Thunk!
Britney couldn’t get close to Rishi.
It was because something like a stick blocked Britney’s way.
Eldy, holding a broom horizontally, was blocking Britney’s path.
“Oh, Lady Whittle. It’s not right to mess with my sister like this.”
“You’re the one who made me like this!”
“Is that so? I haven’t seen anything.”
“I saw it!”
When Rishi swept Britney away, Eldy was clearly looking in their direction with her eyes wide open.
“Well, I didn’t see anything. I have a bit dark vision.”
“Don’t lie! You saw it! Iris swept me away!”
Britney tried to rush at Rishi again, but she couldn’t overcome Eldy’s strength.
“Lady Whittle, stop it. If you don’t want to roll in that dung field again.”
Eldy spoke while putting force into the broom handle she held.
Glaring at Eldy and then back at Rishi, Britney ground her teeth.
Rishi was absentmindedly staring at Britney.
No emotion was revealed in Rishi’s pupils, and Britney found that even more unpleasant.
‘How dare she…!’
She was the one standing in that spot, and it should be Iris who felt embarrassed here.
It had always been like that.
Rishi was born to be like that.
But why did she have to endure this disgraceful situation here and now?
Tears welled up from frustration.
They were genuine tears, different from before, but there was no one there who pitied her for it.
A horse standing next to them snorted and, after some horsing around, nibbled at Britney’s hair.
“Ack!”
Britney screamed, covering her head with both hands and crouched down.
Rishi observed that scene quietly and then moved away.
“Where are you going, Iris! Do something about this!”
The horse continued to chew Britney’s hair.
Rishi turned her head slightly, looked down at Britney, and spoke.
“You kept me in the pigsty for three days. The pigs, not fed by anyone, got aggressive and attacked me. I screamed and begged for help, but no one came.”
“When did I…”
“Don’t worry. I won’t lock you up.”
A sweet smile spread across Rishi’s face.
“Compared to you, I really have a broad mind, don’t I?”
“Hey! When did I do that? Why are you mocking people? Don’t go. What are you going to do about this! Do you think our father will stay quiet?”
Britney was furious, but Rishi, having said her piece, walked out of the stable without looking back. Eldy also followed Rishi like a faithful servant.
A while later, the stablekeeper who came in was surprised, pushed the horse away, and released Britney. Britney, covered in filth, and the stablekeeper, trying not to touch her, presented a pathetic scene. Britney’s frustration burst even more.
Swaggering, Britney returned to her room, and the maids whispered among themselves.
Britney randomly grabbed something from the hallway’s display cabinet and threw it recklessly at the maids.
Clang! Clang!
“Eek!”
“Oh my goodness.”
The maids screamed and scattered in all directions.
“Get out of here!”
Britney shouted, rolling her eyes, and only after making sure that no one was left in the corridor did she return to her room, bursting into tears.
As the sound of the opening door approached, the maids who had come close were startled and took a step back.
Even amid her sobbing, Britney didn’t miss their reaction.
“Do you dare to pity me when the owner is in such a state? Huh?”
The unvented anger became entirely the maids’ responsibility.
Using her hands stained with mud, Britney slapped and pulled the maids. After venting her anger on the maids for a while, Britney went to wash up.
While receiving the maids’ criticism, Britney ground her teeth.
‘Iris, I will really kill you. I won’t let you off easily.’
Britney felt like she could do anything as long as she could kill Iris.
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Eldy, who had been cautiously observing Rishi’s mood, spoke.
“Hey, sister-in-law. Uh… Should I buy something delicious?”
From the time they left the stable, Eldy, who had been keeping an eye on Rishi, blurted out, making Rishi burst into laughter.
“All of a sudden?”
“No, it’s just… Uh, should I buy something? Or would Lady prefer jewelry?”
“Why are you suddenly doing things you didn’t do before? It gives me the creeps.”
“Did you really stay in the pigsty for three days?”
“Oh, that.”
Rishi could vividly recall that day.
Pigs getting more aggressive as they got hungrier.
The stench and the cries were unbearable.
“Yeah, it’s true.”
“Ah… That’s…”
Eldy knew that Rishi had been treated badly in the mansion, but she had no idea it was to this extent.
Being locked up in a pigsty for three days.
“When I was nine, but it feels like it happened just yesterday.”
“What? Nine? You went through that when you were so young?”
“What would you say if you knew what happened to me? Huh?”
“Haha!”
Rishi smiled faintly at Eldy’s helpless laughter.
Even though she could say, ‘It’s all in the past, forget about it,’ since it was someone else’s matter, Eldy’s warmth, trying to comfort Rishi even with words she didn’t usually say, was touching.
Therefore, Rishi could speak.
“It’s all in the past, forget about it.”
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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