My Husband Fell in Love - Chapter 1
Seo Ha came to her senses at some point after wandering through an extremely long dream. Yet she couldn’t open her eyes. Just like at the moment she’d received her death sentence, all communication between her body and will had been completely severed.
—Squeeeak.
The sound of a door opening followed. Then, the footsteps of two or three people approached with soft, splashing steps.
“Miss, we’ve arrived.”
The cheerful voice belonged to Lee Ji Soo.
“Darling, you don’t have to greet me so faithfully every single time.”
The man chuckling as if utterly charmed was Lee Seung Oh.
Rage bubbled furiously in her chest. But there was nothing she could do. All she could do was lie there like a corpse, listening helplessly to the two of them making smacking sounds.
“Ha, ha—stop that! What if the nurse comes back?”
“She went to eat. It’ll be at least an hour before she returns.”
“Still… kyaaah!”
Their physical affection grew increasingly intense. Seo Ha sank past anger into horrifying self-loathing. To think she’d loved that monstrous scum—screwing around with another woman right here in the hospital room while his wife lay comatose—until her very death.
—Knock knock.
Should she call it luck? A light knock from someone outside abruptly cut off those damn sounds of intimacy.
“The family’s here.”
It was the doctor. Seo Ha desperately tried moving her eyeballs, hoping he might realize she’d regained consciousness—but it was futile, as expected.
“How’s she doing?”
Lee Seung Oh asked in an annoyingly feigned tone of concern.
“Physically, she’s actually in healthy condition. However, we can’t predict at all when—or even if—she’ll ever wake up.”
Right before Seo Ha, who was fully conscious, the doctor delivered an utterly misguided diagnosis. Though she knew it wasn’t his fault, resentment still burned within her.
“What about the thing I asked you last time?”
Lee Seung Oh inquired, thinking he was being discreet—but the doctor bluntly restated his meaning using direct terms.
“Discontinuing life support? That won’t be permitted.”
“But you just said we don’t even know if she’ll ever wake up.”
“It’s only been three months. And whether it’s been three months or three years, discontinuing life support is only allowed for patients who are effectively brain-dead, isn’t it?”
From the doctor’s words, Seo Ha understood two things: she’d already lain like this for three whole months, and Lee Seung Oh had wanted to discontinue life support—meaning he’d wished for her death—even before those three months had passed.
“I see. It’s just… she looks like she’s in so much pain…”
That was hardly something a man who’d been cozying up with his mistress in his supposedly suffering wife’s hospital room had any right to say.
After a brief examination, the doctor left. Only three people remained in the room: Yoon Seo Ha, Lee Seung Oh, and Lee Ji Soo.
“Nothing ever goes right.”
Ji Soo whined at Seung Oh’s grumbling.
“Don’t say things like that. It’s scary.”
“What’s there to be scared of? You know what’s truly frightening…”
Seung Oh stood up and pried open Seo Ha’s tightly shut eyelids with two fingers. Seeing his own face reflected in her unfocused, doll-like eyes wasn’t particularly pleasant.
“It’s Yoon Seo Ha suddenly opening her eyes and sitting straight up like this.”
He withdrew his fingers and gently stroked her eyelids shut again.
“And then saying, ‘What’s the status of the divorce papers? Is the alimony ready? Leave the company now. The house, car, and watch my mother gave you—just leave them all behind!’”
Ji Soo giggled sweetly and pulled him close by the arm.
“So what if she did? I only need you, oppa.”
“I need those things to make you happy, my princess.”
She’d endured hardship her whole life so far. Seung Oh didn’t want Ji Soo to suffer anymore—not that he had any intention of suffering himself, of course.
“That car was way too sturdy. I mean, how is it still fine after hitting it with a truck? If I’d known, I should’ve asked them to use a dump truck instead of a Porter.”
Seung Oh muttered regretfully.
A chill ran down Seo Ha’s spine.
Asked them to hit me with a dump truck? So the truck accident that left me like this wasn’t an accident at all?
“It’s not totally fine—she can’t even open her eyes.”
“Exactly. It would’ve been so much better if she’d just ended it cleanly—she could’ve died comfortably, and I could’ve smoothly inherited everything.”
“Don’t, don’t talk like that. I’m really scared.”
“Stop stuttering again.”
“I-I j-just can’t help it… w-when I get nervous…”
Seung Oh chuckled softly.
“Let’s go. We’re tight on time—gotta visit ‘Gu’-mother-in-law’s room and then head to the office. Probably won’t even have time for coffee.”
“You’re always saying you’re tight on time. Is being a company representative really that busy?”
“Darling, you tell her—is it busy or not busy, just managing the design team alone?”
“Not b-busy at a-a-all…”
“How cute.”
“I’m not cute!”
Ji Soo naturally reached out and wrapped her arms around Seung Oh’s neck. Their lips drew close again, the atmosphere turning intimate—just at that very moment.
—Bang!
The hospital room door burst open noisily. Seung Oh and Ji Soo sprang apart as if scalded, then sighed in relief once they saw who’d entered.
“Mom! Don’t just barge in like that!”
“What about me? I spent twenty years tiptoeing around you like a princess. Now do I have to start tiptoeing around my new daughter-in-law too?”
Ok Soon didn’t even glance at Seo Ha before giving Seung Oh a sharp slap on the back.
“I came looking because you weren’t answering calls or showing up. There are reporters outside Seo Ha’s mom’s room—go meet them quickly. If you’re not going to meet them, why keep coming in and out of the hospital when you’re this busy?”
Mom was in the hospital? Why? What on earth had happened all this time?
