Sister, I'm the Queen This Life (330 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 176
“I’m asking you like this.”
Ariadne found herself in a slightly awkward situation. After informing Petruccia that she intended to cancel the purchase of beeswax that had yet to arrive at San Carlo—offering to pay the stipulated penalty fee—Representative Caruso himself had come to see her in person, unable to accept her decision.
Frowning, Ariadne replied,
“You know very well that I’m not making an unreasonable demand of you. Canceling this order is my right, as clearly stated in our contract.”
“The buyer may refuse delivery of goods not yet received by paying a thirty percent cancellation fee.” This clause was explicitly written in the contract between Ariadne de Mare and the Bocanegro Trading Company, and it was also a widely accepted commercial custom across the Central Continent.
“I’m fully aware of that. In fact, it’s we who are acting unreasonably. That’s precisely why I’ve come here to beg a favor from you, Miss.”
Representative Caruso looked up at Ariadne with a pleading expression.
“Our company has staked its very survival on this transaction. We’ve poured every last coin we could scrounge into acquiring the goods you requested. We’re hanging by a thread. If things continue as they are, Bocanegro will go bankrupt despite being in the black.”
Ariadne knit her brows. She deeply disliked people who reneged on their word—but she also knew clearly that both the Bocanegro Trading Company and Representative Caruso had been effectively pressured into this contract against their will.
Seeing her hesitate, Representative Caruso played his next card.
“We’ll reduce our share of the profits.”
It was a reluctant offer—the worst possible choice. It meant sacrificing future growth potential. But without this concession, there was no guarantee his company would survive even until next month.
“The current split is 70–30… we’re willing to go as far as 80–20…”
Ariadne immediately understood just how deeply Representative Caruso was cutting into his own bones. On the surface, it seemed like an effortlessly generous offer—like grabbing land and swimming freely. But would it truly be beneficial in the long run?
While increasing her own profit sounded good, if she pushed him this hard, who knew if Representative Caruso might later come after her in the dead of night, eyes bloodshot, swinging a club?
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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I’m still curious of what Alphonso meant by the last chapter
I’m still curious of what Alphonso meant by the last chapter
So Alphonso is misunderstanding now?