she kissed Ihyun first when she was drunk yesterday.
“That can’t be.”
Yerin stood there with her mouth wide open in shock.
“Why. Ah, did I promise to be honest?”
Yerin buried her face in her knees, kneeling.
“This is crazy, I’m crazy.”
Why did she always become brave only when she drank?
“I wonder how surprised the director was.”
Suddenly setting a fire, pouring oil, and then coming in alone and falling asleep first – remembering all of this, she was really going crazy.
“Hu.”
Checking the clock, it was time to wake Ihyun and send him to Jinheonjae.
Wearing comfortable clothes borrowed from Ihyun, Yerin walked slowly towards the door.
“Oh? Did I lock the door when I slept?”
She didn’t remember that.
Yerin quickly turned the doorknob and took a step into the living room.
“What’s this?”
The note that was stuck to the door seemed to have flown away in the wind.
There was a note lying in front of the guest room.
“It’s Director’s handwriting.”
The memo, written neatly in a straightforward handwriting, was very concise.
[I’m planning to buy something to relieve the hangover, so don’t run away and wait.]It was a note that clearly knew what Yerin would do when she woke up in the morning.
At the right time, the door unlock sound rang out, and then the front door opened, revealing a damp Ihyun in comfortable clothes.
After showering, he seemed to have hurriedly gone outside.
Yerin exchanged glances with Ihyun and greeted him awkwardly.
“Did you sleep well?”
Ihyun chuckled at that question.
“I couldn’t sleep a wink all night. Looking at Han Yerin’s face, it seems you slept well.”
“…”
Feeling sorry like a chimney, Yerin just pursed her lips.
“Come here.”
Following Ihyun into the kitchen, he placed a plastic bag with packed food on the table.
“I didn’t drink much, but we still need to relieve the hangover, right?”
“What’s this?”
“I bought bean sprout soup nearby.”
There was only one dish on the table.
“Don’t you have any?”
“I didn’t drink yesterday.”
“Ah…”
That meant Ihyun remembered everything from yesterday.
“Anyway, I have to go to Jinheonjae for a meal. Yerin, eat quickly.”
With that, Yerin quickly picked up a spoon.
As soon as she took a spoonful and put it in her mouth, the clear soup was excellent.
“Thank you. You must be tired, and yet you went as far as to buy this for me.”
Ihyun stared intently at Yerin, who was eating, with his chin in one hand.
“Han Yerin, I’m really curious, so I’ll ask.”
“Yes.”
“Why did you do that yesterday?”
“I’m not sure what you’re talking about…”
First, she decided to pretend not to know.
Yerin put on a face of ignorance and flashed an awkward smile.
However, Ihyun seemed to have no intention of just letting it go.
“Do you naturally become brave when you drink alcohol?”
“No, absolutely not.”
“Then why do you engage in physical contact every time we drink together? I’m so curious.”
That was a question Yerin was genuinely curious about.
Last time, she touched Ihyun’s lips and put her finger in his mouth when she was drunk.
Yesterday, she kissed him first and ran away.
Perhaps the feelings she usually hid deep inside would loosen and unfold when she drank.
And given that Ihyun, who always lived on temptation, was involved, it seemed to flow naturally in a state where rational judgment was clouded more than usual.
Regardless of all that, first of all, she had to apologize for kissing Ihyun without his permission yesterday.
Yerin gently put down her spoon, bowed her head deeply like a sinner, and said, “I’m truly sorry. Ihyun, you kept encouraging me to be honest…”
“So?”
“I think it happened without me realizing it. If you felt uncomfortable, I sincerely apologize.”
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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