Elsiase roughly threw off the dress she was wearing.
She didn’t care if the clothes got wrinkled or torn. She needed to tear off the fabric that the Mama Boy’s hands had touched right away to get rid of the dirt.
“Why do I have to listen to such nonsense?!”
She shook her body, looking at faces she found unpleasant.
The situation was ironic; she was the one deceived.
Only after deciding to stand by the Crown Prince did she hear rumors about that guy.
‘Says he feels exhilarated farting in crowded places?’
What kind of pervert is he!
It looked quite impressive on the surface, so she didn’t think it was bad. But upon closer inspection, he had a serious flaw.
“A Mama Boy running on vigor.”
Ugh.
[What’s wrong with her?!]When Elsiase pretended to vomit, Onyx, the rabbit, ran away to a corner.
‘That rabbit, should I just kick it away with my foot?’
The impulse crossed her mind, but she restrained herself again this time.
What annoyed her the most at the moment was the old fox.
Originally, there should have been a mother suitable for a Mama Boy.
“You shouldn’t leave. Should I stick a needle in someone right there?”
Elsiase left the room because it seemed like an accident that couldn’t be fixed.
She had managed to endure, but she actually held a fruit knife in her hand at that moment.
If she swung it carelessly, it could have been the end of everything that day.
She had endured well, but to hear about learning etiquette again was unbelievable.
‘Even the Emperor is the same. Saying this and that, suddenly losing his mind, what’s going on?’
Elsiase acted according to the time and place.
Such performances usually resonated well with the old man, especially the spoiled granddaughter act.
The reason for staying in the duke’s residence was the Emperor’s order.
However, she betrayed him at the most crucial moment. Therefore, she felt a chill on her back.
‘I won’t let it go quietly.’
She didn’t know what means that woman had used, but she had to recapture the Emperor’s heart.
‘So I can get rid of the Empress and that perverted guy.’
She decided to drive away everything she found unpleasant.
‘Just need to protect the most important thing.’
That original work.
Caesar starts a war, and Micael becomes the Emperor and marries her.
If she maintained that main line, everything would be hers.
‘After the original work, I will become the Emperor.’
Then she could do whatever she wanted.
With a sigh, Elsiase commanded through the door.
“Perveleov, come in.”
Even beyond midnight, her movements continued.
On the third morning of the founding of the nation.
I was playing with the necklace I had kept in my pocket.
Until two days ago, the magic power was as it was. Suddenly, it had risen by one more step.
‘Just two more steps, and it will be complete.’
It was a good thing.
I wanted to quickly fulfill Denuar’s request as well.
However, I was curious about the sudden increase in magical power.
[The possessor’s magical power itself is alien.]As if understanding what I was thinking, Hwayang’s voice echoed.
“What does that mean?”
[It means that your magical power increases according to your reputation.]It made sense.
In the end, accumulating external magical power depended on how much influence the possessor had in this world.
‘Then…’
I recalled yesterday’s events.
Originally, the support that Elsiase should have received as the Emperor was already mine.
‘There’s a possibility.’
If I became a Lunatier, I might be able to fill the necklace’s magical power.
Starting today, the social gatherings would last for five days.
To qualify as a Lunatier, one had to participate for a minimum of three days.
If there were two Lunatier candidates chosen by the aristocrats’ votes, there would be another competition.
‘A cooking contest.’
Moreover, it would take place in front of the Emperor and the aristocrats.
‘I hope it ends with gaining votes.’
That would be much cleaner.
With my determination, I approached Caesar.
“Caesar, I think you should stay in the Imperial City a bit longer. I need the Lunatier position.”
He had probably understood what I meant since he had overheard the conversation between me and Hwayang.
“As you wish.”
“You did well to prepare plenty of dresses.”
I almost missed the mandatory participation.
When I thought that I could just wear one of the remaining three dresses, Caesar corrected me.
“It’s not five dresses; it’s twenty.”
“What?”
“I ordered them that way.”
He kindly corrected the mistake.
‘No wonder the wardrobe kept expanding.’
Probably, there were hidden transactions and deals going on behind my back between the salon and various parties.
‘Designers, they must have had a hard time.’
I expressed my condolences to the slaves, or rather, to the members of a fantastic profession.
But if I became a Lunatier, they would benefit greatly as well.
‘So, should I make an effort too?’
Getting more than half of the aristocrats’ votes was not an easy task.
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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