While her gaze was still on Agares, Evelia pointed her little finger towards Ludwig.
Ludwig looked at the chick selling him out in an instant with an incredulous expression.
“And you, the food thief. We decided to use this secret base together, but I’m the boss. Keep that in mind.”
She pronounces it imperfectly, but she sure can talk. Ludwig and Agares thought simultaneously.
“And, promise not to punish me……”
For feeding the devil’s bread and juice…
Even while blustering loudly, Evelia’s voice gradually got smaller. The gaze that had been meeting Ludwig’s eyes directly started to deviate slowly to the side.
Agares and Ludwig were about to refute, but,
“If you don’t listen to me, I’ll kick you out! I’ll kick you out again even if you fight next time! Now! Enough! Let me down!!”
Evelia took the initiative quickly.
Surprised by the fiercely cheeping chick, Agares let Evelia down.
The chick, released from the devil’s hand and descended to the ground, picked up her necklace with bravado.
“All this! Is a mess! Nothing makes sense!!”
I came to practice my swordsmanship, but villains were bustling in my secret base!
They said they would drain my blood and then started fighting each other! Leaving me hanging in the air!
“Wait……!”
Agares and Ludwig called out to Evelia simultaneously. It was the first time in a while.
While doing so, they also did not forget to glare at each other once because they spat out the words at the same time.
Seeing this, Evelia propped her chin on her tiny hand and shook her head.
“Fight, fight, fight more!”
When she turned her necklace and returned to her peacock form, the remaining two were left staring blankly at the spot where Evelia had been, then their gazes met.
The child they wanted to see so badly left because they failed to keep their line and started a big fight, but the quarrel was still ongoing.
“It’s your fault the kid left. I hope I never see you again.”
Agares opened his mouth first, sticking out his tongue.
“What you should say. Especially, this place is a secret base for me and the land thief.”
Ludwig emphasized that it was ‘a secret base for me and the land thief’ and grinned.
The childishness suitable for an eightyearold shone brightly. You don’t have this, do you?
“You know. If I wanted, all the land in the human world could be mine.”
“All the land of this empire is already mine.”
“The royal family’s etiquette education is a mess.”
“There’s no education at all in the Demon World.”
“I taught the kid swordsmanship today. We are in a teacherstudent relationship.”
“The land thief and I share a secret base. I even ate the bread that the land thief made himself.”
“Ha just bread. Have you ever received chocolate from the kid?”
Agares shook two small chocolates that did not suit his large hand.
Agares, a rare ruler in the Demon World, and Ludwig, a minor lord of this empire, had a childish quarrel over the tiny piece of land of their secret base.
In reality, it wasn’t about the secret base, but about Evelia, who they could meet at the secret base. Therefore, this secret base was more important to them than any other land.
Raindrops began to fall.
The sky had been overcast as if it was about to rain, and it really did.
As raindrops fell overhead, the two who had been heatedly arguing coughed awkwardly, coming back to their senses.
It felt strange to hear such childish words coming out of their mouths.
Ludwig, always pressed to maintain an upright posture, flushed at his ears.
The arrogant gaze of Agares, who always looked down on others, awkwardly faced the air.
Two chocolate balls that were shown off like a trophy rolled back into the fist.
Bragging about bread and chocolate.
Ludwig turned his body as if he was going to descend from the secret base first.
Agares, who was displeased, exerted his powers and returned to the demon realm.
He did not wish to see such a face again.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]The eastern region of the demon realm.
“My Lord. Today, Lord Baal….”
“Be quiet. Leave.”
“You must listen to this. It is related to the territory, my Lord.”
“More important lands are at stake right now. Leave.”
Upon hearing these words, Marbas, Agares’ loyal servant, hurriedly nodded.
More important lands than this, has our Lord finally caught Baal and is aiming for the central lands. Finally!
The day has come. The day when all demons kneel before our Lord!
Marbas cheered inwardly.
As the loyal servant misunderstood and withdrew, Agares slowly spread out the family tree of the Arcadia royal family and the current nobles’ power diagram.
While pondering which neck to target first to better watch the chick that kept chirping.
The two small chocolates were still precious, placed on the desk.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]The Prince’s room overlooking the central garden of the palace. Ludwig was not much different.
“Your Highness. Today’s dinner is……”
The butler came in to announce that dinner was ready, but Ludwig waved a hand to refuse the meal.
It was extra that he slammed shut the book he was reading and quickly hid the parchment he was writing on.
“But Your Highness. If you skip a meal……”
“Leave. I am busy, do not make me repeat myself.”
Dinner was not important at this time.
It seems that our Prince is really focusing on important studies. The butler bowed deeply and retreated without further disturbance.
As soon as he heard the door close, Ludwig gently opened the book he had been reading again.
It was the most precious book to him right now.
[Relationships with Friends, Know This and You Win Every Time!]Even the title was to his liking.
The young owner of the empire, taking in the content with his rubycolored eyes, nodded greatly at a certain passage.
Alongside, the parchment on which he was taking notes was piling up with secrets on how to become friends with the little chick.
Generous underlines and asterisks were drawn in important places.
‘Attract them with something to eat……’
This is a great secret indeed.
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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