Lady Devil - Chapter 126
#126
That August.
Johannes was half-lying down with his head tilted back in the shade of a tree. The massive fortress absorbed the late summer sun’s heat like a giant bird spreading its wings, so the child’s room surrounded by hot stone walls was unbearable, causing him to flee as if escaping.
His forehead and nape were damp with sweat. The scorching heat that poured down mercilessly even in the brief moment of walking out from the main tower. Thankfully, it was a bit more bearable under the shade where that sun, which seemed about to burn even his own body, had somewhat subsided.
“…hey!”
“…”
Somewhere, the head butler seemed to be raising his voice at the servants, but it was hard to hear. As this was the backyard accessible only to Valdemar’s direct line, the busy noises of daily life barely reached here in faint snippets.
Only the sound of leaves rustling in the wind was deep. In the parched silence, a translucent shadow flickered darkly over tightly closed eyelids.
That small courtyard felt so detached from the rest of the fortress, perfect for a boy plagued by nightmares all season to rest his weary body. Yes, that day Johannes was quite exhausted. No, more than just exhausted.
In fact, recently his eyelids had been so heavy that it was painful to keep his eyes open even in broad daylight. Though he no longer dreamed of the moon crumbling, some ghostly man muttered nonsense over his forehead every night, causing more nights of tossing and turning than sound sleep.
The content of what the man recited was ominous even to overhear…
“…the woman despises her son, the woman despised her son, the woman has despised her son…. The son is worm-eaten…”
…It was quite a wretched dream in many ways.
Who does what? Despise? Worms? The meaning was unclear. He had no idea why this bizarre nightmare kept recurring. It just felt like that person was constantly muttering an ominous prayer secretly day and night, sticking to his feet like a shadow. Days when even time alone in broad daylight didn’t feel truly solitary. A gloomy paradox where the presence felt even more vivid because it couldn’t be seen or heard despite clearly being nearby.
Johannes considered it an extension or afterimage of the nightmare, but was secretly becoming worn out. Son, son. Just who on earth was this son… He seemed to have cried out like that every time in the dream. Would one’s eyes grow so heavy from daydreaming under the sun for a hundred days? It was days when even a strange discomfort, as if part of his heart was being eaten by worms as that man said, weighed on his chest.
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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