“……Um, my phone.”
Su Yeon had just opened her mouth, after watching the suffocatingly heavy atmosphere for a long while.
It had been over an hour since In Ho entered the hospital room.
In Ho had entered the hospital room with a dazed face and silently sat on the sofa.
Then he just stared blankly at the void until now.
The time apart was just a night.
It was clear that something had happened to him during that time.
Somehow, Su Yeon felt like she knew what that something was.
“Hyung, I got a call from mother? Where did you put your phone?”
Myung Woo, who suddenly entered the hospital room early in the morning, handed over a strange phone with a perplexed face.
Startled by the term ‘mother’, Su Yeon half sat up and looked down at the phone offered by Myung Woo.
The call from Young Sun seemed to be still connected, with the numbers indicating the call time steadily flowing.
Su Yeon bit her lower lip with an unusually perplexed face.
She couldn’t fathom why she was contacted so early in the morning, even by Myung Woo.
She pondered for a moment.
She contemplated making the excuse that her condition was not good enough to take the call.
She really didn’t want to pretend to be In Ho and take the call.
But she could clearly see how much of a fuss Young Sun, who was already foolish about her son, would make if she did that.
Eventually, she took the phone and held it to her ear.
Then, a worried voice that she could not remember when she last heard, penetrated straight into her ears.
Son! What the hell is this about, hospitalization!
“Ah, it’s nothing……”
Nothing! The whole world is talking about you collapsing and being hospitalized!
Su Yeon clenched her eyes tightly.
It seemed that an article had been published.
Otherwise, there would have been no way for her to know so early that she was hospitalized.
It felt like a nuisance to everyone on set to be unable to utter a word and waste time due to the severe headache, so she was only hospitalized.
She never dreamed that it would become an article like this.
Only then did she get a sense of what In Ho’s words from the day before meant.
“Why don’t you consult before causing a scene! Do you just act recklessly without considering it’s not your business? Without any responsibility?”
Come to think of it, it was true.
Even though In Ho was feverish and couldn’t focus, he tried not to go to the hospital.
She thought he simply disliked hospitals as he was stubborn even while suffering as if he would die.
Depending on the person, they may dislike the unique smell of hospitals, or find hospitals stifling.
She thought it would be such a trivial reason and easily overlooked it.
But now she was certain that it might not have been such a simple reason.
In Ho might have disliked the fact that every single action he took became an issue and an article, making it the talk of the people.
That’s why he reacted so sensitively to being hospitalized without consultation.
Su Yeon let out a heavy sigh.
Then, an unwelcome story pierced into her ears.
Son, I’m going to the hospital now. Oh, is Se Ah there? She’s not answering the phone.
Su Yeon, with her eyes wide open, hurriedly responded.
“No, no! It’s okay, you don’t have to come. I didn’t collapse, I just think I’ve been overdoing it lately. So, so I thought it would be good to rest for a few days, so I came to the hospital on my own……!”
If that’s the case, I’m even more worried! If a kid who never even cared about hospitals goes to the hospital, how sick must he be. I’m really upset, I can’t even speak.
Young Sun showed an even more uproarious reaction to Su Yeon’s hastily made excuse.
Su Yeon just bit her lower lip hard.
She knew that Young Sun adored In Ho very much, but she didn’t know it was this much.
It was understandable that she wanted to rush over upon hearing news of her beloved son’s hospitalization, but given the circumstances, she wanted to avoid Young Sun if possible.
Pretending to be In Ho and dealing with Myung Woo was hard enough, the thought of facing Young Sun was dizzying just by imagining it.
Su Yeon furrowed her brow in deep thought.
What should she respond with?
If she were In Ho, if she had been In Ho…
“No, please don’t. I think it would make me uncomfortable if you came. I’ve been hospitalized because I wanted to rest, so I’d like to be alone for a few days.”
Su Yeon tried her best to mimic In Ho, squeezing out her voice.
In Ho had always been like that.
He had no way to behave tenderly, even towards his mother who loved him, and he always expressed his opinions firmly.
Every time she faced the cold In Ho, she recalled the way In Ho treated Young Sun and rationalized it.
His cold face was just one of many aspects he had, and his chilly manner of speaking wasn’t intended to hurt, it was just honesty, even to his parents.
Who would’ve thought that this memory would come in so handy?
“You want to be alone? What does that mean? If you’re sick enough to be hospitalized, you should have someone with you. Wait, does that mean Se Ah isn’t there?”
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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