“You want to be my maid?”

I was being scrutinized.

Cahilrun, leaning nonchalantly with his chin propped up, chuckled. Knowing the real reason behind my visit, his mischievous expression made me close my eyes in frustration.

Damn it. Who would have thought this guy was the First Prince.

“Alright.”

His brisk permission surprised me, and as I opened my eyes, Cahilrun stood up from his chair. He strode around the room with his long legs, his approach ominous. I had a sinking feeling that I had picked the wrong target. Should I run now? As I sneakily started to back away,

“You don’t plan to run away after coming all the way here, do you?”

Before I knew it, Cahilrun’s long fingers had caught my chin. His gaze conveyed that if I had intended to run, it would be wise to give up quietly.

‘Why does it have to be this lunatic!’

Out of all the men in the world, this madman is the First Prince.

In a terribly messed-up situation, as I glanced around, he curved his well-formed lips into a smirk.

“Go ahead, seduce me all you want.”

Cahilrun, leaning in close with a mischievous sparkle in his eyes, whispered.

“I’m willing to be seduced.”

“Oh wow, the shoe fits perfectly!”

The attendants gasped. The prince gazed down at the dazzlingly blonde girl with an expression full of love.

“I’ve searched the entire empire to find you, my dear.”

As the prince reached out his hand, the girl, blushing shyly, bit her lips hesitantly and carefully placed her hand in his. Under the hem of her worn dress, a transparent glass shoe wrapped around her small, pale foot.

The sunlight streaming through the window blessed the newly united couple with its warm glow.

And there I was, standing a step away, watching the scene with a dizzy feeling. With years of observation, I guessed her name,

“Cinderella, that sly girl pretending to be innocent!”

A middle-aged woman gnawing on her handkerchief trembled with anger. Hearing her words, I was certain. Ah, I’ve transmigrated into the story I’d only heard about. I’m doomed.

I never imagined that the often-read line in romance novels, ‘I thought I was dead, but when I regained consciousness, I found myself transmigrated into the protagonist of the novel!’ would become my story.

Everyone calling me Renéola Violet confirmed it was the novel ‘And Cinderella Lived Happily Ever After.’ This novel, based on the fairy tale, followed the original story where a poor girl named Floria, mistreated by her stepmother and sisters, eventually marries a prince.

The problem was the source fairy tale was a cruel one.

‘Floria, becoming a princess, sends pigeons to peck out her sisters’ eyes.’ One of those ‘sisters’ was me, Renéola Violet.

“I’m screwed in every way possible.”

Transmigrated just in time to be pecked by pigeons, I couldn’t be unluckier! Had I transmigrated a bit earlier, I might have won over Cinderella or fled.

“No, I thought I was dead, but here I am, alive!”

I steadied my breathing. I should be thankful for this miraculous situation. Think positively. People live according to their thoughts.

“The charm of a transmigration novel is in twisting the original story.”

How could it flow predictably like the original? My transmigration itself is proof that the original story has been twisted!

Thinking of Cinderella, I nodded. Her radiant golden hair, porcelain skin, ocean-blue eyes, and cheeks flushed with shyness. Her lips were the color of ripe peaches.
Looking around, she’s the typical good-natured female protagonist. I can’t believe that innocent face she puts on!

“Master, the Avery Trading Company has contacted us to terminate our deal.”

“Master, the bank is urging us to repay our promissory notes.”

“There’s still no letter from the Middleton Earl’s household today.”

“The ship that departed for Paildon has been seized for illegal trading.”

“Our servants are quitting in droves because their wages are delayed…”

“I’m sorry, Madam. I’m going back to my hometown…”

So much for trust.

Cinderella was just too cunning. The fall of the prestigious Violet Earl’s household was abrupt. With trade stops and demands for payment pouring in from all sides and no noble house willing to help, there was nothing I could do.

After dismissing all the servants and even selling our last mansion, the Violet family was exiled to a small village in the remote countryside. Looking around the dilapidated old house, covered in cracks and cobwebs, Eliya finally burst into tears. Her crying echoed loudly in the empty house.

“How can we live in a place like this!”

Eliya, throwing her suitcase and crying unabashedly like a child, was watched by her parents, both bearing distressed expressions.

“I should’ve married earlier. Who would want to marry me now!”

Eliya, now devoid of any ladylike dignity, sat down hard on the floor, regretting the days when she used to pick and choose among men. I wanted to tell her that what she should be worrying about right now was not marriage, but the tears streaming down her face like chicken droppings.

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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