Regret With All Your Might (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 51
The carriage set off slowly.
Only when Yenive Street had grown distant did Olivia look out the window.
Dian sat astride a horse riding alongside the carriage, maintaining a steady distance. His posture—always so upright before Olivia—had slumped slightly.
It was fortunate that the sunset glowed behind Dian. Otherwise, his face would have been clearly visible—and that was something Olivia did not wish for. Dian probably felt the same.
Olivia drew the curtain over the window. As the sound of hooves clattering outside reached her ears, she mulled over what had just happened.
“…May I escort you to the Grand Ducal Palace now?”
Dian had awkwardly changed the subject when she asked if he wore lenses. Only after confirming she was seated in the carriage, ready to depart immediately, did he briefly turn back.
When he said they would set off again, Dian’s eyes were perfectly brown. Yet Olivia could not forget the hazel eyes she had glimpsed beneath that brown.
Until now, Olivia had believed Dian’s hostility stemmed simply from her being an imperial faction princess and his deep loyalty to Bicander—much like certain knights who would stare intently at her, then quickly look away when their eyes nearly met.
But upon reflection, Dian had disliked her far more noticeably than others.
“…Could it be some kind of defense mechanism?”
Yet it didn’t quite make sense that he’d hate her especially for fearing exposure of his green eyes—after all, he’d always gotten along well with the children of Yenive Street.
Then why did he despise her so specifically?
Olivia blinked rapidly. She was actually worrying this much over why someone disliked her.
In the past, she never bothered to find out why people disliked her.
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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“Half-breed, daughter of a lowly dancer, bastard child, a girl who became the Cr
Why does she have to explain herself what she has been through to soothe an ignorant man. Sigh
These were the vile rumors about Olivia—rumors he could never bring himself to u
Oh so he knew???? Then what’s with all this nonsense. Dian I will never fully like you
“As of just now.”
🤪🤪🤣 Edwin is so funny for this… be like edwin people
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Sweetest chapter right here… all the romantic build up was fulfilled nicely
Why are you blaming her mother and not the men who had much more power to force her into it
Poor olivia
And why did her Mother do this