“Ant. For a man, you have quite delicate hands.”
I quickly withdrew my hand, but it was already too late.
“Reyna, right?”
It was a confident voice. There was no point in denying it any longer.
I sighed, took off my hood, and even released the voice manipulation.
“Yes, that’s me.”
Hys’s eyes widened. He seemed so sure, yet, after confirming my face, his expression showed disbelief.
“Really, Reyna?”
Hys took a step closer. Even in the faint light of the secret chamber, his green eyes glowed vividly. His slightly extended hand roamed around me, as if confirming my existence.
“Yes, it’s me.”
However, I couldn’t reveal my true identity so easily.
I stopped Hys before he could take another step closer.
“But you must not tell anyone. If you don’t want to die.”
“What?!”
It seemed like I misspoke.
“So, if it’s known that Reyna is alive, I’ll be in danger, right?”
Even after explaining the gravity of the situation, Hys maintained a calm expression.
Not realizing the severity of the situation, I gritted my teeth and unleashed the threat.
“That’s why you must never reveal it. The person targeting me is more dangerous than you think.”
I looked at Hys with an uneasy gaze. I couldn’t use magic, and I wasn’t as robust as Kyrían, who could handle a sword with ease.
There was no backup. But this backup, I had to keep it alive.
I pushed a piece of paper towards Hys.
When Hys tried to flip it, I quickly covered it with my hand.
“Don’t flip it, just place your hand on top.”
Hys obediently followed my instructions.
“Now, focus, think, ‘I am getting stronger, stronger.’ silently.”
Although he looked somewhat puzzled, Hys followed my words while remaining silent.
After a few seconds, Hys glanced at me.
“Is it done now?”
“Cough. Yes, now try hitting this table once.”
Although Hys looked at me strangely, he still followed my instructions.
With a rather loud sound, the table shook, but unfortunately, it didn’t break, and the shaking quickly subsided.
“Hys, were you good at math or magic at the academy?”
Hys scratched his neck.
“No, I’m embarrassed to say, but I wasn’t good at magic.”
I buried my face in my hands.
I had experimented several times with the thugs under me, and even though I perfectly unraveled the magic, it was useless if the person performing the magic didn’t understand it.
I experimented with Hys, thinking that perhaps the thugs lacked magical power, but seeing that magic didn’t work on Hys either, it seemed like one had to fully comprehend the enchantment for it to work.
“Even if I cast a spell, I don’t know when it will be undone, and I can’t always be with you to cast enchantments…”
“You, it’s confirmed that you’re a troublemaker.”
Hys looked at me with a puzzled expression, not understanding the English.
“What? What’s a troublemaker?”
“It means you’re absolutely confirmed to be a troublemaker. Never let the fact that I’m alive be known.”
I wiped my face with both hands as is.
“Will you cooperate?”
It wasn’t just for Hys’s safety. Once it became known that I was alive, Lord Majenne would stop at nothing to eliminate me.
I didn’t know who else might get involved and get hurt in the process. Everyone else was living well without me, and for now, hiding and living in secrecy was the best option.
“Yes.”
The answer came more easily than I thought.
“In return, let me help Reyna.”
“No.”
I flatly refused. I expected this. That’s why I deliberately didn’t mention who might be targeting me. I knew Hys would ask without hesitation, wanting to help me.
“This time, I will protect Hys.”
I struck the table with one hand, and the table broke into two with a loud sound.
As Hys emerged from Madeline Parr’s hideout, he wiped his face with one hand in embarrassment.
He didn’t know Reyna would be in such a predicament because of him. Moreover, Reyna still refused to accept his help.
She insisted on bearing everything alone.
Suddenly, such thoughts crossed his mind. If it were not him but Master Kyrían who found Reyna first, would she willingly accept a helping hand?
It was a futile thought.
Hys got on the carriage without patterns, shaking off those thoughts.
Speculating on such scenarios would lead to no gain.
As the carriage urged the horses forward, the distant narrow alley quickly disappeared.
“Maybe I should inform the duke…”
Lost in thought, he contemplated the Duke and Duchess, who secluded themselves in the duke’s mansion, Master Kyrían, who roamed the Deneb Mountains in pursuit of monsters, and Reyna, who had to live with thugs in the back alleys, all for her sake.
But Hys already knew. He wouldn’t be able to speak.
When the carriage was about to turn a corner, it suddenly came to an abrupt halt. The horses made distressed noises, and the coachman shouted in surprise.
“What’s going on?”
“Sorry, Crown Prince. Due to another carriage suddenly blocking the road…”
Hys quickly opened the carriage window.
And there, he met the face he least wanted to see.
“Mother.”
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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