“Why do you want to go there? What if you run into your exboyfriend from the day before yesterday!”
“What are you saying? If that’s the case, shouldn’t you have quit twice?”
Tsk tsk. They are at it again.
The sound of the department head’s tongue clicking reverberated throughout the office.
“I don’t know, so you guys figure it out. Get one person from each team. We’ll depart from the office tomorrow morning.”
One person from each team, huh.
Boom. Boom.
The sound of drums announcing the start of an internal struggle echoed.
Well, it’s a business trip with the department head.
Fun driving activities must be prepared.
Even a round trip to Busan. A day trip.
When Shin Yeon looked around her team members, they were all trying to avoid her gaze.
“Ahem.”
“Yes, hello?”
Unexpectedly tidying their desks, picking up phones that didn’t ring.
Whoosh. Shin Yeon took another look around.
Then, a very suitable candidate entered Shin Yeon’s field of vision.
Gulp gulp.
Our candidate was enjoying stolen coffee while gazing at the monitor elegantly.
“The newbie from our team will go.”
Choke.
Upon hearing that, Do Jun, who was drinking coffee, spat out his beverage.
Turning his head, he looked at Shin Yeon in disbelief.
It was a flustered look, possibly because he hadn’t anticipated it at all.
“Newbie?”
“Yes. Hanshin Construction is our second biggest advertiser after Jeonja, right? It would be good for our newbie to get familiar with them by attending the meeting beforehand.”
“Well, do as you wish.”
Shin Yeon smiled at the concise response of the department head.
That’s right, Do Jun.
If you’re going to be like this with me, you need to know that it’s not fun.
We should have a symbiotic relationship. You trying to grind me down?
“Ahem. Then I guess I’ll just go from our team.”
Suddenly, Kim Jae Hee ran her fingers through her hair behind her ear and spoke in a meek voice.
Seeing that the newbie was going, she reluctantly stepped up.
‘Ah, truly perfect.’
Shin Yeon wanted to give a round of applause inside her head.
The combination of the department head and Kim Jae Hee. Could anything be more perfect?
Do Jun’s face, who failed to control his expression, flashed for a moment, but it didn’t matter.
After all, this wasn’t a breach of contract, was it?
“Manager Shin. I have a lot on my plate, and if I leave my post for two days……”
“I’ll do it all.”
Shin Yeon quickly cut off Do Jun’s excuse.
The department head looked puzzled at Shin Yeon’s words that she would do all the newbie’s work.
“Manager Shin. Just come back and give orders. Why are you trying to do everything?”
Why is Shin Yeon going overboard like that?
Despite the words spat out by the department head, Shin Yeon didn’t lose her smile.
“I thought I was too hard on the newbie in the meeting room earlier.”
Well, if she gave it back with deeds, she’d get it back in words.
“I’m so sorry.”
Shin Yeon approached Do Jun with a gentle expression on her face.
“Newcomer. Don’t worry and go well. I will do all the remaining work, every single bit of it!”
She showed a very sly smile.
Why? That’s our contract.
Even though there’s no clause not to send me on a business trip, I have to help with the work. Yep.
I will do it all?
“Especially since you’re understanding, thank you.”
Do Jun, with a daytime smile, reluctantly answered.
Shin Yeon was very satisfied with even that visible smile,
Well, well. In this situation, there’s no way for you, Seo Do Jun, to refuse.
“Do you have a license, newcomer?”
At Shin Yeon’s question, he clenched his lower lip and nodded.
His slightly annoyed expression increased Shin Yeon’s satisfaction.
She felt the unfairness of the coffee robbery and in the conference room being completely washed away.
“Assistant Min. Can you show me how to apply for a company car, Lee Hyun Woo?”
“Yes! Understood!”
Assistant Min’s answer was loud.
She also avoided a bullet, so she had no choice but to be happy.
“Newcomer, then, enjoy your coffee and let’s fight on today too.”
With that, Shin Yeon turned around and let out a sigh of relief.
The revenge was of a modest level compared to the earlier hardships, but it was quite satisfying.
So, what career certificate was needed these days…
Actually, her mind was a little complicated.
((()))
‘I need to date.’
After lunch, the afternoon work time began again.
Shin Yeon was sitting in her seat, holding her head.
It was to organize her confused thoughts.
She had been too busy in the day to sort out her thoughts.
“Ha.”
What she wanted to sort out was the confusion brought on by the situation in the meeting room earlier.
What would have happened if he had taken one more step closer.
That situation when Do Jun was close to the tip of her nose.
That time when her heart was beating wildly without any reason.
“Ah, no…”
Maybe I might have covered his lips.
I almost faced a real crisis of quitting.
Why did I do that? Was my heart beating so fast because I was scared?
No, no. What’s so scary? You knew right away that you couldn’t quit.
Because he’s handsome…?
That’s a possible theory, but it’s a bit over the top for your heart to beat, even if you can drool, right?
Is the afterimage of him being Lee Hyun Woo still left?
Get your act together. He’s not Lee Hyun Woo, he’s Seo Do Jun!
“Manager Shin.”
No matter how I think about it, it concludes to one thing.
Shin Yeon hadn’t been in a relationship, really hadn’t.
Just as he said, it made no sense for my heart to race madly from just making eye contact, or holding hands.
This was clearly a problem within me.
I’m sorry, my heart. You’re not guilty.
Let’s date. Yes, let’s start dating.
Let’s date…….
“Manager Shin Yeon!”
“Eh? Brother Seong Min? Ah, no, why is Manager Ji Seong Min here?”
Shin Yeon, who had been seriously tearing her hair out, showed a surprised expression at the sight of Seong Min in front of her.
She was so distracted that she forgot she was at work and used an intimate term.
“What are you thinking about with that expression? You didn’t respond no matter how many times I called.”
“Ah, I couldn’t come up with an idea, haha. No, what brings you here?”
An idea to calm her heart was indeed needed.
“I came to do an errand for the executive director, thought I’d discuss the first round feedback if you were free.”
“Suddenly? You could just send an email…….”
Seeing Seong Min’s visit, she was once again reminded of the fact that she was working on a project with him.
“If you’re busy, I’ll just hand over the documents and go. We don’t have to meet.”
“Ah, no, I have time!”
Seong Min spoke lightly, but his visit was certainly no different from a client visit to Shin Yeon.
The first review was simple feedback, so there was no problem to proceed suddenly.
“Do we have any conference rooms available now…….”
The problem was the conference room.
While Shin Yeon turned her gaze to the computer to check for available rooms, someone greeted Seong Min.
“Manager Ji, hello!”
“Ah, you’ve been well.”
It was Deputy Min, who had been to the mail room.
Then Deputy Min, with a meaningful expression, looked at Seong Min and opened his mouth.
“Eh? Could it be……!”
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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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