Lishi closed her eyes, tilted her head slightly, and pushed away his forehead, which was tickling her neck.
“Because I can hear various stories?”
He chuckled as he lifted his lips from Lishi’s neck.
“Doesn’t work on me, Lishi.”
“I don’t think you’ve done such things while frequenting places like this.”
Lishi gracefully stood up and sat next to him.
He placed his hand on his chest with an touched expression.
“Believing in me so much, I might cry.”
“For someone who’s about to cry, your eyes seem quite dry.”
“That’s just a figure of speech. Don’t you know literary expressions?”
“I don’t really know about that. I haven’t learned. But I know this will taste really good.”
Lishi placed cheese and ham on thinly sliced bread and fed it to Kye.
“Really delicious. You indeed have foresight.”
Lishi burst into laughter.
Kye enjoyed the sound of Lishi’s refreshing laughter.
“This is a place where people with some power often gather. Sometimes, if you listen here, you can get various pieces of information. Well, most of it is useless information, though.”
“What kind of information?”
“Well… things like Piamon was rejected by some aristocratic lady, Nadanique Kinapt looks really good in a dress, or Jerecien Green grabbed the viscount’s… you know, inappropriately during a party. Just trivial stuff.”
“Hahaha, truly useless. But Nadan would indeed look pretty in a dress.”
“Don’t say that in front of Nadan. I almost got shot once for saying that to him.”
This time spent having trivial conversations with him was more than blissful for Lishi.
It was much happier than when she exposed the misdeeds of Brittany and Mary, watching them being dragged away.
No, it was undeniably happy.
In her past life, she had wondered why lovers always wanted to be together, what they did for such a long time, whether it didn’t get boring, and why they kept smiling like that. During the silence when there was nothing more to say, seeing lovers sitting together, holding hands, and smiling had seemed mysterious to her.
Now Lishi had unraveled that mystery.
‘Ah, this is nice.’
Even without mandatory conversations, even with conversations without a topic, even when the conversation was cut off because there was nothing more to say, something fulfilling filled her chest.
It was just nice.
This moment with him was simply wonderful.
“Thank you, Kye.”
“Huh? What for?”
“For marrying me.”
Kye, surprised by Lishi’s words, widened his eyes and exclaimed, “Huh!”
Thinking that she might have said something shocking, Lishi explained.
“I was surprised, Kye. I wondered if I said something I shouldn’t have.”
“You surprised me, Lishi. I was just thinking the same thing.”
“…Kye. I was the one who should be surprised. I thought I said something impossible.”
Kye chuckled as he kissed Lishi’s cheek and mouth, then, as if feeling insufficient, gave three consecutive kisses, saying, “Married couples are truly of one mind, it seems.”
Lishi was beginning to doubt whether this charming man was indeed Kye Brandt Green.
In her past life, Kye rarely smiled until his last moments. Even when with his lover, Brittany, deep wrinkles marked Kye’s forehead.
Lishi preferred the slightly foolish Kye now to the Kye of her past life.
She caressed his cheek with her hand and said, “Kye, I’ll always make you smile.”
“Huh!”
“…I just had the same thought.”
“Now you can read my mind too?”
“You’re quite obvious.”
Kye pressed his forehead against Lishi’s.
“Indeed, married couples are of one mind, Lishi. I’ll always make you smile too.”
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Minanasaric Royal Palace.
As the festival approached to celebrate the beginning of the new year, the Minanasaric Royal Palace was enveloped in a festive atmosphere.
When the ‘Mary Ketben Princess Assassination Attempt Incident’ unfolded at the Green Mansion, King Dierof Ketben of Minanasaric had initially shown an angry and agitated expression.
How dare they, without even knowing the subject!
She’s just the daughter of a vittle!
How does Green Viscount manage the household?
This is a disrespectful attitude toward our Minanasaric. This can’t be ignored quietly!
Iris Green will handle it according to the laws of our Minanasaric! Even if Viscount Green refuses, it’s useless! Go immediately and bring Iris Green, that woman, to kneel in front of me!
Dierof was not the only one angry.
The servants were also shocked, angered, and raging at the thought of such a terrible thing happening to the beautiful and lovely princess.
However, the atmosphere soon changed.
[Revealing the Misdeeds of a Princess of Another Country!]According to the articles, the mastermind behind all the events at the Green Mansion was Mary Ketben herself. Mary, to tarnish Iris’s honor, drank poison herself, and she hired the lady of Witlo and the sculptor Huchiss to secretly infiltrate Iris’s bedroom.
It was an unbelievable story, but it was not just any newspaper; it was an article in the ‘Elerbo Newspaper.’
The Elerbo Newspaper was the largest, most abundant, and most authoritative newspaper on the Elerond continent.
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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