I'll Marry Your Brother (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 1
The divorce was easy.
“Pursuant to mutual agreement, I hereby pronounce the divorce judgment in Case No. 2020-Hyeop.”
The moment the judge uttered the words “divorce decree,” I squeezed my eyes shut tightly.
The divorce that had tormented me so deeply was over in just a few minutes—ridiculously swift.
A marriage that held not even a shred of meaning. My five years of effort reduced to a single sheet of paper.
‘This is truly the end now….’
I lifted my eyelids. Before me stood a man staring blankly.
My husband for the past five years—and now, a stranger.
‘Seo Ji Han.’
I clenched my fist so hard my nails dug deep into my palm.
At the end of my long, endless battle with him, I was left with nothing.
I’d lost my entire family.
The sole home that had kept me standing through it all was shattered, leaving me utterly penniless—all because of that man, my former husband.
“Just let me take over your maternal family’s group. After all, I’m your husband.”
“Lean on me, Yeo Jin. Let me help you.”
Though it had been an arranged marriage forged by our families, I trusted him.
The man who betrayed that trust had been whispering love to my closest junior for five long years.
“Let’s divorce. If you step away right now, I’ll give you all my shares in Ho Jin.”
“You couldn’t possibly protect W Group with your abilities anyway. You knew that, which is why you entrusted it to me, right?”
“Why make this so difficult? You chose to believe in me. This is all I can do for you.”
He’d forced the divorce, using his meager stake as an excuse.
After swallowing up my maternal family’s company, he even had the audacity to tell me I should be grateful for receiving this much.
‘I really did trust you.’
Betrayed by the two people I trusted most—it wasn’t as though I’d introduced Chae Seo Rin to my husband myself.
If only I had… this marriage wouldn’t have ended in such utter despair.
‘No, it’s useless to regret now….’
I hurried out of the suffocating courthouse.
Just as I reached the crosswalk outside, someone grabbed my wrist firmly.
It was Ji Han, panting heavily as if he’d run after me.
“Just wait—let’s talk for a moment.”
“What’s there to talk about? We already said everything we needed to in front of the judge.”
He’d been so cold and resolute when announcing the divorce.
He frowned, looking at my sharp, angry expression.
When I glanced down at my captured wrist, he seemed to realize his mistake and finally released me.
“Yoon Yeo Jin.”
I stood facing him—my ex-husband—as he called my name in that low voice.
“Oppa.”
I slowly turned at the sweet, melodic voice from behind.
Just as I’d feared—it was Chae Seo Rin.
‘Did he bring her all the way to the divorce hearing?’
“I’ve been waiting outside for ages.”
After giving me a once-over, Seo Rin flung herself into his arms.
Ji Han opened his mouth as if to say something to me, but seeing her, he closed it again.
“Why didn’t you stay inside?”
“I wanted to greet you the moment you came out.”
She answered affectionately, then shot me a quick, sidelong glance.
I swallowed a bitter laugh at her obvious attempt to provoke me by burrowing even deeper into him.
‘Chae Seo Rin, you’re not even human.’
Watching Seo Rin smile in the arms of the man who’d once been my husband made my insides twist until they burned.
Unable to face those two any longer in my current state, I turned to leave.
“Unnie.”
I turned back at the grating sound of that title.
“We’re getting married soon. We’ve decided to file the marriage registration first—because I’m pregnant.”
“Stop. What’s the point of telling me this?”
Ji Han shook his head and grabbed the collar of Seo Rin’s clothes.
Her voice echoed in my ears—just like the day she’d told me she was pregnant.
“I’m pregnant. It’s your husband’s child, Unnie.”
She’d spoken so confidently about carrying my husband’s child.
I bit down hard on my trembling lips, haunted once again by that nightmare-like memory.
“I was grateful to you, Unnie.”
“What?”
Her words of gratitude left me speechless.
“Thanks to you, I was able to meet Oppa like this. I’ll live my life truly grateful to you, Unnie.”
At that moment, Ji Han let go of Seo Rin and walked toward me.
“Take care of yourself. We’ll see each other when sorting out the paperwork.”
How shameless must one be to tell me to take care—of all people, you?
“I hope you can’t find peace.”
I pray your marriage is as miserable as mine was.
I turned away after those final words, straining with all my might to walk as if nothing mattered.
The farther I got from Ji Han, the clearer the memories of our past became.
In that big empty house, all I could do was wait for that man.
