Yoon held the doorknob, hesitating continuously.
“What should I do?”
It was a rather awkward situation because she was the only one who hadn’t paid the group uniform fee for the school sports festival. After hesitating for a long while, Yoon seemed to make up her mind and finally opened the door and left.
She carefully descended the stairs and caught her breath near the living room where Kim Seo Jeong was. Facing Seo Jeong required a lot of courage for Yoon. That’s when it happened.
“What are you doing here!”
It was Yoo Jin, Yoon’s sameage stepsister. Surprised at seeing Yoo Jin, Yoon’s body trembled.
“Ah….”
In fact, Yoo Jin had swallowed Yoon’s group uniform fee. But Yoon was so scared that she couldn’t even ask for it back; she would shrink automatically at the sight of Yoo Jin.
“Didn’t I tell you to stay out of my sight? Get lost!”
Yoo Jin pushed Yoon away and went to the living room. As a result, Yoon, who was much smaller than Yoo Jin, staggered.
Yoon, leaning against the wall and barely regaining her balance, blankly stared at Yoo Jin’s retreating figure, then turned her body around. She had to avoid them when Seo Jeong and Yoo Jin, the mother and daughter, were together.
‘One is hard enough, but both at the same time.’
Yoon shook her head. As she climbed the stairs, her small shoulders sagged a bit more than when she had come down.
Her room was at the very end of the second floor. In this large house, only this room was allowed for her.
It was said to be a room that wasn’t originally used. It didn’t get much sunlight, and because it was so small, it had been used as a storeroom.
As such, there was no bed in the room. It was full with just a small wardrobe and a desk. Still, it was a space she was grateful for, where Yoon could stay most comfortably in this house.
The small window, without curtains, didn’t let in much sunlight, but it was nice that she could look up at the blue sky when she looked outside.
At night, she could see the twinkling stars and the moon. Every night, Yoon would look up at the moon outside the window and make a wish.
‘Please let me live in my grandparents’ house again, just like before.’
Yoon’s wish was solely this.
It had been almost two years since Yoon came to this house. Two years ago, after her mother suddenly passed away from cancer, she had to move to her father’s house.
Yoon was a daughter born out of her father’s affair. A few days before her mother’s death, feeling that her end was near, she revealed the truth about Yoon’s biological father.
Yoon’s father was a Member of Parliament. Therefore, not only her grandparents but also Yoon was very surprised.
It was the same when she entered this house. The house was like a palace she had only seen on television, so it didn’t feel real. However, Yoon, who came to live in the palacelike house, didn’t even have a hundred won at her disposal, let alone pocket money.
Seo Jeong took care of the money she had to pay for school, and when cash was needed, Yoo Jin paid instead. In fact, Yoon had briefly run away last year.
She snuck into the nearby police station after school, avoiding the driver’s eyes, and was pleading with the police officer to let her make a phone call to her grandparents’ house. However, she was immediately caught when the driver somehow found out and followed her into the station.
That day, Seo Jeong severely scolded Yoon for causing a stain in their household, and after that, she even cut off the small amount of pocket money she used to give.
‘Ah… it would be nice to have just 10,000 won.’
Then she could go to her grandparents’ house at the seaside. However, there was no one she could borrow money from.
At school, Yoo Jin spread a rumor that Yoon was crazy, which led her to be ostracized and left without a single friend. She didn’t have a mobile phone either, so she couldn’t contact her grandfather.
The chauffeur always took her to school and picked her up. Moreover, because she always had to stick with Yoo Jin, there was no such thing as freedom anywhere.
Yoon thought back to when she lived at her grandparents’ house. Although it was only two years ago, it felt like a long time ago. Looking back now, it was a genuinely happy time for Yoon.
As she thought about that time, tears suddenly fell from Yoon’s eyes.
‘Grandma, grandpa.’
When Yoon’s grandfather found out that Yoon’s father was a member of parliament, he recklessly entrusted Yoon to this house. His reason was, why should she live a hard life when her wealthy father is alive?
He brought Yoon here without thinking much, but he didn’t expect much. However, unexpectedly, her biological father, Seo Ji Man, accepted Yoon.
It seemed like he accepted her obediently, thinking it would be better to take care of her rather than risk any aftermath after doing a DNA test.
So, Yoon, who had followed her mother’s surname Jung, became ‘Seo Yoon’. But in the two years of living as Seo Yoon, there was not a single day when she felt at ease.
‘Shut up!’
‘Don’t stand out!’
‘Get lost!’
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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