Stop Coming On to Me (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 26
The elderly maid, Lady Miriam Horté, never hesitated to carry out the Empress’s orders. While beating the servant girl, she didn’t even blink once.
The Empress spoke coldly.
“Didn’t you yourself say with your own mouth that the Second Prince was bedridden and unable to move? That he couldn’t even ride a horse? Yet he was fluttering about energetically at the hunt.”
Between each strike, Miriam sharply interjected.
“How dare you! Where do you get the nerve to lie like this!”
The servant girl crawled on the floor, pleading desperately.
“Khuh… No! It’s not true! Ever since the Head of the Apothecary visited, His Highness the Second Prince has been nauseous all day and unable to eat…! I never lied—I beg you, spare my life!”
Her plea was so desperate it seemed impossible to be false. Watching her, the Empress murmured quietly.
“Then you must have been deceived. You fell for a play meant to trick me.”
“His Highness the Second Prince’s illness was genuine. It must have been Lord Kaidel, Lord Kaidel himself who brought the medicine.”
The servant girl now lacked even the strength to scream; she curled up, covering only her head. If this continued, she might be utterly broken.
At the Empress’s gesture, the maid stopped beating her. Beads of sweat glistened on Miriam’s forehead, clearly showing she had given it her all.
She ordered the other maids to drag away the Second Prince’s servant, then turned toward the Empress.
“So it was all an act by His Highness the Second Prince?”
“He must have grown soft after returning from the battlefield. Thanks to that, all His Majesty saw was that boy appearing robustly recovered.”
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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Thief? I wonder what she means. But also how are they able to treat the count’s daughter so carelessly? I’m a little confused on how powerful a “lion” is compared to their respective titles duke/count/unknown. You know I think Roba’s mother might have a connection to the second lion that was barely mentioned. I also suspect soon there will be discord in the countdom house.
Thief? I wonder what she means. But also how are they able to treat the count’s daughter so carelessly? I’m a little confused on how powerful a “lion” is compared to their respective titles duke/count/unknown. You know I think Roba’s mother might have a connection to the second lion that was barely mentioned. I also suspect soon there will be discord in the countdom house.
I think that lady called Misha a thief for trying to steal the Duke’s heart, I have a feeling she will also try to take revenge on Roba. The Duke is quite brave just taking peanuts, just based off the book he could tell it was Roba who was there. I wonder if Roba will genuinely serve the princess