She remembered clearly; someone had mentioned that she seemed to be followed.
“Sister, didn’t you say something about that?”
“What?”
“You said you’ve been feeling strange lately.”
If I had to imitate Taejin, it wouldn’t have been a big deal.
But Taejin’s words just now felt like a stab in Taeyeon’s ear.
“What did I say? Why are you trying to twist the words? Why are you so upset about not being able to imitate me?”
“Who’s been following you around lately, Unnie?”
Taeyeon stared at Taejin as if genuinely concerned.
“No?”
“You said so earlier, Unnie.”
“When did I?”
Taejin firmly denied that there was such a thing.
“Jin Tae Yeon, stop turning the words around.”
Taejin’s gaze was consistently on Taeyeon’s shoes.
Suddenly, Taeyeon grabbed the table with one hand and started taking off her shoes, matching Taejin’s pair.
Then she placed the shoes on the table.
Taejin’s gaze involuntarily followed.
Soon, her mouth opened wide in surprise.
“Hey, what are you doing?”
“Purposely bought the same thing since Unnie didn’t like it.”
“Jin Tae Yeon! This makes it look like I’m taking off your shoes!”
“It seems that way.”
A pleasing baritone voice poured out from behind Taeyeon.
And before long, Taeyeon, lifted as light as a feather, floated into the air.
“Huh?”
Taeyeon checked the man’s face who had lifted her like a feather and exhaled briefly with a sense of relief.
“Dojun?”
“Do you know how surprised I was?”
I couldn’t ask where he had been watching and listening from, but here I couldn’t ask.
Dojun hugged Taeyeon with both arms, sending a chilly, firm gaze toward Taejin.
“Miss Jin Tae Jin, were those shoes made for you?”
“No, it’s not like that…”
“Strictly speaking, that brand was launched by our KK Group.”
“So what?”
“It means that all new products are placed in front of the KK owner first.”
“No…”
Taejin was so bewildered that she was on the verge of going crazy.
“In fact, I like to distinguish relationships, so I decided to give you a heads up.”
Dojun laid out the facts one by one.
“Our Taeyeon chose first, and then Miss Jin Tae Jin looked around. You know what that means.”
“…”
The story was that it was Taejin, not Taeyeon, who bought these shoes.
“The person who should take off the shoes isn’t my wife, right?”
The chilling gaze in front of him was just a bonus, as if he could freeze the person in front of him right away.
“Ha! It’s not even a brand made for Taeyeon!”
Embarrassed, Taejin raised her voice.
“So.”
“…”
“If no one else wears what I buy.”
“I think I’ll have to make a brand for my wife that no one else can wear or use.”
It wasn’t a joke at all; his face looked like he could immediately recruit a world-famous designer and launch the brand tomorrow.
Taejin felt like her throat was dry and downed the cocktail in front of her in one gulp.
As the loud noise echoed, many eyes turned to the three people.
Taeyeon, nestled in Dojun’s arms, poked his chest.
When Dojun’s gaze, as cold as if no drop of blood would come out, touched Taeyeon’s face, it surprisingly softened lovingly.
“Is it uncomfortable?”
“Oh, yes.”
“I see.”
I thought Dojun would put Taeyeon down, but instead, he adjusted the position of his arms and lifted Taeyeon even higher.
“Dojun?”
“I’m thinking of leaving now.”
“Yes, okay. Then if you could put me down…”
Dojun, however, had no intention of doing so and just turned away.
People parted and made way for Dojun as he walked confidently, using his long legs.
It was as if they were parting a current.
Taejin calmly glared at the backs of Dojun and Taeyeon as they gracefully exited the party venue.
“Ah, so annoying!”
The owner of KK Group seemed to think she held some kind of position and was even more upset.
Well, in reality, she did hold a significant position.
Being the top-ranked conglomerate leading various affiliates in Korea and even worldwide.
“Nothing ever goes my way!”
In frustration, Taejin angrily pushed Taeyeon’s expensive shoe, which was placed on the table, with her hand.
The pricey shoe rolled away with a loud sound.
“Ugh.”
After venting, Taejin felt strangely uneasy and reluctantly picked up the fallen shoe.
With two out of the three people causing a commotion at the bazaar now gone, all attention was focused on the remaining individual.
From behind, faint murmurs reached Taejin’s ears.
“Aren’t those two sisters?”
“Yeah, they must be. They look alike.”
“But the younger one is much prettier.”
“Hey, listen.”
“I’m listening. The younger one seems to have a much better personality too.”
Taejin clenched her fist tightly.
She held it so firmly that her well-manicured nails almost dug into her skin.
A passing staff member handed Taejin a paper bag.
Irritated, Taejin snatched it.
Then, she prioritized picking up the expensive shoes that Taeyeon had discarded.
“I’ll return them if we ever meet.”
Certainly not by going to the department store and reselling them.
Feigning composure, Taejin quickly left the bazaar venue.
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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