Upon seeing the disconnected call screen, Kyung-hee couldn’t string together proper words. The hand holding the phone trembled uncontrollably.

“As if saying, ‘Let’s see what happens’…”

[Stop making lame excuses and just ask for help.]

Kneeling and begging was futile and pathetic. The more Kyung-hee pondered, the more her anger intensified, and she clenched her teeth with all her might.

With a popping sound, the phone in her hand, which had been vibrating, tumbled roughly across the table.

Kyung-hee closed her eyes, attempting to calm her rough breathing, but the breath, wounded by humiliation, did not easily settle.

Sitting quietly while mumbling breaths, the phone screen brightened with a short notification sound.

A message from an unfamiliar number contained only one attached photo.

“Contract”

Kyung-hee’s expression distorted as she read the contract stating that Hwa-yeon had transferred her Taeyil Group shares to her when she married Jae-oh.

“How does this number not get blocked?”

Kyung-hee dropped the phone as if tossing it aside.

Sending the contract to her, who had cut off contact, implicitly meant that if the current situation wasn’t resolved, she would tear it up, indicating that Kyung-hee should handle it herself.

“Ugh…”

Annoyed, Kyung-hee bit her lower lip, pressing her aching head with her fingertips.

[Let Jae-oh do what he said he would do once. We can demand something only if we wait. Trust me for now.]

The words she had said choked her.

The reason she could say such things was because, as she had told Hwa-yeon, she trusted Jae-oh’s situation.

He was someone who, apart from business matters, had no interest in anything else.

No matter how much he might have feelings for Chaeyoon privately, she never expected those feelings to affect business matters.

Liking Chaeyoon was a personal matter, and this was strictly a public affair.

[He said he was afraid and wanted to marry off his nephew who married out of fear to his daughter.]

Although Jae-oh said those words to force her to look into Hwa-yeon’s character, Kyung-hee thought Jae-oh was warning her.

If there were such feelings, it was a warning to fold.

This could be interpreted as a tacit understanding that if she didn’t want to get entangled with Hwa-yeon any further, Jae-oh, too, would stay quiet.

However, seeing how the matter escalated, it seemed it wasn’t just a simple warning.

‘Why on earth.’

Even though she had found a way to escape, it wasn’t Jae-oh. Also, in this circle, Sang-heon’s influence was significant.

In that case, it could be compromised, so why make such a big deal out of it?

‘Is it time for this?’

Upon closer inspection, this was the first time Jae-oh had exploited Jung-woong’s weakness.
Pulling it down, I was frustrated because I couldn’t determine if this reckless approach was due to the judgment that a better situation wouldn’t come or for some other clear reason.

‘Knowing that might somehow help calm Kwon Hwa-yeon…’

No matter how much I thought, there seemed to be no solution, and irritation built up.

Kyung-hee lowered the hand that had been pressing against her head with her tongue.

Then, with a jing [dash], the phone vibrated briefly.

The caller was the same number as before. This time, only an audio file was attached, not a photo.

“What is this again?”

Curious, Kyung-hee pressed the play button, and the voices of Jae-oh and Ji-pil came through.

『Why is Chaeyoon?』

『She smiles and converses as if nothing happened, but there’s a lot she’s hiding inside. It feels like the feelings I had, considering divorce, won’t just go away overnight.』

The moment Kyung-hee heard Jae-oh’s words, she sighed with a realization.

There might be a reason to check Jung-woong, but it was also because she hadn’t completely won Song Chaeyoon’s heart and wanted to eliminate any connection with Kwon Hwa-yeon.

Cutting off any ties with Kwon Hwa-yeon would open Song Chaeyoon’s heart.

“It seems like he’s sincere about Song Chaeyoon more than I thought.”

She had thought that since she didn’t pay much attention when he was beside her, how deep could his feelings be? It would soon fade away, but it was slightly surprising to hear it was genuine.

However, it wasn’t a bad condition that he was sincere with Chaeyoon. Finally, Han Jae-oh had a weakness.

Kyung-hee’s frustrated expression improved noticeably.

「Song Chaeyoon」

“Playing with her, it’s like a piece of cake.”

[Star icon]

A sturdy arm wrapped around the waist. In the silence of being embraced from behind, Song Chaeyoon’s eyes gently opened.

Her eyes, which hadn’t fully opened yet, were full of sleep.

Song Chaeyoon blinked a few times with eyes that hadn’t fully opened, then soon turned and nestled into Jae-oh’s arms. Then, this time, Jae-oh’s eyes opened.

Seeing Chaeyoon snuggle into his arms, a smile gently spread across Jae-oh’s lips. However, when he tried to adjust Chaeyoon, who seemed uncomfortable, her fair face crumpled lightly.

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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