He’d been an infuriatingly indifferent husband, yet he was the last family I had left.
I’d been desperate—fiercely determined—to preserve that marriage.
And yet, the price of my devotion was betrayal by the two people I cherished most…
At the crosswalk, I halted mid-step as tears suddenly spilled over.
People crossed the street on the green light, but I couldn’t move.
“Huhh…”
My resentment, hatred, and sense of betrayal toward them swelled uncontrollably—proportional to how deeply I’d once trusted them.
My vision blurred through tears brimming with every possible emotion—
Just then, I saw a car charging toward me from afar, with no sign of braking.
‘Is it… coming for me?’
I stood dazed, watching the car accelerate as it drew closer.
Fine. Maybe death would bring relief.
Just as I closed my eyes facing the oncoming car,
I saw the middle-aged driver’s face through the blinding glare of headlights, now terrifyingly close.
‘That person…!’
The large mole beside his narrow eyes triggered a fleeting memory—I’d seen him once before.
He was the man Ji Han used to call when he wanted things handled without getting his own hands dirty.
“Kyaaaaah!”
Someone else let out a shriek so piercing it felt like it tore through me.
Amid the screech of screeching brakes, my body was suddenly flung into the air.
Even as pain surged through every limb, I couldn’t look away—even in that falling instant—
From the man who’d once promised me eternity.
‘Surely… you’re not trying to kill me?’
Why…? Reaching out toward Ji Han, standing amidst the swelling crowd.
My slender hand stretched toward him—did it truly reach? His face slowly twisted in response.
‘You didn’t have to go this far…’
I gave you everything you wanted—why…?
Ji Han, as if confirming it truly was his doing, looked at me and closed his eyes.
“Someone’s been hit!”
The wail of an approaching ambulance grew louder from the distance.
My strength drained from my limbs, consciousness fading—I closed my eyes.
*** *** ***
I lifted my twitching eyelids.
Awakening from the hazy darkness, I felt a strange texture brush against my fingertips.
‘I’m alive…?’
I’d been thrown into the air in an instant amidst a deafening crash.
Certain I was dying as my awareness faded, yet what I saw upon opening my eyes was a smooth marble floor and a pure white rug.
Shutter clicks sounded ahead of me.
“Bride, look straight ahead this time. Please hold the bouquet in the center.”
The rapid clicking of the camera gradually slowed.
Before me stood a photographer staring oddly at my complete lack of response.
“Bride?”
I frantically scanned my surroundings, and goosebumps prickled my skin—a familiar space had come into view.
Countless wedding photos lined the long side table, along with rows of wedding flowers.
‘Surely…’
“Bride! You can’t suddenly stand up like that—you’ll fall!”
As I hastily rose, my high heel caught, nearly making me topple over.
A helper rushed over and caught me as I stumbled.
Pushing her hand away, I picked up a photo frame from the side table.
Among the many wedding photos, Ji Han and I smiled brightly together.
‘Why are these photos here?’
I felt as if someone had struck me hard on the back of the head.
Overwhelmed by sudden unease, I turned sharply toward the photographer.
“What date is it today?”
“Today? It’s May 28th—your wedding day, Bride.”
Impossible. My body began trembling at the thought that today was somehow my wedding day—five years in the past.
Unable to believe what was happening, I turned toward the mirror.
On the other side of the full-length mirror stood a woman in a pure white wedding dress.
When my eyes met those of the me in the mirror—hair elegantly half-up—I gasped and clapped a hand over my mouth.
“…Ha!”
A choked sound escaped me.
The dazzlingly white wedding dress. Swarovski crystals nestled among the voluminous layers of tulle.
The neckline hugged me tightly—it was unmistakably the very dress I’d worn at my wedding to Ji Han.
‘What… how is this possible?’
I remembered the car charging toward me with crystal clarity.
Unless this was delusion, there was no explanation for my perfectly unharmed body.
“Bride?”
The voice calling me snapped me back to my senses.
Right. I need to get out first—I have to see this situation with my own eyes.
“Where are you going, Bride!”
Ignoring the two calling after me, I burst out of the bridal waiting room.
Outside, my vision filled with a vast hall packed with guests and reporters.
‘Am I dreaming?’
As I stared around in a daze, I gradually felt their gazes gather on me.
I exhaled sharply, tension rising all the way to my throat.
If this really was my wedding, Ji Han would be here.