“Got it, got it! Darling, take Mom and wait in the car first. Love you.”
The two people Seo Ha wanted to tear apart—no, three people—left the room. Finally alone, Seo Ha coldly replayed every word she’d just overheard.
—That car was way too sturdy. I mean, how is it still fine after hitting it with a truck? If I’d known, I should’ve asked them to use a dump truck instead of a Porter.
—Exactly. It would’ve been so much better if she’d just ended it cleanly—she could’ve died comfortably, and I could’ve smoothly inherited everything.
—Is being a company representative really that busy?
—You tell her—is it busy or not busy, just managing the design team alone?
—There are reporters outside Seo Ha’s mom’s room—go meet them quickly. If you’re not going to meet them, why keep coming in and out of the hospital when you’re this busy?
There was nothing left to guess—it was all glaringly clear.
Lee Seung Oh had tried to kill her for her fortune and company. Her mother had been hospitalized from the shock, and in the meantime, Seung Oh had seized the CEO position at Kang Yoon Company and handed the design team over to Lee Ji Soo.
The man she’d chosen, his woman, and even his mother—not only had they betrayed her, they’d stolen everything from her and brought her mother to ruin as well.
She wanted to scream. She wanted to hunt down Lee Seung Oh, hurl every curse she knew at him, beat him to a pulp, bite him, and wail until her throat bled.
But she couldn’t do anything. Her heart felt torn open, her rage burned intensely—yet she couldn’t even shed a single tear at will. Trapped within her own body, Seo Ha thrashed in silent agony with only her consciousness.
Please, let me wake up. Let me open my eyes and move. If I can just rip Lee Seung Oh apart with my bare hands, I’ll accept being trapped here forever. Please, please!
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The day she first met Lee Ji Soo had been an evening drizzled softly by light rain. Later, Seo Ha would think that Lee Seung Oh and Lee Ji Soo’s affair probably began that very day.
Seo Ha stood at the front gate with Seung Oh, their arms linked, having walked past the long garden wall. This was the house where she’d been born and raised—the same place where the two of them had lived together since childhood.
“Mom’s going to be so surprised. Right?”
Since they hadn’t called ahead, she’d be twice as delighted.
Seo Ha felt elated, imagining Hae Sun’s joyful astonishment. Seung Oh remained his usual calm self, but that was nothing new.
The phrase “always like this” held within it countless years—and even more beyond that.
Yoon Seo Ha and Lee Seung Oh knew each other better than anyone else in the world. They had shared everything and been together constantly—from their days in kindergarten, when he was the housekeeper’s son and she the employer’s daughter, right up until now.
As the fine rain grew slightly heavier, Seung Oh absentmindedly tilted the umbrella he was holding further toward Seo Ha, unconcerned that one side of his expensive suit was getting thoroughly soaked.
Seo Ha smiled and gently leaned her head against Seung Oh.
She loved his left shoulder that quietly soaked in the rain. She loved the long shadow that would stride confidently ahead after school, carrying her backpack without a second thought. She loved those scarred fingers that brought her birthday presents bought with money earned from part-time work at a barbecue restaurant. She loved the profile of him frantically turning the kitchen upside down to prepare her college entrance exam lunch, only to get scolded by Ok Soon afterward.
She’d never once imagined loving or marrying anyone other than Lee Seung Oh.
“Darling.”
She softly called out, and Seung Oh looked down at her.
“I love you.”
“Me too.”
She even loved that voice of his—always just a bit gruff in its replies.
—Ding-dong, ding-dong.
Seung Oh rang the doorbell. Before the chime even faded, the door clattered open, and Ok Soon rushed out as if she’d been waiting.
“You came for dinner? Why didn’t you call first!”
“We were afraid calling might break the dining table legs again.”
Seo Ha teased as she stepped into the garden, while Seung Oh closed the gate behind her.
“We came because we wanted home-cooked food. Our princess here never cooks for me.”
“Honestly, how could Seo Ha do that?”
Ok Soon rolled her eyes and firmly took Seo Ha’s hand. Having lived for years with her son Seung Oh in a small converted staff rest room, Ok Soon now resided in this house with Hae Sun even after Seo Ha and Seung Oh’s marriage.
But much had changed. From employee, she’d become in-law; from the tiny garden house, she’d moved into a two-story room with its own bathroom and living area. Even how Seo Ha addressed her had shifted—from “auntie” to “mother-in-law.”
“I’m so glad you came. I was feeling lonely eating dinner alone.”
“Are you eating by yourself? Where’s Mom?”
“She said she had a separate dinner meeting.”
“What about Nan Joo auntie? Is she off duty today?”
Seo Ha looked for Park Nan Joo, who’d taken over household management since her marriage to Seung Oh.
“She said she’s off today and tomorrow.”
“We should’ve come sooner—must’ve been lonely for you, Mother-in-law.”
“Oh dear, you still sound awkward calling me ‘Mother-in-law.’ Even ‘sabuin’ feels strange to say—and it’s already been three months since your wedding!”
Seo Ha laughed along with Ok Soon’s cheerful giggling.
“I know, right? Sometimes ‘Auntie, Auntie’ just pops out before I can stop it!”
“Right? Why not just keep calling me Auntie like before?”
“Remember last time? Mom scolded me for it. Let’s just get used to it, Mother-in-law!”
“Oh goodness, all right then. My precious daughter-in-law!”
Seo Ha and Ok Soon walked arm in arm through the garden. Passing by her side in turn were the pine tree her father had planted the day she was born, the pond filled with colorful darting fish, and the uniquely shaped garden stones.
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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