She hesitated for a while.
She had no idea what to say to such an unexpected confession.
Su Yeon stood frozen, as if the world had stopped.
When she finally moved her lips, In Ho’s eyes trembled with anticipation.
“It’s no big deal…….”
In Ho, who took a deep breath, abruptly halted his breath.
The clear focus in his eyes was lost and he stared blankly at one place.
Her response was far from what he had hoped for.
He hadn’t expected to bridge the distance he had painstakingly built up with Su Yeon in one go, but this was a truly disappointing result.
A sigh that had been suppressed with great difficulty filled his mouth at last.
“Still, can I speak?”
“……Huh?”
In Ho asked back, his face halfdazed.
His dilated pupils were filled only with Su Yeon’s face.
“……It’s not a story worth creating such an atmosphere for. I’m asking if it’s okay to say it.”
She seemed to be stumbling, but Su Yeon was so precise that it made him wonder if she was the same person who had been timidly hesitating until now.
Startled, In Ho scrambled in an uncharacteristic way.
But it was only for a moment.
Fearing that Su Yeon’s feelings might change, he quickly nodded and responded.
“Of course. Do whatever. I like whatever you say.”
Despite his immediate reaction without any reservation, Su Yeon remained silent.
The longer the silence lasted, the tighter In Ho’s heart contracted.
Su Yeon, who made him this anxious, was unbearably cruel and spiteful, but her face, filled with a deep look, was still as clear as a child’s.
As if there was not even a bit of intent or thought to torment him.
In Ho had to scrape together the remaining patience to suppress the anxiety that swelled like a snowball every time he blinked.
That went on for 5 minutes.
Exactly 5 minutes later, he couldn’t bear it any longer.
It was now impossible.
His lips moved hastily, unable to bear it any longer.
“What on earth is it…….”
“Are you close with Shin Yoo Ri?”
“What?”
In Ho’s complexion, which had darkened due to his frustrated feelings, suddenly flushed.
It was so absurd that it couldn’t be more absurd.
“Shin Yoo Ri? Are you talking about Shin Yoo Ri, the costar in the movie I’m currently filming?”
He asked back to confirm if he had heard correctly.
“……Yes.”
Su Yeon, who had been acting so assertively, nodded her head again with a timid face, as if the earlier confidence was nowhere to be found.
In Ho narrowed his eyes and looked at her intently.
He was confused beyond words.
Asked if he was close with Yoo Ri.
From the beginning, he didn’t even communicate with Yoo Ri unless it was workrelated, let alone have a relationship worth discussing.
Could it be that she asked me that question because she didn’t know that? And with such a serious face?
Overwhelmed by the confusion, In Ho almost laughed, but held it back.
And then, seeing Su Yeon maintaining a very serious expression, he also maintained a serious expression so as not to make her feel embarrassed.
“It doesn’t seem like you’re asking because you’re curious if I’m maintaining a good relationship as a costar and colleague…….”
“…….”
“Are you asking because you’re suspicious of my relationship with Shin Yoo Ri?”
At the end of his sentence, In Ho raised his thick eyebrows diagonally.
At that, Su Yeon’s face began to turn pale.
As if someone who had been hiding her inner thoughts was exposed.
‘Heh, are you really suspicious about my relationship with Shin Yoo Ri? Why?’
Unable to find words due to the surge of absurdity, she fell silent, and Su Yeon’s cheeks turned red.
In Ho was sure of it.
There was no room for doubt.
Such an honest reaction left nothing more to be suspicious about.
The longer he delayed in silence, the more her face turned bright red.
Seeing her like that, In Ho felt like he was about to laugh for no reason.
Not just that. His heart was so clenched that it hurt.
That’s why.
He moved his legs as if by instinct.
He instantly closed the distance he had been maintaining with Su Yeon and without hesitation raised both hands to hold her face.
It was a matter of seconds before their lips collided.
In Ho tilted his head and narrowed the distance with Su Yeon.
He bit and swallowed her flushed lips, and strangely, he was thirsty as he indulged in the taste.
Su Yeon, clinging to me, didn’t even have the composure to realize she was gasping for air.
The kiss continued quite a bit.
In Ho drank in Su Yeon’s scent until his parched chest was moistened.
“Haah…….”
As soon as their lips parted, a breath exploded from Su Yeon’s gaps.
In Ho slowly lifted his eyelids, still holding Su Yeon’s cheek.
Su Yeon’s face was more flushed than before they kissed.
Seeing her like that, his heart started pounding uncontrollably.
It was a rash act, wanting to give a more certain answer than any words, but the urge to kiss her again came surging.
He wanted to kiss her even deeper than before.
As if she had noticed his impure intentions, Su Yeon took a step back.
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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