The accident that happened more than three years ago, but for Seo Ha, it felt like yesterday’s memory.
The woman who had jumped in front of the car with a red brick in her hand in that last memory was now staring back at Seo Ha from the mirror.
It was so confusing. Amidst all this, the thought of finding her mother strongly dominated her mind. Stumbling back into the lobby, Seo Ha was pushed by someone from behind and fell over.
“Ouch!”
Even though Seo Ha had no strength, the other person seemed annoyed as if they were the one being pushed.
“Where are you looking while walking?”
Her already weak body was in so much pain from falling twice. The man’s feet approached in front of Seo Ha, who was struggling to get up.
“What’s wrong, honey?”
“I accidentally bumped into her. She seems to be very upset. I’m really sorry. To the injured person…”
Suddenly, the woman’s tone changed.
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Hearing the voices of the man and woman sent shivers down Seo Ha’s spine. She slowly raised her head while lying on the ground.
Lee Seung Oh, Lee Ji Soo.
With a tender face that one couldn’t imagine belonged to the man who pushed his wife in front of a truck, Lee Seung Oh was embracing Lee Ji Soo’s shoulder.
Lee Ji Soo was even more horrifying.
‘That’s me!’
She looked so identical to Yoon Seo Ha that even Seo Ha herself would have thought it was her. Her hair, accessories, makeup, clothes, bag, shoes, and even perfume.
“I’m so sorry. Are you hurt anywhere? Here, hold my hand and get up.”
“Get away!”
Seo Ha shuddered and slapped away Lee Ji Soo’s hand.
“Ahh!”
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It wasn’t like a patient without any strength could hit hard. However, Lee Ji Soo let out a startled scream as if Seo Ha had hit her with a baseball bat and clung to the man.
“Are you alright? Hey! Even if it was a mistake”
“It’s, it’s okay. I was the one who made the mistake first.”
“You’re too kind, it’s ridiculous. Ugh.”
The two scumbags hugged each other and walked away nonchalantly, cursing. Seo Ha, collapsed on the ground, swallowed the rising anger inside her.
She didn’t know what had happened, but her body was weak. There was nothing she could do right now.
She had to find her mother first.
Seo Ha clenched her teeth, glaring at the hallway the couple had entered.
[VIP Ward Exclusive Corridor]The silver lining was that her mother would be in one of the few VIP wards.
And the real ‘Yoon Seo Ha’s’ body as well.
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The orange sunset spilled over the window onto the white sheets. A water dropletshaped humidifier spewed cold mist. Seo Ha was nowhere to be seen.
“Baby, where did our baby go?”
Hae Sun jumped up from her seat.
“Seo Ha, where are you, Mommy’s baby?”
“Mom!”
The door suddenly opened, and a young woman entered.
“Mom, I’m here.”
Hae Sun blinked her dumbfounded eyes.
“Who…?”
“When will you recognize me? Mom.”
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With the same hairstyle as Yoon Seo Ha, her clothes, her accessories and bag, her shoes.
Ji Soo, dressed from head to toe like Yoon Seo Ha, grinned and helped Hae Sun sit on the bed before sitting down next to her.
“I came to see Mom. My husband couldn’t come because he’s busy.”
“…?”
After staring at Ji Soo for a long time, Hae Sun lowered her head.
“Don’t joke around. Where did my daughter go?”
“Mom, come on! It’s me!”
“Miss, haven’t you seen our Seo Ha? She’s about this tall, has big round eyes, and is very pretty. She tied her hair on both sides and had yellow hair beads.”
Ji Soo bit her lip tightly.
It was good that she was promoted at lightning speed right after joining the company as a designer. It was also satisfying that the designers who had ignored and ostracized her resigned voluntarily.
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The problem was the halted design of the new brand.
Yoon Seo Ha’s design book was in a small safe under her desk, which couldn’t be destroyed or burned.
Lee Seung Oh said there were only two people in the world who knew the password to that safe. One was obviously Yoon Seo Ha, and the other was Kang Hae Sun.
“Mom, it’s me. Why can’t you recognize me?”
“Oh, I left the bracelet behind. I made it for our baby.”
Feeling dejected, Ji Soo took out a bottle of juice, gulped it down, and carelessly placed it on the table.
“Lee Ji Soo.”
Kyung Joon entered and urged her to leave as if driving out an intruder.
“Please leave now. The CEO is tired.”
“It hasn’t even been five minutes yet.”
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“Please leave.”
“On what authority do you always drive people away like this, Manager?”
“And on what authority are you loitering in the CEO’s hospital room?”
Kyung Joon asked coldly.
“Well, that’s…”
“Get out.”
Lee Seung Oh always had that attitude toward Ryu Kyung Joon, who was a company director, but in reality, was only the secretary manager. He hadn’t even told Ji Soo the reason.
“Tsk!”
Ji Soo, who had no choice but to follow Seung Oh, vented her anger by deliberately slamming the halfempty juice bottle on the floor and breaking it before walking out.
“…sigh.”
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Kyung Joon sighed and cleaned up the broken glass and spilled juice. Despite the commotion, Hae Sun still sat still with a dreamy expression on her face.
“I’ll be leaving now, CEO. I’ll see you again tomorrow.”
After finishing the final check of the temperature, humidity, and room amenities, Kyung Joon politely greeted and left the room. A security guard saluted him lightly at the door.
“Take care. Don’t leave your post.”
“Yes, Manager.”
Now, all he had to do was take Lee Seung Oh home, and the day’s schedule would be over. Although it didn’t matter if he didn’t take him home, it was better to minimize any idle time.
Kyung Joon stood in front of the elevator, passing the quiet hallway. The emergency exit door in the back was closed.
“Achoo!”
A small sneeze sound came from beyond the closed door.
‘A reporter?’
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Kyung Joon muffled his footsteps and cautiously approached the emergency exit. The moment he grabbed the door handle and flung it open.
“Ah!”
He faced a woman who was hiding in the emergency exit and covering her mouth.
“You…?”
It wasn’t a reporter but a patient. The woman who, despite having no resemblance to Yoon Seo Ha, was hugged by Hae Sun and called Seo Ha during their walk in the garden today.
Regardless, she couldn’t have come here with good intentions. Kyung Joon’s eyes narrowed menacingly.
“You’re the person I saw earlier today, right? Why are you hiding here?”
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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