Seo Ji Han—the man who killed me and stole everything—immediately, I wanted nothing more than to grab him by the collar and demand why he’d done it.
As I searched for him, snippets of guest conversations reached my ears.
“Where’s the groom?”
“Maybe he went to the restroom?”
Now that I looked, Ji Han wasn’t at his post.
Glancing around, my eyes fell on an elevator door just opening.
The moment I saw Ji Han stepping out, my breath caught in my throat.
I recalled his face from that dying moment—goosebumps erupted all over my body.
“Where have you just been?”
Ji Han’s eyes widened in surprise when I blocked his path.
“I just stepped out to the car. But why are you out here?”
He’d left to greet guests, yet went to his car—dressed like this?
For a fleeting second I found it odd, then my eyes drifted downward—to his tuxedo.
The hem of his perfectly tailored jacket was crumpled.
Not only that—on the edge of his white shirt collar, a faint red mark caught my eye.
‘Lipstick?’
Though the smudge was tiny, my heart pounded wildly.
‘Surely not.’
Please, let it not be true.
“What’s this?”
I stepped closer and pointed to the mark on his collar.
Ji Han looked down where I pointed, then his expression turned awkward.
“Oh. In the elevator, I bumped into some woman—must’ve gotten it then.”
‘That’s not a spot that would smudge from a bump.’
Just then, another elevator door opened.
My heart plummeted when I saw Seo Rin stepping out.
‘So… they really were together?’
She stopped upon seeing Ji Han and me.
Seo Rin looked startled to find me in the hall, not the bridal suite.
“Yeo Jin Unnie?”
As she came toward me with a friendly smile, I clearly saw it—
The same shade of lipstick on her lips.
“You look so beautiful, Unnie. But I was shocked to see the bride out in the hall!”
“…”
“What are you doing out here?”
I shivered at Seo Rin’s calm, casual question.
I could vividly picture the two of them tangled together in sin.
‘Ha. How dare you do this… in my wedding venue?’
I bit down hard on my trembling lips.
After throwing me into hell, they’d been whispering sweet nothings in some dim parking lot.
‘How can you call yourselves human?’
My heart pounded as if it would burst.
“How could you…”
I almost unleashed my uncontrollable rage, but clamped my mouth shut.
Not now. Ending things here by shaming them wasn’t enough.
They needed to feel it all—the loss of everything, the betrayal by someone trusted, the agony of being left to die. Just like I had.
“Why did you two come up together?”
My voice trembled faintly as I addressed Ji Han and Seo Rin.
Their uneasy gazes tangled in the air for a moment.
“What are you talking about? You should go back to the waiting room.”
“Yes, Unnie. Let’s go back together. I want to take photos with you.”
Seo Rin linked arms with me and gave a bright smile.
In my past life, I’d shared so much with Seo Rin—never knowing she was seeing my husband.
‘How foolish must I have looked?’
If this was a dream, I wished it would end—but my mind only grew clearer.
Delusional as it seemed, I had no choice but to believe. If this wasn’t a dream—if this was truly real…
‘I survived. I didn’t die.’
And I’d returned—with all the memories of my past life intact.
This second chance at life I’d been given. One heart-wrenching betrayal was more than enough.
This time, it wouldn’t be me who fell into hell.
I was ready to do anything for revenge. This time, I’d change everything.
‘Even if it means sacrificing my own husband.’
“What’s all this commotion with guests gathered?”
I turned toward the familiar voice.
Elders of the family, who’d been chatting with guests, approached us.
It was Seo Min Guk, Ji Han’s father and Vice Chairman, and Seo Moo Jin, his grandfather and Chairman.
“I must’ve worried her by stepping away. It’s nothing serious.”
I scoffed inwardly at Ji Han’s attempt to dismiss everything so casually.
“No. Something has happened.”
My low voice echoed through the hall, drawing everyone’s attention.
“Happened? What do you mean?”
Ji Han narrowed his brows, confused by my cryptic words.
‘Something’s about to happen.’
I’m about to gift you an annulment.
“Father, and Grandfather.”
I smiled radiantly at the Chairman and Vice Chairman, who looked puzzled as they faced me.
“I won’t be going through with this marriage.”
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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the usual tropes but we eat them up every time
the usual tropes but we eat them up every time
Remember ladies, if he cheats on you with another, there’s always his brother
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My blood is boiling, shameless pieces of sh*t
Anonymous SwiftKey
My blood is boiling, shameless pieces of sh*t