Second Male Lead, You Said It Was A Contract Marriage? (7 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 078
I didn’t stay in the banquet hall after the Emperor withdrew and night fell. Without hesitation, I boarded the carriage heading toward the Duke’s residence. Then I called out to the sullen man sitting across from me.
“Yezar, you fool. What guilt do you feel just because Her Majesty the Empress cried? Anyone would think you had harmed her…”
Haa, this fool. How can he be so painfully kind? He automatically assumes everything is his fault. Of course he wouldn’t even consider that Bertisha, furious after being rejected by him, had shouted at him and behaved rudely.
Then Yezar, with a deeply gloomy expression, replied.
“…I’m sorry. I was taught that one must never make a woman cry. It feels as though I’ve disobeyed my father’s teachings.”
Huh? What did he just say? So his guilt wasn’t stemming from hurting Bertisha at all?
“You weren’t sorry toward Her Majesty the Empress?”
Then he looked at me as if I were saying something strange.
“What reason would I have to feel sorry toward her? I am your husband, and it’s only natural to keep a certain distance from any woman other than my wife.”
Right. That was certainly correct.
“Yezar, was it really alright, facing Her Majesty the Empress?”
My husband, who had faced Bertisha, seemed far more composed than I’d expected. This should be a cause for joy. So why did I feel this odd sensation? Was it because the devoted secondary male lead, Yezar, who had once been so devoted to Bertisha in my memory, seemed to have completely vanished?
‘Or could it be because everyone had unanimously said that Yezar collapsed upon hearing of Bertisha’s marriage?’
Ember had even cried while begging me, unable to bear seeing Yezar suffer any longer. The butler, though angry, had spoken with a bitter tone—utterly helpless, overwhelmed by despair at being unable to do anything.
“There’s no way. The moment I saw her, I thought my heart would drop to my feet, just like when her letters kept coming. But strangely, once I found you, I felt fine.”
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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The difference was that kissing on the lips had become more familiar than kissin
Yezar, you’ve become daring, I love it! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh
“Get a grip, Julietta. How could you think of devouring that innocent man!”
No, Julietta. I’m 100% sure that Yezar has had the same thoughts, and he’s also very impatient, I assure you.
And innocent?
He’s practically devouring you.“So why did you bring that up at dinner? We only share a bed, not fulfill a coup
Let her calm down; she’s been thinking about devouring you all night.
Yezar, you’re also fighting for your rights; they want to take away your kisses.
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Gracias por el capítulo ahh los amo pero como es que Julieta no puede ver cuánto la ama, siento que después se va alejar de el y le romperá el corazón 😢