“Are you using my sister for political purposes?”
Kirian’s lips drew a smooth curve, but his voice was as cold as ice.
Stung by the incisive remark, Hees had to take a moment to catch his breath. He knew he might stutter if he answered too hastily.
“Why would you think that?”
Kirian began to pace around the room again, with a relaxed stride.
“It’s obvious. There’s no such thing as fated love.”
Kirian chuckled.
“An engagement out of nowhere with a young girl you met for the first time at the founding ceremony. Isn’t it suspicious? The Crown Prince of the Ksia Kingdom is vacant. There are many suspicious things about it.”
Kirian suddenly stopped and flashed a sly smile.
“Isn’t it?”
Though his question was lighthearted, there wasn’t a shred of doubt in Kirian’s query.
Hees couldn’t help but nod at the confident appearance of Kirian.
“Yes. Initially, that was the intention. But Princess Reina agreed.”
At the mention of Reina, Kirian’s eyes sharpened. But Hees continued resolutely.
“And above all, it’s different now. More sincere than anyone else. No, maybe it was sincere from the beginning.”
Kirian’s brows furrowed, and his face turned stiff. His bloodred eyes shone even in the faint moonlight, but Hees didn’t care.
After all, the most important fact remained the same. The contract between him and Reina was still solid. They were now engaged.
“Whether Prince Kirian believes it or not doesn’t matter.”
Hees spoke with a calm and unshakable tone. His eyes were more composed than emotional, as if he were merely listing facts.
“I won’t give up. Just as Princess Reina didn’t give up on me, I can’t give up on Princess Reina. She’s not someone who can be easily given up on.”
There was a faint sound of teeth grinding in the darkness, but Kirian continued to smile beautifully.
“What should I do about that? I feel the same way.”
Kirian stepped back a few paces, and the darkness swallowed him up.
“We’ll see who gives up first.”
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]As night fell, a greater sense of melancholy set in.
I lay awake in the dark, unable to sleep, grumbling.
“That bastard. Not even coming to his only sister’s engagement?”
Of course, it was an engagement born of capitalism, for capitalism, by capitalism, so it seemed ridiculous to place so much importance on it.
But Kirian’s absence at the engagement felt like he really wanted to sever ties, and something poked uncomfortably at my heart.
“It’s good to sever ties like this.”
It had become the mediocre yet tolerable relationship I wanted when I was young. A relationship that would guarantee my life, just that kind of relationship.
If we become as indifferent as cows and chickens, I don’t have to worry about being pursued when I become independent. When Kirian falls head over heels for Esmeralda, unable to differentiate up from down, I won’t be dragged into it.
I can live comfortably on the annuity.
“It’s a perfect happy ending.”
I pulled the quilt up to my chin.
“That’s enough. Humph. Who asked him to come to the engagement? I should just become independent quickly.”
In my grumbling, I didn’t hear the window squeak open.
“Sister.”
A low voice tickled my ear.
“Heek!”
It was Kirian. He leaned on my headboard and whispered.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t go to the engagement.”
His lips were oddly turned up, probably because he overheard my muttering.
Feeling embarrassed at being caught, I slapped his hand away with a pout.
“Fine, fine. I had a great time without you anyway.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. I ate delicious food, saw my friends, wore a beautiful dress. It was a day to remember, filled with everyone’s congratulations.”
It was childish, but seeing the corners of Kirian’s eyes droop slightly, my malicious mood lessened a bit.
“Really…?”
“Yeah.”
I snapped my eyes shut and pulled the blanket up higher.
“Whew. I had so much fun that I’m tired. I need to sleep.”
A soft sigh was heard.
“Really? It’s a shame… I had prepared a gift since you couldn’t make it to the engagement ceremony.”
My ears perked up at the word ‘gift.’
“Something shiny that my sister likes….”
Something shiny?
My ears opened wide. Independence was so close, and I was in a situation where every penny was precious. What could it be? An expensive engagement gift to make up for my absence?
“I really prepared a lot.”
Eventually, I opened my eyes wide and stared at Kirian beside me.
“If my sister won’t accept it, there’s nothing I can do.”
Kirian drooped his shoulders and slowly started walking towards the window. His dejected back looked rather pitiful. Before he could open the window and leap out, I quickly opened my mouth.
“Ahem. Well, since you went to the trouble of preparing it, I should accept it out of courtesy.”
“Really?”
His pitiful appearance vanished, and Kirian turned to look at me faster than I could respond. His bright red eyes, shining mischievously, were full of playfulness.
What’s this?
A feeling of unease began to grow when suddenly, my view changed. When I came to, I was in Kirian’s arms.
I blinked my eyes in a daze.
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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