Miss Pendleton (Update to C.222 END) - Chapter 26
To be saying such things right after a funeral. Ian sighed inwardly.
“No.”
“What on earth were you doing in London for over a month?”
“Listening to William nag me to find a suitable woman. In London it’s William pressuring me, here it’s my brother-in-law. Where can I escape to be free of this burden?”
Robert Fairfax laughed heartily, inappropriate for the occasion.
“You could escape it immediately by picking any maiden and making her Mrs. Dalton. Though you’d be trading it for the nagging of a wife instead!”
Mr. Dalton silently began walking towards a less crowded area. Robert walked alongside him.
“I’m of the same mind as your sister. I hope you’ll soon be tied to a young lady. Having experienced marriage myself, I can say the sooner the better. Especially for a man. You can’t imagine how invigorating it is to have your own household and family.”
“You mean the nagging of a wife?”
“You get used to it. She’s still my wife raising my children. If you listen with the attitude of ‘My dear wife is paying me extra attention today, what an honor for our family,’ it’s not so bad in its own way.”
“Whenever I hear married people talk, I find it quite confusing. I can’t tell if they love or hate their spouses.”
“That’s because it’s both. You don’t understand the complex emotions of a married couple. I didn’t understand either when I was a bachelor. I truly learned about life after getting married. The joys and sorrows of human existence. In that sense, you only know half of what life is about. You’re still just a child.”
“It seems married people collectively learn somewhere to treat bachelors like children. Perhaps I should hurry and find a Mrs. Dalton to make me a real adult, if only to avoid this treatment.”
“Yes, that’s a good idea. Go find one quickly. I actually thought you might bring back a young lady from London. Surely the London social scene is much better than this neighborhood.”
“The ‘waters’… If you mean beauty, then yes. There are certainly more beautiful women than in Yorkshire.”
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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It is so heartbreaking that Laura went through all the terrible things since her childhood.
It’s progressing a bit slowly, but nicely… I hope there won’t be unnecessary distances between them due to misunderstandings.
I think this trip to Bath will be good to Laura. Meeting these women will inspire her to be more confident. I just hope her ex and Mr. Dalton don’t ruin it.