Sister, I'm the Queen This Life (330 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 76
Prince Alfonso, who had fully understood his mother’s meaning, stared blankly ahead with a dazed expression. Tears streamed endlessly from his slate-gray eyes—so strikingly like his mother’s—that were wide open in shock.
“You are the future sovereign. You bear duties toward your people. Prudentia (prudence), temperantia (temperance).”
Prudence, courage, temperance, justice—the cardinal virtues of monarchs who followed the Yesap faith in the Central Continent.
‘Prudence,’ which commanded proper conduct, and ‘temperance,’ which demanded self-restraint and resistance to indulgence—here, undoubtedly referred to the attitude of not allowing himself to be distracted by a mere woman, but instead dedicating himself to the needs of the state.
Yet Alfonso could not help but protest to his mother.
“According to Bonifacio, the philosopher of the Latin Empire, ‘The wife of a sovereign is also a sovereign.’”
Fervor flared in the prince’s tear-drenched slate-gray eyes.
“The one who stands beside the sovereign must possess wisdom and insight equal to the sovereign’s own—must see the grand design, govern subordinates with tolerance and virtue, and support the sovereign with boldness and courage.”
He clenched his fist tightly.
“Ariadne is precisely the person most suited for that position. She possesses the potential to elevate the power of the Etruscan Kingdom to an entirely new level.”
There were also words he could not bring himself to say.
And… I, your son, desire her.
Last night, upon hearing Count Cesare’s proposal of marriage, Alfonso had felt as though struck on the head by a hammer.
Someday, Ariadne would become someone’s wife. She would stand beside that man, prepare his meals, and bear his children. That was the future awaiting her if he did not reach out his hand.
Alfonso continued without pause.
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?