Love Me Just Once (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 26
At the call for her, Ophelia turned toward the direction from which the voice had come. A man was looking around near the boat. Realizing he was the one who had just spoken, Ophelia approached him and said,
“I am the Princess of Reden.”
The man then asked her permission and boarded the boat. Ophelia noticed that he was wearing the attire of a servant from the Egelbamot Imperial Household—clothing that had been obscured from afar by his outer cloak.
The man, who appeared to be in his mid-thirties, bowed deeply the moment he faced her.
“Greetings, Your Highness. I am Bahamal, retainer of His Imperial Highness Netepel Luntalis, the Second Imperial Prince of Egelbamot. By my lord’s command, I have come to deliver a letter to Her Royal Highness the Princess of Reden.”
Netepel was an old friend she had known for a long time. Though they didn’t contact each other often, he was one of the very few people in her life whom she could truly call a friend.
Yet in her previous life, she had never received a letter from Netepel at this time. Ophelia frowned.
“Netepel sent me a letter?”
“Yes. In truth, His Highness was traveling south toward Reden when he heard that Your Highness’s boat was heading north, so he dispatched me.”
“I see?”
If one traveled up the canal between Reden and Aglante, a large river connecting Egelbamot and Aglante would soon appear. Netepel’s retainer must have come from there.
Had Netepel gone to Reden at this time in her previous life as well?
Ophelia tried to recall, but nothing else came to mind.
Then she realized that in the past, she had not been allowed to leave the Reden royal palace until a carriage from Aglante arrived to fetch her.
Without a loyal retainer to relay news from outside, she might simply have never known that Netepel had come to Reden.
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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Bitch he should’ve given up on you long time ago 😒😭😭
My poor man 🥺😭 You suffered a lot but give her a chance
Like? He doesnt like you… He adores you and love you 🤦🏻♀️ lucky girl