“Yul Li, what… what do you mean?”
Min Woo asked with a trembling voice.
“I’m really sorry. I think I took this too lightly. I accepted this major decision of marriage too easily, just thinking of it as something like being roommates. It’s my fault.”
“So, what are you trying to say?”
Min Woo’s eyes were wide open with blood vessels popping.
“Yul Li, are you mad because I haven’t contacted you lately? I should have soothed you, especially after that crazy ex-girlfriend sent those photos… Ah, I mean, I should have found her and given her a piece of my mind. Are you disappointed because I didn’t do that?”
Min Woo was desperate. He got up abruptly and knelt in front of Yul Li, pleading.
“I’m sorry, I’ve been swamped with work lately, especially with the wedding approaching. It’s not that I wasn’t thinking of you.”
“It’s not that. Stand up, Min Woo.”
Yul Li tried to lift Min Woo by his arms, but he wouldn’t budge. Tears began to well up in Min Woo’s eyes, which had turned red.
“Yul Li, I swear, since we decided to get married, I really haven’t slept with anyone else. If it’s about that photo, I’m really wronged.”
To be more precise, since the day Yul Li showed him the photo, he hadn’t been intimate with anyone. The primary reason was his growing disinterest in Secretary Shin, but he also wanted to keep himself pure for the wedding. His plan was to make Yul Li his woman on the wedding night.
“I know, Min Woo. I believe you. It’s just that I can’t do this anymore. The idea of an arranged marriage…”
“People get married like this all the time. Many decide after just seeing each other once or twice. I know how you feel, but our marriage is beyond reversal now.”
“I know.”
Damn it! Min Woo pushed down the curse words that sprang to his lips and racked his brain. If it wasn’t because of the photo, why did she change her mind? Why?
Suddenly, an annoying face popped into his head. It couldn’t be, but Min Woo cautiously threw out a bait.
“…Is it because of Je Ho hyung?”
In an instant, Yul Li’s eyes flickered slightly.
“Damn it, I knew it.”
Min Woo was engulfed in a wave of anger. He sprang up, cursing, and grabbed Yul Li’s arms tightly. It was so tight that Yul Li furrowed her brow, but he didn’t care.
“I’m going to kill that bastard!”
Foul words spewed from Min Woo’s mouth, overwhelmed with madness. He had always concealed his rough manner of speaking in front of Yul Li, but he could no longer contain it.
“Don’t trust that bastard. He’s just a gold digger. I’m the heir to the KG Group, the one who can help your father, not that bastard.”
“It’s not about that, Min Woo.”
Yul Li’s face contorted with pain as Min Woo gripped her arms too tightly. It hurt so much she could hardly speak. But she silently endured the pain, understanding that Min Woo was in extreme emotional agony. Sometimes, emotional pain can feel more intense than physical pain.
“Whether Je Ho stays in Korea or goes back to the U.S., it has nothing to do with me.”
Je Ho only made her realize how much of a hell a loveless marriage could be. Emotions she hadn’t felt in a long time, like liking someone, began to sprout in her dry, cracked heart. With these feelings, she couldn’t become someone’s wife.
She couldn’t be sure how far her relationship with Je Ho would go. Even if it did develop into something deeper, she didn’t expect him to stay in Korea for her. Rather…
“Min Woo, I want to experience love. I want to be loved. But if we go through with this marriage, I won’t be able to.”
“Why not? I will love you. No, I already love you. I’ve loved you since the moment I first saw you. I really mean it, Yul Li.”
Yul Li looked at Min Woo, who was pleading desperately, with a conflicted expression. She was already aware of his feelings but had ignored them.
If only she could have loved Min Woo, everything would have been so much easier…
But now, there was another man in her heart. Yul Li shook her head gently.
“I’m sorry, Min Woo.”
Just like that!
Min Woo felt like he was going to explode with anger. Even in this situation, Yul Li looked too beautiful. So beautiful it made him thirsty. He had the impulse to drag her away and forcefully make her his.
One week would have been enough. After that, she would never be able to leave him. Min Woo was confident in his skills in bed. But…
Min Woo painfully pushed away his messy plans.
“Alright. I think I understand your feelings.”
Yul Li was the daughter of Chae Hyung Sik, an influential politician strongly tipped as the next presidential candidate. Her popularity among voters was as strong as her father’s. He couldn’t possess her in a lowly manner.
“Let’s cancel the wedding before it’s too late,” Min Woo said, releasing Yul Li’s arms.
“Min Woo?”
Yul Li’s eyes widened in disbelief. Min Woo forced a smile. He wanted to grab her hair right there and kiss her forcibly, but he couldn’t.
Yul Li deserved a more elegant approach. That was the only way to avoid repercussions.
“I’ll talk to the chairman since it’s my fault.”
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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