The innocent face and the pouting lips harmonized quite cutely. It seemed like a fox who knew very well how to look beautiful.
However, Merem didn’t yield either.
Covering my eyes with both hands, he bent forward and approached closer.
“I’ll show you something better, so stop looking at that.”
“Something better?”
“Pyvel was up to some strange antics. I was sure you’d like this.”
There’s another competition to follow.
Pyvel seems to be enjoying himself more than anyone else.
There was no need to wonder what the next competition would be. Right at that moment, Pyvel shouted loudly with a face that seemed to be dying with excitement.
“Do you know? Her Majesty the Empress not only likes a beautiful face but also a well-built man! These days, the trend is a handsome man from head to toe!”
“Oooh!”
Responding enthusiastically as if there was confidence in being pretty.
With my head tilted back, I peeked at Merem’s strong jaw through the gap between his hands.
Somewhere, a young man with a slightly tense and slightly anxious expression.
His heart was beating so fast, seemingly unable to fully express jealousy or endure it. His heartbeat was too rapid.
‘Well, I do like pretty things.’
Listening to the thumping sound of the heart, I admitted.
The only problem is… Merem is the standard of beauty.
In this place, the only one with enough charm to rival Merem is Shailo.
“Now, shall we reveal it? If you’re confident, come out wearing the prepared costumes here! Walk on the deck stylishly and show off your charm!!!”
“Wow!”
“You can take the chosen costume with you. Thirty minutes later! We will hold a fashion show here, welcoming twelve Empresses!”
Where the banging sounds were coming from, servants appeared, dragging hangers full of clothes.
However, the problem was that the clothes were either too short or too tight due to being hastily made, with holes or sticking too closely.
If you wear something like that, even if part of the chest is covered, the belly will be fully exposed.
Unless you’ve taken good care of yourself, it would be better not to wear it.
“Now, now. Please also wear this harness. The harness buckle is made of silver, so you can take it with you later.”
Well… it’ll still be enjoyable to watch.
Confessing, I liked seeing a harness worn on a completely naked body. Knowing that, Pyvel brought a harness as well.
“Oh my! What a tragedy.”
“Why is that? It’s exactly my taste.”
“This is… um…”
“It’s funny. If you’re going to spread your fingers like that and look, why cover your face?”
Eventually, twelve Empresses lined up on the deck.
From this time on, they were holding wine glasses, swaying ostrich feather fans, and some were holding books tightly to their chests.
“Aha. Anyway, the harness is Her Majesty’s taste, isn’t it?”
Shailo, who was watching the scene, smiled like a fox, his eyes narrowing.
“Then I should wear a white shirt with a chest harness. I look forward to how well our captain will suit it.”
Declaring what he would wear was a kind of provocation.
It was a provocation to Merem, a provocation to me as well.
Since he explained it like that, it became imaginable.
“Is that really your taste?”
Shailo disappeared with a flutter, and the remaining Merem asked in a restrained voice.
Although I had made up my mind to speak, I still seemed reluctant.
“You don’t have to wear it, Merem. Why bother?”
“…Pick one for me.”
“Pick for you?”
“Yeah.”
Upon closer inspection, Merem’s ears seemed to be turning red. It was evidence that he summoned a lot of courage.
Finding it cute, I nodded my head.
“Looks like a lot of clothes are already missing. There’s hardly anything to choose from… Most of them look small on you.”
Merem’s upper body formed a perfect inverted triangle.
With broad shoulders and a chest sexy enough to match, there were hardly any clothes that fit except for tailored suits.
Since the fabric Pyvel prepared would not cover him to begin with… I just gave up and made him wear only the harness.
It’s not because of my preferences. I emphasized it’s important, but it wasn’t due to any malicious thoughts or anything like that.
Clearing my throat, I chose a harness that crossed the chest diagonally, covering one shoulder.
‘But what’s more important than the chest is the back.’
Have you heard? A man with a well-built latissimus dorsi.
The harness I chose had a buckle on the back, making it a type that is difficult to wear alone.
“Wear this.”
Raising my hand in a daydreaming manner, I extended a leather harness to Merem.
However, Merem didn’t accept it and just looked at it with a sullen expression.
“I don’t know how to put it on….”
“Yeah?”
“Can’t you put it on for me?”
Tap.
Merem playfully touched the tip of my finger with a cute look.
Feeling a tingling and a thrill, I bit my lower lip and shivered.
‘Ah, this is driving me crazy.’
If I were a little younger, I might have spilled coffee without composure.
Where did he learn such awkward seduction?
There’s no devil who won’t be swayed if he acts like this.
“We have a date today, right?”
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
_____
Please help me, I want to bring you the best possible things.
If you find any chapter or novel with poor translation and editing quality, let me know by commenting directly under that novel or chapter. I will retranslate it as soon as possible.
[Touch the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to move to the next chapter if you want.]
