Yuri, determined, stood up abruptly.
Although there was no shame in asking him to spare her, she still clearly stated that she would wait. There would be a chance to correct the mistake.
Looking for her phone to call Jeho, Yuri realized that she had left it at home in her haste to come out. She couldn’t just wait for Kim, who might return at an unknown time, and she didn’t want to borrow a phone from the bodyguard.
Still, being in a large hospital, there should be a public phone somewhere, right?
She asked the bodyguard waiting outside to see Representative Chae for a moment and went to find a public phone. After a while, she found a public phone installed in a corner at the end of the corridor.
With trembling hands, Yuri dialed Jeho’s number.
Duu… Duu…
Unlike usual, the dial tone continued for a long time.
Maybe he wasn’t answering because it was an unknown number?
Anxiously, Yuri waited for the call to connect. However, in the end, Jeho did not answer, and it went to voicemail. Planning to leave a voicemail, Yuri changed her mind and tried to call again.
Duu… Duu…
This time, too, only the dial tone continued.
Please answer the phone.
Yuri tightly held the receiver with a heart that felt like it would cry.
[Hello?]Just before it switched to voicemail, a familiar voice flowed through the receiver. Overcome by the sudden surge of emotions, Yuri couldn’t say anything and bit her lips.
[Hello?]Just as she managed to suppress her emotions and was about to call him again…
“Um.”
A hand suddenly popped out from behind, covering her mouth.
Startled, Yuri twisted her body to resist, but the hand that emanated a strong medicinal smell drained all the strength from her entire body.
After a moment, everything in front of her blurred and shook.
“Who was on the phone?”
As Jeho looked at the disconnected phone screen, Wookyeol passing by asked in a casual tone. Jeho shook his head and put the phone back into his jacket pocket.
“I don’t know. They hung up without saying anything. Must have been a wrong number.”
“Yeah, probably a misdialed call.”
It might sound silly, but for a brief moment, Jeho had hoped that it was Yuri’s call. Despite being an unknown number.
It would be normal to suspect that it might be Minwoo rather than Yuri… with his long tail, he found someone helping him in the domestic IT industry.
Surprisingly, it was President Park, the CEO of Mora Development Industry. He thought their relationship had soured after providing illegal evidence to the prosecution, but it seemed there was another kind of agreement.
If President Park was helping Minwoo, then there was undoubtedly an association with gangsters. In that case, he needed to inform Representative Chae, increase Yuri’s security, and take appropriate action.
He tried calling Representative Chae, but there was no answer, so Jeho called Chief of Staff Kim. Unexpectedly, he heard news he had never anticipated.
“Representative Chae has collapsed?”
[Yes, fortunately, we immediately took Representative Chae to the hospital, and there doesn’t seem to be any serious issue. However…]
Chief of Staff Kim paused as if moving to another location before speaking again.
[Yuri also came to the hospital with the representative, but she hasn’t been seen since a few hours ago. Hyunkyung also said she doesn’t know. I tried contacting Yuri’s aunt who returned today, but she also said she doesn’t know. So, I thought maybe you were together, and that’s why I called.]“What are you saying?”
Jeho momentarily doubted his ears. Yuri is missing?
[I haven’t told Representative Chae yet. He just woke up. I didn’t want to tell him right away as it might be a shock and worsen his condition.]“Have you tried calling her?”
[Yuri doesn’t have her phone right now. She didn’t bring it with her in a hurry to leave her house.]“Where are the bodyguards? Yuri should have a bodyguard with her.”
[Yuri asked to see the representative for a moment, so she’s not with a bodyguard. She thought it would be safe inside the hospital.]That could be true.
Perhaps she’s just taking a walk to clear her mind, as usual? Despite warning her to be careful, she might have thought it was okay since it was daytime and the streets were crowded.
The problem is that she doesn’t have her phone, so she can’t be reached.
“Which hospital is it?”
After finding out the hospital where Representative Chae was admitted from Chief of Staff Kim, Jeho hung up and rushed there.
“Did you file a missing person report?”
To Jeho’s question, Chief of Staff Kim shook his head.
“Filing a missing person report would be too much. It’s only been a few hours.”
“Are you sure Yuri is not inside the hospital now?”
“We searched thoroughly, but she’s not here. So, we’re just checking the CCTV now.”
With the help of the hospital staff, Chief of Staff Kim checked the internal CCTV footage. He found Yuri wandering the corridor as if looking for something. Soon, as if finding what she was looking for, she quickly disappeared from the screen.
“That’s the end of it.”
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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