It wasn’t easy to escape from Jiho’s embrace. It was because his sturdy arms enveloped Isu like cradling a baby. The more Isu squirmed, the strangely tighter Jiho’s embrace became. Fearing that he might end up waking Jiho, Isu gave up and pretended to be asleep. He decided that when Jiho’s tossing subsided and his arms loosened, that would be the moment to escape.
Isu’s heart was pounding, and it had been a while since his sleep had been disrupted. ‘How long do I have to stay like this? What time is it? It seems like it’s already evening with the darkness in the room.’ Stealthily shifting his body backward, Isu managed to open a gap and lifted Jiho’s sleeping face to have a look.
The peacefully closed eyes created a beautifully flawless picture of the man, just like a painting. From the even forehead and long, straight nose to the sharp jawline, he was perfect. While smiling, Isu’s gaze lingered on Jiho’s lips for a long time. Seeing his full lips, memories of sweet and charming kisses vividly came back. Just thinking about it sent a tingling sensation.
‘When Jiho opens his eyes, I’ll kiss him without hesitation. I wonder how sweet it will be this time?’ Unconsciously, Isu found his lips rolling inward as if savoring the taste. ‘Oh, crazy. What am I imagining right now?’ Isu tightly closed his eyes. In the moment of indulging in his playful thoughts, he felt foolish and embarrassed, and a flush rose on his face.
At that moment, Jiho’s loosely held arm pulled Isu closer. “Awake now. Did you sleep well?” Jiho’s lazy voice resonated.
“Uh! Did you wake up?” Isu’s surprised voice, like a caught child, slipped out. Despite Jiho not knowing about his imagination, Isu’s face blushed needlessly. ‘Why does even his voice sound so alluring today?’
Jiho embraced Isu even tighter. “I woke up, and you were in my arms. It feels so good.”
“Me too.”
“When did you come?”
“Probably around 4 o’clock.” Although Isu had once thought it would be nice to fall asleep while smelling Jiho’s scent and lying in his embrace, now that it had become a reality, embarrassment surpassed its limits.
Isu’s voice, startled like a child caught misbehaving, crawled in unexpectedly. Even though Jiho couldn’t possibly know about his own fantasies, his face burned for no reason.
‘Why does my voice sound so provocative today?’ Jiho pulled Isu closer, embracing him tightly. “I just woke up, but since you’re in my arms… I love it so much.”
“Me too.”
“When did you come?”
“Probably around 4 o’clock.” There had been times when Isu had thought it would be nice to fall asleep in Jiho’s arms while smelling his scent. Now that it had become a reality, just the fact that they were lying in the same bed overwhelmed him with embarrassment.
It was nice to see Jiho sleeping like a painting, but Isu didn’t know what to do when Jiho woke up. ‘The atmosphere is so strange. What should I do about this atmosphere?’ Moreover, it was already dark, the night had fallen.
The moment Isu thought he should get up, Jiho loosened his arms, raised his upper body, and gently laid Isu down, allowing his shoulders to touch the bed. Then, he gazed down at Isu.
In an instant, Jiho’s face seemed to come close to Isu’s face, as if about to touch it, but not quite. Their gazes perfectly filled each other’s faces.
“Isu, I missed you so much.”
“Uh, uh… Me too…” Jiho’s lips, which Isu, nervous and stammering, spoke, slowly descended. They touched softly, drew apart, drew a affectionate smile, and then joined again.
Through the parted lips, sweetness flowed in. The reality of the kiss was incomparably sweeter and more charming than Isu’s imagination. Isu’s eyelashes trembled.
It was a feeling of everything melting from head to toe with the spreading sweetness. Jiho lightly tasted Isu’s lips, sucked deeply, and then gently explored, moving slowly and smoothly.
He didn’t know how long he had been waiting. In order not to wake up the deeply sleeping Isu, Jiho barely resisted the urge to kiss his lips.
As much as the time he had endured, Jiho couldn’t easily stop. Amidst the warm breaths, he kissed Isu’s lips, which he had missed so much. Jiho parted his lips and smiled at Isu, who was now so close that only his face could be seen.
The reddened cheek against the pale face, the closed eyes, and Isu, breathing heavily with closed eyes, looked insanely beautiful.
“Why are you so pretty like this?”
In the sweet voice, Isu slowly opened his eyes. Jiho’s eyes were overflowing with affection. Unsure of what to say in such a situation, Isu just smiled.
Jiho’s hand, which was gently caressing Isu’s face, tenderly swept down his hair. “I miss you even when I’m looking at you.”
Had there ever been a time when he wanted to see someone like this? Even when he was looking and looking, the feeling of wanting to see more was something he felt for the first time.
“Me too. I missed you a lot.” Isu shyly nodded, meeting Jiho’s gaze with trembling eyes.
Enchanted by the sweet voice, Isu slowly opened his eyes.
Overflowing with affection, Jiho’s gaze met Isu’s eyes.
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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