I started with the arch-shaped entrance and took a quick look inside. As I peered down the gray stairs leading into the darkness below, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of tension. Even though there were no monstrous creatures lurking below, the air was cold, the atmosphere eerily unsettling, and my breath hung in the thin air like a delicate wisp of smoke.
Grrrllllk [A dash].
“What was that just now? What was that sound?”
While I was descending the stairs, I suddenly heard the faint sound of an animal growling in my ear, which startled me.
“Isn’t it fascinating, Dazzling? You’ll be pleasantly surprised when we enter beyond that door later!”
It seemed that Jeff hadn’t heard that sound earlier, and he mistakenly thought that I was just amazed by this new space I had entered.
“He sure walks quickly with those short legs.”
In the midst of this, Pobi, without showing any signs of fatigue, followed along with shorter, stubby legs, not falling behind me. Clearly, it was a specially designed doll-like creation by Jeff to accompany me.
Thump-thump [Dash].
“This can’t be!”
As we continued to walk along the seemingly endless path with no destination in sight, we finally arrived at the center of the underground space, where an unexpected encounter awaited.
“You, you are…”
On the ceiling, there was a hexagonal object of substantial size, as Jeff had described it as a magic box. Beneath it, on a massive altar, there was a blue dragon crouched, fast asleep.
“Isn’t that Yongyang, the dragon I used to ride joyfully during the days of the primordial human?”
The true identity of the blue dragon was a mysterious being closely connected to my first life and a dear friend.
“In reality, that box has functions beyond just being a cooling device.”
I was at a loss for words as I watched the cooling device, resembling a chandelier-like metal contraption, absorb energy from the dragon’s body. Jeff’s explanation didn’t even register in my ears.
“It’s directly converting the dragon’s power into the resources needed for the Empire.”
I had only imagined a scene where grains like wheat or barley were piled up, and I had never expected that a being so close, one that could be compared to my relationship with Ulrica, would be reduced to a state of exhaustion, having its energy exploited.
‘How did it end up like this after escaping from the Land of the Gods?’
My mind melts into a pitch-black darkness, and I reach out, wondering if the dragon in front of me might react. Innocent Jeff helps me get closer, thinking he might want to touch out of curiosity.
Swoosh.
Before I know it, my hand touches the scales of the dragon, Yongyong, which is devoid of any warmth.
“Ouch, my ear hurts!”
Suddenly, there’s a ringing sound, and in the blink of an eye, I arrive in a white space.
The sky was a pure white, like snow, and the ground I stood on seemed to be a space where someone had scooped out the Milky Way.
“Where am I again? I was definitely with Jeff and Eshian…”
Swoosh.
In the moment when I couldn’t understand why I had to go through this, I heard the low growling of a beast in my ear once again. It felt like it was calling me, so I turned my body in the direction of the sound.
“Yongyong! Did you call me here by any chance?”
Answer me, you rascal! I shouted as I ran.
“Aaargh!”
Then suddenly, the flat ground gave way, my balance was lost, and I plummeted. In a dizzying haze, I didn’t know what to do and eventually lost consciousness.
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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