Lady Devil - Chapter 76
#76
It was when the moonlight, lowered so much it seemed to touch the ground, was piercing through the leaves that I secretly slipped out of Johan’s embrace as he slept leaning against a tree and moved far away from him.
My eyes had fully adjusted to the darkness. It seemed I had successfully evaded pursuit. At some point I found myself caressing the slumped Johan, then gently pushed his body away. I took off Johan’s coat that was draped over my shoulders. And with it I covered Johan’s body as he leaned against the tree with his head drooping, without even a short groan.
I took steps while focusing all my attention on muffling my footsteps. I wanted to get as far away as possible without Johan noticing. My feet caught on tree roots several times, but still I managed to walk quite well.
After going quite a distance, I looked back and could only see pitch black grown trees and vines, with no sign of Johan. Feeling relieved, I slowly reached behind my back.
When I lifted the hem of my clothes near my waist, a groan involuntarily escaped. I quickly stifled my voice in case Johan might hear. So it was that the wound from the belt that had festered while pressed under Johan, with my whole back scraped against the bare ground, had stuck to my nightgown.
I could vividly imagine how much he would blame himself if he saw this state, without even having to see it. He wouldn’t have known at all about the wound inflicted by the old man’s beating while he was unconscious.
Regardless of how the new wound turned out, Johan had already discovered the scar near my nape, and it wasn’t hard to predict that after leaving the forest, Johan would try to change my clothes himself and check my back with his own eyes.
I didn’t want him to see it, at least until this wound healed. I tried my best to peel off the nightgown somehow, but the wound must have already hardened as a pain like my skin was tearing rose up, bringing tears to my eyes and making it difficult to use my hands. But leaving it stuck like this worried me about changing later, so I quietly took a deep breath. And then.
“Shall we have a talk now.”
The hair on my head stood on end. I was startled and stared in the direction of the sound. Henrik, who was like a low-growing shrub near a tree trunk so thick it would take both arms to embrace, was watching me intently without even holding a torch.
He strode towards me. I turned my head almost in a panic towards where Johan would be. I had to let him know somehow.
“Jo… mmph!”
“Ah, don’t try to run away.”
But Henrik, who had instantly approached as if he were some kind of protection, firmly grabbed my arm as I tried to flee.
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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