The Maid's Contract Marriage (1 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 101
“I don’t think you’d do such a thing, but don’t carelessly accept the affections of girls who fancy you. This isn’t just because I, as your father, find you too precious to risk. According to the rules of noble households, a maid who becomes involved with a man inside the mansion can no longer reside here. She’ll become an object of suspicion and may suffer bullying from her peers. She might ruin her life forever—or even come to resent you.”
“The only way to prevent that is through your sense of responsibility, and the only way to demonstrate that responsibility is by waiting until you reach adulthood and proving your own prudence. If you accept those girls’ feelings merely out of momentary fondness, yes, she’ll be happy for a while—having won your heart—but soon she’ll lose far more than that.”
It was advice his father had often given him.
He’d thought his father worried too much.
It was, of course, perfectly reasonable.
Taylor liked people who liked him, but he had never liked anyone in *that* way—and he never intended to.
He fully understood the implications of differences in social status.
“It’s best to find someone as close to your own standing as possible. It might seem calculating, I know. But it’s not just for your own sake—it’s for theirs as well. That’s especially true when there’s a gap in status. Whether you start or end a relationship with someone who fancies you, you won’t be hurt. The one who gets hurt is the other person.”
Of course, he knew that too.
That, also, was perfectly reasonable.
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Like most noble households, Julius did not tolerate maids forming romantic relationships with men within the mansion.
Such incidents would inevitably tarnish the reputation of both the household and its mistress, becoming fodder for gossip.
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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How is this going to go… time skip? Amnesia?? Complete blindness??
So intimate and yet so sad and foreboding…. why did she react that way?
What is going onn??? It feels like someone is pulling everyone’s strings and my main question of who puy the hit out hasn’t been answered
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“Sorry. Am I a bit late?”
How dis he know??? And what is the duchess going to do
“What I told you before still holds true. I want to hear your story, and if you’
Great questions being asked right here. People ask but never act on it
“They say Christina Julius has been diligently praying for me. Seems the gods to
I can’t tell if he is lying or not. But maybe reina had something to do with it
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Saraluvsleads
This was a really good chapter that explained the complexity of the rela between reina and Taylor. I think it painted a really good colour