“Well, it’s because I have something to discuss with the Madam. Preferably where the Grand Duke is not present.”
“Do you have something to say where the Grand Duke is not present? I don’t have any personal stories to share, though.”
“Yes, I don’t either. It’s not something I’m curious about personally. It’s just that I think I won’t get an answer from the Grand Duke.”
Brody closed the medicine bottle with a snap, leaving the laid-out ingredients behind, and turned to face him.
She conveyed through her eyes that if he had any questions for Liver, he should ask them. So, Liver asked.
“Madam, what is the relationship with Duke Makashi?”
“…!”
Brody couldn’t answer his question.
Rather than trying to hide the relationship with Duke Makashi, she couldn’t…!
Just then, Hanyoung suddenly rushed in from the open kitchen door!
“Liver! Watch out!”
Liver, startled by Brody’s shout, turned his body, but it wasn’t enough.
A sharp knife flew towards Liver’s side.
Swish. Fresh blood splattered.
“Liver!”
The knife deeply cut across Liver’s side.
It was a situation where a fatal wound could occur, but since the person attacking him was not skilled, Liver managed to avoid a fatal injury.
A woman with disheveled black hair, so thin that only bones remained, was holding a kitchen knife. Her eyes seemed filled with madness, indicating that she was not in her right mind.
Thump. Losing his balance, Liver fell towards Brody. Brody, caught in the wave, also crashed to the ground with him.
“Ugh.”
Although a sharp pain shot up his back, it was not a situation to be concerned about at the moment.
The mad woman began swinging her arms haphazardly. Swish swish. With each swing, droplets of blood sprayed in all directions.
“L-Liver, are you okay?”
“Will you be okay?”
“…”
Seeing how well he could articulate despite the circumstances, it seemed like he wasn’t in a state to die instantly.
But that, too, was not a situation to be concerned about.
“My daughter, release my precious daughter! You cruel scoundrel! A wretched creature who falls short even if thrown into the fires of hell! My daughter, oh, my daughter Nike, that pitiful one who hasn’t even reached adulthood yet…”
The crazed woman, shouting as if possessed, was getting closer.
“Chief of Staff, can’t you fight?”
“I’m more of a strategist.”
“Still, try pulling out a sword or something!”
“If I had one, wouldn’t I have taken it out earlier?”
The two engaged in verbal sparring while crawling backward with hands and feet.
However, there is an end to every building. There was no more retreat.
“Get up a bit, human!”
He needed to get up to escape or do something. Brody, pinned under Liver, struggled to lift him up. However, Liver seemed unable to exert strength in the leg that was stabbed.
Liver bit his lip while looking at the blade drawing a curve before his eyes.
“Darn it.”
“Kyaa!”
With great effort, Liver turned his body and hugged Brody.
“L-Liver?”
“Just stay still. The Commander will notice in a moment. The key is whether you can stay alive until then.”
Although touched by Liver’s attempt to protect her, Brody couldn’t help but think that if he had somehow managed to move aside, she could have stood up and fled.
It seemed that the insane woman was targeting Liver.
‘Well, even if that’s the case, I can’t just abandon the Chief of Staff and run away alone.’
Looking at the woman radiating an eerie aura through the backlight, Brody frowned.
‘What can you do.’
For now, she had to see how things played out.
Kwaa. Suddenly, a plant stem shot up from the ground and pinned the woman.
“Ugh! Uaaaah!”
Confused about why her body suddenly wouldn’t move, she screamed while writhing.
“It would be nice if you could keep it down a bit.”
Just a moment ago, even if I didn’t know, it’s problematic now with people crowding in.
Liver turned his head, feeling that the situation had taken a strange turn with “Brody saying strange things,” the “woman screaming,” and the “invisible blade behind.”
“W-What is that…!”
In Liver’s eyes, the bizarre sight of the woman writhing and struggling against the plant sprouting from the floor came into view.
However, in the next moment, he turned his eyes upside down, smelling a pungent scent of leaves, and fainted.
“Hah, I should have done this sooner…”
Brody pushed Liver away, who had fainted. His body, now flipped over, slipped out from under Brody and fell to the ground.
Then, the purple leaves held in her hand became visible.
“Eugh.”
The place where she hit when she fell hurt more than expected. As she got up, she unintentionally let out a groan.
“I’m sorry. But there was no other way, ah!”
Approaching the woman, Brody intended to prick her with the purple leaf on her chin. Suddenly, due to the woman’s struggle, Brody’s cheek got a long cut.
Brody squeezed the plant more urgently and continued to irritate the “Dream Grass Leaf.”
Then, the black-haired woman suddenly slumped, releasing the tension in her limbs.
“Haah…”
That way, Brody could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
No, at least she thought she could.
It was not possible if it weren’t for the sight of Aidan standing in front of the door casting a large shadow.
“Y-Your Highness!”
Brody was startled and quickly made the plant disappear.
The woman, whose limbs were bound by the plant, fell to the ground with a thud.
Bang! The door closed in an instant. Aidan closed the door behind her and briskly walked to close all the windows leading to the outside.
“…”
As the light and shadows from outside disappeared, the inside became even darker.
Brody and Aidan stared at each other for a while.
Fortunately, it seemed that no one had seen them.
Except for Aidan.
Aidan’s expression, looking around, seemed unusual.
Even though there should be no headache today, her forehead was wrinkled deeply, as if she were angry.
Brody thought there was only one reason why she acted like this. So, she quickly spoke in a defensive tone.
“I’m sorry, Your Highness. It was too urgent… I had no choice.”
Aidan’s eyes widened at her words. While doing so, the wrinkles on her forehead deepened.
“I’m not blaming you.”
“…?”
“I shouldn’t have let my guard down. I shouldn’t have underestimated it just because it’s the northern region… I shouldn’t have let you get a little far from me…”
Brody understood what he was saying. He was misunderstanding. So she quickly corrected herself.
“Oh! Your Highness! That, no, it’s not like that.”
Aidan looked at Brody ominously. As if waiting for her to continue, Brody hastily added.
“It’s not the princess and her party. They weren’t targeting me, really.”
“You weren’t the target? Then why are you so injured?”
“Your Highness, that’s… Ah!”
In the next moment, Aidan approached, pushing her against the wall and trapping her between his arms.
“Your Highness?”
He didn’t answer Brody’s question. With one hand gripping her waist and the other holding her chin, he began to lick her cheek.
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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