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Esmeralda, looking very curious, asked him.

Herdine briefly explained what had happened that day. He had come out to catch his breath in the garden, and Blair had followed him. She had given him earmuffs to block out the noise.

Throughout the story, Esmeralda had a smile on her face. The two children were so adorable that she couldn’t stand it.

After hearing the whole story, Esmeralda handed Herdine the earmuffs.

“Then, this is what you brought for me.”

“Me…?”

“Someone who has received a favor should properly express their gratitude. You’re not trying to pass this off as a gift from me, are you?”

Though Esmeralda’s voice was filled with playfulness, it was clear that her words weren’t entirely a joke.

Even thinking for himself, avoiding thanking someone who had helped him wasn’t a matter of etiquette.

But he didn’t want to go see Blair himself.

After all, wasn’t she the daughter of the Empress?

His aunt might be an understanding person who could even accept her daughter, but he wasn’t. If possible, he didn’t want to meet her. He was afraid that the innocent Empress might think of him too affectionately.

“By the way, did you really use these earmuffs? It must have been cute. Wanna try them on in front of me again?”

While he was seriously contemplating something, Esmeralda suddenly approached him with the rabbit fur earmuffs in her hand. She had a playful look on her face.

Herdine was disgusted.

“I didn’t use them! I just kept them.”

Esmeralda looked at Herdine with a disappointed expression and put the earmuffs back down. Her eyes, as she looked at him again, were calmer than they had been a moment ago.

“Herdine, do you dislike Blair?”

Herdine couldn’t answer.

It wasn’t that he disliked the child herself. He just disliked her background. So, if he had to choose, he was closer to disliking her.

But he didn’t have the talent for lying, and he didn’t feel like answering either. He didn’t want to become a narrow-minded person like his aunt, and he didn’t want to admit that he didn’t like someone.
Here is the English translation of the Korean paragraph:

“Blair isn’t noisy like the kids you dislike, and she doesn’t hate you or curse at you, right? And she helped you?”

Herdine, who had been listening to his aunt’s story in silence, finally spoke.

“…But she’s not her daughter.”

“Don’t think like that. It’s not the child’s fault, you know.”

“…”

“Blair is a good child, regardless of what her mother is like. Don’t you think so too?”

Herdine couldn’t refute that statement. It was impossible for him to separate Blair from Katrina, but as Esmeralda said, the princess was kind.

From his perspective, he should dislike Blair, and he was merely denying that fact.

“I’m sorry that you’re getting swept up in the prejudices of the adults.”

Esmeralda chuckled wryly, and Herdine fell silent, looking at her.

His aunt was a good person.

She had taken care of him carefully when he had lost his parents. She was like a mother to him.

So, unable to go against her words, he eventually went to the princess’s palace with the earmuffs.

The knights guarding the entrance of the princess’s palace were visibly surprised by the unexpected visit of Duke Delmarck.

“I’ve come to express my gratitude to Her Highness for her favor during the New Year’s Festival.”

As Herdine was explaining to the princess’s knights, a small shadow loomed above.

Looking up reflexively, he saw Blair on the balcony, still rubbing her half-closed eyes. She seemed to have come out to wake up. Then, their eyes met.

Her platinum blonde hair sparkled in the morning sunlight, and her lilac eyes blinked as they met the chilly air, causing her face to turn slightly red.

Between her small, parted lips, a sigh escaped, and her tiny face twisted into a pout.

“Yu-mo!”

Blair’s voice, as she rushed back into the room, could be heard faintly. Words like, ‘What do I do? Duke Delmarck is here! I haven’t even washed my face yet…’ could be discerned. She seemed unaware that the balcony door was still open.

Herdine chuckled as he listened to her words.

Twisted eyes, a pouting face.

Just witnessing that was enough to make him think that it was a good idea to listen to his aunt’s words on a certain winter morning.

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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

NOTE: You’re bound to regret it if you skip this novel. Read the review & spoiler to find out what you might be missing!

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